(ps - this entry brought to you by a hell of a lot of hand-coded HTML.  for some reason, firefox gets pissy with LJ.)

I knew someone would post it eventually. Here is part 1. Parts 2 and 3 are also on there, but the lighting is by far the most impressive part.

I only have about half of it documented. The rest is still in the car.

Here is the set. 

Here is a teaser.

Waaaay back in high school... or maybe even middle school... I was fascinated by deranged psychos, such as the Unabomber and David Koresh.  One of the things that intrigued me was the tendency of these whackjobs to write their Manifesto, and how compellingly erratic such documents usually were.  I naturally thought this was an excellent exercise, and decided to try writing my own.  Yesterday, for some reason, I dug it out and sent it around.  Damn, my younger self cracks me up.


So here it is.  Please note that this was written pre-library, meaning that I had no actual experience with the kind of person who would write a manifesto.  Yet.


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I don't know why, but I can't stop laughing at this.

My parents just unexpectedly whisked me off shopping.  They said it was to make up for christmas, combined with my upcoming birthday. 

I HAVE A FREAKING HUGE LCD MONITOR!!! 

Like, I want to watch Planet Earth on this shit and go "wowwwwwww...."  He who plays video games is still trying to get over the painful, bitter envy.  I kind of hate myself a little bit, too.  I'm sure we'll both get used to it.

Today's ultra-cool action-packed links list :

• INCREDIBLE HULK PROVOCATIONS, or "Ways to make David Banner angry"
• KNIGHT RIDER INCONSISTENCIES
• How To Actually Win A Fist Fight
• The Bronze Fonz
• and this might be the coolest story I've heard in a long time.
  

from amused_library:  If you have a research question, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... the L-Team!

I had a dream last night that one of my friend's cats had kittens or something, and they were giving them away.  So we went over to see the kittens, and they were all pretty much spoken for except for this fucked-up looking, crosseyed, pathetic little guy.  So I adopted him.  

Here is a rough estimate of my dream-kitten:



Note - the one I pictured was just a little bit more... off.  But still cute as hell. 

Also note - we used to have a couch like that, in the early 80s.  I kinda dig it.

Here I am feeling crappy and miserable.  I create a comforting mix of pop garbage and other musical nonsense and grab my new book. 

I read, "Really, it's a shame more jello salads don't look like pimp hats," while listening to Hocus Pocus by Focus.  (Note - seriously, do yourselves a favor and watch this.)  And suddenly I realize I feel a lot better.

Should I be worried about this?

I'm suddenly feeling very christmas-y. 



Just sayin'.



**editor's note**   Sadly, i did not take this picture.  I merely stole it.

The "Who owns that moon?" sketch.
( due to weird extra space, it's embedded under here... )

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It somehow reminds me of the end of that Moody Blues song, Knights In White Satin...  wait, google tells me that's a separate piece called "Late Lament."

Oh, hahahahaha, by the way, check this out.

 

I'm starting to see signs that I'm entering an intense Metal phase.  I don't know whether to be disturbed  =8 (  or Disturbed   >8D  .

It all started with Ozzy, who is a god among men and a pathetic fucked up individual all at the same time.  Then I chose my halloween costume (expect pictures to my flickr around Sunday).   This morning I delved into Ozzy's guitarist and handpicked honorary son, Zakk Wylde.  (Also frontman for Black Label Society.)  OMGWTF so goddamn awesome. 


Remember, I am a Yinzer.  A lot of this comes to me honestly through my dad.



 Still, do not try this at home unless you are a qualified professional, or you'll probably think it sucks wombat balls and start passionately hating me.  If your ears start to bleed, or you develop a case of Headbanger's Whiplash, discontinue use and contact your doctor.


So anyway, just a few minutes ago, I realized we had none of our Marilyn Manson on the computer, no Tool, nor Metallica, and only one Primus and two Nine Inch Nails.  And the boy and I being teenagers when we were, we own quite a lot of this shit in hardcopy.  (Okay, only the good Metallica album, before they went all Digital Rights Management on our asses and started to suck.)  But beyond that -- Iron Maiden and Motorhead and Judas Priest and even Slipknot and Lamb of God -- of these things I know little.  Regardless, I can't believe what we do have is not already in the digital library, quivering to be added to the mp3 player.  So this is my project for the evening.  (That and putting a hurting on our beer supply.  Thursday is my Friday -- it's a celebration, bitches.)

At any rate,  the 10-day forecast predicts massive amounts of  \m/  >8D  \m/  and an outside chance of RAAAAAAA.  You have been warned.

Sad news -- WBGN yanked Hawaii 5-0 in the mornings.  They yanked nearly everything in the mornings in favor of infomercials.

However, they do run an atrocious movie every Wednesday morning.  I'm watching Toy Soldiers with Sean Astin and Wil Wheaton, and it is delicious.

Scientists isolate area of the brain that doesn't like poking.

Science Fiction writer admits unstoppable killing machine based on mother.

I really got a kick out of this.  It's even non-denominational, so I hope all of y'ins like it too!

from freezer818, out of randompics

The Dark Is Rising is going to be a movie, like, any day now.  I just now heard it from ornerylibrarian.

...simpsonized?

Suicide doors -- origin of term, alternate terms, examples, safety concerns, advantages, etc.





As opposed to scissor doors,




and gullwing doors

First off, I forget where I swiped this icon.  If anyone recognizes it, please tip me off so I can give credit.

Another thing.  Today's Dinosaur Comic is also very good, even though it doesn't mention Chuck Norris.  (The Good Chuck would, however, subscribe to that magazine in the last panel.  Or maybe even write for it.)



And now, a few links; some of them well-aged.

• Deer At Sea!
• Russians claim their genes increase vodka tolerance
• bacon salt
• an interesting video game concept
• quiz - real news story or scooby doo plot?
• teens smarter than adult network news anchors
• from FTL - periodic table of the internet
• being afraid of spiders is good for you
• sick newscaster pukes under desk - i'm offering a reward for the video...
• the full moon sucks for everybody
• the rubber duck armada
• dude writes a scifi novel on his cell phone
• Congressional Food Stamp Challenge
• as FARK says, "So long, and thanks for all the fish."   8(

"I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and Fries." - Stephen King

I just got Windows Movie Maker, and here is the first fruit of my labors.