Random Thoughts — Page 213

Aw man I've dug myself in a deep hole.  Here's hoping I can get out.

Warbler said:

I hate throwing up.

It is now 4 AM.  I can do my work any time I want, it's just a matter of focus.  And want.  More want, I think.

:(

Went to Bike Week in Daytona this week. We didn't have bikes, but it was so much fun, we came back and bought some.



This is my 2008 Harley-Davidson LX 883C Sportster. I drove it back from the dealership, an almost two hour drive. I'm worn out. And covered in bugs.

Also, at Bike Week I was disappointed that pretty much everything was vulgar, so I'm thinking about making some Nerd Biker stickers or something. I have several ideas, I'll start up a thread when I've got them more finalized.

How many touchdowns did they get?

any goals?

Oo! Oo! I have a new idea for a film! It's called 'A LUCAS Carol'.

The plot starts out when George Lucas is visited by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg warns Lucas to change his ways lest he undergo the same miserable fan rage as himself or something. Lucas is then visited by three additional ghosts – famous directors.  The first of the spirits, the Ghost of Fritz Land, takes Lucas to scenes of him as a film student, which stir the old miser's gentle and tender side by reminding him of a time when he was more innocent.

They also show what made Lucas the miser that he is, and why he dislikes Film Preservation.  The second spirit, the Ghost of Alfred Hitchcock, takes Lucas to several differing scenes - the shooting of THX-1138, the shooting of AMERICAN GRAFFITI, the shooting of the original STAR WARS, his then wife Marcia editing the movie with Richard Chew and Paul Hirsh. A major part of this stave is taken up with George Lucas' speech to the library of congress for the preservation of film.

The third spirit, the Ghost of Stanley Kubrick, harrows Lucas with dire visions of the future if he does not learn and act upon what he has witnessed - including the death of Film Preservation. Lucas' own neglected and untended grave is revealed, prompting the miser to aver that he will change his ways in hopes of changing these "shadows of what may be." 

In the fifth and final stave, Lucas awakens in the morning with joy and love in his heart, then spends the day restoring the original triliogy and doing other good stuff. Lucas has become a different man overnight and now treats his fans with kindness, generosity and compassion, gaining a reputation as a man who embodies the spirit of Film Making. The story closes with the narrator confirming the validity, completeness and permanence of Lucas' transformation.

bkev said:

If there's one thing I'm jealous of my father for it's that he got to go to the 1964 World's Fair.  I can't explain my fascination with it other than the spirit of optimism it must have provided, and the wonder it created - not only for children, but for adults alike.  I have seen the Unisphere, but I was there before I realized its significance.  One day I'll probably walk Flushing Meadows and only try to imagine what it was like.

Have you read Devil in the White City?  It is, in part, about the Chicago World's Fair or 1893.  Pretty fascinating stuff

I have not posted in a few weeks, so...

Does OT.com qualify as being a part of the deep web?

I vote yes, after reading various threads on here.

It's my birthday. I'm 24 today. :)

Pictured below, not my actual cake:

Thanks 2KO and Bingo, I had a swell (if quiet) day. More shenanigans planned on thursday. :)

Happy Birthday Leonardo!

BTW, I love greenpenguino's David Bowie avatar from Venture Bros (where my avatar also comes from). I also like doubleKO's Beemo avatar.