March 2009
Hiatus
It seems like taking a break from the web is all the rage nowadays, so in order to stay relevant I’m taking a week-long internet break to, y’know, get back to reality
Haha, what a load of shit. I’m moving house and won’t have internet for at least a week (although knowing Australian ISP’s it’ll be more like a month).
See y’all soon.
What it's like to freeze to death →
Twitter re-design
Looks nice. Call me crazy but does it look a bit like Facebook lol?
L to the motherfuckin' OL
Reference to Jake Lodwick in the latest Ace and Jocelyn?
“Do yall ever wish that u could be like that movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Ace...”
– Every day, Carles.
Signs of the recession
At least half of the posts in the AskReddit subreddit on reddit (oh lord) are along the lines of “I just lost my job and the money’s running out, what the hell do I do?”
“At the start you just want to sound like your favourite bands, but after a while...”
– Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro.
Escapism
‘snot so bad, really. Like, reality is fun sometimes. But when it isn’t, why not avoid it? I don’t even care how you do it, that’s how chill I am. Drug use? Go for it. I mean, when you start to abuse your body and it really fucks up your health you gotta stop and consider whether it’s worth it. But until then, the world is your technicolor oyster. Because that’s...
Pantscast, the latest revolution in podcasting →
$20.70
…is how much loose coinage I had on my desk. Moving house soon.
“I have listened for years, to complaints from true comic book fans, that...”
– An open letter from Watchmen screenwriter David Hayter
Jonathan Ross possibly doing voice-work for... →
OMGGGGGGGGGG
“All they wanna do is eat the hot dog, they don’t care how it got made.”
– I like the way Merlin speaks because it makes me listen.
7.3.09
xfatx:
12 cookies
Bottle of creamy soda
Did I mention I started recording what I eat in proper blog format? I’d like to thank the Internet for allowing this display of unwarranted self-importance to flourish. Seriously though, I eat some weird shit. That isn’t what I had for lunch, that’s all I ate that day.
Inner dialogue
Jake: Early day tomorrow.
Jake: Yup
Jake: Should probs get some sleep soon. Let's wrap up what we're doing.
Jake: Sounds good. How about one more coffee to... help me get to sleep
Jake: Good idea.
- Microwaved goods and one coffee later -
Jake: I'm wired
Jake: Me too. Why don't you stay up and write something?
Jake: Yeah, good thinking
Jake: You say that, but you're not going to write anything are you?
Jake: No.
Terrifying tales from secret jails in Beijing,... →
“Think Hemingway could’ve come up with “For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.” if he...”
– I love madatoms
Man beats up 'kangaroo Jackie Chan' →
Choice quote: “At first, he (my husband) thought it was a lunatic ninja,” said Ettlin’s wife, Verity Beman. “It leaped through the window, this martial-arts kind of figure. It was very Jackie Chan.”
The Marshmallow Bra - Manolith →
Ned Hepburn tells me what’s important to think about each and every day.
“You don’t need 12-sided dice and a fictitious Canadian girlfriend to...”
– Does this mean Merlin Mann would love Watchmen?
pi10k →
“Want to hear what it sounds like when you take the numbers 0 through 9, map each to a particular note, and then “play” pi to 10,000 digits? Here you go. It’s kind of awesome.” (via) Only got about 2,000 digits through until I turned it off and went back to listening to Incredibad.
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov →
Rainn Wilson launches new website "SoulPancake" →
“We want to make discussions about Spirituality, Creativity, and Philosophy cool again. Were they ever cool? I have no idea. But it seems like a good idea.”
WatchFantasy Football ad. Friggin’ incredible.
“When we look up in the sky, we don’t see a bird or a plane, but a mirror.”
– I thought this was a beautiful line, from The AV Club’s review of Watchmen.
molls →
molls:
unfollowfriday:
I’m legitimately worried about her. She is obviously in a downward spiral since leaving Defamer, and it’s reflected in everything she does. Her persona has swallowed her actual personality, and it has made her videos boring and filled her blog with pictures of her making pouty duck faces. Plus, she looks like hell, because she’s drinking way too much. She would have...
Zeitgeist
It’s interesting going back through my dash and looking at my posts to find out what you’ve all liked/reblogged. It’s very revealing… but I guess not really, because it just confirms what I already know about you, like that molls likes music, Marshall likes things that are laugh out loud hilar, and Avery likes meta-jokes.
I feel like we’re making progress, you guys....
OMG YOU GUYS
The Watchmen: Movie of the century? I think it’s certainly possible!
Srsly though, it was pretty good. More a fan’s film than anything, I’m not sure people who haven’t read the graphic novel would “get it” as well as those who have. The attention to detail is really what makes the film, as not only is the vast majority of dialogue in-tact and many scenes...
“I kinda h8 how my design school education makes me enjoy stuff that is ’supposed...”
– I know this is satire, but it totally describes how I feel.
