i just couldn't drag myself to see the rest of the AFS film series by an African director, when the other descriptions read like:
-an insightful indictment of Western Colonialsm
-an incisive exposure of Western Imperialism
and
-a lyrical insight into Imperial Colonialism

The first film sufficed.

hung out with my friend visiting from NYC ( Read more... )

there was an recent article in the Washington Post about whether Austin is being able to keep it weird ( Read more... )

Boxing Day 1967 12:31pm CST

I've been assiduously preparing music for the new year's eve party.  As you know, dear reader, it is a sophisticated party set in the future-- 2010, to be exact. Why that year?  Well a good friend at Bell Labs assures me that it will be an inflection point in world culture.  That, or 100% synthetic Tang will be perfected ( Read more... )

yow.  i'm headed back to NYC for a few days in Dec.  i need to shoot video for a client for half a day, then spend the rest of the time doing research for my latest screenplay with my co-writer ( Read more... )

being single again, after so long, is... interesting.  i'm sad at times, and miss the ready companionship, but it's been great for getting lots done.  at my age, it seems exponentially harder to meet someone desirable who finds me desirable. and it's hard on the ego. or Eggo.  it doesn't seem like a wise use of time.  it's much more fun to catch up ( Read more... )

Mizu has been spending too much time with state diagrams ( Read more... )

saw Metamorphoses at Zach Scott. i had no idea what to expect, except that was rooted in Ovid's poem.  highly recommended.  the most touching part for me was when a character sees her dead husband in a dream and hugs him. she desperately ties to get him to hug her back, but his arms fall down, limp.

whew ( Read more... )

i've been going through the Python tutorial in

http://diveintopython.org

i recommend it over the one in python.org, if you are so inclined...