Anything made by people trying to sound like machines, but usually not vice-versa. I also like pretty music made out of ugly sounds, but usually not vice-versa.
Movies
Christianity: The belief that some cosmic Jewish Zombie can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him that you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree.
Television
Some good shows on San Diego Cox Cable Public Access Channel 23:
Junior Christian Science Bible Lesson Show (Wednesdays at 6pm)
Yourself Presents (Fridays at 8pm)
Cheering Makes School Fun (Fridays at 8:30pm)
Unarius (Saturdays at 3pm)
Church Universal & Triumphant (Saturday nights at midnight)
Books
Lately I've been reading all the popular new books on atheism, ie Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, etc. Christopher Hitchens is kind of a jerk but I suppose I'll read his book next because I agree with him on most everything. Right now I'm re-reading George H. Smith's classic Atheism: The Case Against God. Highly recommended for those who wish to intellectually arm themselves for verbal sparring with theists. (Or you can just cut out the middle-man and tell them to read it too!)
I don't mind mentioning these specific authors here, even though I know I'm just helping out some market research bots or something, because I feel it's important that those bots report back to hq that these authors are being read and supported.
Here's a recent song I wrote, from "I Once Was (a sketch)." This is a teaser of sorts for a site-specific installation/opera that I'm working on for Sledgehammer Theater, slated for production in Summer 2008. Markee Rambo-Hood sings lyrics by an anonymous writer whose scrawlings I found on a scrap of paper. You can see photos from "I Once Was" HERE.
My other choice is actualy the Grand Enchantment Trail. Leaving March 15-May 15. Sounds like the Hayduke Trail can be a little sketchy, but I'm in if there's a group. I was just reading the Northerner's journal, and he quit for safety reasons...
Oh god. It's happened. I've been reading about the Hayduke Trail and have gotten totally sucked in. I am just holding my breath, I want to hike it next spring so badly! You game by any chance?
I know it's a hair early, but happy birthday. Rabid and I just got off a 700 mile hike on the AT and are moving out west! Maybe we'll see each other soon! :-)
G-Spot. I friggin' miss you. We didn't hang out enough at kick off. Somehow that's a month past and I STILL don't know what's going on in your life. Call me this week? Or I'll call you!
Hey Pea Hix, here's hoping you will join us with the new netlabel devoted to kids. (Monkeys, monkeys, monkeys, monkeys, I like monkeys!) Come over and play!
