2.27.2014

Bar Scene

It's amateur hour in a hidden cove
the sound of quarters hitting the table, intense and off-beat
With lush velvet seats the players nestle in
while clanging of glasses chime through the air
The notes played by melted crystals are subtle and sweet
and the bitterness of ginger fills the throat

The dim lights absorb into the red
with the fine oak tables, supporting the fray
Leather and fur engulf the patrons
in the cold hours of late winter

Lavender and honeysuckle garnish granite tiles
while fountains hydrate thirsty animals
Copper has a dull luster that stirs refined minds
and conversations saunter about

A loan word etched into bathroom wall
the only imperfection noticed
with gaussian blur

Brassy notes play with a sheen
complimented with the mixture of warm
wood vibrations

Clanks of the piano board sing
melodies between the ears

I sit at rest on a stool
drinking my friday night
with a fool
that is myself.


2.21.2014

Beastume (resume for the future)

There are times when I really do have things to talk about.  You know, about my super exciting life and all...which is only exciting if you are one of those people who jump for joy when Dunkin Donuts didn't squeeze an entire cow into your coffee.

In terms of endearing mundane experiences in food services: It is painful that people get upset when something is off from their general expectations.

A good menu generally has a collective of adjectives some Johnny-pencil-pusher aligned in Adobe inDesign or like software because Microsoft Word is for your weak.  All of you who put "proficient in Word" in your list of skills is like saying, "I can breathe, and poop at the same time".

And yes, I intended that to be an outdoor toilet.

After watching various videos of CES 2014 (If you don't know what that is, it's an electronic showroom for innovative and futuristic technologies) tomorrows technology has been harkening to a different drum.  One that rapidly evolves and grows with traditions are built upon sand castles.

Let's tip-toe to the past when we had to learn cursive.  All those damn cursive exercises cramping your poor undeveloped muscles and made writing a pain in the ass.  They all looked similar, or didn't make sense at all.  Only time you saw cursive in use was your teachers pseudo cursive comments like GREAT! or AWESOME! on your school papers.  I was lucky to relive this pain my junior year of college when I was studying Japanese.   ひらがな カタカナ  難しい. Under the dictatorship of the strictest 101 class I've ever had, stroke order hash that, flick this, dot there, cross here repeatrepeatrepeat I realized Kanji blew cursive out of the water in terms of complexity.

If we fast forward to today,  what we were exposed in grade school seems pale in comparison to the abundance of technological advancements. I remember when texting was first introduced to the masses.  I sent 6 texts on my first phone.  They cost me 50 cents each.  Now my phone can take videos of my dog's swag and has more abilities than my Windows 95.  I still miss the good old AIM though.  That running yellow man connected friends you wouldn't normally call.

Was that running man the start of isolation though?  In High School people used to get asked out via text, broken up with a text, and had blood from their hearts splattered on the send button. As generations of kids start to grow into awareness they plant their faces on smart phone screens. Social media governs who is popular or not.  People are so immersed in the digital world that it has adapted into our lives with online dating, porn, shopping, and awesome blogs like this one.

But is it too much?  Is it taking away form "human" interaction and experience? Are we too reliant?  Is some Terminator-Matrix shit about to go down? Or is it just part of evolution?

Where do you stand?