moominmuppet

So, in an attempt to post some of the stuff floating around my head, this is likely to be a bit scattershot, as I add bits of stuff here and there between calls. As call volume has increased over the years, I've begun to feel more and more like Harrison Bergeron when I try to write from work.

I left Friday for Michigan for Grafton's show, and finally got a chance to read yuki_onna's Palimpsest on the way. Fascinating and phantasmagorical, as always. And I finally figured out what rings so familiar in her style, or the effect it has on my head; I grew up on George MacDonald, especially Lilith and his collections of fairy tales. I find the dreamlike feel of her writing reminds me of that feel in his stories. And it's a good reminder that I haven't reread his stuff in way too long.

Getting to the show at Cranbrook was really good for my brain, too. Since it was the final show for the graduating class, there was work by every artist in the class. Lots to process and think about, and I'm really enjoying the reminder of how fun and stimulating it is to experience and discuss art. I really should make it out to the galleries in my neighborhood more often.

Also, American Zombie is very close to brilliant (it only fails to win the title because I found the "twist" to retrospectively damage the earlier portions). Amazing world-building (What social services would a Zombie population need? What evangelists would decide they had a calling to minister to the living dead?), and one of the most successful mockumentaries I've seen in a long time, in terms of managing to mimic banal authenticity. This is the zombie flick for all us lefty activist sociology-geek types... Lots of great ideas to ponder, explore, and discuss.

Isabella Rosselini's Green Porno series of shorts are wonderfully weird and triptastic (also, very short -- all between 1 and 2 minutes that I've seen so far). I especially recommend the Sadomasochistic Snail.

And Bill Nye has a new show! Woohoo! It's called Stuff Happens, and I recommend it for anyone who loves to watch silly geeks explaining things (if you're an Alton Brown fan, you'll likely also dig Bill Nye).

And now for a few links, of the many I keep thinking "I should share this"

420: The True Story Behind Stoners' Favorite Number

And apparently Cleveland's rockin' the sex ed world. Go us!


How Male Bisexuality Got Cool -- interesting little article.

I know I'm behind on my Political Goodness calendar, but I'm way too braindead to work on it at the moment.