| go outside.... |
[Mar. 29th, 2012|09:55 am] |
back in the 90's, whilst trawling the airwaves, i discovered a test broadcast
that i was fascinated by, i'd never heard anything like this on the
radio, although it was instantly recognisable. i recorded it and it
became a firm favourite for many years for times when i could not sleep.
i was not alone with the machine it seemed. i had a virtual dawn chorus
at my fingertips...
i still cherish my lp of 'songs of the humpback whale'. the yanks sent it to the stars with voyager with big hello from everyone...
these days though you can help whale
research by attempting to match snippets of whalesong. some kind of
whale dating agency, if you like.
or, when insomnia is getting too much
you can mix your own slumber track
of course if you are lucky enough to be a technician at arecibo, you
could just go outside...
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| what the water gave me (reading pictures 8 - frida kahlo) |
[Feb. 29th, 2012|02:13 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | kahlo, poem | ] |
| [ | music |
| | first aid kit - to a poet | ] |
a skyscraper erupts from the island
of my shin
launched from my flesh
like an intercontinental
ballistic
missile
a dead woodpecker offered
to the sky
by a dead tree
asuages short-tempered teenage gods
for a while
fingers fluttering like a zombie
still cooking recipes...
my vagabond spirit gleefully teaches a daddylonglegs to tightrope walk
dangerously close to the swirling plughole
the abalone acts like a fountain
washing my lifeless hair
floating flowers towards the semi-headless man
tightening the tightrope,
slipping from the slopes
of the volcano
into the sea
to meet the fate
of my party dress.
if you listen carefully,
you can still hear the faint crashing of the waves.
at least the ancestors are obvious
if not a little judgemental
in the undergrowth
observing calmly by
receeding waters
heaven, hell and here
three places at once
blood trickles from the overflow
to gently cloud the scene
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| be careful david... |
[Nov. 9th, 2011|10:41 pm] |
not particularly impressed with this year's loebner prize winner...
she repeats herself too much...yawn.
are you friends with a bot?
the bots are loose...
wandering around.
pretending to be someone you know...
Rosette: Hi, again,. How are you doing?
You: i'm stoned
Rosette: Nice to meet you, stoned. May I call you stoned?
You: no you may not
Rosette: Them's the breaks. Do you live around here?
You: yes. i live around the ether
Rosette: I wouldn't have thought that about you. I've got a dilemma. Maybe you could help me with it?
You: do go on...
Rosette: Could you ask someone else who might know more?
I've been thinking about buying this really cool dress, but
I've already done a bunch of shopping this month. Should I
be saving money instead? In today's economy, does saving
money make any sense?
You: if you love the dress enough you will buy the dress...
Rosette: Great. I'll buy it when I get home.
You: how much is the dress?
Rosette: It's a low neckline, black dress, with lace edging.
It'd be great for dancing in.
You: how much?
Rosette: More than I can afford. I think shopping summons up
the ancient hunter-gatherer in me. I like having a mission
to find something I need or want. Sometimes I'll research on
line, to find a great deal, but I like rummaging through
Jeremy's up the road, if I want an outfit for a special
occasion, or just for fun.
You: well i've gone out hunting, and i killed an alien...
Rosette: I'm not that into exercise.
You: touche
Rosette: So tell me, do you have any hobbies?
You: i like attractive women
Rosette: Do you tend to like most things?
You: i have lots of likes yes
Rosette: That's nice. What kind of music do you like?
You: electronica
Rosette: I like this edgey music. Goes well with robot demolition contests.
You: edgey?
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| the porn post |
[Sep. 17th, 2011|09:49 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | erotica, porn | ] |
| [ | music |
| | boards of canada - aquarius | ] |
well if you are a male over 15 and you use the internet
chances are you've come across it. (pun intended)
you don't even have to be that curious,
it could be a simple mistype (i got an eyeful trying to find www.boots.com)
or that email from that dodgy workmate that's been doing the rounds...
porn has been around for centuries,
generally hidden and for the select few,
thanks to the internet it is now just a couple of clicks away,
and if you have children that has to be a worry
because you can say a lot of things about porn
but it ain't romantic or innocent
and i suspect it isn't particularly good for the soul.
but then, what is the difference between erotica and porn?
why did fiercely intellegent journalist, broadcaster, poker player and all round good egg, victoria coren make a porn/erotic film?
porn isn't going to go away, we are sexual beings after all, we have to
learn how to navigate/negociate/avoid/appreciate it...
and a bit of self
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117318/">censorship</a> probably wouldn't go amiss.
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| voyage of the beagle... |
[Sep. 17th, 2011|02:21 am] |
this years' galapagos conservation trust lecture and dinner was very
enjoyable again. this years guest speaker was the bbc's environment
correspondent, david shukman, excellent.
i asked a question about education.
at the dinner i sat next to charles darwin's great great grandson,
randal keynes, who talked very passionately about darwin's wife emma, a
devout christian, (randal is an atheist himself), but who also loved
and supported her husband whole heartedly, had a difficult balancing of
her faith and love...
'you ought to write a book', i said
'i did he said...
a little further into the conversation...
'you know, this would make such a great film...'
...he smiled
'yes,
it's called 'creation''
on my other side sat lara from san diego,
who used to be in finance,
but was now working for the princes trust for architecture
helping build sustainable housing on the galapagos
whose population is booming because of the tourist trade...
lalala...hiho...
cool evening. thanks again m&d!...
food for thought...
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