05.14.2002
Originally written 05.14.2002.
pink has a new video out. i saw it the other day on viva+. it’s like a pop-punk song almost. really teen-angsty and rock-sounding. apparently the girl from 4 non-blondes writes a lot of her stuff which might account for some of the more rock-sounding stuff. pink’s better than most pop stuff at least.
whatched “ring 2” last night, the sequal to the j-horror flick i watched last week. as with most horror films, the sequal wasn’t quite as good, but i still really liked it. perhaps the most perfect modern horror movies ever made. the idea of the television transferring deadly evil to the viewer is an incredibly powerful device for getting the viewer scared. maybe one of the few films that is better on the small screen. the “blair witch project” uses similar innovation in story devices, but the problem is, if you’ve never really been lost in the woods or wandered around the woods after dark, the potency of the film is lost. however, almost everyone has watched tv, and that seems to make the ring series universally scary. aside from the main device, there are a lot of nice subtleties that makes the film build up to a frightening finish. the film relies on the strangeness of the imagery rather than it’s graphicness which again, seems to have a more potent effect than typical horror blood and guts, to which many viewers seem desensitized.
went on a long-ass run yesterday. i’m in awful shape now, too much time in front of the computer and not enough outside, but sometimes when i run, i just get really into the freedom of the activity. i take a turn off my planned route and get excited by the notion of seeing a new part of town and just keep running until i realize that i’m really far away. ended up on the west side of town out towards the mcewans brewery and the big ugc cinema. edinburgh’s weird because although there’s neighborhoody stuff all around, but most of the essential locations are near the center of the city, so there’s not a whole lot of need to explore. it’s convenient for me, since i don’t have a bike or car, but i sort of like having to go see different parts of town. the columbus neighborhoods can be a hassle if you don’t have a car, but it’s kind of cool to go to clintonville for laundry and the food co-op, short north for art, bexley or grandview for the cinema, etc, etc.
started revising for exams today. ugh.
tim sent me justin sane’s (of anti-flag fame) solo release, “life, love, and the pursuit of justice”. this guy sure wants to be billy bragg, but in a good way. just really simple songs. personal, intimate, everything that a solo album should be. in some ways, it has a depth that most anti-flag records lack. it’s amazing. who would have thought justin sane could sound like saves the day? these are songs that i would write if i had more musical talent. i’ll be listening to this record a lot.
project – 05.14.2002
Originally written 05.14.2002.
- put my paper and the setup scripts into CVS
- switched hermione’s filesystem to a redhat 6.2 install, unfortunately, she doesn’t network anymore