Though written with politics in mind, I think this particular quote applies in most life situations. While I never really studied psychology, I find the subject fascinating not from an academic pov (no surprise there), but from the simple interplay between all of us as we try to find our way forward in life.
“People are not very thorough information processors,” she said. “People try to distill the essence from things, and if someone calls attention to one attribute or another, you make your choice based on that attribute because it is in the foreground of your attention.”
Fact is, we are bombarded with a million messages a day, from companies, coworkers, cohorts, con-men (and women), and so many more. When attention is fractured, your ability to communicate your message to me is severely restricted. I’ll likely make a snap judgment, if one at all, and simply move on, especially when your message is inherently ‘he said she said’ one-sided nonsense.
Just an interesting thought to start the day, and one I wish I had more time to pursue…
Absolutely brilliant idea, now in it’s seventh year. Here’s the scene from last year…
Apparently they wait for the first cable car after 4pm to stop at the top of the hill (it forces traffic to stop in all three directions while assloads of tourists take pictures of tourists standing at the top of the hill watching tourists drive their rental cars down the hill). Once the hill is completely devoid of cars, the race begins. Scarily, it all ends less than 30 seconds later. I only wish Kevin and Kate could be here with us to see it. And I really wish I still had my trusty green machine to race it.
Thanks to Jordan ‘AJ’ Kobert for the tip. His stories of last year’s event make this year’s a must-see. I only hope that the guy wearing the ‘there is no team in fuck you’ shirt as well as the guy in the full-body styrofoam suit race again in 2007. Me? I would have to do something like a spring-break-esque blowup sumo suit. I would not survive that descent without some serious padding!!
I have wanted to write a quick post on the new Good Shoes song, The Photos on My Wall, for a while now. The two of you who read this little endeavour of mine may recall that I posted on their previous All in My Head track in August of 2006, and both of you know I was hooked on their sound from the moment I saw that video on YouTube.
I waited an absolute eternity to get my mitts on that first cd single, something like five weeks if I recall correctly. I had it on my Amazon wishlist, though I figured I would find it here rather than waiting the month plus for it to ship. Thankfully, Kevin bought it for me on my birthday last September, and I counted the days for it to arrive. That nine minute cd (just long enough to get Abby to work in the morning) was on constant rotation in the A3, and the third track became a bit of a rallying cry for both me and Abby. Everything surrounding this cd is very near and dear to my heart.
Now Sterling likes to pretend that I wrote about OKGO’s infamous Here it Goes video (no link for me, thanks), but we all know I’m too much of a snob to dirty my blog with such a blatant gimmick. Fact is I prefer something a little less on the beaten path. Good Shoes has next to no awareness in America, no plans to tour the states as best I can tell, and no real publicity engine outside of the UK at all. bleep has their stuff but not the rights to sell downloads in North America. So I’m waiting yet again for Amazon to ship me the import release of their new album…
At any rate, though it’s just shy of two minutes long, this song is nothing short of epic. I love the way it builds, completely breaks down about 80 seconds in, then comes back with a furious burst of energy at the end. Plus those woodpecker-like clicks during the chorus make me shake my booty as fast as I can (and no I can’t keep up, but watch that stop me!). The video is clever, especially the scene with the boxes, and the lackadaisical approach to the crescendo at the end is a perfect way to end it. Oh, and, have you ever seen a more pristine video on YouTube?
It has been tagged twice on Last.fm, and I wanted to point them out since I absolutely love both of them: ‘so good you’ll put a foot in a bucket’ and ‘songs on mixtapes i make my mum and she quite likes them’. That pretty much sums it up for me.
So here it is, clocking in at a full 1:54…
I can’t complain about a thing; I listen to this song over and over again, and haven’t tired of it yet. And what I have heard on the new album is just as good. I can’t wait.
