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Finally freaking out
Friday, July 30, 2004
With my move to NY only 2 weeks away, I’m beginning to feel a little scared…
Despite all of the Sex & the City hype, all the things you see if every romantic movie, and the fact that it’s a totally happening place, etc., i’m facing displacement fears. This doesn’t mean that I’m not going to move, of course, but it just makes these last couple of days in Cali a little more heart-racing/floor-pacing than i had anticipated.
I haven’t even begun to pack. How do you move your whole life 3000 miles away with just 3 suitcases and a box? I guess that’s more than a lot of people have. I believe it’s best to live light - possessions seem to slow you down and make it difficult to make drastic decisions in time of need.
In any case, the end of this chapter of life draws to a close soon. A new chapter is about to begin.
Comic-con! Comic-con! Comic-con!
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Comic-con is a wonderful gathering of weirdos from all walks of life - truly an event to behold.
Last weekend, i went to the San Diego Comic-Con. I met all kinds of great people such as Buddy Christ (from Dogma), Cobra Commander, and alien from the old 80s TV movie series “V,” and a couple others. There was some internet porn chick who set up her own booth with bikini pics of her all over the place. I have no idea how that relates to comics, but there she was!
I even found waldo!
I also saw these great characters out in the foyer. It took all my willpower not to run at it for a full-body tackle. They just looked so squishy and soft! Woot!
Besides that, the other interesting thing was a new TV series on Comedy Central called “Drawn Together: The first animated reality show.” Check it out here.
Magic Moments
Friday, July 23, 2004
You know those photos they take of you on rollercoasters? I’m such a sucker.
Magic Mountain is a great place. Especially for suckers like me. I love taking fun pics. Surprisingly, the best ride at Magic Mt. to do this on is Jet Stream (now renamed Splashdown). You already know where and when the picture will be taken, so you can actually prepare for it. So, that’s what we did.
Don’t you think it was worth it? ;)
Ah-ha! Not just a euro-pop group!
Thanks to hanging out with Daryl, i finally have a flash of genius - uploading expendable media directly into your brain!
Actually, i just stole his flash of genius. :( booooo. But here i go, explaining it anyway. So, i know that we’ve all watched the matrix, right? So why don’t we make our brains the repository to for all kinds of media? Right now our media storage is limited by the physical media on which it is placed - i.e. CDs, DVDs, hard drives, etc. If our brains are nearly half as expansive as we think they are, they would be the perfect receptical for expendable media like movies, music and the like.
You would simply go to a place for an upload or do it via the web. You would get an time-limited password that would expire after a couple of days. You would then be able to view the media from within your own mind!
Of course there was also the uploading of skills and trades. One of the minor arguments for that is that people enjoy the journey involved with learning a skill, something you can’t achieve by just uploading information. BUT what if you were to program emotion uploads? You could build in the *feeling* of having worked hard and especially the “ah-ha” moment when you understood the process. So at the end of the upload, instead of a sound that goes “ping!” you get an “ah-ha” feeling of accomplishment that goes along with learning. oooh.
Saddam vs. Selleck
Sunday, July 11, 2004
This entry is really about me trying to justify my bad eye-sight.
Don’t they look alike? Don’t they?!?
I was at the coffee shop, Grounds For Enjoyment, just hanging out with a couple friends. We were sitting inside the building, but there were tables outside where people were gathered around talking. One group in particular was playing cards. I took at look at the card box and said in an oh-so-bright tone, “Hey, is that Tom Selleck on those cards?”
After an awkward pause, Alan said, “No. That’s Saddam Hussein.”
SO, i had to put the comparison here. Don’t they look the same? Please say they do! ...please...?
Please honey, act your age!
Sunday, July 04, 2004
Peculiar: 12 year old girls on the beach trying to look like they’re 21 or older in order to attract the attention of 21+ year old lecherous men.
Why do young girls insist on trying to rush into situations where their bodies are valued more than their brains or ambitions? I was at the beach today for the fourth of july - there were many many things worth mentioning (including the need for a ban on speedos as well as a regulation requiring waxing for all hairy men) but today we’ll just mention the prepubescent female need to look like Britney or Beyonce. It’s strange because, being that it’s a beach where society keeps grown women more focused on maintaining a prepubescent look, it’s very difficult to tell the teeny-boppers and the “blossomed” women apart.
Why would you wanna rush into a world where men ogle and try to take advantage of you? Where they grab and molest? Is that flattering? Is that something you *really* want to experience at 12? All i can say is, “THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. SPEARS! A POX ON YOUR HOUSE! I HOPE THAT YOUR LITTLE SISTER BECOMES ...” No, that’s just wrong. I won’t go there.
Anyway, if you’re 12 and reading this, WAIT UNTIL YOU’RE THE RIGHT AGE TO BE GROPED AND SEXUALLY HARRASSED! Oh, it’s worth the wait...