All posts for the month June, 2009

Stress.

We’ll be in Greece from the 30th of June to the 12th of July. Just so you know. I’ll still be reachable by email and everything, but I won’t be working on Phenomenon 32. Then again, I will be working on my novel. Gotta catch up with Verena at some point, or she’ll be published [...]

2012

There’s a new trailer for 2012, and it’s pretty impressive. Yes, I know. The whole 2012 myth is nonsense. Of course it is. And there’s no King Kong, either. And no vampires. Doesn’t mean you can’t make a good movie about them. So, anyway. I used to hate Roland Emmerich when he was doing nonsense [...]

Variable “work” has exceeded parameters

So it turns out that I’m still not finished with the unpleasant “real” work. I’ve spent hours upon hours copying bibliographical data, but there is still more to do. Post-colonial this, post-modern that, heremeneutics here, transculturality there… gah! Interesting updates shall have to be postponed until tomorrow. If you’re bored, watch this fascinating and funny [...]

Stressful and exciting times; also, The Last Airbender

I’ve had lots of health issues lately, which have kept me from working as much as I would like, but there’s also plenty of exciting stuff going on. I have to spend tomorrow morning on an incredibly mind-numbing bit of work (we have to pay the bills somehow), but after that I’ll write a nice [...]

Phenomenon 32 page updated, and a question

I’ve updated the Phenomenon 32 page with a couple of new screenshots and a new feature list. (I always think feature lists for a work of art are kind of weird, but I guess there isn’t a good alternative right now.) I’m considering doing a bit of a “preview” post, with more info and screenshots [...]

And some poetry for today

Well it’s a matter of fact that I’m gonna die one day But muthafucka Right now I breathe And I may not be able to predict my demise But you can bet it won’t be on my knees From: Street Sweeper Social Club, “Fight! Smash! Win!” (lyrics)

The One With The Crippling Stomach Pains

Forgive the slowness of the updates; I’ve gone from bad headaches to crippling stomach pains. Yesterday was particularly unpleasant. On top of that, there’s been a lot of work (real work) to do. And breathing makes my entire stomach area feel like it’s a giant bruise. Not fun. UPDATE: It seems my stomach acids have [...]

In Appreciation of David and Leigh Eddings

I was quite shocked to read that fantasy writer David Eddings died a couple of weeks ago. (Sometimes the internet is just useless for news.) He and his wife, who died in 2007, wrote several books that were absolutely central to my youth and my development as a writer. The Belgariad and The Malloreon, and [...]

They’ll need something to listen to on their ipods while storming Wall Street.

Street Sweeper Social Club, the band formed by Tom “The Nightwatchman” Morello and Boots Riley, is now streaming their whole album on their MySpace page. There is only one word for Street Sweeper Social Club, and that is awesome. Like Morello’s Nightwatchman, this is revolutionary music: it fills you with energy and the desire to [...]

European Elections: this is the time to speak up, not to mumble.

As I just summarized it to my friend Julian: EPIC FAIL With everything that’s going on worldwide, the so-called Left could’ve pulled it together and made a difference… but no, we have to keep to generic comments about women’s rights and half-hearted statements about controlled capitalism. It has never been easier to show people why [...]