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A complete index of sixfoot6.com — 182 projects, archives, and experiments from 27 years of making things on the web. Ryan Gantz has been publishing here since 1999. Back to the homepage.

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The Saga1998/2000

Ryan's earliest web writing. Personal essays, journals, and nonlinear experiments from the late '90s.

early-web · personal · essays · journal · 90s · HTML-3.2

Links Archive2001/2008

2,137 curated links and micro-observations across three linkblog eras: Micromemes, Fruity Bits, and Daily Links. Searchable with era filters and random discovery.

linkblog · web-curation · daily-links · micro-blogging · 2000s-web

Twitter Archive2007/2025

Complete searchable archive of 26,670 tweets. Browsable by year, searchable by keyword, with thread expansion and rich link preview cards.

social-archive · Twitter · micro-blogging · SPA · search

Sixfoot6 Archives: June 20022002

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A Final Sunday at the Office.2001

A Final Sunday at the Office. It was a nice day of work, as days of work go. The season faded out with a whimper, more or less. I strolled in after 11 am...

Another Dim, Quiet Stoop.2001

Another Dim, Quiet Stoop. I was up until 4 am on Tuesday morning, working on my redesigned web site until I thought it looked okay enough for me to head...

Fennel, Salt, Cilantro and Lime.2001

Fennel, Salt, Cilantro and Lime. and there i am i'm in the clubhouse, in the kitchen, in the middle of a full-on saturday slam, trying to keep track of...

Got Plastic On My Mind.2001

Got Plastic On My Mind. How time flies. It's been an action packed couple of weeks. Halloween, parties in Boston, the end of daylight savings time (a.k.a...

Is the Answer, is the Reason, that Everything Happens.2001

Is the Answer, is the Reason, that Everything Happens. More and more, I'm becoming convinced that most of what I know, I know thanks to my completely...

leonid lines.2001

leonid lines. For at least 10 years I have been in love with the sky. Up late, typing that saturday night until four a.m. when my parents woke my sister...

One of Those Palendromic Autumn Nights.2001

One of Those Palendromic Autumn Nights. I had all these plans to clean my room, but I always end up sitting down, clicking and typing. I'm reading...

Orange, Orange Everywhere...2001

Orange, Orange Everywhere... hot cider, red red leaves, that pine needley smell, a bowl of warm chili in the wind, colors falling on cars, warm sun, cool...

Tethered to the Mainland.2001

Tethered to the Mainland. Yesterday I went back to my high school, a tiny private school on Cape Cod. I drove my sister over the bridge to Falmouth...

The Bong and this Reggae Song.2001

The Bong and this Reggae Song. You know you're getting old when you start hearing The Breeders during WBRU's Retro-Lunch hour. And they're playing songs...

The Crappy Birthday.2001

The Crappy Birthday. It began at midnight (all days begin at midnight, of course, but why not mention it?) as Matt and Jeremy and I climbed out of the...

The Signs of the Times.2001

The Signs of the Times. The summer officially ended on Saturday morning, when my brother caught a plane back to school, and I drove one kilometer to work...

Walking Down that Long Pink Road.2001

Walking Down that Long Pink Road. Tuesday had been a day of gray-hazed dazing and wandering to and fro by train, auto, and my hard-worn feet. The drizzle...

Your Mind Aches.2001

Your Mind Aches. It's morning, this morning and I wake up; my room is a mess and I have to go to work. I jump up at the alarm, slap at the snooze button...

just2002

just burn down the house, burn down the street. It's overwhelming, scary and satisfying, how everything seems to wind up all at once. I haven't even begun...

Leap Month.2002

Leap Month. I drove home from Bridgewater just now, which I've done before, but suddenly what-the-fuck???? I find myself in New Bedford. It's fairly...

Plotty Trained.2002

I take a break from the computer and head downstairs. I put on my coat in front of the mirror. I decide that my new haircut makes me look younger and...

thirty-two degrees farenheit.2002

Transcript of a message left on my answering machine this afternoon by my boss : Hey, Ryan. Will. Ummm... I was just shaving... and I had a moment of...

Three True Stories.2002

Three True Stories. There's just something about a fire. We'd thrown shredded tufts of wood, green and orange pine-needles, crumbling logs and scraggling...

Where the Sidewalk Ends.2002

I found myself intrugued by all the men pacing about the one corner of the grocery store at 5:25 pm wearing dirty Carharts, business suits, sweatshirts...

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Tonight Has been SWank2002-04-01

awol and I ski ourselves silly with cammy and drew, to ring in the month of april.

humor · fiction · experimental · multimedia · narrative

This Is a Small Machine2002-04-04

barcodes ever-flashing in our consciousness.

experimental · design · philosophy · prose · consumer-culture

CSS Art Number One2002-04-09

tiny mathematical groupings of squares.

experimental · generative · css-art · mathematics · minimal

We've All Got The Shakes2002-04-09

william shakespeare in my modern life.

experimental · design · poetry · theater · visual

You Would Like a Tall Frosty Beverage2002-04-11

the ever-sprawling car-culture of los angeles.

fiction · narrative · dark-humor · LA · car-culture

I Only Know 1040 Forms of Love2002-04-15

anti-love poem for a tax-deductable year.

poetry · experimental · css-art · tax · found-text

They're Probably Voting Right Now2002-04-18

keep your drills away from my alaska.

political · activism · environment · prose · arctic

I'm Proud of My Hanwriting2002-04-21

sharing roomate fun with everyone.

humor · personal · roommates · photography · anecdote

I have Been Handed Bits of Paper2002-04-25

brief adventures in media overload, primary colors, corporate marketing, browser compatibility and the wasting of paper.

experimental · design · interactive · corporate-critique · minimalist

X Marks the Spot2002-05-01

a multi-colored and multi-imaged musing on the beauty that is Venice Beach.

photography · narrative · Venice-Beach · LA · long-form · culture

Jesus Walked off, Got into His Pikup Truk2002-05-08

new artwork for an old song recorded with my friend Joshua in 1994.

music · audio · mp3 · friendship · nostalgia · photoshop

triforce2002-05-14

a rediscovery of the joyful world that is The Legend of Zelda.

gaming · nostalgia · memoir · Zelda · NES · long-form

This is a Technicolor Life2002-05-20

comedy vs. sexuality; life vs. art. an unargument of words and images.

essay · philosophy · comedy · sexuality · art · horizontal-scroll

Olde Fashioned Brotherhood2002-05-25

a flashing photo and simple memories by an older brother.

personal · family · memoir · brother · nostalgia

Beyond the Valley of the Unemployed2002-05-31

journal of a young american in southern california.

personal · journal · narrative · LA · fiction-memoir · dark-humor

Mostly People and Buildings2002-06-12

a series of 30 photographs taken during a visit to the bay area.

photography · San-Francisco · travel · slideshow

Thou Shalt Not Sip Liquid at Room Temperature2002-06-25

another day in the local coffee shop.

narrative · observation · humor · coffee-shop · people-watching

Home Is Where the _______2002-07-09

incomplete reflection on my july trip back home.

personal · memoir · home · Massachusetts · family · travel

A Ghetto Blaster, Blasting2002-07-17

a few thoughts about music past and present.

music · nostalgia · essay · lists · personal-history

Slow Moving Lines2002-08-03

several pages of graphic design and animated background experiments.

design · experimental · animation · multi-page · css-art

You May Begin. Induldge.2002-09-06

anonymous text entered into the kaos box by you, the user.

interactive · experimental · user-generated · community

But I Still Love You, New York.2002-09-17

one photo to mark one year.

photography · 9/11 · memorial · New-York · minimal

Long Weeks of Fall Withdrawal2002-10-01

LA life without seasons.

personal · seasons · LA · nostalgia · photography

Visual Static2002-10-15

an open letter to mr. george w. bush.

political · essay · protest · Bush · Iraq

The Feet of Carron2002-10-22

bright stripes and a broad story inspired by a small footprint icon.

experimental · design · narrative · color-stripes · visual

Old Family Photographs2002-11-01

compiled from personal memories of a projected past.

photography · family · nostalgia · memoir · dark

institution2002-11-05

thoughts on institutions and the structures we build.

essay · experimental · design · prose

November2002-11-12

a cooling hospital poem.

poetry · personal · hospital · autumn · minimal

Sunset after Sunset2002-11-18

twenty-five photos of fading daylight, taken during the past three years.

photography · sunset · collection · horizontal-scroll · landscape

Time, Thanks and Thunder2002-11-27

reflections on aging, thanksgiving, and getting by.

personal · thanksgiving · memoir · reflection · prose

Is Going Where I Want to Go2003-01-05

life, love, and sport utility vehicles.

essay · humor · SUVs · consumer-culture · LA

One Year From Home2003-01-15

photos from the first leg of my winter 2002 drive to los angeles.

photography · road-trip · travel · slideshow · cross-country

48 Austin Photos2003-03-15

friends, fun and mouseover from austin's interactive festival.

photography · SXSW · Austin · interactive · JavaScript · mouseover

Pantsified2003-03-20

justin time4lent, don't act like you don't know it.

humor · satire · pop-culture · Justin-Timberlake · design

Cars, Monkeys and other Crap2003-04-02

line drawings and looking for love.

drawing · art · humor · personal · illustration

We Tried, Bbut There Was Nothing2003-04-10

it is hard to get toast in the morning.

narrative · humor · daily-life · dark · morning

Let's Get Drunk and do Taxes2003-04-15

an open unsobering letter to the irs.

humor · satire · taxes · letter · annual-tradition

A Short Film2003-05-01

bathroom creation that spawned my comedy troupe, mighty mcpilgrim.

film · comedy · mighty-mcpilgrim · origin-story · video

Tomorrow Sixfruit62003-06-01

the final episode marking my return to a pure weblog.

meta · farewell · transition · blog · minimal

The Lights Are Back On2026-07-07

The first new episode in twenty-three years: locked doors, working lights, a resumed linkblog.

meta · resumption · linkblog · maintenance · return

era (3)

Brico: Never Age Bricolage1999/2002

Raw, experimental personal blog with translucent gradient backgrounds. Photography, poetic reflections, and stream-of-consciousness writing from the San Francisco and early LA years.

blog · journal · photography · experimental-design · translucent-gradients · 1990s-web

The Fruity Era2002/2004

Personal blog from Ryan's early Los Angeles years. Introspective posts about love, work, creativity, and life transitions, wrapped in a cherry header and yellow background.

blog · personal-journal · Los-Angeles · introspection · 2000s-web

Mighty McPilgrim2003/2008

Comedy troupe archives spanning two eras: the 2004 original site with short films, comics, and show documentation, and the 2008 Eeny Meeny Miney Show with monthly video episodes.

comedy · sketch-comedy · short-films · live-performance · troupe-archives

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Posts2026

Posts from Ryan Gantz. Short-form writing syndicated to Bluesky.

blog · POSSE · short-form

fruit (20)

Another Quiet Boulevard2003

Ever since some theif or theives busted into the right rear window of my car and swiped my stereo last month, car rides have been much quieter. I probably...

Check Out2003

During the evening on September 11th of this year I stopped by Ralph's to pick up some quick groceries: yogurt, carots, fruit. I hadn't been in a...

Curl Up on a Good Book2003

So sometime this morning as I moseyed along Hoover Street toward campus, it hit me that one way or another I didn't get enough sleep last night. I'm not...

Fear to Fear2003

A few weeks ago my friend Leonard Lin asked me and my roomate Andrew if we could help him make a short movie for his film class. After a quick visit to...

I've got something i can laugh about2003

One of the great things about my new job at USC Web Services is that I get to take public transportation to work. Granted, it takes about 75 minutes - a...

Ice Cold2003

Well, life has finally cooled out. Somewhat. Two weeks ago my glorious New England retreat ended, and I returned to find Los Angeles behaving like some...

Notebook Names2003

Recently I encountered a forgotten memory. My encounter with the memory was inspired by an artifact that I stumbled upon while reorganizing some old junk...

Obligatory Olfactory Observations2003

Smells detected yesterday by my discerning nose during an hour long bike-ride around the streets of the San Fernando Valley: gasoline, stagnant muck...

Orgasms2003

Last Thursday my girlfriend spent the night at my place, on the futon pulled onto the floor in my home office, in front of the fireplace. And the next...

Xmas Spirit and So On2003

It's good to be home. The weather is not too cold. My family loves me. We decorated our tree well. The fridge contains tons of food. Mom bought me a bag...

_Dear_Citibank_Client,2004

This_ e-mail was _sent by_the_ _Citibank_ server_ to veerify your email adderss. You musst coleptme this pcersos by clicking on the_link below and...

A Sobering Thought2004

Earlier today, as I was thinking about the moon, Mars, space exploration and technology, something suddenly occurred to me: It is possible that we will...

Angel Town2004

Last Friday I saw The Shins perform at the Henry Fonda Theatre . They rocked. Said their charismatic basist to the enthusiastic crowd, "What? You want me...

Grey Tuesday2004

I am participating in Grey Tuesday as a civil protest against EMI's efforts to censor DJ Danger Mouse's Grey Album , one of the most outstanding albums...

Late Night Geek2004

Last night at Mel's Diner in Hollywood, my friend Leonard set a new high water mark for Personal Geekdom that impressed me. As a group of us sat around...

Summer has Sprung2004

For years I had a February 1st tradition here where I'd link to a post I wrote during my first winter away from the northeast about How to Survive...

The Crack Attack2004

My friend Star shared with me a really interesting passage from an essay called "The Crack Attack," by Craig Reinarman and Harry G. Levine. I thought I'd...

The Rain, the Brains, the Beer, the Boggle.2004

I'm amidst the annual visit to Austin Texas for the South by Southwest Interactive Festival . It's good times as always, despite some rain and the absense...

Top of Our Lungs2004

I regularly listen to the KCRW World News stream, which includes BBC World Service broadcasts. And lately, as I listen to the recent coverage of Tony...

You Might Wanna Turn Your Head2004

On Sunday night I realized how easy it would be to synch my iPod with my roomate's music collection, so I set it into his dock and went to sleep, as the...

mmp (12)

Mighty McPilgrim: A Round Table Meeting [film]2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Broke Mac Mountain2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Brutally Honest Abe2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Comics2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Comics2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Happy Dappy Ad2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Jungle Catkins - Live at The Zero Show2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Million Shekel Baby: Amish vs Rabbi2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Passion of the Fans [film]2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Public Service Announcements2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Still Standing2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

Mighty McPilgrim: Waltah Krunkite - I Gotta Hunch2004

Mighty McPilgrim comedy troupe archives from 2004

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Resume2026

Curriculum vitae of Ryan D. Gantz. Engineering leader, web developer, creative technologist.

resume · career · professional

A Sideways Look2026-05-11

Twenty-seven years of a personal website, examined gently. Stats, eras, and oddities.

retrospective · meta · eras · stats · history

Backcommune

Content from the sixfoot6.com archives

Sixfoot6 Archives > Experimental Episodes.

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Sixfoot6 Archives.

Content from the sixfoot6.com archives

sixfoot6 classic (circa April 1999)

The Sixfoot6 homepage, Ryan

Sixfoot6 Words2000

Stories, poems, and free college essays by Ryan Gantz

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Road Trip Photos: Leg 12002

Photo slideshow from the first leg of a cross-country drive to Los Angeles.

photography · road-trip · travel · slideshow · cross-country

San Francisco Photos2002

Thirty photographs from a visit to the Bay Area. Mostly people and buildings.

photography · San-Francisco · travel · slideshow · urban

Sequoia Photos2002

Photo slideshow from a trip to Sequoia National Park. Giant trees and mountain landscapes.

photography · nature · Sequoia · national-park · slideshow

SXSW Photos2002

Photo slideshow from South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.

photography · SXSW · Austin · travel · slideshow

Fall 1999 Photos2002

Photos of personal photography, black and white, painting, acrylic, ryan gantz, jonas pizer, carlisle pa, local artist, art, color photography

Synthetic Nostalgia Photos2002

Photo gallery from 2002 on sixfoot6.com

Sxsw Interactive Photos2003

Photo gallery from 2003 on sixfoot6.com

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4 price road apartment 52000

A continuing hyper-tale by Ryan sixfoot6 Gantz

a hard day's work2000

A continuing hyper-tale by Ryan sixfoot6 Gantz

accused of trying to kill the penguins2000

A continuing hyper-tale by Ryan sixfoot6 Gantz

Alyssa my sister2000

A continuing hyper-tale by Ryan sixfoot6 Gantz. This is a message from my sister Alyssa Grace Gantz

Another Web Page2000

boggling brilliance i'm so literary who cares Days earlier I had secured a job building a web site for the father of a kid my sister goes to high school...

clicking, ever chicking, animal mineral2000

jaded. clicky. again. veggie bricks built to last so sturdy so nutritious can you crunch

Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handy2000

* DEEP THOUGHTS * by Jack Handy If they ever come up with a swashbuckling School, I think one of the courses should be Laughing, Then Jumping Off...

directions, staying2000

A continuing hyper-tale by Ryan sixfoot6 Gantz

inverted it2000

A continuing hyper-tale by Ryan sixfoot6 Gantz

mind boggling2000

A continuing hyper-tale by Ryan sixfoot6 Gantz

see again be2000

A continuing hyper-funk by Ryan sixfoot6 Gantz

the saga begins2000

A continuing hyper-tale by Ryan sixfoot6 Gantz

the watering hole2000

A continuing hyper-tale by Ryan sixfoot6 Gantz