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what i want to be when i grow up

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:24:43 -0500

what i want to be when i grow up

America and Where We're Going

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:31:22 -0500

I think the main problem with America right now is too much nostalgia. We’ve always been a nation attempting to live with one foot firmly in the future, but lately we’ve become too bogged down with what it really means to be an American in the context of our past. I’m not talking about retro fashion or the I Love The 80’s series, although it is fascinating to watch culture consume itself over and over again like an ouroboros. It’s more our general concept of what it means to be American in the current world hegemony. Since America’s birth the power struggle internationally has always been vertical, a metaphorical game of King of the Mountain where the US was always able to bully out competition in one way or another to stay on top. Now, with the rise of China and India along with our disastrous national economy, Americans more than ever are frightened that our very way of life is threatened and that we must defeat these foreign threats before they defeat us. These fears are leading us down a path where past economic and social behaviors are being championed by the ever growing Rogue Masses. Isolationism, de-regulation and a general distrust in the government are the bullet points of these rebels, who don’t seem to understand the only entity not throwing them under the bus right now is the American Government. Job losses and economic woes are directly related to improper business management by unregulated corporations, whether its moving jobs overseas, hording the wealth for the top 1%, or simply having tunnel vision for the bottom line until unsafe practices eventually cause the whole system to come crashing down. Many Americans want the US to come out on top, but they’re so blinded by what may have worked in the past that they either don’t realize or refuse to admit the entire game has changed now. America may not be King of the Mountain anymore, but neither is China, India, or any other country for that matter. There is no longer a mountain, but instead simply cogs turning in a global system. China and India are rising are indeed rising in wealth, but without regulation their fate will soon be just as bad as America today. If we don’t put all our faith in the government, we’re soon going to be a nation of hungry corporations, who will either exploit us as hard as they can, or simply forsake us for profits elsewhere in the world. The way you spend your money can steer a corporation for sure, but how much does your voice matter when your dollar is worthless? Your vote in American politics cannot be bought, sold, taken away or devalued. America was founded by those trying to escape the tyranny of government, but soon if things continue the way they are we’re going to have to try and escape the tyranny of capitalism. The American Government can only forsake its people if it refuses to regulate. We must evolve as a nation, not attempt to go back to go back to policies that brought us here in the first place. We must put our stock in the one entity that can never be shipped overseas: The US Government.

eternal struggle.

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:22:52 -0400

Needs: haircut, exercise.

Wants: pizza, cigarettes.

White House to break ground on 'kitchen garden'

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:01:00 -0400

White House to break ground on 'kitchen garden'

Pacific Barreleye Fish Discovered

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:57:56 -0500

Pacific Barreleye Fish Discovered

i still quest for an MPC to call my own

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:58:27 -0500

i still quest for an MPC to call my own

this should be an album cover. i’ll probably make an...

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:24:13 -0500

this should be an album cover. i’ll probably make an album and make this the cover. i would also like to go skydiving. thanks.

W.T.F.U.S.A.

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:48:05 -0500

W.T.F.U.S.A.

interesting article on a creative new technique to fight AIDS

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:44:00 -0500

interesting article on a creative new technique to fight AIDS

PUMPED.

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:56:25 -0500

PUMPED.

Hey man, Radiohead was pretty rad. Marching band nerds get...

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:49:07 -0500

Hey man, Radiohead was pretty rad. Marching band nerds get another leg up (although drummers were always cool.) But yeah, besides that and M.I.A.’s giant belly, the Grammys were straight borin’.

oh, wesley.

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:48:45 -0500

oh, wesley.

John Maeda. MIT graduate turned RISD president? Yes please. ...

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:42:00 -0500

John Maeda. MIT graduate turned RISD president? Yes please. His custom iGoogle theme is my favorite work by him so far, but he’s not exactly google image friendly and i’ve only been on the hunt for maybe 10 minutes. Check out his website here: http://www.maedastudio.com/index.php

“Imagine You are Driving a Blue Honda” by Julian Opie

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:57:15 -0500

“Imagine You are Driving a Blue Honda” by Julian Opie

“House Attack” by Erwin Wurm. See more here:...

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:54:00 -0500

“House Attack” by Erwin Wurm. See more here: http://www.mumok.at/program/archive/exhibitions/exhibitions-2007/erwin-wurm/?L=1

last night home.

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:01:56 -0500

The internet has made me too self aware for my own good. I feel like i’m losing my sense of self by discovering more and more how easily I can be classified. This makes me wonder, am I easily classifiable because i’ve been homogenized by the internet, or am I just able to seek out studies at the tip of my fingertips that confirm my entire sense of individuality is nothing more than a stereotype? Were people always like this?

Today I made a song, which made me happy. Later I realized all the influences that brought it on and how unoriginal it actually was, which made me sad. How much of my creativity is from my soul, and how much is me just trying to regurgitate everything I consume on the internet? Practice makes perfect, but how can one find motivation to create when you’re staring your own lack of originality in the face?

I’ve become consumed with music culture while my own creativity festers in the gutter. I want to stop checking the blogs and downloading music, but I can’t. It would mean redefining my entire sense of self, from a music nerd to an actual musician. Is there a difference?

7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:17:31 -0500

7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable

dear dumb fuck gun nuts:

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:01:23 -0500

shut up.

OH MY GOD I WANT THIS SO BAD.

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:31:30 -0500

OH MY GOD I WANT THIS SO BAD.

Waverly Films

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:34:39 -0500

Waverly Films:

Filmmaking team from Brooklyn. Hilarious.