I've noticed that LJ now has a button for people to flag your entries for "offensive abuse", so, starting after this post, all entries will be private. It's pretty ridiculous, really, but not surprising, other than the fact that it took them this long to make it easier for people to help them censor your words ( Read more... )

I can't sleep, but what else is new, right? Sleep and me have seldom gotten along ( Read more... )

OK, that's it: Chavez has plenty of cash in the reserves, so he can afford to cut off the flow of oil to the USA (which the USA can't afford), so he needs to do it NOW. What does the USA fear in Venezuela? The deepening of the Socialist Revolution when the reforms pass this weekend, and the spread of the revolution even further outwards to the rest ( Read more... )

Everything is either brown or gray outside. It's not uncommon for me to drive through huge piles of leaves that have collected on the road and watch them go flying into the air in my rearview. The days are still mild, but the mornings and nights tend to be a bit cold. Normally, I hate this time of year, because I am not a fan of the cold, and I ( Read more... )

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The original trailer for Alejandro Jodorowsky's film "La Montaña Sagrada" AKA "The Holy Mountain", eaisly one of my favorite films after seeing it Friday night. A brilliant piece of surrealist cinema.


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Yesterday was crazy busy. I don't think I've ever slept as hard as I did last night. I woke up early because of my upset stomach, of course, and then had the pleasure of entertaining Joe up until the early afternoon when he left. Then, I went out to a late lunch with my extended family, including my cousin Mica who lives in Ohio and who I have not ( Read more... )

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An amazing live version of "Black Ships Ate the Sky" by Current 93 from 2006.

I'm up early as hell, but what else is new? I simply cannot sleep late, but that's OK. I walked outside a second ago to get something out of my car, and it's cold as fuck and windy. 34 F with the windchill. Sorry, my canuck friends, for bragging about how nice the weather was here yesterday. Tonight, it's supposed to be down to 25 F. I guess I ( Read more... )

Current Conditions in Hickory, NC: 62 °F / 17 °C and overcast, with rain expected later.

It will be down to 50 F as a high tomorrow, however. Sometimes living in the South rocks :>