About

Magic Hour

This site is maintained by Alex Palacios, Bringer of the Alexetism. Destroyer of the Universe.

I’m living in San Francisco, working at Fluid, Inc as a creative strategist. Getting into all sorts of shenanigans when I’m not designing. Here are some of my “stats,” as they say in the social network circuit:

Movies
Grindhouse, Fight Club, 8 1/2, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, L’Auberge Espagnole, Pi, Waking Life, Contact, I Love Huckabees, The Lion King (sin verguenza!), Requiem for a Dream, Trainspotting, Seven, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, The Sound of Music, The Little Mermaid, Sunset Boulevard, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, all films by Wong Kar Wai (there’s something unhappily appealing about them).

Music
I love all sorts of music, but if you ask me about the current Top 40, I’ll probably have a blank expression on my face. My mp3s are quite assorted and international, yet there are a few groups and singers I’m into more than others. My favs are: The Flaming Lips, Shakira, MGMT, Justice, Washed Out, Neon Indian, Pink Martinis, Sylvia Rexach, Modest Mouse, The Beatles, Rilo Kiley, Latin Rock bands (specially from 1994!), and Residente Calle 13 (representando!)

Television
I get my kicks out of watching shows on Adult Swim and NBC (The Office, Parks & Recreation, and 30 Rock). And of course, thank you House M.D. for making me feel smarter, and American Dad for making me feel more sinister.

Books
I’m not ashamed to say I like airplane readings, the latest are Chuck Palahniuk’s novels, and books filled with weird facts, like Freakonomics, Blink, The Tipping Point, Fast Food Nation, and The Genius Factory. All time favorites from the past are Ceremony, Cien Años de Soledad, Contact, and El Perfume.

A Day in The Life
My day consists on reading, writing, walking, running, working out, breathing, watching movies, working on projects, dancing, cleaning, eating, and taking long bubble baths.

Interests
I’m into film, photography, sociopolitical discussions, graphic design, web, memes, frisbee, reading, writing, running, researching stuff in wikipedia (for the sake of it!), documentaries, and silly reality tv show marathons. I’m into experimenting all sorts of things… they are all appealing to me, as long as they are different, and make for good cocktail wit.

Random Inspiring Websites
1) http://www.arminmorbach.com
2) http://www.admediastudio.com/
3) http://ff0000.com/
4) http://www.bio-bak.nl/