Tulip is much better than mongoloid from mumblelard who can be reached via gmail or wave var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-8994554-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @mumblelard)http://blog.mumblelard.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz8aqqlm3f1qz5qzvo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><strong>gratuitous picture of mumble…</strong></p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/445604828http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/445604828Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:20:00 -0500shadowsrailingsfallinggreetingsfastingi am he as you are he as you are mebifurcations and catastrophessunandcloudspluswindlines of convergenceeverything that riseshiisigreen plastic toy soldier holding a finnish submachinegungreen girlsalsomossthe clouds yesterday were low and ugly like the smoke from a burning tiredynamic aphasiaat a certain point the feeling that you must know what i am about to saybecomes overwhelmingandthe words wont come out anymoresometimesthe leave my mind altogetheri was inside that cabin once and i stole some crackers out of the cupboard and a paperback copy of the habit of beingsometimes i am able to sleep inthank you<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyg8hpEF8Y1qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/413185985http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/413185985Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:39:25 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky7bh0mdiX1qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>full of nothing</b></p> <p>I inadvertently topped off the half empty jar of <a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/tagged/pizza+night">all purpose flour</a> with the half full bag of <a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/tagged/biscuits">self-rising flour</a> leaving me with a substance that was good for nothing.  Finn and I took the jar out to the deck and threw <a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/tagged/hands">handfuls</a> into the woods, watching the dusty clouds of flour drift in the breeze and settle on the dry brown leaves.</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/403708510http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/403708510Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:31:03 -0500handssmokemonstersflourinsomniapizza nightpizza doughdeckwoodsthe wind caught us by surprise once and our faces and hair were covered with flourghostsbiscuitshomeour white cat startledrunning backwardsthrough the railingandhe opened up like a flying squirreldrifting to the groundunharmedfull of nothingrunning through the sprinkler until i m soaking wetamorphousparticlespartial amputationsmanualsman-made natural disasters<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky770jYmuT1qz5qzvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/tagged/i%20could%20eat%20the%20neck%20off%20a%20bottle%20of%20bourbon%20right%20now"><b>i could eat the neck off a bottle of bourbon right now</b></a></p> <p>This prescription I have right now really twists me up.  The doctor failed to mention any of the side effects that have affected me, but the surprises have mostly been big fun so far.  The only two that disturb me are the cold sweat that wakes me up in the middle of the night and the inappropriate specificity of my <a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/tagged/meemaw">thirst in the morning</a>.</p> <p>(image via <a title="i wanted to love this moment and there were some moments too flawed or not flawed .enough"><i>Crazy Heart</i></a>)</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/402763641http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/402763641Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:29:00 -0500false spiritsfictional beveragesaugursaugustusbourbonmore than one drink of bourbon and I have a compulsive need to hear the sound of breaking glasshandsmcclures whiskeymcelligots poolpangalacticgarlgeblasterno mans landroadscrazy heartmonkey mindanticipation of a new lovers arrivalmake merry and be glad for this thy brother was dead and is alive again and was lost and is foundwanderingwalkingramblingbottlespillsmaybe even steal some cough syruprifling through medicine cabinetspassing through nutleyhailing from soaper cityso drunk i had to grab onto the weeds to keep from falling off the edge of the worldmedicinea great big bucket of chemicalsreluctant colonistsi have not thought about that time in years<p><b><a title="see also ..." href="http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sialogogues">sialagogues</a></b></p> <p><i>see also </i>therapeutic octopus gummies</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/400581316http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/400581316Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:49:23 -0500microcosmsparoxysmsparotid glandswho would win hercules or samsonthe jawbone of an assstonescalculitunnelspipestragedy is when i cut my finger comedy is when i fall into an open sewer and dieotolaryngologymel brooksinner spacesialagogueslemon dropsgummimy girlfriend eats lemon dropsdeath by chocolate<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky3bvoRAFy1qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b><a title="snowy winter" href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/316611126/crane-among-the-reeds-straightening-out-twist">life list</a></b></p> <p>Inspired by this snowy scene and the <a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/391641061/the-very-special-limited-edition-commemorative-one#comment-34417876">occasional haiku</a> of <a href="http://www.wordsnamesfaces.com/">wordsnamesfaces</a>, I have composed a winter haiku for my <a href="http://realitybyphilipkdick.tumblr.com/">online bottle cap collection</a>.</p> <p><i>cold reality <br/>continues even after <br/>belief leaves us still</i></p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/398536425http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/398536425Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:23:48 -0500habitssnowa whole bunch of cables came with white twist tiesnext greengnosishaikumisdirectionice cream factoryoffice suppliestwist tiestoy soldiersbird watchingreality is that which when you stop believing in it doesnt go awayphilip k dickall strange awayrealityscoutgreen plastic toy soldier holding a finnish submachinegunside projectsa place where thieves meetbottle capsbottle cap snakeslife liststraviscoloradolistsLEAF HORNbe leaf leaveswinterghillie suits<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky1x5hAXz91qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>m & finn pancakes</b></p> <p>Thursday is <a title="this buffalo deviation from the normal pancake day tag goes out to tristan" href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/tagged/we_use_the_whole_buffalo">pancake day</a> for <a href="http://mumblelard.tumblr.com/tagged/fallie">the</a> <a href="http://mumblelard.tumblr.com/tagged/finn">girls</a>. As one of her <a href="http://blog.brerfly.com/post/391372219/happy-birthday-finn-here-she-is-opening-some">tenth birthday presents</a>, Finn’s grandmother gave her some customized candy covered chocolate treats that featured pictures of Finn and slogans like “Finn Rocks!” This week’s pancakes featured some of those candies, or as Fallie put it, “we are eating Finn’s face for breakfast.”</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/396979316http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/396979316Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:08:00 -0500cannibalismvanity candy industrychocolate covered candy treatswe use the whole buffalopancakespancake daypastelsfinnfinnlandbirthday presentscandychocolatedoes he taste funny to youtwo cannibals are eating a clownin his sleeviesotolaryngologyparotidsalivary calculicalcium crystalscalcivorsomething the size of a grain of sand took me out for a daybut i am backouchmorningsbreakfast<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/meCXCEvFNki891067SVdAXT3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b><i>Camille</i></b></p> <p><a href="http://polaroidjesus.tumblr.com/post/91905520/camille">polaroidjesus.tumblr.com</a> inactive since may 29th 2009</p> <p>(<i> </i>via <a href="http://polaroidjesus.tumblr.com/post/91905520/camille">polaroidjesus</a>)</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/393546410http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/393546410Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:34:28 -0500polaroidjesusall those moments will be lost in time like tears in the rainall your memories are belong to usfinishedfinished withfinished with wind up bird chroniclesunfinished businesssman that was a fun nighttriceratopswould you like a bag for your nosepolaroidcratespallet<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxw465vSIV1qzzawxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>the very special limited edition commemorative one hundred forty-ninth post to <a href="http://realitybyphilipkdick.tumblr.com/">realitybyphilipkdic</a></b><b><a href="http://realitybyphilipkdick.tumblr.com/">k</a>*<br/></b></p> <p>(<i>sponsored by the generous and talented</i> <a title="her real last name is cason which i didnt knwo for a long time but now i am just pretending to forget" href="http://locomotivehootenanny.tumblr.com/"><b>elizabeth “locomotive” hootenanny</b></a> <i>who tells wonderful stories about friends, family, and the freaks that frequent central florida coffee shops</i>)</p> <p>*a small side project that hasn’t gone away even though no one is reading it.  In reality, this was my attempt to score a <a title="pandering, me not them" href="http://www.tumblr.com/directory/book+deals">book deal</a>, but I think I may be doing it wrong.</p> <p><a href="http://realitybyphilipkdick.tumblr.com/post/391560659/locomotivehootenanny-mumblelard-not-your-real">realitybyphilipkdick</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://locomotivehootenanny.tumblr.com/post/390926393/mumbleard-not-your-real-name-hope-this-is">locomotivehootenanny</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/">Mumblelard</a> (not your real name)</p> <p>Hope this is everything you wanted. I never realized he had such a hairy back!</p> <p>Elizabeth (my for real name)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/391641061http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/391641061Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:47:00 -0500a place where thieves meetall or nothingall strange awayall those moments will be lost in time like tears in the rainalligatorsben franklin had syphilis but i do notelizabeth casongnosislocomotivehootenannymaybe the umbilicus that connects me to the rest of our hive in the eastoutward dimension is damaged frayed maybe my mirror neurons are fine maybe the signal is just compromisedmaybe this is the last timemy brain hurtsmy meemaw had dozens of these decanters on a high shelf that ran just below the ceiling of her living roomphilip k dickpropertyrealityreality is that which when you stop believing in it doesnt go awayreally i just wanted to look sharp for a camping tripreally my kids eat very well fresh vegetables fruit and plenty of vitamin bacon i am mostly being facetious but the check is really smallrealtyred in tooth and clawshe is also my designated debunkershe leaves wonderful commentsshe travels the worldside projects<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxu73veXIQ1qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b><i>happy new year</i></b></p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/389043758http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/389043758Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:01:00 -0500end of messageday 300post 1337happy birthdaymichauxfochauxred envelopered dawntigerssafety deposit boxtoy cameraphonetoy cameracameraphonecolorcrosshelga vikingblankosometimeslolosometimesblue gelwhat is in the safety deposit boxa note and a few picturesa new life awaits you in the offworld colonies<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxsq27kSs41qz5qzvo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i><b>snow monster tunnel</b></i></p> <p>Three or four inches of snow fell on our part of north Fulton county yesterday and last night.  We played in it some last night, but this morning we spent several hours sled sliding snow ball fighting.  The snow packed really well, and all of the kids were rolling huge snow balls for forts and snow men.  Fallie spent about forty-five minutes rolling this three foot diameter snow ball and then patiently hollowing it out.  Originally, she wanted to make it large enough to crawl through, but as she removed snow, the pine straw and sticks started to look like a monster to her.  When I asked her the name of the piece, she said it was <i>Snow Monster Tunnel</i>.  Most of the snow has melted since this morning, but I wanted one last picture of this.</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/387688692http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/387688692Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:24:33 -0500snowtunnelsinterdimensional travelsasquatchneighborsnorth fulton countyeyesoculusopine strawtearswintersnowmansnow tunnel monsterwe had hot chocolate and grilled cheese for lunchwe missed orangelinaare you wearing that scarf or is that scarf wearing youi left the ice cream factory early yesterdayandy goldsworthylate to the snow party this yearvalentines day massacrewe were trying to sled on a piece of cardboard wrapped in hefty bagandour sweet canadian neighbor brought her two boys out in their deluxe or the south snow suitsandsomeone thought to ask her if she had a sledandshe didfloyd has never driven in snowshe didnt learn to drive until we had lived in atlanta a year<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxngc2BzQL1qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>red in tooth and claw</b> or <b><a title="it's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how i keep from goin' under">the message</a></b></p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/384339214http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/384339214Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:47:00 -0500bedroomscollectionscolony collapse disorderdressersfrogsgrand master flashinsectsit is in my girls room nowit was in my room when i was a childjewelry boxesknockoffslemursmoonsmoooooooonsodd lotspigspiratespuppiesrobotic insectsrobotsroomstennysonthat dresser was in my moms room when she was a childthe messagethe oxen and the sunthe point where the abstraction has become the focus instead of the thing the abstraction representsthey never took their jackets offthings they dont make em like anymorethings with facesthinking machines<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxod1yTFT91qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>mini twix pancakes</b></p> <p>Thursday is <a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/tagged/pancake_day">pancake day</a> for the <a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/56267932/this-happens-every-time-even-though-we-agree">girls</a>. They have the next four days off, so today at school they are celebrating Valentine’s day at school. The holiday candy surplus is already accumulating, so today I made the pancakes using approximately eight pre-Valentine mini-twix bars. Caramel based pancake supplements are tricky and prone to burning, but I successfully navigated these technical complications and the pancakes turned out very well.  It was a good morning.</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/383717970http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/383717970Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:32:00 -0500pancake daytwix barscandypancakeswe use the whole buffalo<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxly3u8RzS1qzqtrxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i><b>Tonight’s victims: a china bowl, a loaf bread and an overripe avocado.</b></i></p> <p>(via <a href="http://pleasedontsqueezetheshaman.tumblr.com/post/381184840/tonights-victims-a-china-bowl-a-loaf-bread-and">pleasedontsqueezetheshaman</a>)</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/381794544http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/381794544Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:36:22 -0500end of messagebroken bowlsshamansGris Grisknivesknives damned knives and knife statisticspitsseedsnoteswoodsthe orientthe lost worldthe last worldthe last meal is a traditional boon for the condemnedsleepscrapssome mottled mixing bowlswhen she died i got a few things as we cleaned out the fishing cabin by lake george that she had settled into during her last yearsa cast iron pan for making corn breadit didnt have any dimes left in itserrationscrepusculara china bowla loaf of breadalsoan overripe avocadomothersgrandmotherswaiting<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxmiti9YRL1qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>when the same interval passes again</b></p> <p>She was born in the second month of the twenty-first century, and with luck she will see all of it. I enjoy our time together, trying to make moments she will remember fondly, but sometimes I struggle with worry, wondering how it will all turn out.  Does the world really get better, or worse? What can I do to prepare her and what do I prepare her for? I am not ready. When the same interval passes again, she will be grown.</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/381779268http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/381779268Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:21:00 -0500bear bearbirthdayscold morningscouchescrashescrazy horsecrying in the officefinnhelicoptersresting on the couchsssheshe drives spaceships and kills aliens in her underwear enough saidshe got a remote controlled helicopter for her birthdayshe has looked upon the dry bones of a thousand empires and will see the tombs of a thousand more before she diesshe is a sweet girlshe is much better at it than meshe tried out for the school play this weeksleeptenthe blue blanketthe blue monkeythe blue sky boysthe year of the dragonwaiting for a signwaiting for breakfastwe are trying to land it on the ceiling fancameraphonetoycameras<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwi0odusrj1qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/300634520/are-you-the-king-of-anything-king-of-the-lanes-at"><b>king of a clandestine kingdom found under your floorboards</b></a></p> <p>The raised floor designed to channel cables and cold air from place to place incites revolt in an immature part of me. He still believes that he will find the secret tunnel that goes from here to another place.  He is ready to explore, ramble, and dig right now.</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/379918353http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/379918353Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:01:14 -0500tunnelsinto the highways and hedgesinterstitial spacestransiencetransdimensional being filled with spidersroomsroofersRolling Rockcablescabinet of natural curiousitiessears fulfillment centeryesterday i saw the arborists open the gate to the woods behind the county jaila small but dense stand of trees surrounded by fencesconcertina wireprisonersjailerskeeperskeptthey took down an old oak tree that was dyingits collapse threatened the walls of the jailk and k soul foodthe regulatorsjeffersonthe jail looks just like the dorms at a universitymorrill towerimmoral towerlincoln towerland grant universityohiofulton county jail<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfm4eaIzR1qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>i wonder what my ghost dance will be</b></p> <p>( ghost dance via <a href="http://www.ghostdance.us/cgi-bin/display/image.cgi?iid=24&itid=4">James Mooney</a>)</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/379906574http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/379906574Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:50:23 -0500shadesbulletproofwe eat the whole buffaloand sometimes apparentlythe buffalo did come backarapahoare the kennedys bulletproofnew york city is a graveyardno faceno facesspirited awayanimismjacobs ladderthe life lived in the moment of deathjames mooneywarriorswarriors path state parkthe point where the abstraction has become the focus instead of the thing the abstraction representsshadowsgaming the systemexistential bureaucracynone of this is realnon humansnon orthographicnownakedNew Decadenew dawn black tiger brigadejames mooneygiant stuffed teddy bears<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxhtck9f8b1qz5qzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>the guru</b> or <a href="http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/208383872/randy-described-eternity-built-to-spill-where"><b>described as randy for eternity</b></a></p> <p>For most of the first two years that he knew me, my father-in-law pretended not to be able to remember my name.  Of course, I was obligated to return the favor and that is how he picked up the nickname, “Randy.”</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/376847270http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/376847270Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:46:00 -0500randysarcastic leinicknameshe called me bencolonial hillsharding hospitaland then he had a heart attack and that slowed him down a littlenot that he could keep up in the first placehallwayscameraphonetoy camerastoy cameraphonecolorousrandy described eternityhe lives alonemelting the cuffs on my cheap nylon coat while waving sparklershansstorm windowsportraitstaking out the trashice cold garagescarryouts<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.mumblelard.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/374158237/tumblr_kxfc9c1gOr1qz5qzv&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><i><b>Hedwig’s Theme - </b></i><b>John Williams</b></p> <p>The only leitmotif from the original film to appear in all of the sequels.  I am drinking coffee and getting the music ready for Finn’s birthday party. I can’t believe she is going to be ten on Monday.</p> <p>and also happy saturday imaginary constructs  -mumblelard</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/374158237http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/374158237Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:29:36 -0500hedwigs themejohn williamsleitmotifsseries themeaudioharry potterharry potter and the philosophers stoneowlsowl prowlmessengers<p>…by taking advantage of similar four-trace, differential SerDes transmit and receive signals, the NonStop signal midplane can support either network-semantic protocols or memory-semantic protocols using the same signal traces.</p>http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/372792188http://blog.mumblelard.com/post/372792188Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:35:33 -0500jargonmemory semantic protocolsc seven thousandmaybe the umbilicus that connects me to the rest of our hive in the eastoutward dimension is damaged frayed maybe my mirror neurons are fine maybe the signal is just compromised