Sunday, July 26, 2009

Friend Alert

Someone I know has started blogging (again).

This week I have been reading Guns, Germs, and Steel, failing to study Japanese, and conducting a cost-benefit analysis on the hit my self-image will take if I start wearing polo shirts vs. the inconvenience of acquiring and employing a small army of short-sleeve button-up shirts (which I also find aesthetically lacking). I have to start looking professional, you see.

Interesting thing: Butterfly (experiments in music visualization by Glenn Marshall).

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Quick Notes

At The Opera House in Bar Harbor, Maine. 1. Southern hospitality is a myth or, at least, an exaggeration; people here are as friendly or friendlier than those back home, and there's the added comfort that we share the same political convictions. 2. There are more bookstores here than in North Carolina. 3. There are more cafes here as well. Conclusion: I could definitely live here, even though I hate the cold: temperament trumps temperature. If you are planning a trip up here, I recommend Portland. It's the (Chapel-Hill-of-yesteryear)-of-the-north.

Also: if anyone knows of any books/ papers/ resources that would be of aid in writing music visualization software, please inform.