Electric Eel

A transcript of my thoughts whilst reading today's PostSecret blog:

• Nice looking postcard, but that kind of hyperbole isn't very effective. It makes me think you are a selfish idiot instead of a clever, annoyed observer of colleagues.
• Doubt it is true.
• "All I ask: don't tell anyone the secrets that I told you."
• That's some Robin Hood-ing. Hope this person works for Walmart.
• Ugh, tmi. And BURN!
• I miss Dana Fairbanks.
• Where is Lake Michigan on this map? I'm guessing Dad moved from Rockford, IL to Greenville, SC to take a job at Bob Jones University.
• Perfect.
• Took me like three reads to understand it. Bullshit.
• Funny, but the glare makes me have to strain my eyes just a bit too much to make this an effective photo to use.
• This is a realistic, kinda funny secret.
• Love the dream/nightmare boat underwater visual. Strong, informative secret.
• Another beautiful visual, but accompanying a secret that isn't actually much.
• Vague and therefore instantly forgettable.
• Beautiful lettering!
• SUPER CREEPY and the unicorn just sort of seals the case.
• I'm not sure how I feel about the content of this secret or the clip-art modification; it did make me think, I guess.
• Really? How is that possible, exactly? I don't get it.
• Sincere. Nicely done.
• Brilliant. Loved the husband ps.
• Very poor sentence structure. The pronoun "them" apparently isn't meant to represent the beard and contacts which are the actual antecedents, but the beard and glasses which are pictured and implied. Sadly, this person might actually have a bachelor's degree.
• That's super sweet. I love this postcard's positivity and optimism.
• Neighbor - they = singular-plural imbalance. This could have been a highly effective secret with a little tweaking.

I went to San Diego last weekend to see my sister, brother-in-law, niece, and nephew as they were in town visiting my brother-in-law's family. My friend Travis went with me. We stayed somewhere nice because he works for the Biltmore resort here in Phoenix and therefore gets these free hotel stays on reciprocity.

And now, a video spectacular:

Eh, so I didn't take many photos. And my sister didn't post hers yet, so I couldn't steal any of those. And YouTube is such shitty video quality. But making that movie, I learned how to do that in grad school. So use it or lose it, I guess.

Currently Listening to

Miranda Lambert's Revolution

and the muchly under-appreciated Lucinda Williams version of Nick Drake's song "Which Will."