( depending on what you want to read into the ambiguous statements I make here, this could possibly be seen as including some spoilers for Signs, so just in case... )

I just saw Signs, written/directed/produced (and acted in) by M. Night Shyamalan (the Sixth Sense/Unbreakable guy). Wow. It wasn't perfect, but it was really good. I am amazed that it evoked several very strong, very different emotions, which I don't normally expect together in films. I felt intensely frightened during a great deal of the film ( Read more... )

Aristotle's law petition confounds blase Berkeley
Berkeley, the first city to ban Styrofoam and wood-fired pizza ovens, could become the first to enact Aristotle's ancient law of logic -- that every entity is equal to itself.

... more at the link. I particularly like the bit about the fine.

So, I just listened to the new Peter Gabriel single again on KFOG (no, I'm not going to shut up about the new song/album/tour... sorry, but I've been waiting for about 8 years for this :) ). Having heard it online as well, I noticed something about the radio-play version: it's censored (this phenomenon annoys me in general, but that's another ( Read more... )

good thing about the radio: KFOG. I love this station. especially now that they keep playing the new Peter Gabriel song and gushing about it. *big grin*
bad thing about the radio: ads that have realistic car honking noises. those scare me greatly when I'm driving. late last night, not entirely sure where I was, I turned onto a one-way street ( Read more... )

Playing with Escher

Image analogies

okay, I felt obligated to do one thing, now that I'm here with the masses (in my own invisible fashion). There didn't seem to be a choice about it - I had to take an online quiz. So here it is:


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"in another dimension, with voyeuristic intention, well secluded, I see all..." I'm just here to watch. *grin* you didn't see me.