i want to see the tracey fragments.

new words for me:

qualia: "an unfamiliar term for something that could not be more familiar to each of us: the ways things seem to us"

zinnwaldite: a color that resembles the mineral zinnwaldite (a potassium lithium iron aluminium silicate hydroxide fluoride silicate mineral in the mica group)

and a new concept: Adelson's checker shadow illusion

"In outside space the chat over the garden fence is dependent on the fence's existence. In other words, public, social intercourse, needs a certain degree of barriers."

-dieter kienast

three new albums

i've been listening to a lot of new music lately, which is a big thing for me. i rarely find so much music i like.

first: vampire weekend by vampire weekend























second: this is alphabeat by alphabeat























third: in ghost colours by cut copy

















perhaps some reflection will come later.

quotes

i'm not usually one who looks for meaning in memorable quotations, but this was a strange occurrence. on my plane trip home for spring break, the flight attendant quoted leo f. buscaglia. it was strange.

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

it was strange because it was unexpected. i don't know why the flight attendant said it. so while that quote was bumping around in my head, i was driving in pasadena on lake and i drove past dwell, a furniture store, and the quote was on their front window. it was an odd coincidental experience. maybe it has some meaning?

tomato soup

what do you do when such a familiar thing is no longer pleasant? what do you do when you can't stand to be a part of something that has been all you've ever been?

i am home.

things are good. but we do need food in the house.
i am so glad to see my family and my dogs.
it's always so strange to be back here.

my head feels light.

i got my hair cut today.

a landscape flipbook

vegemite


tim from australia sent me some vegemite. i love to eat it on toast with an over-medium fried egg. it's pretty delicious, one of my favorite meals for sure. unfortunately it's very hard to find in america. my jar is already half eaten. it's made of brewer's yeast extract and is one of the world's richest known sources of vitamin B.

21 11 1/2.
it's almost a palindrome.

who's it gonna be?

leslie a. ryan
karl kullman
bradley cantrell or
richard alomar?

we shall see.

a list of a few landscapey things i like to start this thing off right.

• adaptive reuse
• long, linear spaces
• semi-formality
• abandoned places
• phytoremediation
• residual space, loose space, soft spots, hybrid space
  
• edges, ecotones, borders, barriers, transitions
• simplicity

more to come? eventually i'm sure.