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art and the pursuit of control

i'm beginning to realize that a big reason why i keep going back to art is because i feel like it's something i can control. i can create and adjust all the discreet elements and how they interact to create the right conditions for change. but life isn't such a small endeavor. i wonder what james cameron does when he's not inventing ecosystems and alien cultures? when i was younger, i thought that charlotte bronte was great, but of course she could create intricate social relationship dramas because she was shut up in a room all day. same goes for lady murasaki. and when i try to live life instead of escaping into my art, i flounder.

Me the Pirate in 2010

things to acquire by hook or by crook: microwave $59 @ target food processor-ness $100-150 @ macy's george foreman grilleration $19.99 @ target (can it be!?) macbook $1000 @ black friday sale 2010 final cutty (studio) $1000 @ apple.com 007 camera-pen (or sth similar from veho) $100 @ J&R bathing suit $29 (-$20 w/coupon) @ old navy as part of an effort to develop problem-solving skills (big problem: save money) and also become more conscious of how i am moving through life, i have decided to help SF build new furniture for the living room. project 1 - coffee table 2 - bench 3 - kitchen island 4 - chairs 5 - bunk bed!?!?

On Protracted War... against roaches

Team Roaches: 1 Team me: 0 Being the stupidhead that I am, I got home at like 11pm after bombing my apartment with 3 Raid Fumigators and FORGOT TO OPEN THE WINDOWS for about 3 hours. So I have been sitting here inhaling poison. Just wanted to share. This is a video of Domokun inhaling toxic air.