Here’s some more about ME.

So, I didn’t want to post about this until I had actually DONE SOMETHING, but a couple of weeks before I moved to this new house my friend Tom asked me to contribute to one of his webchildren, the Urban Archivist, especially since I’d been writing about Wallingford and Aurora. I just cross-posted my recent entry “We Can BJ” there, and soon I will be posting there with some stuff that will not appear on this site, about Seattle, etc.

Of course, in the spirit of shameless self-promotion, I will let you know when an original post is up there. I will also be migrating my old entries on Aurora Avenue and the like there eventually. I don’t want to totally flood them all at once with my blather.

The Urban Archivist is a super-neato site in its own right. I had it grabbed on mydelicious before Tom graciously invited me to join them.

Here’s a snippet from their statement of purpose:

The Urban Archives project contributes to the body of knowledge on urban communication. Since 2004, we have been documenting Seattle’s streets and conducting original research using a variety of approaches and perspectives. We carry out field research by capturing urban texts such as graffiti, public art, advertising, signage, and architectural design. These urban texts are archived, annotated, and shared with the community for further research and analysis. Since our inception, our data collection has expanded beyond Seattle.

Thanks again, Tom! I am excited to be collaborating with one of the only orginal, creative people I met in graduate school.