Monthly Archives: June 2011

Friday night – Max’s brithday

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Happy Birthday Maxwell Mariano Cohn.. 23 years !

Diane and I just got back from a very quick down and back to see Max for his birthday.. we had cake at about 1 AM.

here we are at 5:30 this morning on our way out… tired but happy !


I’m so proud of that boy.. He’s at a really good place in is life.. He’s just graduated from pratt where he did very well doing something he really loves. I love seeing how he’s setting in to grownup-hood. He’s such a funny wise and thoughtful guy.. He has managed to absorb an amazing and varied amount of information and interests in his 23 years.. I love talking to him about anything and everything: math, cooking. cosmology, comics, philosophy, music, life, electronics, books… he thinks and feels deeply.. and has a different view of the world than anyone I’ve ever met..

I am enjoying watching him figure out what to do next… I remember how fun and scary that moment in life was.. and I’m secretly glad that it’s him doing it now.. not me 🙂

Happy birthday my son.. we’re so proud of you.. and so glad you’re our kid !

here are a few school projects I found on max’s vimeo..

here’s an early trailer for one of his thesis projects.. its actually a tribute to Sam.. the final product is so amazing.. i’ll post it when it gets to vimeo.. This is in 16mm

 

Finestra – Trailer from Maxwell Cohn on Vimeo.

Here’s a school project done in 8mm black and white..
he describes it on the site as:

1. make jello mold of head
2. fill with jello
3. blow up jello head

Constructed, Filmed,
Exploded and Edited by Maxwell Cohn

 

Jello Gunpowder from Maxwell Cohn on Vimeo.

and here’s another .. him just messing around with fire on the boat..

 

Sparx from Maxwell Cohn on Vimeo.

-nite all, nite sam..
-me

Thursday night – Bloomsday / IBMday / Maxday

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Today marks three very important milestones.. First.. it’s the 103rd observation of Bloomsday.. the celebration of the 24 hour day immortalized in James Joyce’s Ulysses .. one of my most favorite books of all times..Second, it’s the official 100th birthday of my company, IBM.. last and most importantly.. it’s the night before Max’s 23rd birthday.

Every Bloomsdays, Joyce geeks all over the world take turns drinking Guinness reading from the dense and tortuous stream of consciousness stories about Leopold Blooms somewhat unremarkable day..

somewhat similarly..

every one hundred years, IBMers across the world take turns reading from our equally twisted and wonderfully rich history in order to better understand our future.. .. ..

I had the very good fortune of attending a birthday bash for IBM in NY today.. all of IBM’s . execs were there as well as a really wonderful collection of folks from IBM past.. it was a great gathering.. On display there were all the things that make our company powerful, confusing, revolutionary , confusing and special are all on display… it was great… i had a funny mix of feelings… , wonder, frustration., melancholy .. but overall a sense of pride.

Now Diane and I are on the boat with Max celebrating his 23rd birthday. .. he’s just graduated.. now in the job market and enjoying being where he is in his life. it’s his first birthday away from home.. and we couldn’t resist a quick drive down to see him. We just went out for Pizza at 11:30 PM .. and grabbed a Guiness to round out our Bloomsday.. nice

Speaking of Bloomesday.. why would anyone ever write down every detail of their life in a stream of consciousness.. with poor or missing punctuation….

except.. here of course…

nite all. nite sam
-me

Wednesday night – In the tub

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Greetings from my bathtub…… I’m leaving at the crack of dawn… actually before the crack of dawn,,, tomorrow.. so I need to get to bed…. and I also need to re?ax in the tub….hence. I’m typing on my phone in the tub.

The fact is I’m too tired to thimk.. so the most interesting thing I have to say tonight is thagt I’m writing from the tub.. a first for me…peaceful .. but the potential. Of eminant risk of electronic catastrophe. of dropping my phone in the drink adds a little. Spice…

Its my sense now though that smart phones and buble bath are just made. For each other… dontcha think ?

Ok.. waters getting cold. And I’m nodding o………

(Plunk)

Just kidding

Nite all…nite sam
“Me.