thrilling interplanetary adventures

Sadly, modern astronauts do not dress this way.

this weekend

Read a big book. Alternatively:

• celebrate a birthday
• bike in Old Brooklyn
• a last night for internal compasses
• night, sleep, death and the stars
  
• The Philadelphia Story
• sidewalk prop sale
• here and now (and some great markdowns)
  
• Harry Potter at the drive-in
• taste Tremont
  
• polish your telescope
  

No matter what: have a good weekend.

Most excellent photo from here.

lift off

Today's the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, the first manned mission to the moon.

Photo from NASA.

i feel like this guy

It's been a long, long day.

Found at Cute Things Falling Asleep (where else?)

greetings from michigan

I'm enjoying some of the Wolverine state's myriad attractions today, and will be back tomorrow.

Happy Wednesday.

Vintage postcard from here.

imaginary outfit: walking around the art fair

I haven't been to the Ann Arbor Art Fair in a couple of summers - for a while, it was an annual tradition for my mother and me to go up for a day or two and wander around looking for gold before stocking up on Weck jars at Downtown Home and Garden and heading home with a cooler full of Michigan produce and other treats from The Produce Station (it's debatable whether we enjoy the art show or the food shopping more - Ann Arbor is a city particularly rich in markets).

It's almost always roasty in Michigan this time of year, so a sundress, sandals, and a wide-brimmed hat make an ideal uniform. If I can find something with a hint of edge, so much the better. A big bag is a necessity for stowing away water bottles and any small treasures that happen to find their way home with me, and somehow, a few always do.

Off we go.

for the widows in paradise, for the fatherless in ypsilanti

Sean's sister lived for a while in Ypsilanti, and she and all her friends called it Ypsi (yipsy) which we found hilarious. I figured I would share this random funny anecdote with you in case this song leaves you a little melancholy - it usually does me, but still I love it.

my neighbor to the northwest

Headed to Ann Arbor today to go to the Art Fair tomorrow. I can't wait - Ann Arbor is a great little town.

Charm available here.

it's own form of success

David Fullerton's work for the Sisyphus Office Exhibition has been all over the internet, with good cause. It's pretty brilliant.

When I had a cubicle job, finding a colored paperclip could make my day. Those were sad times.

conversations with a computer

Daniel Everett, Conversations with a Computer.

Artist statement:

Contained within the operating system of Mac computers is a rudimentary electronic psychotherapist program. Meant to simulate a Rogerian therapist, it engages the participant in a cyclical conversation by taking his or her statements and roughly reconfiguring them into questions. I met with this program three times a week for a month in order to discuss my fear that I was disappearing completely. These are three stills from our conversations.

Via Beautiful/Decay.

sunday tune: discovery - swing tree

Currently satisfying my need for something summery and poppy.

sunday tune: discovery - so insane