Category: lj-import

I like the feeling when I begin to read a book, and by the time I'm 20 pages into it I realize that I am in fact rereading it rather than delving into a work entirely new to me. I am currently in the middle of Douglas Adams' The Salmon of Doubt which I first…

Spent another day primarily reading: spin-the-head mixture of Philip K. Dick sandwiched with Kerouac directly after Tortilla Flats with some light Zelazny alongside. Dick's uncertain realities mixed with Kerouac's stream-of-consciousness narrative—period-bare prose—after Steinbeck (who is an undeniable stylist, though more conventional than Dick or Kerouac) was a confusing mixture. Kerouac's Subterraneans and Dick's VALIS were…

Yes, I'm crassly materialistic. So what? Books The Butter Battle Book, Dr. Seuss Notes from a Small Island, Billy Bryson The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien (Alan Lee illustrated edition) Neon Vernacular, Yusef Komunyakaa Four Quartets, T.S. Eliot Selected Poems, Czeslaw Milosz Music Piano Man, Billy Joel The White Album, The Beatles DVDs Firefly…

Mike Libby likes bugs. He grew up dismantling appliances, and now he disassembles old watches and circuit boards only to assemble insects. They\’re very pretty. [ see my favorites ] [ explore the \”insect lab\” ]

I just finished my final essay for Philosophy of Technology and e-mailed it to my professors along with the digital sources. It\’s a bit idealistic, but I think it\’s an interesting argument. I uploaded it in nice html form here: Open Source as Human Endeavor. You can also download the Word document. It\’s not a…

Music artists don't need protection from piracy, they need protection from the RECORD INDUSTRY. On the whole, pirates are people trying to improve their quality of life without harming the artists who are their beneficiaries. They still buy music, they still go to shows, they still support in many ways the artists they deem worthy…

So, I've been reading pretty much non-stop all night. With the exception of getting some food, and talking to people, of course. I'm reading books for my philosophy of technology essay, and I felt like reading as much as possible. So I read two entire books, around 500 pages, in a bit less than 12…

This came up in a conversation today, from the lips of Aaron Brown. I don\’t hardly remember the circumstances, but it was hilarious. So I went downstairs and brought it into existence.

Stolen from sister Jenny. [1] Do you ever see garbage bags on the side of the highway and wonder if there are body parts inside? Well, now I will… [2] If you ever got the chance to practice cannibalism, would you? No. I find it morally abhorrent. [3] If forced to overdose on a drug,…

It snowed all day yesterday. The world was covered in a blanket of white. Across the street from our house is a park, through which the late-afternoon sun slanted. The trees cast blue shadows, and the shifting tongues of light flickered between them as the day wore on. It was incredibly beautiful today, when it…