159 - Lasers on the Prairie

Laser on the Prairie

Is a life made up of a series of images? Which images do we choose? Do you begin to fade if there are no images of you?

Heat wave, 4th of July weekend recap, doing things when you want to, Dogs Per Minute, bonelessness, the word “sploot,” hauntological music, modern rock music, the Gorillaz, the confusion and sorrow of the times, men and women, leaving your keys in your car, basing your life on the best possible outcomes, Zeno of Elea, Parmenides, the slaving meat wheel, memory’s dependence on images, photographic evidence as stability, the authority of the photograph, our dependence on photographs, Kodak albums, the speeding up of time, memory as experiential molasses, James Ellroy vs. David Foster Wallace, database animals, cities as live performance theater, White Jazz, content and context, the opposite of “inhabit,” containerism, getting results without work, you can’t have a ghost without being killed, an analysis of chaos magic, Universal Studios, return to the water, pool communication, talking to a wall, checking in on rhythms, self-care, dangerous women, and practical and tactical avoidance.