November 2010
1 post
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If I have any readers interested in looking at the pdf I just sent to syracuse here’s the link
http://www.sendspace.com/file/tb66g0
September 2010
11 posts
Day 115 - I want to Die like an elephant
Before the Temple in Ruins 107 - 9/27
hello blog…you might as well be dead
Day 111 - SDC Break Pack
Before the Temple in Ruins 106 -9/20
(no artwork, lost in la mancha)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 103, 2010
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Store Dept. Container for the first time…it’s very rare that I learn anything anymore. The hive is no longer a place of wonder, it has become commonplace and lackluster.
Day 110 - Vto 11:30 The Chivalry Strip
Before the Temple in Ruins 105 - 9/16
(no artwork, gossiping)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 102, 2010
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We left again, which ended the worst pay period of my employment at Lowe’s so far…37.5 hours in two weeks. Luckily my bonus will be on this check, however I spent most of the weekend sitting in...
Day 109 - a burly Flask/Two for One
Before the Temple in Ruins 104 - 9/14 -9/15
(no artwork, blowing bubbles instead)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 101, 2010
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I called off work tonight. I woke up 8 this morning and spent the entire day watching Harper’s Island, of which I started and completed the whole series today…for some reason I have...
Day 108 - Vto 2:30
Before the Temple in Ruins 103 - 9/13
(no artwork, making kitsch coasters instead)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 100, 2010
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Splice is out one spleen…he has not returned
I’ve been thinking about wearing t-shirts with things on them again, but this would require replacing my entire wardrobe of dull...
Day 107 - We Gon' Run This Town Tonight
Before the Temple in Ruins 102, 9/9
(no artwork, thinking of artwork)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 99, 2010
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Is it wrong to not show up to your own birthday? Is it wrong to not show up to your grandparents 60th anniversary party which is doubling as your own birthday party?
Day 106 - In search of Humpback Whales
Before the Temple in Ruins 101 - 9/8
(no artwork, doing laundry instead)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 98, 2010
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Day 105 - These are the Voyages of the Starship...
Before the Temple in Ruins 100 - 9/7
(no artwork, popping muscle relaxers instead)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 97, 2010
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Vto-ed at 8:45 tonight, rented the first 6 Star Trek Films, watched the first two. The first seemed like a Star Trek attempt at being 2001: a space odyssey…however, I enjoyed...
Day 104 - Lyme Disease
Before the Temple in Ruins 99 - 9/6
(no artwork, reminiscing with an old friend)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 96, 2010
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I’m sick with what I can only imagine is Lyme disease…though I don’t know any of the symptoms of Lyme disease…
Day 103
Before the Temple in Ruins 98 - 9/2
(no artwork, texting)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 95, 2010
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Day 102 - Vto based on Performance, 2:30
Before the Temple in Ruins 97 - 9/1
(no artwork, sleeping)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 94, 2010
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I got let out of work early because I work hard. Going to have another really shitty check…got caught up on all current tv though…White Collar, Warehouse 13 and Psych…
drew this
started...
August 2010
14 posts
Day 100 - 100th day, called in "sick" (2 for 1)
Before the Temple in Ruins 96 - 8/30
(no artwork, playing war instead)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 90, 2010
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I suppose today was some sort of a milestone being my 100th day of work and all [I’m pretty sure, if you don’t count my working for Tom as employment (which I don’t, nor do I inform the...
Day 99 - Day 4 of the Carousel/Vto 2:30
Before the Temple in Ruins 95 - 8/26
(no artwork, reading the girl with the dragon tattoo instead)
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 89, 2010
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I think that may be one of the most interesting pieces I’ve done yet…
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I came up with an excellent porno name while working in the carousel...
Day 98 - Day 3 of the Carousel
Before the Temple in Ruins 94 - 8/25
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 88 (back of Quarry w/ Dad, 1989)2010
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Day 97 - Day 2 of the Carousel
Before the Temple in Ruins 93 - 8/24
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 87 (Artesian Well w/ Dad, 1990)2010
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To keep you updated on the Treasure Hunt
two teams have successfully completed task 1
by Team Jacob (Luke and Emily)
and
by Team Edward (Casey and Julie)
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Two teams successfully completed task 2
Team KC and Kaz with this...
Day 96 - The Carousel
Before the Temple in Ruins 92 - 8/23
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 86 (Sadowski Backyard, w/Steve and a dead baby rabbit, 1994)2010
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Today I learned a new job, the Carousel. You cut open boxes of stuff and take out the contents and consolidate the stuff in other boxes…pretty simple, pretty boring…not at all as touching as the end...
Day 95 - The Full Fucking Show
Before the Temple in Ruins 91 - 8/19
(photo courtesy of Team Arnold/Jonas, Key West, FL)
Splice (the previously mentioned “handicapped” kid, we’ve since given him a nickname) gave me a nickname today…
Ian “the Full Fucking Show” B***********
——perfect
I’ll be using this for the rest of my life, and it will most likely evolve into a solo...
Day 94 - Nothing of Consequence
Before the Temple in Ruins 90 - 8/18
Day 93 - Treasure Hunt Update
Before the Temple in Ruins 89 - 8/17
I need a scheme to pay off my loans…I’m thinking High Stakes poker…are there any high stakes games in this town? My bets are with no…
Team KC and Jim have completed their first task (a red one) and uploaded this…
Team Steve and whoever have also completed the red task however, they have yet to upload their video.
Day 92: It is hungry. It is immortal.
Before the Temple in Ruins 88 - 8/16
A kid from work died over the weekend in a car accident. It was rather weird. He sat at the table next to us during lunch, a member of the “football team” as I mentioned previously. I didn’t know him, or care to really…
I just had myself some excellent chai tea…mmm
His passing made me think of a few things though…
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Day 91 - VTO 11:30
Before the Temple in Ruins 87 - 8/12
Day 90 - The Temple is Fucking Dead!
Before the Temple in Ruins 86 - 8/11
This may be my favorite image ever…I found it at an antique mall in Maumee a few weeks ago and have been trying to find something to do with it since then…today I’ve finally decided that I’m going to keep it and frame it as it is…it’s perfect.
how this postcard has survived this long is amazing…it’s blurry,...
Day 89 - Outreach
Before the Temple in Ruins 85 - 8/10
The text I just recieved from Steve
“just saw an interesting thing. to avoid my car a raccoon jumped off a bridge”
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Lowe’s has been working on a new Outreach program…
it started yesterday, but we (steve and I) hadn’t gotten a chance to talk with the fellow who joined our pallet strip…
We weren’t aware...
Days 86 - 87, 88: Recap
Before the Temple in Ruins 84 - 8/9
Let’s not even pretend that I’ve blogged since last Monday, thus marking the first days I’ve ever just completely neglected…
However, in my defense I’ve had a Treasure Hunt to prepare…you’re welcome.
That started Friday…it was fun, I was wasted if you couldn’t tell.
and here’s how it started...
Day 84 - VTO: 2:30
Before the Temple in Ruins 83 - 8/2
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 76 (Heuerman’s Storage w/ Stephanie, 2003), 2010
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We Vto-ed again tonight…We’re running out of things to do and the likelihood of vto-ing is pretty high the next couple weeks.
I had a monster at work and have yet to come down from the bolt of b12 lightning…
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July 2010
16 posts
Day 83 - VT0 9:00pm
Before the Temple in Ruins 82 - 7/29
(scan of the 5 page Treasure Hunt Document)
We vto-ed at 9 o’clock today…that was cool…so we went to Bdubs and Frickers were I compiled some good research for Nouveau Douche, We even tried to get some video of just walking into Frickers, down a shot and leaving…but it didn’t work out as planned….
Watched the...
Day 82 - MMM MMM MMM with a Coin
Before the Temple in Ruins 81 - 7/28
Ever notice the similarity between Iron and Wine’s Boy with a Coin and the Crash Test Dummies MMM MMM MMM?? I did…
Boy With a Coin vs. Mmm Song
Boy with a coin he found in the weeds with bullets and pages of trade magazines close to a car THAT flipped on the turn when God left the ground to circle the world Hey—- Oh—— ...
Day 81 - The Gap
Before the Temple in Ruins 80 - 7/27
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 73 (France Lake ii, 2007)2010
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There’s an interesting gap between myself and the people at work, other than the usual stuff, I came to realize that I may be going about this whole project the wrong way, as I don’t think anyone at work has a blog, or a...
Day 80 - Nostalghia
Before the Temple in Ruins 79 - 7/26
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 72 (France Lake w/Kent, 2008),2010
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It’s amazing how much a degree in video art allows you to justify the lack of any formal filmic aesthetics…
Any video that I shoot and upload for Before the Temple in Ruins will be of a location that I have been...
Day 79 - Home is Wherever I'm with You
Before the Temple in Ruins 78 - 7/22
I’m not going to dwell on the blog this morning, I’m exhausted…so many people left half day today that we didn’t need to vto, which i think they may have had they stayed…assholes…
A few more things about the treasure hunt…tasks will most likely be on a timed basis, for ex. you may get 36 hours to send me a photo of...
Day 78 - Treasure Hunt!
Before the Temple in Ruins 77 - 7/21
I finally made it back to work today, very depressing…I finally came up with some video ideas for this project, hopefully I’ll get around to them soon…as I’m starting to dread making any more of these three color things…more burden than joy at the moment…
However, what’s pressing at the moment is, Becky has done it...
Days 76 and 77: Two For One (and these are my...
Before the Temple in Ruins 76 - 7/20
This weekend Becky and I went antiquing and I found a bunch of old German photographs from 1959 - thats one above, now appropriated in red…
You’ll probably see that tomorrow as well…
and some postcards
Monday I woke up around 1 and decided to call off and go to Detroit to the Museum of Contemporary Art and see Lightning Bolt w/...
Day 75 - Gold as Black and White as Gold
Before the Temple in Ruins 75 - 7/15
I require expensive scotch…
Day 74 - Breakfast is like...Important
Before the Temple in Ruins 74 - 7/14
I wrote a song today at work that i feel Ke$ha could sing…
I’m not going to recite it, but be sure that it’s trashy…and slutty…and has alot of weird tempo changes…it’ll never see the light of day or be anything more than lines about biscuits and gravy, goofballs and a maple syrup labia on a yellow piece of carbon...
Day 73 - I have a Problem
Before the Temple in Ruins 73 - 7/13
I was thinking about all the TV I watch…
Here’s a list shows which I’ve seen every episode in the last 3 years (before that I watched movies mostly, not a whole lot of tv)…that I can think of at least
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Lost
John From Cincinnati
Carnivale
Twin Peaks
The Shield
Six Feet Under
Deadwood
Curb Your...
Day 72 - PoMo Pop Tarts
Before the Temple in Ruins 72 - 7/12
Becky bought me some amazing pop tarts
turns out that Nascar is buying real estate on the hood of my Pop Tarts now…
Steve referred to them as “what Ian has started eating to fit in at Lowe’s”
it got me thinking about advertising…
Why does nascar sell every spot on a car to sponsors…well because their clientele...
Day 71 -Half Day, or The Day Cleveland Burned
Before the Temple in Ruins 71 - 7/8
I decided to leave work early to console Steve, who was distraught over events in the Wide World of Sports…
But before I left, I came up with this:
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 63 (I am Ulysses, and I am All of you), 2010 - ???
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I will be...
Day 70 - Holy, Moley, Me, Oh my
Before the Temple in Ruins 70 - 7/7
So maybe my nemesis isn’t so bad…
Day 69 - A Blog for the Short People
Before the Temple in Ruins 69 - 7/6
A bit misleading, the title, as this isn’t exactly a blog for short people, as much as it is a blog against short people…
Everyday I get to work a little early so I can acquire one of the “good” Reach Trucks…and as they are being phased out because corporate “knows best (or cheapest)” the good reaches are becoming...
Day 68 - in Need of a Crew
Before the Temple in Ruins 68 - 7/5
I couldn’t think at work today…too damn hot, and still pretty burnt out from the weekend, too much driving
I found this to prove that the LaserWarz blog was true and that I did indeed have the that gun that I have since lost…
look at that handsome little squirt, no taller than that chair…
I’ll be taking resumes for my...
Days 66 and 67 - Two For One (Ejaculot)
Before the Temple in Ruins 67 - 6/30 - 7/2
a burly Merlin Before the Temple in Ruins 56, 2010
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Wednesday was spent loafing…getting ready to head down to Knoxville on Thursday
Thursday morning We picked up this guy
and seized the opportunity to eat at Jim’s Hot Dogs, which is only open til about 3 in the afternoon (when...
June 2010
17 posts
Day 65 - PxUxM=P
Before the Temple in Ruins 66 - 6/29
I had a 3 hour meeting at work to go over Performance Management…
Pace x Utilization x Methods = Performance
If I haven’t mentioned before we get a bonus, and there are 3 levels of this bonus…bronze (100-109) silver (110 to 119) and gold (120 and above)…there was little reason for me to watch this presentation as the first month I...
Day 64 - Fuck Mats
Before the Temple in Ruins 65 - 6/28
Seriously, fuck cutting mats…I will be paying someone to do it…
not blogging… have spent the last two days and an entire 36x24 mat board trying to mat 1 image, i’m done…
Day 63 - Nouveau Douche
Before the Temple in Ruins 64 - 6/24
I’ll be beginning a series of performances titled “Nouveau Douche” where I try to blend in with my generation. Just be like everyone else. (this title makes no sense in french…unless you’ve just gotten a new shower installed…it’s entirely colloquial)
I draw heavy influence from these fellows…
that’s...
Day 62 - Lazerwarz
Before the Temple in Ruins 63 - 6/23
Yep…some of this recent artwork has been shite…but it must be made…similarly this was made…
this is the book that guy at work was reading…the “from fast food to fast lasers” one
its from a series of books written my Mercedes Lackey…
this is what wikipedia has to say about it…
With her brother secure...
Day 61 - From Fast Food to Fast Lasers
Before the Temple in Ruins 62 - 6/22
A guy at work was reading a book, I couldn’t tell what it was…but the tagline on the back of it read…
From Fast Food to Fast Lasers…
If anyone can identify this book…I require it, as it’s probably the most ingenious book ever written.
Day 60 - Strap on the Country Kickers
Before the Temple in Ruins 61 - 6/21
Between the Hours of 1 and 3 (otherwise known as the Country music and Spanish music hours, respectively) I wrote a bit of a country song.
the first verse goes like this…
Don’t tell grandma that I’m reckless
But you can tell grandpa what you want
Cuz he’s a man it’s fair to fuck him up
If he don’t keep his...
Day 59 - Waste of Time, yours and mine
Before the Temple in Ruins 60 - 6/17
Day 58 - The Eener Evaluation
Before the Temple in Ruins 59 - 6/16
In light of yesterday’s revelry into past flames, I’ve decided to come up with a questionaire, which I can send to all the girls from my past whom I’ve dated, or more often than not just “had my eye on”…It’s sort of like High Fidelity, but you’d just get this lousy letter in the mail…
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