Archive for February, 2010

Permanent Happiness

When I was very little, my mom would bring me off at some pre-kindergarden school. While the other kids were playing, or socializing, or whatever it is that little kids do, I would grab the bars and scream “Let me out!” Although I most certainly don’t remember this, I can imagine myself pulling at [ READ MORE ]

Between Extremes

  • February 15th, 2010
  • Posted in rant . self

Sometimes when I don’t know what to write, I start off typing these 3 little words:“Drugs, Sex, Violence” I don’t know what that means.  I’m not sure if there’s a significance to the order, but that’s how it comes out. Probably it’s an unconscious homage to Hunter Thompson, a man who made his life a [ READ MORE ]

Hating on Story Gurus

I just watched Tropa De Elite and was deconstructing from a story perspective, trying to really get at the process for creating such a story. Okay I’ll assume you haven’t seen Tropa De Elite, so I’ll just say it’s the kind of story with several different character’s whose paths intertwine, morphing the characters and arriving at [ READ MORE ]

The Opposite of Buddhism

  • February 11th, 2010
  • Posted in rant

Watch this video about life in the digital age: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/ Okay here’s my thoughts: On Drone Attacks I had never thought about the people who pilot the drones in Pakistan.  That is seriously fucked up.  And while it’s great that we’re developing technologies that prevent our people from getting killed, I can’t see the end result as anything good. [ READ MORE ]