-The Sphinx, Mystery Men
Well, perhaps I don't dress in that manner (now), but I can now officially ACT in that manner, thanks to PayPal --
Help support my habit. My future endeavors (read: my bobo, metrosexual lifestyle) cost money, you kn...
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
All this reading lately, all these cool websites I've found as a result of this reading (for example, Zoe Trope's), all the music I've been listening to lately has made my old creative itch return. Unfortunately, I've only two real creative outlets: music and this here blog thingy.
I'm still in the process of working out my list of "Things I Want to Accomplish in 2004" but it will include these...
Before I left the house I listened to today's Morning Edition on NPR. One of the features was an interview with American Records' Rick Rubin on the release of Johnny Cash's boxed set Unearthed. He had some very interesting recollections on the period that Cash recorded with American. It did produce some good music, my favorite being his version of Personal Jesus (yes, Depeche Mode), which I have...
Purely as a lark, I did a search on one of my favorite stories from The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002. Now, without violating any copyright laws whatsoever, I'm proud to bring to you, the instant gratification reader:
Journal of a New COBRA Recruit
by Keith Pille...and knowing is half the batt...
Monday, December 29, 2003
Yes, it's been such an awesome day so far, I can actually hear U2 in the back of my mind. It's a glorious day weather-wise; a nice 60 degrees. I had a restful night's sleep last night. I spent the morning meditating on (that is, pondering) my life, and finally discovered the piece that was missing as I'm trying to (re-)discover the spiritual component of the direction that I want my life to take.
I've...
Saturday, December 27, 2003
Not that I've actually seen a benjamin recently. I see numbers in my bank account that fluctuate back and forth and very rarely translate into equal amounts of currency in my grubby little hands.
But, yesterday I increased my chances of seeing said benjamins -- I finally finished creating a real bonafide budget for myself, based on a certain amount of income (since it sort of varies weekly).
Today,...
Friday, December 26, 2003
*New title for a new set of entries. Tag me if you get the reference.
I initially thought this should concern my official new hobby - "contemporary literature." Instead, I'm just going to dwell, ponder and/or comment on whatever I may read.
In this first entry, I'll just say that I've been through an awful lot of books. I suppose it started this time last year, actually. In no particular order,...
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
No matter how you feel about the war in Iraq, you cannot deny one inescapable fact -- as of right now there is NO EVIDENCE Iraq or Saddam had ANYTHING WHATSOEVER to do with 9/11! NADA... NONE... ZIPAROONIO!
Every time I hear about the polls saying how many Americans believe the contrary (53% in a poll from USA Today, in a reference I heard a few hours ago), it grates on my nerves. For pete's sake,...
Monday, December 22, 2003
As I look at the past year, despite, "what I have done and what I have failed to do" (as we former Catholics still have a tendency to say), I have to say that this has been the year containing my lowest and highest points of my life.
E's been in my life for about 6 months total, and they've been the very best of my entire life. By most standards, this relationship is a whirlwind one. In this short...
This merits special attention.
Last Friday, E retold the story about the time she went to some psychic guy in Korea. She was told that within a year, she'd be married to a Chinese man with a big nose who was an engineer. Nothing about a Filipino with social work tendencies. Well, she's been reevaluating the truth of that prediction in light of a few facts she discovered.
Within a year...
Our...
I didn't have much time to go where I usually go to access the net, so once again, I relied on Windows Notepad yesterday, and today, the cut and paste feature.
Written 8:45 PM 12/21/03
This past weekend had its definite high and low points.
I drove E to Columbus so that she could hop a plane to see her mother and various friends in downstate New York.
I'm lonely.
She arrived safe and sound at...
Friday, December 19, 2003
It's been awhile since I gave you all a "two-for-one," so here it is. Go on, Freud -- figure this conundrum out.
Justice and Morality: You believe in doing what isright for others and maybe even for yourself.People would consider you one with good morals,and someone who would not let them down.
Which Characteristic...
Thursday, December 18, 2003
As I've gotten older, I've gotten a little more pensive whenever a year wraps up. It's usually when I take stock of the previous 12 months in a vain attempt to figure out where to go from here. I say "vain," but it's really not. Some goals I meet, some I don't - usually the ones I should've.
I usually try to figure out what needs changed and how, in various areas of my life, including this blog....
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Well, if I wasn't Friendster-ed out already, there's an article on Buttafly that took the remaining wind out of the sails. I went through all that stuff, creating my profile (even putting my own damn face on it), building my network, essentially gorging myself on the Friendster experience. But, like all gorgings, you come to your senses, covered in beer, buffalo wing sauce, [body fluid double entendre...
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Yes, this past weekend, I felt quite mushy as it was the first time (between Saturday morning and Sunday night) that E and I have been apart for a 24 hour period since I moved here. Who would've thought a tiny apartment could feel so big?
And, why did I miss her? Well, that became immediately evident when she returned and we watched the movie Trekkies. Just the fact that we could watch it together,...
Friday, December 12, 2003
I got this from E, who will always call this area home.New England Temperature Conversion Chart60° F: Southern Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England sunbathe.50° F: New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. People in New England plant gardens.40° F: Italian & English cars won't start. People in New England drive with the windows down.32° F: Distilled water freezes. Maine's...
The following is a conversation between E and me as we're watching the movie The Hunted with Tommy Lee Jones and Benecio del Toro. If you haven't seen it, this movie contains what is arguably the most realistic martial arts fight scene in a movie, which utilized the sayoc kali style of Filipino martial arts.
Me: Man, this is the $hi+!!
E: (disapproving look)
Me: Hey, this is my cultural heritage,...
I got this notice in the mail from my credit union today, italics added by me. What a load of $hi+.
Your HASSLE-FREE [Is it?] CHECKING available balance [not "the actual amount of money that every stinking piece of paper says should be in your damn account."] is not sufficient to cover the following...Pisses me off, I tell y...
Amateur movie! You might not be too experienced inthe way of sex...but chances are, you do enjoyit (or the thought of it). We'll probably seeyou in some home video that surfaces on theinternet one day.
What kind of porno would you star in? brought to you by Quizilla
I always knew I was too vanilla for my own...
Monday, December 08, 2003
While E and I have still managed to avoid getting a powered antenna, we've been watching several fine movies. I've honestly lost track of what we've seen lately. I may have missed some, but in no particular order, they've included...
Cradle 2 the Grave - My first "DMX starring with a martial artist" movie. He really wasn't that bad. Jet, of course, is as much of a bad@$$ as ever. There was a...
Saturday, December 06, 2003
I was walking around the Athens Wally World (aka WalMart) the other day when I heard a rather curious announcement. For $1.00 a ticket, you could enter a raffle for a Remington .28 gauge shotgun. I almost did, just to see 1) whether I'd win and 2) whether they'd make me wait for my prize while they did a background check or if they'd just hand it over.
I could go on about this, but why? Your...
Friday, December 05, 2003
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Ten years since its inception, and I've managed to avoid it... until today.
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Tuesday, December 02, 2003
The song from Subtlety & Passion that really convinced me to take a closer look at is was Another Sunday. On cursory listen, it seems like Lamm just copied himself; compare it to the song Wake Up Sunshine from Chicago II.
Then, when you listen to the bridge of the song and realize it was co-written by Gerry Beckley of the band America, you might be tempted to write it off as yet another Beckley-Lamm-(sans)Wilson...
I take back almost every negative comment I made about Chicago XXVII... er, I mean Robert Lamm's Subtlety & Passion album, especially on closer examination of some of the lyrics. Most of them are as brilliant as ever. Some are really lame, but you'll have that.
Dammit, Chicago, can't you make an album half as interesting anymore?...
*Tag me if you can identify the source of this reference.
Without cable, one is pretty much screwed TV-wise in Athens. Your only alternative is a powered antenna, relatively inexpensive, but still a pain in the @$$ to bother with, especially when you're living in a household chock full of fine movies.
Videos E and I have watched thus far:
Some martial arts stuff I taped from the Discovery Channel...
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