Friday, May 30, 2003
This picture appears on Google if you do a search for "best picture ever". Is there any doubt that it is?
Grant Morrison: the Mutants among us
In the new issue of Spin, manga-san Grant Morrison was asked if he thought there was mutants in the real world. He answered in the affirmative.
On Stephen Hawking, he says
In the new issue of Spin, manga-san Grant Morrison was asked if he thought there was mutants in the real world. He answered in the affirmative.
On Stephen Hawking, he says
He's in the larval stage of his mutation. I have a feeling that one day he'll shed that body, the prosthetic wheels. The husk will split open and a glowing energy life-form will emerge, one with the power to control entire worlds.
ET as Christ
While looking at a Baptist website, I uncovered a bunch of essays on the movie ET. Although the site decries ET as another example of the "perversion touch" of Holywood, it does make a great case for the film being a Christ alagory (or Anti-Christ for the, I suppose). For your edification, I've copied their evidence so that you don't have to slog through anti-Hollywood rhetoric. I've always believed that ET was a Christ alagory, this list jobs, better than I ever could, how close it is to the story of Christ.
While looking at a Baptist website, I uncovered a bunch of essays on the movie ET. Although the site decries ET as another example of the "perversion touch" of Holywood, it does make a great case for the film being a Christ alagory (or Anti-Christ for the, I suppose). For your edification, I've copied their evidence so that you don't have to slog through anti-Hollywood rhetoric. I've always believed that ET was a Christ alagory, this list jobs, better than I ever could, how close it is to the story of Christ.
1. E.T. had a prior extra-terrestrial existence.
"2. His early life on earth was 'submerged' or hidden.
"3. He came to little children.
"4. The three admirers (Elliott, Gertie, and Michael) knelt before him. This occurred when E.T. had run to the closet after being frightened by the little girl. (And can that really be a stained-glass window we see behind them?)
"5. E.T. had occasion to feel rejected and forsaken on earth.
"6. E.T. had reverence for nature and was seen with passive animals such as rabbits and deer.
"7. Groups of men pursued him carrying lights and weapons in the night. One thinks of Gethsemane here.
"8. E.T. also had an 'involvement' with an alcoholic beverage. People still celebrate Christ's turning the water to wine.
"9. Yet he was innocent of any wrongdoing.
"10. He spun spheres in space in imitation of our solar system.
"11. He healed the physical pains of those who loved him. No one can forget E.T.'s response to 'Ouch!'
"12. He caused a plant to wither. Matthew 21:19 says that Jesus caused a fig tree to be 'withered away.'
"13. E.T. wore a robe.
"14. And as he emerged from the van after regaining life, he is shrouded in white. The transfiguration of Jesus is described in terms of His 'white raiment' (Matthew 17:2).
" 15. E.T. communicated with 'home.'
"16. He also was seen lying wounded and rejected.
"17. E.T.'s followers for a time denied his existence to others. This is especially visible in the bus stop scene.
"18. Later, E.T. enjoyed absolute dedication from his followers. Many who had mocked the 'goblin' helped him reach 'home.'
"19. E.T. encountered much trouble from governmental authorities. In this case, U.S. Government rather than Roman or Hebrew.
"20. E.T. emitted a light even from his tomb.
"21. E.T. wept. Another 'ouch!'
"22. He seemed the epitome of love, even returning the gifts of Elliott.
"23. E.T. had the capacity of defying gravity and could 'hold' others up with him. Peter's faith kept him above the waves with Jesus when He walked on the water.
"24. E.T. possessed a kind of E.S.P. He had a method of non-verbal communication that seemed to be a form of omniscience. He even knew he was going home at the time of his earthly death.
"25. While E.T. was suffering and dying, he called out, 'Mom.' Of course, she was Elliott's mother, but her name, interestingly enough, is Mary.
"26. E.T. died. And note that the doctor pronounced him dead at 15:36 (3:36 p.m.). It is especially significant to recall that the Gospels place the death of Jesus on the cross at some brief time after the 'ninth hour' Matthew 27:45). The Hebrew day began at 6 a.m. so the ninth hour would have been 3 p.m.
"27. And it seems that E.T. had to die so that Elliott could live.
"28. But E.T. attained resurrection from death. Elliott declared, 'He's alive!'
"29. And afterwards to Gertie, E.T. said, 'Be good!'
"30. To Elliott, his most beloved follower, he said while touching the boy's temple, 'I'll be right here.'
"31. He also said in his final moments on earth to Elliott, 'Come.' Matthew 14:29 reads, 'And he said, Come.'
"32. E.T. ascended to his original 'home.'
"33. And when E.T. returns to his origins we all can see a rainbow flashing across the sky."
Thursday, May 29, 2003
Mr. Big
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His cock can generate heat like a campfire? No commentary needed, I suppose.
Jonah Falcon's penis is 9.5 inches flaccid, 13.5 inches erect. Tense your forearm. Now wrap your hand around the middle of the muscle. That is the girth of Falcon's erection...His balls are proportionately huge, each the size of a grade-A jumbo egg. When erect, Falcon's penis generates enough heat to warm hands -- campfire style -- from a distance of six inches.
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His cock can generate heat like a campfire? No commentary needed, I suppose.
An interview with China Mieville
Mieville speaks on his novel, Perdido Street Station
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And if you haven't read it yet, I strongely suggest that you give Perdido Street Station and the followup book, the Scar a read. It's the most imaginative, compelling and smart books that I've read in a long time.
Mieville speaks on his novel, Perdido Street Station
"I wanted to write an antifantasy, an unheroic, unepic fantasy. So structurally, yes, I very much did not want the kind of hero who can stamp their will on fate and history. But it wasn't a question of creating the character thinking about that--it was saying this is the kind of book I want, and this is the kind of character that fulfills that for the narrative. I had a lot of fun with Isaac. It was about trying to create a realistic character."
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And if you haven't read it yet, I strongely suggest that you give Perdido Street Station and the followup book, the Scar a read. It's the most imaginative, compelling and smart books that I've read in a long time.
Gunkata
What is Gunkata? For those who were lucky enough to see the slightly brilliant sci-fi action film, http://us.imdb.com/Title?0238380">Equilibrium, will remember the Gunkata is the fighting style that mixes martials arts and gunplay into one efficient fightining technique. Strange and compelling, much like an emu.
What is Gunkata? For those who were lucky enough to see the slightly brilliant sci-fi action film, http://us.imdb.com/Title?0238380">Equilibrium, will remember the Gunkata is the fighting style that mixes martials arts and gunplay into one efficient fightining technique. Strange and compelling, much like an emu.
The Sars Channel
Three local media companies - MediaCorp, StarHub and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) - have teamed up in Singapore's nationwide efforts to combat SARS.
They will work together for a joint community project - the launch of the SARS Channel.
The SARS Channel will be officially launched at 6pm on 21 May by Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister for Home Affairs and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee on SARS.
The channel will be broadcast daily from noon to midnight thereafter.
Ernest Wong, Group CEO of MediaCorp, said: "SARS impacts deeply our lives and our economy. Its effects are devastating. It is therefore only right for socially responsible media companies like MediaCorp, SPH and StarHub to come together to fight SARS.
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Three local media companies - MediaCorp, StarHub and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) - have teamed up in Singapore's nationwide efforts to combat SARS.
They will work together for a joint community project - the launch of the SARS Channel.
The SARS Channel will be officially launched at 6pm on 21 May by Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister for Home Affairs and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee on SARS.
The channel will be broadcast daily from noon to midnight thereafter.
Ernest Wong, Group CEO of MediaCorp, said: "SARS impacts deeply our lives and our economy. Its effects are devastating. It is therefore only right for socially responsible media companies like MediaCorp, SPH and StarHub to come together to fight SARS.
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Friday, May 23, 2003
Thursday, May 22, 2003
Escape 'The Matrix,' Go Directly to Jail
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Josh Cooke wasn't merely a fan of the hit movie "The Matrix." He believed he lived inside The Matrix, his lawyers say.
The 19-year-old had a huge movie poster hanging in his Oakton bedroom and a trench coat like the one worn by Neo, Keanu Reeves's character. He bought a 12-gauge shotgun, similar to one of the weapons Neo uses to fight the "agents" in the movie.
And on Feb. 17, Fairfax County police say, he walked into his family's basement and shot his father seven times with the shotgun and his mother twice. He then called the police -- twice -- to calmly report the killings.
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Conversations with Mike: the Matrix
Mike: this script is kinda weak. He knows the script form. but 1. the dialogue sucks and 2. if he's gonna spend this much time writing stories, he should learn to make up his own characters and maybe grow as a writer, rather than steal and fuck up other people's stuff.
Rob: I love the bit where Neo deconstructs the Matrix... WITH HIS MIND!
Mike: well... he coulda thought up something stupider than that. all the same... I haven't read the entire thing obviously, but I dunno if he'd have the chops to even write that properly. who the fuck is gregory?
We don't sleep anymore says:
Rob: He's one of the One's that Morpheus thought was the One, but wasn't. One is the loneliest number.
Mike: Plus this writer uses "fuck" about a couple hundred more times than they ever used in either of the predecessing films
Rob: That's fucking right.
Mike: this is not smith type of dialogue:
GREGORY"No man can beat me."
SMITH "Bring it on, pussy."
Rob:Tee hee!
Mike: not to mention that they all have names like neo, trinity, morpheus, link, tank, dozer, cypher... who would pick GREGORY as a handle?!
Rob:I guess that Gregory is a badass name.
Mike: ooooooh, I can't wait for the fight scenes with them dressed in DENIM!
THE FIVE of them stand, immobile, around a ringing phone as their minds filter in to their body images. They are dressed practically in denim and leather, like blue collar workers. Their dress wouldn’t attract the slightest bit of attention, except for the padded coats and tote bags filled with firepower.
Rob: C'mon, you know that a fight scene in denim would be *brilliant*. Or plaid.
Mike:yeah, it wouldn't be unstylistic or stupid at all.
Rob: They should kick it up a notch for Revolutions and have everyone in hats.
Mike: ha ha ha ha
Mike: this script is kinda weak. He knows the script form. but 1. the dialogue sucks and 2. if he's gonna spend this much time writing stories, he should learn to make up his own characters and maybe grow as a writer, rather than steal and fuck up other people's stuff.
Rob: I love the bit where Neo deconstructs the Matrix... WITH HIS MIND!
Mike: well... he coulda thought up something stupider than that. all the same... I haven't read the entire thing obviously, but I dunno if he'd have the chops to even write that properly. who the fuck is gregory?
We don't sleep anymore says:
Rob: He's one of the One's that Morpheus thought was the One, but wasn't. One is the loneliest number.
Mike: Plus this writer uses "fuck" about a couple hundred more times than they ever used in either of the predecessing films
Rob: That's fucking right.
Mike: this is not smith type of dialogue:
GREGORY"No man can beat me."
SMITH "Bring it on, pussy."
Rob:Tee hee!
Mike: not to mention that they all have names like neo, trinity, morpheus, link, tank, dozer, cypher... who would pick GREGORY as a handle?!
Rob:I guess that Gregory is a badass name.
Mike: ooooooh, I can't wait for the fight scenes with them dressed in DENIM!
THE FIVE of them stand, immobile, around a ringing phone as their minds filter in to their body images. They are dressed practically in denim and leather, like blue collar workers. Their dress wouldn’t attract the slightest bit of attention, except for the padded coats and tote bags filled with firepower.
Rob: C'mon, you know that a fight scene in denim would be *brilliant*. Or plaid.
Mike:yeah, it wouldn't be unstylistic or stupid at all.
Rob: They should kick it up a notch for Revolutions and have everyone in hats.
Mike: ha ha ha ha
This is notthe script for the Matrix Reloaded
But it makes for an interesting read of what one fan with too much time on their hands can do.
But it makes for an interesting read of what one fan with too much time on their hands can do.
I'm not sure what to say about this
Taken from the Internet Movie Database. Draw your own conclusions.
Taken from the Internet Movie Database. Draw your own conclusions.
Publicity-shy The Matrix Reloaded director Larry Wachowski left his wife of 15 years following an affair with a dominatrix. Larry, 37, appeared at the Cannes Festival premiere of Matrix Reloaded with 36-year-old blonde Karin Winslow last week. Wachowski - who writes and directs the hit movies with brother Andy Wachowski - is reported to have left his wife Thea after hiring Winslow's services, leaving her transsexual husband fuming.
Jake Miller, estranged husband of Winslow, is now alleging in British newspaper The Mail On Sunday that Larry is a cross-dresser who ran off with his wife.
He says, "He stole my wife from me and he crossed over the boundaries. I'm not saying I'm a saint, but I am telling the truth. Larry Wachowski is living a lie. He has been cross-dressing for years and everybody knows it. But in Hollywood, money talks. And if you are the director of a hit like The Matrix, you can get away with anything. I hope Larry is man enough to hear what I am saying and to come out and admit who - or what - he is. I want people to know the truth. When Larry walked down the red carpet with my wife, he was probably wearing a bra and panties under his suit."
Sesame Street breaks Iraqi POWs
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Heavy metal music and popular American children's songs are being used by US interrogators to break the will of their captives in Iraq.
Uncooperative prisoners are being exposed for prolonged periods to tracks by rock group Metallica and music from children's TV programmes Sesame Street and Barney in the hope of making them talk.
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"If he declared that there was an emergency, he could stop collective bargaining at the Department of Agriculture. So under what the Senate is proposing, the president will have more authority to help protect the homeland if potatoes attacked America in the Department of Agriculture than he would if terrorists did."
I will miss Ari Fleisher
I will miss Ari Fleisher
Friday, May 16, 2003
Spot the Terrorist
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Jay Walker achieved fame and fortune as an internet pioneer (Priceline.com), then notoriety and considerably less fortune as an icon of the dot-com bust. But his legacy might one day be a sweeping scheme for homeland security that doesn’t earn him a buck. For the past few months, Walker has quietly been visiting key figures in Washington, D.C., to brief them on an idea he calls US HomeGuard. It is audacious, ingenious and a little bit scary. Basically, it attempts to protect chemical plants, reservoirs and airports—all targets where terrorists could get horrifying results with relatively little effort—by a system involving 10 million Webcams and a stay-at-home army of up to a million watchful citizens.
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Blog it yourself poetry
Mario Brothers music.
geek chic and is nothing better to say
Wow, What it connected with
card intensive like Hippie Man was getting along fine
with its parade of long past.
He did the job as a Button
Barbelith Underground the interrelations of different ideas
that nothing short Story all decompression.
This so he did
a cruel bastard: Power Otomo
is inviting—so handy,
mostly pictures.
The paramedic huddles over Bobby,
a sexual relationship with a wacky
neighbour on the passages
within hours left alone with her So he
OVERDOSED ON the show
declined to be a
bright sunny day he did the champagne
sipping classes.
Mario Brothers music.
geek chic and is nothing better to say
Wow, What it connected with
card intensive like Hippie Man was getting along fine
with its parade of long past.
He did the job as a Button
Barbelith Underground the interrelations of different ideas
that nothing short Story all decompression.
This so he did
a cruel bastard: Power Otomo
is inviting—so handy,
mostly pictures.
The paramedic huddles over Bobby,
a sexual relationship with a wacky
neighbour on the passages
within hours left alone with her So he
OVERDOSED ON the show
declined to be a
bright sunny day he did the champagne
sipping classes.
Fiction I covet: 1-2-3 Be a Porn Star! A Step-By-Step Guide to the Adult Sex Industry
If the title didn't sell the book for you, the reviews on Amazon.com will.
'Nuff said.
If the title didn't sell the book for you, the reviews on Amazon.com will.
Within hours of reading this fantastic book I had started growing a moustache, perming my hair and getting ready for the journey of my life into my new goal - the job with the hole.
I found the passages within the book to be well written and succinct, with clearly labelled 3d diagrams. If you buy only one book this year, buy "The Art Of Vaginal Fisting", if you buy two books this year - get this one as well!!
'Nuff said.
From E3:Boktai
From IGN
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The light sensor converts sunlight into usable energy in the adventure, so the more time spent out in the sun, the more powerful your character can get. With this kind of inovation, there's no doubt that boktai will be one of the cooler games to hit the GBA. Gotta start saving up....
From IGN
IGNpocket: Where did the idea for Boktai come from? Did you see the light sensor technology first and say "Wow, this would make a great game!" Or did the game idea come first?
Hideo Kojima: It wasn't technology first. I wanted to create a game that involved sunlight, and with the Game Boy Advance you can carry it outside, and there are no other games that involve sunlight. And I love the theme of Dracula and vampires, I've always wanted to come up with a game that players can fight vampires. It was a lot of different ideas that came together, and I thought, why don't I create a game that involves fighting vampires with sunlight? But I didn't know if it was technically possible, and I didn't know how much it would be if I could do this because it might be too expensive with the GBA ROM and having a specialized cartridge. There's a division within Konami that makes specialized toys that have odor sensors and humidity sensors, and they're pretty cheap. And when I was creating Metal Gear Solid 2, I asked them if it was possible to come up with a solar sensor. And when I knew that it was possible, that's when I said "We're going to do this."
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The light sensor converts sunlight into usable energy in the adventure, so the more time spent out in the sun, the more powerful your character can get. With this kind of inovation, there's no doubt that boktai will be one of the cooler games to hit the GBA. Gotta start saving up....
The Filth Trailer
Inspired by Mike's post on Moon Karma Zero, I thought that I would show off the trailer for the Filth I've probably raved about Grant Morrison more than I should, but the Filth is a mad and ugly comic that appeals to me like hotdogs and ripple chips.
Inspired by Mike's post on Moon Karma Zero, I thought that I would show off the trailer for the Filth I've probably raved about Grant Morrison more than I should, but the Filth is a mad and ugly comic that appeals to me like hotdogs and ripple chips.
Thursday, May 15, 2003
What I'm listening to: Dimitri Shostakovich
Thank God for Epitonic. Not only is it a great time waster while I'm at work, but it also introduces me to some great new music. Shostakovich is grand and poweful music. Fun to listen to when you have an entire hotel to yourself.
Thank God for Epitonic. Not only is it a great time waster while I'm at work, but it also introduces me to some great new music. Shostakovich is grand and poweful music. Fun to listen to when you have an entire hotel to yourself.
Jerry Springer: the Opera
Nicholas Hytner promised that his tenure at the National would bring a new audience. How can he fail to attract them with this amazing new musical Jerry Springer - The Opera? What it lacks in decorum and genteel language it makes up for in freshness and excitement. Just the title is a conundrum, Jerry Springer known for his trashy television show and its cultural opposite, opera, that high brow preserve of the champagne sipping classes.
It is a splendid idea. The high drama of Jerry Springer's talk show with its parade of dysfunction and sexual weirdness transposed into an operatic format. Composer Richard Thomas developed the Opera Device in the form of Loré Lixenburg, as a musical shield against a hostile crowd of a cabaret in a North London pub. She was wheeled on to sing beautiful arias to silence hecklers. Jerry Springer - The Opera was a hit in its concert version at last year's Edinburgh Festival having metamorphosed from an earlier version at Battersea Arts Centre. Studios USA who own the rights to The Jerry Springer Show declined to back JSTO after they objected to the opera's language, and sexual and religious content. Irony or what? But London born Jerry Springer saw it in Edinburgh in August 2002 and gave that version of the show his blessing.
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Nicholas Hytner promised that his tenure at the National would bring a new audience. How can he fail to attract them with this amazing new musical Jerry Springer - The Opera? What it lacks in decorum and genteel language it makes up for in freshness and excitement. Just the title is a conundrum, Jerry Springer known for his trashy television show and its cultural opposite, opera, that high brow preserve of the champagne sipping classes.
It is a splendid idea. The high drama of Jerry Springer's talk show with its parade of dysfunction and sexual weirdness transposed into an operatic format. Composer Richard Thomas developed the Opera Device in the form of Loré Lixenburg, as a musical shield against a hostile crowd of a cabaret in a North London pub. She was wheeled on to sing beautiful arias to silence hecklers. Jerry Springer - The Opera was a hit in its concert version at last year's Edinburgh Festival having metamorphosed from an earlier version at Battersea Arts Centre. Studios USA who own the rights to The Jerry Springer Show declined to back JSTO after they objected to the opera's language, and sexual and religious content. Irony or what? But London born Jerry Springer saw it in Edinburgh in August 2002 and gave that version of the show his blessing.
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E-mail from John
I got this in my inbox this morning and I thought that I'd post it as he's having problems with the commenting system.
I forgot to mention the other day that another reason that I really dig the game is that it's not card intensive like most other CCGs. If you play as the runner, it's quite possible that you can score some agenda points on the first turn. Although I understand the need for card games with card based mechanics, I do miss games where the rules really pushed the game. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up some cards next time that I'm GP.
I got this in my inbox this morning and I thought that I'd post it as he's having problems with the commenting system.
I wish I could still comment in your "comments" area, but, alas, it seems the script has changed, as I get 400 Bad Request errors when I try lately.
But this isn't about my crappy computer; it's about Netrunner. It's nothing short of amazing you should mention the game today, as just yesterday I bought my first starter and 19 boosters, clearing out my local game store's
entire inventory (at the rock bottom prices of $3.00 for the starter and $0.50 per booster). This was on a recommendation of my friend, who loves the game, and my own knowledge that many of my other gaming friends still pull out their decks when they get the chance.
I've played with other player's decks before, and it is indeed an interesting game, largely due to the interrelations of the assymetry
mentioned in that article you posted. It's a testament to its playability that, long after most of my friends sold off their other dead CCGs and even some still living ones, they've kept their Netrunner cards.
Additionally, almost every card has humorous, engaging flavor text. It's not a rarity, like it is in other games. I agree with your article that the artwork could have been better, but that's a small issue compared to the other areas of quality.
Oh, on a side note, I got "I Got A Rock" in one of my boosters. I don't know if it's true outside my circle of friends, but around here, that's just cool. ;-)
I forgot to mention the other day that another reason that I really dig the game is that it's not card intensive like most other CCGs. If you play as the runner, it's quite possible that you can score some agenda points on the first turn. Although I understand the need for card games with card based mechanics, I do miss games where the rules really pushed the game. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up some cards next time that I'm GP.
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Netrunner: a post mortum
Ever since I've moved back home, I've been digging up old CCGs that I used to play. One of them was Netrunner. Although all we own is a starter deck boosted with a couple of extra cards, the game is amazingly solid and lots of fun to play. It's probably the most interactive CCG out there. While looking for spoilers for the premier set, I came across this article about the decline of the game. It's really facinating and it has some interesting things to say about a wonderfully designed game. I'm surprised that no one has dedicated a website to dead CCGs yet. I heard that Olav was kicking the idea around for a while, but it seems that nothing came of it. Too bad. If I had the time and the interest I'd do something like that myself. I'd call it the Discard Pile. Or something.
Ever since I've moved back home, I've been digging up old CCGs that I used to play. One of them was Netrunner. Although all we own is a starter deck boosted with a couple of extra cards, the game is amazingly solid and lots of fun to play. It's probably the most interactive CCG out there. While looking for spoilers for the premier set, I came across this article about the decline of the game. It's really facinating and it has some interesting things to say about a wonderfully designed game. I'm surprised that no one has dedicated a website to dead CCGs yet. I heard that Olav was kicking the idea around for a while, but it seems that nothing came of it. Too bad. If I had the time and the interest I'd do something like that myself. I'd call it the Discard Pile. Or something.
Dreams: Kelly Osbourn
Kelly and I were at her house, and old wooden one near my parents place in the outskirts of Fort St. John. She was introducing me to her family and I was getting along fine with them. She was much shorter than I, and I told her that. She laughed and gave me a kiss. Later, we were outside and the house started on fire. We weren't sure what to make of this so we left for some other place. Next thing I knew, we were both at a dance/concert that she was putting on. I was mingling with the crowd while she performed. When she came back, she gave me a hung that reminded me of Heather and she had a limp that reminded me of the one legged goth girl that I see around town from time to time. She started to kiss and cuddle with me, but for some reason, I couldn't remember her name. As we were about to make out, I woke up.
Kelly and I were at her house, and old wooden one near my parents place in the outskirts of Fort St. John. She was introducing me to her family and I was getting along fine with them. She was much shorter than I, and I told her that. She laughed and gave me a kiss. Later, we were outside and the house started on fire. We weren't sure what to make of this so we left for some other place. Next thing I knew, we were both at a dance/concert that she was putting on. I was mingling with the crowd while she performed. When she came back, she gave me a hung that reminded me of Heather and she had a limp that reminded me of the one legged goth girl that I see around town from time to time. She started to kiss and cuddle with me, but for some reason, I couldn't remember her name. As we were about to make out, I woke up.
Monday, May 12, 2003
Typing Monkeys Don't Write Shakespeare
LONDON - Give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, the theory goes, and they will eventually produce the works of Shakespeare.
Give six monkeys one computer for a month, and they will make a mess.
Researchers at Plymouth University in England reported this week that primates left alone with a computer attacked the machine and failed to produce a single word.
"They pressed a lot of S's," researcher Mike Phillips said Friday. "Obviously, English isn't their first language."
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LONDON - Give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, the theory goes, and they will eventually produce the works of Shakespeare.
Give six monkeys one computer for a month, and they will make a mess.
Researchers at Plymouth University in England reported this week that primates left alone with a computer attacked the machine and failed to produce a single word.
"They pressed a lot of S's," researcher Mike Phillips said Friday. "Obviously, English isn't their first language."
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Friday, May 09, 2003
Brian Hitch Interview
Brian Hitch, the penciler on Marvel's Ultimates and Warren Ellis' run on the Authority speaks out on his spin on "wide screen" comic books, decommpresion and his philosophy about his artwork. More in link.
The stretching, or padding of a story you refer to isn't widescreen at all, it's decompression. This is something that has existed in Japanese comics for decades. The manga stuff has more to offer than simply big feet, wide eyes and speedlines. That's just surface sheen. The best thing about it to my mind is the almost perfect marriage between comics and movies storytelling approaches. Shirow is raw energy and power, Otomo is restrained pacing that is almost a movie storyboard. This stuff resonated with me the minute I saw it as it connected with a lot of ideas that had been brewing in me for years before I got distracted by trying to emulate the approaches of others instead of having the confidence and conviction to follow my own instincts.
Brian Hitch, the penciler on Marvel's Ultimates and Warren Ellis' run on the Authority speaks out on his spin on "wide screen" comic books, decommpresion and his philosophy about his artwork. More in link.
Music videos
One of the best things about working a job that has access to high speed internet and a really laid back atmostphere is that I'm able to take the time to scour the internet and check out internet radio stations and music videos that I normally wouldn't be able to.
Six Days
Directed by one of the world's most innovative directors, Wong Kar-Wai, Six Days deals with love and how one man deals with his woman cheating on him. It features the trademark visuals that one expects from Kar-Wai's films and fantastic editing.
Untitled #1
Taken from the first track of the new Sigur Ros album, Untitled #1 is both beautiful and chilling. The music and visuals encapsulated what it would be like to live in a post apocalyptic world more than any book or film that I've seen. Utterly fantastic.
One of the best things about working a job that has access to high speed internet and a really laid back atmostphere is that I'm able to take the time to scour the internet and check out internet radio stations and music videos that I normally wouldn't be able to.
Six Days
Directed by one of the world's most innovative directors, Wong Kar-Wai, Six Days deals with love and how one man deals with his woman cheating on him. It features the trademark visuals that one expects from Kar-Wai's films and fantastic editing.
Untitled #1
Taken from the first track of the new Sigur Ros album, Untitled #1 is both beautiful and chilling. The music and visuals encapsulated what it would be like to live in a post apocalyptic world more than any book or film that I've seen. Utterly fantastic.
Super Mario Brothers as it's never been seen before
Ignore the shoddy animation and poor story, it's all about the brilliant covers of the Super Mario Brothers music. Do do do do do do,do!
Ignore the shoddy animation and poor story, it's all about the brilliant covers of the Super Mario Brothers music. Do do do do do do,do!
More SARS madness
Villagers in southern Taiwan are strapping bras to their faces to guard against the deadly SARS virus due to a shortage of surgical masks.
'I went to every pharmacy in the village and it's impossible to find a proper mask,' a middle-aged man told cable television on Thursday, his face partially covered by a dark red cup
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Villagers in southern Taiwan are strapping bras to their faces to guard against the deadly SARS virus due to a shortage of surgical masks.
'I went to every pharmacy in the village and it's impossible to find a proper mask,' a middle-aged man told cable television on Thursday, his face partially covered by a dark red cup
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Asshat
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Thanks to Zorbs for link via her blog.
Asshat is by no means just a replacement for the word ‘asshole,’ but at the current state of the economy there is no better word to compare it to.
ass·hat
n. slang
1. A thoroughly contemptible, detestable person.
2. Tight fitting underwear
[sny: asshole, asshead, assclown, asswad, asshot, assface, prick, faggot, whitey tighties]
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Thanks to Zorbs for link via her blog.
Thursday, May 08, 2003
Teacher's hottie lifts name ban to pump CD
Dustin Dickeson, the young man who had a sexual relationship with his teacher, was happy yesterday after a judge lifted a court order banning publication of his name.
"Finally, I'm not a blur anymore," said Dickeson, now 21.
Dickeson was 17 when Chatelech Secondary School teacher Heather Ingram was arrested for exploitation of a minor after their relationship became public.
The rap wannabe applied to have the ban lifted so he could exploit his story in his career.
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I should point out that I heard one of their tracks on CBC earlier today. I can see why they did this. They need all the help that they can get.
Dustin Dickeson, the young man who had a sexual relationship with his teacher, was happy yesterday after a judge lifted a court order banning publication of his name.
"Finally, I'm not a blur anymore," said Dickeson, now 21.
Dickeson was 17 when Chatelech Secondary School teacher Heather Ingram was arrested for exploitation of a minor after their relationship became public.
The rap wannabe applied to have the ban lifted so he could exploit his story in his career.
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I should point out that I heard one of their tracks on CBC earlier today. I can see why they did this. They need all the help that they can get.
The world acording to Chick
The format is inviting—so small, so handy, mostly pictures. The first panel immediately plunges you into the action, as a paramedic huddles over Bobby, a teen who just overdosed on speed (we know this because the paramedic tells the crowd "HE OVERDOSED ON SPEED!"). "Wow! What a drag!" thinks one bystander. An elderly man preaches the gospel to a kid and is mocked and beaten by a man in a leisure suit. The bully drives off with the kid; their car is immediately hit by a speeding train. "YAAAAAA!" they scream. In the next panel they're in the Inferno.
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The format is inviting—so small, so handy, mostly pictures. The first panel immediately plunges you into the action, as a paramedic huddles over Bobby, a teen who just overdosed on speed (we know this because the paramedic tells the crowd "HE OVERDOSED ON SPEED!"). "Wow! What a drag!" thinks one bystander. An elderly man preaches the gospel to a kid and is mocked and beaten by a man in a leisure suit. The bully drives off with the kid; their car is immediately hit by a speeding train. "YAAAAAA!" they scream. In the next panel they're in the Inferno.
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Why May is special
May is National Masturbation Month and it's also Asian Heritage Month. Putting them together is like mixing together peanut butter and chocolate together. Oh so delicious!
May is National Masturbation Month and it's also Asian Heritage Month. Putting them together is like mixing together peanut butter and chocolate together. Oh so delicious!
Wednesday, May 07, 2003
Another Short Story about Mike Myhre
Here's another class project on our favorite animator, Mike Myhre, writen by my younger brother Steven for a class project. I'm not sure if Mike should be insulted or impressed.
Mike Myhre by Steven Andrews
It was a bright sunny day in the middle of the usual extremely boring class of English grade 8. Mike Myhre was sitting as bored as usual while the teacher was blabbing on as usual with her squeaky annoying voice. So Mike decided to draw and there is nothing better to draw than drawing your teacher especially when you do not like her. He whipped out his fresh supply of paper and pencil and started drawing. His drawing was a master piece it looked exactly like her with her glasses and the big long nose and the rather plump body and don’t forget the pants puled up all the way up to her arms .All of a sudden the teacher came and grabbed the piece of paper and looked at it. Her face turned red then steam was coming out of her ears, She said “Mr. Mhyres you are supposed to listen in class not draw that monstrosity that is supposed to look like me, you forgot my beautiful legs. And Mr. Myhre this is just a warning next time it will be 6 hundred page essay ha ha ha ha!”
So Mike never drew her again but he did draw again .A few days later he was done all of his work so he started drawing cool superheroes like Hippie Man, Hippie Man was cool he had long hair and flower pants. Then there was the Hippie mobile it had lots of flowers on it to and it had peace spray so whenever it sprays people they would be peaceful. The teacher was coming at .0000003 metres per hour because she was really fat. Mike Grabbed his papers and tossed them in his bag but it was too late. “ Well well well Mr. Myhre I guess you got yourself a six hundred page essay.” “But I was done my homework,” “I don’t care now start your essay”.
When Mike got home he decided to do a 6 hundred-page comic book for her .So he did a six hundred-page comic book about Hippie man. The next day he put his essay on the teacher’s desk, five minutes later the teacher grabbed the comic book and ripped it up. She grabbed Mike by the collar of his shirt and dragged him to the Principals office. Right before she put him in the office she said, “ I wanted an essay not a stupid comic book for that you are in the principals office.”
Mike was scared poopless but that was not going to help, so he went in the office. He explained every thing to the principal, The Principal laughed and told mike to try not to draw any more. Then he was sent back to class.
Now Mike is twenty-two years old and lives in Vancouver and is looking for a job. He has won all kinds of awards for drawing and doing cartoons. If Mike ever gets a job as a cartoonist it will be very successful.
Here's another class project on our favorite animator, Mike Myhre, writen by my younger brother Steven for a class project. I'm not sure if Mike should be insulted or impressed.
Mike Myhre by Steven Andrews
It was a bright sunny day in the middle of the usual extremely boring class of English grade 8. Mike Myhre was sitting as bored as usual while the teacher was blabbing on as usual with her squeaky annoying voice. So Mike decided to draw and there is nothing better to draw than drawing your teacher especially when you do not like her. He whipped out his fresh supply of paper and pencil and started drawing. His drawing was a master piece it looked exactly like her with her glasses and the big long nose and the rather plump body and don’t forget the pants puled up all the way up to her arms .All of a sudden the teacher came and grabbed the piece of paper and looked at it. Her face turned red then steam was coming out of her ears, She said “Mr. Mhyres you are supposed to listen in class not draw that monstrosity that is supposed to look like me, you forgot my beautiful legs. And Mr. Myhre this is just a warning next time it will be 6 hundred page essay ha ha ha ha!”
So Mike never drew her again but he did draw again .A few days later he was done all of his work so he started drawing cool superheroes like Hippie Man, Hippie Man was cool he had long hair and flower pants. Then there was the Hippie mobile it had lots of flowers on it to and it had peace spray so whenever it sprays people they would be peaceful. The teacher was coming at .0000003 metres per hour because she was really fat. Mike Grabbed his papers and tossed them in his bag but it was too late. “ Well well well Mr. Myhre I guess you got yourself a six hundred page essay.” “But I was done my homework,” “I don’t care now start your essay”.
When Mike got home he decided to do a 6 hundred-page comic book for her .So he did a six hundred-page comic book about Hippie man. The next day he put his essay on the teacher’s desk, five minutes later the teacher grabbed the comic book and ripped it up. She grabbed Mike by the collar of his shirt and dragged him to the Principals office. Right before she put him in the office she said, “ I wanted an essay not a stupid comic book for that you are in the principals office.”
Mike was scared poopless but that was not going to help, so he went in the office. He explained every thing to the principal, The Principal laughed and told mike to try not to draw any more. Then he was sent back to class.
Now Mike is twenty-two years old and lives in Vancouver and is looking for a job. He has won all kinds of awards for drawing and doing cartoons. If Mike ever gets a job as a cartoonist it will be very successful.
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