I was fixing another professor’s computer, and he had the painting below on his office wall (about an 8-10′ canvas). It looks like it could be a Jackson Pollock, but it’s not. Or, that’s what the professor told me: he and his 10-year-old son regularly buy or construct canvases and then paint wondrous works such as this. I love it, either way. I recall going to the MoMa as a kid for a school assignment: abstract paintings such as this befuddled me; i didn’t understand how randomness could be art, how seemingly “just throwing paint all over the place” could be so venerated and applauded, celebrated, and/or whatever…
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day 009 – inspirational paragon
Continuing the usage of my neologism “inspirational paragon,” this is a photo of my boy, Pino’s, current blog, where he is standing next to a larger than life, yet it’s aptly sized given life accomplishments, head sculpture of “arguably the greatest President this country has ever seen,” Abraham Lincoln. This picture was perfect since Pino came by my crib on Wednesday to go over the redesign of his blog. Being a fellow bibliophile and writer, i was more than happy to assist. I think of it as returning a favor from several years back: he taught me how to speed read. Now, if i actually employ the skill…
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day 008 – i love biographies
It’s been a couple of days since i posted, but today i will catch up with my 365 Days project. I have been faithful, however, with snapping a photo day, but just like earlier in the week, i’m behind the actual write-ups. Sue me: it’s the American pastime. Lol. Anyway, i chose the image above for the main entry because it was a cool surprise. That’s Piper Perabo, better known as Annie Walker from the hit new TV series, Covert Affairs (spies rule!), and Jersey from Coyote Ugly. I was watching one of my favorite shows, House, and she popped on screen. I was like, “Oh shite! Annie…
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day 007 – Bohemian Fashion
So, yesterday while on a quest for some new boots, which i didn’t ultimately buy, i bought a sweater and blazer for $20! (I’m a very frugal shopper, only buying on sale or thrift stores!) I didn’t feel like trying on the blazer or sweater since i was strapped for time. Maybe i should have. Today when i tried it on, i noticed that the sleeves were short. After looking, i saw that the blazer was tailored—not a difficult thing to undo. So, with nail clipper in-hand (i haven’t been able to find my scissors for the past two weeks; i should really straighten up my crib), i…
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day 006 – cigarettes and alcohol
Nope, i didn’t fail already for the 365 project. Lol. I took a photo last night, but didn’t get feel up to writing. As you can see by the excited poses, it is from a bar during the Jets-Patriots game! The alcohol embargo i put on my body lasted only a fortnight. It was a last minute decision to be around people again, but a good one since it ended up being a jovial night at the expense of the Patriots! I feel bad for the lone jersey-wearing Patriots fan, surrounded by drunken Jets fans. He was jeered and mocked by all throughout the night and, of course,…
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day 005 — humans, we’re small creatures
A second consecutive day using my BlackBerry for the photo. Didn’t come out too badly. I’m on my way back to New York. Last bus from Philly. I love this time of night because the bus is rarely packed, so i can sit by myself ::dances::. The relative solitude allows me to keep my bag from off the nasty floor and to be more comfortable jotting down notes. I need room to type on the laptop; helps me to stave off carpel tunnel. Ha. Grand halls like this always leave me in a slight sense of awe. The prowess and mathematics it takes to construct architecture like this…
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day 004 – Black Athletes in America
This won’t be an exhaustive post because i couldn’t watch all of the show, and i don’t want to take up my significant other time blogging. Lol. But, here it goes. I serendipitiously found a spot in Penn Station earlier today that miraculously was showing the ESPN special covering Black Athletes in America (probably not the full or correct name, but i cannot verify as I am writing this from my phone, and you know how slow AT+T is). All over Twitter I saw my @following talking about it. I had not idea it was coming on until @WhitlockJason fumed over the assembled hosts being misrepresentative of Black…
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day 003 – Mental Ephemera Redesign
This will be a relatively short post as i wrote enough for the day about an hour ago lol. I was up until around 2:30am last night designing version 3.0 of Mental Ephemera. All week it was bugging me. I finally decided to just sit down and knock it out. I blame it on the simple elegance and content focus of Apricot Tea. Why did i have to stumble upon that site? Lol. I’ll never know, i’m sure, but what i do know is that it was the muse for 3.0. And, I think it came out well. It will be a three-column design, with both the left and right…
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day 002 -above average pain tolerance
For whatever reason(s), i’ve had a nagging headache throughout the day; hence, my immaculate photo of my 500mg Duane Reade brand “Pain Relief.” These caplets have been instrumental to keeping me sane over the past year (maybe longer) when headaches pop out of thin air. Today’s headaches were probably caused by stress, most likely from an nagging client who is more mercurial about their project than i am with Mental Ephemera’s design. Being bugged during my off (snow) day isn’t what i’d describe as leisurely productivity. I ate well and drank sufficient amounts of water yesterday and today, so that has to be it. Hmm … anyway ….…
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day 001 – importance of digital books, of all books
This is the genesis of the My Life in 365 Days project. I wanted to start yesterday with a photo i snapped of some geese, but they didn’t strike me with inspiration, and after speaking to my father, i agreed the once-in-our-lifetime date of 01.11.11 was too good to pass up. I love numbers, and although i’m not heavily into numerology, studying or believing it wholeheartedly, i do have a passive interest in numerical significance when it comes to people and history. On to the photo: it’s of a book i received today, Bohemia by Herbert Gold. In my faltering quest to curtail my book-buying habits, i ordered…
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