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In Uncategorized on 31 July 2008 with 1 comment

I posted a quote a few weeks ago about being preoccupied with thinking.
I thought this related to that passage very nicely.
Human beings have a tendency to ‘live in their heads’. This phrase covers several facts. First, men have a tendency to overtheorize. Some things are ruined by too much thinking on them, things which are […]

and the symphonies of light…

In People, Writing, neuva york, personal on 29 July 2008 with 3 comments

Occasionally I get words stuck in my head, like the hook of a song you can’t quite remember but can’t quite forget. Even though I’m sure they’re not original, not my own thoughts they can be applied so beautifully to that particular moment that it loops over and over.
Consider me the Kanye of writing.
Today I […]

i am much too alone in this world, yet…

In Uncategorized on 27 July 2008 with 2 comments

I’ve been reading a large amount of Rilke lately, which happens in phases. I pick it up and find myself so completely in grossed with his words its easy to spend hours lying in bed reading each poem two or three times. I always want to share it…maybe beneath a Sycamore tree in prospect […]

advice wasted on the young

In quote on 27 July 2008 with no comments

I remember I was in High School when the Baz Luhrmann video came about Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen.  It was one of those weird cheesy things thats great because of its truthfulness and its mass appeal. I watched the video again last night and it still brings a smile to my face (and a […]

simplicity

In quote on 23 July 2008 with 1 comment

A nice reminder.
“Simplicity in conduct, in beliefs, and in environment brings an individual very close to the truth of reality. Individuals who practice simplicity cannot be used because they already have everything they need; they cannot be lied to because a lie merely reveals to them another aspect of reality. An attraction to simplicity is […]

good morning

In Uncategorized on 22 July 2008 with no comments

I’ve been a quite the errant blogger these past couple of weeks. I blame summer, birthdays, beaches, bbqs, stoops and rooftops. Trying this week to get back to a more regular schedule.
Until then…
I went to see Wall*E last week, which I thought was excellent and magical…not to mention a bit of a tear jerker. I […]

at days end

In quote on 17 July 2008 with 1 comment

“At day’s end, what honest effort do you look back upon?
Did you express one thought that was not in defense?
Did you look at your self from another person’s perspective?
Did you understand the why behind another person’s actions?
Did you laugh at your self?
Did you remember you will die?
How long till you experience one night utterly alone, […]

exchange.005 (for georgy porgy on his big day)

In Music, People, exchange on 16 July 2008 with no comments

The Exchange.005 | JORGE! A few tracks picked for a variety of reasons: some for the obvious, some for the memories, and some simply because we thought he’d enjoy.

Tupac feat. George Clinton - Can’t C Me Jen

Roy Ayers - King George OJ

Outkast - So Fresh So Clean Ouxu

James Brown - Think BK

Don […]

the diving bell and the butterfly

In Movies, People, Writing, books, culture, film, french on 14 July 2008 with no comments

Today while waiting the two hours and forty minutes to pick up my defective iphone, I had the great pleasure to read my second favorite gift from cover to cover The Diving Bell and The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby. I’m sure by now everyone has heard of the excellent movie chronicling the former editor of […]

the problem with thinking

In found things, quote on 14 July 2008 with 1 comment

“The thing that blinds us and deafens us is the ceaselessly moving mind, the preoccupation we have with our thoughts. It is the incessant internal dialogue that shuts out everything else. That is the problem with trying to take a preconceived photograph. Before you even walk out of the building, you blind yourself. All day […]