About

drag·o·nize [ˈdra-gə-ˌnīz] verb, -nized, -niz·ing

transitive verb - To ceaselessly claim that one will be vindicated posthumously for one’s beliefs or ideas

intransitive verb - To be vindicated posthumously for one’s beliefs or ideas

What is Dragonize?
Dragonize Metamedia is an experimental environment for my ideas and opinions. It is where, in the name of Science, I let form and function do battle to the death. Often form wins, but I try to root for the underdog.

Who is Dragonize?
Dragonize Metamedia is the brainchild of one Jeff Stein. I say “one” Jeff Stein because according to Google there are many. The word “brainchild” is a bit pretentious, but I don’t see why anyone would resist using it. From now on I will refer to myself in the first person. I also go by the alias Dr. AgoniZe, a pseudo-clever pseudo-anagram of the site’s name.

I was born in the year of the dragon, 1976. I like the idea of dragons — dragons are amazing fictional creatures. That is where the involvement of dragons in the functioning of this website stops. I don’t read books about dragons, watch dragon movies, play games with dragons in them, nor do I doodle dragons in Composition Notebooks.

I was raised in Chicago and still live there. I have been blogging since before the word “blog” was invented. If you are a comrade then you are welcome to add your own thoughts and ideas to this website. I can be contacted via gmail at the username dragonize if you want to get that ball rolling.

Furthermore…
I dabble in interactive design, fine art, deconstructionalism, photography, kendo, console video gaming, graffiti, and the short story form. What I really want to do is direct films.

Artwork
I paint, draw, and photograph. View samples at my account on
flickr.

Easter Eggs

• my del.icio.us
• my Flickr
• my Friendster
• my MySpace
• my threadless