| Back from the Offline Void... |
[jun. 4-a, 2005|05:31 am] |
...Yet another of those pauses in keeping up-to-date with my LiveJournal..
Since I'm deciding to take a break from my posting at my Star Trek message board [3525 posts I have there], I'll be having more time to post here. =)
First off, I had another dream where I was Doctor Who [some half-British, half-alien time-traveller whose time-machine can routinely breakdown or malfunction..] in a sort of Wellsian/Victorian attire.
One of the main settings was the 19th century where I met an old man who rambles on a bit about the year 2005.. Then when I tell him he's violating the generally-accepted protocol for time-travellers, he accuses me of being a spy.
And after I accidentally show him satellite-acquired video of the planets on the outer-rim of our solar-system, when I return to the year 2005, I find the Earth and the Sun no longer in their usual positions.
Instead, I find this peculiar-looking collection of at least a dozen Earths being connecting by metallic-looking bridges.. Some of these Earths being the shape of cubes.
There was also this thing about being stranded in the 17th century, but it seemed they were filming an episode of Masterpiece Theatre which struck me as being a bit odd. But I've seen stranger things.
Mmm, today is also my little brother's birthday. I'm unsure as to what we're going do concerning that as of yet, but I guess I may get him a DimGrey towel or maybe the game of Risk. Been a long time since I've played a board-game offline, but I don't get many chances to find a good adversary to play against.
Been reading a book concerning creative writing by Ray Bradbury and another on short-stories by Phillip K. Dick, although the former is now overdue at the library... Last late fee I got was over twenty-dollars. Both books are good though. (=
And I haven't been feeling as doubleplusgood, since I've been coughing alot thus attaining a manner kin to that of General Grievous.. And I already take on a mantis-like posture, like Zorak from Space Ghost |
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| (neniu temo) |
[jun. 3-a, 2005|06:16 pm] |
Heh, sorry for being overdue for this tag...
I'll post it on my blog and here, but I'll think about who I should tag in a bit later..
1. Total number of books I've owned:
Way over 747..
2. Last book(s) I bought:
“The Science of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy” and “The Salmon of Doubt”
3. Last book I read:
“The Best of Phillip K. Dick”
4. Five books that mean a lot to me:
the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker trilogy [that's actually five books..]
“Nineteen Eighty-Four”
“Alice in Wonderland”
“The Hobbit”
“20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”
And a whole Belgium-load of pulp-fiction short-stories...
5. Tag six people to fill this out...
lobotomyfreak
lord_of_time
midora_liath
noodles101
castleofplastic
shandeegoddess |
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| Towel Day 2005 |
[maj. 23-a, 2005|03:10 am] |
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Sorry for the inconvenience... One of my voids in updating my LiveJournal once again. =(
..And I'm pretty tired for the moment
The main thing I'd like to say is that Towel Day is this Wednesday, which is a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy tradition if you had not recognised it from its name. 
Here's the HTML code to post the banner onto your own site or &c...
I have seen both the new “Star Wars Episode III” and “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy”, which both I thought were fantastic [saw the latter three times so far..]
And I've listened to the 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds, which is pretty great upon the first listening until they point out its just a radio show..
I am now a member at MySpace for those interested. |
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| From “George Noory Coast to Coast A.M.” |
[apr. 20-a, 2005|08:07 pm] |
'Winged Demon'
We were walking on one of the trails in the Hoh Rainforest in
Washington state
and came around a bend and saw a beautiful burl on the remains of a
very large tree. As we moved to a different angle we saw the whole
figure. Very beautiful, and very eerie!
--Leila
smiles4you546@aol.com |
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| (neniu temo) |
[apr. 19-a, 2005|12:54 am] |
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Monday moved along well-enough, although someone did point out it seemed more Tuesday-ish than usual..
But Yesterday was Monday.
10 days till “h2g2” debuts on Arbor Day, so I'm still continuing my mission to promote D.N.A. [ Douglas Adams ] and his works amid the offliners and stargs amid my high school.
I don't think my influence is too terribly great, but I think I got a handful of people interested. That, and convinced a few of them that towels are exceedingly help.
Though, I don't think any of them yet knows the true meaning of....
Belgium.
Given that I have $90.21 to spend on my quest [and myself], I'm planning to buy a couple paperbacks for distribution and also purchase the compact discs of the classic 1978 radio series [if I can find them at either Borders or Barnes and Noble or via fair means or foul... I have the whole show currently on tape, but that format seems passé in the face of this modern world where tape players seem to be as scarce as sand is “Waterworld”.]
Besides that, it seems imperative that I shouldn't twilight zone out during Chemistry class, seeing that I'm not performing as well as I should therein despite my predilection for science [or sci-fi].
There's also a plusmany amount of math papers that I'll need to turn in later today, so I'll get those finished and over with..
SIDENOTE: Heh, Shatner's on Conan tonight.
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Quote of the Day [credit be given unto ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) spaced00d]...
“In a world without fences and walls, who needs Gates and Windows?”— [Unknown.] |
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| 17.4.05 C.E. |
[apr. 17-a, 2005|11:38 am] |
Sunday morning, and twelve days till the arrival of the filmic-version of “h2g2” *.
For those interested, I came across this Box Office Analysis on how well “h2g2” may fare on its debut to the big screen on Arbor Day.
Simply eating cheese as I type this down, even though I still need my room cleaned...
Interesting thing, besides it being yet another Simpsons reference, is that I sold my lethargy to my little brother for the price of 75¢.
Since then, I feel a great deal different, with the uncertainty of whether or not I had made such a wise course of action seeing that Wally uses his slothfulness towards his advantage.
Not a great deal has happened hitherto my writing and this day has yet to fully finish itself, so I'll embark upon another review on the preceding days now submerged in the shallow depths of the past...
Latest Dream...
First off, I'll write about the most recent dream I can recollect.
I managed to excavate this ancient remnant of a castle whose entire foundation now lies beneath countless layers of sand, &c. Along with that, I also found this peculiar-looking sort of orb that either hung above the castle [mostly buried] or lay partially beneath the horizon [or maybe it changed in correlation with the sunset and sunrise..].
A large one at that, seeming to look as if it were assembled out of threads of coral and bears a striking similarity to either Enterprise's Xindi probe or something out of “Epoch”.
After that, I uncovered plans for an alien invasion about to go underway, either possibly involving body-snatchers, Cthulhu, or their spawn.. Since I knew that their base of operations would be this monolithic hospital complex, I tried making a dash away from there, but I eventually returned when I developed an unusual craving to visit the first-level's book-shop.
And so there was where they had trapped me, and I couldn't remember the rest thereafter, besides some rock-climbing.
...Yesterday
As for Saturday, it could have been spent in better ways, but I decided not to visit this book festival in Palm Springs due to my lack of knowledge concerning the authors who would be at their book-signings.
Two interesting [well, to me anyways] things that I did were watch this well-made movie [besides its camera resolution..] and this keen episode of Mystery!, hosted by Diana Rigg.
I got to see most of this 1997 comedy on IFC entitled “Dream with the Fishes”, which revolves around this suicidal stalker named Terry and his companion, Nick, a terminal heroin addict who wears a pirate's eye-patch since he has double-vision. The title is derived from the fact that Nick's past-life was that of a fish and will return to that manner in three to four weeks.
“You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.”
Mystery! delivered a plusgood episode that tells of how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was given the inspiration to write Sherlock Holmes for The Strand (and eventually kill him off at in 1893).
...Friday the 15th/Days Prior To
Better than the week before, I guess.. My anticipation for “h2g2” still escalating, so I've channelled it into rereading Douglas Adams and giving free copies to comrades, up until Friday, where I decided to read the script for Blake's Seven's pilot episode: “The Way Back”.
It's doubleplusgood and written by the eminent Terry Nation (famed for putting Daleks into Doctor Who), the only problem is that I never got to see this fine television series since the reruns are never broadcasted here on the Southern end of California. =(
I also thought it would be cool, if I “Galacticaise” my notebook papers by cutting off their corners to give them a neat archaic look kin to what the new Battlestar Galactica is doing.
And the latest episode of Star Trek: Enterprise was pretty well-made, for it followed the good old TOS-formula for their story-writing. I guess it depends whether or not you like the green-skinned Orion women, but I love how Manny Coto returns to the TOS-style where in which all of the main characters are given significant lines of dialogue (i.e., “The Trouble with Tribbles”).
Friday's next episode should be worth the wait, since they'll be featuring the return to the Mirror Universe and TOS's U.S.S. Defiant in Star Trek's 700th episode. |
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| (neniu temo) |
[apr. 11-a, 2005|09:49 pm] |
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Taking from infinitydreamer...
Post three things that you want.
And then copy/paste this in your LJ.
Go now! |
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| Adenoid Hynkel. |
[apr. 11-a, 2005|04:28 pm] |
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| | “The Great Dictator” [1940]. | ] |
Just got back from school quite awhile ago, and now I'm rewatching Charlie Chaplin's dictator comedy..
And so we begin my review of the days before...
Saturday...
Spent much of it with a rather terrible head-ache, which may have had some relation to the eldritch stomach-ache I had the following day..
During the latter half of that day, I found a mouse beneath my bed [along with my cat, Jim].
Due to my inability to think up a better name, I called thee mouse:
John Cleese.
Besides that, the new floor tile installments finished downloading and I used up a good portion of the day browsing through comics and webcomics.. [A personal favourite I discovered was Tom Sparks: The Atomic Detective, but I haven't really read the whole series yet although I like the concept since it fits my style.]
Sunday...
Slept through the first half, and spent the elder minutes of that segment listening to a marathon of songs emanating from the British Invasion era.
And then my stomach-ache occured, and that basically left the other half of that day with me complaining about it. Got a new pen however.
Monday.
The day at school went along well enough, despite a few minor downsides which most days are not without.
Backpack broke again, which isn't uncommon... Due to the constant amount of books I carry within.
I generally fix it with a couple of staples, paper-clips, and electric tape [mostly bent paper-clips].
I printed out the Cthulhu Chick Tract, which intends to make fun of those infamous Jack T. Chick Christian comics and show why there are cults out there concerning Cthulhu...*
Personally, I thought it was pretty funny myself, just as my comrade did. Found the link via ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) atheism.
* For Lovecraftians.
Since Ray Bradbury will be on the radio tonight**, I have been reading his 1952 short-story which concerns some 2055 time-travellers who go dinosaur hunting [authorised by the government, despite their intense animosity towards its ramifications], and the severe consequences when one of them accidentally squashes a bug...
For you Simpsons fans out there, remember the episode [ [2F03] Treehouse of Horror V ] where Homer manages to build a time-machine out of a toaster after getting his hand jammed into it.
I'll add in another entry concerning Bradbury's “The Sound of Thunder” once I get to its end, which is pretty nigh now..
That's about it for now, but I'll be back when the day is new.
Be seeing you. =)
** Ray Bradbury and Marc Scott Zicree will appear in the first hour of George Noory Coast to Coast AM.
AFFILIATES LIST. |
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| DoctorWho42ian Quote of the Day. |
[apr. 8-a, 2005|01:59 am] |
From “Doctor Who: Hope”....
In the spaces between space itself, in the timeless region outside
time, a blue box spins through the void. Both creature and
machine, yet strangely neither, this blue box is a TARDIS, a
travelling machine skimmimg across the surface of space-time,
occasionally dipping below the surface to spend a while in the
murky depths of reality, where days pass in order and the laws of
physics stay constant. This TARDIS disguises itself as a police
box, an old communications device from a planet called Earth, a
thing of wood and blue paint with a flashing light on top. Inside,
the TARDIS - which, what with the rules of physics having no
bearing outside conventional space-time, is bigger inside than
out - adopts a different guise, that of a technological marvel,
gleaming white futurism decorated in a refined Victorian
manner.
In the ship's console room, its apparent centre, stands the
ship's captain, a man called the Doctor who is more of a 'man'
than he once was. While once two hearts pumped within the
Doctor's chest, now only a single pulse beats beneath his ribs.
Fortunately for the Doctor, his second heart allows him to
survive the death of the first. Less fortunately, much of what
separated him from the common humans around him seems to
have gone with his now cold heart. Though he would never
admit it, considering himself something of a libertarian, he has
always felt like a lord, walking amongst lesser beings for a
hundred years. Now he is just another man. His appearance
belies this humbled status - an aristrocratic figure with a noble
bearing, sharp blue eyes and flowing chestnut curls, the Doctor
wears finely pressed clothes as he stands at the TARDIS's central
console, deep in thought. (Pages 6-7, Chapter One: Out of the Box.) |
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| The Sleeper Awakens.... |
[apr. 5-a, 2005|10:32 pm] |
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Sorry for long off-season... =( Took a rather prolonged break from my blogging routine, but now I have returned.
A couple interesting things had happened to me in the past two weeks.
Week 1...
During the spring break, I watched “Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb“” five times since one of my teachers borrowed the DVD from her [ Having had letting her borrow my DVD-set of The Prisoner [ITV1: 1967—1968] for a month or so.. ]
Frankly, I enjoyed the scene where Dr. Strangelove discovers that he can walk and nuclear annihilation scenes that followed thereafter, but I like other parts such as the ones with General Mandrake and General Jack Ripper.
Besides that, I read a bit of Lovecraft [“Herbert West: Reanimator” was terrifc], Sherlock Holmes, and this alternative history short-story where Tesla tries to stop the Great War by assassinating Czar Nicholas the Second.
And toward's week's end, I got to hear the ex-C.I.A. leader George Tennet speak [in person].
Week 2 [Or “This Week”]...
Since I got into the mood of reading about alternative pasts, I decided on reading a Doctor Who book, which in my opinion are a really good read...
So far, the Seventh Doctor and Ace visit a museum that portrays the Tellurian Stain, otherwise known as the expansion/colonisation/conquest of Earthican kind across this cosmos, and this book focuses on a particular exhibition..
In the year 2439, Earth has upon her surface [and possibly beneath] 60 billion people and colony ships are needed to alleviate the planet of its surplus population. One of these is called the Big Bang, and her mission is colonise Axista IV in the style of the Ancient West [following Stewart Ransom's Back to Basics ideals].
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Besides that, I told the class the difference between the terms of “geek” and “nerd”, listened to an episode of George Noory concerning black budget spending, and continuing to go through this week sleepless. =/
That's about all for now, although this limerick you should find interesting... =P
Monty Python and the Holy Limerick
Be Seeing You,
No.12. |
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| Brains can survive up to 13 seconds after being beheaded... |
[feb. 8-a, 2005|12:41 am] |
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One thing that I've discovered yesterday [Quite a bit past midnight now..] is that one can remain self-aware for a good number of seconds after being decapitated.
Does The Head Of A Guillotined Individual Remain Briefly Alive?
Unmuch else besides that, mostly one of those days where I battled my sleeplessness, which is unfortunately routine. Read a little of H.P. Lovecraft and discussed a bit of Nietzsche, and I saw a good film called: “The Picture of Dorian Gray” [1945], although I have yet to read the book. |
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[feb. 5-a, 2005|04:56 pm] |
You Belong in 1959 |
1959
If you scored...
1950 - 1959: You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!
1960 - 1969: You are a free spirit with a huge heart. Love, peace, and happiness rule - oh, and drugs too.
1970 - 1979: Bold and brash, you take life by the horns. Whether you're partying or protesting, you give it your all!
1980 - 1989: Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day.
1990 - 1999: With you anything goes! You're grunge one day, ghetto fabulous the next. It's all good!
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[feb. 5-a, 2005|02:18 pm] |
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| | “The Maltese Falcon” [1941]. | ] |
Taken from cee_is_lovely...
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| Sorry for the Wait... |
[feb. 5-a, 2005|12:53 pm] |
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| | “The Westerner” [1940]. | ] |
Been a busy the past two weeks unfortunately... Having also missed Lewis Carroll's birthday. =(
But now I'm back! ^^
Still a bit busy.. But here's a little bit of news that will damage the Trek franchise, unless the fans do something to reverse this.
Star Trek: Enterprise Cancelled!
I know there's a lot of bashers out there, and I know that the TOS [with Kirk and company] still owns, but this can cause a good deal of damage to the Trek franchise and Season 4 is all so much better than the previous seasons.
Here's a petition to save the show from my message board...
And here's my message board for more information..
In other news, I'm reading Robert A. Heinlein's “The Puppet Masters” [1951], which is basically the basis for the 1956 film: “The Invasion of the Body Snatchers”.
And here's a link for you Lovecraft fans...
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| 23 O'Clock: Pacific Standard Time. |
[jan. 23-a, 2005|10:24 pm] |
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| | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — Episode 1 [5.1.81]. | ] |
And so we approacheth towards the End of the Hour. And day for that matter..
Of the two films I have seen today were: “Singin' In the Rain” [1952] and “Monsieur Verdoux” [1947, directed by Charles Chaplin].
I thought the latter was great. In this comedy, Charlie Chaplin plays a serial killer in the Earthican region of France.
Rewatched an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, Family Guy, and currently rewatching the first episode of BBC-2's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. =)
Mmm, all reruns.
Conversed with my ex-girlfriend for a bit, till she went offline, and basically lurked in a Yahoo conference filled with three or so of my online comrades.
Cannot recall much other seemingly significant events of my day, and it's pretty warm at the moment....
I'll prolly assemble things to make ready for school tomorrow. Yay, I don't think my thermos makes my tea taste like rubber anymore.
For next week, I think I shall try to transcribe this Alfred Bester short-story from 1953's “Star Science Fiction Stories No.2” onto WordPad then post it online.
Here's a bit of the beginning concerning the short-story: “Disappearing Act”. With hope that procrastination won't settle in, I may get finish transcribing the totality of it by next week.
( D I S A P P E A R I N G // A C T )
Also need to finish making coconut props for this unofficial Monty Python club at our school. So far, we have three with coconuts, but we need two more if we're going to re-enact The Holy Grail...
Motto's going to be: RUN AWAY!
Uncertainty is still about the official name so far. Personally, I like Knights of the Round Table, since it can go along with the song about silly Camelot... Hurrah for Terry Jones. But No.2 wants it to be the Black Knights, after John Cleese's character in the film... And No.3 is a zarkin' id10t.
Mmm, I guess that's shall be all for now.
G'night Earthers*.
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[jan. 23-a, 2005|12:06 am] |
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| | “Nineteen Eighty-Four” [1984], directed by Michael Radford. | ] |
Heh, spending my time replaying “Nineteen Eighty-Four” in the background, whilst having spent a majority of my time reviewing various add me groups... And checking to see if there were any colour bars concerning either Logan's Run, Tron or Blade Runner on ___is_love.
....So far, no luck..
| Random thought: Been awhile since I've seen “Sleeper” [1973].. But then again, there are alot of films [and TV series] that I have yet to own in some manner of recording... |
Someone re-edited my post concerning last Friday's Star Trek: Enterprise, but it's not an uberweight deal. Just said Organians outside the general BBCode spoiler.. 'Twas a good episode though, likewise for Battlestar Galactica's “Bastille Day”, which starred Richard Hatch. (=
Mmmm, may spend the day reading offline later on today.
Might even get some sleep.. Later on. |
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| (neniu temo) |
[jan. 20-a, 2005|11:54 pm] |
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| | George Noory Coast to Coast AM {Episode on: Mind Controll}. | ] |
Jung Explorer Test
Actualized type: INFJ
(who you are)
| INFJ - "Author". Strong drive and enjoyment to help others. Complex personality. 1.5% of total population. | Preferred type: INFP
(who you prefer to be)
| INFP - "Questor". High capacity for caring. Emotional face to the world. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 4.4% of total population. | Attraction type: INFJ (who you are attracted to)
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