times when reality is thinner, installment one.

sidewalk. springtime. 4:30pm. cloudy. might rain. breeze. grass moves. gravel sounds.

maybe not though.

i will go to central park tomorrow morning.

business venture #74: imp(i)erealism.

remember that time i wanted to open up a frozen treats stand inspired by famous communists called hammer and (pop)sickle? okay well now i want to open up a pie stand called imp(i)erialism where we will only sell pies that are named after famous conquerors and/or imperialists. here is the menu:

ghengis pekhan
charlemagne meringue
ashokanut cream
corchess
pizarrhubarb

all pies will be served a la mode with a scoop of atilla vanilla.

the english language should have fewer rules.

thoughts on photographing living things.

i don't like taking photographs of people or animals. i like taking photographs of rocks and plastic and graffiti because these are more or less concrete. these are things that will last. these are things that are meant to last. people, animals, mobile living things, are meant to exist fluidly, fleetingly. the present exists for a few seconds at best, and to try and preserve those few seconds is not something i fully understand. in a way, it seems reminiscent of frankenstein; it's trying to make immortal that which is inherently mortal. and that, specifically, i suppose, is what i find difficult to understand.

thoughts on why shopping malls exist.

we buy things so we're not alone in a room with ourselves. that's why it's scary being minimalist. see also: that's why i am minimalist.