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What kind of reader
gwendabondgirl asks: So. What kind of reader are you? Some years ago, trapped in bed with a cold & a novel I came to despise, I decided I would never again read a bad book. I’d rather not say what that book was, because I’m sure the author tried very hard to write a good…
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Genre #1: The Cocktail
“Whether it’s a sign of the declining quality of film or illustration in general, these days most movie posters just don’t inspire the same artistic awe.” [big snip] “Today, a lot of posters are put together on computers, but back in the day when posters were completely handmade, illustrators worked in a variety of mediums…
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“You seem jumpy Carter, did you switch from mocha to crack?”
“Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy”: Funny, actually, funny & warm & none too taxing, but enjoyable. Sam Rockwell is fabulous, though not at all the Zaphod of my memory. Mos Def is a likeable & gentle Ford Prefect, & also apparently “one of hip-hop’s most introspective and insightful artist“. Huh. Well … weird. Also loved…
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In & Out
It’s interesting how statements once meant to be inclusive have become exclusive. Like, take for example, B.F. Skinner. Skinner (1904-1990, or so the web tells me) is considered to be one of the forefathers of that particular school of psychology known as behaviourism. When I was studying psych, behaviourism was like some kind of consolation…
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SPAM Guard as Poet
An actual report sent by an anti-spam filter. The analysis is kinda interesting, but what’s most fun is the reason the email was rejected, which is contained in the very last line. Make sure you read the analysis of the Body, though, that’s where the poetry is. ;) Some details deleted to protect the innocent.
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Wheels they just keep on turning
I am trying AGAIN to watch Matrix 3: Home Renovations, but AGAIN I am having difficulties. I have a couple of questions
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I felt like destroying something beautiful
Five. FIVE NIGHTS without internet. Five of ’em, count ’em, I did. F.I.V.E. Definition of frustration: When your computer tells you, ‘Yes, I am connected to the internet. Oh, wait, no I’m not, no, wait, I am again, but oh, hang on, despite being connected, I cannot show you a single page on the WWW…
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Words, just words
TWO nights without internet. TWO LONG NIGHTS. LOOOOOOOOONNGG nights. Curiously, I hardly miss it. How freaky. I must be losing my mind (& I’m unlikely to miss _that_ either). I was about to relay some news about the ache in my shoulder, but then I realised: that is dull. strangedave has neglected to add this…
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Tick Tock
Somewhere along the line I stopped watching ’24’ (OK, it was about the second-last episode of Season 1, & I can’t even explain why, but I just suddenly realised I was indifferent. How can that be? I used to *love* Crazy Jack & the Homicidal Tendencies. Clearly this is some failing of my own). Anyways,…
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‘We laughed!’ we cried.
Hello, hello, I have discovered my Peek’s Five Questions up over at benpeek‘s blog, along with a bunch of other interviews with a bunch of other people. I’m liking the way this is teasing out the individual thoughts of a complex system often simplistically referred to as ‘the scene’. Definitely worth checking out all week…