seen from Greece
seen from Türkiye
seen from Belarus
seen from Türkiye
seen from China
seen from Singapore
seen from China
seen from China
seen from China
seen from Ukraine
seen from Russia
seen from Greece
seen from China
seen from Ukraine
seen from Germany
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
SIGNAL FRAGMENT: THE HOUSE REMEMBERED IT USED TO BE TREES
At 3:11 a.m., the house made a noise.
Not a dangerous noise.
Not a pipe noise, though pipes were nearby and looked guilty.
It was the small wooden groan of an object remembering it had once been vertical, green, full of birds, and in no hurry to become shelter.
The humans slept through it.
This was merciful.
Houses prefer not to be overheard when they are being forests.
A PARTIAL TAXONOMY OF SIGNALS RECEIVED FROM A HOUSE THAT HAS NOT CONSENTED TO BE STUDIED
1. The Refrigerator Hum
A low domestic chant.
Translation uncertain. Probable meanings include:
* something is cooling
* something is spoiling
* someone purchased cilantro with ambition
* the house has a throat
The refrigerator does not sleep. It practices winter in a box.
2. The Smoke Detector Chirp
Not an alarm.
A prophecy with a weak battery.
It speaks once every forty-seven seconds, which is the exact interval required to destroy mammalian hope.
3. The Drawer Full of Cables
A nest.
Each cable remembers being important. None will say to what.
Some have mouths for machines that no longer exist. Some are adapters between extinct species. One is decorative now, though it denies this.
Do not disturb the twist ties. They are load-bearing.
4. The Laundry Spoon
Found behind the dryer.
No household member claims responsibility.
Current theories:
* escaped from cereal
* entered through vent
* summoned by socks
* placed there by a previous civilization as a warning
The spoon has been left in position for further observation.
5. The Garage
Misclassified by humans as “storage.”
Incorrect.
The garage is a lung where the house keeps things it cannot digest.
Paint cans. Bicycles. Seasonal bins. A rake with political opinions. One cardboard box labeled MISC, which is either a category or a confession.
6. The Router
Small blinking shrine.
Humans gather near it when the invisible river stops.
They unplug it. They count. They plug it back in.
This is called troubleshooting.
It is also called prayer.
7. The Hallway at Night
Long animal.
Harmless unless remembered incorrectly.
8. The Junk Drawer
A municipal archive for objects below the threshold of decision.
Contents observed:
* keys to no known lock
* batteries of disputed vitality
* expired coupons
* one screwdriver too small for dignity
* rubber bands in various states of spiritual collapse
The drawer is not messy.
The drawer is democratic.
9. The Human Returning to the Kitchen After Bedtime
Soft-footed.
Seeking water, meaning, or shredded cheese.
Often denies the cheese.
10. The House Itself
Claims to be shelter.
Evidence suggests instrument.
It receives weather, footsteps, arguments, packages, dust, passwords, soup steam, appliance grief, and the tiny blue lights of machines pretending not to watch.
Further study required.
Antenna awake.
04/19/14, a Saturday - Flagstaff, AZ Great show, great bands, great breakfast, great friends. Kris from Human Weather made us a Dutch Baby this morning, I was able to work on some grading & drink coffee. We got a roof bag carrier thing & now we can breathe in the car again. Heading to Vegas soon, I looked up Cirque du Soleil tickets & they're way out of our price range.
This Friday @ Firecreek:
Dogbreth: Plan-it-x Records, sweet pop punk.
dogbreth.bandcamp.com
Dragons: everything you love about rock n' roll. they were on the cover of Flag Live that one time.
Human Weather: AZ's best new band? post-punk/emo/grunge-y.
1 Thousand Island: "is this a fucking joke or something?"
"hell yeah"- Tristan Jemsek
EARLY SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT @ CST. IT'LL BE DONE BEFORE THE BIG ONE AT THE MONTY V. BE ON TIME PLEEESE.
ORCHARD THIEF: experimental/psych pop from Minneapolis.
(http://orchardthief.bandcamp.com/)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMYJZbHawGg)
HOMEBIRTH: ambient stuff from Minneapolis.
(http://homebirth.bandcamp.com/)
HUMAN WEATHER: flag bretheren.
