Much Tumbling About Of Brains

An Adventure In Blogfoolery, or some idiotic arpeggios of self-approbation



Pushing the boundaries of storytelling with:

Loose-Fish Project #2: The Spoon River Metblog

Loose-Fish Project #1: The Good Captain










 

 

 

 

 

 

Tue Jul 1
“ First off, Lasseter says success doesn’t just breed success — it breeds autonomy, which in turn nurtures creativity. “At Pixar, we’ve surrounded ourselves with each other, so when we’ve had success, we’ve been left alone,” he says. “One of the key things we do is we get comments, but from other filmmakers. Our creative brain trust is our own minds. So we know that we’re getting a reaction that comes out of total support, not ego. We have a rule: No note is mandatory, which allows you to be more open to criticism. We only use the notes that help us step back and look at the film through fresh eyes. Pixar’s secret ingredient? Quality - Los Angeles Times
Mon Jun 30
Kiner’s Korner with George Carlin
Sun Jun 29
Flipswap: Send in your old iPhone for $$$
The Simple Dollar » How To Write an Effective Thank You Note for Any Occasion
Jackfruit "Carnitas" Tacos!

tinyblip:

A crock pot version of one of my favorite dishes.
Fri Jun 27
“ The big problem, for me, is the clarity of the Second Amendment’s guarantee of the “right of the people to keep and bear arms.” The traditional argument in favor of gun control has been that this is a collective right, accorded to state militias. This has always struck me as a real stretch, if not a total dodge. I’ve never been able to understand why the Founders would stick a collective right into the middle of the greatest charter of individual rights and freedoms ever written—and give it such pride of place, the No. 2 position, right behind such bedrock freedoms as speech and religion. Even Barack Obama, a longtime advocate of gun control—but also a one-time professor of constitutional law—has said he believes the amendment confers an individual right to gun ownership. Truthdig - When Common Sense Is Unconstitutional
Thu Jun 26
A Fake ARG
or, how to use ARG-tools to Rickroll the Internet
Mon Jun 23
“ We cannot differentiate between illusion and reality. We trust courtiers wearing face powder who deceive us in the name of journalism. We trust courtiers in our political parties who promise to fight for our interests and then pass bill after bill to further corporate fraud and abuse. We confuse how we feel about courtiers like Obama and Russert with real information, facts and knowledge. We chant in unison with Obama that we want change, we yell “yes we can,” and then stand dumbly by as he coldly votes away our civil liberties. The Democratic Party, including Obama, continues to fund the war. It refuses to impeach Bush and Cheney. It allows the government to spy on us without warrants or cause. And then it tells us it is our salvation. This is a form of collective domestic abuse. And, as so often happens in the weird pathology of victim and victimizer, we keep coming back for more. Truthdig - Reports - The Hedonists of Power

George Carlin RIP

Seven Words (via dwood6868)

Fri Jun 20
“ When he writes “Mad Men,” he doesn’t sit down and start typing. After a lifetime spent struggling as a student, he has learned to rely on his ear. He creates the show by speaking it out loud, every part. Smoking, Drinking, Writing, Womanizing, Smoking, Drinking… - Mad Men