Way Of All Things

fastbak77 @ 2009-10-23T23:50:00

2009-10-24T04:50:04Z

Octavia Butler's advice on dealing with writers' block? "Fall in love. Why not? You're already miserable."

fastbak77 @ 2009-09-18T21:41:00

2009-09-19T02:41:21Z

To heck with International Talk Like a Pirate Day. I want to have International Talk Like a DALEK Day. That would be much cooler.

fastbak77 @ 2009-09-18T01:39:00

2009-09-18T06:39:44Z

Today, I received an answer to a question 15 years in the asking. Moving on at last...

fastbak77 @ 2009-09-14T01:05:00

2009-09-14T06:05:42Z

Honest to (insert deity here), I just saw this as a license plate: LOLWUT.

Where to find me

2009-05-26T12:47:15Z

Please allow me to introduce myself. ~~I'm a man of wealth and taste~~...uh, nevermind.

Been awhile, I know, but I've been busy, and thought it best to make a point of knowing where I hang out of the 'net. So:

Blog - other than this, there is my Tumblr blog, which incorporates my Blogspot feed.

Social Networking - I've been on Facebook for over a year now (time flies, etc.), and I've been using Twitter for some weeks now. I still have a MySpace profile, but I'm winding that down in favour of highlighting the creative output below. (I do have a Windows Live profile for IM purposes, but that's the extent of my chattiness.)

Creative - The last couple of months have seen me venture into the world of mashups/bootlegs, with some success. Most of them can be streamed/downloaded via SoundCloud, or my Blogspot feed above . My nascent YouTube channel is also an outlet to display my wares. (Oh, I'm on imeem, as well.)

As for the success part: a few weeks ago, the second mashup that I put together (as in ever) was selected for the Bootie Top 10 for March just gone. (I would have mentioned it sooner, but there were some 'technical difficulties', for lack of a better term.) I have received an enormous amount of positive feedback about this, and the mashup in question (right at the top via the link above) seems to be quite popular. So I'm fairly proud.

As the song says, life goes on...

My brief, spoiler-free review of STAR TREK

2009-05-07T09:04:17Z

Made of Win and Awesome. Go see it.

(Also: my brief-yet-belated review of WATCHMEN: You know, Zack Snyder, there is such a thing as Trying Too Hard.)

Leave a party if you see or hear these:

2009-04-19T05:05:52Z

Please note: these are meant in jest, and should be taken with a grain of salt (or maybe a shaker of salt and a tequila shot)!

All the good booze is gone
If all you have left to drink is generic beer, it's time to head home.

80's songs are all that you're hearing
You don't really need to hear 'Summer of 69' or 'Living On A Prayer' for the umpteenth time, do you?

You're having an in-depth conversation with someone you usually avoid
...and, through the drunken haze, you're agreeing with what the other person is saying.

That hot girl you've been eyeing all night?
She's either puking her guts out, passed out, or making out with someone that's not you.

Her less attractive friend who's been following you all night?
She's starting to look good. Really good. Supermodel good.

Sing, o bird

2009-04-17T23:00:57Z

12:24 ♫ blip.fm/~4gejy #
18:41 If someone else is doing ur job & anotha job besides, both jobs r only gonna b dun half as well! #fb #
20:57 "So yeah, I had a fun night tonight… 1) the power cut out at one point, leading to much frantic..." tumblr.com/xjk1lu44r #
21:49 @leespoons yeah, I'm getting that odd feeling of jamais vu as well... #
21:52 Time for a late supper, methinks.Do the people @GYBO5 need to know this? I'm thinking not! #
23:35 @leespoons: baked beans and tuna on toast, if you must know! #
00:01 Cheap disco thrills ♫ blip.fm/~4h529 #
01:23 Ooh, new instrumentals, lovely jubbly! #
01:35 Photo: Covered: Robert Goodin covers Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories 211 tumblr.com/xjk1lvicf #
04:04 Win: ping.fm/gSMoa Fail: ping.fm/AntSj Epic fail: ping.fm/6JK3d #
04:56 My new favoutrite blog: ping.fm/XG6G5 #

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When the rescue ship comes, I'll tell 'em:

2009-04-17T17:48:09Z

Take me home - I'm not an outdoors person. Oh sure, i have no doubt that I'd get fit, but y'know, no internet...yeah, I'd be on the boat post haste!

Sing, o bird

2009-04-16T23:00:55Z

10:29 ♫ blip.fm/~4e5u0 #
12:49 tinyurl.com/d3pq69 (via @addthis) #
13:00 "When you’re hungry and overtired…’Keep On Loving You’ by REO Speedwagon sounds like the best song evar." tumblr.com/xjk1lkbg6 #
13:14 People still use Friendster? #
14:30 Link: Javi_Mula_-_Come_On.mp3 tumblr.com/xjk1lkupp #
15:33 Link: We Didn't Start the Flame War - CollegeHumor Video tumblr.com/xjk1ll6ng #
22:06 Photo: Honest IM tumblr.com/xjk1lmods #
23:44 Lou Reed is OLD. #
00:16 I was going to out out tonight, but I thought better of it. #fb #
00:26 Inspiration via deconstruction ♫ blip.fm/~4f4b2 #

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I take public transit to help the environment (for starters...)

2009-04-16T14:00:26Z

I also recycle my plastic and paper rubbish, use compact fluorescent lights, and pretty much walk almost everywhere.

fastbak77 @ 2009-04-16T08:44:00

2009-04-16T13:44:09Z

Lou Reed is OLD.

Sing, o bird

2009-04-16T02:53:27Z

Yes, I'm doing the Twitter thing now.

13:26 I'm feelin' my age right now - surrounded by young girls. Eep. #fb #
13:33 yikes, train is crowded! #
14:06 home again, jiggety-jig #
22:43 tinyurl.com/dmd8gd (via @addthis) #
23:33 tra.kz/9f9_du New mashup, y'all! Lady Gaga given some much-needed guitar crunch - check it out! #fb #
23:57 Sums up my day... ♫ blip.fm/~4d19l #
00:13 A haiku about X-Men 2: plinky.com/links/Kp9 #moviehaiku #
10:29 ♫ blip.fm/~4e5u0 #

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A haiku about X-Men 2

2009-04-15T14:12:38Z

With ORIGINS: WOLVERINE on its way, I felt a refresher course was in order. Here's a brief summary:

Srtyker wants a war

Wolverine searches for past

Is Jean now Phoenix?

Goodbye, my vice

2009-04-14T08:10:21Z

I've been reading comic books, ever since I was a kid; but they're too damn expensive these days (for starters!), so I stopped colecting 'em. *sigh*

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1109

2009-04-12T03:52:20Z

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1109
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad

Happy Easter!

When you're hungry and overtired...

2009-02-21T13:32:38Z

...'Keep On Loving You' by REO Speedwagon sounds like the best song evar.

One a day, two a day....

2009-01-13T04:29:19Z

pic0001
Originally uploaded by fastbak77

Isn't it a wee bit early in the year for this sort of thing?

Who is Matt Smith? Indeed...

2009-01-04T01:34:10Z

Virtual unknown announced as Doctor Who No. 11, internet hovers between indifference and apoplexy.

I *knew* it was the right time to flog off my WHO paraphernalia...

From the archives: It's the goddamn Peanuts

2009-01-01T06:50:49Z

It's the goddamn Peanuts
Originally uploaded by fastbak77

I have to admit, I'm still kinda proud of this, even though the joke(s) have been driven into the ground by now.

Empty mall

2008-12-31T09:31:00Z

Empty mall
Originally uploaded by fastbak77

How much is that Dalek in the window?

2008-12-30T13:50:23Z

How much is that Dalek in the window?
Originally uploaded by fastbak77

The one with the waggily eyestalk?

A Festive Observation

2008-12-25T05:35:10Z

This may have been the first Christmas where I went to bed at dawn, instead of getting up at same...I think I passed some old dude in red on the way home, too...

Merry Christmas, everyone.

Christmas cards: Batman Smells

2008-12-22T03:59:05Z

Christmas cards: Batman Smells
Originally uploaded by hartboy

Now, this is a Xmas card I'd be comfortable sending!

emptythrone

2008-12-20T06:59:42Z

emptythrone
Originally uploaded by fastbak77

(insert Xmas bah-humbuggery here)