Read between the lines

There are several ideas that I want to express, but either through lack of technique, practice, method, or insight, the ideas are never fully communicated. Like writing. I've had several things mulling around in my head for the last couple of months, but typing out the ideas never clicked nor did it even seem like the proper medium of expression. How cool would it be to write a story, or a long treatise, or even a journal? Cool, but self-defeating. I can't maintain a sense of direction with a open ended project. Why dwell on the minutia of every aspect of a topic when you can take it in all at once? Here's what I was about to write next, and we'll talk about it afterwards: How can you escape an existence in which the details of daily life passively and witheringly overwhelm overarching interests and passions?

The funniest answering machine message ever.

This American Life Episode # 203. Seriously. I had to stop listening to it mid-way through the story, because I couldn't hold back laughing out loud at work. This one's for you Reed.

Worst Possible Illusion

Vik Muniz is a Brazillian artist (now US citizen) that deals with how we perceive images and objects. I was introduced to his work through the movie Worst Possible Illusion, a documentary about him and his work, that was played on PBS several years ago. I tried and tried to find some place that sold the video, but it was only available on VHS and the process for getting it was a bit drawn out.

Today, I no longer jones for my own copy. Much to my delight, Muniz has put up the video on his website www.vikmuniz.net. To see the ~1 hour movie, go to gallery, then select one of his earlier collections (circa 2000), and it should be listed under the Videos. I love his work, and you can see the effort and love he has for connecting with people. I want my work and interactions to have a similar impact on the people around me.