Da Vinci Days and the blue horizon.



Da Vinci Days is a summer festival that goes on in Corvallis, during which all the crazies and neo-hippies present their art, which includes these big eccentric pole things. Andy and I observed some of the works, and the impact can be seen on our faces.



Downtown is American Dream Pizza, with a bar in the back called the Crow Bar. When the weather is nice, which has been pretty much every day, one can ascend to the roof to eat and drink in the sun.


Last week a bunch of toilets showed up on the doorstep of the church across the street from my apartment. I just couldn't resist the juxtaposition of the divine and the personal-utility.
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Working class hero is something to be.

I'm not dead yet.
I'm rather low on money, as in I barely have enought to pay for my living space and utilities for another month. If I don't have money, I must return to Lebanon, back to the empty streets, the surly teenagers, the God-fearing old-folks, the Wal-Mart loving imbeciles, and the roaming dogs. I fear what would become of me in Lebanon, where my world is limited to my house and back yard.

It would be great if all the people I know just came into my living room and started dumping baskets of money on my table, and then Chad would come in dressed like a marine and say "a toast to my brother Breet, the richest man in town," and then Joanie would start playing piano. But that's probably not going to happen. So I've been trying to find work here in Corvallis, and I suppose it goes without saying that trying to find work is pretty miserable. You really want something even though you don't want it at all, but you need to survive so you seek it anyway. Welcome to the rest of your life!! It doesn't help that Corvallis is rather dry on jobs. I like how every department at OSU seems to offer some kind of employment except the art department. I am your creation, you bastards! Use me for something!! Okay. I'll stop.

Gee, I'm trying to think if there is any other news You know, good news. ...Hm. Well, in that case I'll just post some pictures. I think of something interesting to write about later.
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Days of good! Days of Spkhjdheueeg!

The first day of good was Andyroid's 22nd birthday! He's done it 22 times around the world. He came buy yesterday and we walked among the phallic sculptures at Da Vinci Days. I'll post those pics as soon as I get them uploaded. For now, here is an internet gift:

It's as fun as it looks!

The other day of good was Tristan and Mary's floopin' wedding! Those crazy kids tied the knot today. Got hitched. Walked around the fire. Took the plunge. Baked the cake. Hit the homerun. Signed the treaty. Logged the forest. Made dinner. Gave the plastic dog his plastic bone!

Congratulations, you pretty things!
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Another Green Whirl

"It was all or nothing. I would embrace my unemployability. I would add to the sum total of mystery in the world. I would build up a personal mythology, useless for all practical purposes and yet obscurely charismatic. My work and my life would offer succour to a tiny band of troubled souls who would, for reasons known only to themselves, seek me out. I would become a minor Greek god or I would die in the attempt, with the sound of the world's mocking laughter ringing in my ears as I plummeted like Icarus to the rocky sea below."

Today was the last day of my last art class. All I have now is to complete my online psychology course. Then my college experience is over.

I'm trying not to let it hit me. I don't feel nearly ready enough to go from something to nothing, which is probably behind my lapses into depression over these recent months. But I'm keeping my chin up. In this post-graduation pre-diploma period, I want to link you to Momus's 2002 essay Another Green World. I've linked to it before, long ago, but I feel that now it holds some kind of relevance.

In other news, my music making has reached a standstill due to technical difficulties in my bedroom studio. Sure, I can still record to some extent, but the last two songs I wanted to complete for Synestheseus have been put on indefinite hold. They may just have to go into storage for a while, and someday in the future they will see the light of day. In the meantime I just want to put a lid on this album and move on to other concepts.

Anyhoo, more stuff later. Holla.
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fountains and hair: photos, pt. 2

As I promised, here are some more photos of recent happenings.


Andy came up and posed on my couch.


Brett's hair changes color in the sunshine.



The fourth.



The Warriors take on Eugene.

In other news, I have been downloading some tunes with my new high-speed internet. Here are some recommendations from my playlist:
Crimes - Blood Brothers
Singapore - Tom Waits
Middle of Nowhere - Hot Hot Heat
The Prettiest Star - David Bowie
I've Just Destroyed the World - Willie Nelson (he's gone reggae!)
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