Archive for the ‘Off Topic’ Category

srs bsns

Posted: October 13, 2011 in Off Topic, Uncategorized
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This is not, I’m sure, a strikingly original thought but sometimes I fear, genuinely fear, that the unstoppable rise of the reboot, one of my least favorite world developments of the past ten or so years, signifies the death of culture. Remakes, sequels, and prequels were bad enough, but at least the latter two could [...]

Lesson in that?

Posted: August 28, 2011 in Off Topic, Personal

While from where I was hunkered, the storm itself registered at most as a big meh, the wind that followed it was awe inspiring and beautiful. Outside this afternoon, a couple of alley cats were making a lot of noise, playing at love or war (who can tell?). As far as I could tell, they [...]

Hasa Diga Eebowai

Posted: August 1, 2011 in Off Topic

That is all.

Holy crap! Who’d a thunk it? I mean really, who’d a thunk it? Why won’t someone tell me who thunk itttttttt?

Why does Nigel Findley have to be dead, and dead so young? If I was a better poet, I’d write a poem about it, all full of grief and outrage, even after 16 years, and end it with something haunting and memorable like “how do you like your blue eyed boy Mister Death?” But I’m [...]