I been gluttonous

I wanted to listen to a song but couldn't find the right kind of song. My gluttonous binge–of homeless, phone calls, bill paying, waiting, unproductivity, to dos, lacking, leaches, let downs, and disappointment–is in transition to an expulsion of bile and partially digested food from my oral cavity. One such projection is a new commodity.

These internets have very big ears

I have been so loved. The folks behind the film rendition of Where The Wild Things Are have a blog. It features things that have influenced the movie as well as other things of interest. Among those things is a generous review of Some Things (and a bit about Commodities too). There are a lot of other great things featured on their blog to get you excited about the movie and other things too!

Shaun Kuruneru

I received a zine from Shawn Kuruneru the other day. It is a great little morsel with 14 exquisite drawings. Mostly figural work, with an acute sensibility for hair.

Searching for answers online

Why are there so many cops in Crown Heights on Saturdays?
Why are there so many police officers in Crown Heights on Saturdays?
police officers crown heights sabbath
71st Precinct
71st Precinct Saturday patrol
Lubavitch Hasidim
Chabad messianism
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Rastafarian food crown heights
food crown heights

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

"Conditioned life is just like life in a prison house in this material world...If a prisoner thinks, 'I am in this cell–let me request the warden to change my cell and I will be happy,' that is a mistaken idea. One cannot be happy so long as he is within the prison walls. We are trying to be happy by changing cells–from capitalism to communism. The aim should be to become free from this "ism and that "ism." One has to change from this "ism" of materialism; then he can become happy."
-from Easy Journey To Other Planets

Shephen Shore at FIT

Above are notes I took during a presentation by Stephen Shore last week. It was the most enjoyable artist lecture I have been to in quite awhile. Stephen was very well spoken, shared a great deal of his thought/working process, and provided a lot of insightful commentary on photography and creativity. On top of it being an entertaining lecture it was also very inspiring. During the lecture and throughout the remainder of the day I was revisiting some past ideas and making plans for new projects.

Responding to a question on originality he said something along the lines of, "If you become too focused on originality you become just as tied to tradition as someone endeavoring to follow it." That is something I have been thinking about a lot on and off for quite some time, though not exactly in light of photography. It is fascinating how frequently people act responsively to actions rather than in accordance to what they would naturally do. I have framed it more frequently in terms of rebelling or acting out spitefully. It is interesting that such a seemingly childish action characterizes so much, from daily interactions with people, to lifestyle choices, to art movements.

Day in review

x Post about Locks of Pop
x Update Commodities blog
x Mail Tetradrachm
x Ask lots of question at post office
x Assist P
x Buy cereal and soy milk
x Draw Gandhi's Glasses
x Make cookies
x Post Gandhi's Glasses