Entries from May 2008
RIP, Robert Asprin - Boing Boing
I used to really love Robert Asprin’s Myth Adventures books. I haven’t read them in — God, probably sixteen years or more — but they were some of my favorite humorous fantasy novels when I was a kid. His other books were pretty awesome, too.
Sigh.
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Tags: Writing
Had a long talk with — or rather, I ranted deliriously for about a half hour or more in my (quite literally) malnourished state at — my friend Gary today, about why I’m getting so fucking sick of the Internet.
It was a long and meandering rant, much of which I don’t remember, other than going [...]
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I checked out the first episode of the 2006 BBC series Life On Mars, which I missed on BBC America and had heard good things about. And indeed, I wasn’t disappointed: judging by the first episode, this looks pretty interesting.
The short version: a Manchester cop named Sam Tyler is tracking a serial killer. Unfortunately, his [...]
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God, this is so beautiful.
ARTIFICIAL.DUMMIES from todo.to.it on Vimeo.
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Tags: Random Cool Stuff · Technology · Visual Art
(via Welcome To Room 116, which looks to be an interesting art blog.)
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My lovely lady friend Andie took off to California for the summer, and very kindly agreed to let me use her apartment as a sort of retreat from my own house. She also has a walk-in closet full of clothes, which doubles nicely as a vocal recording booth.
Unfortunately, this has coincided with one of my [...]
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“Star Trek” actor to wed after gay marriage ruling - Yahoo! News
You go, George. Awesome.
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See more funny videos at CollegeHumor
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Last night at the Beauty Bar, I got a chance to check out Manchester electro band Dead Wasps — and I wasn’t disappointed. They’re a really excellent dance band, and lead singer Hayley is totally rocking the Goldfrapp thing. (I talked to ‘em about doing a remix, too…hopefully that will pan out!)
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Robert Rauschenberg, Titan of American Art, Is Dead at 82 - New York Times
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Phil Spector recording engineer Larry Levine dies - Yahoo! News
Two influential artists with alliterative names (one more famous than another) die on the same day. Levine was the guy who actually created the Wall of Sound for Spector.
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