I fell out of the tree. The ball of my hand is turning purple. I have little scratches across my arm, and along my fingers in a striking brass-knuckles/lightning-bolt configuration. Better yet, I have either a rash or - more likely - weird bug bites all over my ass.

I am Queen of the Forest.

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Let's start off on a light note:

"Out of the grottolike darkness emerged a bizarre image to our right. As my dilating pupils struggled to meet the challenge of this new environment, I began to make out a naked man writhing on his back... being attacked by some creature. Even before we moved closer, the stillness of the figures quickly betrayed ( Read more... )

New stuff from the Bros. Quay, with music by Stockhausen! And I only learned today they did a promo for my favorite gothspell band Sixteen Horsepower.

If I was a *real* nerd I'd have already known.

In about half an hour I'm going to head down to 4th Ave., and you know what I want to see? I want to see one of the local homeless half-passed out on our *borrowed* couch, kicking back with our bag of Franzia, our barrel of cheese balls wedged between his knees, while playing his 127th game of Kool-Aid ManBecause that will be a SIGN FROM GOD that ( Read more... )

IMMEDIA DES REFUSES
March 7 - 9
Opening March 7, 8pm - midnight
212 S. 4th Ave., Ann ArborChances are most of you have heard PLENTY about this already, but I want to invite you all to the opening of Immedia des Refuses, Fri. March 7 from 8pm to midnight. This a digital and electronic art show primarily featuring work that was narrowly rejected for ( Read more... )

13,227 hearts and counting.

Of all the ways I can spend my money, why has this suddenly shot so far to the top? Go to "Wonderland" and check out "Little Shrill Voices." It's $1,700. Please, please stop me before I spend again - a hundred of my aborted projects are already howling for my heart. And my money, good lord, let's not forget that ( Read more... )

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More personal entry coming tonight or tomorrow, but this is what's on my mind right now. Skip it over if you like.

If you're concerned - and you should be - or curious, read this from The Center for Public Integrity, www.publicintegrity.org - a longer article on the proposed expansion of the Patroit Act, including a link to the full draft.From ( Read more... )