project tedium is dully noted

project tedium is in full swing.

see for yourself at DullyNoted.blogspot.com.

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thanks to everyone who has posted entry.

announcement :: project tedium

first june week :: new project
codename :: project tedium
real name :: released as soon as i think of a blog name that's not taken

rationale :: experimentation in group blogging
participation :: mandatory if you have a google account

project details :: in the vein of my recent entry,boring log [post-sneeze], i want a collection of very simple blog entries articulating how you opened a door, switched off a light, turned your stereo down or opened your yogurt carton.

blogs are criticized for their mundane-ness. i want to take this to an absurd level.

this weekend you will be invited to join the blog.

batman quote of the week

batman quote of the week

batman: don't ever cry on my tights again

raindrops

raindrops on clothesline, dusk
shot with flash

i adore adam west

i adore adam west.

playing the TV loud to annoy my neighbors, i learned batman was on during lunch.

the joker called "lucky pierre" the best--and luckiest--criminal attorney... after batman verified the number was local.

later adam west remarked it's not often a bachelor like himself gets a delicious homecooked meal--then excused himself as a bachelor and spinster ought not be alone unchaperoned. of course, his real motivation was the bat signal.

let's not forget the bat fly swatter--used since the bat bug bomb was in the bat mobile--to kill an algerian fruit fly infected with sleeping sickness

sunday paper cuts :: may 25

More new cuts at SundayPaperCuts.com

holiday, observed

please observe the holiday [amerikan] this weekend. i am mentally preparing for thanksgiving. it's 50 degrees. i expect snow soon.

sorry earth

today the recyclers rejected our recycling.
their note included 10 possible reasons... but none of them applied to my trash.
so i dumped the recycling in the regular garbage.
sorry earth.
it's not your fault.
i also chased a cat down my front steps waving a shoe.
you just picked the wrong day to cross me.

b[oring]log :: post-sneeze

i reached my right arm a foot and a half, drew the white tissue to my nose and forcefully exhaled twice through my nasal passage.

equation

i've been sick and spending all day at home.
a musician lives below me.
he spends all day practicing the same guitar riff.
did i mention it's the same riff.
he doesn't always get it right.
guitar murder is illegal here.
:(

Sunday Paper Cuts :: May 18, 2008

announcement :: new blog
www.SundayPaperCuts.com
tell your friends

i'll continue to post cuts here every sunday, but i'll post all of them at
www.SundayPaperCuts.com

crazy bus man :: glasses case

on the bus, an unkempt man in army fatigue and a hat sat across from he.
he put his glasses in a red glasses case.

then his phone rang, and he pulled it out of an identical case.

i peered in his bag and saw at least 3 more identical red glasses cases.

cue freaky music.

aviary :: terminated

my time feeding milk goo to native birds is over.
i can now identify many birds by their call and colo*ring.

sadly, they all have populations of 1,000 or less... so this info will be of little practical value.
--
* optional u

today....
* i caught a cold
* gained immunity to hepatitis A for 22 years
* learned the average amerikan kid sees 40,000 TV ads/year

only one of those were planned

electronic renaissance

the next few weeks will be an electronic renaissance.
new projects are almost ready to be announced.
--which is why i also want to examine this blog.

i write blogs because i like the komments. i generally consider my friends ["major fan base"] to be creative and intelligent, or at least interesting. it's fun to hear from you.

so...
what sort of postings do you like to komment on?
why don't you komment?
what would encourage you to komment?

my goal [not always achieved] is to have new posts most work days. i know consistent posts are important and i've averaged 21.25 posts/month since NZ.

please add to the discussion [anonymous komments accepted] and take the poll [to the left] about the posts you like and don't care for.

i'm not going to pander, but if everyone seems to hate certain posts [food posts] i'll stop.... after just one more....

first :: stood up

today i was stood up for the first time. ever.
no email.
no text.
no call.
everything worked out since i had a book [amber spyglass]. quite enjoyed the unexpected time to myself.

but since my one friend has now become unreliable, it may be time for a second. i emailed a hammock importer i met at a party my plans for how he can bodyslam an elephant:

auspiciousness

on my 234th day in new zealand
i booked my auspicious amerikan rebirth


08.08.08 @ 8[30]pm

sunday paper cuts :: may 11

home james

i've picked out my flight home.

but i'm afraid to buy it because a fare sale MUST be around the corner.
plus, it will cost $400 more to get home than it did to get here.
and if a different carrier takes me, i'd have enough miles for a free domestic flight.

weighting and waiting

WEIGHTING
at the bird sanctuary, i met a lady weighing each bird and how much sugar water they drink. most birds drink the exact same amount each time they drink. some are sippers. others gulp. but the bird always drinks the same amount. i also realized today i'm an arm's length away from many birds with a worldwide population of 1,000 or less.

WAITING
at the bus stop, i cornered a local improver i watched perform last night. he was waiting for the bus--where could he go. he thought i was a creepy fan, until i mentioned my improv past. then he just thought i was creepy. but his mood changed. can hardly wait to awkwardly run into him again soon.

return

i'm back online.

where have you been?

what was the best colour you saw while you were gone?

Sunday Paper Cuts :: May 04, 2008

tomatoe stew

supermarket tomatoes :: $5.99/kg
war torn tomatoes the size of your fist :: $5/5kilos

i will now have enough pizza sauce to last me the rest of the trip.

giving back :: check

one month after arriving, i submitted an application to volunteer at karori [sanctuary for native flora/fauna]

two weeks ago, i was asked to be a guide, but training starts after my return [august XX] to the states.

in the mean time, i have received monthly volunteer newsletters and invitations to karori parties.

three days ago, i got an emergency call to fill in for "bill" the next two weeks. thinking about all the postage they have spent on me i had to say yes.

every even day for the next fortnight, i spend four hours delivering wombaroo [milk goo] to four feeders spread around the massive center. i monitor birds with tags. i can identify 4 different birds by their call.... and i leave muddy... very, very muddy...