Not Being Able To Create Art They Will Not Understand Art

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Dawn of the Dead, because it has a seriously dark critique of capitalism and humanity in it - the zombies ultimately aren't the scary ones, it's the people. And Silence of the Lambs, that movie psychologically messes with your head!

[Error: unknown template qotd] Loads of people are going to be jealous but this is what I am wearing and wear to work:

A t-shirt from Berlin with the little Eastern-block green crossing man on the front, and red on the back
Leaf Green shorts
Denim Levi's black jacket
Caterpillar boots.

Interestingly I've worked places where they've specifically asked me NOT to wear a suit; too formal and spooks them out.

I chose my career so I'd not have to wear a suit - ditto having a beard. Did it when I was younger, hated it; some people might think that is minor, but my way of thinking is that it's all control; it starts with a suit or shaving and works from there - if you have to wear a suit then they've got you.

[Error: unknown template qotd] Loads of people are going to be jealous but this is what I am wearing and wear to work:

A t-shirt from Berlin with the little Eastern-block green crossing man on the front, and red on the back
Leaf Green shorts
Denim Levi's black jacket
Caterpillar boots.

Interestingly I've worked places where they've specifically asked me NOT to wear a suit; too formal and spooks them out.

I chose my career so I'd not have to wear a suit - ditto having a beard. Did it when I was younger, hated it; some people might think that is minor, but my way of thinking is that it's all control; it starts with a suit or shaving and works from there - if you have to wear a suit then they've got you.

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I came here via Lee nlotic nearly exactly 3 years ago who listened to my podcast (Radio Clash) and mentioned LJ in the comments and that he had a friend Jeb arthole who also had a podcast. So I wandered over and never left. Thanks Lee! :-D

I knew about the LJ bears via the Bears Gone Wild lipsynch vids from previous to that, but it was talking to Lee and Jeb that encouraged me to join - it seemed a very US-based blog and I didn't know anyone, it seemed quite, err, incestuous and that was quite intimidating.

Why did I join? Well some of the cutest (and more important intelligent) bearzes are on LJ! :-) And podcasting bears? What's not to like?

[Error: unknown template qotd] There are several (I could never choose just one, sorry), this is my first inspired by mr why_a_duck, which is also Vonnegut and from Cat's Cradle. Everyone says 'So it goes' but mine is longer:

"If I was a younger man, I would write a history of human stupidity; and I would climb to the top of Mount McCabe and lie down on my back with my history for a pillow; and I would take from the ground some of the blue-white poison that makes statues of men; and I would make a statue of myself, lying on my back, grinning horribly, and thumbing my nose at You Know Who."

Why? Well it states what I feel about religion and humanity, in one easy run-on sentence.

The others are:

Charles Ives - "In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind." - this used to be my LJ heading, and sums up my approach to music, ie take the normal and give it wings.

Socrates - "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance." - because contrary to the impression I might give sometimes this is always true, the search for and destruction of knowledge continues

Marvin the Paranoid Android - "Life, don't talk to me about life, loathe it or ignore it, you can't like it" from the mighty Douglas Adams, it's a personal motto of mine and I incant it everyday.

[Error: unknown template qotd] There are several (I could never choose just one, sorry), this is my first inspired by mr why_a_duck, which is also Vonnegut and from Cat's Cradle. Everyone says 'So it goes' but mine is longer:

"If I was a younger man, I would write a history of human stupidity; and I would climb to the top of Mount McCabe and lie down on my back with my history for a pillow; and I would take from the ground some of the blue-white poison that makes statues of men; and I would make a statue of myself, lying on my back, grinning horribly, and thumbing my nose at You Know Who."

Why? Well it states what I feel about religion and humanity, in one easy run-on sentence.

The others are:

Charles Ives - "In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind." - this used to be my LJ heading, and sums up my approach to music, ie take the normal and give it wings.

Socrates - "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance." - because contrary to the impression I might give sometimes this is always true, the search for and destruction of knowledge continues

Marvin the Paranoid Android - "Life, don't talk to me about life, loathe it or ignore it, you can't like it" from the mighty Douglas Adams, it's a personal motto of mine and I incant it everyday.

Daft Punk at Wireless 2007 in Hyde Park, London.

Still gives me shivers - amazing music and lightshow, Daft Punk celebrating by mashing up 10 years of hits and a gob-smacking encore.

Second but not for a long way is Peaches in 2002 at Popstarz in London, 100 people, going mad, pre-fame (Set It Out had only been out for a short while) and she rocked and a friend got fake blood on him!

BTW Here's my only good pic of the DP lightshow:



(more pics here)

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