Archives for 2006 August
Renewable Life
Date: August 16, 2006
Air rushed up and down his nose tendons. He could smell everything with the little hairs, even the koi that swam between his mechanical legs. One was female.
Hump Day Funnies: The End of the World Now in Melbourne and Beyond
Date: August 16, 2006
The headline says it all, right? It took fourteen grueling hours on a United Airlines flight from hell to reach this fairly-isolated island known as Australia, where, of course, kangaroos, koalas and half-clothed Aboriginal people run freely all the time. (It’s exactly like Steve Irwin portrays it to be!) It’s also been here in Melbourne that I have, in fact, found the end of the world. It’s in Box Hill, a suburb of the city. It involves an escalator, the time of day when you get crap-all tired and, in most cases, Asians. Lots and lots of Asians.
Del.icio.us Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006
Date: August 15, 2006
What do geeks and cardboard have in common? A lot, apparently. And are Americans becoming antisocial recluses? Possibly. More inside.
I am torn.
Date: August 13, 2006
The serious side of me is battling the easily amused side.
MP3 Thursday: Mothers Buzz
Date: August 10, 2006
I’m always impressed when I find a band that falls between modern rock and classic rock. You hear the new voices, the new lyrics, but classic guitar riffs and style bring it all together. That’s the epitome of Mothers Buzz, an acoustic rock band hailing from West Union, Ohio, in the United States.
Short Story Section Now Open
Date: August 9, 2006
The short stories page is now open to the public with two new pieces. Other minor changes have been made to my literary sections.
The Weeping Orchid
Date: August 9, 2006
She drifted aimlessly in the gardens, weeping. Her hair, once white, became the colour of onyx. Her eyes, once sky blue, turned dark and stormy. Flowers rise to rain, to cloudless skies and men with lightning arrows. There was no rain, no clear sky, no man of arrows.
