Comments | lazrus_armagedn: Last EVER LJ post

lazrus_armagedn

Last EVER LJ post

Jan 13, 2009 01:28

Warren Ellis Is A Charlatan

It's not his fault - You made him the 'Internet Jesus'

But Warren Ellis is not the Messiah

He's not even a prophet

(If you haven't figured out yet that all fiction ... especially science fiction ... is out of date before you read it ... Then do us all a favour and stop reading anything ... everBut leave the poor ( Read more... )

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dj_alexander January 13 2009, 03:53:30 UTC

I never really understood what the fuss was about. He's just a guy that writes comic books.

Alan Moore was always more interesting and he has a bigger beard too.

lazrus_armagedn January 13 2009, 15:14:18 UTC

Dunno ... I think they both have interesting things to say ... But, yes, Moore does just edge above Ellis in the Biggest Beard stakes :)

bridd January 13 2009, 09:16:57 UTC

Your last LJ post is a parting shot at someone who's unlikely to be affected by what you've written? Dude, I expected better!

lazrus_armagedn January 13 2009, 14:54:53 UTC

Wasn't aimed at Ellis himself, but ...

a) the legions of fawning fanboyz and grrrlz who do him no good other than to enable him to put food on his family's table - No bad thing in and of itself, but the messianic fervour with which they drool over his very existence, never mind his every written word, frankly makes my flesh creep ... They are the very masses who put The Smiler in power and they'll desert, if not actually turn on, Ellis just as quickly when they find the least reason to do so

b) everyone for being fucking spectators in their own lives! - One of the things I disagree with Ellis over is the wond'rous nature of modern day information and media feeds ( ... )

bridd January 13 2009, 21:06:26 UTC

Heh. I was just commenting to try and get you to comment back here *after* your last post ;)

bridd January 13 2009, 21:18:44 UTC

I understand what you're saying mate, overall I agree. LJ/Facebook/twitter (GOD how much do I hate twitter??) can very often be the snake eating it's own tail.

Attacking the passivity of it all is a worthwhile assault, but how far can you attack the background noise of blogging via blogging/comments itself before you're just participating? (If we're still debating 15 comments after this one then I think we've derailed into that...)

... blah. Would like to meet up with you some time in the near future mate, talk for real instead of on here. Family stuff means my making ATOM isn't going to happen though so we'll have to come up with something else!

And, besides, you, yourself, aren't exactly the target 'audience' of that particular post - You actually do stuff and make things happen with your VJing ... You're the subject of Ellis' musings, not the target audienceWell, yes and no. I worry I talk a lot more about doing these things than actually doing them, but on balance I am doing the the 9-5, father/husband-hood and everything ( ... )

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lazrus_armagedn January 13 2009, 15:10:30 UTC

I'm on Facebook as Oontz.Doof, but rarely post anything other than updates about when/where I'm next playing ... on significant matters (such as a friend's recent funeral) ... or that I'm looking for some new decks and a mixer / whatever

As I said to Dave (bridd), above, I very occasionally keep up with one or two people via private messages, but not all too frequently

I might get around to some sort of blog/website again one day, but right now am mainly focussing on DJing rather than abstract/situationist stuff and would be much more interested in pursuing some of my other abstract/situationist projects IRL than writing about them online - Bored of talk ... Action please, or get out out of my way; there's someone over there I need to speak to about the next event

If you wanna stay in touch, PM on FB would be the best route, since that's mostly what I respond to these days - Just friend me with a message to let me know it's you

untermensch January 13 2009, 10:28:03 UTC

And some of us just don't give a monkey's. I got way more fun thing to argue about :P

lazrus_armagedn January 13 2009, 15:12:51 UTC

Heh ... Well, you're not exactly the target audience for that post either, are you? ;)

As I've said to others, above, if you wanna stay in touch, PM on FB would be the best route, since that's mostly what I respond to these days - Just friend me with a message to let me know it's you

untermensch January 13 2009, 15:15:52 UTC

You mean you're leaving me out? Cunt! (:

lazrus_armagedn January 13 2009, 15:23:47 UTC

Fine ... Fuck you too! ;)

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nakedblueninja January 14 2009, 00:06:50 UTC

I like comic books!

I also kinda wish you weren't over on the other side of the ocean, because if we were at least on the same land mass, your complete withdrawal from the swarm cloud wouldn't necessarily mean I lose contact completely.

I will miss you though. And some day you might just get a DuhBook email from me saying I've gone visiting and you should meet me somewhere near where you are.

And one last thing: cannons: potato or turnip?

lazrus_armagedn January 14 2009, 00:30:14 UTC

I thought you'd friended me on FB - If so, I've not entirely disappeared, just not blogging / engaging in chit-chat

If you can find your way to London, drop me a line

Cannon: Mountain Dew-/Coke- -can

nakedblueninja January 15 2009, 00:36:19 UTC

I did indeed friend you on FB, but you'll find that if possible I'm even less interested in boring myself with the vapid blather people broadcast about themselves there than you are.

I like the chitchat. I just don't much like the whole "PAY ATTENTION TO ME I AM $_RANDOM_NONSENSE RIGHT NOW" tabloidisation that facebook seems to encourage in people.

I will have to experiment with this canless pop cannon.