LOL Cats Genie

Thanks to Matt for the pic

on Apples and Internets…

Last night my computer wouldn’t connect to the internet regardless of what I tried (and being a geek, that says it weren’t my fault, and it weren’t) but while staring at the animation for the wireless connection I noticed something…

And speaking of iMacs…

I’m wondering what Steve has up his sleeve for today..

Pictures Steal Your Soul

And so do my words…

In a post yesterday, James borrowed from Stephan Dedman who wrote the following:

In Seducing the Demon: Writing for my Life, Erica Jong says of writing: “There’s no way to do it without grinding up your loved ones and making them into raw hamburger.”

I create art, and I have stolen anecdotes from friends and mocked the eccentricities of people I love to make that art.

People who read my work? Consider it a heartfelt apology, for all the times I’ve stolen your lives.

Writers and artists? If this is true for you, post it to your journal. It’s time to apologise.

Now, I have a couple things to say about this:

First: Erica Jong pretty much nailed it. One of the things about being a writer is that you have to get to the core of what’s real. You have to find the truth in something, and to do that most effectively, you have to thieve it from real life.

Second: Doing so will inevitably cause problems. I remember Mr. Moninger telling a tale of an author brought to court in a slander suit. Several people were accusing this author of basing his character on them. His defense in court was that there was no way it could be based on any one of them if it was based on all of them. The judge threw out the suit, and the author declared afterwards that the irony of the thing was that his character was based on all of the accusors.

Third: I apologize only to the degree that I feel bad often when I write these moments, when I steal your life and use it to make my story real. But I find it necessary.

Fourth: And, in finding it necessary, I must say that I have often held back my writing because of it’s infringement upon the lives of my friends. Kath once encouraged me to do it anyway, and not to worry about it. But I have constantly worried about it, and as such, my writing has struggled severely. I know this to be a fact. There are things I have written that are among my best works and no one has ever seen them because I deleted them for personal references.

Fifth: Look out. I’ve decided that I can no longer have my creativity stifled by the reins of courtesy. I must write and my writing must include portions of your realities. You should expect to find yourself within my stories. I do it to make them real. Actually you should be honored. Because in all honesty, your life is storyworthy, and it impacted me. I chose you, and I’m not sorry.

Flobots – Handlebars

The lyrics to the previously posted video,
Why? Because I dig them…

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars

Look at me, look at me
hands in the air like it’s good to be
ALIVE
and I’m a famous rapper
even when the paths’re all crookedy
I can show you how to do-si-do
I can show you how to scratch a record
I can take apart the remote control
And I can almost put it back together
I can tie a knot in a cherry stem
I can tell you about Leif Ericson
I know all the words to “De Colores”
And “I’m Proud to be an American”
Me and my friend saw a platypus
Me and my friend made a comic book
And guess how long it took
I can do anything that I want cuz, look:

I can keep rhythm with no metronome
No metronome
No metronome

I can see your face on the telephone
On the telephone
On the telephone

Look at me
Look at me
Just called to say that it’s good to be
ALIVE
In such a small world
All curled up with a book to read
I can raise funds open up a thrift store
I can make a living off a magazine
I can design an engine sixty four
Miles to a gallon of gasoline
I can make new antibiotics
I can make computers survive aquatic conditions
I know how to run a business
And I can make you wanna buy a product
Movers shakers and producers
Me and my friends understand the future
I see the strings that control the systems
I can do anything with no assistance
I can change the nation with a microphone
With a microphone
With a microphone
I can split the atoms of a molecule
Of a molecule
Of a molecule

Look at me
Look at me
Driving and I won’t stop
And it feels so good to be
Alive and on top
My reach is global
My tower secure
My cause is noble
My power is pure
I can hand out a million vaccinations
Or let’em all die in exasperation
Have’em all grilled leavin lacerations
Have’em all killed by assassination
I can make anybody go to prison
Just because I don’t like’em and
I can do anything with no permission
I have it all under my command
I can guide a missile by satellite
By satellite
By satellite
and I can hit a target through a telescope
Through a telescope
Through a telescope
and I can end the planet in a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handle bars
No handlebars

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars

Free Credit Report Scam (ishness)

Experian are a bunch of money grubbing losers.

I signed up for a free credit report at freecreditreport.com (no link, they’re joiks)
It’s a site run by Experian, you know, those credit guys.
Apparently I didn’t read the fine print.
It’s a month-long free TRIAL membership.
Not just a one time report.
You must cancel your subscription within the 30 days or they zap you for $12.95.
The fine print also says they will never, not even if hell freezes over, give you your 12.95 back.

@$$h0|3z

DO NOT SIGN UP FOR A FREE CREDIT REPORT FROM A DANG WEBSITE!
If anyone knows how to get a non-scam-ish copy of your credit report let me know.
I’ll post again if I ever figure it out. Hosers.

…..
Also, let this be a record:
I canceled over the phone with a rep named Nicholas at 11:20 am on January 8th, 2008
…..

FLOBOTS

What are flobots?

‘Handlebars’ student video project.
pretty good video, REALLY good song.

Why I love the Red Envelope

I have convinced a few friends that Netflix is THE ONLY way to go for renting movies these days.
Others already have the service and aren’t sure if they’ll keep it.
And one insists that Blockbuster’s thing works.
So, on that note…
Read this and tell me you’re going to keep using Blockbuster.

Also keep in mind the announcement that Netflix is working with LG to bring a networked-set-top-box to your home by the end of ‘08. Soon you’ll be able to watch instantly, and not just on your PC but on that nice, big, pretty HD setup you’re paying 23% interest on.

Why you’ll let me fix your computer.

Why should you have me fix your computer?
Reason #1: I am an Elite Geek
(Translation: i r 1337 g33k)

I just did a full Windows XP Home install in Swedish.

For this achievement I have gained 2 geek levels.
I am now a level 54 geek and cannot be stopped.

Why you’ll let me fix your computer.

Why should you have me fix your computer?
Reason #1: I am an Elite Geek
(Translation: i r 1337 g33k)

I just did a full Windows XP Home install in Swedish.

For this achievement I have gained 2 geek levels.
I am now a level 54 geek and cannot be stopped.

Why you’ll let me fix your computer.

Why should you have me fix your computer?
Reason #1: I am an Elite Geek
(Translation: i r 1337 g33k)

I just did a full Windows XP Home install in Swedish.

For this achievement I have gained 2 geek levels.
I am now a level 54 geek and cannot be stopped.