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I just realized the reason doodling is so important is because it is so telling of us. We doodle only when we are so very distracted by something else, that a part of our bodies (and with it a part of our minds) has felt free enough to produce without effort. That’s kinda wow. You might call it Art of the Subconscious, but since there’s already so much “Subconscious Art” (and people would surely miss the enormous novelty of this new term), we better call it something else. Upon reflection, “doodling” is perfect.

These are some short notes I penned at motels and road stops between Portland and Chicago, during a roadtrip I undertook with a friend last October. They were intended for another blog, which never materialized. So here they are, instead.

Portland, OR (10/18/2006)

An old friend of Joe’s let us park the rig on a big gravel lot behind the strip joint he owns. So we did. The effect was like putting up a billboard for tits and ass. Folks pulling in for a beer and lap dance took note of us, as did the girls who came out on smoking break. We dropped some t-shirts and fliers, and Joe got to eavesdrop on some idiot’s conversation with the bartender at the bar. Seems this guy thought he knew something about Flairtending, so he’s spouting off about what superstar Flairtenders he knows and critiquing the bartender’s technique. All the while Joe, who as it turns out was the guy who first brought Flairtending from South Florida to Vegas in ‘88, is sitting there and listening and nodding to himself. “What an ass.” It occurred to me just how easy it is to be that guy who’s gone and opened up his mouth and made it abundantly clear how smart he is not. Note to self: Don’t be that guy. Read the rest of this entry »

2HousePlague (04:00 PM) :
you’re a history buff, yes?
hudson (04:01 PM) :
not too much, but I like interesting things
hudson (04:01 PM) :
what’s that?
2HousePlague (04:01 PM) :
[a business letter]
2HousePlague (04:01 PM) :
it’s an interesting letter written by an enterprising fellow a long time ago
2HousePlague (04:01 PM) :
basically, he has no money
2HousePlague (04:02 PM) :
but he’s trying to get a letter from these people who own some land
2HousePlague (04:02 PM) :
agreeing to sell it to him for the same amount this fellow had negotiated apparently
2HousePlague (04:02 PM) :
on behalf of some original buyer
2HousePlague (04:03 PM) :
who has departed the picture
2HousePlague (04:03 PM) :
it’s clear to me he is then going to use this letter to secure the investors
2HousePlague (04:04 PM) :
the art of being a great broker is representing yourself as a serious buyer to the sellers and a serious seller to the buyers
2HousePlague (04:04 PM) :
it’s quite brialliant
hudson (04:05 PM) :
yes…being a broker is quite fun, especially if you have serious buyers and serious sellers
hudson (04:05 PM) :
it’s the perfect place to be
hudson (04:06 PM) :
so, where did you come up with this and is it a famous person?
2HousePlague (04:09 PM) :
oh, i just happened to find that document when i googled the name of my elementary school in corona