January 2008
Moby-Dick
I have finished reading Moby-Dick. I picked up the book in Damascus, VA at a church. I think I stole it. I don’t think they’ll miss it. After being dragged 300 miles on the outside of my pack and then bounced all the way across the country, it looks abused. The reason being that this novel was the hardest book I’ve ever ploughed through. I’ve given up on books before but I...
“Wow, $10 to Barney’s New York! Now if I can just scrape together another 10 out...”
– http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/511745944.html
“The new dumbness is particularly deadly to middle- and upper-middle-class kids...”
– http://johntaylorgatto.com/underground/prologue7.htm
Cloverfield
Awesome. I need to see this movie a second time. Despite being a very skeptical judge of movies, I couldn’t find any serious flaws with this movie. It is what cinema was intended for. It is much like a documentary of the most fantastic event in human history, a priceless capture. I think it was the most involving movie I have seen in a long while. In some ways, it felt like I was in a dream,...
“The man has a plan for everything. That is what makes reading him so funny. He...”
– Bill Bonner concerning Thomas Friedman (from wikipedia)
Goal
New 10 Year Goal - Start a company in Michigan that creates some thing and also hires talent to reintroduce hope into this economy.
Safari Is Rad
Custom tweaks, in case shit goes ape: 1. apple-k goes to google search (link) 2. safaristand - keeps shit in a single window (link) Easy. Simple. Awesome.
(Boris - Electric) Shit Yeah! Please let this song...