i am addicted to the fish

an update on, well, everything is even now in the works, but i've gone through most of a bottle of really good wine in celebration and i have never realized how much i yearn for certain data input. currently my brain craves serial experiments lain and the only versions i have are subtitled in swedish or englishized (dubbed). despite my desire to see lain, there is no way i will let those foolish people who think that dubbing anime is a good thing ruin the best mind-fuck i have ever seen. i saw like water for chocolate dubbed and never recovered.

(mysfit's note of sober import: if you like cyberpunk fiction like Gibson's Neuromancer or Stephenson's SnowCrash, you'll love serial experiments lain - just beware of the dvd subtitles, they suck.)

A Special HAPPY TUESDAY Tribute!

due to the fact that yesterday was Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday, today we celebrate one of the greatest sleuths of all time (or at least the men who played him and his faithful sidekick). Basil Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes on both screen and radio during the 30's and 40's, along with Nigel Bruce who played Dr. Watson and to my mind there are no others.

(mysfit's edit: i have been reminded that though Basil Rathbone played an excellent and convincing Holmes, another excellent actor excelled at this role as well - so let's just say that there are no others except Jeremy Brett - thanks jp)

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes." -Holmes; Hound of the Baskervilles

"But he had not that supreme gift of the artist, the knowledge of when to stop." - The Adventure of the Norwood Builder

"What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence," returned my companion, bitterly. "The question is, what can you make people believe that you have done." - A Study in Scarlet

"Amid the action and reaction of so dense a swarm of humanity, every possible combination of events may be expected to take place, and many a little problem will be presented which may be striking and bizarre without being criminal." - The Adventures of the Blue Carbuncle

"Come, Watson, come!" he cried. "The game is afoot." - The Adventure of Abbey Grange

what fish is your car? err... car-fish? um... i'm:

I'm a Honda S2000!

You live on the edge, and you live for the adrenaline rush. You don't need luxuries, snob appeal, or superfluous gadgets. You put your top down, get your motor revving, and take all the curves that life throws at you at full speed. So what if you spin out occasionally?

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

dragon-fish?

this is a mysfit original.
now that i changed my profile picture, i wanted to show you this and say, "hey you! yeah you, with the eyes and stuff look - at this cool thing i drew!" but then i thought that would be tooting my own horn (for those of you who tend to dwell always in the gutter - yes tooting my own horn, if actually possible, would be really strange - if i even had a horn of my own to toot) - i think i'll just let the dragons speak for themselves.

mysfit's slacking

i'm sure all you fishies were just devastated that mysfit's dead celebrity tuesday failed to appear yesterday. due to temporal concerns, it shall be postponed till at least next week - i've got some worky issues to work out.

in the meantime, go ask a ninja

(mysfit's note: this podcast (a podcast, as the ninja explains, is like apple pie for whales) is so funny that i can barely feel my lips - WATCH IT!! especially the one on net neutrality - it's funny with a message)

jennsee and her magnificent fish!

i'm sure jennsee is just too tired from all her work or is waiting for your fish to discover it all by it's onesy - i however am not so patient (note: if you are working on a notification, jennsee dear, i will remove this post as soon as you are ready to reveal the secrets of your magic yourself - until then i humbly take the task upon myself)

Ladies and Gentlemen!

Step right up and see jennsee and her amazing fish! She'll astound you with juggling!! Wow you with curiosities!! And boggle your senses with images from your wildest fantasies!!**

First, swim down the river of sidebar links and see jennsee's brilliant archiving abilities! Wonderful prizes await the unwary who browses through our past! Go now - the mirror-maze of ideas awaits!

Then wiggle your tail over to the tourist for a sentimental dose of mother's day magic! Over there you will find exotic women eager to serve your every whim!!**

Finally, notice how silent the site is right now? the autostart video (wonderful in its time) has been replaced with a lovely picture of Captain Jack for your viewing pleasure - though a link to the trailer is still there!

Thanks to jennsee for all her fishy work!

**Not necessarily true**

everyone can see my fish

in the future, we will all be watch... we um... in the now we are all being watc-- um... what the hell, i've always known the faeries were keeping close tabs on me. if the government wants in on that action, they're going to have toe-the-line, put up their elbows and make a deal with the sprites:
VS
               © Brian Froud                             ("Bush" is property of the US Government)

in an epic battle royal!! the winner gets to peek in on me taking a... what? oh - get your mind out of the gutter... i'm taking a stand: here check this out and do something:

ordering a pizza in 2040

(i was about to ask a silly question about who would win or something, but then i realized everyone can see my fish). by the way, that first picture is my favorite image by brian froud - for more on the artist go to World of Froud - and please don't steal it for devious purposes or my fish will get mad and eat you.

carl v. over at SSD has posted a list of trailers for summer movies and yet somehow, despite his turn toward science-fiction, he has missed A Scanner Darkly (let's just hope he doesn't miss this):

(cue announcer)
FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, the director of Waking Life and Warner Independent Pictures comes a new vision of the not so distant future.

so i'm a geek, ok?

you may recognize Philip K. Dick's book linked above by the more common and sci-fi-ishly cool title: BladeRunner. this kinda pisses me off and is one of my soapbox-topics. (probably because i love the original title of the book). see, after the movie came out, they re-released the book, as they often do, with a movie cover - however instead of saying it was the inspiration for BladeRunner, they changed the title of the book. which makes no sense! "blade runner" is nowhere in the book (they're called bountyhunters). there, i've said it and am done. it's an awesome book - READ IT!

Geek Part 2: the director, Richard Linklater also directed Dazed and Confused and Fast Food Nation. and as far as Warner Independent Films, well, that's probably not what it seems either, but my fish knows not.

it's not really a "new vision" of the future, is it? A Scanner Darkly was published in 1977 and many other books have portended a bleak and fearful future. i am sad to say i've not read this one, yet - but i'm about to!! i'm ashamed that i missed this sci-fi masterpiece, which apparently pulls up along side A Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451 and 1984.

you see, there are times that i slip very swiftly into the, "oh my god, this is cool but where, oh where will it lead humanity?!?" mood and about all i can do to avoid running around like paul revere in a schitzophrantic fit ("the government is coming! the government is coming!") is buckle down, listen to they're coming to take me away and read about how bad it really could be.

people, like the heroes and heroines of our most beloved stories, we're the only ones who can stop this.

peace,
mysfit

hard to sleep with that fish knocking at my door

Gary Jules - MadWorld
(from the Donnie Darko SoundTrack)

(clicking on the song title will take you to MTV where you can watch the video.; clicking on the movie title will take you to the super-cool movie site - requires flash)

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places
Worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going no where
Going no where
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression
No expression
Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow
No tomorrow
No tomorrow
And I find I kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles its a very very
Mad world
Mad world
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday
Happy birthday
And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen
Sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me
No one new me
Hello teacher tell me what’s my lesson
Look right through me
Look right through me
And I find I kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles its a very very
Mad world
Mad world
Enlarging your world
Mad world

HAPPY TUESDAY!

“I'm not trying to stump anybody, ... It's the beauty of the language that I'm interested in.” - Buddy Holly

“Death is very often referred to as a good career move.”
- Buddy Holly (1936-1959)

that gobshite couldn't find his way out of a pillowcase

so i was looking through drafts and came upon a list of links i had added to and neglected to post - so here's a whirlwind account:

once upon a time, my fish had wandered over to fence's entertaining site, stumbling upon a fantastic title for a post - not from the site itself but from here. this title was so wonderful that my fish immediately copied it down and stared at it for hours, unable to decide how best to follow it. frustrated but not put off, my fish went to bed, (exciting, huh?) , and that night dreamed of the future. it dreamed of cloaking devices and though my fish could not taste the dream, it dreamed it could through the "Brain Port" a military scientist had installed on my fish's tongue.

(for those of you who wish to object to the non-temporal nature of this narrative and thereby, disprove its truthfulness, remember it is my fish we're talking about)

over the course, of the next few weeks, the post became a depository for links that my fish instantly fell in love with, copied and then just as quickly forgot (this is the sad part). it had become a graveyard of my fish's interests. soon, my fish even forgot about this post. left behind was the super-cool new keyboard, with its ultra-customizable LED display. if my fish could remember, i'm sure it would tell me why a link to Umbero Eco's writings was found in a dusty corner of this post or where to find Ben & Jerry's new flavors of ice cream: Black&Tan and Vermonty Python.

for now though, i think we will just have to move on as my fish has already packed its bags and left for an extended trip to Lithuania's new amusement park: Stalin's World. however, my fish left a farewell note:

"peel back the metal walls to see how it all works"

peace,
mysfit

HAPPY TUESDAY!

"Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one's soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood."
- Josephine Baker

"The secret to the fountain of youth is to think youthful thoughts."
- Josephine Baker