artificialsoundandlight

Incommunicado

Communication is actually impossible without trust. But not in the sense you’re thinking. My...

Jul 30th

Maybe it’s just me, but the term ‘skinny’ seems like it should mean...

Jul 29th

“Jeff over here is half twin.”
— Vahid Yamartino (I don’t...

Jul 28th

Lapse

What if everything you’re experiencing now, happened 5 minutes ago? Ah. So what does time...

Jul 28th

“You know what’s good about knowing the guy who writes the...”
— William Samari [quotable]

Jul 28th

The half human-flag. New trick will be Chinese getups…

Jul 26th

I love it.

Jul 26th

Of Fire, and Manna

The first human to instruct his fellow brethren to cook their food (quite imaginably an intensely...

Jul 25th

Same Ol'

It’s inevitable that in any group of people, a certain among them will gravitate toward one...

Jul 25th

Shadi sings.

Jul 25th

HUDs

Jul 25th

Sometimes with photography, you have to take a chance.

Jul 25th

"How terrible! How pious."

One of my favorite juxtapositions is that of the nun and the Arab woman (in Muslim headdress). It is...

Jul 25th

Anything You Can Do

I think that most people are fairly confident that they can do certain thing extremely well. What I...

Jul 23rd

“If you wanna find me on Ray’s blog, just type...”
— Rafaan Anvari [awesome]...

Jul 22nd

“Howard, that’s not gonna put itself in my mouth…”
— Kenneth Chadwick (in the...

Jul 22nd

Spacetime

Sticking with the time theme, something deep deep down has always told me that time travel (into the...

Jul 22nd

“You’re a year closer to the eternal life you’re...”
— Vahid Yamartino

Jul 22nd

Older

A strange thought just occurred to me. Every day that you’re alive, you actually could be,...

Jul 22nd

A dozen. And a baker’s dozen. And that’s me.

Jul 22nd

“You think it’s simple to be complicated?!”
— Vahid Yamartino

Jul 21st

Read before clicking on 'More'

I’ve tried this several times, and now I’ll try it on you. How many people that...

Jul 21st

One month rule…

Jul 20th

Large HC!

Jul 20th

Keisha Castle-Hughes is playing Mona! I’m well impressed. And well excited. This could be big.

Jul 20th

Watch

My favorite version of There There.

Jul 20th

Atomiq

I’m working on a new theory I call ‘centerperspective’. In and around this theory...

Jul 18th

keep your eyes open

Jul 18th

“Everything comes from somewhere else.”
— Vahid Yamartino

Jul 18th

One Year Today

In a foreign land that feels like home.

Jul 18th

Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

Jul 18th

“Yeah, watch out John. He uses that “do you want to go...”
— Sarah Thiesse (about her...

Jul 17th

“My favorite movies are foreign independent Marxist...”
— Vahid Yamartino (in response...

Jul 17th

“Give me two…”
— Vahid Yamartino (In response...

Jul 17th

“She intended to say ‘mean’ … it’s ok...”
— Geoffrey Tyson (in response to...

Jul 16th

Say what!?

Some sayings convey things so well. “Everyone and their grandmother…” is one of these sayings. You...

Jul 16th

“That was a boring link…but thanks anyways Ramin.”
— William Samari (in response to...

Jul 16th

The Yamartino Method (no joke)

Jul 16th

Is it just me or do pills in movies offer instant relief to the persons ingesting them?

Jul 15th

I don't care what you say, Einstein may...

On quantum entanglement: “I find the idea quite intolerable that an electron exposed to...

Jul 15th

Free Will Is An Explanation

Free will is not what you think it is. (I might explain this fully some day). Thought experiment I...

Jul 15th

“The greatest generation is whichever one you’re in.”
— Vahid Yamartino

Jul 14th

Blog blog blog

One feature that most people I know have is an undying urge to ‘figure me out’. The blog...

Jul 14th

"Song For Sarah"

Coming soon. Hopefully…

Jul 14th

Departure (Yesterday, July 12)

All my life I’ve felt as though I’ve been set up. For what exactly, I don’t and never knew. But what...

Jul 13th

if words are my paint in this then you are my brush and only through verbal tryst the paint brush...

Jul 12th

“Is it just me, or am I extremely hungry?”
— Rafaan Anvari [quotable]

Jul 10th

neolightroombattle

Jul 9th

“Music is time-released art.”
— Vahid Yamartino

Jul 9th

Saw This A While Back (read whole thing)

EXCERPTS FROM A DOG’S DIARY Day number 180 8:00 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!...

Jul 9th

Body Double

I have got an idea that will double the amount of world resources, double the world’s food...

Jul 9th

I’ve figured out why I haven’t written another song. The only reason I was able to write...

Jul 9th

whiterabbitafoot

Jul 8th

Generally Liked

If you try to describe to me why you like something, you’ll probably have to cite details and...

Jul 7th

viva la revolución

Jul 7th

“Try licking the page, then turning it.”
— Anis Sabeti (in response to my...

Jul 7th

Aaaaand Cut!

Not only have I not put anything in my hair since that post, I’m now not going to cut my hair....

Jul 7th

Team Jared, World Police

Jul 7th

Tough Words

I’ve never licked my finger in order to turn a page, just because I think it’s a tad...

Jul 7th

'C' You Later

Sticking with the language theme (indeed I’ve gotten quite a response from my last post) I am moved...

Jul 7th

The- Dumbest- Prefix- Ever-...

…is bi-, as in bi-weekly for example. This little pearl can mean either occurring twice in a...

Jul 6th

“Oh crap…I forgot to tell you about my other dream where you...”
— Rafaan Anvari (in response to...

Jul 6th

Consume much?

I’m gonna try to be less of a consumer. I don’t suppose that my “footprint”,...

Jul 5th

Try this...

Next time you take a picture of yourself with a point-and-shoot camera, aim it at yourself and place...

Jul 5th

My cousin Melody.

Jul 5th

Almost exactly five years ago I saw my wife in a dream. She had severely curly hair (perm-like) and...

Jul 5th

Cyclical

The cycle is a fascinating concept. Everything is part of one. I’m just trying to find the...

Jul 4th

Wealth

I’d like to be rich, but if it came down to it… I’d rather have good taste....

Jul 3rd

Jared’s Genius — Jared made this image including...

Jul 3rd

“Well that’s about to change…”
— Lauren Rutstein Anvari (in...

Jul 3rd

“I will never be hit by an airplane.”
— Ramin Hossaini (whilst we were...

Jul 3rd

“No…only with objects…”
— Rafaan Anvari (in response to...

Jul 3rd

“No…but you can…”
— Rafaan Anvari (in response to...

Jul 3rd

“Sarcaseltzer, actually…”
— Kenneth Chadwick (Rafaan...

Jul 3rd

Watch

The Kinfe’s Heartbeats. Amazing amazing song, but you have to listen with headphones. I play...

Jul 2nd

Watch

Gypsy music is generally awesome.

Jul 2nd

fresh

Jul 2nd

Somethin’ in the way…

Jul 2nd

Ebbs and Flows

If you don’t know me, I’m very observant. Two people. Two reactions. Dance and Molasses. I make one...

Jul 2nd

Yeah. Dreams can be real.

Jul 2nd

Time To Get a Twitch

I have a nervous twitch. I pull out my cellphone and look at the time. I do it when I’m in...

Jul 1st

“Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark.”
— Steven Wright

Jul 1st

For Better, Or Worse

Do you make the people around you better? Do you notice that they’re calmer around you? Do...

Jul 1st