February 2011
for the entirety of march, i’m going to reblog a picture, song, quote, video, whatever that shows up on my dash each day and write a flash bit for/about/inspired by it, probably somewhere between 500 and 1000 words, but who knows, right?
i sent in a submission a couple weeks ago that totally missed the mark as far as i’m concerned, and i need a project for this month.
my work schedule is a little wonky, but i’m expecting to have each bit done by 12am everyday.
it could be disastrous or worse and i will share it with you all.
see you in a couple of days…
j.
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“Every time you say “Act your age!” I hear, “Be sad with me!”
—Twitter / @Julie Rasmussen
Lazy
Suede
suede, LAZY, from the record COMING UP.
[all done filling up your feeds. good night.]
“If you’re a novelist of my generation, we grew up with a prejudice against sci-fi - we felt slightly snobbish about it, whereas people of Alex Garland’s generation embrace computer games, manga, and graphic novels. They mix all these things with highbrow ideas. “I’ve learnt a lot from them, and being friends with those guys helped me lose my prejudices and a whole exciting world opens up. In cinema it’s never been like that.”
—kazuo ishiguro - BBC News - Oscars: Why doesn’t sci-fi win best picture? (via william gibson, pd smith on twitter)
[and, really, until warren ellis’ TRANSMETROPOLITAN i’d argue american comics were also not a welcoming medium to sci-fi: it was the only title to survive dc comics Helix line of a decade ago, after all.]
[and, really, until warren ellis’ TRANSMETROPOLITAN i’d argue american comics were also not a welcoming medium to sci-fi: it was the only title to survive dc comics Helix line of a decade ago, after all.]
The Dune Sea
Beyond The Dune Sea
The Dune Sea, Beyond The Dune Sea
“…a dimension as vast as space and timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge.” (via)
[LOVE!!! thx for sharing!!]
White Noise
Mogwai
mogwai, WHITE NOISE, from the record HARDCORE WILL NEVER DIE, BUT YOU WILL.
[the variety in pop music is pretty astonishing, naturally. and this track if THE BEST in current pop.]
Starbucks Run
Sometimes, not even late at night but early in the morning, you just have to stop by Starbucks, order a coffee (not the expensive kind), and use their bathroom because you have some man’s come dripping down your leg.
“It’s better if you try and be sane, rather than insane.”
—SUSANNAH BRESLIN: How to write a novel
I'm Gonna Destroy that Boy
The What Fours
The What Fours, “I’m Gonna Destroy That Boy”
Borderline
Madonna
madonna, BORDERLINE
[this is, in fact - scientifically-proven even - madonna’s best song…or my favorite. whatevs.]
The Stupidest Boy In The World Is Married
“I think I want to develop an eating disorder.”
“What? Why?”
“I don’t know. Bored, I guess. I need something to make me more interesting at parties.”
“And an eating disorder is the way to do this?”
“Well, kind of: I’ll look great!”
“You already do.”
“Great-er, then”
“So, which one do you think you’ll do? Anorexia, bulimia?”
“You pick.”
“Me? I am not picking out your eating disorder.”
“Why’s everything such a drag with you?”
“Shut up.”
“Fine. Which one’s the once when you don’t have to vomit?”
“Google it.”
“Whichever one it is, that one.
“Why?”
“I hate getting sick.”
“But starving yourself is okay?”
“I just won’t go out to restaurants, that’s all.”
“You’re insane.”
“Yes. Yes I am.”
“Why an eating disorder?”
“It’s easier than going to the library.”
“Right.”
“Leave me alone. I just want something to do. You know, like, in life.”
“You are the stupidest boy in the entire world.”
“Fuck you, you married me.”
Spliff Dub (Sukh Knight Remix)
Zomby
zomby, SPLIFF DUB (SUKH KNIGHT REMIX)
