You all rock.
I've had good company these last few days.
Thanks, all.
Special thanks to Bossanova for the extra efforts she's made lately.
I've had good company these last few days.
Thanks, all.
Special thanks to Bossanova for the extra efforts she's made lately.
This week has left me oddly drained, and tonight I elected to stay home, somewhat uncharacteristically. Thus, a minor update.
American Psycho
This was first released when I was visiting my uncle over spring break in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. We went to see it in the theater; midway through the film we were interrupted by power failures. Once, twice, thrice and we left; I'd never taken the time to re-watch it until lately, at smirkingatyou's suggestion. While it was an interesting movie, I didn't understand it at first, and went looking for an explanation as the subtleties and seeming irresolution left me with many questions. If you've seen it and felt similarly, I found my answers in this Cinephiles analysis which has definitely clarified my viewing of the film and additionally has enabled me to respect it much more than I'd've been able to otherwise.
On a related note, should you ever require a topic of interest to fill the silence between us, I thoroughly enjoy the viewing, analysis and discussion of films.
Next on the viewing reel: Steamboy.
American Psycho
This was first released when I was visiting my uncle over spring break in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. We went to see it in the theater; midway through the film we were interrupted by power failures. Once, twice, thrice and we left; I'd never taken the time to re-watch it until lately, at smirkingatyou's suggestion. While it was an interesting movie, I didn't understand it at first, and went looking for an explanation as the subtleties and seeming irresolution left me with many questions. If you've seen it and felt similarly, I found my answers in this Cinephiles analysis which has definitely clarified my viewing of the film and additionally has enabled me to respect it much more than I'd've been able to otherwise.
On a related note, should you ever require a topic of interest to fill the silence between us, I thoroughly enjoy the viewing, analysis and discussion of films.
Next on the viewing reel: Steamboy.
Recipe for Insane Waking Sleep Hallucinatory Dreams
Man with No Name:
3 albums, 2 CD5s
Infected Mushroom:
2 albums, 1 CD5
Astrix:
1 album
Winamp:
1 program
Stereo System:
1 @ high volume
Nap:
45 minutes or greater
Combine all ingredients (except nap) and shuffle. Apply nap during playback.
For added tastiness, determine at which point you stopped thinking and started dreaming.
It seems as though there's new teeth that want to make their way in to my mouth from within other areas of my bone structure. A visit to the dentist seems inevetable.
Ugh.
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Ugh.
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It's 8PM and I'm just getting home from work. That's 2.5 hours overtime, sure, but it's still late. It's not really an issue though, as Monday nights are usually pretty low-key for me. My only concern is that I've got to wash some things for tomorrow - all the work shirts are dirty - and I don't know that there's enough money on my stupit laundry card to do a load which means that, while I'd normally go grab some cash from the ATM, I'm gonna have to hand wash something as I've not received my ATM card for my new bank account.
Hrmpf.
On a related note, Sunday night was Target Night, so I made the venture in the rain to pick up some goods ... Upon arriving, I approach the customer service counter and ask them to make sure I can write a check (see above paragraph.) "Well you should be fine..."
"Could you verify the check for me to make sure you'll take it, so that when I spend an hour shopping I don't get up to the cashier to find out there's something wrong?"
"Oh, sure well let me see it real quick... they don't really ever have to check them though-Oh yes you'll be ok"
"Great - thank you!"
(paraphrased)
My hour was wasted. There seems to be a company that keeps tabs on your checking accounts, and when a store or the like subscribes to this service, they report the state (good standing or overdrawn) and amount in the accounts linked to you. According to policy, Target is unable to accept my check - even if I've never had a check dishonored at any Target store anywhere - if I have another account overdrawn.
I hate that there's no one to battle against anymore - no one to appeal to - there's only Policies and Guidelines and Company Mandates. I've hated it on both sides of the position, as I've been the one who's job was at stake for not abiding by the Policies / Guidelines / Mandates even when I knew that it was stupit to do so. You have to... Even if you know that no harm or bad will come of slipping one person by this time, 'cause if you don't, you'll be reprimanded, and if you do it continuously, you're eventually going to be out of a job. I don't blame the people, really, and I do my best to not get mad at them. What can you do though? Often I feel so powerless as an individual.
"You have no rights. You're a citizen, not a Corporation."
Do you ever feel like some place only exists to part you with your money? Don't we pay for the work and service and materials in things any more? When did we decide it was acceptable to have a value placed on us by a company? Wasn't the end design in Fight Club to destroy the credit centers?
I hate that I was almost too afraid - due to the state my government has reached - to write that I wish I could bomb the credit centers myself. Don't get me wrong in that, however, I wish no loss of life, only institution. On second thought, the buildings can stand, for that matter; destroy the nerve centers, the data of the institution. That's the core, the true soul of the machine. Buildings are the Hydra's head... There's nothing there. Poisoning the data is the only way.
Meanwhile, back in reality: the further I'm removed from handling actual cash it seems I get in more and more trouble. I find it odd that there is no universal form of payment any longer: some places are cash only, some won't take cash, some will only accept checks or money orders or other "bearer instruments." I don't trust money. I hate having to deal with it. What can you do though?
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Hrmpf.
On a related note, Sunday night was Target Night, so I made the venture in the rain to pick up some goods ... Upon arriving, I approach the customer service counter and ask them to make sure I can write a check (see above paragraph.) "Well you should be fine..."
"Could you verify the check for me to make sure you'll take it, so that when I spend an hour shopping I don't get up to the cashier to find out there's something wrong?"
"Oh, sure well let me see it real quick... they don't really ever have to check them though-Oh yes you'll be ok"
"Great - thank you!"
(paraphrased)
My hour was wasted. There seems to be a company that keeps tabs on your checking accounts, and when a store or the like subscribes to this service, they report the state (good standing or overdrawn) and amount in the accounts linked to you. According to policy, Target is unable to accept my check - even if I've never had a check dishonored at any Target store anywhere - if I have another account overdrawn.
I hate that there's no one to battle against anymore - no one to appeal to - there's only Policies and Guidelines and Company Mandates. I've hated it on both sides of the position, as I've been the one who's job was at stake for not abiding by the Policies / Guidelines / Mandates even when I knew that it was stupit to do so. You have to... Even if you know that no harm or bad will come of slipping one person by this time, 'cause if you don't, you'll be reprimanded, and if you do it continuously, you're eventually going to be out of a job. I don't blame the people, really, and I do my best to not get mad at them. What can you do though? Often I feel so powerless as an individual.
"You have no rights. You're a citizen, not a Corporation."
Do you ever feel like some place only exists to part you with your money? Don't we pay for the work and service and materials in things any more? When did we decide it was acceptable to have a value placed on us by a company? Wasn't the end design in Fight Club to destroy the credit centers?
I hate that I was almost too afraid - due to the state my government has reached - to write that I wish I could bomb the credit centers myself. Don't get me wrong in that, however, I wish no loss of life, only institution. On second thought, the buildings can stand, for that matter; destroy the nerve centers, the data of the institution. That's the core, the true soul of the machine. Buildings are the Hydra's head... There's nothing there. Poisoning the data is the only way.
Meanwhile, back in reality: the further I'm removed from handling actual cash it seems I get in more and more trouble. I find it odd that there is no universal form of payment any longer: some places are cash only, some won't take cash, some will only accept checks or money orders or other "bearer instruments." I don't trust money. I hate having to deal with it. What can you do though?
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EDIT:
Left to right: Me (looking quite maniacal,) Lee Burridge, wild_zero.
The rest of you missed out.
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So I have guest list access tomorrow night to Liquified Atlanta at Eleven50 for Lee Burridge. Who wants to be my guest?
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Left to right: Me (looking quite maniacal,) Lee Burridge, wild_zero.
The rest of you missed out.
_______________________________
So I have guest list access tomorrow night to Liquified Atlanta at Eleven50 for Lee Burridge. Who wants to be my guest?
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Before I see a movie that's got some history behind it, I like to do my homework. There's one coming up that you may've heard of. Homework, in this case, is a series called "Firefly" which was written by a gentleman who's been involved in a few projects that you may be familiar with.
By no means am I a "fanboy" of any of those, mind you, but after watching the first episode of this series, I'm hooked. "Firefly" is really good, and I'm looking forward to seeing "Serenity" on the big screen.
A side note: recently in my scouring of the net for new music I rediscovered Epitonic. They've lots of good music that you're familiar with, but what makes the site excellent are the features that encourage you to explore new sounds that you might otherwise not hear. It's like the Amazon suggestions: "If you like this, you might like..." but without the revenue motive. I'm sure they make money somehow, but I've never felt like it's a "sales" site. There's no DRM, no cost and loads of sounds.
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By no means am I a "fanboy" of any of those, mind you, but after watching the first episode of this series, I'm hooked. "Firefly" is really good, and I'm looking forward to seeing "Serenity" on the big screen.
A side note: recently in my scouring of the net for new music I rediscovered Epitonic. They've lots of good music that you're familiar with, but what makes the site excellent are the features that encourage you to explore new sounds that you might otherwise not hear. It's like the Amazon suggestions: "If you like this, you might like..." but without the revenue motive. I'm sure they make money somehow, but I've never felt like it's a "sales" site. There's no DRM, no cost and loads of sounds.
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Boards of Canada. New album to be released 2005.09.17.
"Oscar See Through Red Eye" is the first single.
"Oscar See Through Red Eye" is the first single.
What defines This album from previous work is Boards simple desire to make a melodic, beautiful record. This time we just wanted to see how far we could take conventional instrument sounds like guitars but to make them play extremely unconventional arrangements, and I hope the result sounds even older and more beautiful than our other work.
So now with the Campfire Headphase the sound of BOC has become too organic to be labelled electronica' anymore, reaching backwards to 70's psychedelia, shoegaze and British Wyrd Folk influences.
However, a common thread interlinking past work remains, and that is the integration of the rural Scottish environment they live in into their music, but this goes even deeper with this album. So now you too can come on and feel the Campfire Headphase.
I've an advanced copy. It's really, really good.
This is one of those albums I forsee buying several times 'cause it's that good.
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