Round 2

Hello arts, ink-viewing people,

Apparently arts, ink is starting up again. Cool.

This is my Hello! post.

So, Hello! 😛

My name is Mark Buckner.

I am a senior double majoring in English (/ creative writing) and informatics.

I play drums in a band

I write, mostly fiction but also other less traditional forms, like I tweet a lot and Tumbl dumb image macros and stuff. And this blog, I suppose, is writing.

Here is an image macro I Tumbld, which has a picture of me. Look at my beautiful blurry face, and now you can picture who is talking to you:

I’m very interested in the internet and its culture, particularly the “art” surrounding it. With my blog here this year I intend to talk a lot about “internet art.”

I feel traditional, IRL art is losing its appeal and relevance. I feel the internet is “where it’s at.” Probably I feel this way because I am mostly interested in literature, and books are a dying art form while internet literature is rising. Maybe other art forms, like paintings or something, are still good IRL.

My favorite book is ‘the internet,’ is my clever answer to “What’s your favorite book?”

Speaking of music, the new Godspeed You! Black Emperor album is sweet.

What, we weren’t speaking of music?

Well, I won’t ramble; I know your attention is a scarce resource and, statistically, you are likely to navigate away if confronted with a daunting wall of text.

It is very cool that the University of Michigan provides a space like this for students and art.

I look forward to writing at you.

I want to interact with you online. This blog is a good gateway.

Add me on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, and I will literally talk to you online.

Tonight I went to a punk rawk show at Launch Skate Shop on South University ave. This band played, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

This is my Hello! post. What is your first impression? Arts, ink needs more commentors. I dare you to comment at me.

You should Gchat or email me! sooooooooooometa@gmail.com

What brings you here, to arts, ink?