Movies to Check Out

Movies Recommended by Others:

• Recommended by Nessa:
• Wedding Daze
• Fido
  

Poem - Humboldt Fog

As though she were reaching for a phone
hand gloved in gray
dissolved into smoke
"And 35 cents for each additional minute"

My stomach is light
It can hardly stand me
She tires of my insight
and always appreciates company

A stormy sky
gray billowing over gray
boiling away
like Hitchcock on the Bay

The glove dissolves into a stream
of muted gray, a striking stream!

• On the stars and the night sky. In fact I particularly would love a calendar that indicates what stars I can expect to see in the night sky.  I wish there was some sort of "Become an Astronomist in 365 Days" astronomy study calendar 
• On design, graphic and print.  I like historical stuff on the subject of design as well as books about the cutting edge of web and design, Flash+        
• On maps, particularly on the usefulness of maps, appreciating the aesthetics of maps for their scientific usefulness and data comparison features.  Stuff on the present and future of map making (I love old maps but the stuff I'm asking for are things that could help me with my thesis and my personal academic passions)

• Electric drum set that will plug directly into a Mac or PC and allow me to create and record my own rhythms from a number of pads.
• Small 2-octave synthesizer that plugs directly into Mac or PC
• Good recording mics
• A small personal recorder that I can use to record my ideas, spontaneous songs, and found sounds.  Exceptional recording quality and ability to use cards (I like to use SD cards, like for digital cameras) are the features I'm most looking for.  I like to record sounds like kithen clatter, baseball games, airports and bus terminals, insects making noises, etc.  Something that works for a birder-watcher would probably be good for me.

I have a Jamis Nova cyclocross tour bike that could use a few things...

• A cancer-safe comfortable bike seat, preferably made by an all-natural fabrics company.  I've become a little concerned about the flame retardants many companies use with their sitting products...
• Bike pump
• Bike repair kit that attaches to my bike
• Cool sports bottle (black / pumpkin orange)
• Front/back black or pumpkin orange tire flaps
• I have an adequate mid grade Shimano derailer.  I'd love to upgrade it to a seriously reliable and smooth derailer
• Some kind of compass, elevation thing data display unit... a little GPS would be really cool... especially if it was designed to work well for bike or car!

• Alarm clock with nature sounds and aroma therapy. I'd also like it to project the time onto a wall
• A weather sensor that can tell me how I should dress.
• "Stuff for my Bike" (See other list)
• A messenger-style backpack (I'd love a serious NY messenger bag) that is comfortable for bike rides.
• Cordless power screwdriver that has good torque, a Black & Decker  or other trusted home brand...

2001 10-30 - Music Idea - MC Seer

I have decided that my musical moniker will be MC Seer. This idea came from reading that the Homeric bard's tradition of excellence was attributed to, by invoking the Muses for the song, that the bard wasn't telling tales or "making it all up", but the bard also never "learned" the story. It can be said that, within the realm of the normal man, hardly anyone can do what the bard does. To me this makes them magical - seers. I should come up with a rap that celebrates my unique and intimate relationship with the muse (sexy song), a bragging song (I'm not the best, I'm the only), continuous, linear story songs, songs about celebrating great people...