Off the grid

Got personal business to attend to tomorrow. I'll be back soon enough to post random crap I find on youtube.

But to tide you over, this song is currently stuck in my head. Enjoy.

Contrast

I don't have many passions, I guess you could say.

One of the few that I share with people is that amorphously-defined mess called "Industrial Music"

By accident, I informed someone of the existence of Genesis P-Orridge earlier today, and I am now fighting my natural inclination of "Cool, and then there's this, and that, and this, and this other thing, and these people and...."

Instead, I'll just say I find beauty in strange places in this music. Same band, two different pieces, see something in both of them.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Einsturzende Neubauten:

Happy Thanksgiving

So many things I'm thankful for: friends, family, not having ebola. Too many to list here.

But as an example, let me just say I'm thankful I don't dress like this anymore.



For those celebrating the holiday, may it be a safe one. For those not, happy Thursday.

-transiit

(also kinda thankful that I'll never have that haircut again. yikes.)

Polkadot Cadaver

I like this for reasons I can't explain.

It's that time of year again

This friday, as I have for years, will be participating in "Buy Nothing Day".



It's actually November 27th, but they haven't updated the video "officially" in a while.

rage.

Love them bailouts. Seriously, Love (or maybe the hate of a thousand suns. Can't tell yet)

Still hanging onto hope this administration is going to get more shit right, but wow, what a cock-up.

(via BoingBoing via Mitch Kapor)

rebirth

The High School-Era Zombie Short I linked to a few months back seems to have...um...taken on a life of its own as people repost it on Facebook. Now if I can only get Mike to post a few of the other ones we made back then...

Side Effect

One of the side effects of dumping a bunch of weight I hadn't accounted for was that I get cold pretty darn easily these days. Meeting up with a friend this afternoon where he pointed out that I was shivering (yes, even in the still somewhat balmy California autumn) got me thinking.

Hey, I don't have that awesome layer of insular fat anymore. If I'm not moving around, I feel cold again rather than being some sort of human furnace.

Hassles aside, I like this. I can dress for the occasion to overcome, you know? Break out the thermals again if I gotta.

Side effects, and yet more evidence.

Columbus, go home!

Sneaky. I love it.

(thanks, DangerAmy!)

Retirement

It's no secret that I spend a little too much time on the internet, and as far as IM goes, I've been trying to find new conversation starters.

However, I think I will retire the following three, they just haven't done well.

"Run for your life!"
"I will destroy you."
"Does this look infected to you?"

Anyone that has other "Bad ways to try to start up conversation" tips, comments appreciated.

Of course, I'm "transiit" just about anywhere, so if you're having a slow night, I'm easy enough to find if you can't shake the boredom. I can totally amplify that for you.