Category: Visual

"Style"

7/7/2017

My family's all broken up. A few days ago, my children moved an 11 hours' drive away, and I'm a bit of a mess. A few hours ago when I heard the phone ring, I literally jumped. In the meantime, I've misplaced my school keys and have absolutely no idea where they are. Clearly, my mind is complete mess and my anxiety's through the roof.

So a couple days ago, while trying to distract myself from my anxiety about their travels, I recorded this weird little cover of Taylor Swift's "Style."

Why "Style?" Because it's a perfect little pop song. It's self-aware in its shallowness and creates tropes where there weren't any before. Its melody is thick and it creates a sort of self-destructive image that makes me think of one of those Tumblr blogs that feature a series of disconnected images that create a singular, ephemeral sentiment.

I don't know when I first heard "Style," but I distinctly remember when it first stood out to me: I was at the Chilliwack Landing pool on one of their $2 Sunday night swims, and the "Take me home" section of the song echoed through the swimming pool, and I thought That's something special. I didn't know it was Taylor Swift, and I only narrowed it down to her a couple months later, when I was walking under some speakers outside a Shopper's Drug Mart and I thought That's really good.

Anyhow, I made a video. I probably should have changed the key to something a little more in my range. But I did it and it's done. And Now I need to find some other ways to distract myself from the fact that my kids are so far away.

Now where are those keys?

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Doodling.

6/4/2016

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I am no visual artist; I have no delusions of artistic skill.

That didn't stop me from covering my UVic binders with terrible drawings between 2001-2005.

http://jeffnords.tumblr.com/post/145204978161/i-used-these-folders-for-three-years-or-so-of-my

Why post these online?

It reminds me that I am a doodler. I know plenty of teachers who find doodlers offensive; I think it's safe to say, however, that doodling generally helped me concentrate. I cannot heckle the students who doodle because I did it myself.
It reminds me of good memories from my University years.
It reminds me that I've never been an artist, but I've always had a consistent artistic sensibility. I like my lo-fi art, but I also like it to be consistent.

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"Style"

Doodling.

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