Not Buildings And Numbers

Klang “Help Is On It’s Way” – Video treatment: The screen starts out entirely white. Soon we realize that the camera is scanning over a field of snow, gradually revealing more detail and visual elements as the moments pass. Time moves rapidly, though the images barely change, though more elements are introduced as the film progresses (trees, houses, people – all from a distance.) The light dims as the day passes, and as the video concludes, it is night. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.)

Eugene Mirman “Fleet” – It’s a bit difficult to set up a comedy routine in the same way that I would write about a song. I don’t want to give away any of the jokes, or explain to you why you should think it’s funny. Comedy doesn’t really work that way. In this bit from his new cd/dvd, Eugene Mirman tells a story about being fucked over by Fleet bank, complete with a recording of his conversation with a Fleet representative and his angry, absurd letter in response. There’s something about Mirman’s voice and inflections that I really love, especially when he sounds mock-incredulous and accusatory. (Click here to buy it from Suicide Squeeze.)

Also: If any of you can either a) fix one of the old Livejournal feeds so that it now syndicates from http://www.fluxblog.org/atom.xml or b) set up a brand new one, please let me know.

And: Just an FYI, but it’s profoundly uncool to leave a message in my comments box claiming that a friend of mine has died suddenly when they have not. That’s just tasteless and cruel. Seriously, “Chad”: Fuck off.