Please enjoy, courtesy of Mr. Trent Reznor: In other news, humans are savage beasts, I’m an O, and I have just finished a re-write of a story called “Off-track Betting,” now with 100% more science, pathos, and pinyin.
Winter is melting outside my window. Read More »
Her slowness annoyed him – she could tell by the set of his shoulders – and it only worsened as she accumulated a series of cuts across her bare hands and ankles, and paused to suck out dirt and pebbles from the places her mouth could reach. “Our wounds seal, you know,” Javier said
Deleted scenes: what robot blood tastes like Read More »
Food I like taking photos of food. It’s the only way to make it last. Neither my camera nor my skills are necessarily up to the task, but that doesn’t stop me from trying. It would also help if I spent the time to write down my recipes, but I don’t. I mix until it
“Seriously, can the kids just solve the mystery of the fucking ghost car, already, so that Scooby-Doo can get some Scooby snacks and we can all go home? I mean, usually, I’d deal with it for the length of a short story. But no. It rambles on for SIXTY PAGES.”* …Mr. “Death Ray” Ashby assures
Death Ray Rants: ghost cars and Scooby snacks Read More »
“You say he just wandered in out of the hills?” “Yes.” “And he hasn’t spoken once.” “No.” “…And do you think that this is a beneficial environment?” “Well…yes! It’s full of intelligent, interesting people who treat him like a human being! We all love him!” “That’s interesting, because what I see is a bunch of
From a recent dream: Read More »
I have an article in the most recent (Fall/Winter 2008) volume of Asian Cinema, and it’s called “Heim Movies: The Return of the Cyborg Double in the Ring Franchise.” I came home to find this waiting for me, and I couldn’t be more pleased. Reading the article over again gives me just the confidence I
New publication out Read More »
As of today, 1 February, I have lived in Canada for three years. Over at Making Light, there’s a great post on the decisions which lead us to the places we are. Many decisions, big and small, led me to this point. In retrospect, I can pinpoint multiple moments where I might have turned back
Three years and counting Read More »
I’m not entirely sure what Manhattan is doing on VisionTV, home of both televangelists and Murder, She Wrote. I do know, however, that the first film released to home video in letterbox (so as to preserve the original Panavision aspect ratio) is still beautiful, still well-written, still unnervingly observant. Say what you want about Woody
Memories of my melancholy film course: Read More »
Yes, I can get the rough draft of this thesis done by the end of March.
Today's realization Read More »