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February 2nd, 2008 § Leave a Comment

Writer’s block expected to end sometime around Monday February 11. If you don’t know why now, you’ll know then.

Another Boulder Waits On The Other Side Of The Hill

January 16th, 2008 § Leave a Comment

So today I ended this project of the damned. One piece of art to send tomorrow, but aside from that, which will be as easy as getting an envelope, taking it’s contents out, and pairing them in a sleeve with a print of the spread, and then bringing that to production, I am done with that book for a long time.

That doesn’t mean anything’s changing, does it?

Actually, unlike some of my more melodramatic messages on this and other mediums, things are changing, and for the better. Thankfully, my life is unlike David Simon’s Baltimore.

I’ve got clout thanks to this project. I’ve got history. This is where that all starts. This is where I could build a career.

Elsewhere in life:

Apple has yet to announce the computer I’m planning on buying.

I’ve found an amazing beer, one of the best I’ve ever found. Am I sharing it here? I don’t know yet.

My aunt and grandmother both celebrated birthdays this week, and are both healthy active individuals I’m proud to be related to.

My dreams are still weird; weird enough so that I don’t write them for you to read.

Zodiac came out on 2 Disc DVD as I had predicted it would, but it’s too fucking expensive at 35 dollars.

Songs of note from The Wire’s soundtrack:
“Oh My God,” by Michael Franti with Spearhead
“Assume the Position,” by Lafayette Gilchrist
“Walk on Gilded Splinters,” by Paul Weller
“The Body of an American,” by The Pogues
“Analyze,” by Sharpshooters
and all versions of the theme song, but especially the Neville Brothers’ rendition.

My headphones still rock.

Things are good.

Rising from the blogging ashes.

January 13th, 2008 § 2 Comments

So you might have wondered if I’ve been “surviving” the ordeal previously mentioned. Not only have I been surviving, I’ve been surviving with flying colors. If you had guessed any of the following happened, you’re right:

Savoring Elote’s brunch specials as frequently as humanly possible. Also: debating as to when breakfast ends and when brunch begins.

Learning the merits of depositing a check with a bank teller as opposed to an ATM.

Learning that even non-members have fun at the Bushwick Country Club. The Other BCC.

Blaring Made in the Dark by Hot Chip and being pleasantly surprised by Mark Ronson & Rhymefest’s “Man in the Mirror” mixtape (Google it).

Becoming more and more apathetic about the Knicks, until I saw this glimmer of hope on Deadspin.

Coming up with two viable book ideas that I’m not sharing here.

Watching Matt Taibbi’s appearances on writer-less The ColberT ReporT and Real Time with Bill Maher allow me to fall deeper into admiration for the most entertaining political beat journalist I know of.

Analyzing the first two episodes of The Wire, looking for clues and off glances. Furthermore, learning from Dave that Newsweek might have spoiled the damn ending of the series. Also, buying the aforementioned soundtrack.

Stocking my desk at work with carrots and celery to sustain myself during the apocalypse of work previously mentioned.

Stocking the fridge with the Delerium and the Magic Hat Winter Mix 12-pack. It’s called Odd Nation, and it’s amazing.

Dying a little on the inside when the Jaguars lost the momentum in the 3rd quarter last night.

But what kept me insane throughout all of this was a book that I’ve been working on at my office, working on it since before Thanksgiving.

The current round of the book ended on Friday. I arrived at the typical hour of 9 AM and left at the far far from typical, self-record breaking hour of 11 PM.

I, your humble blogger, bleary eyed and tweaked, alone in the office, way after the janitorial staff came through in the clutch. I pitched a fucking Valiant 9th Inning, and beyond. Extra innings, into the mid-teens. The kind of production I was hoping I’d see one day out of Joba.

But since we might never get him as the Ace Reliever we all wanted, I’ll say it was late nineties Mariano Rivera-esque. And by the time I was done, I sent an e-mail that sounded something to the effect of: … well, I’m not going to post it. Let’s just say that if you put a PS in, you should have something after the actual “P.S.”

Last night I saw Meera off, hanging out with her, her cool boyfriend Max, and their grad school friends at this bar called Sheep Station. It’s bad enough to lose a favorite co-worker, but to lose them to Boston? God Damn. I told her I’d send her a Yankees cap, so she’ll be a non-white Yankees attire-wearer in Boston, making her the most popular person since Paul Revere. Jessica (and Cliff), yes, if you’re reading this, I know Boston’s better than it used to be, I couldn’t resist that joke, and it was actually said out loud last night.

But as one person leaves, another appears. Lee, my newest coworker, is cool, and has a great design/architecture blog.

And now, the Giants game is on, go G-MEN!

The Hiatus of HenryCasey.WordPress.com

January 8th, 2008 § 2 Comments

Timed poorly with the premiere of The Wire’s 5th Season, I’ve been slipping into what I can only hope isn’t a mental meltdown with a book I’ve been working on at the office. I think it will be next week when I’m ready to contribute to the blogosphere.

New Header

January 6th, 2008 § 2 Comments

from TV On The Radio Return to Cookie Mountain artwork poster.

Admittedly, slowing down.

January 3rd, 2008 § Leave a Comment

A confluence of events has stood between me and posting more often. Needless to say things are going great in life and I’ll get back with more as soon as I can.

And now, one of my current favorite videos, “Ready for the Floor” by Hot Chip:

p.s. Look for the new record on the internet. It’s called Made In the Dark, and it’s quite nice.

Nearing The End of 2007 Means Promises For 2008

December 21st, 2007 § Leave a Comment

Way back in June when I started this blog, I didn’t know I’d eventually take it seriously enough to post every week day. It was to be another stop-gap blog, while I tried to figure out what I was doing out here in the interweb.

But by now, I’ve grown accustom to this thang and think for at least another year, this will be my blog of choice. Is this because I’ve found some clarity in this sea of excess? Fuck no, and fuck your metaphor. It had a good deal to do with the growth we experienced in the fourth quarter of 2007. With a great rise in activity for this blog, on both my side as writer and your side as readers; I know exactly what the US Dollar isn’t feeling right now. Pride.

Today’s my last day of work here at my unspecified job before a well deserved vacation, so I’m not sure how that will affect my writing. You would think that an increase of leisure time would mean an increase in blogging, but you never know. With holidays coming up I’m not going to pressure myself to post every week day, but maybe the lack of a christmas day post will be balanced by a Saturday or Sunday post. My current goals for the vacation are relaxation and scriptwriting. And not stressing out about that … that … book.

I’ve been awaiting the release of Apple Mac Book Pro with Intel’s Penryn chipset for quite some time. It’s why I’ve still yet to make the switch to Leopard. When I get that computer, expect some changes. For one, I’ll be able to multitask to an even more rtarded degree. These days I have to have two internet browsers, Firefox for blogging and Camino for actually surfing the web. I think once I make the transition, that lunacy can end.

Once I get my technology re-set up, you’ll see a better blog, one with a nicer layout and a .com domain name. Since all Apple laptops come with built in iSight cameras, I’ll also be posting video rants and other kinds of moving image productions. What’s most important to me, about what I’ll call this blog’s jump to 2.0, is that I’ll be writing full length reviews. This will start early, though, as I plan to get something critical above 500 words written for this blog by the end of 2007.

See you folks later,

Henry Casey

I Made It.- Henry Casey published in Patek Philippe International, with link to PDF.

October 24th, 2007 § 1 Comment

Myself; facebook photo

The history of my attempts at journalism has a few important touchstones. Here, is a link to the most recent:

Cover Versions, by Henry Casey, published in Patek Philippe International

Below the jump, for nostalgia’s sake, is a list of others:

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A Few Of My Favorite Things in the Ever Changing Mastheads

October 15th, 2007 § 1 Comment

If you’re the reader of this blog that I am of my friends’ blogs, you’ve noticed that I’m frequently apt to change and tweak parts of the aesthics of the blog, rather than post new content.

Last night saw two different custom header images, one was Bun B with his chain, attributed to Diplo’s mad decent blog.

And then I scanned and cropped the photo from this Wired article about Robot Chicken and it’s Star Wars special.

Finally, I’ve chosen my favorite 760×190 pixels from the first edition of the new weekly Daniel Clowes comic strip, Mr. Wonderful, now running weekly in the Sunday Times Magazine, and thankfully here for download online.

Mr. Wonderful, now 5 pages long out of what is said to be 20 pages, has given us a look into the life of Marshall, a gray haired guy trying to figure out how to get back into the dating scene, here with a blind date that he agonizes over, waiting for the girl to get there.

Clowes, best known for being the brains behind Ghost World and the all-too-meta Art School Confidential, knows exactly how to draw the details out of a moment to produce a precise cross-section of the clumsy clusterfuck known as inter-gender interaction. Read it already.

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