Thanks.

from the parapets. Voices entangle a war cry. A face full of defiance and a body full of gut rot.

Don’t let me down now. I will still my tongue.

Tie my hands.

Drown my ambition. I will not walk that far without taking a loss. My face

aches. Beer numb.

I can’t remember the last time I played stuck in the mud.

There were no good old days. Sunset sea shanties mumbled desperately.

Scurvy slurs speech.

Leave that message in the bottle

For the morning.

We can run.

Our feet will refuse to fail this time. Bear arms. But keep that knife concealed in your sock.

Cartwheel on the sea walls.

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Shrieking Tree

As October is noted for its celebration of all things scary, I wanted to share this natural treasure with all of you. Last fall, I headed out the door to take a walk around the neighborhood and get a little exercise. Since you just never know what you might find, I grabbed my camera on the way out. It’s a good thing I did, as you can see. I spotted this tree across the street, and thought it looked unusual enough for closer inspection. I was amazed to find what looked like a Halloween mask of a face locked in a terrible scream. The face comes almost complete, with eyes, nose and even a right ear! When I showed this photo to my son, he said it reminded him of a painting by Edvard Munch entitled “The Scream”. I think he’s right, and perhaps the painter saw a relative of my shrieking tree and was inspired! Since then I have discovered a few more family members scattered about, and have included them in a gallery called Just For Fun. This image may also be found in the Black and White gallery at:

www.michaelcartaimages.com

O mi hierba es muy buena o se parecen una barbaridad!

Tener una buena opinión sobre ti misma es algo bueno y digno de admirar, pero haces el ridículo tía!

Vamos a suponer que fue una enemiga la que te ha tirado la foto, pero aun así, no la ves tampoco cuando la subes en el Internet?

Well it's that time again folks. That's right it's October. This month is probably my favorite month of all time for many a reason. First of all, the weather could not be better. I just love that chill in the air. The October afternoons when the sunset makes the whole town orange is just flat out glorious. Of course the best part of October is Halloween. I just love it. It's just a day where I really feel like I can be a kid again. I may not go trick-or-treating or even wonder the town aimlessly on Mischief Night, but one still gets that wonderful feeling that On those nights, the fiends come out to dance in the moonlight.

The number one thing I enjoy doing in October is watching television shows or films that I find perfect for getting the Halloween juices flowing. The list is as follows. (feel free to comment/add to the list your personal favorites)

1. Halloween-Duh
2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show-Tim Curry in drag...I'm in
3. Hocus Pocus-Can't get enough of this
4. Casper-Bill Pullman should run for president
5. Select Episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark-Try "The Twisted Claw", or "The Midnight Ride"
6. Select Episodes of Pete & Pete- Try "Halloweenie" or any episode during Autumn for a real Jersey fall atmosphere
7. The Halloween Mask Episode of Goosebumbs-Horrifying
8. House of 1000 Corpses-Really great homage to old school horror films
9. Grindhouse presents Planet Terror-Machine gun legs and zombies...Yup
10. James Whale's Frankenstein-Boris Karloff at his best
11. The Blair Witch Project-Love it or hate it, the concept is still scary
12. Sleepy Hollow-Love the imagery
13. The Nightmare Before Christmas-Can be watched for Christmas too
14. Young Frankenstein-The name is Fronkensteen!
15. Scream-Such an original plot

Well that's my list. Yeah I know it's missing some classic horror movies like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. But my favorite Halloween movies and TV episdoes are ones that take place on or around Halloween. I like to see the leaves changing colors, the moon turning red, and the characters actually dealing with the holiday of Halloween. It's my opinion. What's yours?

This is one of the videos we watched, it moved me so much, in lecture, especially the powerful emotive capture of the background song (Scream by Zoegirl.) I suggest people check it out, its enlightening to think, that I thought I had life tough at the moment, but that is nothing compared to them.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=h9rPjqoZJQk&feature=related

To those who are carers, you have my utmost respect for what you have to do; each and every day.

Technically, it's still September, but I'm a HUGE Halloween fan. So, every Tuesday during the month of October, I will post a list of "Halloweeny" words.

Your mission is to print them out, cut the words into separate strips and drop in a bowl (or an empty skull!) Pick one word a day and write a short story or poem or scene or letter, based on that word.  Here's an example:

Coven -  create a story of a family of vampires (see the Twilight saga books for ideas!)

Hover- the ghost who hovered outside my window...

labyrinth- your character wakes up in the corner of a large labyrinth

Newt - story of the ingredient who escaped the witch's brew!

Have fun, share your stories here!

I found this shirt at a self-serve yard sale somewhere outside of Dodgeville, Wis. (See below) Then I loaded it up on my bike and pedaled it about 150 miles home. So anybody who buys this shirt better be damn appreciative of the extra weight I sacrificed to bring the awesomeness that is Skid Row.

This shirt -- which reads Skid Row: Oh Say Can You SCREAM -- reminds me of Joey Cirvogel (spelling?), who was an older, bigger, totally-metal neighbor kid growing up. He always wore a Skid Row shirt with a big skull on it, which freaked me out when I was like 5. It would probably freak me out today, too.

Special thanks to Greg for modeling. Best. T-shirt model. EVER.

$1 of the sale of each shirt is donated to the River Revitalization Foundation to restore urban river trails and waterways.

We are talking about fear this week at 412. What makes you scared. Maybe it was the zombie movie at 2am or the test that you somehow forgot about. Maybe it was that irrate boss that screams at you. It could be a fear of your parents divorcing. Maybe it is the after life. Maybe you are scared of having a broken heart? Go to the poll on the right of your screen & submit your fear for our poll!

Where does God fit into the picture of fear? He doesn't. He wants to take that fear from us and give us hope and joy. Have an open conversation with Him about it. He can handle your fear. Romans 8:15 says, "So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, 'Abba, Father'."

Recap on what happened in class today...

Enough about art, time for introductions to some my classmates!*now you can compare to see if i'm the craziest of the lot!*

Not bad for first day of class huh? Let's hope things will get better for the next lesson...*better? don't get worse already jump for joy lor!* Spider signin outz~

Asbjørn Bakke har med denne kampesteinen levert en plateguide det virkelig er verdt å lese. Foredlet fram av 35 år som rockkritiker og redaktør i blant annet Nye Takter har han ført i pennen en mastodont for både platesamlere og andre interesserte som fungerer både som oppslagsverk og perm-til-perm-lesning.

Heller enn å kun gyve løs på tørre fakta og kjedelige biografier fokuserer han vel så mye på sine personlige oppfatninger om musikk. Og godt er det! For dette er først og fremst Bakkes subjektive guide til rockhistorien på plate - og må følgelig ikke ansees som en rent faktaorientert verk. Med både kunnskap og fartstid i bagasjen er han ikke redd for å mene ting om artistens utgivelser som ikke nødvendigvis er i overensstemmelse med allmuens syn. Samtidig har han tatt med rikelig av faktaopplysninger og kuriosa sett med norske øyne - her dukker det opp mye snadder i form av memorbilia og faksimiler fra den tidligere så vitale norske rockpressen.

Av og til hender det nok at det stikker litt i et musikkelskende hjerte - særlig når noen av ens egne favoritter sables ned av en tidvis ugjestmildt Bakke. Men det er jo litt gøy også – det er jo tross alt morsommere å sammenligne egne oppfatninger enn å snusfornuftig påpeke hvem som omkom av hvilken overdose i hvilken flystyrt og hvem som vasket sokkene på David Bowies turne i seksogsytti (det var forøvrig Rudolf F. Baxter, f. 5. mai 1947 i Kent, legendarisk sokkeroadie på samtlige Bowie-turn... neida, jeg bare tuller).

Vanvittige 1781 plater er omtalt og vurdert – noe som tilsvarer bortimot tre års arbeid. En lett jobb sier du? Da må du ikke glemme at få artister med litt fartstid er feilfrie. Skal man skrive om hele diskografier må man også ta med rockens skrekkøgler i form av «Metal Machine Music» av Lou Reed, «Saved» av Bob Dylan og «Everybody's Rockin'» av Neil Young. Det er også imponerende at han makter å skrive levende også om de utallige soundtrackene som Elvis Presley sang inn på samlebånd på sekstitallet (Bakke gir så og si alle terningkast én - sikkert fortjent, men det får jeg gudsjelov aldri vite sikkert!).

Brorparten av boken består av omtaler av komplette diskografier av kjente og anerkjente artister som favner et bredt spekter av sjangre, fra Metallica til Public Enemy til ZZ Top og The Cure – alt beskrevet med stor grad av presisjon når det trengs og subjektiv synsing når dét passer seg. På en måte er altså utvalget nokså objektivt, i den forstand at det ikke mangler så veldig mange store og anerkjente artister her. Kanskje man kunne ønsket seg noen flere av forfatterens ner obskure favorittartister også - bare sånn for å gjøre det hakket mer personlig og litt mer spennende.

Som plaster på såret fyller han opp med noen hundre plater i bokens andre del som av ulike årsaker ikke er knyttet opp mot komplette diskografier. Her finner vi også en del ferskere artister som ganske sikkert har skrevet seg inn for ettertiden, som for eksempel Arcade Fire.

Det store ankepunktet, som andre også har påpekt, er den nesten totale mangelen på norske artister. Her finner man lite om Delillos, DumDum Boys og Motorpsycho for eksempel. Jeg håper det er med vilje – for det kan jo være at det kommer en bok til med norsk fokus fra mannens hånd? Jeg håper det i alle fall. Dette er uansett bortimot det viktigste som er skrevet om rock av en norsk forfatter noensinne og bør følgelig leses av alle litt over gjennomsnittet musikkinteresserte.

Her er et tett-på-nett-intervju Bakke gjorde i forbindelse med utgivelsen.

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Rihanna Ft T.I - Live Your Life

Chris Cornell Ft Timbland - Scream

Ps : Pour ceux qui auraient longptemps chercher les musiques des épisodes de One tree Hill voila un lien ou tout est détaillé par action des personnages régalé vous et déprimé pas trop y'en a qui foute le cafard quand meme ;) --> c'est par la http://www.oth-music.com/

There were some funny parts in this movie, but there were also parts that dragged on and weren't as funny as it could have been. The backstory is interesting enough: two guys in their forties acting like a duo of eight-year-olds as they drive their newlywed parents crazy. Even though it's a bit creepy at times because of their actions that should make one question their psychology, there's some solid material that pops up once in a while that are laugh-out-loud funny. But more than half of the time, instead of showing us an organic comedy, it all feels too forced. Therefore, it made me wonder if the filmmakers had enough confidence with the material. If they doubt, I don't buy; and if I don't buy, why should I be invested in these characters? I like Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly but this film didn't do them justice. I want to see them in another comedy that's edgy, one of which the story doesn't feel forced, but with enough sentimentality that would make me want to care. This one isn't it. Unfortunately, I have to say skip this one unless one is a die-hard fan of the two lead actors.

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
[ 3 stars out of 4 ]

This is a really good documentary about the history of slasher films because it was able to cover so much territory in a span of about ninety-minutes. That said, it failed to reach its full potential for several reasons. First of all, it focused too much on movies from the 1980's, only quickly glossed over the 1990's, and barely mentioned the 2000's. Since this was released in 2006, I expected it to spend equal time discussing each decade because each one is as important as the other. Instead of talking about the special effects of smaller slasher films from the 1980's, it could've analyzed the best slasher pictures such as "Halloween," "A Nightmare on Elm Street," and "Scream." For instance, putting the violence and sexual connotations aside (because it's been talked about a million times before), they could've analyzed about how "Halloween" is more artistic than most horror pictures back then and even today, not just image-wise but also the use of music and suspense, especially with an extremely low budget. They could've delved into how "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is very different from typical slasher flicks because it's able to relate to psychology and Eastern cultures--the role of dreams and internalized emotions in all kinds of society--and how it was able to make the violence aspect secondary. They also could've picked apart "Scream"--its post-modern attitude, how it juggled comedy and horror so well, and why it is one of the best horror movies ever made. I was also looking forward to the interviewees talking about the infamous "Hostel" and "Saw" pictures, but they rushed through them in under ten seconds. The movie became so alive when they showed newspaper articles and film critics, such as Siskel and Ebert, disapprove of slasher movies because they often show women being tortured to the point where it's almost pornographic. In opposition, the documentary showed why the interviewees supported slasher pictures and their claims of such movies serving to empower women. I have my own opinions but it's nice to see opinions clash because both sides bring up very interesting points--that there's is no one "correct" side. This could've been a two and a half hour documentary and it could have been excellent. Instead, what I saw was a Slasher Movie 101 discussion so, unfortunately, I barely learned anything new.

Leatherheads
[ 3 stars out of 4 ]

I expected to like this movie and I wasn't disappointed. George Clooney, Renée Zellweger and John Krasinski are all likeable and brought something special to the picture. I don't know much about football or its history but I was entertained by this picture because it didn't take itself too seriously. In fact, the sport and its setting are always the background and the characters are always the focus. Although the three leads may not like each other all the time, there's no definite good or bad guy. Each of them are flawed but we learn to like them because of their quirkiness. I love the scenes between Clooney and Zellweger because they can talk each other off. Both of them exercise their subtle acting which reminds the audience why the two of them are considered great actors. Although Krasinski still reminds me of his role in "The Office," he more than carried his own here, especially the dramatic scenes which most often involves his character. I think with a bit more experience in other films, he can be an actor that can deliver the charm but still be engulfed in his character. I'm surprised with the number of negative (and lukewarm) reviews of this movie because I found it consistent and funny more than half of the time. Maybe their expectations were too high because of Clooney and Zellweger. I say this film isn't too shabby at all, but it could've been on another level if it had been a little more edgy when it comes to its undertones.

La revista Empire ha escogido, con la ayuda de sus lectores y varios críticos, las 500 mejores películas de todos los tiempos.

Es la mayor encuesta cinematográfica hecha hasta el momento, así que no podíamos dejarla fuera. Si quieres ver la lista completa, sólo tienes que pinchar aquí (y armarte de paciencia).

El podio es para El padrino (1), Indiana Jones, en busca del arca perdida (2) y Stars wars, el imperio contraataca (3). No me parecen las 3 mejores películas de todos los tiempos, pero es lo que dicen los expertos...

Pero a lo que nos interesa. Por supuesto, hay un hueco para las pelis asiáticas (mucho más grande que para las hispanas), destacando, por encima de todo, Miyazaki y Kurosawa.

Éstas son, según Empire, las mejores películas llegadas de Asia:

• Tigre y dragón, de Ang Lee (puesto 498)
• La princesa Mononoke, de Hayao Miyazaki (487)
• Ikiru, de Akira Kurosawa (459)
• Akira, de Katsuhiro Ôtomo (440)
• Spring in a small town, de Mu Fei (427)
• High and low, de Akira Kurosawa (340)
• El viaje de Chihiro, de Hayao Miyazaki (339)
• Rashomon, de Akira Kurosawa (290)
• Ran, de Akira Kurosawa (283)
• Mi vecino Totoro, de Hayao Miyazaki (275)
• Battle royale, de Kinji Fukasaku (235)
• El castillo ambulante, de Hayao Miyazaki (230)
• The killer, de John Woo (202)
• Yojimbo, de Akira Kurosawa (95)
• Tokyo story, de Yasujiro Ozu (67)
• Old boy, de Park Chan Wook (64)
• Los 7 samurais, de Akira Kurosawa (50)

Es una buena lista, pero me falta algo. Grandes películas asiáticas, como Deseando amar (con su banda sonora...) y Hierro3, o alguna otra de Kim Ki Duk, deberían formar parte de ella.

Aparte de esto, ver clásicos como Desayuno con diamantes (486), Rebelde sin causa (477) o Cabaret (367) tan atrás no me gusta nada. Y menos aún me gusta ver películas como Scream, Indiana Jones y el reino de la calavera de cristal, V de Vendetta o 300, descritas como grandes películas.

Otras como La bella y la bestia, Cuando Harry encontró a Sally, Lo que el viento se llevó, Ciudadano Kane, las de Billy Wilder o Tim Burton (aunque echo en falta Big Fish), Cantando bajo la lluvia... merecen su puesto.

Por supuesto, todo esto desde el punto de vista norteamericano... que hacen la encuesta en La India, y lo mismo meten Harry Puttar. Nunca se sabe.

Al menos esta enorme lista me ha hecho consciente de la cantidad de pelis que me quedan por ver!

Who doesn't like a good shout out?  It's a positive thing; "a shout out to my homeboy Lance Armstrong gonna do the Grand Boucle again!".  It's a compliment, a way to express your good feeling toward a friend.  I'm here to say that these vocal missives can fall into the wrong hands; they can emanate from douchebags.  Specifically, those ridiculously clever individuals who shout stuff to me as they whiz by in their cars/trucks/SUVs.

A few things are obvious.  One, they haven't ridden a bike themselves since they got their license.  Otherwise, they'd realize that there is no way I could ever understand what they say with the wind going past my ears.  The wiser ones among them just scream or shriek.

Second, they shout whatever it is when they are passing me at speed, with no chance of me catching them.  I've come close a few times at (somewhat) busy intersections, but never a catch.  Often they're going in the opposite direction.  I don't think I need to state the obvious cowardly nature here (but I just did).  This is probably for the best because with the adrenaline rush caused by being startled in such a douchbaggy way would likely result in assault charges and a broken frame pump.

Also, it's a crime of opportunity.  I doubt they leave their trailer thinking, "I'm going to create a loud noise as I pass some random cyclist.  I need to run out for some smokes and a quart bottle of Bud."  They see me and react instinctively.  And yes, it is a crime.  Details in "Expected Outcomes".

Techniques

Generally the manifestations of their behavior is often a shout (as mentioned above).  Just as common is blowing the horn.  Recently (last Tuesday I think) I heard a new one.  This douchebag actually had an air horn at the ready.  That's the first possibly premeditated one I've experienced.  They had to have the horn in their hand waiting for someone to enter their field of view.

One exception stands.  About two or three years ago, I got cat called by some young ladies in a convertible.  Whether they thought I was hot or were being sarcastic is not an issue.  I choose to believe they thought I was hot because, like the ride itself, it made me feel good.

Expected Outcomes

The result wanted by these horn-honking douchebags is a simple one.  They want to startle me to a degree that I lose control of my bike and crash.  Therein lies the crime; using a vehicle to cause injury to another person.  A twisted schadenfreude to be sure.  A mentally healty person only takes pleasure in the misfortunes of others when they are deserving of it - that person has caused them harm in some way.  I am a benign presence in the places this happens.  I avoid main roads whenever I can, and am keenly aware of the traffic situation around me; it becomes second nature when you ride long enough.

Silver Lining

The only positive here is that it reinforces the importance of good bike handling skills.  Lately, the noise will startle me, but I don't jerk the bike off of it's path.  The focus on proper technique pays off.  I never lock my elbows; the flex allows you to absorb the natural flinch before it translates to the handlebars.

Conclusion

It would be naive of me to expect this to ever go away.  Just one of these times I'd love to catch up to one of them at an intersection and see how brave they are when they can't just stomp on the gas to get away.  Besides, frame pumps are cheap.

In letzter zeit geschehen komische dinge, voralldingem in meinen Träumen. Zwei Tage hintereinander habe ich sogesehen die gleiche Story nur in verschiedenen Arten geträumt. Nicht zu vergessen, habe ich diesmal sogar Gesichter erkennen können. Ich habe die befürchtung, dass sich die Erbenisse meine eigen- Therapie zeigen lassen.

Denn ich lerne mich selbst zu verstehen. Ich habe mir oft etwas eingeredet oder einreden lassen. Die, die meine alten Blogs gelesen haben müssten mitbekommen haben, dass ich einfach anders als die meisten Mädchen bin ( so sehe ich mich jedenfalls ).

Wieso? Möglicherweise mag mein Äusserliches erscheinen etwas eingebildetes von mir geben, aber so bin ich nicht.

Eingebildet sein und sich Wohl fühlen sind dinge, die sich beißen. Pro und Contra, ich versuche mich eher Wohl zu fühlen, und nicht die Aufmerksamkeit zu erzielen.

Mich freut es eher im einzelfall angesprochen zu werden, auch wenn es nur eine " Entschuldigung, könnten sie mir helfen" frage oder nur ein kleines lächeln ist.

Aber der Punkt ist.

Weshalb ich meine Zeit viel am Computer verbracht habe war einfach, dass ich vieles auf einmal tun könnte. Klar gibt es momente/einzelfälle wo ich nur zuhöre oder zugucke, aber Fakt ist, dass ich immer etwas tun muss, ich brauche immer Abwechselung, mehr Informationen, mehr Themen usw. Manchmal komme ich selbst dabei etwas durcheinander. Manchmal wirkt es sich sogar ziemlich negativ aus, aber das werde ich in Zukunft in den griff kriegen.

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