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the grandview from guangzhou, if only it were even louder


广州正佳,声音可不更大点

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退屈でしにそう, a collected series on boring in nine parts, 无聊死了

c, beijing>>blank_icon.gifcassidy_bored.jpgblank_icon.gif
haxi, beijing>>

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anyway, osaka>>blank_icon.gifi’ve tried thinking obout “boring”… it’s hard.this is CONBINI, but without any sign. they were middle of renovation or breaking down. it was on may way to work and wasn’t noticeable when it was still open… it was just one of CONBINI where i didn’t have so much to do with… it had very specific sign like other photos. but one day it lost its face and suddenly started appealing to me with its boringness. how boring building it is… it’s weird that to be very boring can be very visible.aka_bored.jpgblank_icon.gif
f, berlin>>


丫, beijing>>

a, beijing>>

haxi and 丫, beijing>>

haxi and a, beijing>>

t, sendai>>blank_icon.gifso sorry i couldn’t send my boring things to you by 17.i tried to find something, but couldn’t.now for me, anything is not boring, but everything gives me some possibilities, or new feelings to me, i feel. i know that whether it becomes true or not depends on myself, the way i live. but now, i’m trying to get power for changing from small things. maybe, small things are “boring”, ne? yes, positive meanings of boring.blank_icon.gif[录像文件需要flashplayer和耐性来看,不好意思文件挺大的,还没学好怎么好好压小的。声音是haxi, a, strawberryshortcake做的。 kindly be patient with video files, flashplayer and patience to view, they are rather big, apologies, we have not mastered video compression techniques yet. audio tracks on all video files courtesy of haxi, a, and strawberryshortcake.]

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computer music

1. make an appointment with your friend; ask her to bring her computer.

2. when she comes over, sit on either side of the bed from one another, both on the floor. both of your computers can be placed on the bed.3. open your laptops. now you don’t see one another’s faces.4. use your favorite voice messenging service, and call one another. do not use headphones. turn the volume to maximum, then back down again. then back up again.5. improvise.

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life in chorus

9pm, seniors gather together and spend their summer night playing accordion and singing in chorus. they probably really mean it when singing “水千条山万座我们曾走过”, and “终于迎来今天这欢聚的时刻”.

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situational suberu, kamogawa

in awe of john cage, in awe of the river. they say it’s beautiful this time of year, the sakura, a regular-sized city. so far they’ve all said they live somewhat outside of the norm. it kept coming back to me, when she laughed last summer about the people lining the river, sitting evenly spaced apart. k-sensei said the same thing as we drove past yesterday, he said when he first came to kyoto he was shocked. but i couldn’t hear him so well in context. i tried to ask him to say it again. those people spaced evenly apart, you know, natural phenomenon? what do you mean? wakarimasen. it’s just that. oops, mou ichido suberu, that uncomfortable smile, for f so complicated, okashii, 可笑, but does that mean funny or just weird? weary, wary. you back out in your uncomfortableness and the firecrackers light, that feeling of justice followed by inefficacy. sigh. lying on back again. standing up to stretch back again. eyes closed, willing eyes closed. ¿lucio, donde estás? they say it’s lovely this time of year, kyoto, and the things we do not see or say. slip. suberu. 如果这个能看懂, あなたがこのメッセージを理解しているなら, se entiendes este mensaje, meet me here, right now, a regular-sized city. we walk in circles every day. jing du is for sale.

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it’s darker, more contrast-y and some things get crossed out, but “it’s something we’re supposed to be blowing new life into”.

mixtape_xd.jpgWe’ve moved. But the offer may still be valid. Send your e-mail requests to o[at] or post to: People’s Republic of China 100010 Beijing, Dongcheng District, Douban Hutong, Bldg 3, Entrance 6, No 901. 中国100010北京东城区豆瓣胡同3楼6门901室. If you write in chinese it will come faster. Previous recipients include: bernadette & lorena, jasmina, anouchka & john and ron-li & vali. mr. white and jj, we haven’t forgotten you (or the 10 euros). we apologise for the delay, the scenery keeps changing.

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before lunch, february 7, five months, twenty minutes

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today’s lesson (best with headphones): wake up, turn off the alarm clock, turn over in bed, get up, get out of bed, turn on the heater, go to the toilet, flush the toilet, wash your hands, dry your hands, open the window, wake up my husband, turn on the tv, make the bed, brush my teeth, rinse out my mouth, gargle, shave, wash my face, dry my face, take off my pyjamas, put on my shirt, dress my child, comb my hair, boil water, go get the newspaper, read the newspaper, make my lunch, grind the coffee beans, make coffee, get the milk out of the fridge, drink the milk, put on some lotion, put on makeup, put on my tie, see my husband off, feed the dog, water the plants, lock the doors, turn off the light, put on my shoes, close the door, take out the trash, cross at the crosswalk, wait for the light to change, cross against the light, show my train pass at the ticket wicket, climb up the stairs in the station, wait for the train, get on the train, by a newspaper at the newstand, doze off on the train, hang on the strap, bump into someone, get pushed by someone, step on someone’s foot, change trains, run onto the train, go out of the ticket wicket, get on the elevator, push the elevator button, punch my time card, take my seat, light a cigarette, smoke, put out my cigarette, look for some documents, go through the documents, make a phone call, answer a phone call, take a note, hang up the phone, give someone a message, input text into the word processor, work with the calculator, hand in the documents, organize my material, make copies, send a fax, attend a meeting, speak at the meeting, take notes at the meeting, open my drawer, open a letter, write a letter and send it, meet a client, exchange business cards, go out for lunch, pay the bill, receive the change, get a receipt, write up an invoice, clear the table, wash the dishes, dry the dishes, do laundry, put the laundry in the dryer, iron the clothes, vacuum the floor, tidy up the room, mop the floor, clean the yard, mow the lawn, watch a tv drama, take a nap, look for the discount store in the flyer, go shopping, gossip with the next-door neighbour, go pick up the kids, meet my friend at a café, stand and read in the bookstore, wait in line at the cashier, rent a video, catch a taxi, walk home, unlock the door, turn on the lights, take off my tie, hang my coat, take off my makeup, take a shower, take a bath, shampoo my hair, put conditioner on my hair, wash myself, dry myself, dry my hair, open a beer, play with the kids, tell the kids a fairytale, put the kids to bed, set the alarm clock for 7 o’clock, get into bed, go fishing by boat, go for a picnic, go cycling, go for a drive, get gas, fill up the tank, check the route on the map, look out of the window, take a rest, get lost, jump in the lake, read a book under a tree, take pictures of the kids, prepare a barbecue, carve a pumpkin, light candles, give treats to the kids, wear a witch costume, watch a horror film, have a nightmare.

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