Heard DC designed by devil worship STOP
Going to investigate STOP
Back Monday in time for BBQ STOP
Tom, May 26, 2006, 1:16 AM STOP
Heard DC designed by devil worship STOP
Going to investigate STOP
Back Monday in time for BBQ STOP
Tom, May 26, 2006, 1:16 AM STOP
Pointless as it may be, the plan is to watch all six Star Wars movies over the course of the next couple weeks. The movies shall be watched the way George Lucas intends them to be--that is, in their most current forms--and then never again as such. After this series of viewings, only the original trilogy, the OT, the one I rented once a month from the video store back in the halcyon decade, 10 BSE, 10 years before the Special Editions, will ever be watched, and very seldom at that. That is the plan. I may clutter up a webpage with my thoughts on these movies, I probably won't. I'll let you know.
UPDATE (5/24): Two down. And they did not go down easy.
Tom, May 21, 2006, 3:46 PM (link here)
Cleaning my room, I found an mp3 I've dubbed End of the Enemy Interview. Does anyone have any idea what it's on about? I'm at a loss here, beyond the fact that I burned it to a CD on March 14, 2003 at 8:47 AM.
To the first person who figures this out, a coverless copy of Extraordinary Popular Delusions & The Madness Of Crowds.
Tom, May 17, 2006, 3:43 AM (link here)
In regards to Letters for All Occasions
Letters for All Occasions is my proxy for A Lifetime Encyclopedia of Letters, an actual book by an actual lover of letters, Mr. Harold E. Meyer. An industrial accountant with a lifelong passions for words and the shades of meaning they convey he is. I keep his book close to me, as I believe it to be one of the finest examples of the choking insincerity on which our culture stands. I'm sure Mr. Meyer is a nice guy though. For those moms out there whose kids bought them too valuable a gift for Mother's Day, he recommends the following:
- Dear Scott,
Once again you show that your taste in gifts is impeccable. Thank you so much for the lovely, and valuable, antique silver vase.
I regret that I must return it; a sincere regret because of its great beauty.
It is unfortunate but my frequent business trips make my home vulnerable, and several area homes have recently suffered burglaries. Although insurance would provide financial reimbursement, the irreplaceable nature of the vase would leave me forever guilty. Please allow me to return it.
Sincerely,
Mom
I recently noticed that A Lifetime Encyclopedia of Letters is in its third printing--and with a new cover! (This is what mine looks like.) The one copy they had left at the bookstore was sealed, else I would have checked if my favorite letter was also updated. If someone owes you money, you're to write them:
- Dear Mr. Wilson,
"Hey, look at this, Bud!"
"Bad news, Joe?"
"Yeah, this guy wants my autograph."
"But, gosh, that's a compliment. Aren't you proud?"
"But this guy wants it on a check."
We, too, would like your autograph on a check--$45.60 for the toaster you bought on February 7th.
Sincerely,
Harvey
I love this book. Its power doesn't really come across in a few snippets, I'm sorry. I should just carry it around with me.
UPDATE: God damn it.
So the title should probably be changed.
Eventually, I guess.
Tom, May 14, 2006, 8:30 PM (link here)
One day I won't write a story that begins with someone being dead. In the meantime ...
Tom, May 13, 2006, 2:33 PM (read here)
Rick pointed out: "You know what you can't get at the iTunes Music Store? Magic Dance by David Bowie from the Labyrinth soundtrack."
Tom, May 2, 2006, 9:12 AM
CONGRATULATIONS to Aaron, whose crowd-pleasing Petunia* (.mov 10 MB) just won another award, this time the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival Award for Best Animation. Music by Jenni, of course.
Tom, May 1, 2006, 4:09 PM (link here)
