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06:23 pm
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The dogs are traveling in style and comfort
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12:07 am
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01:53 am
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Darwinatrix
Woo Hoo! Darwinatrix is in now accepting emails for her mailing list:
http://www.Darwinatrix.com
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09:25 am
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I have seen this sign on gas pumps hundreds of times... Always thought t was showing the gas going to the engine.... Just realized today that its a racing stripe...doh!
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07:50 pm
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Father's Day 2009
We went to MN Art Institute, made our own, Art Car, and some clay figures, and Raven gave me a book she made (Click Here for a Slide Show).
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12:48 am
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Let's go stomp on dead people
Thats what he said to me. The party was raging away in the house, I was out side and his answer to what I was feeling at the time was "Let's go stomp on dead people". I knew that he knew who I was, everyone knew who I was in this circle but I wasn't their friend. She had told me that day I wasn't good enough for her, she was the love of my life, I knew I was meant to be with her and she told me I wasn't good enough. I'd walked away from the party and was feeling very introverted and pretty down on my self. Rob came out to see what I was doing which was very odd because I didn't expect anyone noticed I'd left the party, I was a novelty and an outsider, not a inside circle friend just someone who everyone knew about because he was doing something interesting. I was living out of a backpack and hitch hiking around the country, many of the isca old guard were reading my travel logs and watching but I wasn't really close to any of them.
So, rather then sit in the party where he was loved and had adopted the moniker of "Norm" (presumably to emulate the character from cheers that everyone knew and loved) he was there with me acting as a support system as I sat there alone and worthless.
So, we walked to the near by cemetary and we "stomped on dead people" until we both felt better. It hadn't occurred to me at the time but I think he was sad too. He listened, and I talked, and we stomped. And with each grave we dessicated together we both felt better. By the end we were laughing and I'd decided to change my life. I'd come to the realization that it wasn't me that wasn't good enough, it was the life style I'd chosen.
I'd chosen to reduce my life to backpack and hitch around the country and because I couldn't afford to pay for her to have a good life I wasn't good enough for her, but hey, I'm a smart guy and I get computers so thats fixable. So, I made a decision and changed the direction of my life that day, I went from aimless wanderer to software engineer in that moment.
Norm was a friend when he could of been in a party having fun, he walked away from his popularity to help an outsider.
We touched base a hand full of times after that, but he was still in his circle and I was in my world.
I heard he'd moved to Minneapolis and I'd had the thought many times "I should go hunt his ass down and have a beer with him" but never quite got around to it.
Also, lately I've been pretty hard on myself, the emotional connotations very close to the ones I felt that day on the hell in front of The House of Chaos, but really I don't like to whine about my life which I know I created so I don't post to LJ about it, I don't talk on IM about it, I keep the feelings in as tight of a little ball in my chest as I can. So, while I'm all being caught up in my own little selfish world I got the email from Mathew saying he had news from Iowa City. That Norm had killed himself was not on the list of news I expected.
I missed the Wake in Iowa City last Saturday but there is a memorial here in the twin cities on Monday. I'll go, I'll be quiet, I'll sit in the back, I'll quetly pay my respects and move on, all is all.
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12:09 am
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10:12 pm
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48hr film project
We finished shooting at 9pm Sat night, he had to have the movie in by 7:30pm Sunday night.
He was 6 minutes late turning the movie in.
We were disqualified.
He had 22 hours to edit and deliver the movie and he was 6 minutes late. :(
Current Mood:  aggravated
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08:06 pm
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whats your real age meme
Wow, I'm 37 and I got 37
Your result for The What is your REAL age Test...
You are 37 years old!!
Take The What is your REAL age Test at HelloQuizzy
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10:36 pm
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48 Hour Film Project
Well, we spent 12 hours on the shoot for our entry in the 48 Hour Film Project, I'm feeling really good about this entry and our parts. I got to play the Human Holographic Interface to the computer that the main character interacts with. Mick got to be the voice of the computer when it's a disembodied voice, she also got to be Mrs Jones. Originally i was cast as Mr Jones (tiny role) but got recast as the HUB and I was much happier with this role.
I'm looking forward to seeing this on Tuesday, it's exciting.
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06:07 pm
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Fire Made us Human
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) brightflashes posts articles pretty regularly and I often find them interesting but this one really rings home for me.
I try to live a balanced life between questioning traditional knowledge and science as well as accepting it. In that I never want to accept a "truth" just because it's commonly accepted as "truth" but at the same time I don't like to go with stuff just because it rejects common truth.
I've always been frustrated with people who get uppity about food, specially the ones that get militant about raw foods and vegitarianism.
This Article: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227112.500-how-fire-made-us-human.html that brightflashes posted really brings it around to explain how not only cooking but the cooking of animals was a huge boon to our species and helped make us who we are. It makes so much more sense now and really, I knew all the core facts behind the article just hadn't taken the time to put them together, I should of had this argument years ago.... wish I were an anthropologist :P
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10:15 am
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28 things
Stolen from baxaphobia who stole it from tinhuviel but I don't know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she'll die.
IF YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I want to know 28 things about you. I don't
care if we've never talked, never really clicked, or if we already know
everything about each other. I really don't. You are obviously on my flist,
so let me know with whom I'm friends!
1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favourite Movie:
5. Favourite Song or Album:
6. Favourite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best
interest?
13. What is your favourite memory of us?
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace
etc' malarky) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have
no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!)
28. Will you repost this so i can fill it out for you?
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08:39 pm
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Goblin King Monologue follow up
I got the role on the team for the 48 hr film festival that I used the Goblin King Monologue for.
Don't know what role yet because the team will be writing the script Friday night.
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08:35 pm
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VaderDate
OK, so, I slapped up a web site for VaderDate:
http://www.VaderDate.com
The First Episode is embeded.
I even Designed a T-Shirt.
I'm feeling pretty proud of myself.
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11:49 am
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Roles Landed -- Vader Date
This is not what I auditioned for last night, it was a different project (still haven't heard back from last night).....
So, the guy who did Vader Date Episode I Has written 6 total episodes.
I have a non speaking background role in Episode II, I have two roles in Episode III (A supporting Role, and a comedic role), and I'm the fight choreographer for Episode VI.
I'm pumped!
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04:24 pm
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Modified Goblin King Monologue from Labrynth
I needed a monologue for an audition tonight.... I've pieced together all of David Bowie's parts as the Goblin King into a single monologue....
Here it is:
Go back to your room, play with your toys and costumes.
Forget about the baby.
I've brought you a gift.
It's a crystal, nothing more.
But if you turn it this way and look into it, it will show you your dreams.
But this is not a gift for an ordinary girl who takes care of a screaming baby.
Do you want it? Then Forget the baby.
Come now, don't defy me, you're no match for me.
Your Brother is THERE in the castle, do you still want to look for him?
So much trouble over such a little thing.
Beware, I have been generous up until now.
But I can be cruel
Everything you wanted I have done
You asked that the child be taken
I took him
You coward before me
I was frightening
I have reordered time
I have turned the world upside down
And I have done it all for you
I'm exausted from living up to your expectations.
Isn't that generous?
Look what I am offering, your dreams!
I ask for so little
just let me rule you, and you can have everything that you want.
Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave.
Tags: labrynth "goblin king" monologue "david
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12:10 am
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04:01 pm
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Raven's Wax Museum
Raven's school did a presentation called "Wax Museum" where they sang songs from American history as a group and then they each got to be Wax Figures representing their choice characters from American History.
Raven chose Eliza Lucas Pinckney which is really cool since this character was the only female entrepreneur in the bunch so it seems to me something rubbed off if she was the only one in her class who picked this character.
( Videos and Pictures below the cut )
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