Before Sunrise taps into what appears to be a universal dream of traveling to a foreign place, meeting a dashing stranger, and falling in love. So maybe that makes this movie a cliché. Maybe I was just in the mood for exactly this kind of movie—but I just watched Brooklyn and thought it was lukewarm, so…
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Work metaphors
I didn’t make it in time for your Friday 5, but I have 8 drawings to maybe make up for it. Since working I’ve started hearing the same phrases over and over again and I couldn’t help thinking about visualizing them the other day. These are apparently the things I do at work.
“Famous” by Naomi Shihab Nye
The river is famous to the fish. The loud voice is famous to silence, which knew it would inherit the earth before anybody said so. The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds watching him from the birdhouse. The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek. The idea you carry close to…
5+5 Favorite movies
Someone recently asked me what my top ten favorite movies are. Thought I’d share. These are the ones that I come to mind, with the caveat that I rarely watch a movie several times. In a vague order: My Fair Lady. Maybe the movie I’ve seen the most because I have a large soft spot of musicals…
PHAMETRICS // 37
Alex took a picture of me at Bernal Park. As I told him, silhouette is my best angle. November came and went and 2016 is rapidly following.
4 hours and 44 miles later…
Against all odds and all logic, I biked 44 miles to work this month. *Note on the math: it took 4 hours door-to-door (Strava only captures moving time). I also started recording the route from the coffee shop and not my house, so, 44 miles :).
“The Art of the Gag” (video)
I stumbled across this video and really enjoyed learning the little bit of history on Buster Keaton and his influence on visual comedy. Thought you’d like it too.
Minka (video)
My friend Zach shared this sweet video with me. It’s about the start of a Japanese architect’s career restoring minkas with his friend, journalist John Roderick. To accurately use a cliché, it’s a beautiful and poignant short documentary in memorial Mr. Takishita’s dear friend. Reading between the pastoral shots, the gleam of Mr. Takishita’s eyes, and…
PHAMETRICS // 36
Photo from St. Gallen, Switzerland Part of my team dressed up for Halloween: me a dragon, my co-worker a unicorn and triangle of chaos that has taken over another person October was a really action-packed month full of travels, friends, and experiences!
Ricky & Doris (movie)
I came across this nice movie from, surprise surprise, AARP. But I thought they did a great job capturing both personalities. Because maybe we’re all artists trying to be something else.