Sdtrk: ‘Rugbymen’ by Roger Roger

I apologise, after my own fashion, for not having posted in a while. Right now, there frankly isn’t a whole lot going on with me to write about. My classes are due to start on the 9th of next month, and at this moment I’m waiting to hear news on something that I can’t discuss in detail, for fear that I might jinx it. (I’ve probably already done so, but hey.)

Also, I’m not altogether in a writing mindset right now, for either fact or fiction. Sure, I could make a weak attempt at shitting out some fiction right now for any concerned parties, but if I’m not satisfied with the results, I’m certain no-one else would be either.

Usually, writing for me comes in fits and starts. Sometimes it’s a trickle; other times, it’s a flood. Sometimes, me just saying that I have nothing to write about gets my Muse off her arse and then I’m back at it. We’ll see.

In the meantime, here’s some news about Actroid-chan, but it’s entirely in French. There are, however, pictures

Sdtrk: ‘The Dignity of Labour, Part II’ by the Human league

I’ve been a fan of Winona Ryder ever since I saw her in ‘Beetlejuice’ — actually, a better way of phrasing that would be that I’ve been wracked with insatiable lust with Winona ever since seeing her in ‘Beetlejuice’ — and this sort of thing is always good to hear:

Winona Ryder, Sex Maniac

According to Female First, Winona Ryder has been dumped by her boyfriend Jay Kay (or Jay Gay, as Dave says) of Jamiroquai, because of her insatiable appetite for sex.

Yeah. That’s just the worst problem in the world. Your superhot, megafamous girlfriend wants to have sex all the time. Boo hoo. Putz.

Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay says sexy Winona Ryder wore him out with her non “stop demands for sex”.

He confessed: “She has these enormous breasts – bigger than they look on film.

“She did have this habit of constantly wanting to play hide the sausage. It was exhausting.”.

Jay Kay is right about one thing, though. Winona Ryder’s breasts are spectacular.

It is a bit disheartening to learn that she’s willing to date a boring tosser such as Jamiroquai, but then again, if her standards are that low, she’d be pleasantly surprised with me.

Does anyone have Nonie’s phone number on hand? The ones that I’ve been given don’t seem to work. Or, at the very least, can someone craft a silicone Winona-skin for one of the Actroids, and ship her to me?

Sdtrk: ‘All beauty is our enemy’ by Merzbow + Genesis P-Orridge

If you’re a regular reader of The Diner [at] Penda’s Realm — of course you are — then you already know that she and her hubby are driving to and fro, hither and yon, from state to state, from Here to There, from Point A to Point B, etc, for a number of days. So I said I’d fill in occasionally. It’s a chance for you to read stuff that I’ve written that doesn’t revolve around either bitterness or Synthetiks, which I’m sure should please some of you more than others. Truly, a Rare Opportunity!

RETRO-EDIT: The offending articles are here:
My coach, the cat (08 Aug); My friend, you are no Jack Kerouac (09 Aug); Did he scream ‘I REGRET NOTHIIIINNGG’ as he fell? (10 Aug); Alles für Steve Jobs (16 Aug)

Sdtrk: ‘Shout’ by Depeche mode

To quote an old Londoner who lived through the blitz and got caught up in the Canary Wharf explosion: “I’ve been blown up by a better class of bastard than this!”

It goes without saying that the general population of Great Britain is absolutely fucking unfazeable. This wannabe Brit raises his pint to you.
Well done, Albion! Don’t let those twats get the best of you!

Sdtrk: ‘A thirsty fish’ by The Hafler trio

Browsing iichan‘s Miko board, I ran across something fab — an Internet version of omikuji. Omikuji are fortunes that you draw when you visit a Shinto shrine in Japan. The traditional process has you shake a container filled with narrow sticks, and you randomly pull a stick out of the container’s hole. You then go over to a series of small drawers, and open the drawer indicated by the number on the stick, and pull out a slip of paper that tells your fortune. This version simply has you select a box, and your outcome will be one of the following:

大吉 (dai-kichi, great blessing), excellent
中吉 (chuu-kichi, middle blessing), average luck
小吉 (shou-kichi, small blessing), moderate luck
吉 (kichi, blessing), standard luck
末吉 (sue-kichi, near-blessing), meh
凶 (kyou, curse), a curse, obviously
大凶 (dai-kyou, great curse), Screwed

Purely by accident (or was it Fate??), I clicked on one, and this is what I received:

Time to send out some more resumes!

Sdtrk: ‘Spooky loop’ by Nurse with wound

Saturday eve, Monti and I had another fine eve of dinnerin’ and conversatin’ at our favourite Japanese restaurant. We both ordered the same thing: tendon, which was tempura shrimp atop a rather big bowl of rice, unagi gunkan, and she had a tako nigiri as well. Very delicious, and quite filling! Rice’ll do that to ya. *pats stomach*

But following our dinner, she and I got round to her workplace, where she passed on the HTML for the latest tagboard you see before you. I’ll undoubtedly have to add some CSS for time/date stamps, as well as to change those colours, but I barely know my way round CSS, and it makes my head hurt. So maybe later!
In the meantime, feel free to post, by all means. And of course, thank you very much, Ms Penda!

Ps.What in shitting hell is wrong with Gravatar?

Sdtrk: ‘La fermeture eclair’ by Delphine

First off, I’d like to give an extended thank-you to Mordi of the fantastique Sixties ye-ye .mp3 blog blowupdoll, for generously linking to this site. If you’ve not checked it out, what in hell’s wrong with you? Hm?
While I’m on the subject, I’d like to point out another link to an ace .mp3 blog already residing in yonder sidebar called spikedcandy, which is also brim full of retropop goodness. Both of these sites are highly recommened, as their maintainers have incredibly good taste..

Second, this has me enthused. Greatly enthused. (from TVShowsonDVD.com)

Aeon Flux – Trailer provides early details

MTV is set to release Aeon Flux later this year; a bit of a no-brainer since the movie with Charlize Theron is planned for the fall. [..] The release will include digitally restored picture and sound (in Dolby Digital 5.1!), and some great extras including commentary tracks, interviews with Peter Chung, production crew, and the cast, and a “History of Aeon Flux” featurette.

If that set includes all three seasons — meaning both runs of the Liquid television shorts, as well as the last season with the 22min long episodes that MTV did such a horrible job compiling when the DVDs first came out — this will mean that yes, there is indeed a god, and he is a benevolent deity.
All told, though, I’m staying the hell away from that Charlize Theron movie, as it doesn’t look promising. Peter Chung should’ve done the Æon flux film as a cartoon, just like, y’know, the rest of the series, but I would say that. Gotta love that rangy anorexic chara design of his!

Third, ‘Gundam vs Zeta Gundam’ fills my pants with joy. Derek and I managed to obtain copies on Friday, three days after the supposed release date. I’d say our frantic efforts in checking local stores was well-rewarded, though, as the game is a Zeta Gundam fan’s dream. Changing modes with any transforming mobile suit and hearing the appropriate sounds that go along with it are beyond fab. And the section of unlockables alone is awe-striking, as there’s quite a lot to be opened up. The BGMs used in the show! Multiple illustrations! The Hyaku shiki’s mega-bazooka launcher! A canister of G3! And MORE! Rest assured, it’ll keep us busy for the next couple of months..

And fourth, I’m sure you’ve all seen the site with the lass in the bikini plummeting and bouncing amidst the blue spheres site, but if not, prepare to waste an hour or so with it. If you get tired of simply watching her fall (or if she gets stuck), you can grab her by a limb and drag her to wherever. Dig those realistic rag doll physics! It’s disturbing and sexy at the same time, which is just how I like my Internet. 🙂

Another post ahoy in a couple of minutes or so