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Saturday, July 19th, 2008
11:31 pm	Batman didn't like it. no spoilers here, I won't ruin it for you, you might like it, I nearly walked out, but didn't out of respect for the late Heath Ledger (who apparently did one more film after this which I heard really stank), and also in hopes it would pick up towards the end. personally I was disappointed, particularly in the end, where one character, decided to take the heat for something which I thought was a pointless and unnecessary plot device. I thought all the actors did a fine job, my ex room mate Melissa (who bears a resemblance to Maggie Gyllenhaal (sp?) ) was an extra in the movie in a crowd scene shot in Chicago, (did not spot her) -incidentally, since when is Gotham in Illinois? in the DCU it's a stand-in for NYC, like Metropolis, but has been established as a separate city, in NY or NJ now I think. that area anyway. I was not freaked out watching Ledger, was not thinking about the fact that he was now dead as I watched his performance. I understand this film is now rated something like 4th best film ever on IMDB, it's only been out a day guys! jeez. I know it was Ledger's swan-song, but come on, it's not that great. it was too long, too dark and intense, and had too many holes, which I won't mention so as not to ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen it. also the chairs in the downstairs cinema at the Somerville theater, are uncomfortable. I'm losing faith in the film industry. if I'm going to spend upwards of $9 for a film, I want spaceships, or dragons, anything else I can wait for video on frankly, if it isn't a spectacle, I can wait. but genre films have been letting me down lately. still plan on seeing Iron Man, but actually, now I'm starting to feel like I can wait on that one, even though I suspect I will enjoy it more than I did the last three films I saw in the theatre. I should try to recall some of the good ones, like Paprika, definitely worth seeing on the big screen if you get the chance, (a splendid and bizarre anime film), or Spirited Away, ditto. in other news, the kids downstairs will definitely be out come August 1st, I have been showing the place to electricians and flooring guys, scrambling to schedule the things I can't do, oh yeah, one of the kids actually left early, with about $1,200 the other ones gave him for rent, which he has thus far neglected to actually pay to my family. we are going to have a little talk with him about that. I told J upstairs that we'd be remodeling the first floor, she said her lease would be up soon, and asked if we were going to ask them to leave too, I touched her shoulder and said, "oh no, please, don't ever go!" lol. she planted grass in the backyard at her own expense, and even mows it! that's who you get for tenants when you sand the floors. one girl downstairs, I discovered on Thursday evening, decided it would be ok to spray paint black graffiti all over her walls. how do people reach conclusions like that? well I've wasted enough of your time, go read a book. I hope to go to Walden tomorrow. Current Mood: disappointed (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, July 14th, 2008
10:18 pm	nom caution: contains language... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=james ok the Ham sandwich, yo I don't think so... but the other ones about being good looking and well hung, oddly all that stuff is spot-on! apparently anyone can write stuff on this site, I'm sure the pages for all the other names are similar, I swear I didn't write any of that, honestly. I have to paste this bit though; "Someone who is un usually well hung. People with the name James are generally known for their good looks (especially the eyes) and women are just simply attracted to them." "Oh Yeah, he's definately a James" and this bit: "In early European lore the demigod James was said to possess unrivaled charm and seductive prowess in addition to having genitalia of supernatural size. Throughout medieval times and up until the late Renaissance, Pagan and Christian farmers routinely prayed to James as a god of fertility, believing that his massive penis would inspire them to spectacular heights of fertility. Today, the term James still carries with it subtexts of truly gigantic genitals which is perhaps why James is the name most frequently given to male newborns in the United States. Currently the word James can be used to mean an enormous penis and anyone with that name can be assumed to possess a heavy and girthy penis. "Man, check out that James!" "Look at the buldge in his trousers, he MUST have a James in there girlfriend!" "I don't think I could ever fit a James in my mouth." Current Mood: chipper (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
10:14 pm	Sha! my nickname, one of them for Sharynne, whom I picked up at Logan airport today, she's just back from 2 weeks in Ireland and Scotland, her paper she presented at the university in Cork was very well received and she had an interesting time, much of which did not go as planned, but that's the way it is over there. she brought me back a lovely Scottish flag which is now hanging in my hallway. so her flight was scheduled to arrive at 3pm, but I thought it was 4, I realised this at about 3:30pm, then I went online to check to see if it had been delayed, it was early. over 40 minutes early, but the site said "at gate" as the status, which one phone call to a computer later I still was unsure of the exact meaning of, so after 10 minutes of wondering what to do I said fuck it and hit the road for the airport figuring worst case scenario she took the T home and I would go right there after and apologise, I felt awful that I misremembered. I couldn't suss why she wouldn't've called me though to let me know her flight got in early. so I get to the airport and rather than go to central parking on a whim drive through terminal E in case she's outside to hail a cab, she isn't, but I spot an outdoor parking lot which I make an illegal turn to get into, since it's open and says only $3 for the first half hour ("only" :p ) cheep. I wait for someone to give up their spot, walk in and spot her immediately getting change for a payphone to call me. this is typical. she was worried that I was waiting around for over an hour, which is what I was worried about, we were both wrong. her plane landed early but for some technical reason couldn't unload people for a half hour, then they delayed her in customs for quite some time because she had brought an antler back from Scotland, or Ireland, I forget which. they're gonna make her pay to have it analysed for bovine flu or something before they let her have it back, which may be more money than it's worth, but on the positive side, I didn't end up paying anything for parking, nor did either of us actually have to wait for or keep the other one waiting. crazy. Finn the cat was very happy to have her home, as was James the human. Current Mood: cheerful (Comment on this)
12:52 pm	note to self do more art. and do a "coffee-table" art book in zine format, why the hell not? I have an account on Deviantart.com, the site allows you to post adult oriented images, which is fine and dandy, and they have a system to keep minors from viewing such images, if an artist posting a work classifies it as mature themed it shows up as a blank thingie for anyone who is not logged into the site, or any member who's profile age is listed as under 18. at least that's the theory. except I keep getting comments, favourable ones mostly, on some of my mature art from underaged users who should not even be able to see those pieces. I complained to the admins about the first one, they said they'd fix it. the 2nd one, I decided to talk to her directly, her mom oversees everything she views and is cool with it so I didn't report that one. the latest one herself posts naughty art. I give up. I know I know, I'm like, the prudish pornographer right? I was looking at smutty things in my early double digits and look what a healthy individual I turned out to be! :D :p lol. oh well, whatever, nevermind. 'nuther note to self, sleep more. at night, specifically. (Comment on this)
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
9:33 pm	capsule reviews the Hulk: eh. Hancock: Video fodder. my head: slightly hurty. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
2:59 am	this, and that, and You. This: happy insurrection day everyone. you know how I feel about it I'm sure. I called the cops on the kids with the firecrackers, 2 hours was enough noise for me. honestly. one of my house-mates was really disturbed by the noise and proximity of it. spent 3 hours gardening today. Sharynne is in Scotland currently, she was just in Ireland giving a talk, and will be back there again I think before coming home next week. she sent a couple of long interesting emails, I'll ask if she'll let me edit them into some sort of blog entry for her myspace, I know I have at least one reader who basically reads my blog for mentions of her, for those who don't know, she was the singer and founder of the Moors (CD now available again!) and has been one of my closest friends and confidantes for hoo boy, over 18 years. we're going to the UK to celebrate our 20th anniversary. which leads me to that... That: (you) I notice about 8 people reading my blog whom I am not really sure who you are, say hi won't you? tell me something about yourselves. and congratulations on your questionable taste in blog reading. back to this, spent a few hours this evening listening and transcribing, sketchily, 4 cds of recent jams with my band supergods, a handful of gems among the tunes waiting to be polished. wanted to do some art tonight, perhaps later this weekend, only so many hours in the day, curse my need for sleep, curse this ephemeral mortal frame. have been reading a book on Shamanism Sharynne lent me. I might have mentioned some of my experiences leading me down this path, or up it, along it anyway, was talking to her on the phone not that long ago when I suddenly had a really interesting vision, incredibly vivid, I should go back and see if I already blogged about that or not though. also apparently one oughtn't blog about such things anyway. I'm confounded by the expectations, the social norms, and what is deemed acceptable to discuss in certain company sometimes, both in the so called "real world" of apparent, or alleged, perceived mutual reality, and now the SSC or Shamanic State of Consciousness. like a while ago I blogged about money, and how I thought it was odd that people are really terrified to talk about how much money they make, well I didn't frame it that way at the time, but it seems as good a theory as any as to why no one wants to talk about that, I couldn't even get anyone to talk on here about why people don't talk about it. and I've been advised against discussing certain types of spiritual matters in semi public forums such as this. I really think it would be better if no one was afraid to say anything to anyone. spiritual entities have no secrets from each other, and we have none from them, why bother having any from one another? not that I'm going to tell you all my secrets, I'm just saying I think openness and honesty are good things, and much as I loathe the whole "reality TV" phenomenon, there is an upside to what the Real World begat with people being willing to be quite open about things like abuse, which in decades and centuries past, one simply didn't discuss. eliminating the stigma of being a victim, is a good upshot of the new openness. the only "normal" people are the ones you don't know very well yet. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
10:41 pm	hoorah! it went well. I finally found some people home in the afternoon, the 2 nicest ones, and they were totally cool, and actually planning on moving out anyway, another person only just moved in, and hasn't been around in 2 days, so she won't be too attached to the place yet. I was starting to feel badly about having to deliver this note, but I feel ok about it now. I can hardly believe it went so well, and now I have work lined up for August, will be hustling to get that place rentable by sept. 1st. fuckin YAY! I look forward to being able to have my windows open without cigarette smoke wafting up and in from around the corner, behind the house, as it is right now. not to mention the idea that I could have downstairs neighbours whom I don't have to address in stern terms at 3am for example due to their drunken inability to remember that stereos need to be off, or at least quiet when people are trying to sleep. oh frabjous day, calooh callay, I chortle in my joy, oh boy do I chortle. EXTREEEME CHORTLING! THERMONUCLEAR PROTECTION!!! WHOOOOOOHOOOOOOO! Current Mood: indescribable (Comment on this)
11:14 am	Holy FUCK! I was up late last night emailing back and forth with my aunt and brother about kicking out the drunk punks downstairs, I thought I had the go ahead to do that and renovate the place, but once again when it got down to the wire, she hemmed and hawed about the risks. I went to bed feeling defeated and miserable, stuck with those intoxicated hooligans. This morning I got the go-ahead to deliver the eviction letter. @_@ I'm going downstairs now to ring the bell. Hopefully I won't need police protection this time. :p Current Mood: anxious Current Music: one of my instant songs (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
9:27 am	This monkey wants a word with you! saw Devo last night at the Pavillion. oh my motherfuckingGOD did that show ROCK! I kinda hurt my back again, just a little this week, yesterday picking up some large ingots, yes I said ingots, of extinct Chinese elm that are sitting in my basement, despite this I pogoed and screamed along with the band for 90 odd minutes with wild and wreckless abandon. I had Such a great time, I wish I could have brought everyone I knew with me, but I don't know that many heavy Devo fans, do I know any? Layne's bf wanted to go, I hope he was there, I could only afford one ticket when they went on sale, bought a lot of tickets for this summer, the Police, (with Elvis Costello), Return to Forever, anyway, they were giving them away on FNX last friday, I met a girl en route to the show who had bunches of extra tickets she couldn't give away, which is tragic sad and just WRONG! that show should have sold out, they haven't played Boston in 20 years. the Tom Tom club opened the show, they were good, I wish they had picked a different Talking heads tune to cover than the one they did, but they put on a good show. Lots of really old looking people at this show, well I guess Devo are in their 50's now, so it makes sense, it just seemed so odd to see these housewives in Devo jumpsuits and power domes. I almost bought one. almost bought a t shirt too but I think I'll make one instead. punk is all about DIY right? anyway, Devo played a buncha early material, including: Satisfaction, Mongoloid, Uncontrollable urge, Jocko Homo, Gut Feeling, Blockhead (oh did I scream!), Secret Agent Man, Smart Patrol/Mr DNA (screamed along with that one too!) (there was a couple there, his shirt said "Mr Dna" on it, hers said "Ms. DNA" I lol'd), Girl U want, Whip it, of course, fairly early in the set, Freedom of choice, Gates of steel, Peek-a-boo, That's good, -they ended with Boogie boy singing Beautiful world, falsetto the whole way through, then pulling hundreds of superballs, apparently from his crotch and bouncing them into the crowd, along with a considerable number of what I presume were plastic bananas. I really wish they had played S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain). and Wiggly world. I was surprised they didn't play "Jerking back and forth" as that was a hit, also Through being cool, or their cover of Are you experienced, but between Secret agent man, Blockhead and Smart Patrol, I was content. They did play all but one of my very favourite tunes of theirs (SIB). Freedom of choice seemed more apt than ever with the lyric "Freedom of choice, it's what you've got, freedom from choice, it's what you want". :p and now here are some lyrics that won't mean anything to you: He's been with the world And I'm tired of the soup du jour He's been with the world I wanna end this prophylactic tour Afraid nobody around here comprehends my potato guess I'm just a spud boy lookin' for that real tomato Smart Patrol no where to go suburban robots who monitor reality common stock we work around the clock we shove the poles in the holes -Shove it! Current Mood: giddy Current Music: Devo (on my brainPod) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
10:02 pm	hit my head again in the same spot, not in my bathroom, the same spot on my head I mean. I feel sick. sometimes I wish I didn't feel anything. being human is hard. I want a cello. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
6:18 pm	birthday only one shopping day left til my birthday, lol. I don't want anything though, I have too much crap as it is. But, since it is an international day of peace love and music, (at least that's what the future me told me when he, or I, came, or went back in time, it would become), hug a peaceful song tomorrow as you reflect on my Nobel prize, which apparently has something to do with the physics of acoustics for healing or something. and now, a piano playing cat. (Ganked from KittyDoom) (Comment on this)
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
1:27 am	J first all charcoal drawing I've done, so far, I still like it. original art is 9x12, in a sketchpad, (archival acid free paper.) I'm happier when I'm drawing, trying to draw more. and hope to paint soon, been way too long. oh, my birthday is the 12th. Current Mood: accomplished (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
1:15 am	Neil Day. Donna sed she herd there wouldn't be digital photography allowed at Neil Gaiman's talk at MIT, which I just got back from, (got an excellent parking spot of course) -he has a problem when doing signings of people fumbling with their digital cameras, and taking an extra 30 seconds or more, which when you have hundreds of people waiting for an autograph, can add hours to a signing, literally, so I dusted off the old Polaroid camera and tested it out on Sir Edmund Schneider. Note the evil clown lamp. I'll have to take a better shot of him, he's incredibly evil.he deserves his own entry though, this is just a preview. ( lots of photos behind this cut, including Neil Gaiman photos. ) a friend posted a link to some you tube videos about the 10th dimension, I had to comment; I've been to the 10th dimension and it's rubbish. way over-commercialised now, everywhere you go it's kiosks selling infinite over-priced tacky T shirts that say "I was in the 10th dimension and all I got was this stupid t shirt" and other bunk. And the lines for the loo are infinite, see how much fun that holiday will be! Current Mood: happy (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
12:08 am	Gay! As you may know, I was raised in the Jewish tradition, which to be honest, I never really cared for terribly much, I mean some of the songs are really lovely, and still enjoy singing them, as long as I don't think about what they mean, I have no real desire to petition god to smite anyone (well a few politicians come to mind...) nor speedily rebuild the temple, there's a mosque there now, and it's very old, not as old as the temple was, but old enough that tearing it down really wouldn't be cricket. Jews invented humour, as you are no doubt aware, the Marx Brothers, Albert Einstein, Kirk and Spock, Paul and Gene from Kiss, Harrison Ford, (who knew?) David Duchovny, Neil Gaiman, plenty of cool Jews, (not too many hot babes apparently, hmm. google... Gina Gershon, Yasmin Bleeth, Mila Kunis, Jane Seymour, Marilyn Monroe, Scarlett Johansson, Thora Birch, I take it back, there you go), but some of the old stuff uh... yeah, about that... the following text is as old as the internet, or older possibly, but I haven't seen it in some time and think it bears reposting, it applies to Christians as well as Jews since you Goys adopted the Bible and tacked on your frankly questionable sequel (are sequels ever as good as the first one? ) a spin-off religion, it has it's good sides, don't get me wrong, but there is room for improvement. I can't speak authoritatively about the accuracy of the biblical quotes below, but based on what I remember, -and I tried not to pay attention at Hebrew school, I was busy teaching myself to draw Spider man, and Princess Leia, naked, I'd put my money on accurate. Read on: (feel free to cut this bit out and repost, or keep it in w/e) Laura Schlessinger is a US radio personality. She said that as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned in any circumstance. The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by a US resident, which was posted on the Internet: Dear Dr. Laura. Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the specific laws and how to follow them. 1. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev. 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them? 2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her? 3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev. 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense. 4. Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians? 5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself? 6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination (Lev. 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? 7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some room for negotiation here? 8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev.19:27. How should they die? 9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves? 10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Lev.24:10-16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14) I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging. Your devoted disciple and adoring fan. Current Mood: Jewy (Comment on this)
Monday, May 19th, 2008
1:22 am	a life out of balance working til 3am, not good for me. no more of that. nothing like killing yourself to meet a deadline, only to have the deadline turn out not to be all that important after all, afterwards. Current Mood: exhausted (Comment on this)
Monday, May 5th, 2008
12:40 pm	Room Mate Needed One of my room mates is moving in with her bf, so I have a furnished room opening up in my home on June the first, if you know anyone seeking housing starting then, kindly send them to this link: http://www.mobiusbandwidth.com/apt.html Rent is $489.00 a month, including Heat and Water and Gas. We now return you to your regularly scheduled internet, already in progress. (Comment on this)
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
12:38 am	junque food mint crisp m&m's; not bad really. I thought they'd be crispy like nestle' crunch, but they're not. hate to plug some corporate non-organic food item, allow me to balance it by recommending organic tofu at Whole Foods, cheaper than Nasoya and just as good. also, support local bakeries an' stuff. there my Karma is rebalanced. rehearsed at Bob's today, in Pembroke, they have coyotes there and are worried about the cats, not to mention the kids! *_* (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, April 28th, 2008
10:46 pm	lemorange? I bought an orange that has a yellow, stripe I guess, looks like a gourd, I have never seen the like, I wondered if the yellow bit would taste lemony, but as I was about to cut into it, I just couldn't so I froze it. but first I took pictures. it still looks about the same. has anyone else ever seen an orange like this? should I alert the newsmedia? the Smithsonian institute? also I posted a buncha new photos on my myspace, http://www.myspace.com/mobiusbandwidth including some that I don't think are flattering pix of me, but are worth posting for some reason or other, trying to let go of the notion that I can control every image of myself that's out there, and not worry about it. will be looking for a new room mate for June 1st, furnished bedroom, 2 closets, details in the not too distant future. Conan O'Brien visits a house on my street! I won't mention that in the ad though. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
9:03 pm	Walden and so we did, it was too cold to swim in Walden, but not too cold to walkabout, we found the dragon tree. and I took this intensely unflattering photo of myself, Sharon looks good tho. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
8:47 am	:O It's gonna be 83 degrees today!? Fuck, I'm not going to be in a cold cellar all day today. My missing room mate is ok, left his cel charger here, stayed away longer than he originally said he was going to, by roughly a fortnight (2 weeks). It's only cuz he's in what was George's room, and was up in NH, George never returned from there, or rather he did, but in a box. also after mysteriously being away for 2 weeks or so. it's understandable that I was worried, despite self assurances that the statistical probability of having 2 room mates in the same room suffering the same fate was astronomical. I certainly worried too much, but I forgive myself for that. We never did find out what happened to George, aneurysm or O.D. or foul play. room mate M is moving out to move in with her bf june 1st so I need a new roomie for then, if you know anyone... oddly enough Alex who moved out of that room, back to Oregon, is coming back in August and could conceivably end up back in his old room if I end up with a summer tennant, it's furnished, but I hate looking for room mates, and prefer long term commitments, on the other hand, he's a known entity, and if I get an offer for a 3-monther I'm in a position to accept it this time, whereas I normally would hold out for a long term lease, partly to avoid having to do another search, partly because someone who plans on staying for a year or more is going to be more committed to the benefit of the household. not that Alex was Mr Clean :p hah, still, it's be weird and cool to get someone back. (and to be honest, his eye candy gf hanging around is not a downside.) Current Mood: bouncy Current Music: Ace Frehley, Rocket Ride (on brainPod) (Comment on this)