beck -- mountain view

the yeah yeah yeah's -- mountain view

muse -- mountain view

haiku of the moment

talks during concert
as she boogies to the beat
blonde girl on cell phone

haiku of the moment

i thought you were gone
but no, you undead monster
bill clinton phone spam

turn-about's fair play

as you know, dear reader, i innundate you with blurry photos of bands that i see. well, dj shadow has turned the tables. this is from his site:



i'm standing in the gold t-shirt against the left wall. that's right, the guy who sorta glows over there below the bat wing.

(original appears at http://www.djshadow.com/photos/photo/101)

quote of the moment

"i like b.b. king a whole lot more ...
... than anyone just like you."

-- lyrics from a rockabilly song that was playing in my dream last night

haiku of the moment

i'm playing "frogger"
"you're a fuckin' champion!"
why, thanks much, drunk girl

earth wind & fire -- los gatos

haiku of the moment

i get a comment:
"your writing leans toward filth"
so ... you're a virgin?

haiku of the moment

woman smiles at me
yes, i used to be that nice
but not anymore

haiku of the moment

"would you like more tea?"
just take off your shirt instead --
pretty, pretty, please

water glass on table -- palo alto

haiku of the moment

hold to the present
feel yourself buried in sand
desperate clawing

haiku of the moment

step back in the past
consider what you disliked
how does it feel now?

haiku of the moment

here's a recent dream:
i was breathing broken glass
it seemed like jello

haiku of the moment

japanese monsters
rule the world in rubber suits
flee from tokyo

haiku of the moment

chrome, glass and polish
wide tin roofs and tootsie rolls
the wonder of place

haiku of the moment

i write stuff like this
and my mom panics a bit
just settle down, mom

haiku of the moment

imagine a world
where just one of these poems
was worth a goddamn

haiku of the moment

menu title page
stares blankly across table
as inxs plays

haiku of the moment

i'd have some meaning
if i had a family
uh huh, sure. as if.

haiku of the moment

to do anything
you can use three processes
or something like that

haiku of the moment

wise man's lil' girlie
stares - i glance at her - she smiles
wrinkles for you, sweets

haiku of the moment

wise old gentleman
now leans over my table
THERE'S the tabasco

haiku of the moment

animals mutate
just before they go extinct
that would explain it

haiku of the moment

someday when i die
people will look at this stuff
and truly thank god

haiku of the moment

this restaurant wishes
that all-you-can-drink-ice-tea
wasn't a feature

haiku of the moment

my red vinyl booth
sits very impassively
to my snickering

haiku of the moment

dark asian woman
wears a white t-shirt and bra
i can see your nips

haiku of the moment

concert ticket price
only has validity
if you believe it

haiku of the moment

wise old gentleman
now at the table alone
blows nose in napkin

haiku of the moment

fat man glares at me
as he passes my table
your girlfriend's ugly

haiku of the moment

ketchup bottle dreams
of a world where he's empty
his hopes are shattered

haiku of the moment

wise old gentleman
flirts knowingly with blonde girl
please pass me a fork

haiku of the moment

only three more months
to do some christmas shopping
let's get excited

haiku of the moment

compress the planet
to 17 syllables
haiku simpleton

haiku of the moment

man with a bald spot
combs rare hair over the top
you should invest it

haiku of the moment

there's a common thought:
"do what you love; money flows."
well? i'm waiting!

haiku of the moment

in a future time
we'll be exactly the same
now how do you feel?

haiku of the moment

self-important man
talks loudly in the diner
it's hard not to hate

haiku of the moment

shimmering pavement
from early autumn heat wave
reality bake

haiku of the moment

head in agony
bad eyes, bad teeth, clogged sinus
i remember fun

haiku of the moment

a big mystery
gorgeous woman at counter
with different sox

haiku of the moment

turn the world around
it's surprisingly simple
breakfast for dinner

haiku of the moment

what's the penalty
for a goose in a gaggle
that doesn't conform?

haiku of the moment

hashbrowns get better
the greasier that they are
my heart disagrees

haiku of the moment

on ebay items:
those listed as being "rare"
out-number "normal"

haiku of the moment

crazy guy on BART
is wanting to iterrupt
"hello, crazy guy."

quote of the moment

"i'm gonna murder you when i see you!"

-- unseen angry person yelling over a hedge to an unclear "target"

quote of the moment

"1-800-ESPERANTO
the international language that works!"

-- bumper sticker, santa clara

massive attack -- berkeley

massive attack -- berkeley

haiku of the moment

skating down the road
girl with pomeranian
tucked under her arm

haiku of the moment

there are a few times
when you know things are "not right"
blood on the doorstep

dj shadow -- san francisco

haiku of the moment

just give me a road
and a clean p.t. crusier
and a tank of gas

haiku of the moment

planes trains and autos
my day has had all of them
and i just love it

haiku of the moment

i've found the answer
to stop plane mates from snooping
watch godzilla films

haiku of the moment

atlanta parkway
car with three air fresheners
that's a pine-y ride

lunch at the "pig-n-chik" (sic), atlanta

pulled pork, cold smoked salmon, mac & cheese, smoked corn, 2 slices of
white bread (of course) and a coke.

us$10.15

neon -- AL/TN border

black cat fireworks -- AL/TN state line

cotton field in full seed -- scottsboro, AL

quote of the moment

"speed checked by detection devices"

-- highway sign, GA/TN stateline

quote of the moment

"one nation under me. -god"

-- entirety of wording on a billboard, loudon, TN

quote of the moment

"road closed to hunters"

-- sign at uranium processing plant overlook, oak ridge, TN

quote of the moment

"no devices containing mercury allowed in building"

-- building warning sign, oak ridge, TN

small steam engine -- oak ridge, TN

this was the first device to ever be nuclear powered. it's about a foot
long.

loading face, world's first nuclear reactor -- oak ridge, TN

quote of the moment

"watch pigs 'git up and git'
on purina pig startena"

-- advertising poster for "purina pig startena," knoxville, TN

sumac berries -- great smoky mountains national park

14 shot panorama (+ bonus "human keyhole") -- clingman's dome, great smoky mountains, national park

quote of the moment

"wilson's wildlife adventures -- rare animals make a scene -- several
scenes, in fact -- at this museum displaying preserved and mounted
wildlife in naturalistic dioramas."

-- aaa tourbook of kentucky & tennessee

quote of the moment

"jack daniel's distillery -- at the age of 13, jasper newton daniel
bought his first distillery -- from a lutheran minister."

-- aaa tourbook of kentucky and tennessee

pecan pancakes -- gatlinburg, tn

on the menu at the "pancake pantry"

"the first pancake house in the state of tennessee"

** the morning star **

two mounds of our fresh shredded hash browns, each topped with melted
cheese and a fried egg. covered with a blend of diced grilled onions,
pimentos, mushrooms, ham and green peppers. served with toast and
whipped butter or buttermilk pancakes.

us$8.85

creative sink placement -- gatlinburg, TN

retail store sign -- gatlinburg, TN

haiku of the moment

on southern highway
goats in tennessee pick-up
hard to stay focused

quote of the moment

"we support our troops and president bush -- freedom is not free!"

-- septic tank company sign, GA/NC state line

haiku of the moment

step in the shower
water drips on my bald spot
please, don't remind me

way way out there

both the best and the worst thing about the u.s. is that people are
always trying to find a new angle ... always with the question, "how do
we make things more _____?" (where _____ = ugly, beautiful, easy, etc.)
and nearly always this is followed by a justification or
rationlaization.

the country is rife for improvement, right on down to, that's right, the
dollar bill:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/2006-09-14-liberty-usat_x.htm

weird thing of the moment

my rental car has FL license plates -- *on the plate itself* it has the
url, myflorida.com.

sunset -- atlanta

giant sculpture ants on support beam -- atlanta

haiku of the moment

cute woman on plane
rolls her eyes as she sees me
the things you don't know

quote of the moment

"is buddhism actually a religion or a way of life?"

-- aggressively friendly oakland native speaking to a timid japanese
national on BART

haiku of the moment

we are as we seem
except the part at the seams
which is different

haiku of the moment

i don't like the times
when 17 syllables
are just too damn much

haiku of the moment

i don't like the times
when 17 syllables
are just too damn much

personality test

you'll like this one -- better than most:

http://www.pulseware.com.au/site_pi.asp?p=wpa-13659

quote of the moment

"the tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. there are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejdices -- to be found only in the minds of men. for the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all its own -- for the children and the children yet unborn. and the pity of it is that these things cannot be confined to the twilight zone."

-- extro, "the monsters are due on maple street" episode of "the
twilight zone"

quote of the moment

"there is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. it is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. it is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition. and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. this is the dimension of imagination, it is an area which we call, 'the twilight zone.'"

-- twilight zone intro, first season

sculpture -- sunnyvale

quote of the moment

"silence is golden,
but duct tape is silver."

-- bumper sticker, santa clara

haiku of the moment

baby screams full-out
passengers try to ignore
lil' hellion on board

fuel tank and building structure -- denver

evaporated alkalai runoff -- red desert, WY

water trough with algae -- red desert, WY

stop sign with bullet holes -- red desert, WY

dried plain silt with antelope tracks -- red desert, WY

desert sage in bloom -- red desert, WY

this particular plant is about 250 years old.

9 shot, 360° panorama, view of continental divide -- hogback ridge, WY

(complete with b1-67er)