these people sure don’t. Meanwhile the Pre is humming along fine for me. I actually get the little notification of a new email in gmail on the phone before it refreshes in my web browser – which had gotten me into the curious habit of feeling my phone vibrate in my pocket and I thinking “oh, I’ve […]
bad art
I’ve always known that one way to win fame and fortune in the art world is to produce bad art. Not unbelievably terrible art, but just stuff that looks perhaps childish or unfinished. Often this will be praised as “abstract genius” when it is little more than lack of skill and/or imagination. It pains […]
bruises
On Saturday afternoon I went to a friend’s birthday party. He assembled a nine person crew to race a mini grand prix at K1 Kart Racing in Gardena. This friend I met in class at Pepperdine. This was his third birthday race so of course most of the other attendees had racing experience. One of […]
The fonz
Just saw henry winkler walk into westside tavern.
the slow sting of the sliding economy
Although I’ve been “largely” unaffected by the economy there are a few things that have happened recently. A few weeks ago the company I work for stopped their matching (although it was already a small percentage) contributions to our 401Ks. Yesterday I got a message from the host of my business site (a different host […]
ouch! that didn’t hurt
On Friday morning I went into Wilshire Center Dental to get my perio graft surgery. I didn’t realize until that morning that I was actually going to be awake for the procedure. That was a weird experience. First the doctor swabs you with anesthetic, then comes back later with needles. Some I felt and some […]
another one of my favorite songs used in a tv commercial
This is a snippet from the song “Auto Rock” which opens Mogwai’s 2006 album Mr. Beast. There are two or three really great songs on this album that showcase the heavier side of Mogwai. Auto Rock leads into track 2 which is Glasgow Mega Snake. Here is an overdubbed video of them performing that song […]
art walk July 2009
Art Walk July started off with a hodgepodge of arty things in the old bank (?) building. Everything was pretty mediocre (combo drawings of cartoon women with playboy centerfolds…what a brilliant idea…) but I happened to look at the name on a few “interesting” photos. Mark Mothersbaugh. Can’t say I liked these photos (after all, […]
remember the positive
I forgot to mention while I was complaining in the last post that it has actually been a full year since I’ve come down with any sort of serious illness. I’ve felt like I was coming down with the sniffles a few times, but I beat it into submission quickly with lots of water and […]
not yet
My back started hurting today around 3pm. Just sort of a random pain in the mid…back… area of the back. I was perplexed until I was reminded that I helped Cindy move on Sunday. Why is my body turning into an old man’s body? About two months ago I noticed that I did something to […]