I'm not afraid or ashamed to say that I'm looking forward to I'm Not There. I've long been a fan of Todd Haynes's work and I've been a Dylan fan even longer. I think the storytelling method of the film is somewhere in between inspired and genius. In keeping with the theme of the film, the "soundtrack" - released today - contains innumerable ( ( Read more... )

So, the new Radiohead album didn't come with a cover, and I can't find one online. So ( I made one )

So, I started a Nethack game last night. Female orc barbarian. My starting stats weren't great, only 18 str and 16 dex and con. I considered #quitting and scumming better stats, but in the first room there was a wand and two scrolls, so I said heck, why not? Okay, so a silver wand, a scroll labeled VENZAR BORGAVVE, and a scroll labeled ZELGO ( Read more... )

So, when did the scientific community unanimously decide that dinosaurs were actually, you know, just huge birds? I want to go on record (probably too late now) that I have been saying this since I was like six years old. Seriously.
Here, for example, is how deinonychus is thought today to look, and how I thought he looked in 1988:

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In September, I (and four other lucky people) will begin working towards a Master's Degree in Composition with a focus in Experimental Sound Practices at the California Institute of the Arts.

A man went to a very modern automobile factory. This amazing marvel of design was fully automated - the cars were machine assembled, start to finish. "How wonderful," the man exclaimed. "These cars have evolved, and can now reproduce themselves!"

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I update my website sometimes.

Outstanding.