Archive for the internet Category

moving this week

Posted in Art, internet, laelia e. mitchell, landscape, Photography with tags , , , on April 23, 2012 by laelia e. mitchell

soon art making will return

taken with everyone’s favorite new “enemy” …. instagram

Written Letter Project: Update Three

Posted in internet, Jason Gray on May 12, 2009 by Jason Gray

It has been a little over one month since I first decided to ween myself from the technological “teet” of the internet, and I am beginning to recognize the change in patterns of my behavior as a result.  Now, my Myspace profile is an empty shell (until Myspace deletes it), and my Etsy Store, Linked-In profile, Photobucket account, Paypal account, Ebay account, personal email address, Facebook profile, and whatever else, have all been deleted.  No longer do I rush to the computer when I wake up in the morning, or make it my companion until I am ready to sleep at night; in fact, it has been utterly difficult for me to even raise the enthusiasm to return and type this.  Annie Dillard once wrote, Read more »

Written Letter Project: Update One

Posted in "But Is It Art?", Art, awareness, current events, digital, facebook, internet, Jason Gray, Miscellaneous, mixed media, myspace, news, Psychology, social networking sites, Uncategorized, Work in Progress on March 20, 2009 by Jason Gray

Well, it has been nearly a week since I posted my intention to delete all of my internet accounts in favor of a more holistic approach to networking and associating with my friends and peers; since then, I have deleted my Etsy account, one of my ulterior Myspace accounts, my Linked-In Profile, and both of my Photobucket accounts. I also switched some of my information concerning business stuff over to my business email, in preparation for deleting my personal email address soon. On Facebook, I sent out a message to some of my friends, ones who I only have information for through that site, requesting their addresses. I will be deleting my Facebook account on next Tuesday.
So far, the ground beneath my feet has not opened up, and I have not been swallowed into Read more »

Written Letter Project–Neo-Luddites, Unite!

Posted in "But Is It Art?", awareness, current events, internet, Jason Gray, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized on March 10, 2009 by Jason Gray

Generally, on every one of my days off, I clamber out of bed, put on some water for coffee, and go straight to the computer. Once there, I proceed to worship, red-eyed and impervious to the real world; but what am I worshiping, and why? I am inexplicably drawn to the scale of human broadcast, and to the scope of internet-bred, interconnectivity. The pull is something preternatural; something I desire without real necessity for it. In concept, the abstract of social networking sites is Read more »

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