November 2010
3 posts
being safe
there is no wonder in being safe
filled into a calm surface.
living a burnished trace of life on
the gilt framed mirror of you.
thinking of reasons to sporadically
emit words of affection
choosing think emptily
there was the unseen beginning of
joy transitioning to existence
and we are humbled by circumstance
to live upon the structure of life
rather than in it.
should i urge contrary...
my fingers are cold because you are not here
there was a moment of supposed meaning
between your eyes and mine
and so it turns out that the wine accidentally
gives us intentions.
and as i reached our shared understanding
saw you stand aside and it was my eyes
that were betrayers.
we spoke phone words, mobile
and angry
in the end i no longer was a text target
but i knew that going into this
your hair is much too beautiful to be...
The quality of the driving is inversely proportional to the size of the Cadillac
October 2010
2 posts
lalalindsay:
She Is by Sufjan Stevens
All....
The problem with experience sometimes is that it’s too easy to rely on it. Don’t be afraid to look at something with new eyes and learn
February 2010
1 post
haiti & hate
there is dust on your face and arms
white cheeks, the makeup of debris
needy eyes sunlight focused
but dazed distant amidst fallen walls
and heaped home wreckage
that wishes to keep you
who knows which others lie silent & below
as arms strain to reach
you remain impassive
numb to words that cannot comfort
amidst unyielding destruction
outside and within —- these still forms...
January 2010
3 posts
once treasured
three moments sweet refrain
sudden melancholy reigns
vexing a melody I despair
dubious success births fear
and much of what I see in you
a wicked judgement plainly view
dies this hope that we might bind
two converged in mind sublime
and your desires seem not mine own
but strangely loosed to any is sown
which reconciles to this single soul
solitary steps to walk unbowed
as gaily...
Great intuition is important but it can sometimes convince you that you know something about something that you really know nothing about.
david hockney proud
loading browsing pages
you suddenly stare at me
older now and mouth creases
but it suits
like your life always seemed to just fit
in a way that mine didn’t
congruent with your dimensions
———-
smiling brown hair in fashionable style
flowered urbane dress
red lipstick brightened and your eyes
family just visible, but not enough to know them
the sun’s late...
December 2009
3 posts
false idol hypocrisy
Snow has somehow crept into the conversation
From the light sprinkling of sarcasm
in the last few statements
made with jutting chin
a wordstorm blankets me
exhalations accompanying
angry spittle-flecks
head buffet
your breath makes me wish for cover
dragon-like steam and sulfur
But then every conversation in the
last two decades has been this way
dogma replacing fact
you are so...
cubitize
my cube seems smaller, then I remember that forty years ago all rooms were small cubes
and no one really sat in them or did anything rather they went out and drank whiskey
little thinking time back then; and surprise now its the same
so many ways to read the same story
like a gnome wrote it all and we are all cursed to syndicate
but such hexes don’t exist except in reality
since...
in the cold, hard ground
on the anniversary of my father’s passing, october 26, 2005
_______
we are all waiting to die
my feet begin to feel numb
no one is thinking of me
fading here
_______
sunlight-filled voices outside
but not visible
dreamy semi consciousness
morphine enhanced to pleasantry
_______
can’t smell myself
but see noses wrinkle
as they enter
the sick zone
_______
piss and spit...
November 2009
4 posts
patronize
Words twisting among the crackling leaves, kick-scattered
scuffed brown shoes with laces like life segments hastily retied for company
visible scarring not fixed by knifework
repairs carefully made must be taken seriously
no more uncomfortable throat clearing declarations, please
dinner is here and im salivating already
everyone is staring at it and really, we honor the food with dead...
Life is about recognizing the small moments when you can make a big difference and acting decisively.
We are entering a content-driven world, where the mechanism of communicating that content is less and less relevant.
I’ve always defined intuition as the unconscious application of knowledge and judgement to a novel situation.
October 2009
5 posts
Though Hollywood movies would like us to think differently, life’s ills can’t always be solved through the application of simple principles like “carpe diem” or “wax on wax off.”
Unfortunately having the coolest business cards in the world probably won’t sell anything for you, unless you design business cards.
When starting a new business, don’t let the “feel good” activities (like logo design or business cards) take the place of things that are mission critical.
It’s important to know what you do or don’t like as far as art and design are concerned but even more important to know if your tastes are pedestrian
It’s not always necessary to get things perfect but it is imperative to get them right.
September 2009
2 posts
there’s a lot of proof that consuners value greater those companies that build things right rather than build them first
Success does not depend upon how much better your idea is, but how much better YOU are than the competition
August 2009
2 posts
I used to do something very similar to texting. It was called “talking.”
I’m convinced my life would be 100% better if I were the only one in the world who owned a computer.
July 2009
1 post
Why is it that people who label themselves “open-minded” often simply only have different biases?
May 2009
1 post
You know you need to do things differently when Aleve gives you a headache.
April 2009
6 posts
Rule of Thumb: Anytime the word “epicenter” is used in a story, it’s probably not going to be good news.
Calling yourself a polymath is another way to say that your life is a mashup
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I try to live by the principle that It’s better to make the right decision than to “be right.”
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“Apple admits to white macbook’s crack problem.” Now if they’ll just open up about its poor body image & its wallowing in self-pity we’ll get somewhere….
Centuries, maybe millennia from now our ancestors or perhaps space-faring beings who discover us, will no doubt draw conclusions about our refined aesthetic sensibilities given our inclination to spend nearly as much time designing packaging and descriptive materials as we do actual products.
I find that reading about movies and other viewer’s reviews on Netflix almost more entertaining than actually watching movies and TV shows. The reason: my imagination has limitless ways to spin a plot based upon snippets of one, but the movie only plays one way.