Archive for April, 2008
what warwick looks like
when does the green become different from the next green?
will the shorn grass blades smell differently in the thickened balmy air?
will the stones that make up the foundations of the faith be any less stable and steady?
the wide open spaces feel the same in their distance, the expanses pushing themselves out and out and out [...]
Posted on April 27, 2008 Filed Under Poetry | Leave a Comment
a few truths
I could have been one of those people on the sidewalk, but I still haven’t bought a pair of sinched-legs camo pants. every time i watch project runway, i see the parsons logo and think of the courtyard katie and i visited where everyone was smoking. so much more glamorous than emerson smokers gathering in [...]
Posted on April 27, 2008 Filed Under Journal | Leave a Comment
the stevedore
I am no stevedore.
The cargo is mine, but I don’t have the strength.
The water is wide and large ships are built to carry.
I cannot man a crane or load or empty.
I have not prepared for such weight.
There is too much water in me to load the water in the world.
I should be able to bear [...]
Posted on April 15, 2008 Filed Under Poetry | Leave a Comment
Music Library Survey
I did one of these forever ago and thought it would be fun to try it again
Open iTunes/iPod or Windows Media Player to answer the following. Go to your library. Answer, no matter how embarrassing it is.
How many songs: 25,297
Sort by Song Title
First Song: ‘97 by Alkaline Trio
Last Song: Zzyzx Rd. by Stone Sour
Sort by [...]
Posted on April 15, 2008 Filed Under Quizzes | Leave a Comment
a flimsy curl of flying paper
there is much empty space below,
darkness creeping in on the towns like bright fabric tears.
if i drink enough gingerale,
its bite will slide sparkling gold down my hot cheeks when i shed tears.
the roaring silence of flying is punctuated
by a traveling couple, their chatter cutting tears.
if anyone should look up tonight, they’d see
a flashing redandwhite and [...]
Posted on April 14, 2008 Filed Under Poetry | Leave a Comment
taking advantage of an interruption
tonight’s my last night in rochester.
i leave tomorrow at 8:50. i’ll be in boston by 10:11. if i leave from boston that night, i’ll be home by 12:30. and the whole experience (for the year at least) will be over.
josh isn’t here. he went home for the weekend. i wish i could have [...]
Posted on April 12, 2008 Filed Under Journal | Leave a Comment
Pseudo 3D using 2D Sprites
3D graphics are a major challenge, especially when you’re working on something by yourself. I’ve put together some working code of a pseudo 3D scene using only 2D sprites. The secret is using a transformation function which can translate the sprites 3D coordinates into a 2D location.
The basic principle behind this idea is [...]
Posted on April 9, 2008 Filed Under Tutorial | 1 Comment
Site Changes
I’m going to be working on the site over the next bunch of days in order to try and bring it up to snuff. Some of the things I’m working on include:
Creating a new theme
Personally, I really don’t care much for the current theme, at least not anymore. When I first put it [...]
Posted on April 8, 2008 Filed Under Admin | Leave a Comment
heaviness
In stasis the weight
comes from the length of the wait.
Eyes close in the darkness,
and open to find they’ve adjusted to the black weight.
Raucous rage of voice flows
from the silence of the wait.
Time pushes and there is an edge for falling,
an abyss to swallow the weight.
A heaviness presses, but does not crush
(yet), so we wait.
Anticipation is [...]
Posted on April 8, 2008 Filed Under Poetry | Leave a Comment
stasisestina
it’s hard to stop a train
but mine’s waiting in the middle of a wheat field.
the flowers grow around the wheels, traces
tethering the ox to the cart so the beasts don’t run away.
the sleepers lay straight and sure but the cars don’t move.
the cars don’t move and neither do i.
clear blue passes over me like eyes,
(yours [...]
Posted on April 7, 2008 Filed Under Poetry | Leave a Comment
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