Writer's Block

I spent the morning flipping
records like crepes on the LP
machine waiting or there to be
something for me to write to
you about. I watched two petals
fall from the fully bloomed
geranium on the window sill.
They flew down like baby blue
jays leaving their mother's nest.
I listened to the whistles and
chirps outside and imagined
they were part of the music coming
through the speaker by the door,
for they are already part of the
music of life. And I stared at the
blank page in front of me, a letter
addressed to you, and I waited for
there to be something for me to write
to you about. The overwhelming smell
of mint in the garden, the twins
practicing violin in the apartment
building next door. Even the scratching
sound of rope against concrete as a
little girl skipped and her way
down the sidewalk to the nearest park.
The sound startled me and raised me
from my seat. I thought maybe the
record was stuck, but it was just me
listening to the music of life
waiting for there to be something

for me to write to you about.

Webisodes

I love webisodes. Online video series remind me of the old school days of cable and lite night UHF. Back before the FCC got all uppity and censored all the good stuff. But with podcasts and webisodes we now have a new media output for quirky visual aficionados.

When Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog hit the digital screen I was eagerly awaiting each new part. Other great series like Felicia Day's The Guild or the great Zelda parody Legend of Neil are ones that I watch regularly for my own entertainment. Anyone who does not know Sweet Tea Film's Tavin Dillard needs him in their life. Even Zach Galifianakis has Between Two Ferns. There is the 'Bu, the Michael Showalter Showalter(before he had issues and after Stella), and loads of others that in no way reflect lonelygirl15. Sites like Channel 101 and Waverly Films host some great series and so does College Humor and Funny or Die.

Many of these are to be considered NSFW but that is part of their charm and one of the reasons I love them. I think that many shows on Adult Swim would never make it there without the help of the internet based venues like the ones listed above. And the Lonely Island boys have made their fame this way and still do.

Maybe someday UHF will make a comeback or cable and local television will get the creative freedom and notice that it deserves, but until then... thank you internet. Thank you very much.

Nuevo Pantalones

New Pants

So I got some new pants. They are almost the same as the old ones just a different color. In no way am I retiring the old ones. I just thought it would be good to have some variety.

Buying new pants reminds me of the last time I made a new purchase for which to cover my lower appendages. My housemate Noah sat me down and told me a story. He said that every morning when a man wakes up and gets dressed that man makes a decision. That decision is whether to go right or to go left. Then he told me, "This decision should be known to that man and that man alone. When the pants that he wears announces the decision that he made that morning, then those pants are too tight." That is when he paused and looks me right in the face and says, "Levi, those pants are too tight."

Considering these new pants are the same size. They too might be too tight. But I find them comfortable. So, I think that I will keep them.

Old Pants