http://www.depressing.org/ noteworthy items, possibly of interest en Copyright 2008 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:07:10 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification We like things a certain way. Everyone does, some special thing they require or desire or lust after or make sure of is always at the ready, be it physically on hand or in mind. What does it mean that we need certain things or feel that we need things in a certain order or in a certain way or quantity to be happy? One, two, three or once. How much is enough of what you want? How much is enough of what you need? Is it OK to only do what you want? Is it OK to put aside what you need?]]> We like things a certain way. Everyone does, some special thing they require or desire or lust after or make sure of is always at the ready, be it physically on hand or in mind. What does it mean... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2008/04/stability-longevity-and-things/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2008/04/stability-longevity-and-things/ about society about things fading jesus love random Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:07:10 -0600 Time keeps ticking away and no matter whether I acknowledge it or care about it time always seems to add up! When looking around outside everything signals that it is nearing spring and with that past events appear flickering bouncing and crawling up again in my mind. Dunes, dust, water, heat, cold and lonely long nights. Maybe in five months time things will be better, or worse.. or different or the same, maybe not....]]> Time keeps ticking away and no matter whether I acknowledge it or care about it time always seems to add up! When looking around outside everything signals that it is nearing spring and with that past events appear flickering... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2008/04/sand-dunes-water-and-trains/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2008/04/sand-dunes-water-and-trains/ about things beach dune train water Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:53:37 -0600 The wind outside was coming out of the west at a sustained rate of 30mph, with gusts around 45mph. With the air filled with powdery snow it was difficult to look into the wind even with something covering the eyes. I've felt this before!]]> The wind outside was coming out of the west at a sustained rate of 30mph, with gusts around 45mph. With the air filled with powdery snow it was difficult to look into the wind even with something covering the... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2008/02/blizzard-conditions/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2008/02/blizzard-conditions/ burning man photography black rock city blizzard dust playa snow wind winter Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:05:58 -0600 It is snowing today. To walk around in the silence after it snows in a large city is one of the few things I look forward to each year. The snow seems to act like a large muffler that deafens the already quiet evening air. With the snow deadening the noise of all of the road vehicles tires it is much more peaceful. ]]> It is snowing today. To walk around in the silence after it snows in a large city is one of the few things I look forward to each year. The snow seems to act like a large muffler that... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2008/01/working-on-some-stuff/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2008/01/working-on-some-stuff/ photography car chicago night snow Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:19:53 -0600 It is rather strange that much of the United States already consumed by the sprawl of urbanization yet it seems that many believe there is nothing left to do than to rebuild stuff we already have. As it appears this has already happened in the past yet the process is repeating once more. This time the pattern of rebuilding is following a less personal path. With chain restaurants stores and mini malls making each little section of the country harder to tell apart from each other it is very likely that in another generation or two we will be seeing another rebuild take place. ]]> It is rather strange that much of the United States already consumed by the sprawl of urbanization yet it seems that many believe there is nothing left to do than to rebuild stuff we already have. As it appears... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/12/rebuilding-the-suburbs-again/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/12/rebuilding-the-suburbs-again/ photography construction gallery Lombard new rebuild Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:33:43 -0600 With the majority of 2007 in the past the look toward 2008 has begun. The coming year of work and academics for the world will likely go by largely uneventfully. Anticipation of events like the United States 2008 Presidential Election and Burning Man 2008 follow my education as interesting events that will be coming up next year. The new year should bring new changes to my art and new focus and interest devoted to different areas of my perception. Hopefully the year will turn out to be at least as interesting as previous years. ]]> With the majority of 2007 in the past the look toward 2008 has begun. The coming year of work and academics for the world will likely go by largely uneventfully. Anticipation of events like the United States 2008 Presidential... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/12/new-art-for-a-new-year/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/12/new-art-for-a-new-year/ photography 2007 2008 art burning man photography Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:00:52 -0600 On a road that I have traveled quite a few times at this point in my life I find miles and miles of farms. It really is interesting that one could travel for hours via a multitude of vehicle and still find only farms outside of the window. There is not much else that is of any interest on a road trip throughout the middle of the country. Sometimes you could find yourself being interested in the contents of passing cars. Sometimes you can find something interesting at one of the many rest stops. The things people fill their cars with; dogs, cats and weeks worth of garbage are common. ]]> On a road that I have traveled quite a few times at this point in my life I find miles and miles of farms. It really is interesting that one could travel for hours via a multitude of vehicle... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/12/turnpike-journey/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/12/turnpike-journey/ photography various travels car dog ohio road Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:24:38 -0600 I wonder sometimes what people see in their countries respective flag... why do people choose to display their flags? How long did it take a person or group to make the pictured "God Bless America" sign? . That specific house is the most lit up house on a very dark section of a quiet street in a suburb of a large American city. How many more homes in America are exactly like this one? How many are more elaborate? ]]> I wonder sometimes what people see in their countries respective flag… why do people choose to display their flags? How long did it take a person or group to make the pictured “God Bless America” sign? . That specific... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/america-the-beautiful-sort-of/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/america-the-beautiful-sort-of/ photography america flags gallery night Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:34:42 -0600 Reality does kind of suck. Money, traffic and petroleum seem to rule the day. It makes me sad to know that this is not the only solution. Waking up to the challenge of keeping beverages cold never seemed so good. Knowing that I needn't keep a schedule or worry that mine hinders others. Walking around in what I feel comfortable in and resting at a burn barrel after midnight. Getting in touch with how the moon moves across the sky. Knowing how rain really smells. Oh how I miss these things! I know it might seem as if I obsess about this whole Burning Man thing... I do. It changed my perspective on a system that I already was skeptic of. I see just as in the film from the early 20th Century, METROPOLIS, that we are part of a breathing machine. ]]> Reality does kind of suck. Money, traffic and petroleum seem to rule the day. It makes me sad to know that this is not the only solution. Waking up to the challenge of keeping beverages cold never seemed so... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/depressing-things/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/depressing-things/ about society burning man burning man leave a mark story togetherness train Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:41:45 -0600 American Legion, Lombard Illinois 2005 Lombard Illinois 2007 This is just another side note in the history of a small village. Lombard is just like any other place in America. Things change and buildings go on to live a different purpose. Sometimes buildings are removed and others they are saved. This one was saved. Recently in this country it seems that many of them are not deemed worthy of saving. ]]> American Legion, Lombard Illinois 2005 Lombard Illinois 2007 This is just another side note in the history of a small village. Lombard is just like any other place in America. Things change and buildings go on to live a... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/past-and-present-in-the-united/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/past-and-present-in-the-united/ about society photography change Lombard photo Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:48:27 -0600 Setting off around 05:20 we quickly see that nobody else is on the road.. A good thing for anyone on a road trip. Leaving Chicago is always amazing in the morning, you see the sun slowly coming up over the lake as the car creeps away from the urban into the rural. After my recent train ride through the country I was not looking forward to seeing endless corn and farms. Though uninteresting after about fifteen years of seeing it I was excited to see the fog in the fields as I had seen in Nebraska. ]]> Setting off around 05:20 we quickly see that nobody else is on the road.. A good thing for anyone on a road trip. Leaving Chicago is always amazing in the morning, you see the sun slowly coming up over... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/journey-to-the-island/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/journey-to-the-island/ photography various travels car fog kelleys island ohio Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:59:11 -0600 It was an odd experience... returning to the real world after burning man ended. After a crazy 2 day train ride followed by 7 days in the desert my concept of reality was a bit shot. At first the only part of modern america I saw was what greeted me on the side of some road outside of the Sparks / Reno area. I rode from the burn to Reno in the back of the moving van because there was only two seats in front and we did not want to get pulled over. Having not slept the night of the man burn into sunday I was quite tired from my journeys and excursions in the desert. So, after sleeping in the back of the truck with 10 bags of garbage I woke up after what was about a 7 to 8 hour journey from our camp. Greeting me when the truck door opened were two native american fellows, the girls and a large trailer with a hand painted sign that read "TRASH". I gladly helped bring out the 10 bags and we handed the guy $20... Our part of 'leave no trace' was completed! I climbed back into the truck and waited out the final journey into Reno and woke up at a 7-11 convenient store which was obviously visited by many other burners heading back to reality. ]]> It was an odd experience… returning to the real world after burning man ended. After a crazy 2 day train ride followed by 7 days in the desert my concept of reality was a bit shot. At first the... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/post/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/post/ about life about society burning man photography burning man city leave a mark leave no trace story togetherness train Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:23:38 -0600 It was really foggy today. I always enjoy fog no matter where it is. The last time I saw fog was about a month ago on a train ride through the farmland of Nebraska as the sun was rising. The fog was so thick you couldnt even see out of the train. The stuff we had this morning wasn't quite as thick but it did set a certain mood for the rest of the day... tic tic tic... the road trip awaits... ]]> It was really foggy today. I always enjoy fog no matter where it is. The last time I saw fog was about a month ago on a train ride through the farmland of Nebraska as the sun was rising.... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/foggy-day-in-suburbia/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/10/foggy-day-in-suburbia/ misc fog nebraska photo story train Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:37:03 -0600 It is so easy to be alone in a modern American city. I have this interesting idea that has been floating around my head for a while. I envision some far away bazaar type affair with people bustling and interacting then I envision an American city... Mostly empty streets and if the street is occupied it is by cars not by pedestrians. ]]> It is so easy to be alone in a modern American city. I have this interesting idea that has been floating around my head for a while. I envision some far away bazaar type affair with people bustling and... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/09/and-one-more-thing/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/09/and-one-more-thing/ about society alone car city Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:48:48 -0600 Everything that I imagined the desert would be like was wrong. ]]> Everything that I imagined the desert would be like was wrong.... http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/09/something-about-the-desert/ http://www.depressing.org/archives/2007/09/something-about-the-desert/ about things burning man black rock city burning man desert photo story Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:46:42 -0600