Work
Extremely long day at work, on Friday. I spent the morning working on the Terrus project, slowly chipping away on my assembly. It's interesting how similar editing is to carving wood. With wood, you look at a block of wood, studying it's contour and shape, trying to see the *inside* of it, what shape you're able to get out ot it. With the project, it's my job to widdle an 8 hour log and turn it into a nice looking staff. Presently, I'm hacking large peices of my footage away, making sense of things where there's nothing. It's a complicated proces and I'll probably be working on it for a while.
In the afternoon, because of the constant crashing of Premier (how I await having an Avid), I switched gears and helped out with development of the project on Canada's defense. I was assigned with research, looking for some angles to make the project more palatable for CBC. During the afternoon, I discovered that another documentary similiar to ours was airing on ichannel. It was a 5 part mini series called "A Matter of Honour" and it dealt with the fall of the Canadian military since the second world war. I told Tim this, and we had to change gears really fast. At present, the doc might be about the government's shame of our military, how they drag their feet when it comes to recognizing the acheivements. It's pretty weak, currently, but hopefully it'll be the hook that we need to convince CBC to pick it up.
Friday, February 28, 2003
Thursday, February 27, 2003
Gene Defcon
For those who aren't in the know, Gene Defcon is the world's greatest party band. Although their band is on the lower end of low-fi music, their lyrics are smart and often insightful. Listening to their music is like eating milk duds. Their songs are no longer than two minutes, they're sweet and ultimately disposable. There's nothing quite like Gene Defcon, and I think that the world is thankful for it. Rock on, Gene!
For those who aren't in the know, Gene Defcon is the world's greatest party band. Although their band is on the lower end of low-fi music, their lyrics are smart and often insightful. Listening to their music is like eating milk duds. Their songs are no longer than two minutes, they're sweet and ultimately disposable. There's nothing quite like Gene Defcon, and I think that the world is thankful for it. Rock on, Gene!
"Once in San Francisco, Crowley told a friend he could prove his powers by making a man across the street fall over. He began walking behind the man, and matched his footsteps to the man's audibly. He began the man's walk. After a few moments, Crowley scuffed his feet. And the man feel over. Magic."
--Alan Crowe
--Alan Crowe
Meta-fiction
My boss wrote a fictional story about his daughter. In the story, she was a cop for the RCMP who was dating a psychotic pharmacist. Years after the story, the daughter is engaged to a pharacist. It's uncertain if he's psychotic or not.
In the Invisibles, Grant Morrison based a character on himself called King Mob. In the comics, King Mob was captured and tortured by the Enemy and was almost killed. When the book went to press, Morrison suffered the same effects as his character and was only cured when the issue where King Mob was cured went to press.
I think that the line between our reality and fiction is thinner than we'd like to think.
My boss wrote a fictional story about his daughter. In the story, she was a cop for the RCMP who was dating a psychotic pharmacist. Years after the story, the daughter is engaged to a pharacist. It's uncertain if he's psychotic or not.
In the Invisibles, Grant Morrison based a character on himself called King Mob. In the comics, King Mob was captured and tortured by the Enemy and was almost killed. When the book went to press, Morrison suffered the same effects as his character and was only cured when the issue where King Mob was cured went to press.
I think that the line between our reality and fiction is thinner than we'd like to think.
Iraqi Wizards May Use Supernatural Mind Powers to Target U.S. Cities
WASHINGTON — Iraq could be planning a magical or demonic attack on American cities through the use of powerful magicians equipped with ancient staffs of legend, according to U.S. intelligence.
The information about Iraq's magical/supernatural warrior (MSW) program has caused a "real concern" among defense personnel, senior U.S. officials tell Fox News. They're worried that these magicians have already been, or could be, transported inside the United States to be used in an attack, although there is no proof that this has happened.
Secretary of State Colin Powell showed a picture of a low-level wizard during his presentation to the U.N. Security Council earlier this month.
"MSWs outfitted with staffs or talismans constitute an ideal method for launching a terrorist attack using supernatural powers," Powell said during his speech. "Iraq could use these MSWs, which are only identifiable by their long, flowing robes, to deliver magical attacks to its neighbors or, if transported, to other countries, including the United States."
Powell said there is "ample evidence" that Iraq has dedicated much time and effort to developing and testing enchanted devices that could be adapted for MSWs. "And of the little that Saddam Hussein told us about MSWs, he has not told the truth," Powell said.
WASHINGTON — Iraq could be planning a magical or demonic attack on American cities through the use of powerful magicians equipped with ancient staffs of legend, according to U.S. intelligence.
The information about Iraq's magical/supernatural warrior (MSW) program has caused a "real concern" among defense personnel, senior U.S. officials tell Fox News. They're worried that these magicians have already been, or could be, transported inside the United States to be used in an attack, although there is no proof that this has happened.
Secretary of State Colin Powell showed a picture of a low-level wizard during his presentation to the U.N. Security Council earlier this month.
"MSWs outfitted with staffs or talismans constitute an ideal method for launching a terrorist attack using supernatural powers," Powell said during his speech. "Iraq could use these MSWs, which are only identifiable by their long, flowing robes, to deliver magical attacks to its neighbors or, if transported, to other countries, including the United States."
Powell said there is "ample evidence" that Iraq has dedicated much time and effort to developing and testing enchanted devices that could be adapted for MSWs. "And of the little that Saddam Hussein told us about MSWs, he has not told the truth," Powell said.
Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Literary diharea
Lately, in a vain attempt to become more educated (and an attempt to chat up the Library Girl), I've been visiting the library more often that usual. I guess my habit of going there stems from my almost daily trek to Chapters when I lived in Victoria after school to read the newest books. Thanks to the flexibility of my job and my free time I've been reading a *lot* of books. Here's a list of what's next to my bed at the moment.
When Rabbit Howls
I started this book about a year ago but never found time to finish it. The novel is extremely high concept, and the best part is that it's based on a true story. When Rabbit Howls is about a woman called Trudy Chase, who, suffers from a multiple personality disorder because of the incestual relationship with her father. The book delves into Chase's life and how she re-discovered her past and how she deals with the acceptance of her father's abuse. What makes the book amazing is that it's writen from the POV of the Troops, her various personalities. Although often confusing with the POV changing from one persona to another, the book is an amazingly remarkable read. I suggest it to anyone.
the Invisibles: Say You Want a Revolution
Picked this book up from my trip to Edmonton. I've been a fan of Morrison's ever since I picked up Crawling From the Wreckage when I moved to Victoria. Like Doom Patrol, the Invisibles is a head fuck of the highest erotic order. Morrison takes thought food, puts it in your brain pan and makes it into stir fry. Cited as the inspiration for the Matrix, the Inivisbles is a novel about terrorists who want to make the world a better place and who are trying to prevent the forces of Eternal Control from taking over the world. Although the second half of Say You Want a Revolution is a tad more complex than the opening, the book overall is worth reading. I look forward to getting the whole collection so that I can experience psychich fever that many readers have describe when they reach the end.
Story
It's *the* book to read if you're interested in writing a screenplay. Picked it up on a whim last week, semi-inspired by the Robert McKee character in Adaptation. The book's pretty big and I've been skipping around a lot. There's not much in there that I haven't already learned in school, although it's nice to go into more detail than any of my classes could afford. A better book to own, as it's great for reference if you're looking to add polish to a script.
Lately, in a vain attempt to become more educated (and an attempt to chat up the Library Girl), I've been visiting the library more often that usual. I guess my habit of going there stems from my almost daily trek to Chapters when I lived in Victoria after school to read the newest books. Thanks to the flexibility of my job and my free time I've been reading a *lot* of books. Here's a list of what's next to my bed at the moment.
When Rabbit Howls
I started this book about a year ago but never found time to finish it. The novel is extremely high concept, and the best part is that it's based on a true story. When Rabbit Howls is about a woman called Trudy Chase, who, suffers from a multiple personality disorder because of the incestual relationship with her father. The book delves into Chase's life and how she re-discovered her past and how she deals with the acceptance of her father's abuse. What makes the book amazing is that it's writen from the POV of the Troops, her various personalities. Although often confusing with the POV changing from one persona to another, the book is an amazingly remarkable read. I suggest it to anyone.
the Invisibles: Say You Want a Revolution
Picked this book up from my trip to Edmonton. I've been a fan of Morrison's ever since I picked up Crawling From the Wreckage when I moved to Victoria. Like Doom Patrol, the Invisibles is a head fuck of the highest erotic order. Morrison takes thought food, puts it in your brain pan and makes it into stir fry. Cited as the inspiration for the Matrix, the Inivisbles is a novel about terrorists who want to make the world a better place and who are trying to prevent the forces of Eternal Control from taking over the world. Although the second half of Say You Want a Revolution is a tad more complex than the opening, the book overall is worth reading. I look forward to getting the whole collection so that I can experience psychich fever that many readers have describe when they reach the end.
Story
It's *the* book to read if you're interested in writing a screenplay. Picked it up on a whim last week, semi-inspired by the Robert McKee character in Adaptation. The book's pretty big and I've been skipping around a lot. There's not much in there that I haven't already learned in school, although it's nice to go into more detail than any of my classes could afford. A better book to own, as it's great for reference if you're looking to add polish to a script.
At work
Work's been pretty good this week, if you ignore the fact that my boss accidentally deleted all the footage that I captured last week as well as my extensive notes I made on the project. Besides re-capturing my last week's work, we started to flesh out some ideas for some possible docs that he'll probably pitch to CBC at Banff. One of the ideas that interests me the most is a project about Canadian snipers. It's my opinion that the sniper project could probably be one of our cooler projects. My boss also gave me the backhand compliment of saying that he expected me to be a quiet computer nerd and didn't expect me to be "complex". Not sure what to think of that. Flattered, I guess.
Work's been pretty good this week, if you ignore the fact that my boss accidentally deleted all the footage that I captured last week as well as my extensive notes I made on the project. Besides re-capturing my last week's work, we started to flesh out some ideas for some possible docs that he'll probably pitch to CBC at Banff. One of the ideas that interests me the most is a project about Canadian snipers. It's my opinion that the sniper project could probably be one of our cooler projects. My boss also gave me the backhand compliment of saying that he expected me to be a quiet computer nerd and didn't expect me to be "complex". Not sure what to think of that. Flattered, I guess.
Monday, February 24, 2003
Guess what I picked up this weekend?
"Didn't I say I'd tell you what cities are? Listen, then, for I'll not tell it a second time. Here it is as I was told it once, old but new-minted with each fresh telling. Our world is sick, boy. Very sick. A virus got in a long time ago and we've got so used to its effects, we've forgotten what it was before we became ill. I'm talking about cities, see? Human cultures were originally homeostattic, they existed in a self sustaining equilibrium, with no notions of time and progress, like we got. Then the city-virus got in. No one's really sure where it came from or who brought it to us, but like all viral orgamisms, its one directive is to use up all available resources in produdcing copies of itself. More and more copies until there's no raw material left and the host bodym overwhelmed, can only die. The cities want us to become good builders. Eventually, we'll build rockets and carry the virus to other worlds."
Tom O'Bedlam
"Didn't I say I'd tell you what cities are? Listen, then, for I'll not tell it a second time. Here it is as I was told it once, old but new-minted with each fresh telling. Our world is sick, boy. Very sick. A virus got in a long time ago and we've got so used to its effects, we've forgotten what it was before we became ill. I'm talking about cities, see? Human cultures were originally homeostattic, they existed in a self sustaining equilibrium, with no notions of time and progress, like we got. Then the city-virus got in. No one's really sure where it came from or who brought it to us, but like all viral orgamisms, its one directive is to use up all available resources in produdcing copies of itself. More and more copies until there's no raw material left and the host bodym overwhelmed, can only die. The cities want us to become good builders. Eventually, we'll build rockets and carry the virus to other worlds."
Tom O'Bedlam
Friday, February 21, 2003
Thursday, February 20, 2003
Conversations with Mike: Fighting terror
Rob: I wonder how the US would react to Doctor Doom in the Real World.
Mike: interesting question. they'd probably see latveria as no threat, then invade, take it over, place someone in office who eventually would turn out to be worse than Doom, then years later would retalliate against the US thus killing thousands of civillians.
Rob:I'm glad to see that you put a lot of thought into this.
Mike: just kinda came to me
Rob: I want know what T'Challa has to say about all of this.
Mike:Wakanda would not side with latveria. they're ruled by Black Panther. Regardless of Black Panther's time in the US though, I'd wager that he'd side with many other African nations, with France in a war against Iraq. And being close friends with Dr. Reed Richards, I'm sure he'd be skeptical of Latveria
Rob: I wouldn't be surprised if the US would try to orchestrate a coup in his country, so that they could acquire their vibranium. Wouldn't it be wild if Bush managed to convince Captain America to lead the coup "for the greater interests of the world"?
Mike: Ha ha ha.
Rob: I wonder how Bush would react to Namor and the Atlantians?
Mike: namor? Bush probably wouldn't recognize it as a country, without the headaches of dealing with the UN he'd just bomb them. thus killing off literally tons of sealife and contaminating the world's oceans for eons. Oh, and he'd take some of the atlanteans captive for "testing".
Rob: I think that Bush would really have to worry more about the Atlanteans more than anything else.
With their massive troops based in the seas, they're more or less protected from conventional attacks.
If they decide to make a pre-emptive strike on the United States, well... things wouldn't look good.
What about the mole man and the subterranians?
Mike: that's probably the toughest to answer of all how could a conventional attack hurt him without hurting them? HE'S the real menace especialy if he sided with atlantis. a two pronged attack no nation could defeat
Rob: That's very true.And to think that they share a common enemey, the United States and the Fantastic Four.
Mole Man has no ideological reason to go to war, however.
Mike: True enough, but that makes him a wild card. he has this POWER in his grasp and no reason to unleash it. but power... he'd find a reason to unleash it
Rob: With more oil drilling that the Bush administration is aiming for up North, it would be logical that they'd view that as a pre-emptive attack.
Mike: oooh, good point
Rob: See, if Bush wasn't in office, the US wouldn't have to worry about a possible subterranian threat.
Mike:fuckin oil-monger
Rob: I wonder how the US would react to Doctor Doom in the Real World.
Mike: interesting question. they'd probably see latveria as no threat, then invade, take it over, place someone in office who eventually would turn out to be worse than Doom, then years later would retalliate against the US thus killing thousands of civillians.
Rob:I'm glad to see that you put a lot of thought into this.
Mike: just kinda came to me
Rob: I want know what T'Challa has to say about all of this.
Mike:Wakanda would not side with latveria. they're ruled by Black Panther. Regardless of Black Panther's time in the US though, I'd wager that he'd side with many other African nations, with France in a war against Iraq. And being close friends with Dr. Reed Richards, I'm sure he'd be skeptical of Latveria
Rob: I wouldn't be surprised if the US would try to orchestrate a coup in his country, so that they could acquire their vibranium. Wouldn't it be wild if Bush managed to convince Captain America to lead the coup "for the greater interests of the world"?
Mike: Ha ha ha.
Rob: I wonder how Bush would react to Namor and the Atlantians?
Mike: namor? Bush probably wouldn't recognize it as a country, without the headaches of dealing with the UN he'd just bomb them. thus killing off literally tons of sealife and contaminating the world's oceans for eons. Oh, and he'd take some of the atlanteans captive for "testing".
Rob: I think that Bush would really have to worry more about the Atlanteans more than anything else.
With their massive troops based in the seas, they're more or less protected from conventional attacks.
If they decide to make a pre-emptive strike on the United States, well... things wouldn't look good.
What about the mole man and the subterranians?
Mike: that's probably the toughest to answer of all how could a conventional attack hurt him without hurting them? HE'S the real menace especialy if he sided with atlantis. a two pronged attack no nation could defeat
Rob: That's very true.And to think that they share a common enemey, the United States and the Fantastic Four.
Mole Man has no ideological reason to go to war, however.
Mike: True enough, but that makes him a wild card. he has this POWER in his grasp and no reason to unleash it. but power... he'd find a reason to unleash it
Rob: With more oil drilling that the Bush administration is aiming for up North, it would be logical that they'd view that as a pre-emptive attack.
Mike: oooh, good point
Rob: See, if Bush wasn't in office, the US wouldn't have to worry about a possible subterranian threat.
Mike:fuckin oil-monger
The Axis of evil: Latveria
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" President George W Bush has accused the tiny Eastern European nation of Latveria of harbouring the technology to produce nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
UN inspectors were ejected from the capital by President Victor von Doom's personal imperial guard troops some months ago, yet with US foreign policy concentrating on Iraq, Iran and North Korea as Bush's very own 'axis of evil', the emphasis has shifted away from this 'rogue state' and its allegedly despotic ruler. The implications of this accusation leave the US's already strained relationship with the EU in even worse strife. Particularly as Latveria recently made formal diplomatic overtures towards possible EU membership.
President von Doom has been regarded as a threat to global security on the numerous occasions he has attempted to take over the world, but even prominent US scientist and inventor Dr Reed Richards, who has known the dictator personally since college, has claimed that the danger he poses is now negligible. "Leopards can change their spots you know" he glibly remarked."
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It's the dawn of the day of the tentacle...
Lots of frightening news reports are coming in that shows that mankind's days are numbered. The octopus, once a source for amusement in children's books and delcious food has been rapidly evolving hyper-intelligence comparable to the human species. Not conviced? One article claims that "The octopus is a highly intelligent creature" and that the octopus has "joined a small and elite but growing number of mollusks that have learned to open jar lids with their tentacles". Another article says that "Not only do these animals learn quickly to avoid hazards like mild electric shocks, but other specimens watching the training process, learn even faster than the individuals which are learning by doing". The document gets more chilling as it states, "The ability to learn by watching is so impressive that the authors call it the first step toward forming abstract ideas (concepts)". Frightening! It's now that I believe that the imagry of the squid-like robots were a chilling look into the future of our mollusk over-lords rather than a piece of entertaining fiction. Lets make peace with them, before they harvest mankind for their food, just like we harvested them.
Lots of frightening news reports are coming in that shows that mankind's days are numbered. The octopus, once a source for amusement in children's books and delcious food has been rapidly evolving hyper-intelligence comparable to the human species. Not conviced? One article claims that "The octopus is a highly intelligent creature" and that the octopus has "joined a small and elite but growing number of mollusks that have learned to open jar lids with their tentacles". Another article says that "Not only do these animals learn quickly to avoid hazards like mild electric shocks, but other specimens watching the training process, learn even faster than the individuals which are learning by doing". The document gets more chilling as it states, "The ability to learn by watching is so impressive that the authors call it the first step toward forming abstract ideas (concepts)". Frightening! It's now that I believe that the imagry of the squid-like robots were a chilling look into the future of our mollusk over-lords rather than a piece of entertaining fiction. Lets make peace with them, before they harvest mankind for their food, just like we harvested them.
Tax breaks for the Canadian film industry: the good news and the bad
Excerpts from an article from the Globe and Mail".
So lets get this straight, shall we? Despite the fact that Crétien is raising the tax breaks for foreign film, he's doing it at the ire of the American film industry. If he continues to piss them off, they're not going to come to Canada, tax break or none. Secondly, by taking out 25% from the CTF, he's hurting producers all over Canada. With a loss of that much money, it's going to kill a *lot* of pure Canadian projects. It seems to me that Crétien's plan is looking at the short term gains instead of long term benefits. Hopefully the next Canadian PM takes a long hard look at the Canadian film industry and appreciates it for what it is.
Excerpts from an article from the Globe and Mail".
Jean Chrétien won't be bullied by Hollywood entertainers or U.S. politicians who want to blame Canada for stealing film production work.
The federal government has decided to raise incentives for foreign movie productions in Canada, a move sure to anger some U.S. politicians and film workers further.
At the same time, in Tuesday's budget, the government slashed funding for homegrown TV production, cutting the Canadian Television Fund by $25-million a year for the next two years. That's a 25-per-cent reduction.
Foreign film and TV producers saw their production tax credits jump to 16 per cent from 11 per cent of eligible Canadian labour expenses Tuesday.
So lets get this straight, shall we? Despite the fact that Crétien is raising the tax breaks for foreign film, he's doing it at the ire of the American film industry. If he continues to piss them off, they're not going to come to Canada, tax break or none. Secondly, by taking out 25% from the CTF, he's hurting producers all over Canada. With a loss of that much money, it's going to kill a *lot* of pure Canadian projects. It seems to me that Crétien's plan is looking at the short term gains instead of long term benefits. Hopefully the next Canadian PM takes a long hard look at the Canadian film industry and appreciates it for what it is.
Movie shot of the day
From the collective brain farm of Grammarporn comes a discussion that I can take part in. My vote for best shot would have to be from the opening of Run Lola Run. The camera starts with a map of the un-named German city, dropped onto the screen like a Tetris block. The camerea literaly crashes into the city, zooming across buildings, and finally flying through the window, down the hallway of Lola. All the hard beat of German techno. Sweet as sugar.
From the collective brain farm of Grammarporn comes a discussion that I can take part in. My vote for best shot would have to be from the opening of Run Lola Run. The camera starts with a map of the un-named German city, dropped onto the screen like a Tetris block. The camerea literaly crashes into the city, zooming across buildings, and finally flying through the window, down the hallway of Lola. All the hard beat of German techno. Sweet as sugar.
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Conversations with Mike: Freedom Fries
Rob: Because the yanks are a bunch of fuck heads, they are now calling French fries "freedom fries".
Mike: What?! Are you serious?!
Rob: I can't make this shit up.
Mike: they might as well call it victory fries along with their victory wine and victory cigarettes. Isn't that right Winston?
Rob: Winston?
:
Mike: 1984
Rob: I've had dates with lots of fredom kisses. Heh. Speaking of 1984 "To perserve peace, we must go to war!" I love double speak.
Mike: This was in the alaska highway news, my mom was telling me about it; there's an art contest open to kids, its from the states, but what it actually says in the rules is that Canada is not elligible UNLESS our government changes its stance on the war. Just cause the french aren't backing them. How bitter can one country get over not being backed by the FRENCH?
Rob: Geez. What the fuck, eh?
Mike: Next is freedom tosat with syrup.
Rob: Hah hah hah. Following this American logic, they'll have to make a special edition of Grease with Frenchie's name changed to Freedomie.
Mike: Canadian Bacon? not anymore, now its Triumph Bacon!
Rob: Because the yanks are a bunch of fuck heads, they are now calling French fries "freedom fries".
Mike: What?! Are you serious?!
Rob: I can't make this shit up.
Mike: they might as well call it victory fries along with their victory wine and victory cigarettes. Isn't that right Winston?
Rob: Winston?
:
Mike: 1984
Rob: I've had dates with lots of fredom kisses. Heh. Speaking of 1984 "To perserve peace, we must go to war!" I love double speak.
Mike: This was in the alaska highway news, my mom was telling me about it; there's an art contest open to kids, its from the states, but what it actually says in the rules is that Canada is not elligible UNLESS our government changes its stance on the war. Just cause the french aren't backing them. How bitter can one country get over not being backed by the FRENCH?
Rob: Geez. What the fuck, eh?
Mike: Next is freedom tosat with syrup.
Rob: Hah hah hah. Following this American logic, they'll have to make a special edition of Grease with Frenchie's name changed to Freedomie.
Mike: Canadian Bacon? not anymore, now its Triumph Bacon!
Agitator: the Films of Takashi Miike
"Fully authorised by the man himself, this is the world's first study of the explosive Japanese genius destined to become the most influential filmmaker of his generation. Taking a critical, enthusiastic and accessible look at all of his 53 films and TV series, as well as his work as an actor and producer, this groundbreaking, exhaustive and complete work is set to become the definitive word on the most talked-about director of the decade."
We wants it.
"Fully authorised by the man himself, this is the world's first study of the explosive Japanese genius destined to become the most influential filmmaker of his generation. Taking a critical, enthusiastic and accessible look at all of his 53 films and TV series, as well as his work as an actor and producer, this groundbreaking, exhaustive and complete work is set to become the definitive word on the most talked-about director of the decade."
We wants it.
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
Stuff thatyou don't know about me
I compulsively swear when I wake up from any form of sleep.
For a month after September 11th 2001, I could lactate.
Due to a childhood injury, I have no feeling in the right side of my face.
I am deathly afraid of llamas.
I cannot tell distances, but my internal clock is perfect.
When I was three years old, I could speak four different languages.
I suffered from amnesia for one week last summer.
I can stop my heart for a full minute.
I compulsively swear when I wake up from any form of sleep.
For a month after September 11th 2001, I could lactate.
Due to a childhood injury, I have no feeling in the right side of my face.
I am deathly afraid of llamas.
I cannot tell distances, but my internal clock is perfect.
When I was three years old, I could speak four different languages.
I suffered from amnesia for one week last summer.
I can stop my heart for a full minute.
CFUV
I have nothing but love for CFUV, the University of Victoria's radio station. When I lived in Victoria my dial was always set to the station, eventually beating out the CBC for loyalty. Like people who watch television, I'd make sure that my routine included time so that I could sit down and listen to my favorite shows. Every Friday night I'd listen to the Cuteness Continuim and Electric Dialectics, Wednesdays I'd phone up the sexy Danielle and make musical requests. On Saturday mornings I'd listen to Indian music and take part in Bollywood trivia.
The station had real class. It wasn't super polished like public radio. People would ramble on without a script, there'd be frequent bouts of dead air and frequent bouts of obsenity. The radio hosts didn't have what we could call "radio voices", but they were extremely distinct. My favorite radio hostess was Danielle, who despite having a minor lisp, had the sexiest voice I'd ever listened to. It's too bad that she no longer has a radio program. Those were great days.
Now that I have broadband again, I've taken on my mantle again and continuing to bow at the altar of public radio.
I have nothing but love for CFUV, the University of Victoria's radio station. When I lived in Victoria my dial was always set to the station, eventually beating out the CBC for loyalty. Like people who watch television, I'd make sure that my routine included time so that I could sit down and listen to my favorite shows. Every Friday night I'd listen to the Cuteness Continuim and Electric Dialectics, Wednesdays I'd phone up the sexy Danielle and make musical requests. On Saturday mornings I'd listen to Indian music and take part in Bollywood trivia.
The station had real class. It wasn't super polished like public radio. People would ramble on without a script, there'd be frequent bouts of dead air and frequent bouts of obsenity. The radio hosts didn't have what we could call "radio voices", but they were extremely distinct. My favorite radio hostess was Danielle, who despite having a minor lisp, had the sexiest voice I'd ever listened to. It's too bad that she no longer has a radio program. Those were great days.
Now that I have broadband again, I've taken on my mantle again and continuing to bow at the altar of public radio.
Phonatix
One of my many fantasies is being a kickass DJ. Unfortunately, lack the musical library in my head that most DJs have and I also lack rhythm. I'm white, man. What I *can* do, however, is dick around with the excellent flash program, Phonatix. Phonatix allows even the uncoolest of the uncool to be able to mix some phat-ass beats that actually sound semi-good. It's aural pleasure, and *everyone* looks aural pleasure.
One of my many fantasies is being a kickass DJ. Unfortunately, lack the musical library in my head that most DJs have and I also lack rhythm. I'm white, man. What I *can* do, however, is dick around with the excellent flash program, Phonatix. Phonatix allows even the uncoolest of the uncool to be able to mix some phat-ass beats that actually sound semi-good. It's aural pleasure, and *everyone* looks aural pleasure.
Dreams
Last night I had a dream that I was reading blogs online. I eventually got to Heather's blog where she wrote that she was enjoying a full and satisfying sex life with her new boyfriend. She then wrote about how much she enjoyed anal sex, saying that it gave her more pleasure than anything else.. Then, I woke up, in shock, as if my dream was a nightmare. I wonder what this says about me? I'm reading fucking blogs in my dreams. Help me, please.
Last night I had a dream that I was reading blogs online. I eventually got to Heather's blog where she wrote that she was enjoying a full and satisfying sex life with her new boyfriend. She then wrote about how much she enjoyed anal sex, saying that it gave her more pleasure than anything else.. Then, I woke up, in shock, as if my dream was a nightmare. I wonder what this says about me? I'm reading fucking blogs in my dreams. Help me, please.
Monday, February 17, 2003
Toast
There's nothing better than my mother's bread toasted. Her bread isn't thin or mooshy like Wonderbread, but rather it has a nice hearty thickness to it. It's thickness made the bread optimal for toasting and it acquired an extra sweetness to it once it popped out of the toaster. My mom's bread is often used to make excellent sandwhiches, as Stephen can attest. I can't wait to go home this weekend. I'm really craving a loaf or two.
There's nothing better than my mother's bread toasted. Her bread isn't thin or mooshy like Wonderbread, but rather it has a nice hearty thickness to it. It's thickness made the bread optimal for toasting and it acquired an extra sweetness to it once it popped out of the toaster. My mom's bread is often used to make excellent sandwhiches, as Stephen can attest. I can't wait to go home this weekend. I'm really craving a loaf or two.
H.R. Giger's Batmobile
Is it just me, or does this version of the Batmobile look like four diseased penii?
Is it just me, or does this version of the Batmobile look like four diseased penii?
Sunday, February 16, 2003
The Art of War
From the chapter "Waging War".
5. Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.
6. There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.
7. It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.
From the chapter "Waging War".
5. Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.
6. There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.
7. It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.
Like Mike
Like Mike is the story of an older orphan called Littleton Bowery, or as he's known to his friends, L'il Bow Wow. The deck is stacked against Bow Wow. Not only is he the only Jew in a Catholic orphanage, but he's the personal courier for strange packages for the head of the orphanage, played by Crispin Glover who relishes his role with a coked up glee. To make matters worse because of his age, Bow Wow is an unlikely candidate for adoption, which is expressed beautifully in the film's first rap musical moment, "I'm So Alone (remix)" After the musical moment, where Bow Wow struts the streets of Chicago with an entourage of underage prostitues, he runs into his nemesis of the film, Scott, an aryan orphan that has his own Nazi-esque possee. After a West Side story-esque fight scene that leaves Bow Wow and Johnathon Lipniki bloodied, they find a mysterious pair of shoes on a powerline. Using Lipniki's hyper intelligence (he's a genius created by a test tube baby program, rejected by his scientist masters because of his non-compliance on military issues), they remove the shoes and give them to Bow Wow.
The next day they return to the orphanage and start to play an inpromptu game basket ball. During the game, Bow Wow discovers that the shoes give him the power of Michael Jordan, and before we know it, he's stuffing the net with his balls. As coincidence would have it, a talent scout for the NBA sees Bow Wow's mad skillz and hires him on the spot.
The rest of the film follows Bow Wow's career in the NBA. We watch his rise and ultimate fall, as we learn of the strange side effects of the mysterios shoes that Bow Wow wears. Although I shouldn't spoilt the ending, it involves a musical number, Lil Bow Wow the size of the moon, mass production of the shoes for a local mafioso and a surprise camoe by Danny Glover, playing Crispin's brother. I recommend Like Mike to everyone.
Like Mike is the story of an older orphan called Littleton Bowery, or as he's known to his friends, L'il Bow Wow. The deck is stacked against Bow Wow. Not only is he the only Jew in a Catholic orphanage, but he's the personal courier for strange packages for the head of the orphanage, played by Crispin Glover who relishes his role with a coked up glee. To make matters worse because of his age, Bow Wow is an unlikely candidate for adoption, which is expressed beautifully in the film's first rap musical moment, "I'm So Alone (remix)" After the musical moment, where Bow Wow struts the streets of Chicago with an entourage of underage prostitues, he runs into his nemesis of the film, Scott, an aryan orphan that has his own Nazi-esque possee. After a West Side story-esque fight scene that leaves Bow Wow and Johnathon Lipniki bloodied, they find a mysterious pair of shoes on a powerline. Using Lipniki's hyper intelligence (he's a genius created by a test tube baby program, rejected by his scientist masters because of his non-compliance on military issues), they remove the shoes and give them to Bow Wow.
The next day they return to the orphanage and start to play an inpromptu game basket ball. During the game, Bow Wow discovers that the shoes give him the power of Michael Jordan, and before we know it, he's stuffing the net with his balls. As coincidence would have it, a talent scout for the NBA sees Bow Wow's mad skillz and hires him on the spot.
The rest of the film follows Bow Wow's career in the NBA. We watch his rise and ultimate fall, as we learn of the strange side effects of the mysterios shoes that Bow Wow wears. Although I shouldn't spoilt the ending, it involves a musical number, Lil Bow Wow the size of the moon, mass production of the shoes for a local mafioso and a surprise camoe by Danny Glover, playing Crispin's brother. I recommend Like Mike to everyone.
Saturday, February 15, 2003
What does it mean to be good?
The question was inspired by the new Nick Hornby book I've just started, How To Be Good. I think, despite all the pain and suffering we inflict on others, knowing or unbeknowingsly, people consider their selves to be generally good people. I know that I'm an asshole that can't let go of things that I love, but I still think that I'm a good person. Don't you?
The question was inspired by the new Nick Hornby book I've just started, How To Be Good. I think, despite all the pain and suffering we inflict on others, knowing or unbeknowingsly, people consider their selves to be generally good people. I know that I'm an asshole that can't let go of things that I love, but I still think that I'm a good person. Don't you?
Powered by Denim
More cool stuff from Canada.
"Buildings of the future could be "clothed" in a flexible, power-generating material that looks like denim. The Canadian company developing the material says it can be draped over just about any shape - greatly expanding the number of places where solar power can be generated.
The inventors hope their power-generating material will enable architects to design complex, curvy buildings that can nevertheless carry solar cells. One day, consumer products such as personal stereos and cellphones might also harness "denim-power" to charge their batteries.
Unlike conventional solar cells, the new, cheap material has no rigid silicon base. Instead, it is made of thousands of inexpensive silicon beads sandwiched between two thin layers of aluminium foil and sealed on both sides with plastic. Each bead functions as a tiny solar cell, absorbing sunlight and converting it into electricity. The aluminium sheets give the material physical strength and act as electrical contacts.
The idea comes from Spheral Solar of Cambridge, Ontario, which acquired patents on the concept in 1997. Spokesman Milfred Hammerbacher expects the company to start making its flexible panels next year."
More in the link.
More cool stuff from Canada.
"Buildings of the future could be "clothed" in a flexible, power-generating material that looks like denim. The Canadian company developing the material says it can be draped over just about any shape - greatly expanding the number of places where solar power can be generated.
The inventors hope their power-generating material will enable architects to design complex, curvy buildings that can nevertheless carry solar cells. One day, consumer products such as personal stereos and cellphones might also harness "denim-power" to charge their batteries.
Unlike conventional solar cells, the new, cheap material has no rigid silicon base. Instead, it is made of thousands of inexpensive silicon beads sandwiched between two thin layers of aluminium foil and sealed on both sides with plastic. Each bead functions as a tiny solar cell, absorbing sunlight and converting it into electricity. The aluminium sheets give the material physical strength and act as electrical contacts.
The idea comes from Spheral Solar of Cambridge, Ontario, which acquired patents on the concept in 1997. Spokesman Milfred Hammerbacher expects the company to start making its flexible panels next year."
More in the link.
Friday, February 14, 2003
Yellow Fever
Don't ask me how I stumbled across it, but I've managed to find a forum dedicated to white male/asian female relationships. Although I'm sure that their intentions are noble (boo yah! hot white man on asian chick action, baby!), it's one of the more subtly racist sites that I've seen. Witness an excerpt from the "Why not Asian male with white female" thread.
Uh... yeah. What do you think, my yellow friends?
Don't ask me how I stumbled across it, but I've managed to find a forum dedicated to white male/asian female relationships. Although I'm sure that their intentions are noble (boo yah! hot white man on asian chick action, baby!), it's one of the more subtly racist sites that I've seen. Witness an excerpt from the "Why not Asian male with white female" thread.
I have dated two Asian men in my life and the insecurity doesn't stop with the inability to make the first move... it continues well into the relationship with many questions and a lot of distrust about why you would want them when other guys are trying to talk to you all the time. This makes it very difficult for a "Liberated White Woman" to tolerate dating an Asian male even if she does find them attractive and mentally stimulating..
Uh... yeah. What do you think, my yellow friends?
On Valentine's Day
When I woke up this morning it was my intention to write a long rant about Valentine's Day. How it's overtly commercialized, how we shouldn't focus on one day a year to show someone that we love them, that we should show that we live them every day. More importantly, I was going to rant on and on about how this year I've been more sensitive to this day than any other time in my life. Having tasted the fruits of love and now being denied them for the first time in three years.
The truth is that I really don't have anything negative to say about Valentine's Day this year. Yeah, it's shitty that I don't have anyone to share it with, but that's how life is. I'm positive that there's going to be years where this year will be full of tears and misery just as I'm just that there'll be years of sweat and latex. This week I managed to get my shit together in terms of my past relationships and I feel that I'm ten times better for it. Hell, I got the best Valentine's Day gift ever today, although I doubt that she'll knows it. Today I've taken the time to cerrish all the great things that those significant have given me through their love. As long as I have the little pieces of what I once had, I'll know love, and I'll have a part of them that I'll never have to give back. My love will never stop.
So happy Valentine's Day everyone. It may not be the best day of the year, but at least it's not your last.
When I woke up this morning it was my intention to write a long rant about Valentine's Day. How it's overtly commercialized, how we shouldn't focus on one day a year to show someone that we love them, that we should show that we live them every day. More importantly, I was going to rant on and on about how this year I've been more sensitive to this day than any other time in my life. Having tasted the fruits of love and now being denied them for the first time in three years.
The truth is that I really don't have anything negative to say about Valentine's Day this year. Yeah, it's shitty that I don't have anyone to share it with, but that's how life is. I'm positive that there's going to be years where this year will be full of tears and misery just as I'm just that there'll be years of sweat and latex. This week I managed to get my shit together in terms of my past relationships and I feel that I'm ten times better for it. Hell, I got the best Valentine's Day gift ever today, although I doubt that she'll knows it. Today I've taken the time to cerrish all the great things that those significant have given me through their love. As long as I have the little pieces of what I once had, I'll know love, and I'll have a part of them that I'll never have to give back. My love will never stop.
So happy Valentine's Day everyone. It may not be the best day of the year, but at least it's not your last.
Thursday, February 13, 2003
On Vietnam
Ever since my involvement as an assistant editor on Friendship Village I've been interested in Vietnam. Looking at the raw footage allowed me to sites that I normally wouldn't see otherwise. From the beautiful Vietnamese plains to children whose heads were so deformed from the affects of Agent Orange that they couldn't even crawl. From soldiers being shot before my eyes to a group of old war enemies turned friend. I'll never forget the stories from the soldiers talking about their involvement in the "Amecian War", which they call it in Vietnam. These images and wordsn will never be removed from my brain and I'll always be grateful for my involvement with the documentary.
More recently I've learned about the Mai Lai Massacre, a military fuckup that resulted in the death and mutilation of 20 civilians, women and children alike that the government tried to cover up. More interstingly enough, I found that Colin Powell, the man who's building the case against Iraq was involved in the coverup. It sure makes me think that the government isn't telling us everything about Iraq, but that's not new, right?
Ever since my involvement as an assistant editor on Friendship Village I've been interested in Vietnam. Looking at the raw footage allowed me to sites that I normally wouldn't see otherwise. From the beautiful Vietnamese plains to children whose heads were so deformed from the affects of Agent Orange that they couldn't even crawl. From soldiers being shot before my eyes to a group of old war enemies turned friend. I'll never forget the stories from the soldiers talking about their involvement in the "Amecian War", which they call it in Vietnam. These images and wordsn will never be removed from my brain and I'll always be grateful for my involvement with the documentary.
More recently I've learned about the Mai Lai Massacre, a military fuckup that resulted in the death and mutilation of 20 civilians, women and children alike that the government tried to cover up. More interstingly enough, I found that Colin Powell, the man who's building the case against Iraq was involved in the coverup. It sure makes me think that the government isn't telling us everything about Iraq, but that's not new, right?
The hills are alive...
I've been going hog wild on Kazaa for the last couple of days. I really wish that my computer wasn't a piece of shit, or else I'd run the program all day long instead of keeping it running during the evening. Alas. Still, despite having a hard drive the size of a gnat's penis, I've manged to get some slick tunes. I've been devouring all the Breezeblock sets that I can stuff into my hungry ears. I'm still looking for Cornelius' session on the Breezeblock, but in the meantime I have two by the Avalanches on continous repeat.
Anyhow, I've finally managed to make another mix CD. It's a mix of chill out tunes, although they're all good for some Valentine's Day loving. Here's the track list for Elephant Trunks
Kool and the Gang-Summer Madness
Zero Seven-Polaris
Afterlife-Makes Me Feel
Royksopp-Poor Leno
Bullitnuts-Fortean Daze
Lemon Jelly-Page One
Balligomingo-Purrify
Jazzanova-Coffee Talk
May your ears enjoy.
I've been going hog wild on Kazaa for the last couple of days. I really wish that my computer wasn't a piece of shit, or else I'd run the program all day long instead of keeping it running during the evening. Alas. Still, despite having a hard drive the size of a gnat's penis, I've manged to get some slick tunes. I've been devouring all the Breezeblock sets that I can stuff into my hungry ears. I'm still looking for Cornelius' session on the Breezeblock, but in the meantime I have two by the Avalanches on continous repeat.
Anyhow, I've finally managed to make another mix CD. It's a mix of chill out tunes, although they're all good for some Valentine's Day loving. Here's the track list for Elephant Trunks
Kool and the Gang-Summer Madness
Zero Seven-Polaris
Afterlife-Makes Me Feel
Royksopp-Poor Leno
Bullitnuts-Fortean Daze
Lemon Jelly-Page One
Balligomingo-Purrify
Jazzanova-Coffee Talk
May your ears enjoy.
Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Battle Raper: the reviews are in!
It seems that only the Japanese would be able to created a 3D fighter/rape simulator. Obviously, the reviews have been mixed.
To quote one of the positive reviews, "This is a very innovative game. The battles are a bit waek but the adult part is the best. Best of all you get to relook movies and pics and most importantly rescrew the girls after you've won. check it out!!"
Reviewer bob the pedo raves, "I lovew this game it has inspired me so much! i have learnt so many new tricks, and i think its about time i go out and try some out myself. Oh theres a woman now... here goes nothing!"
The negative reviews have been obviously a tad more critcal of the game. "To say the game is unresponsive is like saying that a video of your grandmother giving a horse a rimjob is not the most erotic thing in the world"
Still, in the videogame industry where sales are more important than bad reviews, I wouldn't be surprised to see more rape related games on the horizon. A horizon lit by the land of the rising sun.
It seems that only the Japanese would be able to created a 3D fighter/rape simulator. Obviously, the reviews have been mixed.
To quote one of the positive reviews, "This is a very innovative game. The battles are a bit waek but the adult part is the best. Best of all you get to relook movies and pics and most importantly rescrew the girls after you've won. check it out!!"
Reviewer bob the pedo raves, "I lovew this game it has inspired me so much! i have learnt so many new tricks, and i think its about time i go out and try some out myself. Oh theres a woman now... here goes nothing!"
The negative reviews have been obviously a tad more critcal of the game. "To say the game is unresponsive is like saying that a video of your grandmother giving a horse a rimjob is not the most erotic thing in the world"
Still, in the videogame industry where sales are more important than bad reviews, I wouldn't be surprised to see more rape related games on the horizon. A horizon lit by the land of the rising sun.
Amercians on war with Iraq and the post conflict clean up
"The survey also found that a majority of the public remain open to a postwar role for the United States in Iraq. But most Americans are unwilling to commit the United States to the kind of postwar rebuilding effort that many inside and outside the administration say will be essential to bringing economic and political stability to the country."
More in the link.
"The survey also found that a majority of the public remain open to a postwar role for the United States in Iraq. But most Americans are unwilling to commit the United States to the kind of postwar rebuilding effort that many inside and outside the administration say will be essential to bringing economic and political stability to the country."
More in the link.
Operation Acoustic Kitty
Taken from a site on the CIA's bold and exciting scientific ventures.
"In a project known as “Acoustic Kitty” the Directorate of Science and Technology sought to train a surgically altered cat, wired with transmitting and control devices, to become a mobile, eavesdropping platform. In its first test, the cat was run over by a taxi. According to Victot Marchetti:
Taken from a site on the CIA's bold and exciting scientific ventures.
"In a project known as “Acoustic Kitty” the Directorate of Science and Technology sought to train a surgically altered cat, wired with transmitting and control devices, to become a mobile, eavesdropping platform. In its first test, the cat was run over by a taxi. According to Victot Marchetti:
they slit the cat open, put batteries in him, wired him up. The tail was used as an antenna. They made a monstrosity. They tested him and tested him. They found he would walk off the job when he got hungry, so they put another wire in to override that. Finally, they’re ready. They took it out to a park bench and said “Listen to those two guys. Don’t listen to anything else – not the birds, no cat or dog – just those two guys!” ... They put him out of the van, and a taxi comes and runs him over. There they were, sitting in the van with all those dials, and the cat was dead!This heavily redacted memo appears to express the view that cats can be altered and trained to perform certain tasks. At the same time, it notes that “the environment and security factors in using this technique in a real foreign situation force us to conclude that, for our [intelligence] purposes, it would not be practical.”
An anti-war protest that we *all* can take part of
I plan on doing my personal anti-war demonstration on March 1st to show the world that peace *is* the answer.
I plan on doing my personal anti-war demonstration on March 1st to show the world that peace *is* the answer.
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Conversations with David: Sailor Moon
Rob: Did you ever happen to watch Sailor Moon?
David: Yeah, I used to watch it quite a bit.
Rob:Do you remember Zoicite?
David: Yup.
Rob: I love Zoicite. Whenever I'm in casual conversation with my friend, Stephen, and I need to one-up him, I put my fingers in a triangle and go "zoi!", just like the character.
Davod: Tee hee hee.
Rob: Needless to say, it's one of my best weapons in my disposal. Even Heather understood, the cunning girl. Nobody fucks with Tuxedo Mask!
David: Damn straight! That dude is amazing. Always showing up at the right time. I wish I had his sense of timing.
Rob: Tuxedo Mask is *so* male. He appears to lend words of support, but yet he lets the women clean up the mess. And dude! His roses kicked ass!
David: Men don't give words of support. They give advice!
Rob: *ROSE FLASH!* "Use your tiara, Sailor Moon!" *ROSE FLASH* "Less teeth, Sailor Moon!"
David:I like the episode where they tried to figure out who sailor moon was by giving a scholarship to the finishing school to the girl who could throw a frisbee best. Classic!
Rob: Luna sure put up with a lot of Serena's shit, eh?
David: Hells yeah, she did.
Rob: Which sailor scout was your favorite?
David: Mars. Mmmm...
Rob: Mars would be the blue haired one, eh? Man, I'd definately go for Jupiter.
Rob: No, tha'ts Mercury. Who was not without her charm. I always imagined that during sex, she would clinicially analyze.Mars had the black hair.
Rob:I don't know.. Mars seemed to bitchy for my tastes.
David: Yeah, but she was one bitch I'd love to tame.
Rob: I thought that Jupiter's voice was incredibly sexy. Plus she has the tomboy thing going for her.
David: Yeah, but she was always mooning over her exes.Is it sad that I've imagined what each of the sailor scouts would be like in bed?
Rob: Hah hah hah. David, you are not alone.
David: Yeah, that's what scares me.
Rob:What about Serena? Who was that other blonde? I always saw her as what Serene should be. She had her shit together.
David: The other blonde was Venus. She would just be a smooth ride. Always pleasant, the whole way through .Serena? She'd be one to laugh during sex and have a big shit-eating grin on her face after she orgasmed.
Rob: Hopefully not a *literal* shit eating grin, you strange fuck. I hope to God that you haven't thought about Luna.
David: No, no. I'm pretty vanilla about my sexual tastes.
Rob: Did you ever happen to watch Sailor Moon?
David: Yeah, I used to watch it quite a bit.
Rob:Do you remember Zoicite?
David: Yup.
Rob: I love Zoicite. Whenever I'm in casual conversation with my friend, Stephen, and I need to one-up him, I put my fingers in a triangle and go "zoi!", just like the character.
Davod: Tee hee hee.
Rob: Needless to say, it's one of my best weapons in my disposal. Even Heather understood, the cunning girl. Nobody fucks with Tuxedo Mask!
David: Damn straight! That dude is amazing. Always showing up at the right time. I wish I had his sense of timing.
Rob: Tuxedo Mask is *so* male. He appears to lend words of support, but yet he lets the women clean up the mess. And dude! His roses kicked ass!
David: Men don't give words of support. They give advice!
Rob: *ROSE FLASH!* "Use your tiara, Sailor Moon!" *ROSE FLASH* "Less teeth, Sailor Moon!"
David:I like the episode where they tried to figure out who sailor moon was by giving a scholarship to the finishing school to the girl who could throw a frisbee best. Classic!
Rob: Luna sure put up with a lot of Serena's shit, eh?
David: Hells yeah, she did.
Rob: Which sailor scout was your favorite?
David: Mars. Mmmm...
Rob: Mars would be the blue haired one, eh? Man, I'd definately go for Jupiter.
Rob: No, tha'ts Mercury. Who was not without her charm. I always imagined that during sex, she would clinicially analyze.Mars had the black hair.
Rob:I don't know.. Mars seemed to bitchy for my tastes.
David: Yeah, but she was one bitch I'd love to tame.
Rob: I thought that Jupiter's voice was incredibly sexy. Plus she has the tomboy thing going for her.
David: Yeah, but she was always mooning over her exes.Is it sad that I've imagined what each of the sailor scouts would be like in bed?
Rob: Hah hah hah. David, you are not alone.
David: Yeah, that's what scares me.
Rob:What about Serena? Who was that other blonde? I always saw her as what Serene should be. She had her shit together.
David: The other blonde was Venus. She would just be a smooth ride. Always pleasant, the whole way through .Serena? She'd be one to laugh during sex and have a big shit-eating grin on her face after she orgasmed.
Rob: Hopefully not a *literal* shit eating grin, you strange fuck. I hope to God that you haven't thought about Luna.
David: No, no. I'm pretty vanilla about my sexual tastes.
Searching for Jen
Today I sent an e-mail to whom I believe was Jen Welch, one of my ex girlfriends. With Valentine's Day fast approaching I figured that it would be a good time to get in contact with my old flames. That, and I really want to know what's wrong with me to merrit being dumped by several girl friends. Strange pattern, that.
Today I sent an e-mail to whom I believe was Jen Welch, one of my ex girlfriends. With Valentine's Day fast approaching I figured that it would be a good time to get in contact with my old flames. That, and I really want to know what's wrong with me to merrit being dumped by several girl friends. Strange pattern, that.
peeweehoglie's review for Michael Jackson's Bad
An eloquent quote from his Bad review that sums up the magic of the King of Pop.
"My favorite part was Michael saying "Who's Bad?" because it sounded cool and that it goes with the song. Final Rating: 10/10"
An eloquent quote from his Bad review that sums up the magic of the King of Pop.
"My favorite part was Michael saying "Who's Bad?" because it sounded cool and that it goes with the song. Final Rating: 10/10"
The Oscar Nominations are up
Couple of thoughts.
Isn't it strange that Daniel Day Lewis got nominated for best actor? Wasn't he a supporting actor in the Gangs of New York?
Walken roll! I hope that Walken gets an award for best supporting actor. Now I have something to see at the theater this evening.
You know, despite the fact that Spirited Away got nominated for best animated feature, I have a feeling that it's not going to win because the title is too close to Spirit. Sad, but oh so true.
Bowling for Comlunbine got nominated for best full length documentary? Holy shit! If there's one award's speech that I'm looking forward to, it's the one by Michael Moore. Should be interesting stuff, I think.
Although I really think that Schoonmaker will win the award because of her past efforts, Michael Horton deserves special recongition for all the effort into compiling those hundreds of hours of film and making it coherent. I predict that next year will the the year that Lord of the Rings if fully recognized for the acheivement that it is.
Hero has been on The List for a year now. I plan on seeing it whether it wins an award or not.
Couple of thoughts.
Isn't it strange that Daniel Day Lewis got nominated for best actor? Wasn't he a supporting actor in the Gangs of New York?
Walken roll! I hope that Walken gets an award for best supporting actor. Now I have something to see at the theater this evening.
You know, despite the fact that Spirited Away got nominated for best animated feature, I have a feeling that it's not going to win because the title is too close to Spirit. Sad, but oh so true.
Bowling for Comlunbine got nominated for best full length documentary? Holy shit! If there's one award's speech that I'm looking forward to, it's the one by Michael Moore. Should be interesting stuff, I think.
Although I really think that Schoonmaker will win the award because of her past efforts, Michael Horton deserves special recongition for all the effort into compiling those hundreds of hours of film and making it coherent. I predict that next year will the the year that Lord of the Rings if fully recognized for the acheivement that it is.
Hero has been on The List for a year now. I plan on seeing it whether it wins an award or not.
Monday, February 10, 2003
Conversations with Mike:Tale Spin
Rob: The Jungle Book 2: the Wrath of Khan is a great title.
Mike:Ha ha ha
Rob: If only, eh? They should make a Tale Spin movie.
Mike: actually... I WOULD go watch that. It could deal with 9-11
Rob: Brilliant!
Mike: Baloo's plane is hi-jacked and crashed into Shear Khan's tower. (remember he was a businessman in tale spin?) Hi-jacked by Don Carnage
Rob: Man, that's the coolest idea *ever*.
Rob: The Jungle Book 2: the Wrath of Khan is a great title.
Mike:Ha ha ha
Rob: If only, eh? They should make a Tale Spin movie.
Mike: actually... I WOULD go watch that. It could deal with 9-11
Rob: Brilliant!
Mike: Baloo's plane is hi-jacked and crashed into Shear Khan's tower. (remember he was a businessman in tale spin?) Hi-jacked by Don Carnage
Rob: Man, that's the coolest idea *ever*.
Work update
I found out today that the documentaries that my boss was going to pitch to Global were rejected. This really sucks for several reasons. Firstly, it means that after Gun Wars and the Archeology Project, there's nothing in the pipeline for our company. Secondly, and more importantly, since the docs weren't picked up, it means I'll be spending another year in Grande Prairie instead of moving to the West Coast. Alas. On the bright side, two of the three documentaries are better suited for CBC. Hopefully the convention in Banff this summer will be more productive. I'm crossing my fingers until then.
I found out today that the documentaries that my boss was going to pitch to Global were rejected. This really sucks for several reasons. Firstly, it means that after Gun Wars and the Archeology Project, there's nothing in the pipeline for our company. Secondly, and more importantly, since the docs weren't picked up, it means I'll be spending another year in Grande Prairie instead of moving to the West Coast. Alas. On the bright side, two of the three documentaries are better suited for CBC. Hopefully the convention in Banff this summer will be more productive. I'm crossing my fingers until then.
Shameless self promotion
In a vain attempt to monkey the brilliant GrammarPorn, I've inlisted my friends to create a community blog. Add one pinch of Mike Myhre, a brilliant, but starving cartoonist, and a dash of Stephen Louie, my asian brother in arms and you cook up the highly volatile cooking delight, Moon Karma Zero. Click with care.
In a vain attempt to monkey the brilliant GrammarPorn, I've inlisted my friends to create a community blog. Add one pinch of Mike Myhre, a brilliant, but starving cartoonist, and a dash of Stephen Louie, my asian brother in arms and you cook up the highly volatile cooking delight, Moon Karma Zero. Click with care.
Liefield on Liefield
I doubt that many of you will be willing to wade through the quagmire of Millar World's board to find all the tastey meat about Rob Liefield, so I've done the work for you. Lots of interesting tidbits there. Enjoy!
"The main reason I left [Image], yes, left for all you subscribers to reality, was that I knew that in order to fulfill my creative desires I needed to leave the circle and the restrictions that were suddenly being imposed. I would never had experienced working with several of the creative folks that I went on to work with had I remained in the fold, shackled with the don't hire him away but I can hire him away from you nonsense. Sometimes you gotta become the nemesis in order to acomplish your desires."
"I was pretty much coked out for the better part of two years before I got clean, everybody at Extreme was dopin' it up. The place was a wall to wall drugstore. How do you think we all stayed up for forty-eight hour binges getting all those books out?"
"Honestly, I fall into the category of those who believe that Savage Dragon peaked fifty issues back. The rest has been pretty crappy. Telling me that my commitment to fans would be better served putting out work that doesn't grow artistically and tells the same version of the same story over and over and over is pretty ridiculous. I could do 100 issues of crap and slip through the cracks as easy as the next guy. No thanks. "
"Only a small handful of artists can deliver consistent work and maintain quality. I've never been one of those guys"
I doubt that many of you will be willing to wade through the quagmire of Millar World's board to find all the tastey meat about Rob Liefield, so I've done the work for you. Lots of interesting tidbits there. Enjoy!
"The main reason I left [Image], yes, left for all you subscribers to reality, was that I knew that in order to fulfill my creative desires I needed to leave the circle and the restrictions that were suddenly being imposed. I would never had experienced working with several of the creative folks that I went on to work with had I remained in the fold, shackled with the don't hire him away but I can hire him away from you nonsense. Sometimes you gotta become the nemesis in order to acomplish your desires."
"I was pretty much coked out for the better part of two years before I got clean, everybody at Extreme was dopin' it up. The place was a wall to wall drugstore. How do you think we all stayed up for forty-eight hour binges getting all those books out?"
"Honestly, I fall into the category of those who believe that Savage Dragon peaked fifty issues back. The rest has been pretty crappy. Telling me that my commitment to fans would be better served putting out work that doesn't grow artistically and tells the same version of the same story over and over and over is pretty ridiculous. I could do 100 issues of crap and slip through the cracks as easy as the next guy. No thanks. "
"Only a small handful of artists can deliver consistent work and maintain quality. I've never been one of those guys"
A poster for a Seijun Suzuki retrospective in Japan. God, isn't the design fantastic? If you ever wanted to know what to get me for my birthday, well, this is it.
Sunday, February 09, 2003
Ivan Reitman on the Canadian film industry
Where I'm sitting, Reitman's comments were right on the mark. It's nice to see that someone besides Paul Gross thinks that the Canadian film industry could be as big as our music industry. Hopefully some producers heed his words and start making something commercially viable and *gasp* risky for the world market. But I'm not holding my breath.
Where I'm sitting, Reitman's comments were right on the mark. It's nice to see that someone besides Paul Gross thinks that the Canadian film industry could be as big as our music industry. Hopefully some producers heed his words and start making something commercially viable and *gasp* risky for the world market. But I'm not holding my breath.
Interesting new blogs
I found two great blogs of note, recently. First off is Where is Raed?, which I'll abreviate as WiB from this point on. WiB is the only blog that I know of that's written from an Iraquis citizen. It's facinating to see how someone in the belly of the beast sees his situation. With the second Gulf War weeks away, I'll be following his site closely to see things turn out.
Secondly is the blog for the Incredible Hulk. No other blog on the planet allows us to pry into the brain of a super powered being like this one. Hulk blog!
I found two great blogs of note, recently. First off is Where is Raed?, which I'll abreviate as WiB from this point on. WiB is the only blog that I know of that's written from an Iraquis citizen. It's facinating to see how someone in the belly of the beast sees his situation. With the second Gulf War weeks away, I'll be following his site closely to see things turn out.
Secondly is the blog for the Incredible Hulk. No other blog on the planet allows us to pry into the brain of a super powered being like this one. Hulk blog!
Saturday, February 08, 2003
The lost land of the Lizard People
I typed lizard people into google as a lark, half expecting to get a bunch of fetishistic porn sites. To my surprise, it turns out that there *was* a group of lizard people, albeit, they lived a long time ago. Hail to the lizard king!
I typed lizard people into google as a lark, half expecting to get a bunch of fetishistic porn sites. To my surprise, it turns out that there *was* a group of lizard people, albeit, they lived a long time ago. Hail to the lizard king!
A visit from Morpheus
A doctor's mantra is to do no harm. But what happens when medicine and technology are perfected to the point that the human race transforms into a race of healthy imortals? My dream told me that doctors will look to time travel. Doctors will be an anti-time virus, starting at the point in the future where they're equiped with an arsenal of medical weapons and meticulously travel into the past, mili-second by mili-second. They'll be our guardian angels made flesh and they'll save the earth, one cold at a time.
A doctor's mantra is to do no harm. But what happens when medicine and technology are perfected to the point that the human race transforms into a race of healthy imortals? My dream told me that doctors will look to time travel. Doctors will be an anti-time virus, starting at the point in the future where they're equiped with an arsenal of medical weapons and meticulously travel into the past, mili-second by mili-second. They'll be our guardian angels made flesh and they'll save the earth, one cold at a time.
Friday, February 07, 2003
Why isn't there a porno called "the Bush Administration"?
Think about it. Current events would make great fodder for an interesting socio-political pornographic film. Imagine, if you will, George Bush and Dick Cheney's attempts to topple the evil regime of Sodom Hussein. Marvel as they enter the "No Fly Zone"! Gasp as UN Inspectors are removed from Bagdad! Cheer as High Rack is liberated!
Think about it. Current events would make great fodder for an interesting socio-political pornographic film. Imagine, if you will, George Bush and Dick Cheney's attempts to topple the evil regime of Sodom Hussein. Marvel as they enter the "No Fly Zone"! Gasp as UN Inspectors are removed from Bagdad! Cheer as High Rack is liberated!
On Michael Jackson
You know, there's times that I wish that I had cable television. Ealier this week, a television special, Living with Michael Jackson (here's a review) was aired in the UK. In the doc, we learn that Jackson he welcomes other people's children into his bed when they visit the Neverland Ranch. The King of Pop says that he does this as an "act of love"(why anyone would let their children sleep with him is really beyond me, really). Michael Jackson, understandably said that the documentary betrayed his trust" that the television show made "sensationalized inuendo" that he sexually abused children. Despite his protests, Prevent Child Abuse California has demanded that Jackon's actions be investigated. More as it develops.
You know, there's times that I wish that I had cable television. Ealier this week, a television special, Living with Michael Jackson (here's a review) was aired in the UK. In the doc, we learn that Jackson he welcomes other people's children into his bed when they visit the Neverland Ranch. The King of Pop says that he does this as an "act of love"(why anyone would let their children sleep with him is really beyond me, really). Michael Jackson, understandably said that the documentary betrayed his trust" that the television show made "sensationalized inuendo" that he sexually abused children. Despite his protests, Prevent Child Abuse California has demanded that Jackon's actions be investigated. More as it develops.
Thursday, February 06, 2003
Brainwashing for Dummies
I looked up Brainwashing for Dummies on google hoping that I could find simple instructions on how the brainwashing process works. A follow up to the chapter in Robert Anton Wilson's Prometheus Rising, more or less. Instead, I found X-Files fanfic with the same name. The story was nominated for an online award of X-Cellence for the 2002 Spooky Awards. There's nothing more to add, really.
I looked up Brainwashing for Dummies on google hoping that I could find simple instructions on how the brainwashing process works. A follow up to the chapter in Robert Anton Wilson's Prometheus Rising, more or less. Instead, I found X-Files fanfic with the same name. The story was nominated for an online award of X-Cellence for the 2002 Spooky Awards. There's nothing more to add, really.
Words from Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt revealed the future to me last night.. He showed me a device that was about the width of a screw driver and the length of a computer mouse. Bringing this device up to his mouth, he pressed a button and made various licking motions, his tongue moving up, down and all around. Tossing it to his girlfriend, he begins to talk to me as a replicate of his tongue appears at the end ot the tube, mimicking his motions me made earlier. He tells me that the device, a personalized dildo, was the future of the world.
"It's a replacement, man." he says, looking skinny as a speed freak with a drug striken brain. "In the future people won't want what's new or exciting, they're going to want the familiar. People are going to walk into theaters, see an actor or actress that they find sexy, appealing AFter the movie, they'll order them, whole or in parts. Lets say that you want the lips of Angelina Joline and the body of Audrey Hepburn. You'll phone up a lab and they'll make the receipie for you and you'll grow her at home. Do you like Sean Connery's attitude? His way with the ladies? Call the lab up and get his personality, download it into your brain and you'll be just like him. Hollywood is taking choice away from us. Soon, human personalities will be as generic and formulaic as the movies that you watch every week. Everyone will be look beautiful and all the ugly people will be side kicks, or mad villains who will be disposed of with a wity one liner. This is the future. Welcome to Hollywood Earth."
We watch his girl friend his virtual tongue between her breasts as she moans as the dream disolves into the wake world.
Brad Pitt revealed the future to me last night.. He showed me a device that was about the width of a screw driver and the length of a computer mouse. Bringing this device up to his mouth, he pressed a button and made various licking motions, his tongue moving up, down and all around. Tossing it to his girlfriend, he begins to talk to me as a replicate of his tongue appears at the end ot the tube, mimicking his motions me made earlier. He tells me that the device, a personalized dildo, was the future of the world.
"It's a replacement, man." he says, looking skinny as a speed freak with a drug striken brain. "In the future people won't want what's new or exciting, they're going to want the familiar. People are going to walk into theaters, see an actor or actress that they find sexy, appealing AFter the movie, they'll order them, whole or in parts. Lets say that you want the lips of Angelina Joline and the body of Audrey Hepburn. You'll phone up a lab and they'll make the receipie for you and you'll grow her at home. Do you like Sean Connery's attitude? His way with the ladies? Call the lab up and get his personality, download it into your brain and you'll be just like him. Hollywood is taking choice away from us. Soon, human personalities will be as generic and formulaic as the movies that you watch every week. Everyone will be look beautiful and all the ugly people will be side kicks, or mad villains who will be disposed of with a wity one liner. This is the future. Welcome to Hollywood Earth."
We watch his girl friend his virtual tongue between her breasts as she moans as the dream disolves into the wake world.
Wednesday, February 05, 2003
Future Horizons
Yeah, I know, the website looks like bullshit, but how can you go wrong with mail to order hoverboards or instruction booklets for time machines. If any of you want to know what to get me for my birthday, I'm sure you could find me something interesting at the site.
Yeah, I know, the website looks like bullshit, but how can you go wrong with mail to order hoverboards or instruction booklets for time machines. If any of you want to know what to get me for my birthday, I'm sure you could find me something interesting at the site.
Conversations with Stephen: the Chink Tank
Rob:Okay, imagine this: the League of Extraordinary Gentleman... in *CHINA*! It would be an elite Chinese force with China's greatest fictional heroes. They're be Wong Fei Hong, Tequilla and some other guys, man. Like your grandma! She's so cool that she's practically legandary herself. We could call it the Chink Tank. Get it?
Stephen LOL.. She'll be the boss
Rob: Indeed. Don't fuck with grandma.
Rob:Okay, imagine this: the League of Extraordinary Gentleman... in *CHINA*! It would be an elite Chinese force with China's greatest fictional heroes. They're be Wong Fei Hong, Tequilla and some other guys, man. Like your grandma! She's so cool that she's practically legandary herself. We could call it the Chink Tank. Get it?
Stephen LOL.. She'll be the boss
Rob: Indeed. Don't fuck with grandma.
Forgotten Film Makers:Leni Riefenstahl
Not much is said about Leni Riefenstahl, the 20th Century's most important female director and one of the more talented documentarians. Is it because she's a beautiful woman? A female talent working in a men's field? Or is it because she directed the Triumph of the Will, a movie considered to be the best example of propganda the world has ever produced? Interest piqued? Feed your brain pan with a summary of her career as well as a synopsis of a documentary about her body of cinema.
Not much is said about Leni Riefenstahl, the 20th Century's most important female director and one of the more talented documentarians. Is it because she's a beautiful woman? A female talent working in a men's field? Or is it because she directed the Triumph of the Will, a movie considered to be the best example of propganda the world has ever produced? Interest piqued? Feed your brain pan with a summary of her career as well as a synopsis of a documentary about her body of cinema.
Valentine's Day
Next Friday will be the first Valentine's Day since 2000 that I won't have anyone to share it with. This year I won't receive a special package in the mail with the scent of someone I love. Nor will I go on a long romantic walk with a lover followed by a candle lit dinner lovingly prepared to seduce the tongue and the person. I will not phone up a special someone, bask in her lovely voice and tell her how important she is and how much I love her. No, chances are, I'll try my hardest to ignore the happiness of couple engaged in lip locked enbraces and go about my business. What else can I do?
Next Friday will be the first Valentine's Day since 2000 that I won't have anyone to share it with. This year I won't receive a special package in the mail with the scent of someone I love. Nor will I go on a long romantic walk with a lover followed by a candle lit dinner lovingly prepared to seduce the tongue and the person. I will not phone up a special someone, bask in her lovely voice and tell her how important she is and how much I love her. No, chances are, I'll try my hardest to ignore the happiness of couple engaged in lip locked enbraces and go about my business. What else can I do?
This is how Eminem is meant to be heard
Listen to that and more musical cutups Lots of interestesting stuff there.
Listen to that and more musical cutups Lots of interestesting stuff there.
Tuesday, February 04, 2003
Happy Birthday Heather
I hope that you have and fun and exciting celebration of your birth. May it be everything that you want and more. Cheers, baby.
I hope that you have and fun and exciting celebration of your birth. May it be everything that you want and more. Cheers, baby.
Look to your left...
...and look down beneath my links to my friend's websites. Notice anything new? I've added a new link section to books that I'm currently reading right now, just in case anyone's interested. I've just started on Flicker, a fiction that promises us "why movies have such a powerful,. hypnotic hold over us. And you will wonder whether Flicker is really fiction... or an eerie revelation of a truth beyond fiction". Watch that space for new and/or interesting new books, movies and music.
...and look down beneath my links to my friend's websites. Notice anything new? I've added a new link section to books that I'm currently reading right now, just in case anyone's interested. I've just started on Flicker, a fiction that promises us "why movies have such a powerful,. hypnotic hold over us. And you will wonder whether Flicker is really fiction... or an eerie revelation of a truth beyond fiction". Watch that space for new and/or interesting new books, movies and music.
Micah Wright on the possible war
I doubt that many of you know of Micah Ian Wright. He's an ex-Hollywood cartoon writer that has brought us episodes of Invader Zim, Angry Beavers and an episode of Ozzy and Drix and is bringing up the joyfully subversive Storm Watch: Team Achilles. He's also ex-military and has the most compelling argument against the possible war against Iraq that I've read so far. Wright tears apart Bush's reasons for attacking Iraq and asks why we aren't doing more to contain the possible North Korean threat. You'll need a user name from Delphi to access the page but I assure you that going through the hassle of getting one is worth it. An intelligent thought provoking read.
I doubt that many of you know of Micah Ian Wright. He's an ex-Hollywood cartoon writer that has brought us episodes of Invader Zim, Angry Beavers and an episode of Ozzy and Drix and is bringing up the joyfully subversive Storm Watch: Team Achilles. He's also ex-military and has the most compelling argument against the possible war against Iraq that I've read so far. Wright tears apart Bush's reasons for attacking Iraq and asks why we aren't doing more to contain the possible North Korean threat. You'll need a user name from Delphi to access the page but I assure you that going through the hassle of getting one is worth it. An intelligent thought provoking read.
Monday, February 03, 2003
Saturday, February 01, 2003
Dangerous cinema: Battle Royale 2
"It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara one of the survivors, is now a well-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. In response, the government orders the creation of the "Battle Royale 2" program, and sends a class of junior-high-schoolers to hunt Nanahara down."
Check out the trailer. Bwa ha ha ha!
"It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara one of the survivors, is now a well-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. In response, the government orders the creation of the "Battle Royale 2" program, and sends a class of junior-high-schoolers to hunt Nanahara down."
Check out the trailer. Bwa ha ha ha!
Akira
What a difference a couple of years makes. About 8 years or so ago, I had the chance to see some of Akira, but unfortunately never had the oportunity to finish it. I remember the appeal of it, back then. A cartoon with ultra violence and boobs? Where do I sign up? Now, out of high school and actually having taste in film, I've finally managed to watch Akira. I gotta say that I'm pretty impressed. Although the animation is top notch, it's the music that really sticks out for me. I can't get the percussion out of my head. I can hear the beats thumping on my ear drum wheneverI feel the need for an inner soundtrack. Plotwise, I was suprised how similar Akira was to 2001. It's like an expressionist painting of an apple. You know that they're both about apples (or in this case, the evolution of mankind), but it's surpising how the artist has chosen to differential between the orignal and the new version. Isn't it interesting that in Akira, evolution is a violent reactionary force caused through violence and technology whereas in 2001 it's more or less benevolent in nature (talking about Dave Bowman here, not the apes) and is caused by meeting "God". Food for thought, that's for sure.
What a difference a couple of years makes. About 8 years or so ago, I had the chance to see some of Akira, but unfortunately never had the oportunity to finish it. I remember the appeal of it, back then. A cartoon with ultra violence and boobs? Where do I sign up? Now, out of high school and actually having taste in film, I've finally managed to watch Akira. I gotta say that I'm pretty impressed. Although the animation is top notch, it's the music that really sticks out for me. I can't get the percussion out of my head. I can hear the beats thumping on my ear drum wheneverI feel the need for an inner soundtrack. Plotwise, I was suprised how similar Akira was to 2001. It's like an expressionist painting of an apple. You know that they're both about apples (or in this case, the evolution of mankind), but it's surpising how the artist has chosen to differential between the orignal and the new version. Isn't it interesting that in Akira, evolution is a violent reactionary force caused through violence and technology whereas in 2001 it's more or less benevolent in nature (talking about Dave Bowman here, not the apes) and is caused by meeting "God". Food for thought, that's for sure.
Dangerous Fiction: Man After Man
Entering junior high from an elementary school is fraught with changes. There's the obvious ones, changing from one school to another, meeting new teachers and learning new subjects. And there's the forgotten changes from youth, like watching a classroom full of your elementary friends dissolve into cliques. One of my favorite changes was access to Dangerous Fiction. Dangerous Fiction is everything that they didn't want you to read in elementary school. If you wanted, you could read books that had, gosh darnit, drugs, violence and sex. Or, if you were feeling ballsy, you could find books with *ideas*. Having a pretty hardcore mother, the forbidden fruit for me was a book called Man After Man. Man After Man was not only a book about evolution ("more like *evil*-ution" the hardcore Christians said), but it was a book about the future evolution of humanity via genetic engineering and bio manipulation. Nearly 8 years later, I can distincly recall that book. The melodramatic tales of an earth populated by dolphin like creatues with faces of weeping men to creatures that lived in Zero G that couldn't reproduce. It chronicals what happens what happens when man leaves earth and what it sees when it returns. The book is worth seeking out. It's filled with fantastic visuals and mad ideas.
Entering junior high from an elementary school is fraught with changes. There's the obvious ones, changing from one school to another, meeting new teachers and learning new subjects. And there's the forgotten changes from youth, like watching a classroom full of your elementary friends dissolve into cliques. One of my favorite changes was access to Dangerous Fiction. Dangerous Fiction is everything that they didn't want you to read in elementary school. If you wanted, you could read books that had, gosh darnit, drugs, violence and sex. Or, if you were feeling ballsy, you could find books with *ideas*. Having a pretty hardcore mother, the forbidden fruit for me was a book called Man After Man. Man After Man was not only a book about evolution ("more like *evil*-ution" the hardcore Christians said), but it was a book about the future evolution of humanity via genetic engineering and bio manipulation. Nearly 8 years later, I can distincly recall that book. The melodramatic tales of an earth populated by dolphin like creatues with faces of weeping men to creatures that lived in Zero G that couldn't reproduce. It chronicals what happens what happens when man leaves earth and what it sees when it returns. The book is worth seeking out. It's filled with fantastic visuals and mad ideas.
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