I have pets because I hate people

Animals don’t use logic, they act based purely on instinct and survival, they dont complain, they dont judge, they eat, fuck, kill, sleep, and live in response to the world around. The thing that angers me about people, is the ability to think is there, but seldom used properly.

So people dont just do, they think about what theyre going to eat, where they are going to eat it and with what sauces, they ponder the kind of beverage they want ad infinitym, they debate about the best position to fuck, how hard, how soft, whether or not to make eye contact, to be loud. People dream of their kill and how it wouldve worked out, and they wonder where they will sleep, they wonder how long they will sleep, and in what position.

All this fucking time spent thinking…for what?

We still react, we still respond, and we still have basic needs that, despite all this fucking brain ramming, we still cannot figure out. With this amazing cerebrum, comes great resposibility, that we, as people, should act out of.

We have a brain to make thoughts happen. REAL THOUGHTS, not just things you think are important, that tommorow you wont even remember.

We have a brain to make decisions. REAL DECISIONS, the kind that affect you for years, that changes you to the core, not the kind that involve fast food or take out.

and yet, we respond based on our feelings, not our needs, and heres what happens: you fight, you argue, you disagree, you get a bad name, you leave friends behind and you move on, you think youre better, convinced of change, you find new people, you have an awesome time, you get comfortable you start to be yourself, true personalities clash, and you fight, you argue, bla bla bla…..

in the end: you. are. still. empty.

Its like having the keys to a jet plane and opting to go by boat, then complaining about how long the trip took. I want my people to act like my animals, I want them to take what they need and not make excuses for who they are. I want them to see that sometimes, different species of people should not be kept in the same cage. I want them to realize that, and just like in nature, realize that shit can be fucking lethal.

so step back. walk away.

The world doesnt need me, and I dont need you.

That we made it this far is a study in improbability. That I still care is a testament to my humanity. That you don’t see this, is proof that there is too much going on in your head that means nothing, and not enough subtance for all the content (read: crap) you carry around.

sift through it, back to primal. Act as if you dont care if anyone is watching (because you know it doesnt matter what they say). Talk as if you KNOW your words are true (because you thought before speaking).

Forget the lunch order, there are million more important things happening right now.

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This is What I Look Like Naked

We are here to put fear in each other’s hearts,
to keep us from fulfilling our own wildest dreams
under the pretense of keeping each other grounded.
I’m guilty of the same. I know the game, I’ve paid so many dues,
still, I am bound to it closely, my faithful lover.
Yet, I want to throttle it cruelly,
Bash it sharply against a hard surface and watch the blood come spilling
from between its lips. It spits out fragments of teeth and I chuckle,
Punch it again, harder, grind my knuckles against that beautiful smile.
I will leave it clutching at my ankles, gasping,
but I will still throw around doing-words without performing their actions
without really considering what happens when it comes back to me.
Love is a doing word, so is good-bye.

My breath is weak. I can barely feel myself shaking in this cold, but I know
I’m here because I recognize the eyes of the zombie in the mirror.
She smiles at me, that bitch, because she knows that she knows better.
She knows I know it too.
I’m wondering who put this fear here in me. I blame you, I blame him,
but in the end I blame myself.
For being open and vulnerable to attacks aimed at the chest.
It was faulty construction from the beginning. It was always,
just waiting for the boom.

words by mgapany
c. 2009

Bring on the dub: An Interview with Dub Trio

A few months ago I got invited to tag along to a Matisyahu concert. Now, I like Matisyahu, I do, I’d heard of him for a few years, but he was never really one of those artists that I had always WANTED to see. But I went, because it was something to do, and because, well, I wanted to hear King Without A Crown. It wasn’t until later that I was told that Les Claypool would also be performing at that show, and that there would also be a little group called Dub Trio playing as well.

Claypool, I had heard of, Matisyahu, I had listened to, but Dub Trio, here was a name that was completely foreign to me, completely unheard of. Yet the little but of research I did in anticipation of the show led to me great things. Not just great; fantastic, amazing things. Here was a band that had Mike Patton perform the only vocals every recorded on one of their records. Here was a band that helped create that recognizable Matisyahu sound, here, finally, after years of waiting, was a band that truly jammed.

They didn’t play a set alone at this show I went to, but instead, played the accompaniment to the headlining act. I really don’t think that the show would’ve been as successful had it gone any other way. Given, I didn’t know it at the time, but I would’ve loved to see Dub Trio perform live, and performing their own material.

A Dub Trio live set is nothing short of epic. In an interview I recently did for Smile for Camera with the band’s Drummer, Joe Tomino, he explained to me how using a series of delay pedals and microphones as well a “sonic arsenal” of other pedals and gadgets that the band has acquired over the years, they aim to “reproduce the sounds they heard on all those early dub records”. And while its not exactly the simplest looking job in the world, Tomino assures me that “its not that mystifying.”

Yet, they have been described as playing everything from Dub, to sludge, to doom, to stoner rock, to math rock (I don’t know either), yet their sound remains genuinely distinct. The band released three albums on the New York City Based ROIR Records before singing onto Patton’s Ipecac label that is also home to artists such as Dalek, The Melvins, General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners and Tomahawk. They have plans too release their fifth studio album late this year, or early next year, and hope to be able to work on more remixing and producing, as well to continue touring, hitting up Europe, Japan and Australia later this year with Matisyahu, where they will also open most of those shows as dub trio. I suggest you catch them if you can.

Head over to Smile for Camera to read the full interview and watch a video performance by the band, and make sure to keep an eye out for the remix the group recently did for Brooklyn Band, Candiria. Its on an Ipecac mix which features remixes by Dalek, Pole and others.

I'm Baaaack.

Hello, and thank you for your patience.

From now one, please be aware of the fact that this blog will be primarily writing. Things I see, things i think.

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For The Love Of Advertising.

Entertainment Weekly launches CBS and Pepsi embedded video adverts

Wafer-thin screens in Entertainment Weekly magazine will show video ads to promote upcoming TV shows and Pepsi products

via guardian.co.uk

Here are some more details about the Americhip technology: the screen, which is 2.7 millimeters thick, has a 320x240 resolution. The battery lasts for about 65 to 70 minutes, and can be recharged, believe it or not, with a mini USB cord--there's a jack on the back of it. The screen, which uses thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) technology, is enforced by protective polycarbonate. It's a product that has been in development at Americhip for about two years, spokesman Tim Clegg told CNET News via e-mail.

via Cnet

In the ad, characters from CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" talk up EW and give a how-to on navigating the different buttons that bring up more clips.

A menu of additional spots includes a clip from "Two and Half Men," a sneak peek at the new CBS comedy "Accidentally on Purpose" and a preview of the network's fall drama slate. There's also an ad for the Pepsi Max diet soft drink.

via huffington post

This is just completely the most amazing, mind baffling thing ive read all week. Its an exciting new step in advertising. wow. wow.

It brings to mind images of all the scifi movies i would watch as a git. blade runner and the such, where advertisements would start as soon as you walked past them, geared towards you. I know theres one movie in particular, but i cant remember. Think big brother, think Wall-e.

But here we are, introducing video technology into print. A rechargeable screen that is small enough to fit in your wallet and can store 40 minutes of video.

It a long leap from old quad core here, and truly fascinating. Advertisers have long been looking for new, innovative ways to appeal to masses. Print especially, has suffered, because reading is an actual labor, purchasing magazines seems pointless when there is a limiteless supply of information for free at your fingertips at almost every moment of the day.

I was blown away when Esquire magazine last year, released the first magazine ever to use e-ink technology in a flashing cover, but this goes a ways beyond that.

The company that made these babies, Americhip, has also created magazine technologies that appeals to various senses, including smell.

woo.