6 posts tagged “qotd”
It's 1:32 am EST, March 31, 2007. I just finished watching "Me and You and Everyone We Know". If you haven't seen it, and for any reason are reading my blog, you might enjoy watching it. It was a strange experience. I felt for people I didn't really understand, and ultimately had to conclude that the feelings I was having were situational. This struck me as odd, especially when the situations were expressed in such a way that you were left with the rationalization that everyone is crazy. Brilliant, if it was intentional. (I'm crazy, if it wasn't.) So, do I have any evidence to believe it was? Well, the shots themselves were coordinated so effectively that I am persuaded to say that it is. For example, as the shoe salesman (Richard Swersey) and video artist (Christine Jesperson), played by writer/director/lead Miranda July, are walking along a theatrical block discussing their hypo-metaphorical relationship, when they delve into their "in the moment" actual relationship, you are deceived to think that cinematic time slows, only to watch the car (from the corner of your eye of course) slow because of a trailing police cruiser. I was hooked. I certainly did not catch every little piece of savoir-Flare stuck all throughout this movie, but I was comforted by an appreciation of fresh artistic merit. I was also warmed by the casual and sincere pace throughout the entire show. Who are you cheering for, and why? Good questions.
I began thinking that I should write more, and not just poetry or stream of consciousness writing, but actually good writing. (Hah. Okay, so I think my poetry and stream of conscious are a somewhat ... Hmm.) I am thinking of the sort of writing you would be graded on in school or college. I haven't written a paper on anything interesting in two years. I used to imagine there was a correct answer that if I approached it deeply enough I could uproot the meaning and essence and bathe in it triumphantly. That's not exactly how things went, and that may be a short amount of time ago; still, I can imagine a situation where I would not write such a paper for another 3 years. If I were to write, however, I would like it to be on pieces of artistic merit in the 21st century. I believe "Me and You and Everyone We Know" as well as "i heart huckabees" have inspired such a switch in intellectual hobbies in me. The only problem is I would have to plan time to travel and visit galleries or keep up to date on present day works of contemporary art. I doubt I will begin such an endeavor unless surreptitiously, which appears to be impossible. So, It's not ever-lasting, but I will content myself presently with the wonderful time spent watching what I can. Macaroni.
(It's strange that "March is National Women's History Month. What women are making history today?" is the question of the day on
Vox.com for March 31. March ends tomorrow; I guess someone is trying to
be sneaky and/or inspirational. Excellent. Doubtful I'd remember Miranda July, but I really love her name and what it touches right now. I'll also admit that she's somewhat inspirational, but someone might find it to be too awkward.)
I prefer a Democratic Operating System!!
Way to drop the ball Vox.
Here's an interesting question of the day... apparently CNN.com thinks that Tom Kean, Jr. is running for RE-ELECTION in New Jersey.
Kean campaign HQ targeted by vandals
MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J. (CNN) -- The contentious New Jersey senate race became even more hostile Tuesday after the campaign headquarters for Republican candidate Tom Kean Jr. was vandalized.
Police in Mountainside responded to a call shortly after 7 a.m. from a Kean campaign worker who said he was locked inside the commercial building that serves as the hub for Kean's re-election campaign, Mountainside Police Capt. Richard Osieja said. Police found that all six entrances to the single-story building had broken keys jammed in their door locks and the main entrance was chained with a padlock, he said.
Within hours of the discovery, Kean's campaign manager, Evan Kozlow, accused Democratic challenger and incumbent Bob Menendez of being behind the act. "It appears the Democrats have already resorted to Election Day tricks," Kozlow said. "Desperate ploys such as (this) will not prevent us from informing voters that Bob Menendez is under federal criminal investigation and is unfit to serve in the United States Senate."
Menendez's camp immediately fired back, saying they were not responsible for the vandalism. "We had nothing to do with it," Menendez spokesman Brian Fallon said. "This is typical trash on Election Day. It's a ridiculous accusation. Tom Kean Jr. has been trying to distract the public's attention with false charges against Senator Menendez and he's continuing to do that in the final hours of the campaign."
Mountainside police are investigating, Osieja said.
--From CNN's Stacey FranciscoBush's Cronies?? (QotD)
top 5 Books, Movies, Music
{1984, i heart huckabees, bright eyes}
{brave new world, garden state, rilo kiley}
{zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, adaptation, cursive}
{nausea, the matrix, modest mouse}
{DOUBT: a history, hero, built to spill}
I hate ranking.
There are definitely {books, movies, music} that I am NEGLECTING, in my opinion.
So, take it for what it is.
What's your musical horoscope? (Put your music player on shuffle and write down the first 10 songs that come up.) Inspired by Stephanie.
So, I used iTunes and created a smart playlist that didn't contain the artist "Michael Jackson" mostly because I don't have any MJ in my library. So, it's random.
2. "Closedown"
3. "Impossible"
4. "Miss Misery"
5. "Independence Day"
6. "Twenty Two"
7. "Ones"
8. "Vultures"
9. "Your Eyes Open"
10. "Roads"
... is definitely not Folger's. Blegh. (I need better coffee.)
In the morning, when I actually get out of bed, I like to drink coffee. Specifically, I like to drink organic, fair-trade (medium to dark roast) coffee blend recently ground for my french press. (I need to purchase my own grinder.) Coffee from a french press tastes so much fuller, and it definitely gives me a huge boost. Also, last year the only store I got my coffee from was Starbucks, but now that I live in Northampton, I get my beans at Haymarket Cafe. I think their house blend is superior to Starbucks, and they give their customers free wireless. I have yet to try the other blends, but I have high expectations. (Not to mention other coffee shops in Northampton.)
On the down side, I have to drink something akin to a liter of water, otherwise I get really dehydrated and start to perspire. Starting the day whacked out on a caffeine buzz without any hydration really makes the afternoon uncomfortable. I have begun pacing myself with water lately just trying to maintain good hydration. So, that liter in the morning isn't a bad thing.
This isn't to say I don't enjoy some sort of orange and friends mixed juice in the morning, or even milk, but things get complicated when I have a bowl of cereal with juice and coffee. I just feel wasteful or even ridiculous with such a morning drink variety. I need things fairly simple when I first get up. If I were to have a bowl of cereal, I would most likely have a glass of milk with it, then possibly some coffee after I was done eating. Then if I were still craving the juice, I'd drink it. I think having fresh fruit is a lot better though. So, I'll opt for fresh fruit with my breakfast if I can.
What magazines do you subscribe to, and why?
I (will) subscribe to Adbusters magazine. It's a current affairs / social issues magazine that displays photographs, poetry, op-eds, faux advertisements, and other zine art activist content. Their pitch for the subscription reads:
Adbusters magazine is just one part of a global network of 85,000 social activists, educators, writers and artists all working together to bring about tangible, positive change. Through real-world cmpaigns lik Buy Nothing Day, Antipreneur, True Cost Economics and TV Turnoff, we aim to change the way information flows and the way we live in the 21st century.
It's a bimonthly distribution that I found at the University of Connecticut bookstore. I was looking for an alternative magazine to sit in the bathroom; the status quo was my housemates Maxim and Stuff magazine with an occasional Entertainment Weekly thrown in by the girlfriend of one of them. Strangely enough, this magazine doesn't offend the Maxim and Stuff crowd, despite its own particular offense with the pop-media. In fact, they don't run any advertisements other than an ad for blackspot shoes. Check out the ad yourself and see why. Their discussions and exposé typically engage the reader, and whether or not you agree with them, it brings social issues and concerns to mind.
I really like the coverage on the explotation of women and consumers as well as the general mission to detoxify the mental environment. Free thought, no matter where it leads, will be quicker and more stable than that governed by profits and insecurities. Check it out.
