sui generis
something utterly unique and independent of any pattern
Miscellaneous & various
All of my oddball and often freaky digital creations. Generally reflecting some concept twirling around the back of my mind at some particular time. It might involve politics, it might be something peculiar about the world, it might be both. There’s no rhyme nor reason here.
In 2017 either I was sick and felt pressure to go to the office or someone else was sick and came to the office, probably because they felt pressure to do so.
This works in either case. The idea that coming to the office when you’re sick is showing that you’re a “team player” is ridiculous. If you’re sick, stay home!
My best work…
A image I see often inspires me. This is a great example.
Buzz Aldrin
This is why Buzz is such badass..
✓ Fighter pilot
✓ Advanced degree from MIT
✓ Figured out how to walk in space... before he ever went to space
✓ Was given the nickname "Dr. Rendezvous" by fellow astronauts.
✓ Walked on the moon
✓ Wears two wristwatches...
✓ ...and mismatching socks.
✓ Dresses like a pimp and STILL gets saluted.
And he's in his 90s.. I think Death feels underqualified to take him.
I consider myself a man of science.
Science...
…is why you’re reading this post on that voodoo box you’re holding in your sweaty little palm.
…is why you can read anything after the sun goes down.
…is why you didn’t die of some horrible disease before you turned 20.
…is why our parents could put humans on the moon (if you think this was a hoax, let me know so I can hit you with a tack hammer)
…is why one in ten of babies don’t die by age 1 like they did a hundred years ago.
…is why you can spend your weekends watching Simpson reruns in your underwear while eating pork rinds instead of toiling away for 18 hours a day trying to grow enough food to keep your family from starving.
…is why traffic jams are your biggest annoyance driving to work rather than arriving at the office smelling like a sweaty horse.
...is why you don’t want to kill yourself for living in the south between April and October.
My hair
There comes a time some men must endure,
what nature and genes conspire to render.
The terrible loss of once great manes,
and the awful choice that is what remains.
Baldness you scourge! Why oh why me?
A combover, a rug, or to sprout à la baby?
None are good choices, none have much class
But maybe I can pull off a “Professor Badass!”
My contributions to memes and trends…
“What I do” meme
“Bands I’ve seen” meme
My mind inflicts a massive amount of anxiety on me. When I get stressed, I eat and stop working out. When I eat and don’t work out, I get fat. When I get fat, my social media profile pics disappear more or less.
This was my attempt to explain why my profile pic at the time was neck-up with my face obscured by altered glasses, and taken in the dark.
Hypocrisy warning: there was a time when I gave in to the temptation to troll others on social media. That was before widespread trolling turned social media into the hellscape it is today. I suppose I regret my part in that a bit.
That said, I haven’t lost my distaste for what passes as ‘conservative’ in some circles. Plus, all things considered I think I at least put hard work into making my trolling a quality product!
