52weeks.ca, Experiments in Problem Solving Design, Majid Hashemi, 2009

The Green Wave

2009-06-18T14:44:01Z

I ordered my statement of live birth today...

2009-03-12T15:17:38Z

It's a long form birth certicate.... it's my first step in efforts to find myself. Here's the link that took me weeks to find, I almost submitted the wrong form:

https://www.orgforms.gov.on.ca/eForms/NoCookiesErrorPage.jsp?lang=fr

My Shoei RF-1000, I'm Selling My First Lid

2009-03-11T23:49:12Z

Watching the Oscars through British TV

2009-02-22T23:01:26Z

The vocabulary I'm hearing and commercials I'm watching on Sky1 British TV are much more interesting than American TV. The 2009 Oscars, live:
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Greetings Facebookites

2009-02-20T03:53:12Z

Facebook Connect, the landing page.

Obama Visits and 52W Upgrades

2009-02-20T02:49:44Z

Would you still do whatever you're doing if Barack Obama was watching? No. I just upgraded this web site's platform to v4.23 of Movable Type. This upgrade seals my website to current security standards like Obama's 25 car motorcade today. It's a mandatory upgrade and a prerequisite to implement Facebook Connect. Facebook Connect initiative is my attempt to pull an Obama and unite people. From affluent mobile users to desktop users with truckers bum, this website is proof that there's only one user, the united users of nostalgia.

]]> MTOS-4.23-en.zip, and overwrote existing files. One of the files overwritten were my index page, oh uh I thought, so I executed the index page, and it was a page confirming the upgrade. I figured Ilog in to my MT dashboard and re-publish my files. Bingo, salute to Movabletype.

So now what? I order a Moroccan Mint Tea and salute another week forever gone and no website. One of these days, I'll finish this website and be cool like Tim Ferriss.

Next up, cleaning clutter from page templates.

Do I Like This Song? This Is How I Mentally Process and Rate Music in iTunes

2009-02-18T03:12:29Z

120 Hours of Music
I stole 8 gigabytes of music over the weekend. I don't expect to process this pool of music anytime soon. ]]> Angel by Joee plays.

Do I like this song?
I'm not sure what I like.

All I know is that this song makes me nostalgic, I can actually the feel the gel in my non-existent hair from my gino bambino days.

With a 5-Star rating system within iTunes, ear buds, and an Inbox seeking attention, I get to work. Because I lack time and attention, I process music passively. Not because it's more convenient, but because I feel it's more effective. Similar to smelling perfume over the cosmetics counter, once you start sampling, by the 5th sample, it all smells the same. But smelling the drift of perfume when you don't expect it, like when you're reading the paper in a cafe and pair of boots and bum stride pass you, the drift of woman feels more... more vibrant.

What Do I do?
I process and rate music by listening passively. I check my email.

NONE
Music that irritates me.

These songs take attention away from my inbox, I delete. The Hard Knock Life, by Jay Z, good example of a song that gets on my nerves.
1 STAR
State of flow.

These songs I don't notice conscientiously but notice my head swaying and toes tapping between emails I usually rank with a single star. This proves my tolerance, and my attraction, sometimes.

I make an effort to ensure all songs belong in their respective genres; Popular Culture, Fast Paced Trance Rhythm Dance, Rock, Ambient, Alternative, Persian and Foreign. This way, if I'm feeling Hip Hop, I can listen to Hip Hip without Jay Z ruining my mood for Hip Hop.

Wa Wa, by Haifa I prefer this song in mute when I watch it.
2 STARS:
Useful, thank you very much.

From the dinner table to the bedroom, these songs have distinctive melodies appropriate for passive listening. Like the previous rating, I can tolerate, and unlike the previous rating, they're more cliche and useful for setting the mood for certain functions. Not only do I drag these tracks into their appropriate genre, but assign them to a specialized ambient play lists like Dinner, Studying, Seductive, Cafe...etc. I've conditioned myself to get into study mode with certain tracks, as an example.

Rapture, by Jesse Cook helps me digest.
3 STARS:
Whoa...

Active listening, songs that take me to past peak events in my life. These songs flash memories of lust and love, not always romantic or happy, but always nostalgic. Similar to an ex-girlfriend, these tracks never show up unnoticed, often avoided. They are personal classics.

Wicked Game, by Chris Isaak makes me sad, but grateful.
4 STARS (iPod Synced):
Smiles

Clenched jaws ease listening to these songs. Feel good music. Similar to 2 stars, 4 stars is for personal use only. I consider these tracks uplifting tools, current or classic, they distract me from negative energy. All songs ranked 4 or more are automatically synced with my iPod iPhone app.

Bruises, by Chairlift never disappoints, cute song.
5 STARS (iPod'ed):
Euphoric

Goose bumps. My favorite music at the time. This five star effect brings me flashes of adrenaline, unlike 3 stars, the flashes come from the future. I see myself in Olympic spandex racing shoulder to shoulder competing with let's say Israel... it's the Olympic Finals and I'm pedaling my heart out around the velodrome towards victory. Music here is pretty fresh, stuff I run into on my own or with someone I respect. 5 star ratings have short self-life. I tend to over listen and they loose a star in a couple of months (if they're happy songs) and two stars (if they're sad songs). These songs are always found in my iPhone's iPod.

The Killer, by Mobile and Extreme Ways, by Moby ... excite.

P.s. Thanks Niloufar for letting me steal your music.

the delta zone...

2009-01-07T01:23:24Z

when you're in bed, yiou're dead.. not really. Similar to the commute, it's a fantasy experience.... dreaming...

Insurance is like...

2008-12-29T03:24:01Z

Bad faith. But neccessary. This is a test entry.... ignore

Summer Commuter

2008-12-29T03:17:37Z

Green Peas

2008-12-29T03:10:10Z

turkey left overs from christmas....

2008-12-29T02:55:14Z

Is what i'm eating as Faramarz puts up the final pillars to launch this website... this is a test entry for the 'sleep' category.

peace.

couch

2008-12-28T23:29:40Z

2 Hours a Day

2008-11-10T20:32:11Z

The minimum balance to activate a Starbucks card is $5. They ask for your information like your full name, address and city-of-birth. ]]>
If only the weather was this welcoming. This two hour slot could be fun.

My First Post from Second Cup

2008-08-27T22:12:58Z

Leena sits behind me, Eve idles on my MSN and Faramarz appears busy on Gtalk. I will finish this website, and get things rolling.

Touche.