February 3, 2005

Ring Me Up, Netherlands.

More evidence of the coolness of the Netherlands. Check out these ringtones. I was searching up information on player pianos, thinking back to my friend who had one growing up, and how I loved to watch the rolls go round and round while an invisible maestro pressed the keys.

I landed on the National Museum van Nederland website and found my favorite ringtone--one I wish I could get on my Blackberry, but I don't know how any of that new fangled stuff works. Can we download these? Or do we need to be cool like they are over there? I don't know--I don't reada the language.

For easy digestion by Amerikans, I would give the ringtones English names:

Schwarzwalder Speelklok de Trompetter - becomes: Ticktock lil Clock

Cilinderorchestrion de Heizmann - becomes: Ride My Painted Pony

Speelklok met glazen bellen - Glasglöckchenuhr - becomes: Gentle Fairy Wings

Straatorgel de Limonaire - becomes, well, Old MacDonald?

Maybe they should make mechanical music rolls for wireless.

I could handle that.

--more: see the collection page.

Oh, THAT Pompitous

George and I were just having a discussion about The Joker, no not Steve Miller fans really, more about what the hell is the pompitus of love, yes it is, no it's not, sort of like that.

And you have to love the net.

you no lead I no follow

a refrain for shelley...courtesy of genesis...

I will (no)follow you will you (no)follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year

I will (no)follow you will you (no)follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year there will be...

followyoufollowme.au

January 30, 2005

Pieces

Unsettled
born and bred
on the cusp
of the lost
and found

moldy boots,
thumbless mitten
always one hood
ties frayed
without its jacket

what does one do
with such things

I am patchwork
torn edges
stitched by hand
anything but
beautiful

You should have
seen that
from the start.

Red State, Blue State...

Who lives in a flu state?