| This Charming Mystery |
[Feb. 29th, 2008|11:54 am] |
{x posted from UndulatingUngulate}
Hey. You can listen to a bunch of songs by my new band This Charming Mystery at our myspace page, which has just gone live. If you are a msypace-enabled person you can add us as a friend and make us look loved.
But yeah. Head on over and have a listen. Tell us what we sound like, because it’s a bit of mystery to me. There’s quite a bit of variety in there. (And for those wondering, it’s a million miles away from what Idle Faction were doing ;) TCM is a mostly instrumental 3 piece doing… well. Go find out :) I am guitars and occasionally vocals when there are vocals.)
I’d recommend maybe Kilimanjaro, Seems That Way, Portobello Road or Monday Morning Traffic to start with. But then I’d recommend all of them…
[By the way, this LJ account is basically not used for blogging any more, just reading and commenting. You can add the LJ feed from my real blog by going to http://syndicated.livejournal.com/undulung_ljfeed/ and adding it as a friend. :) ] |
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| read the feed from my real blog in lj |
[Feb. 20th, 2007|11:13 am] |
Hey, awesome. Now LJ folk can read my blog, undulatingungulate.com, from within LJ by clicking on
http://syndicated.livejournal.com/undulung_ljfeed/ and then adding it to your friends :) Since I basically never put content on my LJ anymore, if you actually want to read anything by me, this is the easy way to do it.
Thanks to wildilocks for setting this up :) |
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| KIWIBURN FUCKING RULED! |
[Feb. 12th, 2007|10:22 pm] |
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You should all go next year. |
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| SF book meme |
[Nov. 19th, 2006|08:57 pm] |
Meme:
This is the Science Fiction Book Club's list of the fifty most significant science fiction/fantasy novels published between 1953 and 2002. Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and underline the ones you loved.
I am adding a category, of three !!! exclamation marks for books I own and have not read yet :0
1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien (!!!)
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert (!!!) saw the movie the other day
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin (!!!)
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (!!!)
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr. (!!!)
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish (!!!)
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany (!!!)
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman (!!!)
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl (!!!)
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley (!!!)
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven (!!!)
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner (!!!)
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock (!!!)
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
Read 25/50. Own another 12/50. Plan to read another couple of the list, notably Dhalgren.
The overwhelming majority of my favourite fantasy was published well before this list's purvue.
[updated it 27-12-07] |
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| choke on my memeage |
[Sep. 25th, 2006|03:39 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | nowhere | ] |
| [ | mood |
| | none | ] |
| [ | music |
| | nothing | ] |
 | You scored as Captain Jack Sparrow. Roguish,quick-witted, and incredibly lucky, Jack Sparrow is a pirate who sometimes ends up being a hero, against his better judgement. Captain Jack looks out for #1, but he can be counted on (usually) to do the right thing. He has an incredibly persuasive tongue, a mind that borders on genius or insanity, and an incredible talent for getting into trouble and getting out of it. Maybe its brains, maybe its genius, or maybe its just plain luck. Or maybe a mixture of all three.
Captain Jack Sparrow | | 75% | Neo, the "One" | | 67% | Batman, the Dark Knight | | 67% | Lara Croft | | 63% | James Bond, Agent 007 | | 54% | El Zorro | | 54% | William Wallace | | 54% | Indiana Jones | | 50% | Maximus | | 46% | The Amazing Spider-Man | | 42% | The Terminator | | 33% | </td>
Which Action Hero Would You Be? v. 2.0
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Meanwhile, my real blog is here. |
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| painless |
[Jul. 28th, 2006|08:50 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | the hutt | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  discontent | ] |
| [ | music |
| | painless | ] |
there's a shadow on my wall
that tells me the time
it says you're always late
and you can't miss this train
well i open my mouth
but i hear no sound
and you said life could be painless
and i'm sorry but that's not what i've found
and she said life could be painless
and she said life could be painless
i'm sorry but that's not what i've found
i open my mouth but you hear no sound
and you said life could be painless
and i'm sorry but that's not what i've found
you said life could be painless
i'm sorry but that's not what i've found
- the god machine |
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| memeage is retarded, but it's amusing me lately. |
[Jun. 29th, 2006|10:57 pm] |
| You are Barefoot! | 
You're a total free spirit, go with the flow girl
You can't be restricted by shoes for very long
And unsuprisingly, the same goes for men
Your match is out there - and he's as carefree as you are |
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| ha ha |
[Jun. 11th, 2006|10:34 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | hutt | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Hazy Shade of Winter - Bangles | ] |
You're a bunch of goths. I'm not.
But it's okay. I understand.
 | You scored as Understanding Outsider. You are not a goth yourself, but you may know goths and you understand and appreciate, or at least respect, the gothic subculture.
Understanding Outsider | | 67% | Ethereal Goth | | 63% | Anything-Goes Goth | | 50% | Perky Goff | | 33% | Old-school Goth | | 29% | Industrial/Rivet-Head | | 29% | Death Rocker | | 25% | Romantic Goth | | 21% | Fantasy Goth | | 21% | Confused Outsider | | 13% | Cyber-goth | | 8% | </td>
What subcategory of Goth best fits you?
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| That's another fine mess you've got me into, Bradley Rose! : A writhing in Upper Hutt |
[Mar. 8th, 2006|01:41 pm] |
So there's a knock on the door. It's raining out, a warm summer rain, and I'm not expecting anyone. So I go down and open the door. A smiling elderly man in a fading suit, a little damp but the light in his eyes keeps him warm. He's partnered with a younger man wearing a shapeless black hoodie and holding a large sack, who shifts from side to side on his feet, and keeps looking off down the driveway like an amphetamine junkie. If he's learning the ropes he really needs to work on his public image.
"Good afternoon. How are you today?" says the elderly man.
I try to head them off at the pass. "Uh. I don't want any."
"We are out today collecting sacrificial victims for Cthulhu." He beams.
It doesn't really register. "Uh, what?"
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn." he says helpfully.
"Um. Yeah. We're pretty much agnostics here, eh."
I shrug and close the door.
A minute later there's a scratching sound at the door.
I peek through the eyehole. The younger guy is writhing on the ground. There seems to be a large lump on his back. He's just a large dark shape in a hood writhing in some primal animist frenzy. An unearthly growling alternates with a horrific screeching.
The elderly man stands back chanting unintelligible syllables, arms raised in the swirling raindrops.
I stick the chain on and open the door a crack.
"Um. You can leave like a booklet or something if you want. We'll never read it, but, I mean you guys seem to be taking it pretty hard."
The writhing mass lunges for the open door. Startled, I slam it. I look down and stare. Huge severed grey lips are stuck to the door by bloody goo.
Outside the younger guy howls and howls.
The old man steps forward, stands right by the door, and says "Thank you. We'll call again at a more convenient time. Cthulhu devours all!" in a warm friendly tone.
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Continue the story, if you like. |
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| the catch 22 of pain |
[Feb. 22nd, 2006|04:36 pm] |
when someone is in too much pain to take the extra painkillers that would maybe reduce the pain which has had them yelling in pain throughout most of the day.
a lot of being a caregiver seems to involve sitting around uselessly.
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since i'm here, and that pretty well never happens, anyone who is reading this should check out my actual blog, which is much more interesting and fun. |
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| screams |
[Dec. 23rd, 2005|03:48 pm] |
It sucks to be woken up at 4am by someone screaming and screaming and screaming in pain, and not be able to do anything about it. |
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[Oct. 31st, 2005|04:55 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | fine | ] |
| [ | music |
| | passing cars and fridge hum | ] |
This seems about right, weirdly. Though the body one is a bit freaky.
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| free gig thursday |
[Oct. 25th, 2005|12:08 pm] |
Free.
Valve.
Thursday 20th.
Idle Faction, Cop Car, Stingfish.
Bands from 10pm. We're scheduled for 11:50pm.
Rawk! And punk! And alternative! All FREE! Also, a free CD on the door. |
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| gig thursday |
[Oct. 18th, 2005|03:03 pm] |
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We (Idle Faction) are playing at Bodega on Thursday. $5. With Cherry's Gemstones, The Plastic No Band, and Burning Babies. |
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| the moose dances |
[Oct. 8th, 2005|02:40 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | landlord hammering and sawing endlessly | ] |
Oh yeah. After many veiled threats, I have a new blog. Introducing undulating ungulate . (Bookmark it now, saves time.)
Serious content will start appearing sometime after the 3rd draft of the novel is done, and in general there will be much more to the site, but in the meantime I'm playing around a bit. If you've sat through this blog you can probably handle the setting up stages over there.
This means there are no plans for further content in here.
(Unless I just turn it into like a livejournal and fill it full of memes and wot i did while drunk last night and so have you. Bwahaha.) |
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| Party Vote Green |
[Sep. 14th, 2005|12:18 pm] |
So vote, and vote good.
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I feel less sick. Just a dull ache in the backbrain and no energy instead of the temple-throbbing unfocused-thought broken-glass-throat want-to-puke-on-eating no energy thing of the past couple of days. A forcible day off from the various processes I am engaged in, where once again I suddenly realise I have no non-intense hobbies. |
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| satellites |
[Sep. 8th, 2005|01:36 pm] |
Satellites by Jonas Bendikson . Real interesting. A photo-essay-narration thing by a guy who's been travelling around the weird unrecognised and independent states on the southern fringes of the former USSR. Places that fell through the cracks in the world. For those who were at the World Press Photo exhibit earlier in the air, this is the guy who did the photo of the crashed rocket booster and the butterflies... (You'll need flash player to watch it.)
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The most interesting thing I've heard from the New Orleans fallout, so far: Refugees at the dome are reporting that the army blew up certain levees intentionally to take out poor sections of town rather than the tourist areas. Multiple witnesses claiming to have heard the explosions...
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Another blog is coming. Really. Domain and hosting sorted. Now just have to work out how to make it go, but my friendly geeksultant is busy busy busy... |
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