Sometimes, I really fucking disappoint myself.
Escape Velocity
Wasting time at nowhere very special
Seems almost a part of it these days
I know every crack along the pavement
I remember what you said in ’88
You said:
‘It’s time to leave this town
The world keeps turning ’round
The only thing that keeps me here is you’ – The Levellers, ‘Leave This Town’
Technical Errors
What is it with my domains lately? Black-Ink.org has been gypping me about for the last week or two, and god only knows how long rain-street.org has been down for. Still, things appear to be back to how they ought to be. And I’m finally going to get around to doing something interesting with rain-street in the next week or two. No, honestly. Just got to sort out a design that pleases me.
Memento
“You can just feel the details. The bits and pieces you never bother to put into words. And you can feel these extreme moments, even if you don’t want to. You put these together and you get the feel of a person. Enough to know you much you miss them. And how much you hate the person that took them away.” – Leonard, Memento.
Rock VI
Today is Friday. Things that rock today:
Ninth Art. It’s kind of blowing my own trumpet a bit, since I’m one of the editorial board, and the tech monkey for the site, but still, I’m proud of the site. One month old, updated twice weekly with first class content, and we’ve not missed a trick yet. Sure, it took us a year to get from initial press releases to launch, but it’s been worth it. All the feedback we’ve gotten has been positive, and we’ve got plans to make the site bigger and better in slow and managable stages.
This must be that “sense of achievement” thing I’ve heard so much about.
Lust
Y’know, much as I love my Psion, I look at a Handspring with Omni-sky wireless access, and I drool. But the odds of having the spare cash between now and next year are small indeed. Anyone want to give me 500 quid to spend on toys?
Rock V
Today is Thursday. Things that rock today:
My Psion. Even if I can’t currently plug it into my Mac, I can still make notes on it. Given my habit of going for a walk when I want to think something out, this is immensely useful. It also means I can get some work done on the tube. Huzzah for my Psion!
Early Draft
“The heat is oppressive, lying over everything like a blanket. The air crawls up your skin, a strange crackle in it, a muted energy. You can see it reflected in the faces of people are they hurry by – anticipation, concern, maybe even a little fear. The skies darken. Your jacket snaps against you and your hair ruffles in the breeze as the wind rises.
The first patter on the leaves of a tree as you pass under it. You quicken your pace. Then you hear it. That first rumble before it all starts, and you know you’re not going to reach shelter in time.
Stormbreak. The second before the knife slips in.”
Rock IV
Today is Wednesday. Things that rock today
The Auteurs. Paul O’Brien made me a tape of Luke Haines projects a little over 18 months ago, and it blew the top of my head off. I head he’s playing in London tonight and tomorrow, but I don’t have the time to go, and anyway, I confess, I’ve heard he’s shit live. Still, if you like Black Box Recorder, then you ought to give the Auteurs, and the other Haines project Baader Meinhoff a listen. Soon.
Master of the Obvious. Steven Grant’s weekly column on comics. Far and away the best internet column on comics out there. Steven’s a clever chap with years of experience at the sharp end of comics, and what he has to say is always interesting and informative.
And, because I forgot to mention it in yesterday’s list of things that rock, You’ll All Be Sorry, Gail Simone’s unfailingly hysterical humour column.
Barbelith
Tom Coates has got Barbelith up and running again, as a webzine/community site for the kind of people that like The Invisibles. The community there is interesting, and one I occaisionally think about particiapating in, but remain put off by the fact that they’re using UBB. The ‘zine looks like it’s going to excellent.