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09:27 pm
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While I'm here...
Haven't even been dipping in to read. God only knows what I've missed. Work and life intrude, as they will from time to time. Plus I haven't had a lot to say, and if I have I'll have called you and you'll already know what it was.
Welding plastics again, which is interesting... err, sort of. Actually there are bits of it which are tedious, but such is the way with any manufacturing gig. Even making furniture can wear on a bit, and I love doing that.
The weather has been mostly agreeable here in the second circle of hell, so living here has been something close to tolerable. Still haven't seen as much of the remaining Floridians as I'd like, so some steps may have to be taken to remedy that. Of course every time I call some of them (ahem, Sev) they don't take my call, but they usually have a reasonable (sounding) excuse.
Don't expect to be around a lot, but you never know. I may be watching when you think I'm not, so you'd better be on your toes.
Ok, that is all. Return to your stations.
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09:24 pm
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Flyleaf
If you haven't heard them, you should.
Like right now...
Seriously, now.
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09:02 am
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Metaphysical thoughts (in progress)
Over breakfast a friend of mine tried to explain string theory and m theory to me in response to a question about his t-shirt.
Since I'm not a scientist, I mostly didn't get it. There's a part of my brain that doesn't care because if I can't use it to score hot chicks, it really isn't useful to me. However, in the interest of keeping up my end of the conversation I posed a few questions as to possible results of a grand unification theory. ( Cut for length and stream of consciousness-wandering )
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01:47 pm
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"Every bass player in the known universe"
( Video behind the cut, because I love you all so damn much )
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09:30 am
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Because it's good to share
It's almost Halloween, which means I keep hearing snippets of Bach's Toccata and Fugue (because it sounds like the soundtrack to a black and white horror movie featuring the acting wizardry of Vincent Price, I suppose). This is fine, since Toccata has always been a favorite of mine, but also frustrating because when I hear part of it, I always want to hear the rest and my cd collection is a mess right now.
In a strange instance of what I can only refer to as cross-inspiration I dipped my toes in "Instant Getification" (ask.com) and did a search for (if we "Google" things{and who doesn't, really?} on Google, then what are we doing on Ask? Ask is already a verb. Can you reverb? This is how my brain works, do not be afraid) Toccata. I found this bit of fun which very nearly satisfied my need for Bach but reaffirmed that a machine is a poor subsitute for a well-trained human. Still, the visual element of the piece more than makes up for the shortcomings in virtuosity. Go watch it and see for yourself. It's music, so turn down your speakers if you're at work. On the other hand, it's Bach, so turn them back up baby!
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07:16 pm
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Deathly Hallows - SPOILER FREE
I've been reading this series to my son, and we just finished the last book. It was good, and the ending was good, but it was not her best book. Now don't throw things at me, just listen for a minute. Elements of the plot dragged on, other parts were needlessly brief. There is at least one MASSIVE continuity error that is never addressed. The Epilogue is rather slapdash as well. Overall, I'd say the book lacked a certain degree of polish, polish it so richly deserved, being the final installment of a hugely popular series. I can imagine she was tired of it. Writers do become tired of writing (how many books did Stephen King write about writers who suffer from ennui?). There's also the undeniable "Rowling Factor"-- that unpredictable potential for absolute nuttiness. I love her characters and the world she created, but she's a loon folks, plain and simple. She said she finished the book in a hotel room, drinking champagne from the minibar, and I have to say that this image is not hard to conjure.
This is a good book, I enjoyed it quite a bit, and her construction of the story, tying up the loose ends and making it all plausible was superb, but it was not the best book in the series. That's my opinion. I welcome yours, but keep it spoiler free for those of us who haven't finished the book. If you are absolutely dying to discuss a particular element of the book, email me.
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07:13 pm
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Catwoman on AMC
I thought AMC stood for American Movie Classics. Don't they screen this stuff before they put it on the TV?
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08:34 am
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Grrrrrrr....
Ann Coulter is on TV again, with Joe Scarborough and I keep looking for Keith Olbermann to jump in and smash them both in the head.
Fuckers.
NWS: A little Rollins to start your day right.
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05:10 pm
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As I mature
Someone sent me this in an email and it made me laugh. It's not new, but it's still worth sharing.
I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.
I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes.
I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.
I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better have a big willy or huge boobs.
I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more screwed up than you think.
I've learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you're finished.
I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities.
I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place!
I've learned that 99% of the time when something isn't working in your house, one of your kids did it.
I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away.
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11:20 am
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Peter
I've had a couple of interesting Peter Gabriel moments recently. A while back I picked up Hit which is a wonderful two-disc collection of his work, studio and live. The jacket features pics of him through the years and I was taken aback that he's aged, since in my head he continued to look as he did during the So/Us era. I will say he has the same mischeivous glint in his eye, which reminded me that youth is more than outward appearance.
The other moment came when, looking for something else, I unearthed my copy of Secret World Live. Like most retarded monkees, I'm easily distracted by shiny objects, so I abandoned my search for whatever I was looking for and put the disc on to watch. So very good. Peter has one of the best voices anywhere ever and the musicianship in this show is awesome. Also, nice bonus for me, Paula Cole is teh yum!
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09:56 am
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On the lighter side...
An old friend of mine is getting married this weekend, again. He was married once, but it was a starter-marriage and it left a sufficiently bad taste in his mouth that he swore he'd never wed again. Alas.
This woman must be pretty important to him, I hope she's worthy. I'm not sure either of them know what they're getting into.
It occurred to me this week that Gryfn might be in attendance, as I know they are still reasonably close. This realization came to me with a mixture of dread and amusement. Dread because I know I'm not one of her favorite people, amusement because I have a wicked streak a mile wide and a strange sense of humor. On the phone I asked if there was anyone coming who I needed to worry about and his reply amused me even more: "No, I don't -- Oh shit!" After laughing maniacally, I swore not to shed blood at his wedding, in honor of our longtime friendship. I think he was relieved.
Should be fun.
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09:31 am
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Amy
I have a new cell phone. Part of owning a new cellphone is programming the phone numbers into the phonebook (now called a Contact list). As a part of the elaborate denial and avoidance dance I've been performing since Amy was taken from us, I had never taken her number out of the old phone. I'm not actually demented enough to program her number into my new phone though, which means I'm feeling a bit melancholy since I'm having to let go of one more part of her. Maybe I'll pour gasoline all over the old phone and set it alight as a kind of offering.
It's not so much that I'm crazy, I'm just not sure we all agree on a definition of sanity.
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11:11 am
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Research
My wife, who is very smart, has a limited capacity to read about things which don't interest her. (It should be noted that I imagine this is true for most people, myself included) We were talking about news of the continuing conflict in the Middle East (BTW who came up with the term "Middle East?" Was it the Brits?) and she told me "You know, I have a really hard time keeping all those different people straight. It's hard to know who the newsmen are talking about." I tried to thumbnail it for her off my own sketchy understanding of the conflict, and found that some reading was called for.
Wiki to the rescue.
I spent the morning reading about the similarities and differences between Arabs and Muslims, Sunnis and Shi-ites with my own brand of cross-topic tangential reasearch sprinkled liberally over everything. Now I know enough to finish the conversation from last night, which she has forgotten about. Aparently she was half asleep and brain-addled from cold medication.
Ah well, no doubt the topic will resurface.
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11:19 pm
[Link] | Ok, so ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ross_winn hipped me to it, and I've been goofing off on Shelfari all day. Basically it's a way of showing off how many books you've read, or want to read, or just think are keen. My "shelf" is here.
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10:21 pm
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Transformers
( more than meets the eye )
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05:59 pm
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Neocons on a cruise...
Who knew they knew how to have fun?
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01:13 pm
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None of you do anyway, but...
Don't look at my friends page unless you're already seen all the Harry Potter spoilers (true or otherwise) or unless you don't care about seeing them. Some jackass posted them, without a cut, to a community, which to me smacks of a particular kind of assholery.
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06:43 pm
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Gibson, on film options
"I no longer get very wrought up over the liminals, myself, except to be annoyed by people who seem to assume that feature films are the ultimate stage of novelistic creation, thereby relegating the book to the status of dull gray chrysalis."
Taken from here.
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03:33 pm
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Casting thoughts for a movie that might never get made.
Following a crew thread from a movie I'd just seen I tripped over imdb's page for Pattern Recognition. There's a thread in the message boards about casting for the movie and I was struck immediately how pie-in-the-sky some of the different poster's suggestions were. Some of them were very clearly just people wishing that their favorite actress would be cast in the role and we're talking some big names for an unheard-of movie for a fairly little-known novel (It's funny how living on the internet can skew your perspective).
If you know the book, give me the cast list in your head while I try to compile mine, or feel free to give me some of your own pie-in-the-sky casting wishes about other projects, past or present.
Current Music: Suhkwinder Singh - Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint
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10:41 am
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Trimarian Memorial Tourney
If you're not SCA, some of this is going to sound strange to you.
TMT is my anniversary event. Actually it's my understanding that it's a lot of people's frist event, so this is not a huge distinction, but it was a factor in my deciding to attend. Also, being a kingdom-level event, there was a high probability of seeing people I hadn't seen in a while as people tend to come out of the woodwork.
I was quickly reminded why I hated camping in Florida: it's hot. Africa hot. I was sitting in the shade and I was hot. I was watching the fighters in all their padding and armor in the sun, swinging sticks at each other and I thought "Nope, no sweat for glory." I was thankful for the exceeding comfort of my impromtu toga, even if others were less enthusiastic about the colors in the fabric (is tye-dye period?).
Sat at Herald's Point with Taly and watched people, one of my favorite activities. Snacked at Martin's (Count Martin?) saturday night shrimp-bake feast with lady_sinister and had a blast talking about old times. Would have been nice if the_lunchbox was there, but duties at the homestead kept him away, and I know how that goes.
Sunday night I helped in the kitchen with feast and had a blast. I've discovered that I enjoy feast so much more if I'm working it but I usually work front-of-house. Wolf Mother seemed to need an extra hand in the kitchen so that was where I stayed, lending a hand with plating and presentation. She told me later that she hated plating up food and thanked me for my help and invited me to work in her kitchen any time she was making feast. That was pretty much the cherry on top of the sundae for me.
Altogether an agreeable weekend spent in the company of friends.
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