Falling and Laughing

K., Erik, 1977– Falling and laughing Chicago: 2007. p. : ill. (some col.); imaginary dimensions. Coarse language sometimes used. Non-fiction, except for bits fabricated by author. SUMMARY: Music-, dog-, word-besotted Chicago man discovers he enjoys talking back to the internet. Fun times ensue. SEE ALSO: SUBJECTS OCCUPATION: Lapsed librarian, current designer, aspiring flâconteur (rare minotaur-like creature that is half flâneur, half raconteur).

SUBJECTS Falling and laughing 1. Thoughts--their shape. 2. Thoughts--ones had while walking dog. 3. Thoughts--ones that made me laugh. 4. Thoughts--the kind I’ve got. 5. Spleen--its venting. 6. Japery--assorted. 7. Words. 8. Music. 9. Books. 10. Obsessions--varied. 11. Animals--facts. 12. Animals--made-up things.  13. Dogs--beloved halfling Rottweiler. 14. Birds-- the bowerbird. 15. Birds--the great bustard. 16. Illinois--Chicago--residents--lives and customs. 17. Happiness--its pursuit.

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Dear readers of F+L, Hi, how has your summer been? Mine’s been really chillwave. By that I mean I’ve been listening to Waves, Beach Coast, Best House, and a lot of other underground bands you probably haven’t heard of. I also went to summer day camp, where I crafted an extremely complex Ojo de Dios (God’s Eye) using particolored yarn, multiple sticks, and Native American imagery (pictured above). Not a bad day’s work, right? Anyway, speaking of chilling, I’ve also been away because I’ve been doing some pro bono marketing work for the American Energy Conservation Alliance. They needed some catchy slogans for their summer reduce-air-conditioning-usage campaign, so I did some blue-sky concepting with them and came up with the following slogans, which you’ve probably seen on posters, bookmarks, etc: Don’t be an energ-loser Keep the ‘stat [thermostat] warm 2 B cool. It isn’t hot 2 B cool N.B. “Cool” is being used in two different senses above. Some people (dunces) have complained that this is confusing. I condemn them. N.N.B. The last slogan was accompanied by a caricature of Paris Hilton in order to connect with the tween demo. In conclusion, the previous things I mentioned above consist of what I’ve been doing this summer. As for this blog intanet site, I might start musing, riffing, etc. on here again soon. Yours correspondentially, Erik

Dear readers of F+L,

Hi, how has your summer been? Mine’s been really chillwave. By that I mean I’ve been listening to Waves, Beach Coast, Best House, and a lot of other underground bands you probably haven’t heard of.

I also went to summer day camp, where I crafted an extremely complex Ojo de Dios (God’s Eye) using particolored yarn, multiple sticks, and Native American imagery (pictured above). Not a bad day’s work, right?

Anyway, speaking of chilling, I’ve also been away because I’ve been doing some pro bono marketing work for the American Energy Conservation Alliance. They needed some catchy slogans for their summer reduce-air-conditioning-usage campaign, so I did some blue-sky concepting with them and came up with the following slogans, which you’ve probably seen on posters, bookmarks, etc:

  • Don’t be an energ-loser
  • Keep the ‘stat [thermostat] warm 2 B cool.
  • It isn’t hot 2 B cool

N.B. “Cool” is being used in two different senses above. Some people (dunces) have complained that this is confusing. I condemn them.

N.N.B. The last slogan was accompanied by a caricature of Paris Hilton in order to connect with the tween demo.

In conclusion, the previous things I mentioned above consist of what I’ve been doing this summer.

As for this blog intanet site, I might start musing, riffing, etc. on here again soon.

Yours correspondentially,

Erik

6 Aug 2010 //
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  1. cosmopsis said: HA…”Best House”
  2. everythingandnow said: Hi! Welcome back! You were missed. xo
  3. becoming-wave said: I miss you! Come baaaack!
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