Posted on December 5, 2002 at 6:53 pm | No Comments
Started this week off with a virus that knocked me on my behind… and my behind ended up on the couch, home from work and alternately sleeping, watching TiVo, or playing Vice City. As annoying as a fever and sore throat are, they relieve me of any guilt associated with not exercising. No treadmill for sick-boy.
The mini-plague mutated into a flemmy mess, so I’m dealin’ with serious sniffles, a hacking cough, cold temperatures, and a whole buncha fresh snow. Ok, ok. It’s winter. I get it.
Caught a story on CBS News Sunday Morning this past weekend about the in-progress Richard Avedon exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Stunning photographic portraits on display from throughout his over 60-year career. It’s only running until January 5th, and a Christmastime visit to New York is sounding like a good thing.
Avedon’s “Beekeeper”
Shutter next Summer…
Finally, some news on Dennis Lehane’s next novel, which will be titled “Shutter Island”. This follow-up to the brilliant Mystic River will be out in May 2003, and it’s another stand-alone, rather than a return to the Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro series. Here’s the skinny …
“This is set in 1954 on a small island in Massachusetts, where US marshals Chuck and Teddy come to the institution for the criminally insane to find an escaped patient. She has left them a load of clues which lead them to think she summoned them there.”
My love for Samurai Jack, which was sealed right from the premiere last year, continues to grow with each episode. Thanks to TiVo, I just caught episode 19, which featured a surprise (well, at least to me) appearance by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima’s Lone Wolf & Cub. The 8000-page illustrated story of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro started in 1970, and was first published in the U.S. in 1987. I discovered it during my senior year of high school, and rediscovered it two years ago when Dark Horse started republishing them in 300 page mini-book installments. I just picked up #27 today, and the final one is out next month. Getting to see them in animated form, and seeing that they were a direct influence on Samurai Jack, was a real treat…
Addicted to the Nue Noise…
Well, hot damn. I just discovered Neumu, a goldmine of new music reviews, interviews, mp3s, and other assorted randomness. Great design, excellent content, I’m sold. It’s not surprising this site comes from the same guy who started Addicted to Noise. I loved that webzine in it’s early days, and I’m glad a reconnection has been made. Just sorry it took so long.
Geek Tweak…
Hey, if you’ve got Windows 2000 or XP along with a cable or dsl modem, here’s some nifty tweaks for ya. Should help speed up your interweb connection. Make sure you back up your registry first, and don’t go blamin’ me for your blue screen of death.
Monkey Boy George…
Excellent. Make Your Own Bush Speech. Drag and drop, then let the words stumble out.
the Beard gets the Blame …
Well, that makes sense. I thought I knew the reasons for the untimely death of my rock band… but I was wrong. Ends up it was my fault all along: I broke rule #29.
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