December 31, 2004
3. Untitled (Susan Sontag)
Untitled (Susan Sontag 1933-2004), 2004, HTML, 500 x 460 pixels
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01:14 AM
December 30, 2004
2. Untitled
Untitled, 2004, HTML, 500 x 460 pixels
Sometimes it just feels good to give in to the designer-ish inner-pattern maker and not think about subject matter.
Posted by chrisashley at
12:48 AM
December 29, 2004
1. Untitled
Untitled, 2004, HTML, 500 x 460 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
02:14 PM
December 27, 2004
Bill 9
Bill, 2004, HTML, 320 x 280 pixels
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05:41 PM
December 26, 2004
Bill 8
Bill, 2004, HTML, 320 x 280 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
12:28 AM
December 25, 2004
Bill 7
Bill, 2004, HTML, 320 x 280 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
12:54 AM
December 24, 2004
Bill 6
Bill, 2004, HTML, 320 x 280 pixels
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02:51 PM
December 23, 2004
Bill 5
Bill, 2004, HTML, 320 x 280 pixels
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04:18 PM
December 22, 2004
Bill 4
Bill, 2004, HTML, 320 x 280 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
12:24 AM
December 21, 2004
Bill 3
Bill, 2004, HTML, 320 x 280 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
12:45 AM
December 20, 2004
Bill 2
Bill, 2004, HTML, 320 x 280 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
12:59 AM
December 19, 2004
Bill 1
Bill, 2004, HTML, 320 x 280 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
12:23 PM
December 18, 2004
The Sleeping Spinner
The Sleeping Spinner, 2004, HTML, 540 x 460 pixels
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07:56 PM
December 17, 2004
The Sleeping Spinner
The Sleeping Spinner, 2004, HTML 600 x 500 pixels
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10:15 AM
December 16, 2004
The Sleeping Spinner
The Sleeping Spinner, 2004, HTML, 540 x 460 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
12:30 AM
December 15, 2004
The Sleeping Spinner
The Sleeping Spinner, 2004, HTML 549 x 489 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
10:41 PM
December 14, 2004
The Sleeping Spinner
The Sleeping Spinner, 2004, HTML, 420 x 460 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
09:42 PM
December 13, 2004
The Sleeping Spinner
The Sleeping Spinner, 2004, HTML, 380 x 390 pixels
Posted by chrisashley at
04:55 PM
December 12, 2004
Zen Arcade 1-23
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- Something I Learned Today 1:58
- Broken Home, Broken Heart 2:01
- Never Talking To You Again 1:39
Row 2, L-R - Chartered Trips 3:33
- Dreams Recurring 1:40
- Indecision Time 2:07
Row 3, L-R - Hare Krsna 3:33
- Beyond The Threshold 1:35
- Pride 1:45
Row 3, L-R - I'll Never Forget You 2:06
- The Biggest Lie 1:58
- What's Going On? 4:23
Row 4, L-R - Masochism World 2:43
- Standing By The Sea 3:12
- Somewhere 2:30
Row 5, L-R - One Step At A Time :45
- Pink Turns To Blue 2:39
- Newest Industry 3:02
Row 6, L-R - Monday Will Never Be The Same 1:10
- Whatever 3:50
- The Tooth Fairy And The Princess 2:43
Row 7, L-R - Turn On The News 4:21
- Recurring Dreams 13:47
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Zen Arcade 1-23, 2004, HTML, dimensions variable I finished a short group of four drawings, each representing one of four sides of the LP of Husker Du's Zen Arcade, on 20041128, and at that time wrote a fair amount about how they were a reaction to a previous series in terms of size and effects. I said that I had thought of, but had decided against, doing twenty three drawings, one for each of the songs on the album. Having written that, however, of course the next day I decided to do the twenty three drawings, at a pace of three drawings a day, rushing through the series in eight days instead of my normal practice of one drawing per day, which would've made this series over three weeks in length. I needed a gimmick for these drawings. I knew that each day I would consider three song titles and try to respond with an HTML drawing, but I felt I needed something else: a system, a conceptual anchoring, a contextualizing visual cue. So here's what I did: - I found the total number of seconds of each song at the Husker Du Annotated Discography: the first track, Something I Learned Today, is 1:58 or 118 seconds.
- I found the (approximate but very close) square root of the number of seconds in each song: the square root of 118 seconds is 10.86 (and change); I rounded up to 10.9.
- For each square root I moved the decimal point over one place: 10.9 became 109.
- I used this "adjusted" square root to determine the size of each drawing as a square. So, Something I Learned Today is 109 x 109 pixels.
- By doing this I was able to represent the "volume" of each song relative to the overall LP(s). The largest drawing is the longest song, which is the final one on this album; Recurring Dreams is 13:47, or 827 seconds, with an approximate (adjusted) square root of 288.
- This method means that many of the drawngs are quite small, resulting in grids with a just a few rows and columns, in some cases as few as five or six, which doesn't allow for many options.
- Other than the system I've just described, these drawings use a more or less pretty familiar vocabulary.
- See, isn't art mysterious and profound?
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12:41 AM
December 11, 2004
Zen Arcade 4-23
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Something I Learned Today 1:58
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Broken Home, Broken Heart 2:01
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Never Talking To You Again 1:39
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Chartered Trips 3:33
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Dreams Recurring 1:40
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Indecision Time 2:07
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Hare Krsna 3:33
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Beyond The Threshold 1:35
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Pride 1:45
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I'll Never Forget You 2:06
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The Biggest Lie 1:58
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What's Going On? 4:23
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Masochism World 2:43
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Standing By The Sea 3:12
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Somewhere 2:30
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One Step At A Time :45
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Pink Turns To Blue 2:39
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Newest Industry 3:02
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Monday Will Never Be The Same 1:10
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Whatever 3:50
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The Tooth Fairy And The Princess 2:43
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Turn On The News 4:21
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Recurring Dreams 13:47
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Posted by chrisashley at
01:48 AM
December 10, 2004
Zen Arcade 7-23
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Something I Learned Today 1:58
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Broken Home, Broken Heart 2:01
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Never Talking To You Again 1:39
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Chartered Trips 3:33
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Dreams Recurring 1:40
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Indecision Time 2:07
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Hare Krsna 3:33
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Beyond The Threshold 1:35
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Pride 1:45
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I'll Never Forget You 2:06
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The Biggest Lie 1:58
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What's Going On? 4:23
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Masochism World 2:43
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Standing By The Sea 3:12
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Somewhere 2:30
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One Step At A Time :45
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Pink Turns To Blue 2:39
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Newest Industry 3:02
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Monday Will Never Be The Same 1:10
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Whatever 3:50
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The Tooth Fairy And The Princess 2:43
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Turn On The News 4:21
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Recurring Dreams 13:47
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Posted by chrisashley at
01:14 AM
December 09, 2004
Zen Arcade 10-23
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Something I Learned Today 1:58
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Broken Home, Broken Heart 2:01
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Never Talking To You Again 1:39
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Chartered Trips 3:33
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Dreams Recurring 1:40
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Indecision Time 2:07
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Hare Krsna 3:33
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Beyond The Threshold 1:35
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Pride 1:45
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I'll Never Forget You 2:06
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The Biggest Lie 1:58
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What's Going On? 4:23
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Masochism World 2:43
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Standing By The Sea 3:12
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Somewhere 2:30
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One Step At A Time :45
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Pink Turns To Blue 2:39
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Newest Industry 3:02
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Monday Will Never Be The Same 1:10
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Whatever 3:50
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The Tooth Fairy And The Princess 2:43
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Turn On The News 4:21
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Recurring Dreams 13:47
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Posted by chrisashley at
11:54 PM
December 08, 2004
Zen Arcade 13-23
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Something I Learned Today 1:58
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Broken Home, Broken Heart 2:01
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Never Talking To You Again 1:39
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Chartered Trips 3:33
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Dreams Recurring 1:40
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Indecision Time 2:07
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Hare Krsna 3:33
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Beyond The Threshold 1:35
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Pride 1:45
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I'll Never Forget You 2:06
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The Biggest Lie 1:58
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What's Going On? 4:23
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Masochism World 2:43
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Standing By The Sea 3:12
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Somewhere 2:30
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One Step At A Time :45
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Pink Turns To Blue 2:39
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Newest Industry 3:02
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Monday Will Never Be The Same 1:10
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Whatever 3:50
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The Tooth Fairy And The Princess 2:43
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Turn On The News 4:21
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Recurring Dreams 13:47
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Zen Arcade 13-23, 2004, HTML, dimensions varied
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08:45 AM
December 07, 2004
Zen Arcade 16-23
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Something I Learned Today 1:58
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Broken Home, Broken Heart 2:01
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Never Talking To You Again 1:39
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Chartered Trips 3:33
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Dreams Recurring 1:40
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Indecision Time 2:07
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Hare Krsna 3:33
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Beyond The Threshold 1:35
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Pride 1:45
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I'll Never Forget You 2:06
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The Biggest Lie 1:58
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What's Going On? 4:23
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Masochism World 2:43
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Standing By The Sea 3:12
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Somewhere 2:30
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One Step At A Time :45
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Pink Turns To Blue 2:39
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Newest Industry 3:02
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Monday Will Never Be The Same 1:10
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Whatever 3:50
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The Tooth Fairy And The Princess 2:43
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Turn On The News 4:21
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Recurring Dreams 13:47
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Zen Arcade 16-23, 2004, HTML, dimensions varied
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08:55 AM
December 06, 2004
Zen Arcade 19-23
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Something I Learned Today 1:58
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Broken Home, Broken Heart 2:01
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Never Talking To You Again 1:39
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Chartered Trips 3:33
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Dreams Recurring 1:40
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Indecision Time 2:07
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Hare Krsna 3:33
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Beyond The Threshold 1:35
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Pride 1:45
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I'll Never Forget You 2:06
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The Biggest Lie 1:58
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What's Going On? 4:23
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Masochism World 2:43
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Standing By The Sea 3:12
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Somewhere 2:30
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One Step At A Time :45
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Pink Turns To Blue 2:39
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Newest Industry 3:02
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Monday Will Never Be The Same 1:10
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Whatever 3:50
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The Tooth Fairy And The Princess 2:43
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Turn On The News 4:21
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Recurring Dreams 13:47
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Zen Arcade 19-23, 2004, HTML, dimensions varied
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09:42 PM
December 05, 2004
Zen Arcade 22-23
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- Something I Learned Today 1:58
- Broken Home, Broken Heart 2:01
- Never Talking To You Again 1:39
- Chartered Trips 3:33
- Dreams Recurring 1:40
- Indecision Time 2:07
- Hare Krsna 3:33
- Beyond The Threshold 1:35
- Pride 1:45
- I'll Never Forget You 2:06
- The Biggest Lie 1:58
- What's Going On? 4:23
- Masochism World 2:43
- Standing By The Sea 3:12
- Somewhere 2:30
- One Step At A Time :45
- Pink Turns To Blue 2:39
- Newest Industry 3:02
- Monday Will Never Be The Same 1:10
- Whatever 3:50
- The Tooth Fairy And The Princess 2:43
- Turn On The News 4:21
- Recurring Dreams 13:47
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Zen Arcade 22-23, 2004, HTML, dimensions varied
Posted by chrisashley at
08:57 PM
December 03, 2004