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Ahm

Plot some goddamn big idea.

About Me

Like you give a poop.

My Interests

Red; noteplantation; espionage; aloofness; dorking it up; massage therapy; tickle torture; caffeine addiction; hate-mongering; holing-up; psychoanalysis; subtlety; documentaries; graphic design; public radio; mountain biking; camping; tree smelling; spinal adjustments; improv comedy; local theater; zines.

I'd like to meet:

a chiropractor willing to barter.

Music:

Camp Songs.

Movies:

Movies are long and therefore not compatible with my attention span.

Television:

I gave up broadcast television in 1994.

Books:

Surviving on the Streets by Ace Backwords; Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware; Night by Elie Wiezel; The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde; Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison; all those wry little bullshit books by J.D. Salinger.

Heroes:

My little sister, Tree Baby Zoo Monkey.

My Blog

Ontwerpen vs. Vormgeven

Yesterday in Design History, Lorraine Wild made an interesting comment about the English word for "design" having no differentiation between the verb and the noun  between the act of planning, and it...
Posted by Ahm on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:27:00 PST

CalArts Shithole

This school is so ghetto.  I pay over 30 thousand dollars a year to be forced to spend 20 hours a day in this filthy-ass studio, cobbled together with old plywood and held together with graffitti...
Posted by Ahm on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:11:00 PST

What every CalArts applicant should know.

Anyone who is thinking of applying to CalArts should know that even though this school was once considered a fine institution, nowadays, CalArts' main priority is taking students' money and fucking th...
Posted by Ahm on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:31:00 PST

Graphic Design Quotes to Discuss or Ignore

[I couldn't find any notecards.]An education through design rather than in design should be our goal (Fitzgerald).On the whole, design schooling has not helped students become broader-thinking people ...
Posted by Ahm on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:42:00 PST

colon-friendly smoothie recipe

For those who suffer from digestive problems and frequent tummy malaise, I present to you the followingRECIPE:  Fruity Fibery Shakey MakeyIn your blender, put:3 to 5 big ole scoops of PLAIN WHOLE...
Posted by Ahm on Fri, 11 May 2007 04:49:00 PST

The reruns are always the best ones.

A very special episode of MLI brought a tear to my dang-ole eye.
Posted by Ahm on Wed, 09 May 2007 12:18:00 PST

Parlez vous poopay?

This could be the most annoying thing Ive ever seen....
Posted by Ahm on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:40:00 PST

CALL for ENTRIES: Art Show to Promote Bike Riding

CALL for ENTRIES: Art Show to Promote Bike RidingBike Bakersfield is a non-profit formed to promote everyday fun and transportatin' on bicycles in Bakersfield, CA. We are holding our second annual bik...
Posted by Ahm on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:09:00 PST

2007 Practica

My Intersemester Practicum Schedule:Film Workshop with Mike Mills (of Thumbsucker fame, not of R.E.M. fame)Jan 16, 18, 19, 22, 23Cultural Field TripsJan 25, 26, 29, 30, Feb 1, 2Visiting Artist Lecture...
Posted by Ahm on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:18:00 PST

I can't wait.

I just bought these soccer shoes for $90 off.  Bargain!  They arrive in approximately a week.Also, too, I always loved this book as a child, and I never realized it was not written by Dr. Se...
Posted by Ahm on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:08:00 PST