| I'm getting this tattooed on my ass |
[May. 13th, 2008|07:18 pm] |
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The object of education is to know a revolution when you see one. |
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| Shocking, that. |
[May. 10th, 2008|12:27 pm] |
Your Score: Problem Plays You scored 36% = Tragic, 51% = Comic, 27% = Romantic, 28% = Historic
You are the "Problem Plays!" The Problem Plays are a group of Shakespeare's plays that cannot be readily identified as either Tragedies or Comedies because they have an equal amount of both. The Problem Plays often present the protagonist with a situation that must be overcome, but after a toilsome journey, the hero almost always comes out on top! Often called "tragicomedies," the Problem Plays contain elements of dark psychological drama, light-hearted comedy, and a bit of romance. This means you are most likely a well-rounded individual with a perfect balance Tragedy, Romance, and Comedy in your life. While you may experience some hard times along the way, odds are you will fight through them and come out on top!
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| The Slip |
[May. 8th, 2008|07:12 am] |
I'm actually digging the new, free NIN album, the Slip. Very retro: not so much the moody washes of sound and repetitive noises that bored me to tears from the Downward Spiral on, but actual drum kits and crunchy guitars a la Pretty Hate Machine. And, you know, free. |
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| Uncool things that I dig part 2: the X-Files |
[May. 5th, 2008|07:32 pm] |
Now, I was totally caught up in the X-Files back in the early nineties right along with the rest of the world. I think I can say it was the last show that I ever felt compelled to watch. As in, you did not miss an episode or you would miss out! It was so spooky and paranoid and funny and sexy and absolutely silly that it was impossible to resist.
But, like most great TV shows, it outlived its prime, and I checked out a couple of seasons before the end, when Mulder wasn't even on the show anymore, and it just was too sad to watch.
As an experiment, we just watched Disk One of Season One on DVD. I was prepared to be disappointed, and I was really prepared for season one to be pretty cheesy, before the mania really took off. But then I watched and realized why this show that should have been buried in some 11:00 timeslot and canceled after half a season, a show about UFOs and conspiracy theories and monsters in the air conditioning vents, why it lasted. The writing is really amazing, and Anderson and Duchovny actually have chemistry, something that every show insists of its leads but never really delivers. Duchovney is a great comic actor and Anderson is so subtle and nuanced in her responses to this adorable goofball.
And, just when I was thinking that the X-Files was just too passe to be cool anymore, I learn of this. |
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| Recently Viewed |
[May. 5th, 2008|07:10 am] |
Beowulf: Why did I think this had a chance of being decent? Was it the reviews? Nah? Gaiman's screenwriting credit? Maybe a little. It may have actually been some ill-founded belief that this weird cartoon would be in some way true to the original (pretty lame) original poem. It's not. It's really silly. And then it gets dumber.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: THe problem with sitting up on friday night drinking whiskey and watching a freaking loooong, tedius, wannabe-artsy movie, is that you end up in danger of kind of "missing" the final act. Affleck is creepy, yes. And the young bride of the old deaf guy has a great noirish face, but there's nothing else memorable about it. And what was with the History Channel narration?
Battle Star Galactica Season 3. Still have a disc and a half to go on this, but the season is kind of stalling out in episodic storytelling right now. Waiting to get back to the larger arc. The drama on New Caprica ended too soon. And I've still never seen the 10 "webisodes" that supposedly led up tot he season. What's up with that? |
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[May. 2nd, 2008|05:24 pm] |
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| My unsolicited advice |
[Apr. 30th, 2008|07:20 pm] |
McCain: Quit pretending to be Mr. Conservative. It's crass and self-defeating.
Hilary: Quit pretending to be a Republican. Unless you're angling to ride shotgun on the Straight Talk Express.
Obama: Stop apologizing for being a liberal. After eight years, we've earned the right.
That is all.
p.s. With the exception of the conspiracy theory involving the US invention of AIDS, I don't see much to argue with in Wright's critique of America. Somebody please say so. |
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| Swedish Doom Metal! |
[Apr. 26th, 2008|09:41 pm] |
Witchcraft:
See also: The Sword! I am in Sabbath heaven!
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| Disheartened |
[Apr. 23rd, 2008|07:04 am] |
If Hillary Clinton gets the nomination, my plan was to go and register as Democratic Socialist, but then I saw that even the Democratic Socialist Party--as far to the left as you can really get-- has decided that the only way to enact change is by backing Democratic nominees. I feel like we're living this riddle:
Either way, we end up in the Bog of Eternal Stench.
So, I say I want a revolution... |
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| Know what I just discovered? |
[Apr. 22nd, 2008|07:11 pm] |
You can instant view season 2 of Heroes on Netflix. I'm such a sucker for this show! |
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| It is April 20th |
[Apr. 20th, 2008|03:20 pm] |
and it is snowing.
That is all. |
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| Uncool things I dig Part One: Recovering the Satellites |
[Apr. 18th, 2008|07:48 pm] |
I don't believe in guilty pleasures. I just don't have the capacity to feel guilt about a stupid TV show or a dumb movie. "Guilty Pleasures" has, for me, the illicit sound of something illegal or immoral. Exposing yourself to senior citizens: now that's a guilty pleasure.
But I do like some things that can not be in any way categorized as cool.
A prime example would be Counting Crows one good album, Recovering the Satellites.
Something strange happened in or abouts '96 or '97: I found myself listening to a couple of bands that had found their way onto the RADIO. This was seriously weird business, but Counting Crows and the Wallflowers were both in the top 40, and I really liked their albums. I was deep in to Americana and classic country, and that combined with my ever-present adoration for figures such as Dylan, Neil Young, and Lou Reed, made these albums perfect fits at that particular moment in my life.
Recovering the Satellites is hard to classify. It doesn't sound like anything that should be on the top 40, but it's certainly nothing alternative. My greatest fear is that is perfectly representative of the invented and pejorative sounding category, "Adult Contemporary." Shiver.
But it's pretty damn good stuff. First off, it's an ALBUM in the sense that the songs really form a cohesive whole, and the writing here is strong throughout. It's the kind of crap that wants to be played at two in the morning while your smacking yourself in the face with an empty bottle of cheap wine.
It's also an object lesson for all would be "sensitive" young songwriters. Don't bitch about your popularity because next week you are absolutely irrelevant.
Also, Duritz set the white boy dreadlocks thing back several years, no?
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| Pick it Up |
[Apr. 18th, 2008|05:25 pm] |
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| Do they alter the results for those who try to psych out the test? |
[Apr. 17th, 2008|07:06 am] |
My Personality
| | Neuroticism | | Extraversion | | Openness to Experience | | Agreeableness | | Conscientiousness | |
| You do not experience strong, irresistible cravings and consequently do not find yourself tempted to overindulge, however you do not feel nervous in social situations, and have a good impression of what others think of you. People generally perceive you as distant and reserved, and you do not usually reach out to others. You like the security of tradition, but sometimes have a desire to bend the rules and challenge conventional thinking. You find helping other people genuinely rewarding and are generally willing to assist those who are in need. You find that doing things for others is a form of self-fulfillment rather than self-sacrifice, however you do not enjoy confrontation, but you will stand up for yourself or push your point if you feel it is important. You take your time when making decisions and will deliberate on all the possible consequences and alternatives.
| Take a Personality Test now or view the full Personality Report.
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| Because you all care what I think SO MUCH... |
[Apr. 13th, 2008|07:22 pm] |
Early in this election cycle, I was completely ambivalent about Hillary Clinton as a candidate. I just waited for her to go away. I mean, she has no charisma, no vision, and more baggage than any candidate should ever have to deal with (and that whole Wal-Mart connection makes all of her adulation of labor stick in my craw, hear?). Like her husband, she's a politician, and that's the beginning and the end of her "vision." That she's now scratching and snarling as she watches her under-conceived and all around lackluster campaign go under makes me finally just dislike her. I'd dislike her if she were engaged in this kind of ankle-biting if it were against McCain!
To my mind, the answer to Clinton's whole candidacy is summed up in these words: "I'm running because I think I'm more electable."
That's honesty, but it's also some pretty weak sauce in an election cycle that should already be a lock for either Democrat. If you can't win against McCain, you don't deserve to be president of the Fabian fan club. |
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| Oh, by the way: |
[Apr. 5th, 2008|03:05 pm] |
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| TMI? |
[Apr. 5th, 2008|03:01 pm] |
I suffer from low grade allergies year round. Basically, I am congested every single day of the year. I don't know what it's like not to be.
Today, I finally broke down and baught a neti pot and used it for the first time. Bizarre! Is it normal to feel a little buzzed? |
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