I don't get either one.
Thursday, February 22
Black Dogs
A couple things:
- I've started using Scroogle (Google scraper - ads and IP address tracking removed). I recommend it. I even added it to the little search bar in the upper right of my browser - if you use Firefox you can add it here. We're going to look back at this time in history and balk that one company had so much access (stored and realtime) to so many aspects of our lives. And check this out. [Business Week]
- I'm interested in this dude Anthony Storr after learning of his book, "Churchill's Black Dog and Other Phenomena of the Human Mind". He sounds like an interesting individual.
- I'm actively trying to get executed from Gawker's comments. So far I haven't been successful. I will have to try harder to be an asshole I guess (although, upon reflection, perhaps being LESS of an asshole will guarantee a swift beheading...)
- I'm watching Oprah Winfrey as a guest on Ellen right now. Very weird. Becoming a 'phenomenon' in the media and the megalomania (not to mention the ca$h) that accompanies it must be such a weird, unreal thing. Must remember to write about that when it happens to me...
Wednesday, February 21
I'm Packing My Bags
My trip requires a passport which is exciting. I'm off to visit 2 new places.
She's as pleased as I am about my trip.
She's as pleased as I am about my trip.Epiphany
I don't know if it was due to the very rigorous workout this morning (my personal trainer gets me to work hard), the fact that I am successfully decreasing the number of cigarettes I smoke in a given day, or the fact that my impending trip to South America is < class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">thru the internet and checking emails.
When I have posted things here, they are usually sarcastic, insignificant, or trivial. Above all, they haven't been very personal. Not a lot of 'growth' has taken place as a result of my half-arsed blogging.
That being the case, I am going to be writing more more substantial posts (case in point) and workshopping a couple things in this space.
On an unrelated note, I am really beginning to hate on Gawker. It has really, really gone downhill in terms of intelligence, relevance (rhyme!) and wit. Methinks it's time to move on from it and the accompanying celebu-gossip nonsense that has taken over the mass media.
When I have posted things here, they are usually sarcastic, insignificant, or trivial. Above all, they haven't been very personal. Not a lot of 'growth' has taken place as a result of my half-arsed blogging.
That being the case, I am going to be writing more more substantial posts (case in point) and workshopping a couple things in this space.
On an unrelated note, I am really beginning to hate on Gawker. It has really, really gone downhill in terms of intelligence, relevance (rhyme!) and wit. Methinks it's time to move on from it and the accompanying celebu-gossip nonsense that has taken over the mass media.
Tuesday, February 20
I Believe the Children Are Our Future
I bet this little one is a riot.
Girl, 8, makes 100 prank 911 calls
Lt. Jim Risseeuw of the Sheboygan County, Wis., Sheriff's Department said the unidentified girl was traced with the help of AT&T and TracFone, which identified the phone's owner as the girl's mother, the Sheboygan Press reported Tuesday.
The woman had stopped using the phone but all cell phones can call 911 even if they don't have active service.
Risseeuw said the third-grader identified herself to dispatchers as "Matthew" when she made the calls, some of which contained profanities, the report said.
However, he said because of her age, she won't be charged.
"At this point, the matter was corrected," Risseeuw said. "We'll leave it for the parents to deal with."
Girl, 8, makes 100 prank 911 calls
SHEBOYGAN, Wis., Feb. 20 (UPI) -- No charges will be filed against an 8-year-old Wisconsin girl who made more than 100 prank calls to emergency operators last week.
Lt. Jim Risseeuw of the Sheboygan County, Wis., Sheriff's Department said the unidentified girl was traced with the help of AT&T and TracFone, which identified the phone's owner as the girl's mother, the Sheboygan Press reported Tuesday.
The woman had stopped using the phone but all cell phones can call 911 even if they don't have active service.
Risseeuw said the third-grader identified herself to dispatchers as "Matthew" when she made the calls, some of which contained profanities, the report said.
However, he said because of her age, she won't be charged.
"At this point, the matter was corrected," Risseeuw said. "We'll leave it for the parents to deal with."
Uncanny
Find your own pose!
Colon Traits and Tendencies
The Colon is the chosen pose of individuals who, on their own, seem awkward or remote. They may be the sort who responds to telephone messages with email, or spends their lunchtimes quietly pedometer-walking in lieu of socializing with coworkers. But when a Colonist finds its mate, together they acquire a grace and ease that surprises friends and family.
This part is what struck me:
Since Colonists rely so heavily on their partners to give them context and spark, the times when business or family obligations take one of them away from home can leave both sleepers demoralized.
Ya Think?
This doesn't surprise me in the least.
On an unrelated note, I'm feeling pretty down lately (again). I am growing more and more weary of these cycles of excitement or optimism followed by days of pure boredom, directionlessness (that's a sad word), frustration & gnawing anxiety.
I'm leaving town (and country) on Friday for a big trip that's been in the works for months now.
I'm already not looking forward to the huge letdown/crash that will mark my return.
Upon my return from said trip, I will truly have nothing to use as an excuse for my lack of direction.
Don't cry for me.
On an unrelated note, I'm feeling pretty down lately (again). I am growing more and more weary of these cycles of excitement or optimism followed by days of pure boredom, directionlessness (that's a sad word), frustration & gnawing anxiety.
I'm leaving town (and country) on Friday for a big trip that's been in the works for months now.
I'm already not looking forward to the huge letdown/crash that will mark my return.
Upon my return from said trip, I will truly have nothing to use as an excuse for my lack of direction.
Don't cry for me.
Thursday, February 15
Bummer Thursday
The intense and royal funk that seized me today caught me completely off guard. I don't think I performed one task that was either productive or significant. I just could not summon the...ability to do anything that I "should" have.
My current mood: rank
A stinkbug
My current mood: rank
A stinkbugWednesday, February 14
This Makes Me Homesick
A couple years back, some folks my my grad program developed PacManhattan. Go!Team picked up on it for this awesome video.
Still Life: Healthy Lunch in Institutional Serving Tray
felafel, hummous, tabbouleh, tzaziki, etc -like a vegetarian prison-roleplay or something.. or Mensa I guess.
Tuesday, February 13
Pro Bonehead
I've spent the entire day from the minute I woke up (7.30am) until about 3 working on a website for a friend's company. Well his DBA to me precise. There are 2 things that are 'funny'¹ about this:1. I'm not getting paid for it.
2. I don't have my own personal web presence up yet. Or even designed for that matter.
Go figure.
¹By 'funny' I mean not funny.
Monday, February 12
I, Jellyfish
Well I had a session with a personal trainer this morning. It was supposed to be last Friday, but he slept through it. (I can't say I blame him, since the session was gratis.) In any case, trainer and I both made it today for our 8am meeting.
I am disgusted. Apparently it's miraculous that I have the strength to even lift myself out of bed in the mornings. It seems that my muscles (if indeed there are any) in my butt and lower back are so useless, that I compensate for their pathetic-osity by thrusting my shoulders forward and doing all sorts of weird stuff with my foot angles. Oh and that myth about isolating a muscle when working it as being 'good form' is bullshit too. I need to do more "combination exercises".
In other words, this is what I resemble on a musculo-skeletal level:
I'm bummed out. Oh and to add insult to injury, at the end of the consultation/session we went through the song-and-dance about booking a package of sessions, etc.. It was at this point that the reality of my situation slapped me hard in the face: I. Am. Broke.
Let's see:
Out of shape: check
Weak: check
Poor Form: check
Financially wrecked: check
Thanks, Monday.
I am disgusted. Apparently it's miraculous that I have the strength to even lift myself out of bed in the mornings. It seems that my muscles (if indeed there are any) in my butt and lower back are so useless, that I compensate for their pathetic-osity by thrusting my shoulders forward and doing all sorts of weird stuff with my foot angles. Oh and that myth about isolating a muscle when working it as being 'good form' is bullshit too. I need to do more "combination exercises".
In other words, this is what I resemble on a musculo-skeletal level:
I'm bummed out. Oh and to add insult to injury, at the end of the consultation/session we went through the song-and-dance about booking a package of sessions, etc.. It was at this point that the reality of my situation slapped me hard in the face: I. Am. Broke.Let's see:
Out of shape: check
Weak: check
Poor Form: check
Financially wrecked: check
Thanks, Monday.
Friday, February 9
Wow
I can't even begin to explain how I came across this (MySpace). I do recall seeing some production stills some time back of some Spartans against a blue-screen , not knowing what it was for.
Regardless, it looks goooood, yo. Ima go see this on IMAX the day it opens. Ffrrreelz.
300 Trailer Video
Regardless, it looks goooood, yo. Ima go see this on IMAX the day it opens. Ffrrreelz.
300 Trailer Video
Thursday, February 8
Flashback
This is weird on a number of levels: Anna Nicole Smith in a Brian Ferry video for a cover of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 7
Transitions vol. 2
After a decent hiatus from being interested in music, I've recently begun to check stuff out again. I was asked to help plump up an Amazon order to get free shipping so I haphazardly chose the latest work by John Digweed, Renaissance Transitions vol. 2.If the beats are as nasty as this cover image, I won't be reporting back on this. Let's assume we can't judge this
[An additional note: I always preferred his counterpart Sasha but he doesn't have anything fresh out since Fundacion NYC except for a limited edition set from his night at Avalon, LA back in 6.06.]
Update: 4'00 into track 2 and I'm enjoying it. Starts out thin, light, trancy..almost saccharine. So far so good.
[7:13pst] Update: there's a track called 'Dana' that I'm listening to as I mix Indian spices for my dinner (shrimp over yellow split-peas) that's bouncy/icey that I'm enjoying. That's 3 for 3.
View from the Driver's Seat
Having these 2 air 'fresheners' [1 lemon lime, the other 'hunk'] hanging from my rear-view is one small, but effective way of ensuring that I do not take myself too seriously -- specifically when it comes to worrying about what others may think of me.One of them I purchased while waiting at a car wash, the other was a stocking stuffer from my father.
Hint: It's opposite of what you think.
List of Suck, Fashion Trainwreck, Personal Bestes
A. I have recently (this morning) embarked on a task as monumental as it is painstaking -- compiling the all-time Master List of Suck as it pertains to music from the 1980's. Fret not, I shall not be taking on this crucial chore alone. I will be diligently working with a lear-ned friend from both the east coast and the 80's. With only 6 items on the list, it is already cringe-inducing:
- Puttin' on the Ritz - TACO
- I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
- U Got the Look - Sheena Easton
- Anything by Wang Chung (does that count?)
- Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
- Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
- Ebony & Ivory