Art.
A slowly-expanding entry about Brandon Bird.
Man of the day: Brandon Bird.
A California artist with a mastery of one thousand styles, Brandon make paintings that are restrained yet terribly funny, putting absurdity in such a sincere light that only McSweeney’s can really hope to match.
Check out The Lesson Of The Geese, or The Anguish, two of my favorites.
I originally found him by being linked to his The Norton Anthology exhibit.
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Conversations.
A slowly-expanding entry featuring the night’s best IMs. Until midnight tonight, you still have a chance of getting on here, so hop to it.
Anne Louise: I SIEN ATER N MY KEYBAR
Anne Louise:AAAAAAAA
Anne Louise: MY KEYS NT RK
Doug Nelson: your keys not rock?
Doug Nelson: that’s unfortunate.
Anne Louise: EXATY
Doug Nelson: she was like “i must tell you of transport hilarity, when you sign back on”
Doug Nelson: but i took too long, TOO LONG, and now she’s probably battling some horrible woods creature
Jenn: no
Jenn: probably not
Jenn: are you supposed to be making puppet t?
Doug Nelson: yeah, puppet T
Doug Nelson: i’ll do it really lazy and call it “stylized”
Jenn: hehe
Timoni: And I got…one email!
Doug Nelson: yes, but, from me
Doug Nelson: so it barely counts.
Timoni: Oh, two emails
Doug Nelson: HAH.
Doug Nelson: hmph.
Timoni: you = fancypants
Timoni: me = white trash
Doug Nelson: that’s going on my blog.
Doug Nelson: hi!! how are pastries?
Mele: ahoyhoy! they are all a’bed.
Doug Nelson: heehee, you just addressed me in the style of C. montgomery burns, i think.
Doug Nelson: and, excellent. good show!
Mele: tucked in by the sugarplum fairy
Mele: old chap!
Doug Nelson: that’s the best image.
Doug Nelson: i want to draw it.
Doug Nelson: you wandering around, tucking pies in
Doug Nelson: singing them songs.
Mele: oh! will that make me blogable?
Doug Nelson: ….i suppose.
Doug: and, actually, my rap name is Mint Minty D.
Doug: it implies both FRESHNESS and the creation of state-approved FUNDS
Doug: the two tenets of my rap philosophy.
Mele: and the letter D
Doug: yes. That too.
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Funk.
See funk here.
Good news: There is a good chance I’ll get a new laptop for Christmas. Well, in January.
Bad news: The old one is pretty much dead.
Also, the guys digging holes in my street all week drilled a hole in my wall and in the floor while I was at work. They claim “someone” will come fix it today. Huh.
Wow, the keyboard’s totally out? Geez.
And, make sure you Flickr some shots of those holes, if they don’t get fixed. That is good internet content!
you should be friends with paul– http://www.livejournal.com/users/asterphage/ –
he was the one who introduced me to brandon bird
(amazing!i love his stuff)
..+ he’s cool.
It’s settled, then: I will move to your beautiful city and befriend all of you.