Archive for January, 2006



How I wish…

Friday, January 27th, 2006
Posted in Nothingness

Joy and woe are woven fine,
A clothing for the soul divine.
Under every grief and pine
Runs a joy with silken twine.
William Blake - Auguries of Innocence

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Thursday, January 26th, 2006
Posted in Nothingness

Camel. Straw. Back. Snap.
Fuck it. Fuck this. Fuck you all. Fuck. FUCK.

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Give us today our daily bread?

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
Posted in Germany, Rant, Academia

It don’t work that way… you earn your daily bread… how you eventually accomplish that may be very mundane, or very suprising.
For example, last week, I earned my daily bread translating a movie. Granted, I also earned my daily coffee and cigarettes, and my nightly nightcap that way as well..
Next week, I might earn it […]

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More clichées

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
Posted in Germany, Nothingness

Aren’t homos supposed to be infinitely better dressers than heteros? Isn’t it supposed to be a fact that their fashion sense is envied by everyone else?

I saw a guy today wearing a pink scarf, a red handbag with flowers etched on it and a purple umbrella. What’s worse, he wore a green belt and brown […]

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Seeing things

Monday, January 23rd, 2006
Posted in Photography, Nothingness

“I need to put the tripod mount on my modded disposable and take it out shooting” (from chat)
Even that sounds sexual. God have mercy!

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  • (from Wired) Sony Reader, the next thing in ebook technology. I SO want this. Graduation gift, anyone? (0)
  • Clicheeismus

    Saturday, January 21st, 2006
    Posted in Nothingness

    When does a cliche stop being one?
    I haven’t met a single girl who doesn’t like to have long phone conversations… does that mean that I can state that as a fact when referring to my own personal experience?
    I also enjoy long phone conversations…. what does THAT mean? Does it void the cliche? what? WHAT!?!?!?

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  • (from Slate) Possible outcomes and resolutions of the Iran nuclear standoff. I say, nuke’em. (1)
  • (from Forbes.com) Full Text of Bin Laden Tape. Seriously an interesting read. If I didn’t know better, I could almost agree with the guy… somehow… (0)
  • Method

    Thursday, January 19th, 2006
    Posted in Germany, Rant, People

    I injured myself in drama group yesterday. I haven’t been hurt in ages, but yesterday, while “acting”, I managed to twist my thumb, cut open my upper lip, and bump my nose. All whithin two minutes.
    Ok, let me rewind. We start out every rehearsal with some “acting exercises”. Occasionally, these include games. It was during […]

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  • (from kottke) The Morning News - The reality behind reality tv. very interesting take on reality tv shows. (0)
  • I am anti-anarchist…

    Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
    Posted in Nothingness, Rant

    However, democracy is a shelter behind which hypocrites hide, measure legitimacy, and weigh righteousness based on the numbers of the ill-informed masses.

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    This has got to be

    Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
    Posted in Nothingness

    the absolute funniest blonde joke. ever. EVER.

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  • (from The Inquirer) If you need the lesson, you shouldn’t need an Ipod, i’d say. (0)
  • News from the realm

    Thursday, January 12th, 2006
    Posted in Photography, Nothingness, Rant

    Queen Carla had arrived a week ago. Tonigh, her royal consorts were delivered, the numbers are complete and court has convened. Carla is my camera, an old Canon A-1 SLR, full with several lenses, filters, add-ons, etc… it was THE camera to have in the very late 70s, early 80s, and has since developed into […]

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  • From Slate: Solving the mystery of the elusive “short” cappuccino. (0)
  • Newsvine

    Monday, January 9th, 2006
    Posted in Technology, Reviews

    I had read about this somewhere, a few days before, and was wondering how to get my hands on an account (since Thursday, it’s been in invite-only beta mode…) when I read Mark’s announcement that he had invites to spare. Perfect.
    Thanks to Mark, I am now a beta user over at Newsvine, a modern news […]

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  • From DoCopenhagen: Top 50 Music Videos Of 2005.

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  • Another Amo inspiration… that old muse (not moose, MUSE!)

    Thursday, January 5th, 2006
    Posted in Nothingness, Friends

    If I shaved off my pubes, and tattooed “Realm of R” there… would you say I’m superficial or too self-involved, would you say I’m crazy, or would you tell me whatever I want to hear just so that I wouldn’t show you?
    PS: Amo just turned 21 a couple of days ago. She can legally drink […]

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  • From Slate: Blockbuster? Nah… just popcorn. (0)
  • yada yada yada

    Thursday, January 5th, 2006
    Posted in Nothingness, Rant

    The show ends, the theme music comes on, the credits roll, they break for advertisements…
    In all TV interviews, regardless of the situation, or topic, the host and guest  always act as if they’re talking, very emphatically, as soon as you can’t here them for one of the above-listed reasons… A 3-hour interview, and they still […]

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    Spied somewhere around the internet

    Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
    Posted in Nothingness

    If you are sight impaired, and would like help using this page please call (480) XXX-XXXX.
    Well, at least they’re trying.

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  • From Wired: Careful Where You Put That Tree. Trees are bad for the environment. (0)
  • From Wired: Passion of the Spaghetti Monster. Alternative Religious theory. (0)
  • From Wired: The Coolest Rooms on the Planet (0)
  • From Slate: Dinner for One - Germany’s most popular New Year’s tradition. (0)
  • January sucks

    Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006
    Posted in Germany, Nothingness, Rant, Academia

    4:21am. Can’t sleep.
    I tumbled around in bed for an hour or so, and then decided, fuck it, I’m not forcing myself to sleep. Naturally, the moment I slipped under the sheets, my brain (conscience) went into overdrive.
    It started out with thoughts about my Thesis. It’s not going too well, every pothole is magically magnified into […]

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    The purpose of design is to define space

    Sunday, January 1st, 2006
    Posted in Technology, Nothingness

    boo fucking hoo…
    I don’t hold much by resolutions or plans… but I do see improvements and potential, and I realise the time for seizing is now…

    On the 10th-18th-whateverth floor… overlooking the breathing, crackling giant that is berlin… we danced well into the morning of January the first, 2006.

    On the way home, I inhaled a deep […]

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