tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56659492011-11-27T16:46:02.167-07:00"The obvious road is almost always the fool's road" William BurroughsJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475422089800042563noreply@blogger.comBlogger5511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665949.post-83094357269902419462010-02-01T03:43:00.000-07:002010-02-01T03:43:10.787-07:00

there have been many times in my life when I wished I could speak with him...now, there is nothing left to speak for him but his music... here's a performance of my favorite song of his that i found...Sue Keller is the performer... despite the fact that the tempo is a bit slower than it should be, i like her rendition because she plays it with feeling...and maintains a strong left hand even

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one of the characters i'm working on is an exploration of the mythologies and imagery surrounding The Green Man archetype... tonight, i was astounded by the work of Andy Goldsworthy while watching the 2001documentary Rivers and Tides... if you're not already familiar, he uses materials existing on location to create wondrous outdoor installations...his work strikes me as an embodiment of the

JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475422089800042563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665949.post-12396117609736062672009-11-05T11:34:00.002-07:002009-11-05T11:41:51.434-07:00

this song has been in my ear all year...

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i kept my mouth shut about it for months...perhaps irresponsibly so...because while this was an intensely personal event for me, it was a public event...one that a wide variety of people have interest in...well, i can only make up for my negligence by shining a light on those who have done the work that i have not... i cannot say enough about Mr. Ethan Iverson's excellent contribution...

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lucubration noun: 1. The act of studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.i do this all the time...

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i participated in a writing workshop this morning...these can be either dreary affairs or enervating experiences...kind of a crap shoot...hence my general reluctance to take part in them...i find it hinges mostly on the instructor...luckily this was associated with The Lighthouse...which is always an indication of high quality...and it was helpful in many different ways... although... i have a

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it's been a great summer, and it's not gone yet, but here's a few songs to hold on to what it felt like...i call it the wedding of foxes...Sunshower - Dr. Buzzard's Orig...Here Comes the Sun Again - M. ...Everybody Loves The Sunshine -...It's Raining - Irma ThomasOn The Sunny Side Of The Stree...Crayon Sun - Latin PlayboysSun Is Shining - The DirtbombsRain Bird - Love and RocketsSun Flower -

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maybe i missed it before this, but it's about time the NY Times started covering this story seriously..."Before 2001, America’s military women had rarely seen ground combat. Their jobs kept them mostly away from enemy lines, as military policy dictates.But the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, often fought in marketplaces and alleyways, have changed that. In both countries, women have repeatedly proved

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i'm sure Mad Men will dazzle, and Lost will try to blow my mind, but this is the one show this fall that i am damn near salivating with expectation for...

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with Tom Waits as Satan...can I buy a ticket now???

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The Way We Get By - Trailer from The Way We Get By on Vimeo.

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more inspirational art...this time from Arnold Bocklin, an inspiration to Franz Stuck...this is his most famous work...Isle of the Dead...he did five versions of this...this one is my favorite...here's another one i love...Life is Short... click both to see more detail...

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i wouldn't sneeze at the offer of a $50k advance...but that would be a mighty large pay cut...even for me..."Conveying news of latest rejection, agent mentions we'll be lucky to get $50,000; explains, "Publishers aren't overpaying anymore. They know they'll just break even if they pay $50,000 and sell 20,000 copies in hardcover, which few books ever do." I realize if I'm "

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it's 3:45...i'm sitting at my desk drinking a beer and trying to find a way to end my day on a good note... i woke up this morning...yesterday morning...in a poor mood...i had to go to work on what was supposed to be my day off...strike one...next, i find out that the one radio station that made me excited to turn on the radio has folded and become...ugh, how to describe this without promoting it

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remember Wooly Willy...not that, get your mind out of the gutter...the toy that gave you hours of fun by moving magnetic shavings around to make different facial hair configurations...well now, there's Furry Jimmy...your new digital friend...start with the all American classic...The Youklis...or go casual with The Weekender...you can go all the way with The City Gentleman...need a quick halloween

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my little wildflower garden...From morning in the garden...From morning in the garden...

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i've never heard of this guy, or seen his work before, but i like what he has to say about writing..."When you’re making your living as a writer or an artist or a musician, you kind of live in a trance. You’re sort of in the day-to-day world, you’re certainly there for your day-to-day relationships with people, and so on. But you’re always in this trance state, where whatever you’re working on is

JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475422089800042563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665949.post-89916396050229621662009-07-22T01:05:00.002-06:002009-07-22T01:07:37.126-06:00

i always enjoy a good Banana Splits mashup...

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i'll ignore the fact that Drew Barrymore is directing...you had me at Ellen Page...

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Mercedes is working on an all electric luxury sports car based on their iconic gullwing design..."According to Wolf Zimmermann, the guy in charge of SLS eDrive development, look for a 0-62 mph acceleration of less than 4 seconds and a top speed north of 120 mph."(via Wired)

JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475422089800042563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665949.post-19471528923019150182009-07-13T14:10:00.000-06:002009-07-13T14:11:53.226-06:00

let's catch up, shall we...here are 20 songs released this year that i enjoy very much, and i think you might too...right now this is my top contender for album of the year...i can't stop listening to it...Heartbroken, In Disrepair - Da...although the new joint from Mos Def is quietly sneaking up on it...Quiet Dog - Mos Defas is the new one from Mark Oliver Everett...or Mr. E...Beginner's Luck -

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i know, i know...i just love it when these guys work together...

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“Forget thinking you are going to make any real money from record sales,” wrote Reznor on his message board. “Make your record cheaply (but great) and GIVE IT AWAY [as DRM-free MP3s] … Collect people’s e-mail info in exchange (which means having the infrastructure to do so) and start building your database of potential customers. Then, offer a variety of premium packages for sale and make them

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if it's not enough for you that someone thought mens trousers needed...a third leg...let's add to it by mentioning that this bit of hilarity came from one of the godfathers of the Black Panther Party...Mr Eldridge Cleaver...apparently, this was another way to...stick it to the man...or something..."My design had to do with an argument against what’s being done with our clothing. Who controls our

JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475422089800042563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665949.post-75414816142950128172009-07-08T09:39:00.002-06:002009-07-08T09:59:53.788-06:00

"if you are to fall in lovethen where should you stand to begin with?and when the fall is donehow bad should you plan to get injured?and if you land on your feetdo it count as a fall or a jump?and do it feel like a fallwhen the hands that pushed you are holding you up?"Pistola, Mos DefPistola - Mos Def

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in case you were wondering...

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JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475422089800042563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665949.post-87424324868265854132009-07-02T01:27:00.002-06:002009-07-02T01:31:53.873-06:00

Kanye wishes he was this talented...imagine the Talking Heads trapped inside the body of Charles Mingus...

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it's official...Pixar has run out of ideas...

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i will be there...

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what a great weekend...as usual, it was the quiet moments that were the sweetest...like sitting on a sidewalk soaking in the morning sun and reading an actual newspaper...especially this wonderful nugget from Mr. Keillor..."Is this a terrible thing to vish for? I think not. One loves company and then one loves uncompany, just as one enjoys sunshine/darkness, summer/winter, funk/folk, b&w/color,

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viable...adjective...capable of living...physically fitted to live...able to live and grow...vivid; real; stimulating, as to the intellect, imagination, or senses...practicable; workable...having the ability to grow, expand, develop...

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from the boys of Eclectic Method...The Tarantino Mixtape from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.

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today is Stevie Wonder day...in my house at least...and i can't listen to You Are The Sunshine Of My Life without thinking about the goofy ad that used to run on television back in that day that had people bungling the lyrics...i searched and searched, but the damned internet can't help me find it...i did find these...enjoy...i love this block...cable for $15 a month!!!Scooter shilling for The

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let's talk motorcycles, shall we...look at this concept...erm, product...the zero-s...a full electric street bike...here are the numbers...60 mile range...less than four hour charge time...top speed of 60 mph...not much better than most mopeds...not exciting....yet, it's a good start...if i had $10k (+$500 for shipping) laying around, i would probably put it in my garage...just to say I had it...

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new music released last week...Mos Def, The Ecstatic...Busdriver, Jhelli Beam...Thavius Beck, Urban Subsonic...i've got a lot of work to do...

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God bless the nerds...someone turned...this...into this...and if you know a little something about right clickity, and how to change the tags...you can get this...

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I'll be reading portions from my short story collection...previewing new work...and making a special announcement...

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yesterday i made two versions of my favorite way to grill chicken...beer can chicken...i brined the first chicken...here's the brine recipe... start with a 12-pack of your favorite barley soda...that's the adult beverage otherwise known as beer...you don't want anything too cheap...or too fancy...remember, you're cooking, not drinking...your choice should be based primarily on what tastes good to

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this is why Detroit is floundering...42 mpg...zero-to-60 in 6.6 seconds...$30,000...and sexy as hell...Chevy? no...Ford? no...Dodge? no...it's a Volkswagen...(via Wired)

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i do believe...she can back it up...this is my idea of a pop star...beautiful, clever, and talented...

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Harlan Ellison...self righteous windbag, or vehement protector of writer's rights...you decide...

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enjoy...

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James P. JohnsonShowing up is not enough.

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booyah!current.tv is not just goofy online videos...it also has some of best journalism to be found anywhere...this is the most informative, and moving 25 minutes you could watch today...

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the old jewish guy who has made laugh for most of my life...or this new kid and his drama/comedy...

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hoops & yoyo are having a good night...James P. JohnsonShowing up is not enough.

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uncle Jimmy's chili...in five easy steps...i like to cook...every once in a while, i manage to make something so damn good, i have to tell folks about it...this is my simple, and delicious chili recipe...step 1...chop equal measures of garlic and shallots...what you see here is equal to one fistful of each...this looks like a lot, but i'm making a week's worth of food for two...step 2...in a 1

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Wired publishes an article tracing the H1N1 flu to American pig farms...um..."On Wednesday, Columbia University biomedical informaticist Raul Rabadan added new information on the virus’ family history in a posting to ProMed, a public health mailing list. His description paralleled that of other researchers who had analyzed the new strains, but with an extra bit of detail. Six of the genes in

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still life 2...

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my current reading stack...

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many new projects afloat...including a massive spring cleaning...and a new job...photo project is still active, just not up to date...here's the latest...St. Marks...4.24.09...80 mph...orb..

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obsessive...dreaming...bed...

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(via zefrank)this station is playing 24 hours of Mingus to celebrate his birthday...(via ucb)some hot Donna Summer action fo yo asses...~Disco~ Donna Summer - I Feel Love from ourvinylcollection on Vimeo.(also via ucb)most exciting of all is this post on Deep Media..."Is a nonlinear book still a book? Yes, sort of. But in both a literal and a figurative sense, the book will come unbound. As the

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action shot...

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the last two years have been very interesting...reading and watching musicians use the internet to find new ways of financing, selling, and marketing their work...i'm working on a plan to do some of the same things for my next book...stay tuned...your comments and observations are welcomed...

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so disturbingly funny...i fear for this kid...and the next 10 years of his life...(via Videocracy)

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i've submitted a story to a local lit journal il literate magazine...please check it out and vote for it if you like it...thanks...their theme is Love to Hate, Hate to Love...

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funny sign...

JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475422089800042563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665949.post-24222847793964704322009-04-13T21:46:00.000-06:002009-04-13T21:47:45.393-06:00

us...

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i have a complicated relationship with jazz music...so much so, that when i started writing this...two weeks ago...i had a hard time coming up with a track list that best exemplified what I want to say...and then i stumbled upon my case of mix tapes...and an unmarked tape from 2000...the year i stopped making mix tapes...i can't think of a better playlist to use to talk about jazz and me...Side

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Eric's tree...a lot of birthdays recently...and upcoming...it seems like most of my favorite people in this life were born in springtime...i don't know what that means, but i'm pretty sure it means something...this tree is a memorial for one of the departed...and because I missed a day, here's a bonus photo for you...fresh blood on the pavement...whatever happened here, it wasn't fun...

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pieces of me...as inspired by this month's Esquire cover...

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Amy's garden expansion...Pt 2...till and grade...add 10 cubic feet of topsoil and clay buster...build fence...done, done, and done...nothing left to do but dream of peppers, tomatoes, cilantro, basil, lettuce, snap peas, squash...this is how we turn a 3x5 patch of dirt into 5x10 of arable soil around here...unemployment is killing me...

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Amy's garden expansion...pt 1...last year ms. scribe asked for some space to plant vegetables...so, for her birthday she got that fancy 3'x 5' fenced in area you see on the left...i knew it wouldn't be enough...last fall she asked for more space...soooo...pull old shrubs...check...remove ground cover torn up by the dogs...check...move mulch...check...rake area clean...check...back fill parts of

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i'm all over the place today...first there's this... "Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears, While we all sup sorrow with the poor; There's a song that will linger forever in our ears; Oh Hard times come again no more. Chorus: Tis the song, the sigh of the weary, Hard Times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered around

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St Marks 4.7.09...over the course of a decade i've taken many dozens of versions of this photo...this is today's...here's a 2 minute sample...

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untitled...

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love...a Kahn-Johnson original...

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the mix tapes...one of the advantages of being broke and out of work is that i get to be more resourceful about my entertainment options...so...i've started digitizing my analog music...in this case...my old mix tapes...28 of them...today I just pulled one from the case...it has no title... and only the faint inscription of the date it was made...10/95...here's the tracklist...and some commentary

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"In this world, there's being successful and there's being good. Being successful only makes you rich, but being good makes you immortal. Every man has to ask himself which he wants to be." Jason Sheehan, Westword 4.1.09

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let's pause my self-serving navel gazing for a moment...my friends Shannon and Gary have opened a book store...God bless 'em...and i'm happy to report it's a wonderful place to catch up on your bibliophilia...and spend your allowance on books...please, do enjoy...

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we went outside to take this picture...and this one happened...i promise...i'll try to keep this kind of stuff to a minimum...

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"To imagine what it might be like to be a mother or a father to our children is not much different to imagining what it might be like to live in California. We are likely to focus more of our attention on the good things about being a parent and less so on the bad things about being a parent, perhaps because of the belief that children bring happiness. What this theory is implying is that we are

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still life 1...

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for ms. scribe's upcoming birthday...somebody decided to give her this...our first robot...of course...it doesn't work...fraking skynet...

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this combines two things i love geeking out over...music and art...(via cnet)also...Mr Bourdain show us how to respond when your nemesis makes a gracious gesture...

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things are getting strange around here...oh, that's where i left my pants...

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it's official...Kurt Sutter, writer/producer of Sons of Anarchy...just made season 2 my most anticipated way to spend time in front the TVMachine...Henry Rollins is joining the cast...

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one damn good dog...

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James Jean (via clayton cubitt)

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Amy's orchid...

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okay...the ten or so readers that are my friends already know this...i am now a member of the unemployed...this is bad...how am i gonna pay for my voracious cultural habits...books, movies, music...the cable box is dead...the emusic subscription is frozen...sigh...the good news is...the library card is in good standing...netflix is still hanging around...and if you know how to look for it...

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piano keys...

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an original sculpture by Amy Kahn...Untitled...for now...yes, i'm short 3 photos...i lost my job...pardon me while i prioritize...

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clearing skies...

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Colfax at Night...Bicycles...

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little puffy clouds on a purple grid...

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the view from my webcam...

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i have a book...it is a collection of crime scene photos from the NYPD 1914-1918...it is titled Evidence...it is an excellent reference...this is the work that i choose...anyway...i thought i would try to replicate a few of the photos...that turned out to be harder than i thought...here is the inspiration for today's photo...this is the description of the scene from the book..."No caption. This

JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475422089800042563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665949.post-33869211770983432632009-03-15T14:26:00.001-06:002009-03-15T14:29:10.748-06:00

another surreptitious shot of a stranger...

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lazy camera phone shot...

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new turnstiles observed installed this week at the County Line lightrail station...is this the beginning of the end to the honor fare system for RTD?

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multiple ghosts...not what i wanted it to be...i will have to try this again...

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cause i just don't know how to leave shit alone...

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while most of the movie going public was watching the Watchmen...watcha...ms scribe and I avoided the opening weekend nightmare and saw Coraline instead...ask me one day about the fist fight that broke out during the opening weekend for Return of the King...i'm not fond of 3-D, but even without it, Coraline was the most spectacular thing i've ever seen on a movie screen...this may be the movie

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I suck at this...the candid shot of strangers in public...this is probably the only way you'll see this kind of thing from me...people sleeping in public...i like the reflection...James P. JohnsonShowing up is not enough.

JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475422089800042563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665949.post-29440217675817465762009-03-10T20:04:00.000-06:002009-03-10T20:05:22.658-06:00

dog toy...

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the birthday girl...she's two...

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