"There is a theory which states that if anyone every discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another which states that this has already happened" -Douglas Adams, Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Used as a flavor quote on the title page of a chapter on Apocalyptic writings in the text book New Testament Story.
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04:15:00 PM,
Monday 22 April 2002
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Warren Ellis' new project seems pretty interesting. Global Frequency deals with normal humans in extraordinary circumstances, and seems to be yet another step in Ellis' pushing away from superhero norms, while embracing some tropes, discarding others, and seeing what happens.
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12:02:34 AM,
Sunday 21 April 2002
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Condensation of All Game Fiction
Purple prose rained down like a bad metaphor. Cool Dude strode into the setting, genre-specific weapon by his side.
The young kid approached. "Leading question", he said.
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09:53:01 PM,
Friday 19 April 2002
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GBV! GBV! GBV!
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09:23:43 PM,
Friday 19 April 2002
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Steve, the guy from Blues Clues, has a wonderful and strange website that has very little to do with Blues Clues and very much to do with indie rock.
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08:47:01 PM,
Thursday 18 April 2002
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I told a telemarketer that Liz had died yesterday. She apologized. This is a strategy for the future.
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04:23:05 PM,
Thursday 18 April 2002
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My first comicollage strip is up today. GO HERE!
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01:28:18 PM,
Thursday 18 April 2002
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I am very bored, and I want to play tennis. If you're interested, just AIM your opening serve to me. Most times I'm up to this, although if I get something nonsensical, it would be nice if it were prefaced with 'want a match?' instead of just freaking my shit. The only rule is that we have to agree we're playing.
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01:50:34 AM,
Thursday 18 April 2002
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So you like Stuntcopter, do you?
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01:27:44 AM,
Thursday 18 April 2002
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I just re-read Goblet of Fire, and got all excited for the next book. Nuts.
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10:34:28 PM,
Wednesday 17 April 2002
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I think this has been the best evening I've had in a long time. First comicollage almost done (WHAT LINE!?!? I SEE NOT THIS LINE YOU SPEAK OF!!!!), and a project I had long ago given up on being a part of springs back to life. YES!
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10:11:52 PM,
Wednesday 17 April 2002
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I just learned that my sister got into a flamewar with Harlan Ellison. ::cries:: I've never been so happy in my life!
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12:38:52 PM,
Wednesday 17 April 2002
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So, if I were to start a comic shop, what would be a bigger problem: getting the start-up fund or convincing the die-hards of the landmark local (and not all that great) shop not to burn it down?
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02:22:46 AM,
Wednesday 17 April 2002
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I had seen this before, but it has slipped my mind. For all those folks out there who want to use miniatures, but don't want to shell out 2-6 bucks apiece, there are sets of Paper or Font minis at this site, and links to other places that have them. Ten bucks for a set of paper miniatures you can print out many, many times, in any size! Sometimes I love the computer age, even as it kills off pen-and-paper RPG's.
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01:07:58 AM,
Wednesday 17 April 2002
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There's a section of this article (on ant supercolonies in Europe) that shows that Entymologists just like putting bugs in jars and watching them fight to the death.
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12:22:13 PM,
Tuesday 16 April 2002
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Life catches another online comic artist, Kathering Nelson, of Ancient Messages, has announced that the current story will be the end of AM. I've been a fan of Ancient Messages since I first stumbled across it way back when, and I'm gonna miss it a helluva lot. Nuts.
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10:19:34 PM,
Monday 15 April 2002
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This won't mean anything to most of you, but the Giffen/DeMatteis Justice League will be returning soon.
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12:01:25 PM,
Monday 15 April 2002
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Little boys love licorice . . . until they find out it is actually poison licorice!
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11:25:19 AM,
Monday 15 April 2002
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Dude! James Kochalka Superstar has a bunch of demos and whatnot available for download! These are for an upcoming album, so be sure to e-mail him about which tracks are good, and which ones need work. Of course, if the idea of a song called 'Pony the Penis' sounds like it's not up your alley, you may be best off avoiding these . . .
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09:29:25 PM,
Sunday 14 April 2002
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If there's a dense enough proliferation, or access to CD Burners, would anyone be interested in an SJC Blogmass CD Swap?
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02:23:59 PM,
Sunday 14 April 2002
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1. Turn it On: Sleater-Kinney (Dig Me Out)
2. It Was There That I Saw You: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead (Source Tags and Codes)
3. G-Spot Tornado: Frank Zappa/Ensemble Modern (The Yellow Shark)
4. Wish You Were Dead: Lincoln (Lincoln)
5. State Trooper: Cowboy Junkies (200 More Miles)
6. Tonight: The Soft Boys (Underwater Moonlight)
7. Hitch-Hike: LiLiPUT (Complete Recordings)
8. Bully Boys: The Tiger Lillies (Shockhead Peter)
9. The World is Full of Bastard: Mary Prankster (Roulette Girl)
10. The Lass of Roch Royal: Papa M ("Whatever, Mortal")
11. Caribou: The Pixies (Come On, Pilgrim)
12. High Noon: Juno (The Dismemberment Plan & Juno Split EP)
13. The Return of Evil Bill: Clinic (Internal Wrangler)
14. Singapore: Tom Waits (Rain Dogs)
15. Madeleine-Mary: Bonnie 'Prince' Billie (I See a Darkness)
16. Monkey vs. Robot: James Kochalka Superstar (Monkey vs. Robot)
17. Sci Fi Wasabi: Cibo Matto (Stereotype A)
18. Following Through: The Dimemberment Plan (Change)
19. Transmissions From Uranus: Man . . . Or Astroman? (Transmissions From Uranus)
20. A Perfect Day to Chase Tornadoes: Jim White (Wrong Eyed Jesus!)
21. 14 Cheerleader Coldfront (Guided By Voices)
Total Running Time: 66:52
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12:01:46 PM,
Sunday 14 April 2002
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06:52:57 AM, Saturday 13 April 2002
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Which Blogledyte are you? Now open for bidness!
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06:37:30 AM,
Saturday 13 April 2002
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Americanized Live-Action adaption of Akira by the guy who directed Blade. Say it ain't so.
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03:33:04 PM,
Friday 12 April 2002
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Note to Green Party Organizers of Athens, GA:
After Ralph Nader has hyped up a room full of college students, do not have the loudest, most obnoxious member of your staff ask them for and individual donation of $10,000. When this is met with extremely loud talking, do not then, after five minutes of asking for 10k VERY LOUDLY, lower it to $5,000. Take what you can get from the excited masses and live with it. Ralph still rules, though.
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05:00:40 AM,
Friday 12 April 2002
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New Too Fat! (and a sidebar link, so this will be the last of these)
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02:21:23 AM,
Friday 12 April 2002
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We salute you, oh games of the ages
But the game of an age turning gray
Was when I carried the torch on Veronica's porch
In the city of Athens, Ga. – Walt Kelly
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03:43:11 PM,
Thursday 11 April 2002
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What's the floating in the water? Old Neptuna's only daughter. I believe in Mr. Grieves.
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11:52:32 PM,
Wednesday 10 April 2002
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Some people wonder why I get so excited about going bug collecting with Liz. The reason is that it's exploring a world that very few people other than fly fishers pay any attention to. You pull some crazy looking stuff out of the water. This page has some decent pictures of some very cool bugs.
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01:41:38 AM,
Wednesday 10 April 2002
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Nooooooo! (actually)
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08:08:54 PM,
Tuesday 9 April 2002
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There aren't many days in which someone shouts, "You can't do that!" and you can say, "I just did."
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07:52:27 PM,
Tuesday 9 April 2002
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An interview with Carla 'Speed' McNeil who has slowly become one of my favorite comic book creators. I just keep going back to Finder again and again, and get more out of it each time. Please, please, please go read the issue available for free on her site, and then go an buy the two Sin Eater trades. You will not be disappointed by her wonderful art and layered, subtle, and engrossing stories. (Strangely enough, she lives near Annapolis, in Laurel, and knows Lance Lusk, so there's a Johnny connection)
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06:01:24 AM,
Tuesday 9 April 2002
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I have posted the guidelines and skeleton rules for the De Profundis-adapted game to postal_madness. If you don't receive the messages, please inform me, as Yahoo's slow delivery (or outright loss) of messages may become a problem rather quickly. Looking forward to a good game.
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02:18:00 AM,
Tuesday 9 April 2002
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Weird, I have an entry in the RPG creator database, incomplete, but still.
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07:46:05 PM,
Monday 8 April 2002
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I just got a popup ad that said '/sorry no ad to display this time!' But it still popped up a window. Seem like they're apologizing for the wrong thing.
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01:36:24 PM,
Monday 8 April 2002
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I have sent out a note for the De Profundis game, if you do not receive the invitation to the mailing list, please sign up here.
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01:28:52 PM,
Monday 8 April 2002
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