Don't Ever Change, Portland

"This week, you’ll notice a village of glowing pyramid-shaped structures right off the Burnside Bridge in Northeast Burnside for MusicFestNW and TechFestNW in their Duet installation. Each of the 10 structures relates to a MFNW venue. The pyramids will be synched with the energy from each venue and color and motion around the base of the pyramids will represent each band’s individual style. The peaks will then be reacting to the social media conversations surrounding the festival in real time. Audiences can also interact with the structures by use of their mobile devices" (www.musicfestnw.com).

Powell's

I'm in Portland now, home of, among other things, Powell's Books, the greatest book store in the explored universe. However, having said that, they didn't have a copy of Tanahashi's new translation of the Shobogenzo, so instead I bought:

• The Gateless Gate, a new translation and comentary by Koun Yamada
• The Development, a book of short stories by my literary hero, John Barth
• Where Men Win Glory, the 2009 biography of Pat Tillman by John Krakauer (Into The Wild)
• The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, by Erich Fromm because why not?