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19.02.2009
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27.01.2009
via Russia Today
wolves16.01.2009
I've finally got around to putting some of my photos from last year's trip to Japan onto the intarwebs machine.
You can see them on my Flickr page.
13.01.2009
There are some images so surreal that you just can't quite wrap your head around them. This one comes via Neatorama:
Yes, your eyes aren't deceiving you. That's Nancy Reagan sitting on Mr. T's lap (Santa T?), giving him a smooch, at a White House Christmas party in 1983. The First Lady actually requested Mr. T come to the party dressed as Santa Claus. This photo was printed in countless newspapers and magazines around the world.
mr t | nancy reagan | santa claus06.01.2009
Looks like Bill is about to launch is mission to inflict himself on an unsuspecting ex-X-Files director:
Before, I runOkay, so he's dropped plans to harass Chris Carter and has switched target to Kim Manners. Who knows why?half-cockedout to California seekingKim Manners(One of the Directors ofThe X Files) I would like to know if such a ventureout Westtorev-upthe formerthirteen productionslocation ? I am not only an unregistered fan bummed out, as thousands happen to be; I am trying to facilitate the energy towards some worthwhile end! Honestly, the epidode invilving the Birth of William holds so much! To think that The Wonderful Actors, Jillian Anderson and David Duchovny, ARE A MUST is nonsense...Lucky for Chris Carter et al. They gave his series a wonderful start; but the plot and the writing skills deserve so much more! Please respond!
He's an
unregistered fan? I don't even know what that means. He likely should be registered as menace and his whereabouts broadcast so any of his intended victims can get out of his flight path or have warning to release the guard dogs.
Aside from still being unable to deal with the series having ended years ago, he's obsessed with a rather lame subplot and wishes to carry it on under his own steam without the show's two main stars. Somehow he seems to have missed a major clue here. The show worked due the chemistry of Anderson and Duchovny and the brilliant writing and directing of a small core of talented people.
Bill is under the impression that he can set all that aside all of the things that made the show work so well, throw together his own screenplay and hand it to a director who will likely see him escorted off the premises if he manages to get close enough to had it over.
I'd be quite happy if somebody could round up Bill with a butterfly net and get him back on his meds, because I do not get why he insists on getting my approval for his delusions.
bampots | x-files26.12.2008
Some people just can't wait to open their Christmas presents. That apparently was the case with a short and very fast thief who went to a store in Murray, grabbed a present and made a clean getaway on all fours. At Smith's Food & Drug in Murray, a popular place these days is the manager's office, where they have the surveillance video.via ksl.comYou had to see to believe it, but it happened. So, it's crazy,said Tracy Jacobson, with Smith's Food & Drug.
A suspicious character entered through the front door.I've never seen him shop in here before; brand new customer, didn't even have his Fresh Value card,store manager Roger Adamson said.
What happened next is already becoming legend.I mean, how likely is that? For a dog to walk into a store, go down the pet aisle, get his bone and walk out?Jacobson said.
siberian husky08.11.2008
I ran across Brian Dereu's hollow spy coins via boingboing and was fascinated
Had a chat to Brian and asked if he only made them up according to historical spy coins or could do requests. I'm quite fond of Buffalo nickels and Brian was happy to make me up a Buffalo nickel spy coin. It arrived this week and is seriously geeky cool
27.09.2008
And we finally get to the point, he's written a screenplay:
Having been an X Files watcher for manyI don't know how far unsolicited fan screenplays get in a television production office, but I'm betting it's a short trip from the mail room to the shredder.revolutionsof Series 1(ONE)-9(NINE) and whereasthirteen productionshasLEFT THE SCENEI would like to serve as a catalyst oroffer my own screenplay following the Birth of Baby William! How could I?
In the past, I have attempted to explain to Bill the error of spamming people with unsolicited crap, but it appears to have fallen on deaf ears.
From this take, I can only assume that Bill's decided that Chris Carter has abandoned his characters to the public domain and he is now free to run off and make his own version of the X-Files. Bill may need to have a little chat with a copyright lawyer over that one.
bampots | x-files18.09.2008
For some odd reason, Bill felt the need to spam this twice:
May I contact,by email, and discuss my ideas withI have repeatedly attempted to explain to Bill, using really small words, that I have no connection to Chris Carter, The X-Files or anything else he seems obsessed with. I have had no luck explaining that I'm not even in the same country he is, but it all seems to fall on deaf ears.Red Wolfas I have some rather unique, perhaps unheard of, ideas that warrant some professional respect and feedback? Before I take more time and space that this little,amateurish site provides? If not Red Wolf,whom may I contact inre toThe X FilesThank You for your attention; I earnestly desire some feedback
Oh well, I figure he'll be back again next week.
bampots | x-files10.09.2008
And he's back:
Dear Red Wolf et al., As you and yourI'm still not getting the obsession.Episode Guidehave been and are an extremely professional and notable resource as I have just begun my (4th) fourthorbitor circuit ofThe X Fileson SciFi and my own purchased(LEGAL) Series Seasons 1-9) You have earned my ulimate respect of your judgement! If I was itching (like now) to continue on with the X Files beginning with Mulder's and Scully's Son, William, Chris Carter, left the Series with so much to continue from...I would like toresurrectthe series! The cadre of Writers, Directors, and crew ofthirteen productions...which is now still, I am willing to go to Losa Angeles, California and facilitate a NEW AGE Am I being foolish? Forgive my Northeastern-naivete! I CANNOT BELIEVE CHRIS CARTER WOULD ALLOW David and Gillian to be so powerful Allowing his brainchild be so dependent on Two stars who gave their best and deserve rest! Please respond to me I am Serious William P. Simonetti
bampots | x-files21.08.2008
The Quicktime version is also available.
cephalopods | oktapodi20.08.2008
It's full moon? He's off his meds? I'm just special this week? Who knows, but Bill felt the need to spam me again this morning:
Dear Red Wolf, I would like to know to whom I may address, in order that I mayHe seems to be having trouble with his space bar today.personally crusadein order that theX Filesis much more than just David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, but a Cadre of Extremely talented Writers,GIFTED, Directors,and Producers! The Creator Chris Carter left His Series with an episode, that even I an untalented,naive, andlocal yokelcould continue with The Birth of William holds so much! Please respond, [Bill's full name and address removed] ps. I figure, ifthirteen productionshas folded...if one can't have more;Why not make moreChris Carter left a WONDERFUL SHOW to be left is a sin!
bampots | x-files19.08.2008
If you have any form of online presence sooner or later you'll get odd email.
I have an interesting regular missive sender with an X-Files fetish and a seriously dodgy grip on reality. I figure it's about time to share Bill's emails with the world. Plus it should serve as a warning that if you feel the need to send me insane email, I may well feel the urge to share it with a wider audience.
Dear Red Wolf, Would it be feasible to personallyHe's got the uppercase shouting, the weird title casing of unrelated words, peculiar quoting and interesting spelling down, but email forms do limit you in your ability to change the font to Comic Sans, switch the colours to clown vomit and add blink tags, so it could have looked even more wacky.fly out to Los Angeles, the former site of thirteen productions, to rally or promote the cause of continuing Chris Carter's BRAINCHILD deeply imbedded into hisX FilesNever has a series leftthe stagewith such an easy or simple to return to the original plot formation...Okay Mulder has left in a rather earth shaking event; But he left behindLittle Williamand Scully...AND SUCH A CADRE OF WRITERS! I know I can speak for millions who would rather sit on their duffs lamenting! Please respond and I wil submit the Hows And Wherefores, [Bill's full name and address removed]
bampots | x-files13.01.2008
It's not often that an ad catches my interest, but the recent ad that Showcase has been running for Dexter is one that does.
Unfortunately, others didn't seem to appreciate it and there were enough complaints that it has been withdrawn. I can only guess that the offended viewers were staff members from the Adelaide tourist bureau.
advertising | dexter | television12.01.2008
Kaiser is talking to another dog. My little guy isn't this chatty.
16.12.2007
So, I decided to take the RFID passport out for a spin, and now Neibi and I are in Sapporo, Japan, sequestered in a business hotel opposite Hokkaido University. Outside it's a bracing -6 degrees celsius.
I will now relate to you the tale of day one.
On the first day, December 14th, we flew from Sydney to Narita (Tokyo international airport). We flew JAL and it was pretty good: the flight left late yet arrived early, we got vegetarian food, and the headrest entertainment screens were absorbing. The chick who checked us in was like an angrier Lee Lin Chin, but she got the job done.
Please, Sir, can I have some more...
06.11.2007
I am now the proud owner of an RFID passport, complete with a very thick page that says "do not stamp... gadgetry inside". Apparently this will get me through customs faster, but I'll still have to shave my beard off if I don't want my shoes to be randomly selected for chemical swabbing yet again.Next up, biometrics and DNA samples.
23.08.2007
We did a bit of screenprinting on the weekend to make some clothes for people's birthdays and the like. The design is based on Kamineko, the biting cat from the manga Azumanga Daioh.Please, Sir, can I have some more...
20.08.2007
I've been meaning to take a crack at amigurumi, but haven't been able to find a pattern I liked until running across heavens_hellcat's crochet pattern on LiveJournal — via Craftzine: blog
amigurumi | crochet | totoro09.08.2007
Pretty self explanatory, really... some twisted Korean genius has come up with origami versions of pretty much every unit from Starcraft. Some of the Zerg models are quite beautiful.The paper battle scenes are impressively nerdy.