Category Archive for “Timeline

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April 2005
like water through sand, so there is plenty space. you can look it. insane. this too will pass. it is already now. time manipulation. through thought. through change. through time. collective. oneness. change. or echoes.
March 2005
contourism enfolds refractionistic spatialism entrapment refinations envelope externalism locationality addresses informality formally evening chills under thick fog tonight winter delivers us lingering echoes and dust noodles snapping bacon faces race to the finish. slap your face off. slap that nasty face off. mister evil versus mystery veal serves meat, takes names. extend biscuit over ocean reveal missing business secret recipe for success basket cases raping places place your bets off. i would like to place my bet please. slam dunking. slam that fantasy dunking. i love you long time. hand pancake and mayonnaise and a man sandwich can manage backmask ...
biz koanz / art haiku
_biz koanz / art haiku : 1a] ha ha ha blah blah blah ooh and ahh and ahh and ahh umm mmm n mmm yum yum yum oooooooooooooooooh yeah no no no oh so slow so very very slow slow slow and low low low no no no very low low low ah ah ah yeah ah ah ah yeah ah ah ah yeah 1b] ha ha ha -- blah blah blah, ooh and ahh and ahh and ahh, umm mmm n mmm yum yum yum oooooooooooooooooh yeah -- no no no oh ...
January 2005
clear blue skies and bright white icy snow melting on the ground. i remember the good old days, with good music and a simple lifestyle. i remember the quiet times and times with friends, family, and alone. these memories are yours, because i have given them to you, my friend. enjoy the moment, change, and thought. watch the passing of time.
November 2004
freeedom sized surprise freedom-sized surprise PERFORMING A CLEAN BOOT soft boot warm boot cold boot x boot warm/soft boot words to worlds on and on morning comes before the dawn no need to worry while we wait night is falling time is calling understand sing along
Evening Drives
After moving back to Moses Lake in October of 2004, I quickly resumed where I had left off. After visiting a few friends and locating some strong medicine, I began going out at night, grabbing coffee, and driving around the deepest folds of Mae Valley. The music was always hand-mixed for optimal chillz, and the medicine more than accommodated for the eventual paranoia that crept along for the ride..
Two Faces
I have accepted my face. And, I, for now, have two faces. I can smile and laugh and talk with you, or I can simply turn, look you dead cold in the eyeball, and appear completely objective, stern, and in control. When I look at you with both faces, you become restless, confused, and overwhelmed. Do not fear little one, I come in peace, yet I come in pieces.
Two Faces Two
Even when I am outraged, and the right side of my face is angry and intense, there is calm in the storm. Simply follow my left face, which remains entirely mellow and detached. As if I were one again.
Two Faces Three
When I woke up this morning, preparing to do some light traveling, I felt fine. And, despite my car needing sudden and immediate repairs, eventually found my way to Seattle without incident. Yet, during the ride, I remember noticing a bizarre taste on the left side of my mouth. Also, the left side of my face felt different -- at the time I first noticed this, I could not define the precise nature of such difference, but ...
March 2003
freeedom sized surprise PERFORMING A CLEAN BOOT soft boot warm boot cold boot x boot warm/soft boot
February 2003
Dialing...764-1234 Dialing attempt 1. Dialing... Connected to remote computer. Verifying user name and password... Failed to connect to remote computer. Invalid user name or password. Dialing...765-1234 Dialing attempt 1. Dialing... Connected to remote computer. Verifying user name and password... Failed to connect to remote computer. Invalid user name or password. Dialing...766-1234 Dialing attempt 1. Dialing... Unable to establish a connection. Failed to connect to remote computer. Dialing...767-1234 Dialing attempt 1. Dialing... Connected to remote computer. Verifying user name and password... Failed to connect to remote computer. Invalid user name or password.
Planning with Detachment
[Editor’s note: the following is an unedited excerpt from a spontaneous thought stream captured while exploring a chemically altered state of consciousness -- i.e., not to be taken too seriously. Any spelling, grammatical, and/or other errors appear below as they exist within the original text and have been left unedited for full effect.] planning with detatchmentt: //how is art categorized in the mind? by which mechanisms are images organized, classified, and understood? consider alternate possibilities concerning how art is ...
January 2003: Kef, Zod, Aht
««kef»» Romans:Jupiter:fifth/equatorialdiameter142,796km/778.3millionkmfrom sun/11.86yearrevolution/>=14moons/saturnlikerings Greeks:Zeus zod. zodiac capricorn/sagittarius/scorpio/libra/virgo/leo/cancer/gemini/taurus/aries/pisces/aquarius animaginarybeltextending8degreesoneachsideoftheeclipticandcontainingtheapparentpathsofthesunmoonandprincipalplanetsthrough12constellationsorsigns adiagramrepresentingthis acircuitorround zillion anextremelylargeindeterminatenumber/jocular(jocosejokingjestingfacetious)alterationofmillionbillionetc folie a deux sharingofdelusionalideasbytwopeoplewhoarecloselyassociated folie de grandeur adelusionofgrandeur/megalomania foible(fault) minorweaknessorfailingofcharacter/aquirkoreccentricityofcharacter/thepartofaswordbetweenthemiddleandthepointlessstrongthantheforte> forte(n) astrongpointasofapersonanabilityorroleinwhichoneexcels/specialty/thepartofaswordbetweenthehilt(thehandleofaswordordagger/thehandleofanyweaponortool(v.t.)tofurnishwithahilt/(idiom)tothemaximumextentordegreecompletelyfully)andthemiddlestrongerthanthefoible forte(adj) loudwithforce/loudly/(n)apassagethatisloudandforcibleorisintendedtobeso
January 2003: Herium Chat Puffs
puffy puffer dimsum dive in? mother puffer huffin and uh puufinn puff puff gassy puffs gas ape gass man total gass melt your eyeballsss herium gass ape barroon ape nails (rape nails) (ape hairs) gassadness gassedness smak em if ya got em smak it up botch smakky smak smak rope arm of the raw riving a rife of crimb noodle shooter noddle pooter high crime high time bustah rhyme the aht of warh war MONger hahr whahr !!! huh! MONstraw city mohnstraw of rearity of rock monster of rear alley tree back woods bedlam hard wood ram ha! sweet hard wood ram! total puffs total gas ___ document describe distribute 2mb n tasty "B rite Backside you are going to burn yourself correction i am going to ...
January 2003: Saturday Night Art Chat
january 2003 ~9:30pm :::> ok what are you up to DLa 17 marathon layout doin layout n sh*t? ah yeh? oh yeah!!! baby. ahh yeh and it is sweet indeed any perks yet? like buttAH i need a smoke already? chat a spell - smell. here it comes its been hourz maybe we should leave the cold smoker pic up there as a break signal? ok yesss.. yes. how long you been working on the layout? are you almost done?!! how is coming along? having any problems? did you use all the goods? my but itches? buttox botox viral injection that is why you fail degreaser never a smoke in ...
January 2003
20003 breathe think fast sleep read work release paint draw love cherish moments feelings difference real
December 2002
12-29-02 it has been fire for two months at least and now it is time to rebirth into a new creation. who will i be this time and what about the universal consequences? i need to know these things before I return. after that, it’s ibuprofen. for now, i will draw and paint and mix my music. i will work and play and breathe and smile. it’s a different kind of blue.. seriousness in art and not seriousness in art. be inside and see outside softly reveal. focus or ...

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Tons of Firewalls

Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 1:45 am

Recently overheard on conservative talk radio (instructing listeners how to obtain a free promotional video from their new website):

“This website has tons and tons of firewalls, so you have to use your real email address to download the video..”

The Quiet Search Revolution

Monday, 6 October 2008, 12:15 pm

Just a thought.. As awesome as Google is these days, it would suck if they ended up owning the entire search-engine business. When they get to the point where all competition is impossible (due to their sheer size, financial resources, media influence, etc.), how many alternate search engines will have the resources for continuous improvement and top-quality search results? When this happens, we will have no choice but to do exactly what Google tells us to do.

As deeply ingrained as it is for everyone to instinctively and unthinkingly turn to Google for their search activity, it is time to leave a few alternate search tabs open for as much use as possible. Instead of using Google just because that’s what you always do, try your search on MSN, Yahoo, Ask, or any of the other independent search engines instead. Sharing traffic with other search engines is a nice, quiet way to keep the competitive spirit alive and well in the search-engine business.

Disappearing WordPress Posts

Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 7:50 pm

Today I experienced difficulties while trying to publish or even save new posts in WordPress. I would compose the post as usual, add all of the keywords, tags, meta tags, and so on, but as soon as I clicked the “Publish” or “Save” button, the post would just disappear from existence.

The weird thing is that during the drafting process, WordPress’ default auto-save feature showed that the post had been saved at expected intervals. Unfortunately, after trying to publish several different posts, WordPress showed absolutely no record of the posts ever being created. They simply vanished into thin air.

Fortunately, a little investigation revealed the culprit. If you should find yourself dealing with this same issue, here are some different things that you should try. First, re-upload fresh copies of your entire WordPress installation. I don’t know why exactly, but apparently various files can either go stale or completely disappear from the server. Overwriting or writing fresh files may do the trick.

If that doesn’t work, check your WordPress database for errors. In my case, a little investigation revealed that something had caused a couple of fatal errors in the wp_posts table. Fortunately, checking and repairing the table solved the issue.

Tumblr Battles

Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 5:30 pm

Please excuse the duplicate Tumbr posts.. seems there is no way to ping Tumblr to refresh/rebuild the RSS feed according to changes in post content. So, to resolve the issue I have discussed now like two or three times regarding paragraph elements and proper feed formatting, I have no choice but to repost a majority of my text posts.

This is necessary for the proper import and display of my Tumblr feed into WordPress. Currently, there are five items displayed at once, each styled according to proper inclusion of paragraph tags. Thus, whenever the Tumblr feed “forgets” to enclose single-paragraph posts with the proper tags, the result is an unstyled post entry displayed on my site.

Assuming that makes sense, you will please excuse my dust while I repost a few older entries in an attempt to reconstruct (the hard way) a properly formatted Tumblr feed.

More Optimization Measures

Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 5:27 pm

Another important step in improving the performance of my recent redesign involves the optimization of both CSS and JavaScript content. During development there were around 15 server requests for these two types of files, 10 JavaScript files and 5 CSS files. This was okay for my own use, but would not work for production purposes.

Optimizing these file types involves consolidation, compression, and caching. Consolidation of 10 JavaScript files into three is huge improvement. Now I deliver one JS file for the functionality of the site, one for Mint, and another for Analytics. Likewise for the stylesheets; after consolidation, a single stylesheet is delivered to all modern browsers. There are two additional stylesheets as well, but they are targeted at IE6 and mobile browsers and will not load elsewhere.

Once the files were consolidated as much as possible, it was time to optimize or “crunch” them. Using the sexy Flumpcakes CSS optimizer, I was able to reduce my stylesheets by around 25%. Likewise for JavaScript, I used xtreeme.com’s optimizer to shave an additional 20% off the size of my JS content.

Finally, once I had consolidated and compressed my JS and CSS files as much as possible, I wanted to further my optimization efforts by ensuring that these files were cached by the browser. By setting far-future Expires headers for everything but the statistical files, my site gains an additional performance boost by eliminating the need to reload preexisting content.

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