Archive for November, 2007
writer’s strike
Let’s be rational.
If you spend the first 20 something years of your life trying to get the knowledge necessary to make a living, you might expect to receive compensation for the good or service you give back to society in return for the thousands of dollars you spent those first 20 something years. You [...]
Posted on November 29, 2007 Filed Under Rants | Leave a Comment
midnight (or just past)
the fan shadow mimics the shape of a thick petalegged spider-flower,
hairy at the edges,
a following ghost
or spectre
it stares without intention or apology,
a soloist singing quietly so
all ears lean in to listen
the ceiling bends away like grass blades
or wind empty mouthed at early dusk
or dawn, when light is a mere hope or memory
i too am quiet,
knowing [...]
Posted on November 27, 2007 Filed Under Poetry | Leave a Comment
let’s try something (don’t expect to not be offended)
i’m sick and tired of the way the world works. are you a woman? well certainly you must want children. you must want your husband (because of course you will have a husband), in a sweaty bucking passion, to ejaculate against your open cervix (because that’s what the female orgasm is for) and create a [...]
Posted on November 25, 2007 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
two socks
two socks, one snug and slightly translucenttransparent. there’s red nail polish underneath, like a beating heart or a swab of blood or something raw and real. the stripes cut across in palelaces of eggshell or robin’s egg and pink. the ridges of my toes show. pills are beginning to form.
one loose and notmysize sits baggy [...]
Posted on November 23, 2007 Filed Under Poetry | Leave a Comment
freud, zip codes and voyeurs
let’s think. who doesn’t have an issue with their father? who thinks of their father and only remembers the times when he put you on his shoulders when you were tired of walking? does anyone only remember the times when he told you stories or cooked you breakfast? whose father beat the hell out of [...]
Posted on November 16, 2007 Filed Under Poetry | Leave a Comment
Effects of the Flu
It appears as though my recent sickness has addled my sleeping clock. I spent one night with no sleep whatsoever, and then the following two days with intermittent naps and a regular good nights sleep. Now, I feel wide awake at 4:30 in the morning. I have a final in 3 and [...]
Posted on November 16, 2007 Filed Under Journal | Leave a Comment
craziness, back and forth til the end
So it’s all coming down to Thanksgiving and two important dates. Thanksgiving is our 1 year 5 month and I cannot believe that there was ever a time when he wasn’t in my life. I was talking to Jen earlier about what the perfect relationship would be and she said hers would be kissing him [...]
Posted on November 14, 2007 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Uh Oh
So
I’m in a spot of trouble. Seems the Chicken Carbonara I got from the Commons for dinner is making me extremely ill.
Luckily, I have my Physics exam in less than about 6 hours, and I don’t believe I’ve actually slept. I’ve been forced to lay on my right side only for the past [...]
Posted on November 14, 2007 Filed Under Journal | Leave a Comment
Converting Video to Flash (.flv)
Creating a video that can be played in a Flash applet can easily be done using the software ffmpeg
To convert a video, just type
ffmpeg -i input.avi output.avi
This is the simplest way to do it, but the defaults are not always ideal.
To change the bitrate at which the audio is encoded, pass the -ab number to [...]
Posted on November 9, 2007 Filed Under Tutorial | Leave a Comment
Wrapping Up The Quarter
So the first quarter of my sophomore year is coming to a close. All of the projects that I needed to do are completed or nearing completion. The stress levels are finally reducing. I can sleep for more than 4 hours now.
I tried so very hard to keep myself organized this quarter, [...]
Posted on November 8, 2007 Filed Under Journal | Leave a Comment
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