Awkwardly Emergent

Welcome, madam, welcome.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:35:14 -0500

Palindrome visits Grand Rapids on the Going Rogue Bus.

Where is Alanis Morissette when you need her? From the windows of my apartment I can see three retirement homes, three buildings run by the…

Welcome, madam, welcome.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:20:20 -0500

Palindrome visits Grand Rapids on the Going Rogue Bus.

Where is Alanis Morissette when you need her? From the windows of my apartment I can see three retirement homes, three buildings run by the rescue mission, and one scrap yard. If the perpetual haze of West Michigan would have lifted this week I might have been able to see Sarah Palin, twenty miles away in Grand Rapids. I was bombarded by local media channels informing me of the arrival of this exhausting “politician” for three straight days…http://www.snowflyzone.com/blog/?p=145

‘Open’ is the new ‘good’

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:37:47 -0500

‘Open’ is the new ‘good’:

As I walked to my local coffee shop today, I counted.

I’m partial to one side of the street in downtown Holland, MI. I’ve tried the other side, but really, I have no interest in it other than…

human-sized Jell-O mold

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:40:44 -0400

human-sized Jell-O mold:

On a CRJ 700 (that’s high-tech airplane speak for ’small, cramped aircraft that only flies to cities in the Midwest’) if you happen to score seat 17B, the flight attendant sits right next to your…

Go blank or go home

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:44:54 -0400

Go blank or go home:

Lined paper makes me feel bad about myself.

I woke up this morning and decided to take on my day by watching three episodes of Greek on Hulu because I was too hungry to make breakfast. …

they do exist

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:00:21 -0400

they do exist:

I saw some Republicans yesterday.

In fact, I saw hundreds, maybe millions. I was in the middle of an improv everywhere stunt, except the Republican canvassers didn’t sing show tunes, or…

on intimacy

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:27:07 -0400

on intimacy:

My favorite Vans have a hole.

When I moved to Santa Cruz, CA in 2002 I made sure that everyone knew I was from Massachusetts. I arrived on time, brought a bunch of sweaters and khaki pants,…

I'm a dot

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:40:42 -0400

I'm a dot:

It’s been a busy last few months, and now I’m a dot. We’re all dots. Today my dot was fairly simple. It lacked color and sheen. On Tuesday, I was metallic and iridescent. Dots can grow with time, or…

A new proposition.

Wed, 27 May 2009 02:05:37 -0400

A new proposition.:

I had an excellent conversation today about an educational trend to deconstruct the traditional role of a principal into two (or more) positions: education director and chief-operating-officer. I am…

tulip time!

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:34:57 -0400

tulip time!

Pressure to be patterned?

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:00:05 -0400

Pressure to be patterned?:

Pastel homes saddle up daringly close to one another on lines mirroring topographic contours. The three-inch gap between them makes you wonder what exists in the space in between.

Of course, this is…

Language of patterns

Sat, 23 May 2009 02:55:48 -0400

Language of patterns:

I watched the new Star Trek movie. Loved it for initiating another arc of tradition; that is, it made think about tradition again. The theatre audience applauded the film. Two things: people…

I’m delayed on posting. Enjoy this while I finish a paper...

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:56:35 -0400

I’m delayed on posting. Enjoy this while I finish a paper today.

This side of the Ides...

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:25:31 -0400

This side of the Ides...:

It is hard to say how Antony would fare
in the current context, as the dogs of
war have slipped out of favor and we are
regressing, already at war. This sooth
says that we are going…

vacation / vocation!

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:52:07 -0400

vacation / vocation!:

Task at hand: design a vacation.

Is that like paint-a-pot?
Do I show up with three of my girlfriends on a Saturday afternoon and pick out a blank cruise ship, gossip about boys while selecting…

photo from Tracy from Ethiopian billboard: “the only soap...

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:55:18 -0400

photo from Tracy from Ethiopian billboard:

“the only soap that eliminates the unpleasant smell of foot”

Photo by simplyvinyl looks a lot like something that would come...

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:58:49 -0500

Photo by simplyvinyl looks a lot like something that would come out of Processing.

Arbitroliday: colon, coffee, and underwear

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:37:21 -0500

Arbitroliday: colon, coffee, and underwear:

The short month of holidays is over. I ran across two the other day: one was something I imagined in my head while thinking about the other, and it turned out to be real. Whew, that was cool. I read…

prototyping the mechanism behind my soon-to-be-unveiled...

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:05:59 -0500

prototyping the mechanism behind my soon-to-be-unveiled electronic art piece entitled: Identity, swipe to begin

found parked next to Dolores Park in SF

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:01:40 -0500

found parked next to Dolores Park in SF