Ben made this. It's Brilliant.
I've no doubt there's a backstory. Love ya.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Somebody spoke and I fell into a dream...
Since my camera body broke this spring and I got rid of my digital camera this summer, I haven't had anything to shoot on. Finally I got around to getting a new camera body to use. Some ol' minolta X-370. It's a beautiful device. This is the first picture I shot on it. It's the view I get on the way home every day. There's actually a lot of neat detail in this picture which you can't see because I'm trying not to suck up all your bandwidth, but anyhow, It's a nice sight. Pictures like this never turn out as nicely as you'd like anyway.
A Carolyn. She was hanging out at my house when I got home messin' with a laptop.
Somehow, I ended up at a party with a bunch of philosophy graduate students. This has actually happened before. It's really interesting listening to drunk 30+ year old philosophy students converse. Also, cashews are yummy.Cafe Coco:
This is Jex. He's the son of a co-worker. Certainly cute. He was accomodating enough to hold still long enough for me to shoot this picture before he tried to climb in the drink cooler.
My boss, Jenni. The lady that lets me take off for weeks at a time and come back to work whenever I want. Good people.
Now, I didn't take this photo obviously. Noah shot it while dad was visiting us last time. I guess it was a couple of months ago. I pretty much love this picture.
The Band that I mentioned in the last blog did end up wanting me to play with them, so I leave wednesday to rehearse for the tour that will last from Feb. 7th through March 8th. I'm looking forward to it. It'll be fun playing out again and touring is a great environment for pictures. Stay posted, it should be interesting. Also, check LovedrugMusic.com and see if we're playing near you. You should come out and see me.
Hey look! Other people with old-ass Cameras!
My hair is longer now that it's been in a minute. Not quiet as long as it was when I was in a horrible indie horror flick last year, but it's getting there. My friend jens gave me that sweater. It's not something I would usually wear. But then again...neither are the black leather pants I was wearing when I shot this picture.I don't have any deep thoughts to share or tortured questions to ask right now. Well, as always they're brooding around in there, but haven't formed themselves into cohesive thoughts.
Friday, January 13, 2006
And I think it's gonna be a long long time...
Well, it's been a minute since my last post. Ther has been a lot going on in my head. Not a lot I can clearly spell out, but a lot none the less. I'm quite an experimental person when it comes down to it. There are a lot of things I'll do just to see what happens. I've managed to live that way for 23 years without dying, and that's good. I've been single for a long time now for the purpose of experimenting with myself, girls, boys, and the earth. It's been a rather selfish year or two. I don't think I've lived it perfectly or even well, but I have learned a lot from my experiences. There's on girl though, who has been hard to stay away from. An ex that's just plain good. Our brains fit together an whatnot. I have to say, I'm just ready for that.
A decent band just flew me north to an audition for a spot on their feb. tour. That would be fun and would pay. We'll see what happens there. It'd make for a bunch on interesting photos. Hopefully it'll happen.Remember: Tradition for the sake of tradition is lame and probably a bad thing for humans and society. On that note, I bid you farewell.
-Enoch
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
My letter to Nissan
Nissan,
I hope this letter makes it’s way into the right hands. If you’re not the person to address my problem, will you please do your best to direct me or this letter to the that person?
My Name is Enoch Porch. I’m the owner of a 1993 Nissan Quest GXE. I need a replacement part for the driver’s seat. There is a panel on the outside (left) of the seat which houses the electronics to move it. The electronics are working fine and the buttons are in tact, but the plastic piece that surrounds the buttons has broken off it’s anchor and now hangs off the side of the seat.
I went to my local Nissan dealership where I purchased the vehicle to ask about getting a new piece. Fortunately it’s still available, and they said they could order it for me. I was about to place the order when I was told that the part costs $160. I figured that due to the high price that they must have been speaking of the electronics as well, at which point I let them know that all I needed was the piece of gray plastic which houses the electronics. I was shocked when in response I was told that this IS the piece that costs $160.
Now, I don’t know if you’re looking at the piece on a computer screen right now, but if not, I ask that you would please do so, as to envision the part I’m referring to. It’s a very simple piece of gray plastic which screws onto the side of the driver’s seat. A piece of plastic which in all reality is made up of about 78 cents of raw material, and including labor, electricity, and shipping probably costs all of about $8.39. Whether I’m qualified to make such assessments can be debated. That aside, as a consumer you know as well as I that the part is in no way close to being worth $160, and that even if I had that kind of money to spend on small pieces of plastic, that I would be insane to do so. Knowing that humans are error prone, perhaps it was suppose to have been input into the computer at $16 instead of the $160 quoted to me.
The problem is that I’d like to fix my van. It’s a simple problem with a cheap simple answer. But I need your help to do it. What can I do to come across a replacement part at a reasonable price? You may ask yourself what a reasonable price might be. Let me direct your attention to the same part on your 1993 Nissan Quest XE (as opposed to my model, the GXE). It’s a plastic part of the same size, and nearly the same shape. The only difference in this part is that the hole in it is shaped to accommodate a lever which tilts the seat instead of two sets of buttons. This part costs $40, which I would be willing to pay for the GXE part. Why the part for the GXE costs so much more than the part for the XE is far beyond me, and I would guess beyond you. Forced to speculate, I’d have to say that you’ve resolved that people who buy the GXE (the model with power seats) are probably wealthier than those who buy the XE (the model with manual seats) and less likely to care about spending large sums of cash on small repairs. The fact is, I care because with an annual income of just $16,000, this small plastic part consumes a full one percent of my take-home! OUCH!!!
I’d like to keep my vehicle, which in every other aspect has remained sturdy and useful, and I try to keep it in good repair. Hopefully you can help me do so. I can be contacted by phone, e-mail, or mail. Please respond.
Respectfully,
Enoch Porch 615-569-5404
1536 12th Ave N.
Nashville, TN 37208
I hope this letter makes it’s way into the right hands. If you’re not the person to address my problem, will you please do your best to direct me or this letter to the that person?
My Name is Enoch Porch. I’m the owner of a 1993 Nissan Quest GXE. I need a replacement part for the driver’s seat. There is a panel on the outside (left) of the seat which houses the electronics to move it. The electronics are working fine and the buttons are in tact, but the plastic piece that surrounds the buttons has broken off it’s anchor and now hangs off the side of the seat.
I went to my local Nissan dealership where I purchased the vehicle to ask about getting a new piece. Fortunately it’s still available, and they said they could order it for me. I was about to place the order when I was told that the part costs $160. I figured that due to the high price that they must have been speaking of the electronics as well, at which point I let them know that all I needed was the piece of gray plastic which houses the electronics. I was shocked when in response I was told that this IS the piece that costs $160.
Now, I don’t know if you’re looking at the piece on a computer screen right now, but if not, I ask that you would please do so, as to envision the part I’m referring to. It’s a very simple piece of gray plastic which screws onto the side of the driver’s seat. A piece of plastic which in all reality is made up of about 78 cents of raw material, and including labor, electricity, and shipping probably costs all of about $8.39. Whether I’m qualified to make such assessments can be debated. That aside, as a consumer you know as well as I that the part is in no way close to being worth $160, and that even if I had that kind of money to spend on small pieces of plastic, that I would be insane to do so. Knowing that humans are error prone, perhaps it was suppose to have been input into the computer at $16 instead of the $160 quoted to me.
The problem is that I’d like to fix my van. It’s a simple problem with a cheap simple answer. But I need your help to do it. What can I do to come across a replacement part at a reasonable price? You may ask yourself what a reasonable price might be. Let me direct your attention to the same part on your 1993 Nissan Quest XE (as opposed to my model, the GXE). It’s a plastic part of the same size, and nearly the same shape. The only difference in this part is that the hole in it is shaped to accommodate a lever which tilts the seat instead of two sets of buttons. This part costs $40, which I would be willing to pay for the GXE part. Why the part for the GXE costs so much more than the part for the XE is far beyond me, and I would guess beyond you. Forced to speculate, I’d have to say that you’ve resolved that people who buy the GXE (the model with power seats) are probably wealthier than those who buy the XE (the model with manual seats) and less likely to care about spending large sums of cash on small repairs. The fact is, I care because with an annual income of just $16,000, this small plastic part consumes a full one percent of my take-home! OUCH!!!
I’d like to keep my vehicle, which in every other aspect has remained sturdy and useful, and I try to keep it in good repair. Hopefully you can help me do so. I can be contacted by phone, e-mail, or mail. Please respond.
Respectfully,
Enoch Porch 615-569-5404
1536 12th Ave N.
Nashville, TN 37208
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
musics
I've been saying for the last few weeks that I never want to sell another peice of music again. I don't know if I mean it or not. I still wanna make music and I want people to hear it. Hmm...I dunno exactly how that'll happen.
-Enoch
-Enoch
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Green Beans and Tuna
Well, I'm in my new house. I'm minus a special girl, kinda minus a band or at least inactive at the moment...I'm thinking maybe I should find a new job that's not third shift and start a new life all together. Who knows?
I'm taking lessons. Piano and such. Learning to read a write. It's fun and interesting work. I'm not sure what end I'm headed towards, but something with happen, I'm sure. That seems to be the way things work.
Tonight I'm playing saw with my good friend CJ at Cafe Coco. Playing the saw given to me by my recently deceased grandfather. It's a fun instrument with a fun history.
I've been listening to classical music exclusively. Debussy and Ravel currently. It does a different thing to my brain.
-Enoch
I'm taking lessons. Piano and such. Learning to read a write. It's fun and interesting work. I'm not sure what end I'm headed towards, but something with happen, I'm sure. That seems to be the way things work.
Tonight I'm playing saw with my good friend CJ at Cafe Coco. Playing the saw given to me by my recently deceased grandfather. It's a fun instrument with a fun history.
I've been listening to classical music exclusively. Debussy and Ravel currently. It does a different thing to my brain.
-Enoch
Saturday, September 03, 2005
My face is full of snot. Gas sure costs a lot.
Well, we had to cut our tour short by three shows. Two reasons really. I'm sick and have lost my voice, and gasoline is aproaching $4.00 a gallon, which would make a trek back from NYC about $200. Can't really afford it right now, and being stuck somewhere in New York, although interesting, might be a bit hard.
I guess the being sick part can only be expected, after being on tour for a month, not getting much sleep and eating far less than normal. I guess maybe next tour should be shorter? I dunno, we'll get this down sooner or later. I'll be posting the rest of the pictures that we shot shortly, that should be fun times. In the meantime, keep telling your friends about thornton and if you're in Nashville get ready for an awesome show at the basement on Sept. 22nd.
Oh also, we were featured tonight on XM Satellite Radio Channel 52. The unsigned station played My Teacher and mentioned us as one of the "12 most notable artists in the United States, we call them The Futures, artists to look for in your future as they're gaining momentum every day..." Pretty neat stuff, eh?
-Enoch
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