I just hit 70,000 playing this game on the Xbox.
So much to write about...
LIBBY ET AL.
We know now that the Bush Administration (in the wake of the Libby indictments and the non-dismissal of Rove) has no compunction with lying to America, and that they feel no obligation to do anything that doesn't profit them.
"A Poem for George W. Bush"
Profit. Profit. Profit. Profit.
Profit.
Bush should fire Rove. Rove should step down. Can you imagine saying to your own boss, "Well I wasn't indicted!?" Sweetie thinks that Bush would fire Cheney before he'd fire Rove. Why? Because Bush is a mouthpiece for Rove, not his boss.
These were the people who were supposed to be so concerned with national security? They are leaking names of CIA agents. How does that jive?
MEIRS ETC
Harriet Meirs. I kind of like her now. She reminds me of my old aunt Ollie. Still she was about as unqualified as a nominee could get and be nominated. Who knows what kind of Justice she would have been? I applaud her withdrawal however as a defeat of cronyism.
Unlike a lot of folks on the left I am not afraid of all conservtive Justices. I am afraid, as I said, of liberal Federalism. But I am also afraid of the conservative shunning of civil rights. Particularly in the burgeoning realm of "torture jurisprudence." Come on, Roberts, you're gonna get these cases and when you do, please, step up to plate and lead the court in the humane direction. Torture's not cool, man. "Stress interrogation," my ass!
THE BIGEVENT
The BigEvent is coming up. Things I dropped the ball on - not getting an important writer's magazine for the gift bag (it was an easy phone call that I didn't make), and I didn't actually send the script for the program to Important Writer for a punch up. I think number 2 may been subconsciously on purpose. I have to do some tweaks on the script over the weekend. We'll find Another Important Writer for the punch up next week.
I think Neurotic Co-worker A hates me now. She actually asked me after I spent the day on the other side of the wall working on the program book, "Do you like sitting in the captain's chair? Do you like being where the action is?" I could only say, "Yes, I do."
I busted ass on the tribute book. It looks good. I learned a little Quark.
WRITING
I busted ass on CP as well. I don't know if one script can handle so may shifts in tone. All I can say is, "Enter the fire!"
A Final Surprise Link
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Friday, October 21, 2005
Arianna declares, "Bigger than Watergate!"
Arianna Huffington threw the glove on the ground today by declaring the coming Bush White House scandal could be "bigger than Watergate." I listened to Left, Right, and Center then moved over to the Newshour and watched David Brooks and Timothy Olyphant "gossip."
While that prediction may not come true, I think it will. There hasn't been this much unhappiness, in an administration or the country, since the Carter administration. Someone forgot to lock the zoo; all the animals are running loose. With the budget hanging around his neck the president is not a threat anymore. Congress doesn't have to play ball because the party is hemorrhaging - gasp! - conservatives. The party is loosing its intellectual and moral spine. These are not people who will join the president in a well sung chorus of God Bless America and think that their interests are his interests.
Anyway, the breakdown of the right is coming. Thank G-d.
And damn, maddog's pick and roll is geologic in timescale. Tayshaun be up at the hoop and maddog's all still like, "I post you, heathen!" and Tayshaun be hittin' the ground, "one-two-three-your ball, b**ch!"
Moved back into CP this morning. I worry about wrecking it. I like the script very much. I think it's almost there.
Man I'd love to go see the Clippers play. I want to get that big game package. Watch Steve Nash do cartwheels over people's heads! Watch and Holy Sh*t! I just looked on yahoo (collaborator pigs!) and Sam Cassell's playing for LA. Right on! That's so cool. I think he's great.
He's never going to leave Rochester is he?
"Sam we'd love you to play. What? What's that? You've getting treatment for your back at the mayo clinic? Oh. Well, do try to pop in and see us in LA when you get a chance. Before Christmas maybe?"
More likely is he'll be fine until Christmas, and then, "Oh, I have a pain!"
While that prediction may not come true, I think it will. There hasn't been this much unhappiness, in an administration or the country, since the Carter administration. Someone forgot to lock the zoo; all the animals are running loose. With the budget hanging around his neck the president is not a threat anymore. Congress doesn't have to play ball because the party is hemorrhaging - gasp! - conservatives. The party is loosing its intellectual and moral spine. These are not people who will join the president in a well sung chorus of God Bless America and think that their interests are his interests.
Anyway, the breakdown of the right is coming. Thank G-d.
And damn, maddog's pick and roll is geologic in timescale. Tayshaun be up at the hoop and maddog's all still like, "I post you, heathen!" and Tayshaun be hittin' the ground, "one-two-three-your ball, b**ch!"
Moved back into CP this morning. I worry about wrecking it. I like the script very much. I think it's almost there.
Man I'd love to go see the Clippers play. I want to get that big game package. Watch Steve Nash do cartwheels over people's heads! Watch and Holy Sh*t! I just looked on yahoo (collaborator pigs!) and Sam Cassell's playing for LA. Right on! That's so cool. I think he's great.
He's never going to leave Rochester is he?
"Sam we'd love you to play. What? What's that? You've getting treatment for your back at the mayo clinic? Oh. Well, do try to pop in and see us in LA when you get a chance. Before Christmas maybe?"
More likely is he'll be fine until Christmas, and then, "Oh, I have a pain!"
Thursday, October 20, 2005
WRK SUX!
Actually work doesn't suck. It just takes time away from other things that I should be doing - like my rewrite of CP. I've been going in earlier than ususal, staying later than usual, and otherwise busting my ass at work in preparation for the BigEvent. I like work, but things I would change about my work are: I get an intern, I get a raise, I work from home two or three days a week and (there must be something else...) I get to do more interesting things.
What to say about work... The history of the organization is rich and in need of mining. My nonprofit was run in the past very well and then was taken over by a chain of executive directors who virtually bankrupted it. There would be a good LA Weekly story in it for the right reporter. Maybe that reporter is me. Maybe not. I'm not really a reporter. I would love to write a history of the organization however. Moreover, I'd love to read one.
And mas propinas to Ali. Thanks for coming over to see the pizza pan and pizza wheel. Sweetie made a wonderful pizza and we all had a very nice time dining al fresco on the garage.
Sweetie's going out of town over the weekend again. It makes me sad and reminds me of being left alone when I was a child, but I have to remember that I am an adult now. I am a big boy. I have my own things to do.
What to say about work... The history of the organization is rich and in need of mining. My nonprofit was run in the past very well and then was taken over by a chain of executive directors who virtually bankrupted it. There would be a good LA Weekly story in it for the right reporter. Maybe that reporter is me. Maybe not. I'm not really a reporter. I would love to write a history of the organization however. Moreover, I'd love to read one.
And mas propinas to Ali. Thanks for coming over to see the pizza pan and pizza wheel. Sweetie made a wonderful pizza and we all had a very nice time dining al fresco on the garage.
Sweetie's going out of town over the weekend again. It makes me sad and reminds me of being left alone when I was a child, but I have to remember that I am an adult now. I am a big boy. I have my own things to do.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
My Advice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiv%27ah
Yesterday my co-worker Y Que was qvetching about a request his fiancee made. She wanted him to go a comedy show after work. He wanted to stay home and drink beers, watch the game and work on his poetry. Then the fiancee switched the request, she called and said that she wanted him to go with her to sit shiv'ah with her for a co-worker. Now Y que isn't a bossy man. He likes sports and wanted some time to himself.
me: You absolutely cannot go. If you go now, you'll be doing things that you want to do for the rest of your life. You've made plans. They're with yourself, but you made plans.
I heard him say these words to her as I left for the day.
When he came in this morning, I learned that he had gone.
I also told El Jefe and the other co-workers on the other side of the wall that separates our office what I had told Y que and El Jefe told me that I gave him, "the worst advice in the world."
So that's it.
In other news me and sweetie finally bought a real pizza pan and what they call a pizza wheel to cut it with. And there's a guy who works at Vintage Books publicity who's a real jerk.
I have started the (second) rewrite of Chronic Psycho. It's coming along well.
Yesterday my co-worker Y Que was qvetching about a request his fiancee made. She wanted him to go a comedy show after work. He wanted to stay home and drink beers, watch the game and work on his poetry. Then the fiancee switched the request, she called and said that she wanted him to go with her to sit shiv'ah with her for a co-worker. Now Y que isn't a bossy man. He likes sports and wanted some time to himself.
me: You absolutely cannot go. If you go now, you'll be doing things that you want to do for the rest of your life. You've made plans. They're with yourself, but you made plans.
I heard him say these words to her as I left for the day.
When he came in this morning, I learned that he had gone.
I also told El Jefe and the other co-workers on the other side of the wall that separates our office what I had told Y que and El Jefe told me that I gave him, "the worst advice in the world."
So that's it.
In other news me and sweetie finally bought a real pizza pan and what they call a pizza wheel to cut it with. And there's a guy who works at Vintage Books publicity who's a real jerk.
I have started the (second) rewrite of Chronic Psycho. It's coming along well.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
I think we all know the truth
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/09/miers/index.html
Harriet Miers a(n):
a) Robot
b) Alien
c) crony
d) post-op transexual
e) all of the above.
The correct anwser is, of course, e. She is an alien-cyborg programmed to be devoted to the Bush family. She was also "delta-gender" on her old home planet of Tex'jas, but she had to get reassigned after Dubya got drunk one night and punctured her pollination ganglia. So sad. Now she'll never metathasize. Her parents weep, all three of them.
I would prefer a robot to this woman. At least a robot could be programmed to memorize the Constitution. Is there a Turing-type test for Constitutional interpretation? How would it be? Surely a computer could do a better job than that flake Souter - formerly my favorite Supreme Court Justice until he started getting those calls in the middle of the night from 41. What happened David? Now I don't know who to root for. I hate Thomas but at least he voted the right way on eminent domain. I really fear the new federalism.
Must sleep now. I have to get up early and see a screenplay about some revisions. I have to get these revisions done. I can feel the window closing. DS is enthusiastic about it. And I dig that. I like his honesty. I will keep you up to date on the progress.
Oh, I played nine holes of par-3 golf. Scored a 37. That's a good score for me, but most satisfying was having the lowest score in my group. I hit at least four greens, and shot 17 for the first 5 holes, but I also took two 6's. Still the winner of the day. Someone should have bought me a beer. Someday soon I am going to really spend some time to get this game into my body.
Harriet Miers a(n):
a) Robot
b) Alien
c) crony
d) post-op transexual
e) all of the above.
The correct anwser is, of course, e. She is an alien-cyborg programmed to be devoted to the Bush family. She was also "delta-gender" on her old home planet of Tex'jas, but she had to get reassigned after Dubya got drunk one night and punctured her pollination ganglia. So sad. Now she'll never metathasize. Her parents weep, all three of them.
I would prefer a robot to this woman. At least a robot could be programmed to memorize the Constitution. Is there a Turing-type test for Constitutional interpretation? How would it be? Surely a computer could do a better job than that flake Souter - formerly my favorite Supreme Court Justice until he started getting those calls in the middle of the night from 41. What happened David? Now I don't know who to root for. I hate Thomas but at least he voted the right way on eminent domain. I really fear the new federalism.
Must sleep now. I have to get up early and see a screenplay about some revisions. I have to get these revisions done. I can feel the window closing. DS is enthusiastic about it. And I dig that. I like his honesty. I will keep you up to date on the progress.
Oh, I played nine holes of par-3 golf. Scored a 37. That's a good score for me, but most satisfying was having the lowest score in my group. I hit at least four greens, and shot 17 for the first 5 holes, but I also took two 6's. Still the winner of the day. Someone should have bought me a beer. Someday soon I am going to really spend some time to get this game into my body.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Sweetie
Sweetie got home today from way out of town. She looked hot. Tired and jetlagged. But hot. I parked at the wrong airport terminal and I had to circumnavigate the Encounter restaurant three times to find my car. What should have been a pit stop turned into a major excursion. Anyway we got away safe and she's sleeping in the next room. Probably close to unconscious. Is sleeping unconscious?
It seems like the rest of the office has figured out that the BigEvent is happening soon. It's kind of fun. I like it when we're all working on one big thing instead of each person having their own projects. There's plenty of work, but most of it will get done. And Jefe actually had the interns take shit to the storage unit instead of me. Damn. I must be moving up in the world.
The cats sleep at my feet. I chatted with a coworker today about Democrats not sticking the knife in or as he said, "kicking them while they're down." I don't think that's a good idea yet. Even the mid-term elections are a ways off. The democrats need to give the right as much rope as they need to hang themselves.
It's working out tomorrow and who knows what else.
I watched Human Nature last night. What a strange film! I liked it but I can't say that it was easy to watch. There were some boring stretches. The film is distancing and presentational. And I never would have thought that the ending would be... I'll tell you later. Anyway it seems that Gondry and Kaufman took all the flaws from Human Nature and corrected them for Eternal Sunshine. Crazy hyperreal presentational fx in Human Nature, gone in Eternal Sunshine. Distancing multiple points of view in Human Nature, gone in Eternal Sunshine. Ditto the bummer ending. The very, most redeeming part of Human Nature was Miranda Otto's performance and French accent. The film is very, very tightly constructed, like a swiss watch or a jungle ecosystem or an office ecosystem. And the cruelty. It's a very cruel film. "Remember, when in doubt, you should never do what you truly want to do." Especially the message. The message is so hopeless.
Percival Everett's book WOUNDED was recommended to me today by Jefe.
It seems like the rest of the office has figured out that the BigEvent is happening soon. It's kind of fun. I like it when we're all working on one big thing instead of each person having their own projects. There's plenty of work, but most of it will get done. And Jefe actually had the interns take shit to the storage unit instead of me. Damn. I must be moving up in the world.
The cats sleep at my feet. I chatted with a coworker today about Democrats not sticking the knife in or as he said, "kicking them while they're down." I don't think that's a good idea yet. Even the mid-term elections are a ways off. The democrats need to give the right as much rope as they need to hang themselves.
It's working out tomorrow and who knows what else.
I watched Human Nature last night. What a strange film! I liked it but I can't say that it was easy to watch. There were some boring stretches. The film is distancing and presentational. And I never would have thought that the ending would be... I'll tell you later. Anyway it seems that Gondry and Kaufman took all the flaws from Human Nature and corrected them for Eternal Sunshine. Crazy hyperreal presentational fx in Human Nature, gone in Eternal Sunshine. Distancing multiple points of view in Human Nature, gone in Eternal Sunshine. Ditto the bummer ending. The very, most redeeming part of Human Nature was Miranda Otto's performance and French accent. The film is very, very tightly constructed, like a swiss watch or a jungle ecosystem or an office ecosystem. And the cruelty. It's a very cruel film. "Remember, when in doubt, you should never do what you truly want to do." Especially the message. The message is so hopeless.
Percival Everett's book WOUNDED was recommended to me today by Jefe.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
God to Publish Again
LOS ANGELES - God, best-selling author and supreme deity, announced at a press conference today His plans to come out with a “major new book,” RK Media Report learned today. Held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the press conference attracted attention from both the publishing world and the global public.
God stated that after, “a period of dormancy” during which He published only periodically under pseudonyms He was ready to, “clarify some things and add to my body of work and publish under my real name, The One True God.” When asked about His previous bestsellers, the Torah and the Quran, God said that He was “still very pleased with them. They’re obviously close to my heart, they sell well and I‘m happy for all those who’ve taken comfort in those words and who pray to Me everyday because of those books.” When asked if the new book would be a sequel to those, He said, “I can’t ignore them, certainly, but there are a number of issues to be dealt with which neither of those books adequately address.” He said that, “senseless violence” would be a primary topic for His new book but He did not elaborate. Asked when the new book would be finished, God said only, “soon.”
Questions about the Christian New Testament were deflected, “I didn’t write it,” God said. “It was a collaborative effort by a very talented group of men, but I didn’t write it.” When asked by a reporter from Daily Variety if He had even read the Christian Bible, God added, “no comment.”
The conference lasted only seven minutes, but has created violent tremors in the publishing world. Bertelsmann is reportedly offering a ledger-clearing eleven-figure advance for any new work by The One True God. Even small imprints such as Green Integer have put offers on the table. “This will be a real career-maker for a few lucky people,” one unnamed industry source said.
A spokesman for Oprah Winfrey said, “this is the kind of book she [Ms. Winfrey]’s always wanted,” giving rise to rumors of re-birth for Oprah’s influential Book Club. The obligatory appearance by God on the Oprah Winfrey Show would be a coup even for show biz power-monger Oprah.
The One True God is not currently repped.
-- Correspondent Augustine R.
God stated that after, “a period of dormancy” during which He published only periodically under pseudonyms He was ready to, “clarify some things and add to my body of work and publish under my real name, The One True God.” When asked about His previous bestsellers, the Torah and the Quran, God said that He was “still very pleased with them. They’re obviously close to my heart, they sell well and I‘m happy for all those who’ve taken comfort in those words and who pray to Me everyday because of those books.” When asked if the new book would be a sequel to those, He said, “I can’t ignore them, certainly, but there are a number of issues to be dealt with which neither of those books adequately address.” He said that, “senseless violence” would be a primary topic for His new book but He did not elaborate. Asked when the new book would be finished, God said only, “soon.”
Questions about the Christian New Testament were deflected, “I didn’t write it,” God said. “It was a collaborative effort by a very talented group of men, but I didn’t write it.” When asked by a reporter from Daily Variety if He had even read the Christian Bible, God added, “no comment.”
The conference lasted only seven minutes, but has created violent tremors in the publishing world. Bertelsmann is reportedly offering a ledger-clearing eleven-figure advance for any new work by The One True God. Even small imprints such as Green Integer have put offers on the table. “This will be a real career-maker for a few lucky people,” one unnamed industry source said.
A spokesman for Oprah Winfrey said, “this is the kind of book she [Ms. Winfrey]’s always wanted,” giving rise to rumors of re-birth for Oprah’s influential Book Club. The obligatory appearance by God on the Oprah Winfrey Show would be a coup even for show biz power-monger Oprah.
The One True God is not currently repped.
-- Correspondent Augustine R.
Radio Io 70's
http://www.radioio.com/radioio70s.php
Not everyone will get into it, I guess. But I love it. Thank you Radioio.
Work. Work. Things are getting hot with the BigEvent. With the BigEvent coming up things are getting hot. Getting hot with the BigEvent things are. Wow. Work. All these people working. Work, work. We're missing one of our number from the office. It's hard to go into how I feel about it. The politics in the office are bizarre. There's one who wants to quit but she refuses, and the one who doesn't want to quit, but she doesn't want to work, either. I came home last night and started to work on instinct. Weird.
There having auditions for celebrity look-alikes at universal studios this weekend? Should I go as the celebrity that I'm supposed to look like? I'd have to go to Japan. Japan, safe like a clam shell.
Not everyone will get into it, I guess. But I love it. Thank you Radioio.
Work. Work. Things are getting hot with the BigEvent. With the BigEvent coming up things are getting hot. Getting hot with the BigEvent things are. Wow. Work. All these people working. Work, work. We're missing one of our number from the office. It's hard to go into how I feel about it. The politics in the office are bizarre. There's one who wants to quit but she refuses, and the one who doesn't want to quit, but she doesn't want to work, either. I came home last night and started to work on instinct. Weird.
There having auditions for celebrity look-alikes at universal studios this weekend? Should I go as the celebrity that I'm supposed to look like? I'd have to go to Japan. Japan, safe like a clam shell.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
bird flu
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051004/ap_on_he_me/bush_avian_flu
You're going to give me a "heads up" when martial law is declared, right?
What do you know about Ken Saro-Wiwa? He was executed 10 years ago in Nigeria. Very interesting case. I never heard about it before a couple weeks ago. I think he must have had a deathwish. There is so little justice in Africa.
P.S I think I'll post this on my blog. I don't have one yet. It's getting there. I'll give you a link. http://rabbikubota.blogspot.com/
Sent that email to NK
You're going to give me a "heads up" when martial law is declared, right?
What do you know about Ken Saro-Wiwa? He was executed 10 years ago in Nigeria. Very interesting case. I never heard about it before a couple weeks ago. I think he must have had a deathwish. There is so little justice in Africa.
P.S I think I'll post this on my blog. I don't have one yet. It's getting there. I'll give you a link. http://rabbikubota.blogspot.com/
Sent that email to NK
Monday, October 03, 2005
Working from home
Working from home rocks! Actually no. I like going to work, it's just too far away. Man, talk about a commute. Mine is on the border between hell and a hard place. But, I like going to work. That's one reason I suppose I've stuck around. I wouldn't stick around if I didn't like it. I'm glad that no one really yells or freaks out when a minor mistake is made.
I work for a local not for profit. I never would have thought I might end up there. Its an interesting world.
I work for a local not for profit. I never would have thought I might end up there. Its an interesting world.
On the Run for Fun
I spent the day at the West Hollywood Bookfair. It was quite fun. I always enjoy those events. I picked up a used Joe Sacco book for five dollars and I stood around in the sun to watch Neil Gaiman talk. He's going to be working on the Eternals for Marvel. That's something I'll have to check out. He talked a little about his blog and since I'm such a fan of Ali's blog it was the crystlizing event. I give in.
Sweetie is out of town right now. She's in Berlin with the Opera. I have to admit that I'm jealous but who wouldn't be.
I saw NK at the book fair. I got to talk with him and tell him that I saw him at Deadend. It was weighing on my chest, actually it was more like a shackle around my ankle. Anyway, I felt weird calling him and asking him to read the script. But now I can do it. I'm going to send him an email when I get off here.
Sweetie is out of town right now. She's in Berlin with the Opera. I have to admit that I'm jealous but who wouldn't be.
I saw NK at the book fair. I got to talk with him and tell him that I saw him at Deadend. It was weighing on my chest, actually it was more like a shackle around my ankle. Anyway, I felt weird calling him and asking him to read the script. But now I can do it. I'm going to send him an email when I get off here.
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