Archive for January, 2004

First Snow

by Felix Jung When the snowflakes hit, it’s hard to tellif I’m the one they cling to, or if it’s one another. Flagrant lovers, they’ll bind at any opportunity. There’s a solid inchlaid down, a frosted white that makesall surface icing, all concrete, cake. Ahead, I see a wide expanse of nothingnesshalf-clouded by the drifts. My feet setforth deliberately, an…

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Drum Machine

Drum machine, one of the runner ups in Rockstar’s Upload III. If you liked the drums, check out tokyoplastic.com. Thanks to TS7 for the link.

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SSX3.3

From: TS7To: templeton, Mr. Grumpy, PortnoySubj: RE: and he was never head from again After SSX and SSX Tricky stole 5000 hours of my life, I vowed to never again take Moby, Elise, or Brodi to the ultimate level. After reading this, I have vowed to once again take Moby, Elise, and Brodi to the ultimate level. —– Original Message

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SSX3.2

From: Mr. GrumpyTo: templeton, TS7, PortnoySubj: RE: and he was never head from again Thatís funny; when I read this Iíd just gotten done playing that on the Xbox for about 2 hours. I rule at Super Pipe. —– Original Message

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SSX3.1

From: templetonTo: TS7, Mr. Grumpy, PortnoySubj: and he was never head from again Hello boys, For any one who has some work to do, or other matters to tend to – do NOT buy SSX3 snowboarding for your console game of choice. I know you know what I’m talking about Grumpy. That is all *rides rail off into the distance—–——–

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Doh

I was digging through all my digital photos earlier, and lost track of the time. I caught the last 10 minutes of the NOVA program. Damn! On the plus side, they’re running the documentary again on Tuesday evening, with updated video/images. So… all is not lost. In case you missed it tonight (like me), you can catch it again Tuesday…

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Mars Dead Or Alive

Last night, the first of two planned rovers landed on the surface of Mars. There’s a NOVA special on this evening (Mars Dead Or Alive) that should include the latest images/video.

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Kali

by Lucille Clifton Kaliqueen of fatality, shedetermines the destinyof things. nemesis.the permanent guestwithin ourselves.woman of warfare,of the chase, bitchof blood sacrifice and death.dread mother. the mysteryever present in us andoutside us. theterrible hindu woman GodKali.who is black.

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Note

I’m not sure why, but lately I’ve been returning to Lucille Clifton’s poem Kali. It’s not like there’s something in this poem that I personally identify with. In fact, I read it a bit like an outsider, looking in. But there’s something about the way it reads, and the way it feels when I read it. The sensation is akin…

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Strange Ritual: Let Forever Be

While I was an undergraduate, I held a job at the Monroe County Public Library for many years. Mornings were a slow time for me, and I started most days by throwing on a pot of coffee. Because I had classes during the day, I tended to work mornings. Because I was in college, I tended to drink a lot….

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Good Thing I Was Productive

This morning, I got up around 8 AM. Alright fine, the alarm went off around then, and I kept smacking it until around 9. But after that, I made my rounds and got a crapload done: I returned some gifts at Old Navy (and bought some more clothes); I bought a new cordless phone at Best Buy, along with some…

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As Atonement

I’ve wasted today like a professional. Tomorrow is a day for errands, for productivity. Partly it’s the illness, but it’s also the fact that I’ve been holed up inside my apartment for a very, very, very long time. Time to venture outside.

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Pinback

I first heard pinback a long while ago, when I met a girl named Heather while waiting for the Blue Line. Actually, the specific first time I heard this group was in Heather’s car, when we were hanging out a few days later. I don’t really know their music all that well, but I ventured onto their site during that…

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Aaron’s House

I know I’m not doing much justice by introducing Aaron this way – we’ve got too much history together to really summarize, and I’m finding it difficult to represent that in anything other than sheer time (we’ve known one another now for some 23 years). Here’s a picture of Aaron’s house (his family no longer lives there), taken on the…

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