I’m hoping to have a nice little preview video of Phenomenon 32 up tomorrow. There’s a lot to do – the wedding is almost upon us – but I really want this thing out there.
Otherwise, I spent most of today building a level for Phenomenon 32 (the marshes) and coughing because of an annoying allergic reaction to my blood pressure medication. (Don’t worry, it’s not dangerous. Just annoying.)
I recently published a comment on Wil Wheaton’s blog after he – as so many others – bashed The Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions. I’m reposting the comment here because it’s something I feel very strongly about: the critical persecution of two the most brilliant films made in the last decade, and the fashion of anti-intellectual hating/bashing that has taken over the internet.
I know, I know. I keep writing about Tom Waits lately. But there are so few artists like him – artists with an absolutely unique vision and voice (literally and metaphorically), and integrity. The music, the words, the singing… it adds up to something absolutely magical and beautiful.
Currently I am really amazed and touched by House Where Nobody Lives. Here is the end of the song, which always brings tears to my eyes:
Once it held laughter
Once it held dreams
Did they throw it away
Did they know what it means
Did someone’s heart break
Or did someone do somebody wrong?
So if you find someone
Someone to have, someone to hold
Don’t trade it for silver
Don’t trade it for gold
Cause I have all of life’s treasures
And they’re fine and they’re good
They remind me that houses
Are just made of wood
What makes a house grand
Ain’t the roof or the doors
If there’s love in a house
It’s a palace for sure
Without love…
It ain’t nothin but a house
A house where nobody lives
Without love it ain’t nothin
But a house, a house where nobody lives.
It’s a shame there isn’t a really good version on YouTube. So you’ll just have to buy Mule Variations. Go ahead. You won’t regret it.
We just came back from Greece, and just as I was grumbling to myself about how depressing Germany is, I turn on my computer and see a review of Desert Bridge at auntie pixelante. It’s just three paragraphs, but it put a huge smile on my face.
Thank you.
(For those still having DPI-related issues: a fixed version of Desert Bridge is still on the way. It will be out just a few days after Phenomenon 32.)
And now for a shower and some pizza.
We’re in Greece and enjoying the weather, the food and the sea. It’s only a very short vacation, and there’s a lot we won’t manage to do, but it’s good to relax, even a little. Reading Duma Key, which is excellent.
OK, gotta go now. See you in a few days.