// Thoughts and Bits of Data
DC Hideouts
When I'm not on the computer, chances are I'm at one of the following:
- Rendezvous Lounge (Adams Morgan) - serving me well for 10 years
- The Raven (Mt. Pleasant) - serving me Miller High Life well
- Rough and Ready Furniture (U St) - seeking out neglected furniture
- My balcony or rooftop
- A soccer field somewhere in the DC Metro area
- Underground - on the subway
- On foot, burning through my sneaks
Coming Soon...
Some of my upcoming projects:
- Scan old photos (1 down, hundreds to go)
Recently completed projects:
Invisible To All Except Those That Are Lost
I walk to and from work everyday. The round trip is about 3.5 miles. I'm amazed by the lack of courtesy people show on public sidewalks--especially pairs and groups. They rarely break to share the walkway. Instead, so wrapped up in their stroll/conversation, they expect those moving in their counter stream to stray into the "shoulder". I'm convinced I have the power of invisibility, but it only works on public sidewalks. (On most days I'm beyond the adolescent behavior of laying in a good shoulder.)
However, lost individuals are apparently immune to my invisibility power. In fact, I think I must also have the power of magnetism for those that are lost. I'm aggressively sought out to answer the likes of "where is..." "how do i..." and "am i heading...". It happens without fail whether I'm alone, in a pair, or a in loosely clustered group of strangers. In a few circumstances, when I've been in a small heard of strangers, a person has flagged me for help and by passed others. Mind you, I'm almost always wearing headphones and that's not necessarily true of the surrounding strangers. In any case, I like to assist.
Shlog (Show Log)
To the best of my recollection / stub collection...
- Diplo (2008: Washington, DC)
- Dan Deacon (2008: Washington, DC)
- Bishop Allen (2008: Washington, DC)
- Notwist (2008: Washington, DC)
- Radiohead (2008: Montreal)
- Spritualized (2008: Washington, DC)
- Radiohead (2008: Bristow, VA)
- Cornelius (2008: Washington, DC)
- Kevin Drew (2008: Washington, DC)
- Yo La Tengo (2007: Washington, DC)
- The Walkmen (2007: Baltimore, MD)
- Sufjan Stevens (2006: Washington, DC)
- Belle & Sebastian (2006: Washington, DC)
- Architecture in Helsinki (2006: Washington, DC)
- Clinic (2005: Washington, DC)
- Enon (2004: Washington, DC)
- The Polyphonic Spree (2004: Washington, DC)
- Broken Social Scene (2003: Washington, DC)
- Yo La Tengo (2003: Amsterdam)
- Wilco (2003: Detroit, MI)
- The Kills (2002: Detroit, MI)
- White Stripes w/ the Strokes (2002: Detroit, MI)
- Wilco (2002: Ann Arbor, MI)
- Detroit Electronic Music Festival (2001: Detroit, MI)
- Beck w/ Beth Orton(2000: Fairfax, VA
- Longwave (2000: Washington, DC)
- Santana (1997: Pontiac, MI)
- Allman Brothers (1997: Pontiac, MI)
- Dave Matthews Band (1996: East Lansing, MI)
- Smokin' Grooves Tour (1996: Pontiac, MI)
- The Cranberries (1995: Pontiac, MI)
- Beastie Boys (1995: Detroit, MI)
- Dinosaur Jr (1994: Detroit, MI)
- Lollapalooza (1994: Pontiac, MI)
- Pink Floyd (1994: Auburn Hills, MI)
- Beastie Boys (1994: Detroit, MI)
- Plastikman (1994: Detroit, MI)
- Cypress Hill w/ Rage Against the Machine (1994: Flint, MI)
- House of Pain w/ Rage Against the Machine (1994: Detroit, MI)
- Lollapalooza (1993: Milan, MI)
- Fugazi (1993: Pontiac, MI)
- Beastie Boys (1992: Pontiac, MI)
// Lists
Travels
- england
- scotland
- netherlands
- mexico
- south africa
- malaysia
- guatemala
Odds & Ends
- ice hockey
- retired zamboni driver
- detroit red wings
- soccer
- languages
- maps
- old furniture
Nonsense
- make friends with type-Os
- drive with care
- mannequins abound
- read more audio books
Good Songs
Good Links
// Vitals
Tarek J. Anandan
tear-ick jay ah-non-don
Bio Math
Polish + Indian
Detroit + Kota Bharu
x Peace CorpsSan Francisco
Seconds on Earth:
1009063321
Residence Map
- San Francisco, CA >
- Royal Oak, MI >
- East Lansing, MI >
- Washington, DC >
- Ann Arbor, MI >
- Washington, DC ...
// Thought Topics
// Media
G.B.S.
Listening Log
