November 2010
2 posts
the unsharp mask
n. the tendency for online social networks to magnify unexpected personality traits of people you know, a side effect of compressing raw persona into a low-res digital format which can randomly brighten outer glow, sharpen comic edges, darken shadows or add motion blur to everyday life, much like the polarizing lens filters of alcohol, politics or youth.
the kinda blues
n. the sad awareness that the unfolding plot of your life feels new and profound but is not unique, just one of a few dozen possible riffs on the same chord progression, while the tunes reverberating from the jukebox in your chest are all covers of old standards from the Great Emotional Songbook, which is 98% identical to that of the chimpanzee.