Welcome to my daily mind dump. I’m a Chicago transplant who likes music, art, film, dogs, social media and lots of other nerdy stuff. Most of what I post about deals with the aforementioned. Stalk me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter Listen with me at Blip new TWTR.Widget({ profile: true, id: 'twtr-profile-widget', loop: true, width: 210, height: 400, theme: { shell: { background: '#367dda', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#ffffff', color: '#444444', links: '#f02d64' } } }).render().setProfile('defilirs').start(); .zg_div {margin:0px 5px 5px 0px; width:117px;} .zg_div_inner {border: solid 1px #000000; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica; font-size:11px;} .zg_div a, .zg_div a:hover, .zg_div a:visited {color:#3993ff; background:inherit !important; text-decoration:none !important;} zg_insert_badge = function() { var zg_bg_color = 'FFFFFF'; var zgi_url = 'http://www.flickr.com/apps/badge/badge_iframe.gne?zg_bg_color='+zg_bg_color+'&zg_person_id=27391730%40N08'; document.write(''); if (document.getElementById) document.write('What is this?'); } zg_toggleWhat = function() { document.getElementById('zg_whatdiv').style.display = (document.getElementById('zg_whatdiv').style.display != 'none') ? 'none' : 'block'; document.getElementById('zg_whatlink').style.display = (document.getElementById('zg_whatdiv').style.display != 'none') ? 'none' : 'block'; return false; } www.flickr.comzg_insert_badge();This is a Flickr badge showing public photos and videos from defilirs. Make your own badge here. if (document.getElementById) document.getElementById('zg_whatdiv').style.display = 'none'; var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-4426457-1"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Tumblr (3.0; @constructiveprocrastination)http://constructiveprocrastination.com/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7vsl92Mll1qa51dho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chi town, my town.</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/1027091116http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/1027091116Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:19:57 -0500<p> <object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fcmjct%2Fchemical-brothers-swoon-lindstrom-and-prins-thomas-remix&secret_url=false"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fcmjct%2Fchemical-brothers-swoon-lindstrom-and-prins-thomas-remix&secret_url=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed></object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/cmjct/chemical-brothers-swoon-lindstrom-and-prins-thomas-remix" target="_blank">Chemical Brothers ‘Swoon’ (Lindstrom and Prins Thomas Remix)</a></span></p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/977665004http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/977665004Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:08:00 -0500<p> <object height="326" width="446"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/JillBolteTaylor_2008-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/JillBolteTaylor-2008.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=229&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight;year=2008;theme=top_10_tedtalks;theme=medicine_without_borders;theme=master_storytellers;theme=how_the_mind_works;event=TED2008;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"> <embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/JillBolteTaylor_2008-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/JillBolteTaylor-2008.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=229&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight;year=2008;theme=top_10_tedtalks;theme=medicine_without_borders;theme=master_storytellers;theme=how_the_mind_works;event=TED2008;" height="326" width="446"></embed></object> </p> <p>Interesting topic.  Incredible speech.  Well worth your 20 minutes.</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/964096878http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/964096878Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:57:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6qq7af7Qv1qzjcrso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://slightlyamusing.tumblr.com/post/913724169/via-nikkihebert" target="_blank">slightlyamusing</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://nikkihebert.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">nikkihebert</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/913792230http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/913792230Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:10:34 -0500<p> <object width="560" height="340"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uPpMWaSPt-s&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uPpMWaSPt-s&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> </p> <p>Amazing video and a very unique idea for a global project. <br/>Check it out here -> <a href="http://www.letscolourproject.com/" target="_blank">Let’s Colour Project</a></p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/786194768http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/786194768Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:11:00 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l35u79fuI81qzymsoo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>I like this way too much.</p> <p><a href="http://instantent.tumblr.com/post/678872004/instant-cartoon-reblogged-by-too-many-people-to" target="_blank">instantent</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Instant Cartoon. Reblogged by too many people to include here…</p> </blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://noseracontacto.tumblr.com/post/642429466/pig" target="_blank">noseracontacto</a>)</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/760294212http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/760294212Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:47:45 -0500<p> <object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Faeroplane%2Fjune-chart-mix&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Faeroplane%2Fjune-chart-mix&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed></object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/aeroplane/june-chart-mix" target="_blank">June Chart Mix</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/aeroplane" target="_blank">Aeroplane (Official)</a></span></p> <p><span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> has slowly become a great community to discover unique music and mixes from tons of established and upcoming producers.  Here is a really cool nu-disco/space-disco mix from the Belgian producers Aeroplane.<br/></span></p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/732072116http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/732072116Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:01:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4frgjzqnk1qa51dho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4frgjzqnk1qa51dho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4frgjzqnk1qa51dho3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4frgjzqnk1qa51dho4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4frgjzqnk1qa51dho7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4frgjzqnk1qa51dho8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4frgjzqnk1qa51dho9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4frgjzqnk1qa51dho10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>It’s amazing to think how much joy and happiness this dog brought into my life over the year and a half I had him.</p> <p>He will be missed more than words can express   :(</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/726713581http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/726713581Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:53:00 -0500<p> <object width="500" height="281"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8322868&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=d05ae8&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8322868&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=d05ae8&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="281"></embed></object> </p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8322868" target="_blank">Yours Truly Presents: The Morning Benders “Excuses”</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/yourstruly" target="_blank">Yours Truly</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>.</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/688122832http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/688122832Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:00:35 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kj4qsJro1qza49co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dailyseinfeld.tumblr.com/post/660469298" target="_blank">dailyseinfeld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>George</strong>: God, I’m starved, I’m weak from hunger. <br/><strong>Jerry</strong>: How can you think of food at the time like this? <br/><strong>George</strong>: Time like what? I’m hungry. My stomach doesn’t know that Kramer’s wanted. <br/><strong>Jerry</strong>: I told you to have breakfast, you should’ve had breakfast! <br/><strong>George</strong>: I couldn’t have breakfast, it was lunchtime! The three hour time difference threw me. I wanted a tuna fish sandwich, they wouldn’t serve me tuna fish sandwich, because they were only serving breakfast. <br/><strong>Jerry</strong>: You should’ve had some eggs. <br/><strong>George</strong>: For lunch? Who eats eggs for lunch? <br/><strong>Jerry</strong>: Have you ever heard of egg salad? <br/><strong>George</strong>: Why didn’t you say something then? <br/><strong>Jerry</strong>: I’ve gotta to tell you about existence of egg salad? <br/><strong>George</strong>: I need food, Jerry. I feel faint, I’m getting light headed.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheTrip2.html" target="_blank">The Trip pt.2</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/684208386http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/684208386Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:36:56 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3nhqc01xB1qzpwi0o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/673346126/infographic-of-the-day-suddenly-monday-isnt" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Infographic of the Day: </strong>Suddenly, Monday isn’t looking all that bad.</p> <p>[<a href="http://whatshername13.deviantart.com/art/PLEASE-READ-THIS-157578940" target="_blank">deviantart</a>.]</p> </blockquote>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/676686893http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/676686893Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:08:28 -0500<p> <object height="326" width="446"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ChristopherPoole_2010-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ChristopherPoole-2010.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=874&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_online;year=2010;theme=media_that_matters;theme=ted_under_30;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=a_taste_of_ted2010;theme=art_unusual;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TED2010;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"> <embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ChristopherPoole_2010-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ChristopherPoole-2010.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=874&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_online;year=2010;theme=media_that_matters;theme=ted_under_30;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=a_taste_of_ted2010;theme=art_unusual;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TED2010;" height="326" width="446"></embed></object> </p> <p>Great interview with <span id="altHeadline">Christopher “moot” Poole (founder of 4chan). The case for anonymity online.<br/></span></p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/657437077http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/657437077Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:43:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3db3swm4W1qa51dho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I want to go back….permanently. </p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/655339169http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/655339169Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:30:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2qwzj34VB1qa51dho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m not sure of the backstory behind this, but it appears I have some work cut out for me.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://theinternettoday.net/funny/steve-badass/" target="_blank">TheInternetToday</a>)</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/617699208http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/617699208Thu, 20 May 2010 20:18:55 -0500<p>“My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.” -AR<br/><br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ukJiBZ8_4k&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ukJiBZ8_4k&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object> <br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pMTDaVpBPR0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pMTDaVpBPR0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object> <br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zEruXzQZhNI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zEruXzQZhNI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object> </p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/610902831http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/610902831Tue, 18 May 2010 15:28:00 -0500<p> <object height="281" width="500"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10530896&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff4000&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10530896&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff4000&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="281" width="500"></embed></object> </p> <p>Beautiful. Haunting. Mesmerizing.</p> <p>Great music choice and and subtle audio production to give this a surreal, dream-like feel..  I could surf around Vimeo all day.  Really lets one see how many talented people are out there creating visual art.</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/594305579http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/594305579Wed, 12 May 2010 23:25:00 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1weru5iQB1qa51dho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My friend made this at work.  My guess is that he made it on a Monday or Friday.</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/570891246http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/570891246Tue, 04 May 2010 08:57:30 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1nglwARwZ1qa51dho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Last Supper v. 2.0</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/558859707http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/558859707Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:58:00 -0500<p> <object height="300" width="400"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10630349&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10630349&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object> </p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10630349" target="_blank">Flying Lotus “Tealeaf dancers”</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3507264" target="_blank">lcp-united</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>.</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/530900173http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/530900173Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:09:19 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0bh6bNtKb1qa51dho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flying Lotus!</p>http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/493969276http://constructiveprocrastination.com/post/493969276Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:06:07 -0500