taking a brand new chance
we open our hearts to new romance
in the dead of night

using our thoughts to dream
we’re finding ourselves in different scenes
full of love and light

dreaming builds the future
only we can lead us there

it’s time to use our imaginations

everyone take a hand
use our hearts to heal this land
from nightmares of war

taking a brand new chance
we open our hearts to new romance
that’s what hearts are for

the sun is all full of light
a brilliant dawn is coming on
like an open door

updated US one dollar bill great seal (an incantation)

experiment with psuedo-immersive environment via parallax scrolling. click on the square then use the arrow keys and mouse to navigate around / interact. ching! ching!

at the time i was desperately poor and didn’t have any friends to speak of.

i’d been in portland for several months and lived in an inadequately insulated apartment in a single story four-plex two blocks from laurelhurst park.

i was jobless, but without stress since unemployment checks arrived from texas every two weeks. i lived there before portland. every other friday i was obligated to call and confirm the earnestness of my job search via automated multiple choice telephone interview. an emotionless male voice posing the same questions every two weeks. near each call’s end the voice would ask to certify had you told the truth, afterwards confirming:

“you said you told the truth. if this is correct press 1, if this is incorrect press 2″ more…..