Oh, um, hello.
Yes, I am still here. No, I did not drown in the waters off of the Ihilani Resort, nor did I fall to my death while ziplining Haleakala Crater on Maui, nor did I slit my wrists in a bathtub in the Pagoda Hotel. (Although, actually, each of those things could have occurred, as I was in all of those places over the last three weeks, just not in those dire circumstances.) Yes, I am still here, attempting to organize a transpacific / transcontinental move, job hunt while thousands of miles away, and (once again) jump-start my inspiration and writing. I started with the easiest one: jump-starting my inspiration and writing.
Often I find that the best way for me to do that is to take a stab at writing material that is out of the ordinary for me. So when a contributor to Retour LA, an adult blog about which I had already read, since Twitter is all agog with news of it, asked me to contribute a piece, I thought, “Huh. Well, hardcore gay pornography is definitely not your usual material. Let’s do it.” My first contribution, “Ananke“, went up last evening. It’s the first in a series of ten pieces, entitled, appropriately, “Curious Affairs“. I have not written porn in a long time, so I would be interested to read any critique anyone has to send my way (assuming anyone is brave enough to read it). I believe mine is the first gay male “voice” to appear over there, so I have my smutty literary fingers crossed for at least a mildly positive reception.
This is not a “Remainders” entry per se, but I did want to record three amazing projects I have seen over the last few days that definitely deserve attention.
I read about the David Byrne and Brian Eno project “Everything That Happens Will Happen Today” awhile ago, and was so excited to read yesterday that the deluxe edition CD (designed by Stefan Sagmeister) will also include a Hillman Curtis film regarding the project. Watch the film promo here. Buy the entire package here. It sounds awesome. [Via SwissMiss.]
Anyone who knows me well knows that Shepard Fairey resides in my Graphic Design Pantheon. So I was astounded when I found a link that took me to NOTCOT.com’s photographic tour of the interior of Fairey’s design studio. I always love seeing the working spaces of designers I admire, and this was certainly no exception, as the space (and the photographs) were abundant with detail and inspiration. [Via Brand Flakes For Breakfast.]
Finally, the latest addition to my arsenal of “Things To Listen To / Watch To Make Me Feel Happy” weaponry, the University LipDub project. Originally conceived by six students at the Faculty of Digital Media at the Hochschule Furtwangen University in Germany, more than sixty people spent an entire semester conceptualizing, planning, and producing this five-minute lipdub. Oh, and did I mention? It is a single shot. You can check it out above, and see more about the project on the project page of their website. Truly awesome project. [Via UnBeige.]
And that is pretty much it, for now. I hope that I can maintain a more regular blogging schedule beginning with this post. But with all of the things I have to worry about over the coming five weeks? My next blog may just be from Central Park. Heh.
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Hey Atherthon,
Long time fan of your blog. I was actually kind of worried for you all these days..the designer and print post was the last things for one day too many. It´s good to have you back!! :) I read your story at LA Retour. It was very intense, and on my humble personal opinion, the only thing that was missing were more details of the subtilities of the encounter, what goes on on themind is what really gets the body going. But overall, great piece. can´t wait ofr the next one.
Congrats!!
M!
Hey Miriam!
Thank you so much for your comments (and compliment!); I definitely appreciate them! :-) Hopefully I’ll have time during the coming days to expound on what transpired during my absence, but for now, yes, it feels good to be back.
Thank you also for your comments on my LA Retour piece; I was afraid that I was not fully conveying the cerebral subtleties of the encounter, as you suggested. I think this was primarily due to the fact that the piece was a revisiting of an earlier piece of mine of the same title, in which I think I did a far better job doing that. I think I ended up sacrificing the intellectual for the kink. Ha ha.
Again, thank you so much!
Best,
A.B.
No problem, AB. Anytime. :)
M!