by Jan Bear | Jan 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
It was a long day at work yesterday, and when I got home, my head felt like it was encased in bubble wrap. I sat down at the computer, turned on Eddie Daniels and stumbled from one page to another. I’ve gotten to some really good stuff that way–Engrish is...
by Jan Bear | Jan 19, 2004 | Uncategorized
The Internet knows all, sees all, predicts everything. The Death Clock tells me that my personal day of death is Friday, Oct. 14, 2033. It’s an average, of course, not a prediction, but the 29 years it predicts that I have left are reason for a reflective pause....
by Jan Bear | Jan 18, 2004 | Uncategorized
When I went to check the lyrics of Desiderata for a game at Ship of Fools, I thought it would be gaggingly sweet, embarrassing. I expected it to be like watching Billy Jack again or reading my high-school poetry–a reminder of how earnestly vapid I was as a...
by Jan Bear | Jan 17, 2004 | Uncategorized
Adobe’s lawyers hold a sheaf of papers against a cracking dam in this page listing the “Thou Shalt Nots” of Adobe Photoshop: Adobe Systems Incorporated Terms of Use My favorite, which sums up the entire page is this one: Trademarks must never be used...
by Jan Bear | Jan 16, 2004 | Uncategorized
This site, SIMONHOEGSBERG.COM, has a series of 56 faces photographed walking along Edgeware Road, Marble Arch, London. The limited narrative on the site makes it sound as if the photos were taken at random. Perhaps they were. If so, then the selection shows genius....