This ain't on youtube - it pops up now and then but it's always gone pretty quick.
Odd, innit?....
Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now In The Fire
PS. New blog layout. Dur. Givin'er a try; so far I think it's a keeper - I finally got the column width and placing sorted out so we'll no longer have big, awesome HD videos covering up everything on the right side of the page (not to mention I'm a huge sucker for old-school maps). If you have any particularly strong feelings about it, let me know I guess?...
7.8.10
6.8.10
Rage
Thanks to good ol' Shuffle I'm listening to Linkin Park for the first time in a very long while. I love that feeling when you listen to an old favourite band that's gone unlistened for ages, and you still remember every little detail about their songs and you still love them, although not as much as you used to.
I suppose it's kind of like running into a girl that you used to love, but you haven't seen her in what seems like forever, and then you run into her again. You suddenly remember all the feelings you had, and you can understand, seeing this woman again, why you felt the way you did, and you still do in a way, although it's not the same as it used to be.
Yeah, that's definitely what it's like, listening to an old favourite :P
And in regards to the video, I'm trying to imagine the sheer adrenaline and terror that must fill you when you're faced against a wall of faceless, armoured enemies. All I know is this: Rage is the scariest feeling in the world. I will be happy if I never feel it again.
I suppose it's kind of like running into a girl that you used to love, but you haven't seen her in what seems like forever, and then you run into her again. You suddenly remember all the feelings you had, and you can understand, seeing this woman again, why you felt the way you did, and you still do in a way, although it's not the same as it used to be.
Yeah, that's definitely what it's like, listening to an old favourite :P
And in regards to the video, I'm trying to imagine the sheer adrenaline and terror that must fill you when you're faced against a wall of faceless, armoured enemies. All I know is this: Rage is the scariest feeling in the world. I will be happy if I never feel it again.
5.8.10
Digital Post
Mornin' y'all!
I have a call-back interview at a bakery in two hours and I believe I pretty much have an awesome house and a couple new roommates lined up for the school year and beyond. I will hear about that within the next several days, and I will hopefully find out about the job today. If all goes well, the Growler is getting refilled and rum may even be bought. Good day. Good day.
I've always completely adored this video (and the song even more), so I felt that it would be great to share on the DP.
I have a call-back interview at a bakery in two hours and I believe I pretty much have an awesome house and a couple new roommates lined up for the school year and beyond. I will hear about that within the next several days, and I will hopefully find out about the job today. If all goes well, the Growler is getting refilled and rum may even be bought. Good day. Good day.
I've always completely adored this video (and the song even more), so I felt that it would be great to share on the DP.
1.8.10
Sunday Post
Mornin' y'all. Big posts for the next little while - I've got an enormous backlog of pictures so it sure makes my job easier.
The sun streak continues in Victoria. Don't know about the rest of you, but damn it's been nice out here. Still waitin' on a job and my future roommate bailed so I'm short someone to live with, but as I told my friend yesterday, I can ride to the ocean, I'm still living downtown with another lovely friend, and we've got a big growler of Skookum in the fridge, so it's tough to do much but smile.
Enjoy the pictures, see ya soon!
Found this yesterday. Re-enforced my loves of New York, harmoniums, and pretty ladies.
The sun streak continues in Victoria. Don't know about the rest of you, but damn it's been nice out here. Still waitin' on a job and my future roommate bailed so I'm short someone to live with, but as I told my friend yesterday, I can ride to the ocean, I'm still living downtown with another lovely friend, and we've got a big growler of Skookum in the fridge, so it's tough to do much but smile.
Enjoy the pictures, see ya soon!
Found this yesterday. Re-enforced my loves of New York, harmoniums, and pretty ladies.
Take Away Show #109 _ SHARON VAN ETTEN (part 1) from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
30.7.10
A Case for Open Data in Transit
I've always said that the only percieved "Up" cars have over other ways of getting around is convenience - other than their "convenience" they're really nothing but smelly, noisy, and extremely dangerous metal boxes that rip around much faster than anything really ought to. However, the most frequent reason I've heard from people who don't take transit instead is that it's "too annoying to use" - ie. scheduling woes, wait times, etc etc. (another common reason is "I just bike everywhere" - this is an okay reason). Wouldn't it be nice if there was some way to follow exactly what the buses are doing? Wouldn't it be awesome if someone made a phone ap or something to keep live bus tracking and scheduling?
Oh wait.
Personally, I already find transit fairly easy to use, and when I happen to miss a bus or just don't really know, I don't really care anyway. However, as fantastic as it would be, I don't think it's really feasible for everyone to be as mellow and peaceful as I am. Thus, having transit schedules opened up like in the video would be a huge persuasion for people to switch to bussing and trains. This sort of open-sourcing transit data is also totally doable everywhere - none of this "well, it works in Europe, but it wouldn't work here" crap (as well as "well, it works in New York, but it wouldn't work here" - if you have a transit system, you can do this).
Oh wait.
Personally, I already find transit fairly easy to use, and when I happen to miss a bus or just don't really know, I don't really care anyway. However, as fantastic as it would be, I don't think it's really feasible for everyone to be as mellow and peaceful as I am. Thus, having transit schedules opened up like in the video would be a huge persuasion for people to switch to bussing and trains. This sort of open-sourcing transit data is also totally doable everywhere - none of this "well, it works in Europe, but it wouldn't work here" crap (as well as "well, it works in New York, but it wouldn't work here" - if you have a transit system, you can do this).
29.7.10
Salt Spring
I don't know.
I don't know
what is going through your head
as you arch your back like a wave,
shoulderblades pushing against my chest
like so much water heaving itself at the shore.
I don't know
what is going through your head
as you lay finally still,
my kisses trickling down your back
towards my fingers (still smelling of you
as the soles of my shoes smell of
freshly rained-upon earth).
All I know is this:
we are just two people,
(I - lonely;
You - today a friend, tomorrow a vacancy)
my hand is on your belly,
and I can't ignore how your hips
are grinding against mine like a mill
pulled by the breath of God Himself.
I don't know
what is going through your head
as you arch your back like a wave,
shoulderblades pushing against my chest
like so much water heaving itself at the shore.
I don't know
what is going through your head
as you lay finally still,
my kisses trickling down your back
towards my fingers (still smelling of you
as the soles of my shoes smell of
freshly rained-upon earth).
All I know is this:
we are just two people,
(I - lonely;
You - today a friend, tomorrow a vacancy)
my hand is on your belly,
and I can't ignore how your hips
are grinding against mine like a mill
pulled by the breath of God Himself.
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