Thursday, March 18, 2010



Great Lake Swimmers: Song for the Angels




Sunday, March 7, 2010


by Antti Silvekoski




Thursday, March 4, 2010

1. Tension is from tendere (Latin) meaning to stretch. It is related to distension, extension, pretension, attention (to attend), contention, and intention.
From OED.




Monday, February 22, 2010

http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=2101
Unnecessary Mountain.




Thursday, February 18, 2010


Unofficial video for Amon Tobin's Bloodstone




Wednesday, February 17, 2010

1. Timber Timbre:

http://www.myspace.com/timbertimbre



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2. It seems that I looked this up once on my own and didn't post it here as I thought I had, so here we go (excerpts from OED):

1. regard: look, glance, gaze; worry, apprehension, fear; reflection, circumspection, caution; controller, administrator, governor; remuneration, payment; reward, payment
c. In pl. Used as a formula requesting that the person addressed (in speech or writing) convey the expression of the speaker's or writer's affection to a third person (esp. in give my regards to---, send one's regards), or to express friendliness or goodwill at the end of a letter or other written communication. Cf. LOVE n.1 Phrases 4.


2. reward: I. 1. Regard, consideration, heed. In phrases with have, take, or give. Obs.
3. a. Estimation, worth. Obs. rare.
c. Remuneration (regular or extra). Obs.


3. award: look, aspect, attention, consideration, judicial decision, arbitrament
1. A decision after examination, a judicial sentence, esp. that of an arbitrator or umpire; the document embodying it.
2. a. That which is awarded or assigned, as payment, penalty, etc., by the terms of the judge's sentence or arbitrator's decision.
b. Something conferred as a reward for merit; a prize, reward, honour.
3. Keeping, care, custody, wardship. (Cf. AWARD v.2 and WARD n.) Obs.


4. ward: guard, watch, observation
OTeut. *wardo, f. *ward- (see prec.), whence also ON. varoe wk. masc., varoa wk. fem., cairn, heap of stones. The Teut. word was adopted in Rom.: OF. warde (north-eastern), guarde, garde (whence GUARD n.)


5. guard: [a. or ad. F. garde, earlier also guarde (= It., Sp. guarda):---Rom. *guarda, a. OTeut. *wardâ. (Cf. WARD.)]
1. a. Keeping, guardianship, custody, ward. to take guard: to take care. Obs.


I don't know exactly what to make of all this: but there seems to be a thread of renumeration, surveillance, judgement, and observation running through these terms.

Add to this, if you know it, Nietzsche's "Genealogy of Morals", or Mauss's "Gift, Gift" (with reference to which I make this next point):


gift: OHG. gift fem., gift, poison




Saturday, February 13, 2010

1. Not since May 30, 2008 have I posted anything about Spencer Tunick. I just saw a documentary on his work entitled Naked States and highly recommend it.


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