the velvet ant

Austin Texas Mental Hospital

2012-02-01T22:20:00.000-08:00

Malloreigh was the inspiration for my copy project.

There is also someone whose absolute beauty inspires me to write music.

I don't know how a fuck like me ended up sharing an existence with such incredible people.

the limits of sensibility and reason

2012-01-31T08:41:00.001-08:00

191, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

This was a weird book. I suppose it still is.

écoute

2012-01-27T20:14:00.001-08:00

189, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

my small friends.

sick of me and all my rattling on

2012-01-26T19:14:00.001-08:00

188, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

Water every morning, followed shortly by coffee, followed by beer every evening. The comfort of routine. The stale of routine.

The Lure of the Animal.

2012-01-23T19:31:00.001-08:00

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Don't get me wrong.

Never Stop

2012-01-23T19:27:00.001-08:00

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Art on art.

I'm dreaming my life away

2012-01-19T20:11:00.001-08:00

64, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

I can't shut up about this knife. The Lee Valley website says it best.

"Some years ago we bought a large quantity of antique French carbon-steel knives. One that became legendary in its popularity was a style of knife that would have been in every peasant's home a century ago, and which commonly would have been the only kitchen knife in the home. It was a knife that could do anything from splitting turnips to finely dicing herbs, and could deal with any other slicing and chopping activities in between. We have had it replicated in every detail — size, handle shape, high-carbon steel blade, etc., except we have used resin-impregnated wood for the handle in place of the original unfinished beech.

The carbon-steel blade takes a finer edge than stainless steel, and is easier to resharpen. Since carbon-steel blades invariably darken in use, we include simple instructions on ways to keep it shiny.

The great strengths of this knife are its general shape, balance and size. You may have other knives, but this is the one you will use most often. "

If you find a better knife, kill yourself with it, because I don't want to hear about it.

Exquisite Dead Guy

2012-01-19T11:09:00.001-08:00

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How'm I supposed to let you know the way I feel about you?

A man should die gaunt pt. 2

2012-01-18T20:54:00.001-08:00

179, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

I really like these pens. I wish I had written to you with them. Next time.

What was the first condiment?

The Lady and the Tiger

2012-01-16T20:06:00.001-08:00

oops, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

I broke a plate

hard and everywhere.

hats off to the use of hats as megaphones

2012-01-15T18:35:00.001-08:00

174, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

Fridge magnet!

Get up, I wanna get down.

you are what you eat

2012-01-14T10:03:00.001-08:00

172, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

When I come back to bed, someone has taken my place.

Give My Hips To The Girls

2012-01-12T19:13:00.001-08:00

165, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.

maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down

2012-01-12T19:02:00.001-08:00

171, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

I bought a bow tie to wear tomorrow. Look at that fucking receipt. This is unacceptable. A receipt for a tie should not be this long.

Requiem for Dying Mothers Part 3

2012-01-11T19:50:00.001-08:00

169, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

My life involves ideas, and actions.

I will often say "Safety first." to myself before an idea turns into an action.

My life is more ideas, than actions.

Rabbit Cake

2012-01-10T23:41:00.001-08:00

166, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

No one would think twice about scuffing a Zippo™ lighter. Why worry about an iPod?

New is not better, or worse.

My friend Metatron

2012-01-10T09:23:00.001-08:00

130, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

Taxi? I'm pretty sure this is a phone.

Etienne et Petunia

2012-01-09T22:13:00.001-08:00

162, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

I think this is the best photo I've ever taken.

I live to serve

2012-01-09T11:09:00.001-08:00

three hundred two, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

I am not the only one.

And I am not the only one that compares dead trees to the extinct.

lessons in art

2012-01-09T10:18:00.000-08:00

Here are two techniques to appear introspective in your wearisome photographic adventures.

Take pictures of shadows of the mundane.

Take close-up pictures of unremarkable.

fun assassin

2012-01-09T10:16:00.001-08:00

two hundred fifty six, originally uploaded by nationalparksign.

A skull. I have a skull. I have a skeleton, but I am not a skeleton.

twist and choke

2012-01-09T10:02:00.000-08:00

Few things are more satisfying than patterns.

Who could ask for anything more?

I could go for some long pig

2011-01-17T20:51:00.001-08:00

Speaking of long, this rice isn't just long, it's fancy long.

So much snow. The chairs are disappearing.

bruised fingers

2011-01-06T10:01:00.000-08:00

Ted Nugent and Rosanne Barr, and some other guy were on CNN talking about those birds that died.
1. Who gives a shit?
2. As if Ted and Rosanne know anything about birds. Ted knows how to shoot them, but that's probably about it.

The best looking eighth note.

a big, wide open, blue eye

2010-12-24T09:31:00.001-08:00

The only music I have on my iPhone are the Beethoven quartets.

No matter how I flip the stupid thing, I cannot see the quartet numbers. Nothing scrolls. It's a pretty big oversight. Not everything is a shortly titled pop song, iTunes

I met the internet today

2010-12-21T19:58:00.001-08:00

Sort of.
She was there to witness me take this stupid picture.

be very quiet

2010-12-15T09:52:00.000-08:00

we're hunting whatever.

Seeing this made me less miserable.

every day is the best day

2010-12-15T09:50:00.000-08:00

My not vegan snake belt. Still, it's better than your belt. ryaton dot com.

a look inside the root cellar

2010-12-15T09:32:00.000-08:00

-25 outside, but inside.

more coffee

2010-12-15T09:21:00.000-08:00

you can tell by this picture that I am sensitive and introspective.

Frosty glass

Under a blue sky, almost anything looks cinematic

2010-12-15T09:18:00.000-08:00

Someone spilled syrofoam balls everywhere.

And I will raise him up on the last day

2010-12-15T09:14:00.000-08:00

After many loaves of bread, I tried making one loaf without yeast. The loaf on the left.

It was so disgusting I threw it out into the world. Even the animals avoided it.

Or what?

2010-11-20T09:35:00.001-08:00

Here's a big poster outside of work. It is clear none of these trashy looking ladies play anything. Does this sort of thing really make people want to play music? Or learn how to play music? Or buy musical instruments? It just makes me sad.

The Cypress Hill album Black Sunday is basically comprised of one bar bass lines stuck on repeat. There are instances where there is a b section, but in those cases the bass plays a single note pedal. Not worth writing out. Not like they wrote any of these bass lines. I would not be shocked to find out that every single one of these lines is a sample. It would be good for a bass player to learn all of these.

unorthadox weapons

2010-11-20T09:30:00.000-08:00

The house and it's occupants has had a bit of a mouse problem. The mice also have a problem, with staying alive.

I found a mouse in my dresser. In my dresser.

This isn't even all of them.

[Op. 48 no. 1] Nocturne in C minor - Lento

2010-10-04T10:50:00.001-07:00

I played a theatre show in Medicine Hat. And, judging by that look on my face, I am up to no good.

There is no way coffee should ever take 9 steps to make.

I shingle like a god damn pro.

bending but not breaking

2010-09-21T19:55:00.000-07:00

It's been almost a month since my last confession.

The vent in the bathroom at work is very dirty

Slow down.

going to the basement

2010-08-22T18:16:00.000-07:00

I don't know why I'm not updating more frequently.

I've been eating a lot of potatoes and carrots from the garden.

Why would anyone want to play or touch a piano anyway?

I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

2010-07-29T22:18:00.000-07:00

There's not much difference between me and this.

Another dead squirrel. At least I didn't kill this one.

When I bake bread it spells things to me.

rooftops, empty lots

2010-07-18T13:10:00.000-07:00

I could have went to Vulcan, but I didn't.

The best bread I've ever made. That isn't saying much.

Insert dead baby joke here.

the new focus is the relationship between you and

2010-07-12T22:29:00.000-07:00

Jelly Beans is art.

A bunch of people showing their big, brick hard boners for Bach.

Don't feel like Satan, but I am to them.

2010-07-08T22:31:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, that iPhone camera is alright.

In less than 6 hours I got basically everything David Lynch ever did

Meet James Woods.

Maybe the Beach Boys have got you now

2010-07-02T12:38:00.000-07:00

Speaking of bikes, back in 2006 I bought this road bike.

It was very nice and very fast and all that, but I haven't taken it out in 3 or so years.

Today I traded it in for a mountain bike. Something I can actually use.

shut up and play your guitar

2010-06-25T18:16:00.000-07:00

Simplicity aside, I will never understand the rational of having a fixed gear bike, but at least some of them look nice.

The tumor in my brain keeps causing my nose to bleed.

At least I know which tea is Wayne Gretzky's.

though your confidence may be shattered

2010-06-17T12:13:00.000-07:00

Seems like every one of my posts gets some sort of spam in the comments.

On Tuesday I ran over a squirrel with my bike. It took a while for the squirrel to die.

It doesn't matter if you kill bugs.

Wednesday, I had a nose bleed that lasted for less than five seconds.

Little things with wings like getting trapped in my room.

Andante con moto

2010-06-10T09:46:00.000-07:00

I spotted a dead magpie on my way home from work.

Less than 10 feet away was another dead magpie. This one was a little more dead.

From a previous journey, I knew of another dead magpie which hadn't had it's picture taken yet.

the bee of the bird of the moth

2010-06-04T10:34:00.000-07:00

twos and fours and zeros.

and now a little louder

2010-06-01T11:44:00.000-07:00

Today I cooked an egg in a red pepper (in a pan).

Just remain calm.

and of course, like everyone else, I took pictures of the most recent snowfall. I love the snow and winter, but fuck off already.

Remember the first time I saw you?

2010-05-27T16:28:00.000-07:00

Two things that have been occupying most of my waking life.

Planted stuff in the garden a few weeks ago.

listen carelessly

2010-05-06T09:56:00.000-07:00

Zero
And
One
And

Eskimo kissing by Archie and Moose.

I will turn on you

2010-05-06T09:53:00.000-07:00

As far as May snowfalls go, this was one of the best. These two snowmen are close to six feet tall. I definitely did internal damage putting them together.

go ahead and mess with me

2010-04-26T22:07:00.000-07:00

The Cap'm is here, in the past. The past is the only place you can make money since there isn't any money for humans in the future.

Pretty great detail for a camera on a phone.

My old phone could not take pictures of anything up close.

closed and open

2010-04-16T21:37:00.000-07:00

Since none of these are smells, does that mean people are buying these based on name alone? Perhaps someone really did find a way to capture the smell of victory lane.

sound and speech

2010-04-16T21:34:00.000-07:00

It's hard to explain how big this chandelier really is. See that bright light in the top right of the picture? That's the sun.

I was far too afraid to look inside.

For Trevor

2010-04-16T21:33:00.000-07:00

What evil lurks in the heart of men? The Shadow knows.

cheer up

2010-04-05T17:58:00.000-07:00

Let's play a game called guess my favourite band.

I can assure you the only function this char has is to touch my butt.

my other car is a boom car, my other mic is a boom mic

2010-03-22T10:02:00.001-07:00

While trolling facebook, I saw this picture. This is a friend of a friend, not someone I know.

I think it's completely fine to take a baby on a motorcycle. What's the worst that could happen?

Ah, spring.

Take another little piece of my house now, baby.

sell the house, sell the car, sell the kids

2010-03-17T10:42:00.000-07:00

Dirt can wear a lot of clothes and still not look fat.

A dead rabbit.

Sometimes Google is helpful. Sometimes Google makes me wish it was a person so I could punch it in the ear.

raising their skinny arms to the stars

2010-03-11T19:18:00.000-08:00

And then I went through my taking-pictures-of-things-in-empty-rooms phase.

Some people try for photos like this.

I have been pretty impressed with iPhone camera quality.

even your shadow is beautiful

2010-03-04T16:36:00.000-08:00

Another supremely glorious day in the capital city.

First I built this snowman.

Then I built this one.

They were together and it was good.

This one.

Died from the heat.

This one.

Was sad.

This one came along.

Mourning.

never in my life before

2010-02-25T12:46:00.000-08:00

Warm weather means snow people.

Watching X-Files with the subtitles on is golden.

You're only pretty because you're young

2010-02-20T22:34:00.000-08:00

This doesn't really come out for a few days, but the heart wants what the heart wants.

This toilet is in a back hall in West Edmonton Mall. What I find interesting is though it's not hooked up to anything there is water in the bowl. How does that work?

Must not touch.

My heart's as big as Texas

2010-02-18T15:29:00.000-08:00

Everything living wants so badly to keep living. Except some people.

Oh those Russians.

Now I know you were really alive in 1971

2010-02-15T11:16:00.000-08:00

from the top of my foot, to my mind, to my fingers, to you

2010-02-12T20:09:00.000-08:00

Limited Edition.

What isn't part of a limited edition? I am a limited edition. I am a collector's item. Worthless to everyone except the collector.

Will you not marry me?

get this joy off my chest

2010-02-08T11:51:00.000-08:00

I finished watching The Wire today. It was a great show. Not the best show ever, but there aren't many television shows that will keep me interested for five seasons.

Garbage compactor A.K.A your mom.

always trying to offend someone

2010-02-03T12:27:00.000-08:00

I really appreciate the circle this cupboard handle has created.

New tattoo idea?

no.

All I want to do is keep writing music for you.

2010-01-30T18:31:00.000-08:00

This does not really point to light, it doesn't even really point to the light switch that is around the corner from this note. Can you point to light? You can point to a light source. I suppose if you point and there is light present, you are sort of pointing at light. Bullshit.

life is just a mood ring we're not allowed to see

2010-01-28T12:36:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favourite/least favourite album covers.

covering everything on the ground

2010-01-25T20:36:00.000-08:00

Remember back in May when I got this knife?

It's still sharp.

and I rode just past the edge of town

2010-01-22T10:16:00.000-08:00

I don't want the word But(t) in my dental floss. And if I don't want it, no one does.

All I can find out about Butler Weave dental floss is that it's uniquely woven.

wind up working in a gas station

2010-01-20T19:25:00.000-08:00

we all fixate

2010-01-17T20:09:00.000-08:00

beat it with your fist

2010-01-17T16:49:00.000-08:00

Except you can't fuck lower prices. You can say "Fuck lower prices!" That's about as close as you can get.

Robots need love too

2010-01-16T16:43:00.000-08:00

Background info.
If you play a note, and then play another note up a minor third, and then play another note up a minor third from the second note you will get a diminished triad.

sometimes I punch myself as hard as I can yelling "Nobody cares!"

2010-01-12T19:25:00.000-08:00

This is the worst painting I've ever been forced to look at one day a week.

It's so awful! Those flowers. This thing actually makes me feel a little sick.

with a stolen voice

2010-01-12T19:20:00.001-08:00

This gets it's own post.

Have you ever bought a pack of batteries only to realise you have no idea what to do with them?

Thankfully, Energizer cares.

A discman, a palm pilot, an external call display device, a remote control and some two way radios. Besides the remote control does anyone use any of that other stuff? I wouldn't mind some two way radios, but those usually have rechargeable batteries.

think long term investment

2010-01-12T19:14:00.000-08:00

I've got a lot to go through, so let's get started.

This is an elephant. Maybe you've heard of them. This one appears to be African.

Thanks to Phil, I saw my name in binary.

These cables look like a sock.

she wouldn't stop screaming

2010-01-03T17:36:00.000-08:00

Back yard.

Lexulous is very far behind on the presidential race.

It's all pop music

2009-12-29T17:00:00.001-08:00

I wish last.fm could somehow keep track of what I was listening to even when my ipod isn't hooked up to my computer. Here's sort of what I've been listening to this last year.

Sometimes leave on the subtitles.

People didn't feel that they could compete

2009-12-25T19:08:00.001-08:00

New slippers! and old slippers.

sooner or later you'll bear your teeth

2009-12-24T01:08:00.000-08:00

I bet you didn't know that sometimes I draw those lines going up to the speech text at least 10 times, just to get a curve I'm satisfied with.

screaming through my teeth

2009-12-19T17:07:00.000-08:00

Warm weather means snowman time. Unfortunately it wasn't quite warm enough for really good snowmen. I had to settle on a little one.

Give him a hug

It's sort of like a snow comb-over.

I'd like a killing spree honeymoon

2009-12-17T15:51:00.000-08:00

That's no moon. . . Get it?

This guy either likes porn, or moonshine. Probably both.

I will float until I learn how to swim

2009-12-13T21:25:00.000-08:00

My magic mouse blends into my desk. Like the white ninja.

This note came with chocolate.

also, fuck

2009-12-08T16:45:00.000-08:00

You don't have to be a bible scholar to know that's not Matthew 18:6-7.

there's nothing like a catholic baby

2009-12-05T21:58:00.000-08:00

and now a bunch of stuff that is yellow

I can group the shit out of colours.

the secret life of Morgan Davis

2009-12-02T21:24:00.001-08:00

I bought a lamp for my room.

How could you not want to practice?

hipsters ruin everything pt. 2

2009-11-28T17:59:00.000-08:00

A pattern on the hood of my car. Thanks winter.

This van didn't seem to have any company name on it. Could it be that someone likes leopards that much? Probably

the colour of infinity inside an empty glass

2009-11-26T10:01:00.000-08:00

I think I'm officially out of good snowman conversations.

friendly little finger

2009-11-24T17:53:00.000-08:00

How's this for work safe, Teagan?

They changed the teas in the sampler pack. Those bitches tried to cheat me. They did cheat me!

shut up 'n play yer guitar

2009-11-23T16:16:00.000-08:00

I spent over $100 on sheet music today.

This looks like the King James version, but it's not.

she slipped into my pocket with my car keys

2009-11-22T17:07:00.000-08:00

Somehow I never got around to posting this gif.

Advice on how to get through life.

Hi Alice! Put your hand inside the puppet head

2009-11-21T17:46:00.000-08:00

You'd have to be crazy to not love the look of photocopied flesh.

Skin cocktails?

The lighting in the before picture is totally different than the lighting in the after picture. How is anyone supposed to make a an accurate comparison. In addition, 'skin cocktail' sounds gross and I would never ask about one.

you want a coke? maybe some fries?

2009-11-19T17:58:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I sleep in the dryer. I don't sleep well when I sleep in the dryer and it's hard to get out.

there's a thing that I hid in the back of my head

2009-11-18T09:11:00.000-08:00

On Monday, Katherine and I walked around taking pictures with real cameras. Nothing digital. Not that there's anything wrong with digital. I love 1's and 0's.

There were a lot of collapsed pumpkins to be seen.

What's better than roses on your piano?

Tulips on your organ.

And Bob Barker, being creepier than ever.

I'm not gay, it's just my sense of humour.

2009-11-13T23:50:00.000-08:00

Doing stuff like this,

sort of makes me feel crazy.

A pink balloon and a cameo by my slippers.

like a table ceaselessly being set

2009-11-08T18:47:00.000-08:00

Here's a little graph I drew, explaining how being cool works (for the most part).

Sometimes I kind of wish I had a real camera and I wonder how long the drums will be not set up.

Now I would like to tell you a story about the hand that melted the ice.

I'm feeling picky

2009-11-03T22:06:00.000-08:00

This is the danger zone, this is where I came in.

Take them anywhere! Take them to school. Take them to the office. Kid is to adult as school is to office. So that's basically the same place. Take them to the TV? All the way to the TV? Take them trick or treating? More like give them out. And what kind of costume is that? Damn you Reece.

Sounds like a gun manufacturer.

Weak, tight Muscles. The Canadian Pain Coalition has been making you feel pain since their foundation in 2002. Feel the pain.

Words to live by

2009-10-27T16:38:00.000-07:00

Lord, please don't take me away

2009-10-08T16:37:00.000-07:00