Friday, July 4, 2008

Chás de October, 2007

Edgar Allan Poe

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Edgar Allan Poe conhecia profundamente a natureza humana. Em seus contos, analisava e esmiuçava a capacidade do ser humano em repetir situações.

Ele tinha toda razão. Estou me sentindo esses dias vivendo uma história de Poe.

Leia Poe aqui. Cuidado, faz perder o sono.

Gatas

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

É por isso que eu gosto mais de gatos do que de pessoas. Uma semana aqui e a Minimoe e a Mia já estão se entendendo. A Mia não admite que a Minimoe fique no meu colo nem venha dormir na cama - bem que ela já tentou mais de uma vez - ela fica muito enciumada. Mas já estão dividindo a varanda.

Mia e Minimoe

Mia e Minimoe

Mia e Minimoe

Great Big White World

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

we pray just like insects
The world is so ugly now

Tenho saudades do Twiggy nessa banda. De todos eles, de fato. 2001. Bons tempos.

Direto do Spiral

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Essa reflexão do TR é tão importante, tão vital, que eu tinha que postar e comentar.

“What I WANT to do is crawl inside my own head and just make music. I’ve begun work on a new NIN project and the door to the cave I will soon crawl in is open and beckoning, but these last few weeks I’ve had to be a businessman. On occasion I don’t mind wearing that hat and becoming immersed in numbers and strategies and whatnot, but all I really want to do is make music.
Why have I been in business-mode lately? Glad you asked. See, the music business has imploded and nobody knows what to do. As an artist finally free from any obligations to a record company, I can do pretty much anything I want to - but what should that be?

How do you (in this order):
A. Be sure to place and keep yourself in a nurturing, creative space that inspires your art
B. Then determine how to present that to your audience in an appropriate fashion that’s respectful to both you the artist AND them.
C. Ideally do that in a way where it makes financial sense.

I highly doubt whether the strategy Saul and I chose to release his new record will be a viable business model for the road ahead. We didn’t do this as a “get rich quick” scheme. We did it because it felt (and feels) like the best way to get the most people to have the opportunity to hear what we consider to be an important record. It feels like the best approach as of October 2007 with the current set of circumstances in the “marketplace” (I hate that fucking word.) We did it because it kept the art PURE and it involved NO compromises regarding the content or the way it was presented to you. No iPod commercials, no ringtone giveaways, no billboards, no Best Buy exclusive content… and one could argue no exposure.
That’s the problem. How do you get the word out to as many people as possible and maintain your integrity in the process?
We assumed that by releasing the record this way it would generate some press interest, and it has. We hope that people will be curious enough to download and listen to the record, and yes - we hope people will choose to pay for it.
I have to say I’ve been amazed at some lengthy conversations I’ve seen on fan BBs regarding the decision to pay or not. People who are interested enough to register and frequent boards dedicated to an artist’s work really having to weigh out whether or not it’s worth $5 for an hour of new music. Has music really and truly been devalued that much? $80 is a decision, $5 is not.

All of that aside, our secret weapon is the record itself. It is what it is and that’s what people will be talking about long after the story of the business around it fades away.
Speaking of business… I’m done speaking (or thinking) about it for the day. I’m going to make some noise.

Good day,
TR”

Postei uma resposta para ele, espero que alguém da equipe dele (ou ele mesmo) leia e que seja útil. O post dele foi muito útil para as minhas próprias reflexões sobre meu trabalho.

Eis minha resposta:
“I downloaded the 9inchnails.com remixes. It´s awesome, I really loved it. I would pay to you 5 dollars for that, since you are the original owner, if I had the option. You know, the whole music and video business is lost at this new internet era. All cultural products lost value due how easy is to reproduce everything, arts, photos, music, movies. People don´t have the same quality standards they are used to, it makes no difference anymore if is a 256 mp3 or a compressed video or a high quality audio and image. It´s a new tendency, because the internet and because the whole world economy is unbalanced. In my country the main problem is people have no money to buy official CDs or DVDs cause is ridiculous expensive.
The artists who are making their living from their art here are dealing directly with the public, they are selling CDs/DVDs directly and are focused in live performances. Those performances also are much more multimedia than it used to be. I believe NIN is one of the most bold and vangardists musical projects.
This business is not anymore about sell Cds and or DVDs. It must be about live experiences, it must be about multimedia projects. I would like to suggest that you check the latest Peter Greenaway´s projects, this man is creating something really innovative and new, it deserves a careful attention. That´s my thoughts, I been working with movies and multimedia for the latest 12 years, it´s what I think can lead to a new business format.”

david bowie - fashion

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Direto da lista de favoritos do Trent Reznor no Youtube.
No kiddin, sério, puxei da lista de favoritos do NIN oficial no Youtube.

Eu casaria com o DB. Não tou nem aí que ele tem 60 anos.
Aliás, acho que estou me apaixonando novamente pelas pessoas. Senti falta disso. Minhas duas atuais paixões têm 24 anos e 19 anos, respectivamente, mas eu daria pelo menos 30 para as cabeças pensantes.

Idade é estado de espírito.

Sabem, acho que eu finalmente estou voltando a ser eu mesma.
É uma declaração bombástica, não?
Hmmm… não, só pra quem me conhece muito bem.

Today’s fortune

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

O Orkut me aconselhou a me casar novamente, dessa vez, com uma mulher.

“You and your wife will be happy in your life together.”

Parece que aquele campo no perfil onde você declara sua orientação sexual não serve para nada, huh?
Certo.

Vamos de novo: eu gosto de homens não muito altos, cabelos escuros, boa forma, olhos castanhos esverdeados. Gostar de roupas pretas é agradável mas não mandatório. Lápis de olho e meias fishnet são um plus.

NIN - Closure Bonus

Avisem o Orkut, please.

Humor do dia

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Chove. A Mia está aqui ao lado brincando. Lembram dos meus 3 siameses? Um deles está aqui, a Minimoe, vai passar um mês como hóspede enquanto a Su viaja. No momento, está lá no banheiro muito zangada (não gostou da Mia) e não quer sair. A Mia está doida pra “falar com ela” mas ela está de muito mau humor a respeito da situação. Ela ficou um pouco zangada/magoada comigo também, porque eu tenho uma outra gata que ela não conhece.

Gatos são tão ciumentos.

You Are Impressionism

You think the world is quite beautiful, especially if you look at it in new and interesting ways.
You tend to focus on color and movement in art.
For you, seeing the big picture is much more important than recording every little detail.
You can find inspiration anywhere… especially from nature.
What Art Movement Are You?

Nine Inch Nails Open Source Remixes

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

É muito bom, vale a pena baixar.
Link para escutar online ou baixar via Torrent. A minha faixa favorita chama-se Me, I’m Not (Void Mix) remixado pelo the:pawn.project.

Nine Inch Nails Open Source Remixes

Arquivos originais liberados pelo próprio Trent Reznor.

Digg it!

The Lake House

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

“Now, come on. You know as well as I do that the light in Barcelona is quite different from the light in Tokyo. And, the light in Tokyo is different from that in Prague. A truly great structure, one that is meant to stand the tests of time never disregards its environment. A serious architect takes that into account. He knows that if he wants presence, he must consult with nature. He must be captivated by the light. Always the light. Always.”
- Simon Wyler (Christopher Plummer)

The Lake House

The Lake House

Se cuida, miojo!

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Orra, gostei.

Tattara tattara taratara tarako!!
Tarako tarako tappuri tarako
Tarako tarako tappuri
Tarako ga yatte kuru
Tarako tarako tsubutsubu tarako
Tarako tarako tsubutsubu
Tarako ga yatte kuru
Tarako tappuri tappuri tarako
Tarako tappuri tappuri tarako!!!

Tem a letra completa aqui. Sigam a bolinha luminosa!

What is this red blob on their heads? How did it get there? My god, what have they done?!”

Alguém aí além de mim teve um deja vu de Ultra Seven?
Não reclamem se a música grudar no seu cérebro. A culpa é dela.

Battles

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Battles. Dica da Annix.
Bom pra cacete.

Blog Action Day

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Hoje é o dia de Ação dos Blogs e o tema desse ano é natureza. Estamos acabando com o planeta. Massacramos os animais, não respeitamos a natureza, destruímos as florestas. Um dia, estaremos extintos devido à nossa própria estupidez. Precisamos fazer algo AGORA se quisermos evitar a nossa própria extinção. Pensem nisso.

Já recomendei esse site mas vou recomendar de novo: ClickÁrvore.

Você se cadastra, clica todos os dias e a cada clique seu, uma árvore é plantada. Não custa nada e ajuda todo mundo.