babar can spin too!

at work today i decided that it would be neat it babar could spin poi too! so, i made a video of just that.
check out the burning man website (at the bottom) to see.
yeah.

movies i want to watch

if you have seen these tell me if they are worthwhile or not:

mulholland drive
me and you and everyone we know

yeah. more to come. cool.

intellectual masturbation?

when does discussion cross the line from being productive (or worthwhile) to being intellectual masturbation? this is the question that cruises in and out of my psyche while i sit in my literature and gender studies classes. is this shit a large waste of my time?

i like thinking about craziness sometimes. for example, today (in my digital and time based media class) we were talking about thoughts. my professor ponders the idea of thoughts passing through the body, and not actually being conceived by the subject. maybe thoughts travel through the great void that surrounds us and we have them (or mold and mix them) when they collide with our bag of bones. it's an interesting thought. maybe original thought doesn't actually exist, maybe everything is just an innovative reiteration.

amidst this oh so stimulating conversation. i couldn't help but think, who the fuck cares and where is this conversation getting us. maybe it's stimulating someone's artistic soul, but is that a worthy cause? i sorta think it is. if it makes them happy, sure that is a positive thing. however, is that why i am in school because if that is why i am at school, than this is all very silly. there are many, many more interactive and participatory ways for me to spend my day that would boost my happiness. for example, not reading anymore thoreau, ever. yuck. i am sick of that guy.

no, for example, being a part of some progressive happy community that is making things happen. like the folks out in marietta. although people accuse the jollies juggling "commune" (soon to be school? maybe?) as being silly, they are making people happy. someone offered the jollies hundreds of dollars to continue what they do. to go out and juggle. because that is a noble cause. i think i agree.

i want to help people make bicycles. beautiful, life altering bicycles. if i could articulate my love for my bicycle in words EVERYBODY would go out and make one. it's so lovely. the blue and yellow stripes compliment each other perfectly. the basket holds everything i could ever need to travel with. the tiny bike tire gives it a true low-rider feel. man. bicycle construction and beautification better be in my immediate future. yeah. go bikes.

hey there, it's a kelly rant. i'm back. thank you maxy.

love,
kelly

ps. i love you ateqah!

i like this

http://www.carolinehwang.net/

lebn's famous!

so, for all you out of the loop people lebn is officially a tv actor. he had his debut on KOMOTV news last week. the still above is from the tv segment (he's the guy in blue, not the sketchy looking old man in front of him).

yeah. way to save marietta one sand bag at a time lebn. whatcom county salutes you.

And 4-Day Comes to an End.

My lovely vacation in ending today. I have class at one, and a paper due at one as well. The paper is a bit of a disappointment, but what do professors expect? Assigning a paper over a vacation is just a dick move in general. Anyhow, I have been indulging all of my silly hobbies that keep me sane lately, which is a nice change. Studying day and night is an impossible feat that I no longer wish to be a part of.

I have started to do yoga in the mornings, and I have been trying to spin more regularly as well. The split-time butterfly weave is killing me! It's so hard to teach your arms to do different things. The 3-beat weave has been hammered into my muscle memory, and it is so hard to fix. My right hand stalls suck to, they always turn into simul. stalls. whatever.

I went riding on my skateboard a few days ago too. It was a super blast. Skating for a few hours is more than I have ever done before, and by the end I felt pretty confident in pushing. YAY. hopefully I will continue this pursuit in the future.

My orals have been changed to December 10th, which is what I wanted in the first place. However, it is going to make the remainder of this semester much more stressful. It is better for me to spread thesis and orals over two semesters rather than one. At least that is what I keep telling myself.

That's all for now. Sorry about the innate incoherence of this message. I have been up forever writing this paper and my brain is shot.

OH. here is a neat update for you guys! I have been working on a burning man page and it's about ready for the public. Go check it out and tell me what you think: burning man!

how i love using improper cases for my sentences....