but it is comforting to know that there still exist some truly magnificent individuals.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Cloverfield Is a Goddamn Godzilla Movie
Was the monster in the film inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu?
"What really happened was that during Mission Impossible 3, J.J. took his son to Japan for the premiere. While they were there, they visited a toy store in Tokyo. They saw shelf after shelf, row after row, of Godzilla toys. Just this huge toy store filled with toys. The image was really striking to J.J. He said, “Look at this. This is like a national monster.” He started thinking, “You know, we need our own national monster.” Obviously King Kong is kind of a national monster but not really in that way. That’s a great movie and he’s a legendary figure in film lore, but it’s not really the same thing. So the way that Godzilla was sort of a metaphor for the time, and for that place, the idea of creating a new monster for this time and place came about. It’s an original monster, and a monster that was inspired, really, by Godzilla."
Fuck.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Want to download Radiohead's Scotch Mist?
Cool blogspot neighbor that uploads rare B-Sides and live performances...I didn't check too far into their library, but it looked decent.
Here's a link to Radiohead's Scotch Mist, which can be downloaded as one mp3 or split into several tracks. Oh and it includes those cool poems
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Turn an old XBox controller into a PC gamepad
I just finished trying this. It took 20 minutes, and seems to work well.
Monday, January 7, 2008
The Ron Paul contingent doesn't take kindly to their candidate's exclusion from the FOX News debates
Pudgy blowhard Sean Hannity gets a taste of the revolution.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
My friend's brother...
recently returned to Gainesville for the first time since leaving for, and being wounded in, Iraq. Say what you want about Gainesville, but they do know how to treat someone properly.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
I'm getting fuckin' pumped.
Ever since Jon suggested that we do the Art Lobe, I've been getting pumped.
Way pumped.
So as my pumpitude increases, I've been looking all over the net for equipment - reading reviews, checking prices, getting gear boners, etc. - and I've found that if you're doing online shopping, campmor.com has excellent fuckin' prices. Click on the title of this post to go there.
Also, because experience says that planning a trip early can help things go more smoothly, lets try to get a head count on who wants in and when people are available (Copeland, this means you) so that we can plan gear buying, working out, and all that shit accordingly. It would be fucking incredible if we could get a sizable group together for a truly bad-ass hiking/camping experience.
P.S.: Jon, I was wrong - for this season anyway - North Face tents are bullshit. Terrible, terrible reviews. So far, looks like Mountain Hardware is the way to go.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
The Beast compiles its annual list of the 50 most loathsome people in America
Complete with punishments.
The Third Reich in Ruins
An interesting page with scores of photographs of wartime German architecture. Of special note is the Kongreßhalle, which may be the most impressive ruin of this period.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Happy New Year's From Radiohead, Ninja!
An hour-long private taping of Radiohead performing "In Rainbows".
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--J Rockington
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