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B Side: Lift Me Up

By Ken on May 31, 2010 5:26 PM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks

Half-hidden by shadow and starlight, the paths of the Floating Island at night form a labyrinth that is neither straightforward, nor entirely real. You attempt to retrace the path you followed out to the Garden, without success. Many times, you feel that you're starting to recognize the terrain around you -- and just as many times, you take a step into reverie instead of a step towards home.

A glimmer of hope appears, in the distance. Torchlight. Before long, you have followed it into an ancient plaza strewn with chunks of coral, as well as marble pulverized by the relentless grasp of vine. In the center of the plaza, you discover a device. Laying hands upon it, you hear a fast, repetitive, relentless beat. It makes your nerves go crystalline with adrenaline, and with each beat of your heart you can feel the distinctive hum of electric bass.

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Rubber

By Ken on May 18, 2010 9:00 AM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks

All I know about Rubber is that it is the story of Robert, a homicidal killer tire with psychic powers.

Now, I don't want to oversell this thing. But, purely based on the plot synopsis, I feel we may be looking at the most amazing movie ever.

Aliens have abducted the president!

By Ken on May 14, 2010 2:34 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Upon reading this story, I have to admit that what caught my attention first was the fact that there is a Buddhist region of Russia. This is the republic of Kalmykia, on the northern shore of the Caspian sea, and the only nation in Europe of Mongolian origin. The place sounds fantastically interesting - read more about it, here.

Their president, Kirsan Ilumzhinov, is the head of the International Chess Federation. It's nice to have a smart guy in office! You just have to allow for certain pecadilloes, like planning to build a Chess City in Dubai, or claiming during a television interview that he has met aliens on board a spaceship.

Sure, it sounds a little crazy. But supposing he's right. Do you really want to be on the wrong side of a multimillionaire businessman chessmaster president with possible Mongolian ancestry and a connection to aliens? He's nine tenths of the way to being a bona fide supervillain. I really don't think we want to push him over that edge.

His name is Steve Gory

By Ken on May 13, 2010 9:00 AM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks

You know, speaking of names having power...

Last Wednesday, a man in Grenada walked into the Grenville police station carrying two heads, in a bucket. He's expected to make his first court appearance today.

His name is Steve Gory.

Godspeed to the departed. And Steve, in custody and before a fair court, perhaps you'll be able to tell people the story you carried for, clearly, far too long.

Image source: williams,annie47 on flickr

What's in a name?

By Ken on May 9, 2010 8:29 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

According to USA Today, a man by the name of Lord Jesus Christ was struck by a car while crossing the street in a crosswalk, in Northampton Massachusetts this past Tuesday, by one Brittany Cantarella. Never trust a Brittany.

Rest easy, ye faithful. Lord Jesus Christ is 50 years old, from Belchertown, and he's doing fine. But more to the point - what is it like, to go through life with a name like Lord Jesus Christ? Is it an assumed name, or did his parents name him that? Does he get ridiculed, assaulted for being a blasphemer? Does he have an army of the faithful at his command?

Some names have a certain gravity - when that gravity is large enough, it can affect not only the named, but also those that veer into the same orbit. Brittany would have been an ordinary hit and run offender - but now she's the girl that ran over God. Bit of a cross to bear, no?

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B Side: Lift Me Up

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Aliens have abducted the president!

His name is Steve Gory

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