Dark Cedars

Election

2008-12-09T16:42:00.001-08:00

Fall and winter bring with them much more free time in which to write.I wrote this soon after the election, however I now have an editor. Probably for the best.-ASCSo, of course there are pros and cons to working at home. Pro: You get to sit in your favorite chair and stream NPR all day. Con: You don't get any work done, because you decide you really need to go to Home Depot. At least that's

Bon Iver

2008-07-20T21:40:00.001-07:00

So, my buddy sent me a block of cds by mail. His friend runs a series of labels. One of which is Jagjaguwar. Home to Bon Iver. As legend goes Justin Vernon, the band creator, holed up in a cabin in the wilderness. Instead of sending folks letter bombs he composed the album "For Emma, Forever Ago". Reeks of longing. Anyway, I'm considering it the best album I've heard since Beirut's "The

The Way Of The Chicken

2008-07-10T20:54:00.001-07:00

I'm sure I don't know how to use the semi-colon, but I don't know what else to do with my fragments. Here is another installment on the theme of man vs. nature.-ASCSo chickens are fragile creatures. I was standing outside of the coop not paying much attention as Em introduced the crowd to her brood. “This one is the banty Emerald. See she's very friendly and loves to perch on top of the-"

ASC on ASC

2008-06-27T21:56:00.000-07:00

Here's something from All Songs ConsideredMy number one was Bon Iver. A lot of folks are with me on that, but it looks as though Death Cab and Vampire Weekend have the most votes.By the way, this post will become obsolete on July 6th.-ASCEdit: Panic! At The Disco? Boourns. Quizzes by Quibblo.com

Marigold

2008-05-29T11:13:00.000-07:00

So, ASC is back from Japan, and feeling up to contributing once again. For this post I will pass along this short paragraph. The back story involves my brit friend Malk who becomes enamored with this beautiful japanese american yonsei, Nae. They settle in to a semi urban life in Portland with chickens and numerous sheds in the yard.-ASCOne of our chickens got attacked and half eaten by a

Dogme

2008-03-12T22:27:00.000-07:00

The following is another manifesto. A manifesto for honest film making. A style known as Dogme founded by a few northern European socialists. The following is copied from their website Dogme95Dogme 95.. is a collective of film directors founded in Copenhagen in spring 1995.DOGME 95 has the expressed goal of countering “certain tendencies” in the cinema today.DOGME 95 is a

T.K. And The Manifestos

2008-03-11T21:17:00.000-07:00

On a related subject to the previous posting I would like to turn attention to another Manifesto of sorts. One that was written in blood, insanity and a manual typewriter. I wonder what TK thinks about text messaging?-ASC All, I just finished reading Ted Kaczynski's manifesto. I am now ready to live in the wilderness and commune with nature as it was

Let Them Eat Plants

2008-03-10T23:28:00.000-07:00

Evolution has caused Homo sapiens sapiens the undue burden of desire. Namely, that is the instinctual craving for sex and food. Our large brains have led us on a doomed journey with the sole purpose of sating those desires. Other animals are limited with what nature and primal social structures can provide. However, we seem to be driven to add wondrous and ultimately

DarkCast

2008-02-29T20:52:00.000-08:00

So I'm living out my dream of being a radio dj. Sure it's not radio and no one is listening, but it feels real. This first episode of DarkCast is fairly mellow, but don't think that is indicative of the future direction of DarkCast. If you don't like this one please give other shows a chance. I do have good music in me somewhere. Also I posted one of JB's Pacific NW in Upstate NY shows.

I Fail More Often Than Not

2008-02-10T20:06:00.000-08:00

So. Snow is falling. Rain is on its way promising to turn those fluffy crystals into wet slushy soup. I'm hitting an 11 am flight to Vegas tomorrow. I haven't packed. I've calculated my current momentum and figured I won't get to sleep tonight until at least 2 a.m. That said, I realize submissions to Dark Cedars have lagged in the past few weeks. Four writers and not a man of action among

I Was An Asshole

2008-01-19T20:18:00.000-08:00

Tyson is a man of many contradictions. He finds paper pushing as the most disgraceful of occupations. However, he did work a number of years behind a desk surrounded on three sides by textile covered portable walls, cowed by overhead tubular lights. He effectively collected a paycheck from the government by moving a scrap of papyrus deftly around the vinyl top of his workspace. Every now and

Notes On Sensors

2008-01-05T12:10:00.000-08:00

Well, as my friend the Cowboy notes (Technobabble), sensors are invading the bathroom. I'd like to reflect for a moment on the fact that the reason for these sensors is the fundamental inability of humans to properly operate bathroom equipment. As evidence of this take the large sign posted above a sink at a local coffee shop, which details the instructions for washing ones hands (Of course I'm

More on Chicken

2008-01-04T17:41:00.000-08:00

Port Arthur, Texas; In response to recent trade inequities relating to the price per pound of imported Mexican chicken, what is alleged to be a coalition of Arkansas chicken farmers dressed as Native Americans, illegally boarded a Mexican shipping vessel carrying 10,000 lbs of poultry and proceeded to dump it into the port.Port Arthur police department reports that at approximately 2.30 am on May

Chickens Don't Fly

2008-01-03T12:04:00.000-08:00

Is stupidity and unbridled rage directly related? Probably not. I've known a particularly intelligent man who snapped from fairly innocuous torment and proceeded in attempted vehicular homicide. Maybe I just attribute stupidity to the feeling of entitlement victims have in exacting disproportionate and unmitigated justice on the perpetrators. Of course this isn't a universal. I'm only

Technobabble

2007-12-27T10:00:00.000-08:00

I realize that I can't avoid making new technologies a part of my daily life concessions. I still have never text-ted anyone. Mostly because I have no dependents or friends under 25. I remember the days when if someone was particularly gabby you would hold up your hand in the thumb to fingers representation of a mouth and move them rapidly together with that knowing look of exasperation on

Beach Junk Girl

2007-12-10T01:19:00.000-08:00

So, my co-worker Emma enjoys bringing dead things home with her from her days outings. Much like a cat or an 8 year old boy. Don’t get me wrong I find it as a strangely admirable trait. If only I could find the beauty in a fruit bat with maggots vying for space in a desiccated orifice. Well, appreciate it enough anyway to invite it into my home.She not only gets excited over carcasses, but even

For Your Happy Time

2007-12-08T23:06:00.000-08:00

So there are a lot of ideas lost in translation here in Japan, but not the official beer of Okinawa. Yes, above the the stars of Orion's belt read the words "For your happy time". I couldn't say it better. "Ichi biru o kudasai" I say and the waitperson looks at me with the uneasy expression that says "why is this Japanese man having such a hard time ordering a beer. He must be slightly

Christmas Past

2007-11-27T00:47:00.000-08:00

In the spirit of the holiday season into which we are rapidly shuffling I present this melancholy sigh of resignation from a man who is currently seeing better days. It reminds us that thank goodness we get another chance to achieve holiday cheer. -ASC 12/11/04 I thought I liked the holidays. No, not the sight of shoppers shopping or those god damn bell ringers ringing but I liked getting

Into The Wild

2007-11-24T19:22:00.000-08:00

So maybe JBs animosity toward small furry animals is not that unfounded. I tend to think that some folk just need the comforting illusion of controlling their environment. For your own evaluation I submit this passage regarding another encounter between JB and the wild. Not only does he find fault in evolution, but he seems to have an irrational terror of the natural world. ASC8/15/06 I was

On Skunks, Vermin, Gaia and the Open Halls of the Soul

2007-11-24T17:15:00.000-08:00

This post was submitted by my good buddy Jimmy B. He may well become a frequent contributer to Dark Cedars. In a future post I will shed some light on my friend's so thinnly veiled anger toward the other species (as in "man vs. everything else") that populate the mother organism Gaia.-ASCHere's a true story I wrote in the beginning of November. I share it with you now.Two skunks (a mother and its

More on Music

2007-11-17T03:35:00.000-08:00

So back to my good friend Chad S. (or as Bryce would put it the Chadinator). Chad as music DJ. I feel we need a little more background on why Chad S. would be a good candidate to represent the NW music scene. This will be evidenced with archival digital letters sent during a simpler time. Ty was behind a desk, Chad was a Californian.I totally see Chad S. as the ideal Mercury delivering the NW