Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Brainwashed - still dirty

I am stricken no less than five times a week by the realization that I am humming a tune that was forced into my brain long ago by an advertisement. One major repeat offender that struck me again today is the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. Do you remember this ad?



There were others in the series, too. I can't find a video of it right now, but if you are like me, this song has been running endlessly in the back of your mind for most of your life:

When you tell one lie, it leads to another
So you tell two lies to cover each other
Then you tell three lies and, Oh Brother,
You're in trouble up to your ears!

So you tell four lies to try to protect you
Then you tell five lies so folks won't suspect you
Then you tell six lies and you'll collect
A life filled with worries and fears

'Cause you can't remember how many lies you've told
And half the things you say aren't true
And sometime you'll slip up, you'll trip up and then
Whatever will become of you?

So you lie and lie without even trying
And each lie you tell will keep multiplying
'Till the whole wide world will know you're lying
Then you'll be
Suspected
Detected
Rejected
Neglected
Disliked
And you should!
When you lie, you're closing the door
On everything good

I never actually listened to or understood what the lyrics of these ads were getting at until I heard myself singing them when I was much older. And of course this realization came far too late for the ads to have their intended effect of guilting me into mormonism.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

A Drinking Game

On the eve of the new year, we created the best drinking game. Because it is so much fun, I want to share it with you so that you can have fun, too. You will need the following:
  1. Some form of suction-cupped-dart shooter (one for each player). We chose the Nerf Maverick because it is rad and currently $8.99 at Fred Meyer.
  2. An awesome movie. We chose Army of Darkness because it is rad and currently $7.99 at Fred Meyer.
  3. A TV that suction-cupped darts will stick to and that you aren't worried about shooting said darts at. We chose my TV because it sucks and it was there.
  4. Something to drink. We chose Sangria and Beer because we had them on hand. Champagne was added to the mix at midnight.
Once you've got everything, it's time to define the rules for the movie you've chosen. Army of Darkness is easy:

      • Shoot all Deadites
      • Shoot other justifiably "bad" guys (like the guy with the mullet)
      • Do not shoot good guys
      • DO NOT shoot Ash
You must drink when:
  • You shoot a good guy
  • You shoot Ash
  • The word Necronomicon is spoken in the movie



And that's all you need to know to get started. Reload during talky parts, have fun and don't hurt anyone.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Strange Form of Life

Can't get this song out of my head lately, so I'm posting the lyrics here for you to deal with.

Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Strange Form Of Life

a strange form of life
kicking through windows
rolling on yards

heading in loved ones' triggering eyes
a strange one

and a hard way to come into a cabin
into the weather
into a path
walking together
a hard one

and the softest lips ever
25 years of waiting to kiss them
smiling and waiting
to bend down and kiss twice
the softest lips

in a dark little room
across the nation
you found myself racing
forgetting the strange and the hard
and the soft kiss
in the dark room

and a strange form of life
kicking through windows
rolling on yards

heading in loved ones' triggering eyes
a strange one

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Urban Smile opening

Hey, the gallery opening had a fantastic turnout. Thank you to all of my friends who showed up to have a look and say hi. For those of you who couldn't make it, the show is on display all through December.

It was great getting to meet some of the other artists. A couple of my friends actually bought paintings, too.

You really should go see the show in person, but if you know you're not going to then you can see most or maybe all of the pieces here.

Also - my piece 'wormfood' can be seen in detail here.

Friday, November 30, 2007

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Upcoming Art Show December 7th

Hey, a couple of my sculptures were recently accepted into the group show "Urban Smile" at Brian Marki Fine Art. I hope you will join me at the opening the first Friday in December. The details can be found at the site, but here's the basic info:

When: Friday December 7th, 2007 6-9 PM
Where: Brian Marki Gallery 2236 NE Broadway Portland, OR 97232 USA

Hope to see you there.