Stories from my life:
Cross country move via roadtrip, from Maryland to California. Written in 2015. 24,757 words.10 day vacation in Southern Japan. Written in 2001. 7,380 words. 31 Photos.I got thrown in county jail for a weekend when I was 19. Written in 2004 about a 1996 experience. 6,268 words.Horrible but really-not-that-bad (a line on my travel resume, at least) trip to Paris after college. Written in 2002. 7,568 words. 14 fake photos, because my camera broke.Finally took an acting class at age 39, with a bunch of 18 year olds. Written in 2013. 9,630 words.
I Proudly Smoke Crack (Drugs are Awesome)
Just kidding about the crack -- only a fairly standard magic mushroom trip report. Written in 2021. 1,330 words.I went to GRADUATE SCHOOL for ART!!! Written in 2022 about a 2009-2011 experience. 4,046 words.I have never been in a fight and am a big fat wimp. Written in 2022 about many experiences throughout the course of my life. 3,056 words.I quit smoking weed, man. Written in 2022. 1,800 words.
Essays on various topics:
Using Kierkegaardian spirituality to wipe the pomo smirk off the minimalistic absrtact avant garde's face. Written in 2010. 5,575 words.Math looks like some shapes and scribbles on a page, which is a 'thing' apart from its logical/computational meaning and function. In other news, water is wet. Written in 2011. 22,424 words. 16 images. THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT MOBILE FRIENDLY!!! While viewing thusly, turn your phone on its side for Maximum Enjoyment.A demonstration of entropy via the everyday. Or something. Written in 2004. 583 words.Postmodern category conflation pointing to a monistic and conscious reality or universe. Heavy stuff. Written in 2003. 9,937 words.
All about the Sokal Hoax (fake paper published in 1996 showing up postmodernistic lit-crit as B.S.), and how metaphors from science are drawn into everyday use. Written in 2003. 2,256 words.Graphical computing allows for less creative fluency than text-based computing. Written in 2002. 1,475 words.Analysis of and strategies for Netris, a networked 2 player all-text Tetris (trademark rigorously enforced by Russians) clone. Written in 2003. 1,505 words. A few illustrative screenshots.
Experimental writing that branches out pseudo-fractally from a short paragraph on guitar effects, down to the fundamentals of music theory. Written in maybe 2005? 4,779 words. THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT MOBILE FRIENDLY!!! While viewing thusly, turn your phone on its side for Maximum Enjoyment.
Review of some contemporary video art. So what do you do, Lebowski? Written in 2011. 975 words.Marxist or Marxian treatise on wages, job categories, and social class. Written in 2003, I think. 1,019 words.Psychology has problems, but it's not a total loss. Written in 2023. 2,022 words.Christianity has problems, but it's not a total loss. Written in 2022. 1,776 words.My Joe Rogan piece. NOTICE ME, SENPAI! Written in 2022. 2,594 words.
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