on my way home from work

i was cold and by the library, so i went in and decided to use my expensive privilege of checking out books. these two relatively new books are really cool so far. if you know me, you probably know that i'm a big fan of deleuze. i recommend these books to anyone interested in complexity theory

...especially deleuze and geophilosophy. it really helps put science in an upfront conversation with philosophy. it also connects signs with materialism (memetics?). and, it deals with questions of structure, agency, and determinism.

Deleuze and Geophilosophy : A Guide and Glossary by Mark Bonta, John Protevi

this book by poststructuralist anarchist theorist Todd May deals with the question "how might one live?" so far, it's just a really good take on what philosophy has had to offer on similar issues like breaking down our preconceived notions and realizing that our subjectivities are products of historical processes (also compatible with memetics).

Gilles Deleuze : An Introduction by Todd May

in other news, i wound up on the cutting room floor for a story on blogs that i was interviewed for by KVAL in eugene, OR. i guess i'm just too weird (looking and thinking), even for eugene.