5/29/2006 07:06:00 PM|W|P|amy|W|P|Yesterday I decided I'm going to make my kids write songs about presidents. Perhaps because of that, last night I dreamed I was going to marry John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. I didn't realize it in my dream, but at some point Linnell morphed into Flansburgh, so the John encouraging me to go for it was the same guy I'd be marrying. Besides being him, what really won me over was that he was wearing a striped t-shirt. (Does he even wear striped shirts, ever? It seems much more Linnell...) I can accept that Flansburgh is married, and that I don't even know him. But why don't I know any guys who wear striped t-shirts? For as trivial as it seems, it's been bothering me all day.|W|P|114894614630075988|W|P|happiness bled from every street corner|W|P|orangewalk@gmail.com5/27/2006 04:20:00 PM|W|P|amy|W|P|Finding out that Death Cab For Cutie got its name from The Beatles makes them feel less elusive somehow, makes them less haunting and more worthy of my obsession, makes me want to listen to Bonzo Dog Band.|W|P|114876353082267869|W|P|That night Cutie called a cab|W|P|orangewalk@gmail.com5/17/2006 06:47:00 PM|W|P|amy|W|P|As of late, I have been completely fascinated with the idea of art, language, and communication as experienced through the five senses. It all started with Hillary suggesting I eat more peppers to gain a tolerance/appreciation for spicy things. As we speculated whether increased exposure to unpleasant experiences leads to more pleasant associations, we soon were discussing the power of various media to not only influence but also instantly incite vivid memories of past experiences. Realizing that my theories on any such topics are far too limited to be of any academic worth, I am still interested in pursuing a deeper understanding of communication through the senses. Here's a bit of research that I found on smell, which deals more with linguistical limitations in defining smell than with the power or limitations of olfactory communication. It's a beginning: Translating the language of smell Findings by Linda Buck and colleagues explore ways the brain translates combinatorial odorant-receptor codes into distinct odor perceptions The problem of the language of smell: Just a paragraph|W|P|114790803311664061|W|P|spicy and a bad idea|W|P|orangewalk@gmail.com5/11/2006 03:16:00 PM|W|P|amy|W|P|5/5- first bus tour of NYC 5/6- first misdemeanor 5/7- first time i've owned a charged ipod 5/8- first font purchase 5/9- first itunes purchase 5/10- first purchase at Fairway Deli/Bar 5/11- first public posting of quicktime lingo: AdMan don't know if that's the best way to post it, but there it is for now. i'm also in the process of getting some chatzkies up on cafepress. if there's anything you'd like to see up there, please email me. surely it's fairly obvious by now that i'm a slave to requests.|W|P|114737625763850241|W|P|week of firsts, thanks mainly to late adoption|W|P|orangewalk@gmail.com5/02/2006 01:25:00 PM|W|P|amy|W|P|In answer to the frequently-asked question: "How'd you get The BUSHMANS to be in your lingo?" I asked them. Here's a pic of Hillary and me on Saturday. If you squint, you can see the title frame of the film behind us. |W|P|114659108519206597|W|P|Diane Court doesn't go out with guys like you|W|P|orangewalk@gmail.com