i'm not a photologist; i'm a monster. Watch me dance now.

media ecology, spoonerisms, synesthesia, noctilucent clouds, linguistics, penguins, chinchillas, squirrels, croissants, East Asian culture, coming-of-age rituals, politics, pop culture, thinking about googlewhacking, broken english, cabernet sauvignon, propaganda, illegal art, installations, maakies, 5 movies 5 days 5 dollars, Brazilian tropicalia movement, fiction about the cultural revolution, funny-ness (especially that which is deadpan), weird things from the MIT media lab, economics, breaking things if the occasion should arise, Work in progress.

Brad Mehldau, Louis Armstrong, and Nina Simone transform me into a militant drama queen. [fave ever examples=Caetano Veloso/Francoise Hardy]

Buster Keaton makes me believe. [fave ever examples=Black Orpheus/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]

Law & Order and The Colbert Report give me a sense of balance in my life. [fave ever examples=Adventures of Pete and Pete/Mr. Wizard]

Deconstructing the Reconstruction mostly, along with efforts to decipher alternative building techniques. [fave ever examples=Mark Twain is my patron saint/David Sedaris is my dashboard Jesus]