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PAINTINGS THAT WOULD MAKE GOOD MOVIES My sister send me this blog entry , which responds to this meme of 5 paintings that would make good movies. These are my five: Since Johnny Knoxville was in A Dirty Shame and John Waters cameo-ed in Jackass 2, Waters and the Jackass guys could do a full-fledged collaboration depicting various scenes of disturbing decadence throughout the ages, often involving people's rear ends. A loose adaptation of George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia , with Pearce as Orwell. A little girl comes back sullen and moody after something mysterious happened to her while playing. Sorry, but I can't give away the shocking ending. Brokeback Mountain meets Velvet Goldmine as the painter Marsden Hartley flashes back to his tragic romance with a German officer as his fellow Americans succumb to anti-German hysteria during World War I. America Ferrara is a naive young librarian who falls in love with Jose Luis Borges (Benecio Del Toro) in 30's Buenos Ai
MY PHOTOSHOP KUNG FU IS STRONG! Yay! I am a winner ! My plan to achieve micro-fame is working.
FAMOUS TO 15 PEOPLE I once again submitted comments to Chunklet for their upcoming book, The Bible of Rock , for the chance at zero's of dollars and an eency-weency bit of fame: "I can't believe this, but the Bible of Rock book is in the final weeks of completion. I'd feel criminally remiss if I didn't make another attempt to reach out to many of you smug yucksters to see if you have any last minute additions or what have you. As it stands, the book is divided into seven sections (because like the world, God created rock in seven days) along with the cardinal rules of rock and entire sections of biblical rock hoo-hah. If I must say so, it's pretty darned funny. The seven sections include: Band, Bass/Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Crew and Fans. We're open to any recommendations you might have." Here's my text: Fans: Some bands you love simply suck live, and you must accept this. Unlike musical taste, this is not subjective. If the words "s
MY PLAN FOR WORLD DOMINATION VIA FLICKR . . . Sorry for not writing for a while, I was on at-home vacation, hanging out with Dr. S. and the parents. If you were wondering what's up with the book covers on my Flickr photostream, I entered this contest. Entering contests is the final stage of Flickr addiction, where one's ego needs constant warm fuzzies of page views and comments.