I finally got around to seeing Monster’s Ball tonight. Aside from having Thornton and Berry in it, I didn’t know anything about it. I had heard that it was controversial, depressing, and really heavy.
When the movie ended, I felt like I’d seen a completely different movie than everyone else. It wasn’t emotionally [...]
Archives for January 2006
Monster’s Ball
January 31, 2006 – 11:47 pm
Unreal Tournament into Art
Alison has made some interesting images.
All artworks have been created using data from the game “Unreal Tournament”.
Each image represents about 30 mins of gameplay in which the computers AI plays against itself, there are 20-25 bots playing each game.
The Bots play custom maps I create. Each map has been pathed so that the bots have [...]
January 31, 2006 – 3:39 pm
Rocked you like a hurricane
I don’t follow football (no, not even our Bucs), but this is pretty funny.
January 30, 2006 – 2:26 pm
No Ford? Park elsewhere.
Plant manager Rob Webber delivered a blunt message to workers at Ford Motor Co.’s Dearborn Truck factory this week: If you work at Ford, you better drive a Ford. Otherwise, park across the street and walk.
What a jackass.
January 27, 2006 – 3:38 pm
How to Do What You Love
Paul Graham has another good article up this month. I especially liked the “always produce” section:
Is there some test you can use to keep yourself honest? One is to try to do a good job at whatever you’re doing, even if you don’t like it. Then at least you’ll know you’re not using dissatisfaction [...]
January 26, 2006 – 1:24 pm
Alive Alone (Chemical Brothers)
No way of knowing if she’s ever coming back
No way of knowing if I care or not
No way of knowing if she’s right or if she’s wrong
No way of knowing if I’ll carry on
And I’m alive
And I’m alone
And I’ve never wanted to be either of those
I’m always struck by this song’s ultra-simple lyrics. I [...]
January 26, 2006 – 10:51 am
