The Observer meets David Furnish, Elton John’s partner. On Madonna: “The last time I saw her, she came down to the house in Windsor and brought the baby and Guy, and it was a really nice, everyday visit – she was lovely and friendly and down-to-earth – but I felt like a dork. Still, God, I hope that never ends. I don’t ever want to get jaded or blasé.” [link]
I’m plugging this heavily because it’s worth reading:
Barbelith: The Autopsy.
Stargate SG1 reaches it’s 100th episode and there may be a movie franchise emerging from it, and then a spin-off series. This was another TV series that followed the standard Tom interest curve, whereby the first series is dipped into grudgingly, declared crap and then thoroughly enjoyed a couple of years later, just when it’s impossible to catch up with what’s been happening up to date. The only other model is the Poof and Slag model, whereby the first series is watched diligently, desperately seeking a laugh, before giving up and desperately praying that the series will just end.
I have become nothing more than a Meat Interface [MI] for repurposing weblog content. Which is nice in a way, because it seems that it doesn’t matter how I mark up my writing, I can still write once and web/meat publish anywhere…
“Traditional paper has largely survived the test of time but now it is facing a new challenge from its electronic equivalent. Electronic paper has been one of the technology world’s holy grails for more than two decades and the prospect of using it as a substitute for the real thing is closer than ever. ” [BBC News] No one seems to have the slightest idea what to do with electronic paper, unfortunately.
Tom’s in the kitchen. Kate’s talking to him. There’s a knock on the door. Kate walks down the corridor and answers the door. “We’d like to talk to you about that church of Jesus Christ,” comes a voice. “BYE!” calls Tom down from the kitchen. Kate collapses in giggles. “Er. I don’t think we’re really the kind of people you want to be talking to,” she says with a smile. Tom walks down the corridor towards the front door. “Do you know anyone around here who would be interested in taking Christ into their hearts?” asks an earnest voice. “Most of our friends are Satanists, I’m afraid.” says Tom patiently. We close the door.
I wonder who owns www.invisibles.net?
Animal Impressions (1): Tom impersonates a bunny rabbit (2.2Mb). Animal Impressions (2): Tom impersonates a monkey (2.4Mb).
As Ben Folds [weblog] might have said had he taken a different career path:
“I’m rocking the net now,
Just like Jason Kottke did.
I’m rocking the net now,
Except that he was talented.”
If you read one thing today, make sure it’s this – it’s the kind of article that uncovers a hidden part of the world – it gives you a sense of what is happening just below the surface. One of the most important articles that Barbelith has published to date: The Autopsy – “Someone points out that your blood oranges-and-balsamic vinegar salad looks like a tub of organs. You laugh. It is well known that your colleagues will die young; that’s the way it is. You do not think about who will have to do their autopsies. Brooke Magnanti works in the death industry.”