Tuesday, October 30, 2012

16 Rock Subgenres (rough draft)

heavy metal

thrash metal

speed metal

death metal

black metal

doom metal

grindcore

sludge

punk rock

hardcore punk

NYHC

metalcore

screamo

drone metal

crust

warrior metal

26 Places to Take Photos (rough draft)

gardens

hallways

backyards

sidewalks

streets

cars

trucks

RV's

train yards

cemetaries

bridges

statues

waterfalls

forests

junkyards

alleyways

city parks

state or federal parks

rivers

lakes

stages

bathrooms

kitchens

study rooms

bike paths

auto repair shops




24 Prison Labor Jobs (rough draft)

call center

highway litter pickup

license plates

gameshow contestants

construction workers

railroad construction workers

litter pickup on railroads

bindery plant

tree planter

potato factory warehouse

army soldier

dentist experiment subject

janitor

auto mechanic assistant

burglar alarm tester/installer

medical experiment subject

litter pickup person at parks

phone sex operator

cablewire digger

window cleaner

referee

rodeo clown

stand up comedian

24 Art Mediums/Ingredients

paint

oil water color

ink

blood

feces

urine

wood

wind

candle

snot

spoken word

macaroni

clay

metal scraps

spray paint

comic strips

collage pieces

tile

musical instruments

wigs

microphones

video cameras

scissors

26 Work Environments (rough draft)

warehouse

delivery, truck

call center

door to door

grocery store

department store

mall, indoor

mall, outdoor

strip mall

delivery, car

bus

cubicle

mail order

field

forest

paved street

sidewalk

church

high school

college

restaurant

sewers

pipes

electric wires

online

from home

50 Types of Architecture (rough draft)

skyscraper

concrete sidewalk

cobblestone sidewalk

bench

shoe shine box

railway, hand

apartment complex

duplex

bike path/jogging

stadium

mall

trash can

parking garage

strip mall

wood fence

brick fence

airport

jail

police station

fire station

hospital

clinic

zoo

university

hotel

town home

trailer

log cabin

public pool

bus shelter

condominium

bridge, vehicles

bridge, foot

dome

amusement park

dog park

street light

store front

factory

barbwire fence

alleyway

parking lot

skyway

grass field

abandon lot

court house

city hall

transit center

community college

motel

50 Clothing Items and Accessories (rough draft)

cargo shorts

bermuda shorts

sleeveless shirts

short sleeve t-shirts

long sleeve t-shirts

sweater

sweat shirt

hooded sweatshirt

doc martins

army boots

cowboy boots

garter belt

bra

headband

scully cap

nehru jacket

overalls, dickies

carhardt overalls

denim jacket

wrestling boots

belt buckle

tool belt

panties

jock strap

eye glasses

long sleeve button up

blue jeans

jeans shorts

buttonup short sleeve

sandals

sneakers

velcro sneakers

snow boots

snow cap

baseball cap

construction helmet

beret

fedora

spandex

wool jacket

wool sweater

front pocket t-shirt

wife beater t-shirt

muskateer hat

eye patch

haynes underwear

boxers

sunglasses

bonnet


Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Private Entertainment

Awesome synth wave from Russia. It's from 2007, though under the radar kinda. I discovered them in 09 from a Vice Magazine podcast. I thought they were from the 80s, because the cooler than thou labels from Brooklyn or wherever did not give this group a full length LP.

http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=37929556&ac=now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2AV2mbLAA4

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Online Research Tools (1st draft)

Britannica Online Encyclopedia

www.britannica.com


Wikipedia

http://www.wikipedia.org/


CIA - The World Factbook

 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

 
Free downloads of audio, video, text, etc.
 
 
 
 
Even more for downloads, though for how long?
 




Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Utah History Timeline (rough draft)

  •  Pre 1700s, the Navajo arrived in the region, and now occupy large areas in the Southeastern region.
  • 1824-1825, during the winter Jim Bridger reached Salt Lake City and thought he found the ocean.
  • 1847, settled by Mormon pioneers, led by Bringham Young.
  • 1848, The U.S. wins the Mexican War and acquired a large area, including the Utah Region.
  • 1849, Mormons establish the State of Deseret.
  • 1850, region organized by the Congress of the U.S. and named Utah for the Ute Indian tribe.
  • 1850, Compromise of 1850 establishes present state borders (territory).
  • 1853, a Ute Chief named Walker attacked Mormon settlements, known as the Walker War. 
  • 1858, The Mormon War between Mormons and U.S. Union troops.
  • 1860, The Pony Express began. It crossed Utah from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA. It disbanded in 1861.
  • 1861, the world's first transcontinental telegraph message was sent across wires that met in Salt Lake City.
  • 1862, Congress passed a law outlawing polygamy.
  • 1863, Final indian raids defeated by General Patrick E. Connor.
  • 1863, Central Pacific Railroad began building eastward from Sacramento, and the Union Pacific built westward, starting in Omaha, NE.
  • 1865, Black Hawk Chiefs attacks, called the Black Hawk War.
  • 1869, the first transcontinental railroad system in the world was completed at Promontory.
  • 1887, A law passed permitted the U.S. Government to seize church property for school use. This was used on Mormons.
  • 1890, Wilford Woodruff, church president, advised against polygamy.
  • 1896, on January 4th Utah was admitted to the union as the 45th state.
  •  1895, adoption of the State Constitution.
  • 1904, the church outlawed polygamy.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

feed the pig

some website for financial tips and living for cheap and/or free.I gave them my e-mail twice and they said they would send me a confirmation, but have not. The commercial is on the radio during Coast to Coast, so they must be getting lots of traffic because they will not reply to my e-mail sign up.

Utah- The Beehive State (rought draft)

  • In the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States
  • Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city 
  • Mormons make up about 70 percent of the population
  • Copper is mined near Salt Lake City
  • Most of the natural gas and petroleum are in the eastern part of the state.
  • Great Salt Lake is the largest natural lake west of the Mississipi Rivber.
  • Desert covers 30% of Utah, but manmade resevoirs provide irrigation water for farmland.
  • The largest resevoirs are Lake Powell and Flaming Gorge
  • Five metropolitan areas: Ogden-Clearfield, Provo-Orem, St. George, Logan and Salt Lake City.
  • 3 land regions of Utah: The Rocky Mountains, The Basin and The Plateau.
  • Most of the Ute indians settled on the Uinta Basin.

My Recent Purchases

Just picked up 6 H.L. Menken books for $1 each. This is great late night lite reading and also for a good model for aspiring writers.

Book of Burlesques

Prejudices (1st, 4th and 6th of the Series)

Notes on Democracy

A Book of Prefaces

Monday, October 15, 2012

Provo, Utah (rough draft)

I went there recently for a wedding. Here I present some facts about the town.

  • Lies at the foot of the Wasatch Range 
  •  Utah Lake overlooked to the west
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  • 40 miles south of Salt Lake City
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  • Orem is bordering on the northwest side
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  • is the seat of Utah County
  • Hosts a week long Fourth of July Celebration
  • Ute Indians first occupied the area
  • In 1776, 2 missionaries mapped the area
  • In 1849 the town was founded by Mormon pioneers
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Packing for Tips (rough draft)

Make a list of all the items you want/need to bring or throw the items on the floor or bed. After that, cut the quanity of items in half.