I just read all of "Alice and Kev", awesome shit. If you like the Sims 3, or just want to read a compelling story go to http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/ for all your "Alice and Kev" needs.
The funny thing is the story is almost all computer generated. Robin Burkinshaw created a pair of homeless and seemingly hopeless sims and, for the most of it, let them go on free will. roBurky is super cool, check out her other stuff here: http://www.roburky.co.uk/
There are games and game reviews and other musings.
I have not written for a while. I'm pissed off and tired. I hate almost everything. I want a bog damn ciggarette.
Monday, January 25, 2010
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Take Your Protien Pills and Put Your Helmet On...
On time! Praise unto Bog! I am experiencing a common emotion. My admiration of a piece of art has, for the time being, blinded me by it's absolute brilliance. I spent tonight viewing the 1976 film adaption of Walter Tevis' novel, "The Man who fell to Earth". Directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring David Bowie, the experience is a true canon of western cinema. And I suggest that Roger Ebert at the time should have directed his efforts towards deciding to hold his thumb up or down, for the pop films america watched as he did later in life. HE SHOULD HAVE SHOVED THOSE TWO AND A HALF STARS UP HIS ASS! The film depicts a multidimensional alien on a mission to retrieve water from the earth. The story and the production are premeditated to a point that, we few students of film have an understanding for. I shall begin with the conceptualization and execution of the story.
H.G. Wells, I believe, influenced the story through his "The War of the Worlds" with dramatic effect. If one were to ask, "What interest would the Earth be to a visitor?" H.G. Wells had the answer; Water. Consider how infinitely rich we are regarding this particular resource, in regards to any planet known to us. If carbon life forms, similar to us in metabolism, were within a vicinity allowing them knowledge of this fact, they may consider us as the most wealthy and advanced civilization to their knowledge. And they may be right. Because we are in a position that allows us, as a general population, easy access to this basic need for life. Thus we are expending our efforts into realms of thought that come after survival. This notion of incredible luck we experience, I hope hits the mark; And shall influence the logic of our world toward any real visitors, and toward our less fortunate residents, for a compassionate effect.
Wells' also influenced the story in that the alien depicted was not hostile to us in it's attempt to seize some of this wealth. Thanks to Wells that story had already been told. In this story the alien attempts to play by our rules. He builds a fortune for himself and our planet, through specific innovations his culture had advanced beyond ours. He hires our scientists. He believes in us, trusts us, and learns from us. He is enamored with our concepts. He seeks a lasting romantic relationship among us. He is so human in his examination of our condition and environment, that the metaphor becomes as clear as the summer sun. If we are to live the examined life Socrates had pleaded with us to live: we must experience life through a broad and open minded spectrum, posses a vantage point planted upon logic, and have an academic fervor towards the everyday. Watch this film and tell me if I'm crazy.
Lastly Herbert, "May I call him Herbert?" influenced the character's depiction as a multidimensional being. Known Earthlings are trans dimensional, but the common use of the term is seems reserved for a being that experiences (and can move more freely through) greater dimensions of the environment than we do. H.G Wells pointed out that by time being quantitative and more easily traversed by ourselves than a fourth spatial dimension, it is our long searched for "fourth dimension". Whereas I believe the current scientific attitude on the "fourth dimension" to be one of geometry, the "Man Who Fell to Earth" agrees with myself and Mr.Wells. The visiting character is portrayed with a freer movement throughout time. As his only attribute towards superior trans dimensional ability portrayed, besides his range of optical vision, this alludes that he is only existing in our three known dimensions, and time. If he were to have a mastery of another tangible plane and, have or, have not a superior freedom through the dimension of time; the depiction would have argued for time existing as a fifth or more distant dimension.
I will continue tomorrow with more of my review of "The Man who Fell to Earth", when i posses some excess energy.
H.G. Wells, I believe, influenced the story through his "The War of the Worlds" with dramatic effect. If one were to ask, "What interest would the Earth be to a visitor?" H.G. Wells had the answer; Water. Consider how infinitely rich we are regarding this particular resource, in regards to any planet known to us. If carbon life forms, similar to us in metabolism, were within a vicinity allowing them knowledge of this fact, they may consider us as the most wealthy and advanced civilization to their knowledge. And they may be right. Because we are in a position that allows us, as a general population, easy access to this basic need for life. Thus we are expending our efforts into realms of thought that come after survival. This notion of incredible luck we experience, I hope hits the mark; And shall influence the logic of our world toward any real visitors, and toward our less fortunate residents, for a compassionate effect.
Wells' also influenced the story in that the alien depicted was not hostile to us in it's attempt to seize some of this wealth. Thanks to Wells that story had already been told. In this story the alien attempts to play by our rules. He builds a fortune for himself and our planet, through specific innovations his culture had advanced beyond ours. He hires our scientists. He believes in us, trusts us, and learns from us. He is enamored with our concepts. He seeks a lasting romantic relationship among us. He is so human in his examination of our condition and environment, that the metaphor becomes as clear as the summer sun. If we are to live the examined life Socrates had pleaded with us to live: we must experience life through a broad and open minded spectrum, posses a vantage point planted upon logic, and have an academic fervor towards the everyday. Watch this film and tell me if I'm crazy.
Lastly Herbert, "May I call him Herbert?" influenced the character's depiction as a multidimensional being. Known Earthlings are trans dimensional, but the common use of the term is seems reserved for a being that experiences (and can move more freely through) greater dimensions of the environment than we do. H.G Wells pointed out that by time being quantitative and more easily traversed by ourselves than a fourth spatial dimension, it is our long searched for "fourth dimension". Whereas I believe the current scientific attitude on the "fourth dimension" to be one of geometry, the "Man Who Fell to Earth" agrees with myself and Mr.Wells. The visiting character is portrayed with a freer movement throughout time. As his only attribute towards superior trans dimensional ability portrayed, besides his range of optical vision, this alludes that he is only existing in our three known dimensions, and time. If he were to have a mastery of another tangible plane and, have or, have not a superior freedom through the dimension of time; the depiction would have argued for time existing as a fifth or more distant dimension.
I will continue tomorrow with more of my review of "The Man who Fell to Earth", when i posses some excess energy.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
The Fear is Gone...
It's 2:00 am. I'm late, but the 16th was eventful. I headed out for Long Beach to see Sheika. Me and the Mrs. had lunch at Jane's Tea Room and Chocolate Box. The conversation contained a great deal on Marc Bell, and a German film created the year we were born (1987). "Wings of Desire" directed by Wim Wenders, it fucking guest Stars "Columbo"! We were disturbed by our lack of Marc Bell when we were refused entrance to the LB CC art gallery, so we made out in a telephone booth on campus till we felt turbo. Late afternoon we purchased used books. I picked up Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" and bought Mark Twain's "Letters from the Earth" on Sheika's advice. We rapped up the day at Jongewaards for dinner. It was wonderful to see her. She is beautiful.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Fire all of your guns at once...
Welcome to the beginning. I have felt the call of the internet. And the order is a high octane daily blog; A journal, a pulpit, a barbaric yawp. I will bring you the product of manic depression and sleep deprived lunacy amped to 11 by coffee and cigarettes. Don't expect social and political commentary, a web comic, or reviews of classic films under the influence. Expext them all and more.
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