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Archive for March, 2006

Forever young (but hopefully not stupid)

Had a great meeting with Gigi last night. Our discussion, originally planned as a meeting about our new project, ended up spinning through superheroes, young adult fantasy fiction, Kelly Clarkson, narcissism, smoking, drinking, Uncle Tupelo, and why I haven’t got off of my lazy ass and posted to this here blog. The most […]

March 30th, 2006 | 2 Comments » | permalink

links for 2006-03-20

26 New FUTURAMA Episodes Coming!!
Fox can bite my shiny, metal ass.
(tags: futurama tv groening)

Thom and Radiohead songs in A Scanner Darkly?
No new radiohead score, but maybe a new song from a Thom Yorke solo album?
(tags: radiohead film soundtracks linklater pk_dick)

Update:Hmmm. Needs some tweaking. Why the hell is the text above in a serif […]

March 20th, 2006 | Comment on this post » | permalink

Del.icio.us Links

Starting today, I’m going to be experimenting with posting my daily del.icio.us bookmarks here.
I’m a little worried about it since my bookmarks are all over the place: A little work stuff (flash, php, xhtml, css, project management, etc.), some pop culture, some random shit that doesn’t really belong anywhere. At this point it’s […]

March 19th, 2006 | Comment on this post » | permalink

Red and black Octobaby

My new friend Cousteau was made by Sarah Lanzilotta of Devout Dolls.
Just think…If I hadn’t gone to Plastic Passion’s Heartfelt Plush Show, we never would have met!

March 18th, 2006 | Comment on this post » | permalink

Stiff penalties

I’ve been reading a lot of Lawrence Lessig lately after seeing him speak at Flashforward Seattle and I’m all fired up about The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (FECA) and the recent Ryan Adams leak.
While I agree that copyright infringement should be illegal and carry penalties, does jailing a fan for posting pre-release tracks really […]

March 16th, 2006 | Comment on this post » | permalink

“My god, it’s full of stars”

Jupiter’s developing another big, red spot. One can only hope that monoliths and sentient computers are next.
(via kottke)

March 7th, 2006 | Comment on this post » | permalink

Empire of the Sun

Today’s Guardian has a beautifully written piece by J.G. Ballard reflecting on writing his amazing memoir Empire of the Sun and watching his childhood experiences in WWII-era China reenacted by Steven Spielberg and Christian Bale.
That book is one of my all time favorites and the movie is seriously underrated.
(via Robot Wisdom)

March 4th, 2006 | Comment on this post » | permalink

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Daily thoughts and links from Joe Eastham, writing from the frozen wastes of the Pacific Northwest. Contact me via astronaut at popastronaut dot net.

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