Death's Just Death, No Matter How You Dress It Up

you had your chance.

and you had yours.

i've been more than patient.

dress your unpleasant restraints in drag and bust out your golden AK-47's.

this kiss will be sweeter without loose ends.

...so happily recorded.

welcome to the now. i suspect you've been attentive so far. the static wasn't breaking all this up too much i hope. airwaves carrying the transmissions clearly? good. i know you wish we could cut cut cut to a commercial. unfortunately, it's that time. listen and listen again. ... ... ...

... ... ... you. can't. forget. this. message. ... ... ... ... ... . . .

your one hit wonder got you this far... ... ... . . . . ...but it's time to lift your scrawny bones from the sand... ...time to toss your ego aside... ... love...


...is... ...easier... ...made... ... ...than... . . . . . . . .kept.

you've been in the grime for a while my child. ... stop crying...



... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...listen. and listen. ...and listen again.




.love is easier made than kept. .and.


this war... ... ... ... ...

WAR. WAR. WAR.

W.A.R. wAR... ... ... . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ..... . . ..... .. . WAR IS...

my son. you've lost this time. she wont remember you. she doesn't mean any of it. ...just old feelings. he beat you. fair and square. you had your chance.



How's that heart doing? still running on recycled fuel? can't imagine it's comfortable...

..... . . ... ... . . .. . . .... .. . . . . .

LOVEISEASIERMADETHANKEPT. .are. you. still. ...

tuned in?


listen. and listen. and listen. andlisten. and... listen again.


love is easier made than kept. and,

war is only skin deep.


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carry on.


love,likewar,isonlyskindeep.

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Summer to-do list.

1. Love.

2. everything
3. else
4. on
5. this
6. list
7. will get
8. accomplished
9. if
10. i
11. can
12. manage
13. number
14. 1

Misery Inc.

Skin so soft doesn't deserve a life so cold.

So play it cool. run the path. feel the hunt, so calculated and lasting.

Romance of the Southern Spirit

"Every kiss is a goodbye kiss
And every touch is momentary
Like trying to hold her ghost
Yes she disappears at sunrise
Some times the past is all we have
I see you in my mind so clearly
A salvation to these tired, cold and searching eyes
We fade, we fade away like dream
We come apart at the seam
Every moment comes to an end
Just another fading memory
She let life destroy her
Move through me like a ghost
No one to break thier blades
No one to cut their throats

All of your words will wash away
My broken heart stills mends
But you could care less anyway"

- Zao

The Eventual Fall of the Titan and Her Heart

This was my first ever performance piece! The work is a part of my current series entitled "The Passionate Detox." This piece involves two inkjet prints and hand illustration using india inks and charcoal pastels.

The music used in the background appears in order as follows:

Living Together - by Circa Survive
Why We're Better Now - by The Outline
St. Broaderick In Antarctica - by The Sound Of Animals Fighting

Video taken by Bill Friedman

...can we live together?

"It start's out like a season in reverse. A way to get your mind above it over words. Attaching these identities, erases things so happily recorded. Distress call code word is 'i want to live'."



i make it up as i go. i go away. To places i can only hide in other people's minds. i make it up as i go.


how can i have two completely different "me's?" what am i thinking?

you are... but you are also...


when did the tides shift? was someone going to tell me?

i'm tired of the guessing games. with you. with you. with me!

can't someone just be truthful?