Despite my week “off”, I’ve been as busy as ever, and have neglected blogging in favor of building amd4.net. However, last night we went to Northampton to document Ry’s show at the Iron Horse with Amber Rubarth — I filmed (hopefully to be released as bonus material for his upcoming live disc), DD took photos:

I purposely did not photograph the cup I made because of its atrocious glaze job. Seriously, a toddler could have done better. But I did make these mildly successfully:

Since photographer DD never posts any family photos of himself, I thought I would take the liberty. Tina, this one’s for you.

Reposted from an MIT email — but open to all. Come on Friday and give/get some stuff! I imagine it will be super big and super cool.

Freemeet- 3/20/2009

All are welcome! Please note extra dropoff day and new rules

Freemeet, a.k.a. Free stuff, used goods meet, freemarket
Hosted by Sustainability@MIT

-Take stuff for free
-Bring stuff to get rid of
-Everyone is welcome!

Friday, March 20 Bush Room 10-105
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=10&Buildings=go
10am – 6pm

Take a day this week to notice what you don’t use, but don’t send it to a
landfill! Clean out your space, and prevent someone from purchasing that
same thing anew. Start cleaning early for a big move so you don’t get
stressed later on. Bring your cluttering clothes, books, toys, CDs. DVDs,
kitchen and household appliances, toys, canned and dry food, TVs.

and/or

Find perfect items for yourself for free! Shopping with good conscience,
for the earth and your wallet. Bringing your own items is *not* required to
partake in the used goods.

Reuse quality goods, reduce waste, reduce consumption

*Leftover items will be donated
*Please do not bring fax machines, monitors, or other large and heavy items.
*Please use common sense: no animals, open food, dangerous items, broken crap, etc.*

For More Information and if you’d like to clarify on items to bring please
contact kathreen@MIT.EDU

Because I’m a little too busy right now with school and all, but I don’t want to neglect you, here’s two of my favorite things: 1) the full theme song from Cheers, which I committed to memory after it aired in 1990, and 2) The Kelly Song, also from Cheers, which I also committed to memory around the age of twelve. Don’t thank me. I do this for you.

In a later post I will discuss my impending 6-week trip to rural Peru to make a documentary and my impending marriage. But for now, cheers:

Good job, Mr. L.! (and good job me for using abbreviations to protect the innocent)

I was apparently the last to see this…we watched it in class today while discussing technology, education and new media literacy. Pretty great.

And I swear, the next round of pots are NOT going to be for ice cream! In fact I’ve already made a large bowl for fruit and a huge cup. (Applause.) Some from this week, including my Clover Bowl in honor of St. Paddy:

Hugh posted this via Facebook, which I thought was great — a little primer for you all about why my ma’s house foreclosed and why the presidential candidates kept going on about Main Street/Wall Street. I can’t say I understand everything after watching it once, but it helped. (Ignore the offensive part about the sub-prime family characterized by overweight, smoking vector-people with an abundance of crying babies. Not an accurate depiction! Geeze!)

Until I dig myself out of the Hole of Unending Work that I’ve been sucked into these past few weeks, there won’t be much interesting stuff on this blog, so you might as well get your edumacation on while you wait for me to become interesting again:

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

Thanks to the interweb, I now have proof that all people in Pennsylvania talk like me — expect the results for “Florida”, which I pronounce Flarr-i-dah.

(View the dialect survey results in your state).