these lovely boys. they are currently in the middle of recording their new album, so let's keep our ears peeled.
conductive alliance
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
we all know
these lovely boys. they are currently in the middle of recording their new album, so let's keep our ears peeled.
conductive alliance
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
hiatus is over
time to start blogging again, there's so much seen and to be said on a daily, no, hourly basis, some of us with our random rhetoric skills others with our pics and vids and jokes.
we. suck. at. blogging.
we. suck. at. blogging.
Friday, July 31, 2009
just wanted to let ya'll know
that I really enjoyed my time at shangrila and I will miss you all.
Love always
Carrie
Love always
Carrie
Monday, July 6, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
remember this
When I was little(r) I got really frustrated when he only dug holes on one side of the screen and had to wait and watch until it became aesthetically pleasing. Sometimes it took a while.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
so uh.. can we smoke in bars again?!?! plez OH plez!!!
my friend said she saw one of these at a bar in chicago....hmmm!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
googles contest
so google had a drawing contest for kids
how old do u think the kid who drew this is...?
and this is the description:
Friendship Around the World
My wish for the world is that everyone would get along and treat one another in a nice and loving way. We could all be friends!
and then...
an 8 yr old drew one of these and a 13 yr old the other, can u guess the countries :)
its my breaktime right now...i have half an hr
so um. i have a big test on wed. then another on monday. and then the biggest of them all on the 26th. hopefully i dont turn to stone from being completely stationary all day long.
anyway, 2 things
numero uno- a couple weeks ago there was an article in the nytimes , well actually, the entire magazine was dedicated to eco-consciousness. its on everyone's mind, i know it bc i see it in your actions, or hear it come out of ure mouthes. all of u in shangrila, attempt at having a somewhat eco conscious outlook on life, and also outside of shangrila. what i found really sad, but really true, for myself, and in regards to many, we have the ability to "be green" but our minds only are capable of handling a finite number of obstacles. basically, our minds can juggle only a few balls at a time. some of us can juggle 5 balls, some can juggle 8. and while we're juggling these balls, if someone throws another at us (say paying another new bill every month) we drop one of our other balls in a basket by our feet where we can still see it, and dammit does it bug us, but we. do. n.o.t.h.i.n.g.
i think the line in the article was something along the lines of "we have a finite pool of worry" and that because of this, the author, whose beliefs dont all sit well with me yet, but anyway, because of this, he felt that humans are destined to fail. mathematically, yes, i can see it makes sense. if you can only take 7 bullets at a time, ure fucked if ure hit with 8 (sorry about switching from the balls to the bullets, heh). and we might , as humans just have a kiddi pool of worry to deal with right now, but this pool of anthropogenic worries will definitely overflow, because the oceans ARE rising no matter if its only an inch or two.
-there was one other part in the magazine that really appealed to me. so, justin, awhile ago, a very very while back gave me this book to read "the art of motorcycle maintenance" . i'm almost done, but not quite yet, along with 4 other books that im almost done with which sit patiently on my desk. all of them are REALLY GOOD, i'll get there i'm sure. anyway, this article slightly touches on how there are two different systems that we use for processing risk.
a) the analytical -those who consider costs and benefits
b) the romantic -those who consider risk as a feeling
it is said that the analytical brain is a more evolved brain, and it is said that the romantic brain is the only reason why robots havent [completely] taken over our lives-both, proving to be invaluable for the existence and balance of humankind.
some of u might remember me asking u if u would rather take 10 dollars now or 50 dollars in two years. this article is what sparked that question. in the analytical mode, which was surprising 4 me, longterm thinking is undervalued so they undervalue any sort of promised future outcome . analytical thinkers, would rather take 10 bucks now than wait 2 years and take 50 bucks. the romantic also has his/her own issues, when you let emotion overtake your decisions, from my own life experience i can tell you that, whatever decision you come to after sitting down and balling your eyes out isn't going to happen, shouldnt happen, and probably is so surreal, chilling out for a day and assess again would be best, heh.
i personally believe, and i think that this is concurrent with the author of the article, we are all a different percentage of each. some more romantic some more analytical, and throughout our days, we strive for some sort of balance between the two that will not only satisfy the only thing we really know, our soul, but also our world. because no matter what any of us say or do, we are not agoraphobics, we love eachother and live not just for ourselves, but for eachother.
and here i go on my romantic spoof, while listening to transatlanticism as tears stream down my eyes thinking of all the stupid fucking things ive said and done (tho, no regrets), atti's soul is prob 75% romantic and 25% analytical...........ha......................... lets all try a little harder, yea?
love,
the the little one who wakes up to bachata music and a beautiful sunrise and sometimes a pretty little kitty sleeping next to her.
oh p.s. i'm going to jazz night on wed night at atlas with a really really REALLY big bottle of wine
cheers :)
anyway, 2 things
numero uno- a couple weeks ago there was an article in the nytimes , well actually, the entire magazine was dedicated to eco-consciousness. its on everyone's mind, i know it bc i see it in your actions, or hear it come out of ure mouthes. all of u in shangrila, attempt at having a somewhat eco conscious outlook on life, and also outside of shangrila. what i found really sad, but really true, for myself, and in regards to many, we have the ability to "be green" but our minds only are capable of handling a finite number of obstacles. basically, our minds can juggle only a few balls at a time. some of us can juggle 5 balls, some can juggle 8. and while we're juggling these balls, if someone throws another at us (say paying another new bill every month) we drop one of our other balls in a basket by our feet where we can still see it, and dammit does it bug us, but we. do. n.o.t.h.i.n.g.
i think the line in the article was something along the lines of "we have a finite pool of worry" and that because of this, the author, whose beliefs dont all sit well with me yet, but anyway, because of this, he felt that humans are destined to fail. mathematically, yes, i can see it makes sense. if you can only take 7 bullets at a time, ure fucked if ure hit with 8 (sorry about switching from the balls to the bullets, heh). and we might , as humans just have a kiddi pool of worry to deal with right now, but this pool of anthropogenic worries will definitely overflow, because the oceans ARE rising no matter if its only an inch or two.
-there was one other part in the magazine that really appealed to me. so, justin, awhile ago, a very very while back gave me this book to read "the art of motorcycle maintenance" . i'm almost done, but not quite yet, along with 4 other books that im almost done with which sit patiently on my desk. all of them are REALLY GOOD, i'll get there i'm sure. anyway, this article slightly touches on how there are two different systems that we use for processing risk.
a) the analytical -those who consider costs and benefits
b) the romantic -those who consider risk as a feeling
it is said that the analytical brain is a more evolved brain, and it is said that the romantic brain is the only reason why robots havent [completely] taken over our lives-both, proving to be invaluable for the existence and balance of humankind.
some of u might remember me asking u if u would rather take 10 dollars now or 50 dollars in two years. this article is what sparked that question. in the analytical mode, which was surprising 4 me, longterm thinking is undervalued so they undervalue any sort of promised future outcome . analytical thinkers, would rather take 10 bucks now than wait 2 years and take 50 bucks. the romantic also has his/her own issues, when you let emotion overtake your decisions, from my own life experience i can tell you that, whatever decision you come to after sitting down and balling your eyes out isn't going to happen, shouldnt happen, and probably is so surreal, chilling out for a day and assess again would be best, heh.
i personally believe, and i think that this is concurrent with the author of the article, we are all a different percentage of each. some more romantic some more analytical, and throughout our days, we strive for some sort of balance between the two that will not only satisfy the only thing we really know, our soul, but also our world. because no matter what any of us say or do, we are not agoraphobics, we love eachother and live not just for ourselves, but for eachother.
and here i go on my romantic spoof, while listening to transatlanticism as tears stream down my eyes thinking of all the stupid fucking things ive said and done (tho, no regrets), atti's soul is prob 75% romantic and 25% analytical...........ha......................... lets all try a little harder, yea?
love,
the the little one who wakes up to bachata music and a beautiful sunrise and sometimes a pretty little kitty sleeping next to her.
oh p.s. i'm going to jazz night on wed night at atlas with a really really REALLY big bottle of wine
cheers :)
Monday, April 27, 2009
youtube betterized
If you go to http://listentoyoutube.com/ you can extract the audio file from any youtube video and play it on your iTunes. Or whatever you use to listen to music. Cool!
Just don't download a whole bunch at once without opening the files because all the songs will be named the same thing and it might be difficult to sort them out and rename them.
Just don't download a whole bunch at once without opening the files because all the songs will be named the same thing and it might be difficult to sort them out and rename them.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Ways to find things
1. There's a really cool website that lets you search through the Flickr library by color. You can pick which color combinations you want to find and it'll show you the photos that are (mostly) made up of whatever you chose. You can also adjust it to make some colors more dominant. The site only uses photos that are categorized as "interesting" by Flickr so it means that you won't get a billion images but it also means that you don't have to sift through a pile of flowers and group shots at bars. Awesome! And pretty.
http://labs.ideeinc.com/multicolr/
2. If it's music you're looking for try out http://www.justhearit.com/. Just type in a song or artist and it'll find a way for you to listen to the song online. I typed in a bunch of songs I haven't been able to listen to and this site found them in a second.
http://labs.ideeinc.com/multicolr/
2. If it's music you're looking for try out http://www.justhearit.com/. Just type in a song or artist and it'll find a way for you to listen to the song online. I typed in a bunch of songs I haven't been able to listen to and this site found them in a second.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Sweet blog
This is an awesome blog some kids from Bennington College started after they graduated. It's kind of fallen off in the past few months but if you look through some random posts from the beginning and middle, you'll definitely find something really sweet.
http://www.thatsplenty.com/
In other (kind of old) news: There's a guy in Thailand who bakes bread in the shape of body parts. The baker, Kittiwat Unarrom, makes them with raisins, cashews, and chocolate. Delicious!
http://www.thatsplenty.com/
In other (kind of old) news: There's a guy in Thailand who bakes bread in the shape of body parts. The baker, Kittiwat Unarrom, makes them with raisins, cashews, and chocolate. Delicious!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
what i learned while it snowed.....in my room...
"my mind is the only thing i know exists"
-solipsism
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
take your gift back.
oh dear Europeans.........
first i say
i thank you 4 being "so cooooooool"
only bc u are 'different'
but really tho,
fuck you
fuck you for critisizing POE!!!
thank you for Nietzsche.
fuck you for beef and cabbage in Guinness
thank you for soda bread and
the BEST waffles ive ever had
fuck you for always say "mad'am"
especially when u deem the poor woman a mad one
thank you for marie antoinette
fuck you for making "european music" a GENRE
thank you for depeche mode
FUCK YOU, really, a BIG fuck you for the willis FUCKING tower
to us FUCKING ameriCANs it will forever...
i say FOREVER. be the SEARS FUCKING TOWERS!!!!
so.
f.u.c.k. y.o.u.
good nite.
first i say
i thank you 4 being "so cooooooool"
only bc u are 'different'
but really tho,
fuck you
fuck you for critisizing POE!!!
thank you for Nietzsche.
fuck you for beef and cabbage in Guinness
thank you for soda bread and
the BEST waffles ive ever had
fuck you for always say "mad'am"
especially when u deem the poor woman a mad one
thank you for marie antoinette
fuck you for making "european music" a GENRE
thank you for depeche mode
FUCK YOU, really, a BIG fuck you for the willis FUCKING tower
to us FUCKING ameriCANs it will forever...
i say FOREVER. be the SEARS FUCKING TOWERS!!!!
so.
f.u.c.k. y.o.u.
good nite.
Monday, March 23, 2009
why i don't recycle.
Today, I learned how and why humans are the best and most efficient recycling systems in comparasion to any and every other organism out there. But there is a catch. There's always a double blind. So, lets all think about this, we are the most efficient creatures that have ever exsisted, whatever we touch, whatever we put into our mouths-actually into any orfice of our body (including the wonderful poop hole), anything that is in our body, everything that makes up our liver and lungs and heart.....is expedited thru a productive system that uses all it can and then efficiently expells the remains.
so then, whats the catch?
so then, whats the catch?
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
a kiss on the lips hello, a permanently plastered smile on my face
I <3 Spring.
Thank you for returning
from the annals of courtney and aya's road trip
a sign post by the highway, entering illinois:
'When the Going Gets Tough
Remember Sunny,
That Rabbit's Foot
Won't Save no Bunny'
'When the Going Gets Tough
Remember Sunny,
That Rabbit's Foot
Won't Save no Bunny'
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The earth stopped
and feathers of doves were ripped from their bodies
bonfires made from aged old trees.
sacred fire stolen from the gods,
the people laughed and grew drunk on wisdom.
Bodies melded into one.
man made immortal
fueled by pleasure and lust
grew young.
women by the seed of birth
and strength
aged no more
animals spoke
us beings as we are
did not hear
forget it they cried into the wind
as the earth spins again.
and humanity as ignorant as ever
dance on the flight of the feathers.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
why cnn made me happy i live in logan square
as you all know, i work at a coffeeshop(surprise!) and have been for a year now. on a daily basis, when the poorly hinged door opens followed by the wind chimes singing their tranquil tune...a handsome local gent walks thru and shines a smile in my direction....then bam. atti has a crush. its cool, its fun, i enjoy my secret crushes........until........until the handsome local gent speaks.
i have expressed to you guys how i feel that all dudes fall somewhere on the spectrum of douche-ery. my crushes usually dissipate because of a mixture of douchery in the gent along with other variables. i'm sure this has occurred in many of your lives, you see someone at a party or a coffeeshop (ha!) or maybe even the train everyday on ure way to the shitass job you have s0 you imagine them a certain way....assume such beautiful magical stories about him/her...then u meet him/her, and they're not bad ppl, just not what your imagination wanted, damn. but thats an entire different topic then what this blog is supposed to be about. so, anyway....
dont get me wrong, a little bit of douche-erdom is a-ok in my book, really. actually, its expected and very much so appreciated. and disclaaaaaaaimer:::: i'm not by any means being sexist, girls have a different spectrum they fall under in different degrees but i'm not trying to sleep with any girls at this point in my life so i dont really care about that spectrum.
SOOOOOOOO, below is an example of a 100% douchefuckingbag whose balls need to cut off and "it" should only be refered to as a douche, not a man. because when i saw this, i let out a long sigh and the words 'wut a fucking douchebag' slipped off my tongue like butterrrrrrr. and not just for the act that "it" committed, and how "it" committed this act, or where it was committed, but also for "it's" retaaaaaaarded ass followup. my god. really now.
Le douche Bag.......
p.s. i love everyone who comes into my coffeeshop, i have never met any dude there with more than 50% doucheness...just uh wanted to say that. yep. and that my friends, is why i am happy i live here.
i have expressed to you guys how i feel that all dudes fall somewhere on the spectrum of douche-ery. my crushes usually dissipate because of a mixture of douchery in the gent along with other variables. i'm sure this has occurred in many of your lives, you see someone at a party or a coffeeshop (ha!) or maybe even the train everyday on ure way to the shitass job you have s0 you imagine them a certain way....assume such beautiful magical stories about him/her...then u meet him/her, and they're not bad ppl, just not what your imagination wanted, damn. but thats an entire different topic then what this blog is supposed to be about. so, anyway....
dont get me wrong, a little bit of douche-erdom is a-ok in my book, really. actually, its expected and very much so appreciated. and disclaaaaaaaimer:::: i'm not by any means being sexist, girls have a different spectrum they fall under in different degrees but i'm not trying to sleep with any girls at this point in my life so i dont really care about that spectrum.
SOOOOOOOO, below is an example of a 100% douchefuckingbag whose balls need to cut off and "it" should only be refered to as a douche, not a man. because when i saw this, i let out a long sigh and the words 'wut a fucking douchebag' slipped off my tongue like butterrrrrrr. and not just for the act that "it" committed, and how "it" committed this act, or where it was committed, but also for "it's" retaaaaaaarded ass followup. my god. really now.
Le douche Bag.......
p.s. i love everyone who comes into my coffeeshop, i have never met any dude there with more than 50% doucheness...just uh wanted to say that. yep. and that my friends, is why i am happy i live here.
Monday, March 16, 2009
assume there exists "x"
i learned something interesting today in the land of books words glances and ignorant statements.
as i devoured my chocolate brownie which had been screaming to be held by my tongue ALL DAY, this kid goes 'why do we always assume there's an "x", maybe there is no fucking "x", assuming there is an 'x' is like having faith. fuck faith.'
well, as my pharyngeal muscles, specifically my superior, middle, and inferior constrictors pushed the bolus down into my belly, i thought...hmm....faith....assume that x=pooping. do i have faith that x will enter my life today.
FUCK. YES.
and prior to sitting at this computer, it wasn't just x, it was 2x !!!
http://www.wimp.com/evilkids/
as i devoured my chocolate brownie which had been screaming to be held by my tongue ALL DAY, this kid goes 'why do we always assume there's an "x", maybe there is no fucking "x", assuming there is an 'x' is like having faith. fuck faith.'
well, as my pharyngeal muscles, specifically my superior, middle, and inferior constrictors pushed the bolus down into my belly, i thought...hmm....faith....assume that x=pooping. do i have faith that x will enter my life today.
FUCK. YES.
and prior to sitting at this computer, it wasn't just x, it was 2x !!!
http://www.wimp.com/evilkids/
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
"for OBVIOUS reasons"
1. http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sba/469985878.html
2. Once I was super lost on my way to a party in New York and found a huge box of books on the sidewalk. Even though it was cold and dark and scary and some guys were yelling at each other two blocks away, I dug through the box and found a medical dictionary (which came in handy later), some history encyclopedias (which didn't), and a book on kittens. After forty five minutes of confused wandering I ran into some people I knew and gave the kitten book to my friend Nancy, who sent me this video a few months later.
(That's the same book) (In case it wasn't clear)
3. Happy Pi Day!
2. Once I was super lost on my way to a party in New York and found a huge box of books on the sidewalk. Even though it was cold and dark and scary and some guys were yelling at each other two blocks away, I dug through the box and found a medical dictionary (which came in handy later), some history encyclopedias (which didn't), and a book on kittens. After forty five minutes of confused wandering I ran into some people I knew and gave the kitten book to my friend Nancy, who sent me this video a few months later.
(That's the same book) (In case it wasn't clear)
3. Happy Pi Day!
i have a dream
of a day when vending machines will dispense babies. of course, you have to wait nine months. or, if you don't like kids, you can pay more for the child to be raised up until the age of 18 (maximum); and so i guess that would just be paying for a friend. fertilization will take place in a test tube inside of the machine
Friday, March 13, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Lala-land we meet again.
Hi. My stream of conscious says I'm.. just.. fine..... but have I lost my stream of conscious? Bla bla bla. Let's do a test. I'm going to just say whateva's on my FUCKING mind. I used to not be able to stop my fingers from moving. Always something on my mind, always something to try and understand. But now that I understand that I can never understand my mental enemy has grown so tiny I just don't care to listen anymore. Shhh I'm smoking grass. Don't tell the feds because I could get into a little bit of trouble. I really do hate the idea of cops. I don't hate them as individuals... but pull that beast up behind me with its beady red eyes and I can't help but see the darker side to this place. Things that have been on my mind recently:
Why do we feel this need to control our surroundings? Everything in its perfect place. I wonder, am I intact? Well... I am digesting. Wow. I have an inkling for some back stretches. UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Have to close this now. can't. eyes turn everything into tiny tiny tiny spots of light. mmmmmmatter?
Why do we feel this need to control our surroundings? Everything in its perfect place. I wonder, am I intact? Well... I am digesting. Wow. I have an inkling for some back stretches. UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Have to close this now. can't. eyes turn everything into tiny tiny tiny spots of light. mmmmmmatter?
something to do tonight
It's OVERTIME @ BUTTERFLY Grand & Milwaukee today 6pm-12 check out my art and watch great movies w/free Pizza,Popcorn and candy $4 beers w/shots.
hope to see you there...
hope to see you there...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
our birthday is coming
so, kids, the opening blog, here it is.
i want all of us to write in here whenever. whenever we have a dramatic story that blew us away, or if we saw a show critique it and share it with the rest of the group, a good book, or even a crappy one. an album, a meal we ate, a poop we took, a person we met. a brunch we went to. write if u feel shitty, write if you feel giddy, write the lyrics to a song you make up, write because writing rocks, and shangrila has a fucking TON TO SAY/SHARE ALL THE TIME. write because i love you all and because we're not just any fucking apartment complex, we're not just any family, we all have our quarks, we all have or talents, we all have secrets that have brought us together and made us more than a blood family or just friends. we are a totem pole of musicians, alcoholics, drama, passive aggresiveness, chainsmokers, bike riders, pot heads, poets, artists, scientists, writers, readers, and what i feel ties us all together, we are all first, altruistic lovers. and remember, shangrila extends to all of those to enter these doors. period.
because anyone who enters, stays till the wee hours of the morning, and always, ALWAYS returns.
-atti
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