Freddie with yoga mat
brucine (broo'-seen), 1) n. Pharm., Chem. a bitter, poisonous alkaloid, C23H26N2O4, obtained from the nux vomica tree; 2) n. Bruce Bortin's 'low-impact' weblog
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Monday, August 26, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
JON PYLYPCHUK
Hey bruce you like this guy
http://artsy.net/artwork/jon-pylypchuk-for-all-the-love-in-the-world
So then we will burn you when you are dead
2006
Wood, wood glue, fake fur, hot glue, watercolor, polyurethane, cotton
244 x 203 x 203 cm
Jon Pylypchuk makes his sculptures from the most impoverished materials: scraps of wood, remnant fabric, felt, glitter, and glue. Rendered with wonky ‘best attempt’ aesthetics, Pylypchuk mines all the sentimental authenticity of the unloved yet hopeful media of craft camps and community workshops. So Then We Will Burn You… pictures wee critters gathering around their stricken colleague. Reducing the moral sophistication of the adult world to artless simplicity, Pylypchuk plays out horror and grief with child-like naiveté and chilling matter-of-fact-ness, authoring a folktale of tactlessness, discomfort, and inadequacy.
http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/jon_pylypchuk.htm
http://artsy.net/artwork/jon-pylypchuk-for-all-the-love-in-the-world

“y'alls can suck my balls, of course not directed at anyone specific”
Saturday, August 24, 2013
You Got to Countersink your Shit
The slats on my side of the bed keep shifting out of place, leaving a big gap under my upper back. Fixed it! Fred helped.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Handwriting Doppelgänger
This box is on the 5th floor at OTOP. It looks like I wrote DETOX USE ONLY (TOX SCREENS) on it, but I didn’t. Somebody else did. Remarkably similar to my handwriting, though. I do a double-take whenever I walk past it.
My friend Leroy came to meTexas Rose Café, Little Feat, Sailing Shoes
He said look out your window
Does the first man you see look like me?
I'm sooooore
Displeased
Because outside of my hotel window
There’s a sign that goes from red to green,
It says:
Here’s a sample of my handwriting on cardboard for comparison.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
My Blog List
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101 projects: Belly of the Beast - You cant fight/write your way out of the belly of the beast with sharp language and strong leadership–it takes a cacophony: different voices speakin in ton...6 years ago
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Where Does Technology Belong and Where Does It Not? - Katya and dog, outdoors, playing. Recently I began nannying for an eight-year old girl named Katya. She and I spend HOURS playing “make believe”, dinner...13 years ago
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Fondue de poireaux - This melt-in-the-mouth leek dish is a favorite in France in the cooler months, although I’ve never seen it served anywhere else. And the beauty of the dish...1 week ago
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Day 8 - Kendal to Carlisle - We started the day standing at a bus stop just north of Kendal and two slightly older women joined us to catch the 555 to Keswick. Then suddenly, and in a ...17 years ago