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"Even after almost two years of living in NYC, returning here after being out of town still makes me feel the wonder and novelty of a tourist. The lights of the Empire State and Chyrsler Buildings from across the river. Crossing Manhattan past the residences on the long blocks and downtown past the bodegas and restaurants lining the avenues. The three 80s-style heavy metal chicks filming a commercial. Hipsters with bags laden with hummus hailing cabs in Chelsea. And an impromptu puppy gathering on the front steps of my building; more soft fur than any one town deserves for itself. - kottke.org

I hope one day I can say the same thing!

Simon posted 09 Sep 2004, disqus central - 1

- Away

Im going away for awhile ... Not quite sure where... Not quite sure for how long...



But ill be back sooner then later ....

post a comment | Simon posted 16 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Me Me Me

Me me me me me. How about you? What's new with you?

Feel free to post a comment!

post a comment | Simon posted 15 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Your Deal with the Oprah

So I guess the big question is: Is it worth sitting in the studio audience to watch Oprah just to get a new car?

post a comment | Simon posted 15 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Hulk & The Green Room

post a comment | Simon posted 14 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Guardian n Norman Cook

"Another Guardian journalist's first-ever professional assignment was to interview Cook there for a dance music magazine. The interview ended in pandemonium after Cook suggested everyone take ketamine, a particularly potent and unpredictable hallucinogen: the photographer eventually had to be escorted home, convinced that everyone was "plotting against him".

"You can't just 'dip your toe' when you're clubbing in Ibiza," he cautions at one point. "You have to 'go all the way'."

- excert's from Norman Cook Interview.



The interview

post a comment | Simon posted 13 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Amnesty International

The legendary web designer Jeffery Zeldman of Happy Cog Web Studio redesigns the Amnesty Interational Website.

post a comment | Simon posted 13 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Amazing Australian Art Collab

Follow Me

post a comment | Simon posted 10 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- The same thing

"Even after almost two years of living in NYC, returning here after being out of town still makes me feel the wonder and novelty of a tourist. The lights of the Empire State and Chyrsler Buildings from across the river. Crossing Manhattan past the residences on the long blocks and downtown past the bodegas and restaurants lining the avenues. The three 80s-style heavy metal chicks filming a commercial. Hipsters with bags laden with hummus hailing cabs in Chelsea. And an impromptu puppy gathering on the front steps of my building; more soft fur than any one town deserves for itself. - kottke.org

I hope one day I can say the same thing!

post a comment | Simon posted 09 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Underground movies

David Pescovitz: I'm disappointed that I missed catching a flick in a secret cinema/restaurant below the streets of Paris. Police discovered the theater--complete with electricity, CCTV security, and phone lines--within an uncharted cavern in the city's 170 miles of tunnels and caves. According to The Guardian, a full-size screen and projector had been installed and police found "a wide variety of films, including 1950s film noir classics and more recent thrillers." A stocked bar and "pressure-cooker for making couscous" was also discovered.

Three days later, when the police returned accompanied by experts from the French electricity board to see where the power was coming from, the phone and electricity lines had been cut and a note was lying in the middle of the floor: "Do not," it said, "try to find us." - via boing boing

post a comment | Simon posted 09 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- This is Fluffy

post a comment | Simon posted 08 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- LSD - psychedelic optical illusion

A sheet of LSD blotter paper printed with this approprately psychedelic optical illusion is up for auction on eBay. Click the image for the full effect. Presumably, the paper has not been dipped.

If you have never had acid before. Not that I have *cough* though. Take a look at this picture and stare for awhile .... The visual similarities are shockingly close....

post a comment | Simon posted 08 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Bill Gates is teh funny

I thought this was funny. When asked about the fact that Apple/Pixar CEO Steve Jobs thinks the portable video market is going nowhere, Bill Gates responded:

"Ask kids in the back of a car on a two-hour trip, ‘Hey, would you like to have your videos there?’ My kids would,” Gates said. “I guess Steve’s kids just listen to Bach and Mozart. But mine, they want to watch ‘Finding Nemo.’ I don’t know who made that, but it’s really a neat movie."

Big ups Billy Boi ... If you would like to read the full interview, Check it out in the enjoying section.

post a comment | Simon posted 07 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Shadow Boi

post a comment | Simon posted 07 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Sweep The Leg

Karate for Christ An inspired blend of Eastern Philosophy and Western Religion or just fundamentalism reaching too far? Also check out Kicks for Christ and the Christian Martial Arts Association . This begs the question: if the diciples were ninjas, would Jesus have died on the cross?

Sweep the leg, Pontius....
(pause)
Do you have a problem with that?
No, Sensai.

post a comment | Simon posted 07 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- The - I dont know

I have recently decided that I am a big “ I don’t know”. I didn’t know what to make of this conclusion until I realized that I am afraid of feeling the “I don’t know”. I once heard the meaning of life described as: “To suffer and die”. I think this has a lot of merit. If this is the case, the only way to avoid pain is death. If I cannot accept death, maybe I can keep living a little longer if I can simply accept my own suffering. I think, in our pursuit of happiness, we find many shallow experiences since they do not hurt us, yet they bring us nothing but closer to the "I dont know". I don’t want to suffer but neither do I want to die. Perhaps I can endure life as long as I know that the things that hurt me are those who are closet to me and that’s what keeps me alive. This sounds like anguished teenage rambling but is probably more significant to me now than as a teenager. Whether it is a sign of maturity or immaturity I don’t know. It is how I feel.

post a comment | Simon posted 06 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Gmail Invites

I have had gmail invites .

If you would like one and think you deserve it, Drop me a line in the comments section.

post a comment | Simon posted 06 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Into The Music

Microsoft is getting into the music download business. This news comes after Real announced its $0.49 downloads , making a big push for Itunes' business. But Microsoft insists that it's all about the computers:

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post a comment | Simon posted 06 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Kottke.org

Jason Kottke has some serioulsy awesome photos of the protests happening over in NYC at the moment ...

get there

post a comment | Simon posted 03 Sep 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Shout Outs

Part time Artist, Fulltime Architect and close friend Lawson Royes gets some illustration work published in his friend’s poetry book.

Check out the book over at amazon

Big ups LR

post a comment | Simon posted 31 Aug 2004, disqus central | | ns

- Clerks 2 - The Passion

Good news. Kevin Smith is working on a sequel to Clerks. This is especially good news for those of you who happened to hate Jersey Girl.

"It's about what happens when that lazy, 20-something malaise lasts into your 30s. Those dudes are kind of still mired, not in that same exact situation, but in a place where it's time to actually grow up and do something more than just sit around and dissect pop culture and talk about sex," Smith said during an interview at his Hollywood office. "It's: What happened to these dudes?"

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post a comment | Simon posted 31 Aug 2004, disqus central | | ns

- FatBoy Slim

Ive managed to get my hands on Fatboy Slim's new album, Palookaville, due out Oct. 5, will feature Bootsy Collins and Blur's Damon Albarn amongst others.

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post a comment | Simon posted 30 Aug 2004, disqus central | | ns

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