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Dear Reader/Listener:

Lest I be judged for it, I inform you now that this web space is a scratch pad, a space for experimentation. Have fun, enjoy, and read much of it, but try not to read too much into it!

--Harold

Want some background music? Please consider tuning in to my Internet radio station VoyagerRadio while you're reading this blog.

Want more blogging fun? You may also be interested in reading my other blog, Transmitting to Earth.

These blogs/sites are also happening:

Joe Frank
Web Feed Central
Anne...Straight from the Hip
Momentshowing
Theory of Everything
Slowmotionlandscape
Netizen News

Something that Happened to your ears (AKA Podcasts, or audio downloads):

"Goodwill Hunting"
"Sampled"
"The Fir Tree, by Hans Christian Andersen
"Sundae Silence"
"iRiver Test"
"Subscription Special"
"From Jay Dedman"
"The Big Sleep"
"Walking Man"
"Resolution"
"It's Gotten Out of Band (Part 3)"
"It's Gotten Out of Band (Part 2)"
"It's Gotten Out of Band (Part 1)"
"Create Your Own Podcast Station"
"Echo"
"Tinkering"
"Explanation/Send Me Audio"
"Neighbors"
"Percentages"
untitled audio post 11/05/04
"Post-Election Blues"
"Audio Commentary (with audio commentary)"
"Open Source Schizo"
"(Somewhat) Traditional Radio Program"
"Not Poor Enough"
"Junk Mail"
"Everybody Has Something to Say About Podcasting"
"Dream Job (Part 2)"
"Dream Job (Part 1)"
"Vent"

Something that Happened in the past (AKA Archive):

12/01/2002 - 12/31/2002 01/01/2003 - 01/31/2003 02/01/2003 - 02/28/2003 04/01/2003 - 04/30/2003 05/01/2003 - 05/31/2003 06/01/2003 - 06/30/2003 07/01/2003 - 07/31/2003 08/01/2003 - 08/31/2003 09/01/2003 - 09/30/2003 10/01/2003 - 10/31/2003 11/01/2003 - 11/30/2003 12/01/2003 - 12/31/2003 01/01/2004 - 01/31/2004 02/01/2004 - 02/29/2004 03/01/2004 - 03/31/2004 04/01/2004 - 04/30/2004 05/01/2004 - 05/31/2004 06/01/2004 - 06/30/2004 07/01/2004 - 07/31/2004 08/01/2004 - 08/31/2004 09/01/2004 - 09/30/2004 10/01/2004 - 10/31/2004 11/01/2004 - 11/30/2004 12/01/2004 - 12/31/2004 01/01/2005 - 01/31/2005

Need more blog? Read Transmitting to Earth, my other blog.

A narrative experiment by Harold J. Johnson, Master Architect of VoyagerRadio and Humble Operator of The Great Glass Elevator (currently out of commission).

Just remember, not everything you read or hear is true. Everything else is - or can be, depending on your perspective.

Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Yesterday I started walking toward the bus stop to catch the bus to the Brentwood Library but continued right past the bus stop, not feeling like waiting for the bus, needing the exercise, needing to move my limbs, having spent way too much time at home in front of the computer. I walked, and soon found myself incredibly far away from my destination. At first I suspected I was simply taking a detour, but soon found myself past the library, heading up Wilshire towards Todai, with only had a vague notion why. I've never eaten there but I wanted to find out what they had to offer, how much it would destroy me financially, etc.

After perusing Todai I continued on my journey, now heading towards Second Spin, the wonderful little secondhand CD store. Maybe they would have a pre-recorded minidisc I could test in the new recorder I bought, the one that doesn't seem to work, the one I bought on eBay, trying to save the little money I have. The first major purchase I had made in a long time, the minidisc recorder was intended to be used to
4/30/2003 03:11:47 PM

Monday, April 28, 2003
Who reads anymore? Well, you do, thank goodness. Yesterday I attended the Festival of Books in Los Angeles, an annual literary event. Literary? Well, sure--although it's mostly a giant bookstore. Hundreds of authors autographed books, participated in panels, and generally delivered for folks interested in the printed word. A note of interest to readers of electronic literature: there wasn't a sign of e-lit. Perhaps next time, or the next time, or the next time.

Highlights of the event: a panel on writing (with Carolyn See and others), a conversation between Elmore Leonard and Barry Siegel, and a panel about historical fiction (with Pete Hamill and others).
4/28/2003 12:23:58 PM

Friday, April 25, 2003
Let's get down to business.

This morning I woke up feeling miserable again. I wake up feeling miserable quite a bit these days. I'm unemployed, have been for quite awhile, and don't have any current prospects within reach. What's there to feel good about?

So I wake up, have a cup of coffee--usually brewed, but this morning instant because I'm out of drip and besides, you are what you eat (or drink), isn't that what they say? and I don't want to be a drip. I can be a loser, but not a drip.

So I enjoy my first cup, or try to enjoy it, while I wonder how to approach the day. I nearly always start off on the wrong foot, knowing in the back of my mind--or not very far back, even--that I should be working on my resume. Knowing that I haven't picked up my resume in months. Many months. Knowing that I should be working the paper, pounding the pavement, seeking employment. But I don't.

Instead, I boot up my Mac, fire up my email and go to town. Working on my Internet radio station, trying to figure out new ways of marketing my website/webcast, attacking that damn blog (not this one) or that discussion group I moderate. All a great distraction from my job search, but usually fun and a way to say, "at least I'm being productive and learning something new". Which is true, but still--I should be looking for a job.
4/25/2003 09:53:13 AM