SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!
10.25.12

Not a real self portrait. I was running out of time this morning, so I had Ben take a quick shot of me. I had promised someone I’d smile in this week’s portrait, but I really couldn’t get it together today.

I’ve been working a lot on this project. I’ve also been making a lot of ice cream this week! My first batch was a mint ice cream with chopped York peppermint patties pieces. My second batch was a vanilla ice cream with chopped up Reeses peanut butter cups. It’s all been scary good.

I love owning an ice cream maker.

It’s making me feel a little pudgy, though…

Have I mentioned how much I love fall in NYC? I love watching all the leaves change colors. So many colors. It makes looking up in the trees and out of the windows so much more interesting.

I also love the holidays. There I said it. Thanksgiving is my favorite one. It’s less stressful than Christmas, but you still get to eat the same food. I don’t really mind not getting presents. (Hey, I think I’m pretty lucky as it is.) Halloween is kind of exciting because NYC gets a little insane. I’m usually afraid to leave my house on Halloween.

It’s funny when I’m afraid to leave the apartment.

xo
craig

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You are one of those people who doesn't dress up for Halloween.
So am I.

You are one of those people who doesn't even like Halloween.
Me too.

But I think I'm dressing up this year. That is, if I have enough time. I've got a good idea. Traditional. Maybe subversive?
I gotta help my roommate move into our new place after I leave here, my studio.
Seems like I'm always moving, right?
It's because I'm constantly unsatisfied.
And I'm always looking for what's next.

Okay, I'm lying.

Here's a video still of Patty Hearst robbing a bank:

patty hearst

Happy Halloween!
xo
c

P.S.
There was no SPT yesterday. Was too busy.

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Tape Destruction!

I listed a scary sounds Halloween CD in my Etsy store. I was looking through my CDs, which I hadn't done in awhile since they were at my apartment, not at my mother's, and I saw a CD labeled "Tape Destruction 1-4". It was this thing I'd made before leaving to Portland to do my CubistLiterature (aka NAZIRECTIONS) show.

Basically the "Tape Destruction" is a whole bunch of recordings mixed together to make a sound collage. Then I learned the the tape destruction process, which involves very carefully stretching/fucking up a cassette tape's tape-thing the music's recorded on. Learning that was sort of annoying cuz I'd always break the tape and have to get a new cassette to work with.

It's really insane all the recording I used to do, you know, back before joining Etsy. I remember one weekend night when I recorded the sounds of microphone feedback. I was sitting on the floor, rocking back and forth with the mic in my hands, and then I'd just move the position of my hands over the top of the mic. All of this manipulated the amount of feedback I'd get.

I feel like I was more productive then, when I wasn't on Etsy.

Anyways, I listed that CD for five dollars.  It's meant for background music while you're passing out candy or something, but if you're like me, you'd listen to it while chilling out, sewing, and drinking  some beer.

My favorite quotes from yesterday:
1. From "The Cosby Show": "I don't have a sister, but if I did, I'm sure she'd be stupid."
2. From a telephone call with my friend Elizabeth, who said: "Oh my god, I'm going to kill our maid."

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