Have you ever wondered about how life began? How we evolved from inorganic substances to fully functional, adaptable, evolved beings? I think, in a sense, we all have. I think we all look up at the stars and wonder how we did it. Wonder what percentage of our bodies is star-dust, wondered how connected we …
On Change
We have moved away from the epic. No – we’ve abandoned it. We’ve left Son-Jara in Africa to leap forward in time and spread ourselves across the continent and the ocean. In only three days, we have changed. More precisely, maybe, I have changed. Or the poems have changed. Or everything has changed; the moody …
On Defining Poetry
Earl Miner writes in his book, Comparative Poetics, that “…the lyric [is] literature of radical presence.” He goes on to explain that the lyric is accomplished through the intensification of moments, rather than the passage from one moment to the next (as in narrative literature). I take this to mean that, essentially, poetry is the …
An Independent Study
Seventh Block at Colorado College brings with it Spring, and Independent Study. Spring has sprung. Flowers are blooming, the weather is simply lovely. The wind blows almost lazily, and the sun beating down on your head is delightful. As you walk along the sidewalks, you see intramural softball, pick-up soccer, hammocks, croquet, and campus golf. …
I’m “Digging” EyeWire (See First Photo For Evidence)
Last week the Great Office of EyeWire had another visitor from the Colorado College Neuroscience department. Here, Michael is having his first virtual reality experience using the Oculus DK. He is suspended in a neuronal circuit in the retina, so all he sees is neurons in space. When he turns his head to the right, …
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Adventures in Zion: The Ultimate Spring (Block) Break
There are many things I love about Colorado College, and Block Breaks are one. Opportunity knocks not just once but 5 times throughout the year for you and your pals to gallivant around the land for four days. If this isn't neat enough, CC students also get Winter Break and Spring Break. I have always …
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Farm to Function: Pre-Research Rambles
“What is it you research here?” The German guy in the backseat asked in broken English as we drove out of Frans Josef and towards Fox Glacier on the West Coast of New Zealand. His name was David (pronounced Dah-veed) and the first of many hitchhikers to ask me about my research. Initial conversation with …
On Automation. Read Me Even Though There are No Photos.
Happy St. Patty's day-week from the land with Sean Fitzpatricks o' plenty! This past week I've been thinking a lot about automation. (Excuse me while I go on a tangent, I promise to return to the topic of EyeWire soon) With the current technological boom paving the way for computers and robots to automate most back …
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PAXperience
Ugh guys I've been horrible about taking pictures. This past weekend I went to PAX East, the massive game convention. I took some un-representative pictures while there. These are unrepresentative because they don't show that there were hundreds of tables where people were playing board/card games and at least a hundred booths for game companies …
Lanzendorf Concert
As I mentioned int the last post, Lazendorf came and played a concert on Thursday. They call themselves an experiment, not a band. They rarely record songs and have nothing written down. Lanzendorf is made up of Bryan Devendorf, Scott Devendorf, and Ben Lanz. Bryan and Scott are brothers, both play with The National. Bryan …
