Thoughts and sketches on humans, nature, running, and the end of the world
I love MOMA. I love MOMA because I got a membership for Christmas and I can go there any time I want (thank you Kt, that was one of the best Christmas presents ever). A MOMA membership card is like an unlimited-rides metro card, but better: you don’t have to think twice if you...
The blogosphere is passionately debating Kathy Sierra’s death threats and misogynous bashing at the defunct meankids.org. Kathy is mourning the loss of her normal self. I have cancelled all speaking engagements. I am afraid to leave my yard. I will never feel the same. I will never be the same. Some have decided they...
Getting back to reading blogs, after months of neglect, and I find out that my friend Derek has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. This sucks big time. Aren’t bloggers immune to all diseases and bad luck? I really wish you the best, Derek. You are such an awesome person....
Back to Moma this afternoon to see Jeff Wall with Husband for the second time. A kid was sitting on the floor of the museum, drawing an helicopter. A few more thoughts on Jeff Wall. His photos are interesting because they are full of clues. They promise to solve a mystery or to reveal...
Voyeurs 1 Jeff Wall’s pictures are huge. You have to step back to grasp the whole, get all the pieces, and see how they fit together. Jeff Wall’s pictures have tiny details that tell the story. Sometimes you have to get close to recognize an object, and when you get close you can see...
Yes, I know. I’m having a hell of a time keeping my blog updated and I really miss blogging. Starting to work at Google felt as uneventful as being hit by a train. Changing city, adjusting to my commute, and in three months traveling to the West Coast twice, and to Italy once. Frequent...