November 2010
1 post
October 2010
3 posts
Dominant Trends That Control The Tumblr Userbase →
“Tumblr users share a number of recurring gimmicks – love for Nutella, appreciation for artfully decorated cupcakes, floral print dresses, Starbucks beverages, rainy Paris passageways, and celestial landscapes of Helvetica-emblazoned skylines. They display a propensity to reblog film photos from disposable cameras”
“Avoid too many @mentions. A profile full of @mentions is an instant turnoff to...”
– From Brandon Scott Gorrell’s “How to Optimize Your Twitter Brand” on Thought Catalog.
August 2010
2 posts
Scary ass article about global warming →
July 2010
1 post
March 2010
2 posts
"Shitstorm Alberto was the first of the 2010... →
(via heheheheheheheeheheheehehe)
February 2010
1 post
TAO LIN TUMBLR PRESENCE: from "North American... →
Image: [forthcoming]
Name: “BSG” Hamster
Description: The “BSG” Hamster, or “Brandon Scott Gorrell” Hamster, is a critically endangered species of seeing-impaired hamster, dwelling mostly in America’s rainy Northwest. Known for combining elements of science fiction, self-aware…
January 2010
5 posts
i wrote a 'poem' about feeling 'aloof' →
thenorthwoods:
Here’s a Brandon Scott Gorrell poem that I like He kinda hangs out with Tao Lin I think At least on the internet I don’t think it’s from anything published
matador published an article I wrote about meeting... →
“…we place ‘street cred-like’ importance on how well-traveled someone is, and we use our perception of our own ‘street cred’ to make a comparative analysis. This analysis is then used as a guide for future interaction, e.g., the subjects on which to speak authoritatively and on which to speak humbly or the perceived relevance of specific changes in subject. The question helps to place...
November 2009
3 posts
“Jeffrey opens Mozilla Firefox. He goes to Gmail. There are three new emails....”
– excerpt from MY HAIR WILL DEFEAT YOU, by Brandon Scott Gorrell
“a synonym for ‘insane’ is ‘bananas’”
– excerpt from Brandon Scott Gorrell’s DURING MY NERVOUS BREAKDOWN I WANT TO HAVE A BIOGRAPHER PRESENT
October 2009
18 posts
77 Words About Tao Lin
When I think ‘What is Tao doing right now?’ I have an image of his face illuminated by the glow of the computer screen. His facial expression is neutral as he slowly spoons thin pieces of seaweed into his mouth. Typing rapidly, he emits strange, terrible noises that express how he feels in relation to what appears on the computer screen in front of him. I feel that Zachary German is...
the gimmicks of american apparel vs. the gimmicks... →
“‘What do you think I do,’ Jeffrey says.
‘You sit there in...”
– excerpt from Brandon Scott Gorrell’s MY HAIR WILL DEFEAT YOU
meaning. (this is not a picture of me)
agrammar:
The purpose of this blog, so far as there is one, is to talk about rhetoric and popular culture in some critical sense. (Hopefully that goal will seem less vague as time passes.) As such, I’m trying to be alert to intersections of those two things that amaze me, or irritate me, or stump me. One thing that definitely qualifies is Bookslut’s interview with writer / poet / internet user...
“has anyone else ever felt incredibly sarcastic about feeling incredibly...”
– from during my nervous breakdown i want to have a biographer present by brandon scott gorrell
“i was in my bedroom silently freaking out while staring at a computer screen
i...”
– from “holding a tiny dixie cup in my hand makes me feel like a giant human being that can crush things” by brandon scott gorrell
massive ebay sale of my poetry book →
“The value of Brandon Scott Gorrell’s books seems poised to rise, as he is going to Asia in two weeks, for stressful business purposes, and it isn’t known if he will survive the trip (given his history of severe depression; anxiety; and reckless behavior including rampant drug use, going to raves, and riding his bike while “intoxicated”).”
MY HAIR WILL DEFEAT YOU, excerpt
The band is composed of a male and a female. They are sitting in plastic chairs on the stage. The male is playing an acoustic guitar very hard. His face becomes severe and yells something. It seems like crying. The female is singing. “This band fucking sucks,” Jeffrey thinks. Most people directly in front of the band are pointing their faces toward the band and rarely looking...
