Thursday, January 7, 2010
Friday, October 9, 2009
on living abroad, home away from home
I recently moved home- back into my mom's house, a return to my past.. where I once wide-eyed left town.. to cross the sea lakes and lands.. now back, a sigh of relief and a huge blow to the ego. Bligh-mey & Twinkle me Silly I'm still who I was 8 years ago! Almost a decade older and not a crinkle of wisdom can make me feel like that grown up I dreamt of as a thelastbendofteensometingyearold. It's time to face up, wrap the pride and swallow what's left. Seemingly ambigious I admit but the ventilation caps are off and all bets follow suit..berp.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
On turning "double 30"
My friend Ann turned 60 today. I just came back from her party. A helluva time. I tell ya.
Although some peeps wondered what I was doing there, (lookin' all swell 22 and all) -- seeming real timid of their actual lifecount. I kept thinking to myself they're just teenagers stuck in old gear... I mean really, we're all kids when it comes down to it... It comes out so clear and translucent at a party... It's interesting how the old 30 now seems to be the new 50. We live longer, prolong starting the "seriuos" life, wait to have babies, wait 'til we've really really "self-actualized"...
After much mingling and make your-own-dinner plate, we gathered for about half an hour to shake our middle eastern hips before it was time for cake. Yes, it is always great seeing Ann and Bill. These "old farts" (per Bill's exact horrible description) are always up to something, it being qigong, motorcycle racing, cooking, science academy lecturing, chicken farming, or sailboat-racing (and much more).
I do like them kewl "old peope".
Although some peeps wondered what I was doing there, (lookin' all swell 22 and all) -- seeming real timid of their actual lifecount. I kept thinking to myself they're just teenagers stuck in old gear... I mean really, we're all kids when it comes down to it... It comes out so clear and translucent at a party... It's interesting how the old 30 now seems to be the new 50. We live longer, prolong starting the "seriuos" life, wait to have babies, wait 'til we've really really "self-actualized"...
After much mingling and make your-own-dinner plate, we gathered for about half an hour to shake our middle eastern hips before it was time for cake. Yes, it is always great seeing Ann and Bill. These "old farts" (per Bill's exact horrible description) are always up to something, it being qigong, motorcycle racing, cooking, science academy lecturing, chicken farming, or sailboat-racing (and much more).
I do like them kewl "old peope".
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
DJ Eli Suomeen
Ever since we've been on a roll with low-tech web design, I can't get enough of these insane looking low-tech Finish poster designs..!http://www.lifesaver.net/
(requires "weeding" thru!)
Monday, March 2, 2009
victims of deco extra fine
cast from the feature film showing the real story of 4 famed shipwrecked pirates from around the _ corners of the globe---
(wrre blessed with good fortune..)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
offset printing magic
An inspirational image for my L.D. website, found out of a aging Diesel catalog I've saved for years (for some reason)..!
oh how I like it when the plates are off; when misalignment occurs to create happy mistakes!
oh how I like it when the plates are off; when misalignment occurs to create happy mistakes!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
wirh?
"A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man
noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32.
When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to
appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, on one of the finest instruments in the world - how many other things are we missing?"
washingtonpost
snopes
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man
noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32.
When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to
appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, on one of the finest instruments in the world - how many other things are we missing?"
washingtonpost
snopes
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