Friday, May 31, 2002
I read Brennen’s entry for yesterday, and I wanted to act out the digital equivalent of shaking him by the shoulders while saying, “Snap out of it, man!” But we all know how effective that is in online communications. I was angry about his self-defeating tone, and his sense of complete emptiness and worthlessness. Okay, so I feel a need to respond. Brennen, here’s my response: You’re wrong. It is your place to say something. […]
Thursday, May 30, 2002
Just went to the bookstore, where I spend over $100 on comics. It’s weird. This would have been a completely alien concept to me as little as a year ago. In any event, here’s what I bought. It’s a bunch of classics, really. Maus by Art Spiegelman, finally. A story of the Holocaust. Many claim that this is the greatest comic book ever written. Krazy and Ignatz by George Herriman. Krazy Kat is considered the first […]
Thursday, May 30, 2002
Just went to the bookstore, where I spend over $100 on comics. It’s weird. This would have been a completely alien concept to me as little as a year ago. In any event, here’s what I bought. It’s a bunch of classics, really. Maus by Art Spiegelman, finally. A story of the Holocaust. Many claim that this is the greatest comic book ever written. Krazy and Ignatz by George Herriman. Krazy Kat is considered the first […]
Thursday, May 30, 2002
Just went to the bookstore, where I spend over $100 on comics. It’s weird. This would have been a completely alien concept to me as little as a year ago. In any event, here’s what I bought. It’s a bunch of classics, really. Maus by Art Spiegelman, finally. A story of the Holocaust. Many claim that this is the greatest comic book ever written. Krazy and Ignatz by George Herriman. Krazy Kat is considered the first […]
May 29, 2002
And this site teaches Hiragana script, while this one teaches Katakana (the most widespread Japanese syllabary). This is cool. Want to learn the Japanese alphabet (well, one of them)? Kana Flashcards will display a random hiragana character, along with its English equivalent. Just keep clicking “Next card” to get another random card, and study the letters. This strikes me as the sort of thing that could easily […]
Tuesday, May 28, 2002
I’m back. As I mentioned earlier, I had a terrific time helping out Saalon with his film. Production chores — holding the mike, clacking the clackboard — are jobs that require not just skill, but concentration. You can’t goof off when the camera’s recording. There’s this sense of pride in knowing that you’re part of a well-oiled machine. On the last day, I had my bizarre experience of the weekend. I ran out […]
Monday, May 27, 2002
I’m having a terrific time here at Saalon’s. We’re on a pretty tight shooting schedule, so I can’t write for long, unfortunately. I’ll try to write a more extensive entry after I return home. Shooting Saalon’s film has been a joyful experience. There really is a certain kind of magic to filmmaking, and I revel in it. I realized that I could make a good living as a key grip or stagehand. I enjoy just being around this […]
May 24, 2002
FYI, I’m going to be in Pittsburgh for the next few days, watching Saalon film a movie. I’m looking forward to it immensely. In any event, I’ll be driving back Monday night. I’m three chapters into Harry Knowles’ Ain’t It Cool (the book), and I’m happy to report that it’s not just good, it’s very good. When Harry has an editor to correct his spelling, he’s a tremendous […]
Thursday, May 23, 2002
(On computers) “But it’s all gotten kind of stale for me. Seems like it might be time to ask ourselves what we’re actually going to do with all these shiny tools, or just go start messing around with something else.”— Brennen Bearnes
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
I’m taking a quick break from a satisfyingly productive evening to update this here journal. One of the problems I’ve found with an online journal is that there’s no physical reminder to update it. With a physical journal, one tends to see the journal itself, which reminds one to write an entry. With an online journal, I can easily forget about it. I’ve been dealing lately with an interesting question: […]