I'm setting a personal goal for 2006: reading at least 10,000 pages (roughly 50 novels) in one year. I don't generally like to update for the sake of comments, but I'm in a great need of suggestions.

Please take a moment to recommend a few books. I already have a somewhat comprehensive reservoir or novels to draw from, but I'd love some ideas to ( Read more... )

On Feb. 25, 2004, You may remember I posted a tribute to the greatest black German dj who ever wore a sailed the seas.

Today, Captain Jack died of a brain hemhorrage due to stroke, at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and son. The tragedy occured on the celebrated 10th anniversary of his music career.


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Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks NaNoWriMo is total bullshit.

Honestly, I've never understood how 'National Novel Writing Month' garners so much enthusiasm. The goal of writing a good novel is certainly an admirable one, but what on earth do you intend to achieve throwing it together in a month? I don't see the victory and ( Read more... )

Katrina 2

The Hurricane ReloadedI swear, America is all about hype. Hype which, ironically, generally originates from a horrible original miscalculation earlier. This may as well be Katrina's sequel; in the tradition of sequels in gets a huge original fanfare riding the coattails of it's predecessor...only to ultimately flop ( Read more... )

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Rock me like a hurricane! Woo.

Were a' busy barricading the house, more news from ground zero when I get internet/power back.

Off to Nathan's big show, i should be on later tonight though. Here is comic. Enjoy.


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This ought to sum up the last few days nicely. Wow this took awhile to make.


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It's a really perfect night for star gazing.

But thats not what I'd like to be out doing. At the moment I'm lying in bed naked drinking lukewarm tea and eating those bulk sugared orange slices.

and today was a really good day. I had so much fun.

ah, and who could forget,


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zoom, zoom
zoom, zoom..

The world is in a mess.

With politics and taxes

and people grinding axes

there's no happiness...

Slap that bass

use it like a tonic

Slap that bass

keep your philharmonic

Zoom zoom zoom

and the milk and
honey'll
flow...