Cheer Up Ben, Things Will Be Better Soon!

This post is dedicated to my friend Ben, who for some reason looked depressed in every picture from the road trip.

Two Pictures

I'm kinda busy tonight (and for the rest of the week, so expect pictures!), but I'm still going to drop some images from my life.
Friend Brady in the parking lot before the Rockies game (last Sunday):


The Top Pot (it's an anagram) doughnut store in Seattle (three weeks ago):

I just got some of my road trip photos developed, so those will likely filter in until school calms down (Diff Eq exam tomorrow).

5 More Good Things

5. Ikea decorated a public train in Kobe, Japan. I want one.


4. Get Lost, by Douglas Wilson. I love the print and the idea.


3. Hairy Futura. I have seen many fonts, but none have made me smile like this.

2. The fashion of Henrik Vibskov: it is ridiculous and unsettling at the same time. Expect me to rip him off in the near future.



1. "Copia", a series by Brian Ulrich. His non-judgmental visual exploration of American consumer culture is profound.

He Doesn't Look Too Happy

But he is a robot!

There Was a Tree, Once

And from it came, buildings? (I'm very happy about how this one turned out.)

Secret to Finishing a Marathon: The Pie Chart

I Own Three Watches, Two of Them Work

Drawing-3 watches, originally uploaded by Jackson X.

I drew this a while ago, and finally got around to scanning it and uploading it. On the left, a Swatch my sister bought me in Switzerland. In the middle, a Fossil I bought sometime in 2003. On the right, a sweet Casio calculator watch that is one of the nerdiest things I own (second only to a Mathcounts State Champion Trophy).

America's Best Non Hip-Hop Lyricist

As an assignment to write a few blog posts for one of my classes, I will get to some long-overdue praise for one of my two favorite songwriters. John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats writes beautiful poetry, and copious amounts of it, too. (Darnielle has reportedly recorded over 400 songs) I will present one song here, with the neat little video directed by Rian Johnson (Yes, THAT Rian Johnson, director of this little gem from 2005)

As for the aforementioned title, it comes from this article from the New Yorker.
Here are the lyrics for this song. In summation, this is the perfect breakup song, and just a perfect storytelling song in general.

The Sheds

The Sheds are a great band (or were, I think they're on hiatus right now). All of their albums are free on their website and boast unique folksy-country-indie songs inspired by their friends. You should definitely check them out.

On the Inside Some People Are Nothing But Foam