October 2012
@nraford Very welcome sir. Mr @benwurgaft we must find time to meet in the flesh.
RT @WorldFutureSoc: WorldFuture 2013: Exploring the Next Horizon | Call for Proposals (now including Poster Sessions) http://t.co/fH3ELr ...
Today I saw a new Audi with an Anonymous bobble head in the back window on Sunset Blvd. I guess new audi is the 99%.
@JBrodkin Laziness = working from your couch. ;)
@benwurgaft can't dm you if you're not following me... or contact me via a method here: http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/contact.html
@Ruth666 wow!
Bitcoin's values run deep in the Liberty category (vs the green meme): http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/3d-gun-blocked/ #4futr #spiraldynamics #valueconflict
@carlacasilli I know! Fascinating unintended consequences. Also some conflicting values at "war"
@rightfuture I think Anonymous bubblehead is the current dead head meme.... must we live these cycles again anew? Humanity never learns.
a world become one / of salads and sons ... and you're younger than you realize
If your argument/new plan/point starts by dissing anything, try harder.
Sometimes I feel like a 14 year old pretending to be a CEO, then I spend all afternoon doing legal paperwork and understanding it.
@alaindebotton and people too.
This living thing is hard sometimes.
I've heard it hurts more to re-break a limb to set it to heal. I can tell you it hurts like hell when applied to the heart.
Completely exhausted in the pdx. But got to read bedtime stories to my nephew.
RT @JSCarroll: All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography."-- Federico Fellini
@ninavizz I was thinking more 14 yo boy/tomboy, with hikes, dogs, mud pies and shenanigans
One never gets used to seeing the face of death, no matter how many times it's ridden in the passenger seat. *working my magic fingers*
Look universe, I'm not the person you want to accompany you into the US medical industrial complex.
RT @dearsarah: Weirdly Unweird: A Better End to the #Arseniclife Affair http://zite.to/O69x4H Bummer. Arsenic aliens were so alliterative.
Not even 24 hours here and I want to run screaming.
If anyone wants to join me, I'm gonna pretend it is 1981 with Olivia Newton John and Hall and Oates.
A new cut always cheers me up.
This is not the portlandia you know. Sunrise on the hills http://instagr.am/p/QXPeKQpvVJ/
Moonrise highrise http://instagr.am/p/QXPrSTpvVU/
PDX river sunrise http://instagr.am/p/QXP2egJvVZ/
Legal piracy http://www.businessinsider.com/argentinian-ship-seized-by-a-hedge-fund-2012-10# #superempoweredcorporation #corporatepower
It's not Facebook that's going to be a threat to banks, it's AMAZON: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443493304578034103049644978.html
That facebook video reeks with such hubris that I need to take a shower after seeing it. Gak.
!!! MT @Cekent: If we are going to pay attention to the 1 billion Facebook user metric, then we might as well start believing in Klout too.
I may be in Portland, but surprisingly, the coffee at the closest coffee shop sucks... (it's not starbucks)
@KnowNOW_Knowhow well that's what the marketers want them to be. I don't know though. cc @kristinalford
@caffeina_ya I know. I'm shocked, but I'm not desperate enough yet.
Heya PDX - don't you have bike messenger delivery of awesome coffee? I'm in need. If you can move futons....
Classic PDX: pics of the recent traffic jam: bicycle movers w/ futons, chairs, yoga ball. My nephew said: "Mom this is Portland"
Last PDX comment: It feels a lot like Berkeley - if Berkeley was outside the shadow of Frisco & Bay Area.
On disco lights / your name will be seen / you can fulfill all your dreams #kool
Hypnogogic. It's a word I use more often than you might think.
"There are no words for the ideas that pour out of the silence of the desert. Only the audacity to make them real."
@johnwlaw well as long as it's along with the Big Owl in the Redwoods, all is well in the world. Need more chaos in these times.
Exploring broken river docks http://instagr.am/p/QZFq-sJvdU/
Water plus time equals entropy equals beauty. http://instagr.am/p/QZF28mpvdX/
Everyday #fluegogs. My favorite $300 hiking shoes. http://instagr.am/p/QZGDwhpvdb/
Tempting. I did it. http://instagr.am/p/QZGOdXpvdg/
A dog is critical for exploring places. This is my mom's. http://instagr.am/p/QZGY9Hpvdl/
Escaped from Carosel. #logansrun srsly, a vacant lot byond the high rises. http://instagr.am/p/QZGvK0Jvdv/
Grumpy today. That's what happens when woken by jackhamming at 7am.
[Blogging] Lost in the streets of Portland, Anti-Fragility: http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2012/10/anti-fragility-take-2.html
@geminica did you notice I quoted #kool recently. ;)
@women2 when VCs are women. @shaherose @Bloomberg @jtozzi
@ilainie me too
Lucky floor #13 http://instagr.am/p/QbeLFFJvTH/
This boot box lived a long and varied life. RIP in PDX. http://instagr.am/p/QdPKlSpvV3/
Exhausted. Today: cleaning out moms house, come home to her 101 fever. I fix that too. Hope the jackhammers take Sunday off. Goodnight.
Dog is tired too. http://instagr.am/p/Qd-_z0pvTZ/
I made bacon chocolate waffles for my nephew today and told him they were burner waffles.
Just found this note from Sally Ride http://instagr.am/p/Qf2mUSpvUs/
Going through moms papers and pictures, I am awash with memories.
Advice on a potential marriage partner. #packingmomshouse #fromthe80s? http://instagr.am/p/Qgq-0eJve2/
I never learned. #failedcatholicupbringing http://instagr.am/p/QgrN5Gpve-/
I love these rainbows. http://instagr.am/p/QgrZXdJvfD/
My mom told me she fights her cancer with metaphorical wonder woman bracelets. So I bought her these. http://instagr.am/p/QikduIpvUY/
It's been a day. Tomorrow, even more so.
In other news, mom went off chemo today and on hospice. :(
Now here. http://instagr.am/p/QlTfAKpvbc/
Really @virginamerica it takes more than an hour to unload baggage. Unbelievable.
Great. They lose my luggage. What a fucking day.
Heya @scottbeale, last night I dreamt the London underground was building a new station. It was called @laughingsquid
@ScottBeale I know! @johnwlaw made an appearance in it too. I'm sure because of his Central Services connection & the underground setting.
OK, I'm guessing I have about 90 minutes of positive attitude before the crushing weight of reality sinks in.
@ScottBeale well, I'll try to write it up and maybe we can do a series of dreams of laughing squid lol. cc @blazenhoff
I believe I just heard thunder. Ahh...
Last night, I dreamed I visited your Cusco apartment @ilainie. Then Miro & I went to an amusement park & I slid down a blow-up snowscene.
Future Scenario includes many current media covered trends from @slashdot http://meta.slashdot.org/story/12/10/10/1355211/a-day-in-your-life-fifteen-years-from-now #mobilemedicine #selfdrivingcars #ai
I laughed tonight. That felt good.
I wonder what crazy dreams my neurons have for me tonight.
Dream Report: pushing through tourist crowds to watch a tropical mavericks (surf) w/ upside down free climbing on huge sandgrowing Banyan.
Time for my yearly "subscription renewal" to wikipedia. I pay it as much as I pay for my other academic materials. Use the other box.
972 miles says the disto-map http://instagr.am/p/QtH39lJvbG/
Looking for something to distract myself from my life that includes Mr. Dog on a Friday night.
I asked if there was glitter hair dye. Liz did this instead. http://instagr.am/p/QuvedBpvfE/
Scan hit in progress: http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/ #4futr #space #superempoweredindividual #corporatebranding #science
"Retina searing magnesium" Now that's what I like to see in an email subject line. Not even spam!
@JBrodkin The shower?
Hot, sweaty, with new blisters b/c my gear from 10 years ago is too small. Just some quality time on the Duc(ati) with @pinkyracr.
@JBrodkin you set yourself up for that one, couch worker. ;)
@LusciousPear Potential Responses include 1) Toccata and Fugue 2) Imperial March 3) this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k8_fTD9384 (nsfw)
@JBrodkin oh yeah me too, even by Noon most days.
@LusciousPear me too! It's my second favorite song to blast at the tourists at the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd.
View from my desk. (Hard to get things done w/ cute Mr Dog. http://instagr.am/p/QyNpY5JvR_/
I love making future film scenarios. My most recently one, finishing up now, is AMAZING, if I do say so myself.
@paleofuture I used to have this furry robotic fluff ball that would coo and giggle. But I gave it to a little girl.
@paleofuture I gave my animatronic singing Pizza Elmo (with positively trippy singing pizza) to my nephew: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxE0p2A9Ieo
@Urbanverse I can't wait to show YOU too!
Well done dystopian future short film, augmented reality, mindfiles, one night in Bangkok: http://vimeo.com/51138699 via @jmfaulkner11
I love these credits so much.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPxgi-PiNFE #gasparnoe
Etsy of app developers? #4futr #scanhit #futureoftransactions http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/101212-app-flipping-263338.html?hpg1=bn
Green Meme not helping. Better than Berating? Assist Evolve to Orange. http://arstechnica.com/staff/2012/10/editorial-meet-a-science-committee-that-doesnt-get-science/ #spiral
Fascinating possible future of non-visual user interfacing from @MSFTResearch: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/10/microsoft-research-gives-kinect-style-controls-the-fingers/ #4futr
@cstross because he believes in technology progress as THE method of social change. It's a limiting view & not the only one. cc @kevinmark
RT @SarahM: Totally. RT @anildash: Would sincerely like to read a roundup of the 20 hottest new startups founded by entrepreneurs over 60.
FB could become relevant & truly powerful, but they have to eat their hubris and do a Starbucks evolution first.
MUST READ Dark Social w/ handy tldr sidebar, worth the read. http://prsm.tc/yLLZTP via @prismatic
RT @cate_long: HILARIOUS!!! "@noalpha_allbeta: Gagnam Style Parody: USMMA vs. USNA – http://bit.ly/V2x7DH
A tough octopus http://instagr.am/p/Q0uBMKpvUq/
Packing again. Dog very unhappy. First time I ever bought a one way ticket.
There should be a law against realtors calling a condo a home.
One way ticket to PDX. (@ Bob Hope Airport (BUR) w/ 11 others) http://4sq.com/P8ycY9
Items that have traveled over 150k miles with me: Le Sport Sac, Desigual bag, Fluevogs and my Brenthaven bac http://instagr.am/p/Q3cDjIJvf1/
@traviskoplow yeah. Unless you come to Portland. I'm hoping to make a trip back to L.A. within 3 weeks, but that depends on mom.
In the stumptown again. (@ Portland International Airport (PDX) w/ 23 others) http://4sq.com/XlKtrY
@geminica true. I brought more with me this time. And some ridiculous costumes. Zombievescent in da PDX house.
@johncusack I thought that third party was Burning Man. Cc @danger_ranger
The distractions have begun.
@geminica that sounds great! I was thinking of starting crossfit too. I'd love to join you for cardio - and happy hour too.
"We're not used to following instructions, because we're used to giving them" - My Uncle
My regrets to @urbanverse @jenjarratt and all at #futrchat, but am dealing w. too much to join today.
Being in the moment, in life, while I watch it ebb away into death. #mymomisdying #atpeace
Two of my mom's girlfriends are visiting now, while she gets a pedicure. Girl talk, laughing, brings a moment of levity, despite goodbyes.
Told my brother today, it's so nice to deal with someone on my level. The support we have for each other is amazing. Siblings rule.
View of the river from my mom's bedroom. http://instagr.am/p/Q_U2bipveS/
My mom many many years ago. http://instagr.am/p/Q_VClcJvea/
@moehlert @VirginAmerica try sparkling water and DIY.
So. Exhausted. Physically. Emotionally. Getting a crash course in compassion and caregiving.
Fall color delights a moment during a difficult errand. http://instagr.am/p/RBiA5_pvc2/
PDX rainbow (double rainbow all the way across the sky) http://instagr.am/p/RBmWOXJvRe/
THANK YOU! RT@JeffDonaldson_: Ready to roll. @livestrong @xeni @notafraid @kmcgivney @heathervescent #lscaustin http://instagr.am/p/RCydgxGtWz/"
Now is the time for last prayers for mom. Take off is imminent. We are all calm and ready.
And we have take off. RIP mom. You fought well. I love you. I know you're in a better place.
This song's for you Mom: http://rd.io/x/QVP_nDcz-44 #abba
Thank you to everyone who witnessed, shared and reached out while my mom was dying. I'm ok. Spending time w/ my brother, family and friends.
@dustyhawthorne thanks Dusty! Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. xo
@causeit thanks so much MJ. I appreciate your compassion and friendship. xx
@sfstagewalker thanks Dan.
@SketchStudios thanks Alex.
@r0b3rta Thanks Roberta. We are doing as good as can be expected.
@geminica Thanks Kalina. Would love to hang out when I'm back on Thursday/Friday.
@dearsarah Thanks Sarah. Me and my brother are doing as good as can be at this time. Things were calm and peaceful when Mom passed.
@Blazenhoff Thanks Rusty. I appreciate your friendship. Give your little one a big hug and enjoy the present moment.
@rightfuture Thanks Marcus. You don't know how much strength you have until you have to use it. Seems me and my brother have a lot.
@helio_girl Thanks Emma - always for your support and helping me manage the crazy year this has been. I sincerely appreciate you. xx
@JeffDonaldson_ Jeff, my mom's fight w cancer ended yesterday. I want to thank you again for riding for her & for everyone. <3 to garbanzo
@anndisaster I know! That's the way I'm gonna remember her. The Hot JFK Flight Attendant.
@Firqby Thanks Joel. Your thoughts are appreciated.
@Radiskulls I know! Hard to live up to her perfect skin.
@leapingwoman I know. She was gorgeous even to the end.
@artlung Thanks Joe. The process and our caregivers were amazing. I am thankful to have this experience and send her off proper. *hugs to u*
@quackking Thanks for your thoughts.
@Blazenhoff I will. Give me a few weeks and then I will do another SF trip more leisurely.
@Blazenhoff Honestly, I want a stupid redneck carkill desert explosions loud music weekend. Can we make that happen?
If you want to do a little tribute to my mom, just play any ABBA song today and think of her.
@Blazenhoff yeah... maybe I'll host something in my Mojave in a few months or something... anyway, thanks for your support and thoughts.
In case you missed it, a picture of my hot mom and how I will remember her: http://instagram.com/p/Q_VClcJvea/
@JeffDonaldson_ Thanks Jeff. Let's be sure to raise a glass to her next time I swing through Austin. Love your little guy today. :)
@rightfuture Thanks my friend! *hugs* Been trying to experience this from the highest level of the spiral.
@robtow *smile* thank you O silicon Ronin.
Medicine for my soul. Crammed into the back seat with my nephew. http://instagr.am/p/RHMyMZpvW2/
RT @aricochet: Don't be afraid of the dark, its where the real light is...
Trains to dreamland. http://instagr.am/p/RILF5HJvfy/
I have introduced the iPad to my nephew.
Going to SF today for a few days of escape to good friends.
Modeling @ilainie s hat. http://instagr.am/p/RIeImjJva_/
Ipading http://instagr.am/p/RIeSGUpvbE/
At this point I know more about TSA processes than most of them. Worst form of job creation ever.
Enroute to SF to IIW to distract myself for a few days. Please excuse any bad attitude or crying fits.
Bay area arrival with the Dumbarton and Mtg Diablo in view. http://instagr.am/p/RI7iTcpvfa/
RT @robtow: @heathervescent ... You skirt above the Valley of the Silly Clones. Clean pneuma above , dirty discourse below.
@leimer thank you.
This town has such a mixed bag of memories. #bayarea
SF SUNSET http://instagr.am/p/RJZTu4JvXZ/
Port in the winter parlor. Soothes my soul. Xoxo @Danger_Ranger94 http://instagr.am/p/RJxUKIJvW4/
Slept under one of the original hands. #medicineformysoul http://instagr.am/p/RLHLMvJvcr/
The first place I stopped when I moved to san Fran. I always visit. http://instagr.am/p/RMbZA9Jvag/
Spanish version of ELO'S Telephone in the cafe. Cc @danger_ranger
Headed back to PDX. Thanks for the soul medicine Bay Area (@ San Francisco International Airport (SFO) w/ 140 others) http://4sq.com/RYuvQI
Free ride http://instagr.am/p/RN6zakpvf3/
Futurist reading. http://instagr.am/p/RN7H4ZJvQI/
Programming my Fleetwood Mac chaser. http://instagr.am/p/RN8i7fpvRh/
Back Bay Pinole Hercules http://instagr.am/p/ROJ_KaJveF/
Crater lake http://instagr.am/p/ROKRAgJveP/
Snow capped cloud scape http://instagr.am/p/ROKcYyJvea/
@Bagelx @jmfaulkner11 sweet!
@ilainie I want too. I need to figure out my schedule.
@Urbanverse I was traveling back to Portland from a few days break in San Francisco. :)
@ilainie I want that. I will make it happen, not sure of timing.... :)
Going to spend some quality time in the email inbox today. It is completely out of control.
Painful day: so many phone calls, digging myself out of email hole, getting moms papers in order.
Attempted to get back to some sense of normalcy today. Key word: attempted.
Just realized in the past 2 weeks, I delivered a film, took care of my dying mom & been on 4 airplanes in 3 cities. No wonder I'm tired.
Found my David lee Roth concert t-shirt. Mom had been keeping it for me since 1988 http://instagr.am/p/RTb0GDpvcn/
My Halloween costume is complete now that I found my David Lee Roth t-shirt from 1988. Going as teenage self. Go ahead, card me.
Local spirits. Remember @brianmdoherty http://instagr.am/p/RTpy_ypvai/
RT @jsfuncity: @heathervescent Tired? It's a wonder you're alive! Keep going. Plenty of time for rest when you're dead. Xox! Js
Indeed. RT @jsfuncity: @heathervescent Tired? It's a wonder you're alive! Keep going. Plenty of time for rest when you're dead. Xox! Js
Bananas http://instagr.am/p/RT4U9jpva5/
@geminica I may be ready to be social come Monday. Hope you are having excellent spooky weekend fun. :)
Dream Update: downloaded a vial with script notes (a la dicewalk) for Spiderman, European Hills of amaryllis, & a Brazilian Korean spa.
Perhaps I shouldn't read Stanislaw Lem before bed.
Pumpkin carving. http://instagr.am/p/RWAYHzpvbl/
Pumpkin chomp. http://instagr.am/p/RWB55YpvdF/
RT @JPBarlow: Frankenstorm #Sandy Crisis Deepens: Red Hook Fairway reported to be sold out of kale.
@EpicureanDeal but you always survive right?
Cut crystal and wine. #drowningsorrows http://instagr.am/p/RWVjldJvQ2/
@jdavid I can't wait to see it. I've heard about it's meaning on multiple levels, and it's story inspiration.
The Digital Asset Grid: A Documentary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98RYtKQaWcA (what I've been working on for last 6 months) #innotribe #preview #futureoftrans
Sending good vibes to Mr @petervan for Sibos Innotribe awesomeness... and for unveiling the Digital Asset Grid.
Dear Portland Party Peeps, I think I may be social this week. Invite me out.
Did Zumba for the first time tonight. Now making brownies. Cozytime.
I've been eating a lot of brownies since mom died. Her bulk purchasing of brownie mix doesn't help. Or rathe http://instagr.am/p/RZQdURJvVX/
@Urbanverse awh. You are so sweet. Happy to have saved you then. Good times, those were! :) Looking forward to future ones.
Listening to Brazilian bossa nova in a rainy PDX. Memories of Marta Sare.
@WorldFutureSoc Thanks. Excited to extract 22nd century possibilities for the session with my usual flair. :)
Love this: Beijing fashion week http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR39MOI#a=1 #4futr
A platform for safe & secure sharing of personal data assets? Introducing the Digital Asset Grid: http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2012/10/the-digital-asset-grid.html #innotribe #sibos
Feels like a baby earthquake, but I think it's just high rise living.... #angelinointhePDX #nonplussed
RT @dearsarah: An Oyster in the Storm http://zite.to/TSexr6 Expecting #Sandy oyster puns, I instead learned how oysters protect water sy ...
I just unlocked the losing it to customer service regarding my mom's account rage badge.
@nraford LOL. Nice. BTW, I have a new design fiction video for you tomorrow... brand spanking new!
The spice of wood smoke in a rainy night. #PDX
My new design future video short about personal data: Slices of Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzsqtdx40qg
@cmogle you want this link, lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzsqtdx40qg
@nraford here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzsqtdx40qg
My usual life: film goes lives, announce santacon date, and body decides to call a sick day. Completely wrecked...