hello, world

[cacophony]

glad to see everyone coming out of the woodwork. admittedly i'm at fault for my own conversational laziness, but i can blame at least part of my absence on raising the world's youngest boy band:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamsmapte/4434081000/

we put the korg and the guitar on the floor and let the boys have at it. i think boy #1 is ready for a guest appearance with karl and brian eno:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamsmapte/4434079562/

for those of you who i've known on dirty for years and years and years, that's my voice in that video. in another decade i'll post a photo of my face.