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TheCarl

happy Carl-mas!

About Me


I believe in logic. Not so sure about love yet, but open to a storybook romance. Always looking for something new to do, and usually finding it. Routinely random. I like to catch people off guard. Banana. Strong conscience. Strong will. Weak backhand. Searching for a place I haven't made up yet.

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My Interests

• Music
• Graphic Design
• Thrift Stores
• Beaches
• Waffles

I'd like to meet:

• Optimus Prime
• Charlemagne
• The Noid
• The Shaggy Dog
• Drew Barrymore
• WhatThe

Music:

• RJD2 - Laws of the Gods
• Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee
• Saosin - Bury Your Head
• Thrice - In Years to Come
• Bloc Party - The Prayer

Movies:

• Old School
• Zoolander
• Office Space
• The Wedding Singer
• 300

Television:

• The Office

Books:

• Dr. Seuss - And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street
• Pash - Inspirability
• Chris Rock - Rock This!
• Paul Rand - A Designer's Art
• Phillip Meggs - A History of Graphic Design

Heroes:

• Carl Nelson
• Stefan Sagmeister
• Michael Fanizza
• Tom Green
• (vacant)

My Blog

To All My Friends

Instinctively, a great loss causes us to take inventory. What did we lose? How important was it? Can we get it back? If so, how? In doing so, we also look at the other half of our equation. What we ha...
Posted by TheCarl on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:44:00 PST

Eulogy of DBV

Hopefully, the word has gotten around to all those close to me by now regarding my father’s passing. We held a memorial service for him the Saturday before last. For those that came, I send my s...
Posted by TheCarl on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:21:00 PST

In Michigan Indefinitely // Family Emergency

Friends, acquaintances, associates  my life has taken a turn. This Sunday, my father passed away at the age of 60. His passing was a peaceful one  in his sleep, happily, at the side of his wife of 2...
Posted by TheCarl on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:03:00 PST

Sold!

For those who read the previous entry, you may be interested to know that my art piece sold at auction (and actually started a bit of a bidding war, at that). And if you want to see it, I'll actually ...
Posted by TheCarl on Mon, 14 May 2007 09:25:00 PST

Art for Dali Charity Auction

You may have heard me talking about this piece for the last few weeks. Finally finished and ready to go. If you want to buy it, you'll have to go to the auction on May 12 at the Dali Museum, St. Peter...
Posted by TheCarl on Thu, 03 May 2007 08:58:00 PST

On Virginia Tech

Beware that this is not typical Myspace fodder. It is quite long, intense, and controversial. Read at your discretion.---By all accounts, this was not the typical "He was such a nice neighbor" killing...
Posted by TheCarl on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:24:00 PST

iStand Corrected

Apple sent me an email this morning that started out, "Because you've downloaded music by Brandi Carlile from iTunes in the past..."First off, let me state for the record that I don't have a clue who ...
Posted by TheCarl on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:52:00 PST

On Nappy-Headed Hoes

I just finally got up to speed on the whole Don Imus scandal. I was not previously aware of how not okay it is to say "nappy-headed hoes." I've been listening to song references about "nappy-ass" this...
Posted by TheCarl on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:41:00 PST

All sizes fit one

I have long owned a pair of snugly fitting shoes in size 13.I now also own a pair of snugly fitting shoes in size 9.5. My feet are not shrinking. Nor are my shoes. I'm not confusing the international ...
Posted by TheCarl on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:33:00 PST

My favorite St. Patrick's Day quote

Featuring Clinton and Carl Vervisch: CM: Yeah. That stuff'll put some hair on your chest.CV: You mean... corned beef?CM: Yeah. That stuff'll put some corned beef on your chest....
Posted by TheCarl on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:57:00 PST