Wow, that was amazing. I rode my personal longest ride today: 32.4 miles. My former personal longest was 22.15. I rode that ride just this past Monday. I have to say there’s something really amazing about biking. I think I’ve found my sport. Really. I’ve been search for the past several years for an endurance [...]

Here’s the first entry in my new video self-portrait project I’m tentatively calling “Myself As Another.” There will be more to come. For an introduction to and explanation of the project, watch this entry.

Please feel free to comment below. If you know of any related projects, if you have any thoughts on this one, [...]

In response to some rather difficult times lately, I’ve started a new project. It’s going to be a series of video self-portraits. Just me, thinking, silently for four minutes. Different days, different attitudes. The idea is to try to get outside the construct of a dialogue in my head, which of course goes exactly the [...]

I ran across this post on BoingBoing this morning, and I’ve been scouring the Web ever since, looking for pictures of the North Dakota Safeguard Pyramid.
I’ve never seen or heard of this structure before. I’m in awe. There’s something so spooky about it. I’m trying to figure out why it’s so compelling. I grew up [...]

I just finished watching the midnight premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Here’s a quick review…
I got exactly what I came for: Explosions. Part-to-part combat. Sexy young movie stars, progressively covered with more sweat and dirt as the movie hurtles forward. One action scene after another. More Turturro genius. Great performances by Shia Labouf, [...]

I think I must have picked the absolute worst three weeks of this summer to be away, if I’m looking strictly through the lens of lawn care. Several days of rain mixed evenly with days of hot, bright sunshine. And now the lawn is as over-grown as I’ve ever seen it. It’s 8″ tall in [...]

I’ve been working a bunch on my dissertation for the last several weeks, and I’ve been on the road for the last three. “Myself as Another” has suffered. In all the ways that can mean. So now I’m trying to continue posting things here that I like. Today…
I Ran across this link on Boing-Boing today. [...]

Here’s another interview excerpt from Ira Glass (host of This American Life):

What he’s getting at is simple. Don’t give up. If you think you suck at this, you’re probably right. But that’s not the real point. The real point is that everyone sucks when they start. There’s just way too much too learn, and you [...]

Another post gearing up for DMAC (see previous post). Ira Glass, host of NPR’s “This American Life” offers a piece of advice that I think can be really instructive for producers of digital texts: “It’s time to kill… and enjoy the killing, because by killing, you will make something better live.” He says it [...]

Trying to get back on the horse. Lots of time spent on my dissertation. Trying now to get back to my blogging. Whew… I’m sorta outa blogging shape nowadays.
I’m headed back to DMAC (Digital Media and Composition) at The Ohio State University beginning next month, and I wanted to get back into the swing of [...]

I’m getting another tattoo. I’ve decided. Probably this summer in Columbus, with my friend, Scott. And I was thinking today (in the shower, actually) about what it should be. I’ve known for sometime that I’d like something on my right forearm. Maybe square, maybe a band. And I’ve know that it’s going to be a [...]

I love dozens of Beatles songs. Some make me crazy. Some change the color of the world. This one makes me cry. Almost every time.

So you’re interviewing someone famous, like Billy Bob Thornton. What’s the worst thing that can happen? I’m pretty sure it’s this:

I can understand his frustration, but sheesh. The host had no idea what hit him.
So what’s the worst interview you’ve seen? What would you have done if you were BBT? What would you have [...]

I just saw this clip posted at boingboing. Your moment of real surreality for the day. This is truly priceless.

(Background: A woman accused (and most likely guilty, it seems) of cyberstalking was interviewed by a local news station. I feel kinda bad for the reporter because it looks sorta like he was blindsided. At first, [...]

Here’s a video of Michael Vasta, one of my students, showing off his ink at his conference with me. We’re supposed to be talking about his paper, but…  I’ve always had a weird preoccupation with clowns, and I’m currently stewing over another tattoo, so I had to ask.

No way I’m getting anything that complicated. I’ve [...]

In light of the recent flooding, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Red River Valley where I grew up (Fargo, ND, Wahpeton, ND, Breckendige, MN), and I’ve been checking back in with friends who still live in that area. One of my friends, Sam, is a potter. (I’ve more of his pics at the [...]

Second, guilt is something that requires projection. In order for me to feel guilty for something, I have to project that I’ve harmed the life of another person. And by that I mean daily life. Or at least often. Maybe she’s still angry with me for breaking up with her like an asshole. I was. [...]