(Upstate) New York State of MindTumblr (3.0; @matthewjmason)http://blog.matthewjmason.com/<iframe src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:1b27H8LdGb2kos1tgX4f9K&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" style="width:500px;height:580px;"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Soundtrack to my <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/gWWv">bus ride home</a> today. Took the local service home with <a href="http://crookedspin.tumblr.com/">Justin</a> this morning and it was great. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_17">Route 17</a> is the perfect way back to the city. </p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/24040253785http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/24040253785Tue, 29 May 2012 22:39:00 -0400shimmering starsgreyhoundroute 17<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4tbtkXtBq1qzj8zto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Memorial Day Weekend, 2012</p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/24036832168http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/24036832168Tue, 29 May 2012 21:51:20 -0400box kitedansvillekitesmemorial day<iframe src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:57smYIVJ9ZtmdHOtMahNPO&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" style="width:500px;height:580px;"></iframe><br/><br/>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/24033032338http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/24033032338Tue, 29 May 2012 21:01:00 -0400doc watsonliza jane<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4t7saU1tM1qdl86po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprmusic.tumblr.com/post/24030632647/a-treasure-of-american-folk-music-doc-watson">nprmusic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A treasure of American folk music, Doc Watson, <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/05/25/153697428/doc-watson-folk-music-icon-dies-at-89?sc=tumblr&cc=tumb_music">died Tuesday in North Carolina at the age of 89</a>. He revolutionized not just how people play guitar, but how people around the world think about mountain music.</p> <p>Photo: John Cohen/Hulton Archive/Getty Images</p> </blockquote>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/24030964606http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/24030964606Tue, 29 May 2012 20:34:23 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4n3f4ej1Z1qm6sfao1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lunatictoons.tumblr.com/post/23804726172/often-an-orphan" class="tumblr_blog">lunatictoons</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Often an Orphan</p></blockquote>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/23806814647http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/23806814647Sat, 26 May 2012 13:43:50 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4m1tkgOj31qzj8zto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Talk about decadence, our hotel even has Crocodile Dundee II.</p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/23775562547http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/23775562547Fri, 25 May 2012 23:32:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3o6l5eS0t1qck0quo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is what I do for a living.</p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/23671703517http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/23671703517Thu, 24 May 2012 10:25:56 -0400ieeecomputer1975day job<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4g0bxok8i1qgzqeto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scientificillustration.tumblr.com/post/23564141382/contributions-to-the-comparative-anatomy-of-the">scientificillustration</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/215/421-430/315.full.pdf+html">Contributions to the Comparative Anatomy of the Reptilian and the Amphibian Eye, Chiefly Based on Ophthalmological Examination</a> by George Lindsay Johnson</p> <p>Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 1927 215, 315-353</p> <p>doi: 10.1098/rstb.1927.0007</p> </blockquote>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/23615797314http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/23615797314Wed, 23 May 2012 13:34:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43k875L9h1qz5t6ro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nikkigraziano.tumblr.com/post/23148969410/this-is-the-real-matt-masons-butt-so">nikkigraziano</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>this is the real matt masons butt</p> </blockquote> <p>I am Matt Mason and I approve this message.</p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/23153470815http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/23153470815Wed, 16 May 2012 01:55:16 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/40097564" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Monster Rally - Jaguar</p> <p>This band is so goddamn good. Song off the upcoming <a href="http://gold-robot.com/records/index.php?/project/grr026-monster-rally---beyond-the-sea-12/">Beyond the Sea 12”</a>.</p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/21623835435http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/21623835435Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:29:21 -0400monster rallygold robot<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yuX8TFwjcWw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>High Wolf - Free Your Energy Field</p> <p>Way excited to see <a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=66685">this show</a> tonight.</p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20859917441http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20859917441Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:02:00 -0400high wolffree your energy fieldmystical times<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20ylqnvX21qm6sfao1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lunatictoons.tumblr.com/post/20589900686/devil-may-hare">lunatictoons</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Devil May Hare</p> </blockquote>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20593252689http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20593252689Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:07:54 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21hhgGp6N1qzj8zto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And what better snack for the beer than McClure’s Spicy Pickles from the Brooklyn Kitchen? Pickled cucumber, cayenne and habanero peppers, and garlic cloves!</p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20570358952http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20570358952Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:53:00 -0400picklesbrooklyn kitchenmcclure'sheaven<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21hch4rCu1qzj8zto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I think my brother is the number one importer of Genesee Beer into Brooklyn. His <a href="http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/17590166551/my-brother-and-his-girlfriend-spent-the-weekend">last care package</a> was great, but I’m really excited to try the Fyfe & Drum.</p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20570189486http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20570189486Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:50:00 -0400Geneseerochestergenesee brewerybeer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ty5ompdu1qzj8zto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ty5ompdu1qzj8zto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><a href="http://d43pan.tumblr.com/">Matt Nicole</a> makes the best party gadgets.</strong> The <a href="http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/15246938957/crookedspin-matt-nicole-used-two-webcams-to">incognito time lapse NYE party video</a> was great, but he really out-did himself for his and Pete’s 30th birthday party this weekend. A webcam captured the room, fed it into a computer, replaced your face with Matt’s or Pete’s, and then projected it onto the wall.</p> <p>So. Rad.</p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20327175254http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20327175254Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:13:00 -0400rad timestalented friends<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14300576" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Mathemagic - Breaststroke</p> <p>Friday afternoon programming daze.</p>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20179841934http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20179841934Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:00:33 -0400mathemagicso goddamn good<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1gylcNydZ1qbg4qwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1gylcNydZ1qbg4qwo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wnycradiolab.tumblr.com/post/20025207431/oliphillips-rare-music-typewriter">wnycradiolab</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.oliverphillips91.co.uk/post/20013239720/rare-music-typewriter-from-jacksredbarn">oliphillips</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Rare Music Typewriter</strong></p> <p>from <span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jacksredbarn?ref=seller_info">jacksredbarn</a></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Want!  We just need this and one of those <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/12/the-chromatic-typewriter/" title="Colassal - Chromatic typewriter">chromatic typewriters</a> and we’ll be the coolest kids on the block…typewriter-wise.<br/></span></p> </blockquote>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20028433076http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/20028433076Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:27:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m142rxHUsX1qbljjlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/19557887027http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/19557887027Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:51:03 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzi3g03x21qb3vyjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzi3g03x21qb3vyjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzi3g03x21qb3vyjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzi3g03x21qb3vyjo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzi3g03x21qb3vyjo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzi3g03x21qb3vyjo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ramirezdahmerbundy.tumblr.com/post/19321734156/owls-love-tea-natural-swimming-pools-uses">ramirezdahmerbundy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><a href="http://inspirationgreen.com/natural-pools-swimming-ponds.html">natural swimming pools:</a></em></p> <blockquote> <p><em>Uses plants to filter the water instead of chemicals.</em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/19344411566http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/19344411566Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:43:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0u2bdEdsj1qh9qk0o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0u2bdEdsj1qh9qk0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0u2bdEdsj1qh9qk0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0u2bdEdsj1qh9qk0o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0u2bdEdsj1qh9qk0o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wnycradiolab.tumblr.com/post/19240894796/bloom-in-2003-the-massachusetts-mental-health">wnycradiolab</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.1856.org/bloom/main.html" title="Bloom">BLOOM</a>: In 2003, the Massachusetts Mental Health center was set to close, and the buildings were slated for demolition.  Artist <a href="http://www.anna-schuleit.com/" title="Anna Schuleit">Anna Schuleit</a> created an installation to commemorate the site’s 9-decade history as psychiatric hospital.  This is the extraordinary result.</p> <p>Colassal has a <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/03/bloom-28000-potted-flowers-installed-at-the-massachusetts-mental-health-center/" title="Colassal">wonderful interview</a> with the artist and more images like the ones above.  (via <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/113808/Spring-Has-Sprung#inline-4237620" title="Metafitler - Bloom">Metafilter</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/19245082767http://blog.matthewjmason.com/post/19245082767Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:09:45 -0400