December 2008
47 posts
Tonight
i want to know more about each of them, james.
jamesnord:
1. Ran eight miles with my brother mark in 54 minutes
2. Felt like my lungs were going to explode
3. Had said brother buy me double shack burger, cheese fries and a beer from shake shack (sorry ryan and erin, i lose)
4. Listened to 120 soul and motown songs in preparation for the mix i am making for new years in spanish harlem
5....
“apparently travis and i were on the same wave length this week about proclaiming...”
– travis ekmark: Manifesto of sorts
amen travis
(via jamesnord)
“out of the 8 ppl seated around me at the airport, 5 are eating mcdonalds fries....”
– theodore r ullrich
Watchi just learned that copenhagen’s bicycle friendly infrastructure did NOT exist 30 years ago. they were as stubborn and as car-stricken as other cities. but they made it work.
“if i should give some advice to a city, that is to try to take the people in the city as serious as we have been taking traffic.” - man in the movie.
so excited to help the movement towards bicycles once...
third: race difference
for a while i’ve noted that many blacks in atlanta play music very loud on their cell phones. they are usually ringtones. they blast their tunes obnoxiously loud. they play it on marta, while waiting in line at the bank, while walking down the sidewalk. i’ve also noticed that they will shout at each other, and seem to increase in volume when i pass them on a...
“warning: i’m going to be posting a bunch of no-holds-barred thoughts.”
second: race relations.
since moving to the south, i have had the opportunity to interact with people who i had not/did not have to in the north. mainly homeless people, the most of whom are black. i have amplified this case by moving downtown, to mitchell street. i am a minority where i live in atlanta, because of the white flight that happened in the 1970s from the downtown core of atlanta. i...
first: subrubs
suburbia is a sad place. it does not foster individuality. i already knew this. but being here is a stark reminder. for the majority of people who live here (and i can say ‘here’, because ‘here’ in american suburbia is ‘everywhere’) with moderate intelligence, the only types of life that is accessible is one that is marketed, pre-digested,...
fever ray - the girl from THE KNIFE.
solo gig....
“What do u h8/<3/miss ?
Let’s get vulnerable.
want 2 see ur soul”
personal co-branding choices
was in decatur today, grabbing coffee with travis and discussing plans for the final semester of design debauchery, and got some personal joy out of seeing some great personal branding choices via auto bumper stickers in the parking lot:
apple sticker + obama 08 sticker + on a toyota prius. can there start to be brands-of-brands, so that this man can just consolidate his personal branding into...
interview
I interviewed Mikael who holds one of the best flickr stream showing the Copenhagen Cycling Culture. The interview was short, and email-based:
1) Your flickr stream and website are inspirational sources for bike riding advocacy and the wholesome attitude surrounding bicycle culture. How did you get involved/interested in this subject?
The best answer is available here....
Watchmaking things for atlanta.
from HRO
Suburbia I am one bro // standing in the backyard Which my parents built They raised me–and gave me space to play I chose to stay indoors. I chose to express myself. I asked for a sewing machine for Christmas. My dad gave me an XBox 360. I h8 this home and these norms.
The internet is the place where I find the pictures of the places where I want 2 b and the people who I want 2 b....
Watchdepartmentofreality:
champaign poppin’, baby mamma’in.
a very relevant post about memes/design →
i like these new york based design/strategy firms.
http://www.heyhush.com/
http://www.hugeinc.com/
http://pokenewyork.com/
http://www.smartdesignusa.com/
its confirmed. 5 mos. till i move. →
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