Manifest Destiny

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:39:28 GMT

heading to belle isle for some shooting at dawn.

a good time for bad things

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:04:25 GMT

One is enriched through unfortunate events.
No blame, if you are sincere
And walk in the middle,
And report with a seal to the prince.

A time of blessing and enrichment has such powerful effects that even events
ordinarily unfortunate must turn out to the advantage of those affected by
them. These persons become free of error, and by acting in harmony with
truth they gain such inner authority that they exert influence as if sanctioned
by the letter and seal.

OK,

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:55:46 GMT

it seems we actually will be shooting a movie here from 8/20-27. I have no idea how this will work out.

last day in san francisco

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:24:32 GMT

I'll be heading out tonight, getting back into Detroit at 5:00am.

the time in SF has been really great. The city is really interesting, and far larger than I had given in credit for previously. Expensive though, its like NYC, worse in some ways. Gaming is huge here. Clubs are great, lots of good people. I'll be visiting here more often.

in more interesting news, a viking/pagan metal show that promises to be even more awesome than paganfest lurks on the horizon:

twilight of the thunder god

I'll probably try to be at more than one of these dates in Oct.

also:

Heathen Crusade in November. I havent been this excited about shows in years.

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:49:37 GMT

in san francisco,

looks like it gaming and goth clubs all week. awesome.

the adventure cycle continues

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:35:34 GMT

I stayed in richmond after the virginia beach convention for a few more days of training with Moy Tung. last wednesday I returned,and friday morning I left again with Andrew for NYC. We got to chinatown just in time to meet up with a few others and hit the evening class/lecture there. Afterward wasthe traditional chinatown dinner,the pool andcarousing with old kungfu guys until dawn.
Saturday we woke up around 2:00pm and went down the brooklyn school for another session with MT. Afterward we hung out in williamsburg all night. Probably the best time I've ever had there. we were out till dawn again I'm pretty sure. Sunday was pretty low-key, but we left at about 11:30pm and drove all night to get back here. I'm passing out now, I'll do evening class, then I'm going to see batman.

wednesday I'm leaving for a week in san francisco.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:12:00 GMT

we had the forms workout on the beach this morning at 6:30am. which is a half an hour later than I had planned, but pretty good considering we didnt sleep until about 4:00am.

the hotel we've got for the event here is really great. One the the presents I got from my sutdents for my birthday is a digital camera. images will be forthcoming

the calm before the storm

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:47:14 GMT

Iowa was a good time. Very relaxing. mostly spent with old friends and family. My sisters child in 3 and its a lot of fun to be a crazy uncle.

quite interestingly I raninto several old mentors and teachers when I wasiniowa, who were very willing to discuss ideas and compare notes about my formative years.

My bus back from iowa was oversold, and I was left standing on the curb at 2:00am. The next bus wouldnt have gotten me back to Detroit in time for the birthday barbeque in my honor.

My old friend Herb just happened to be driving by and asked if i needed a ride home. He had a few days off so we left immediately and he drove the whole 8 hours.
The barbeque was great, I've gotten a lot of good stuff.

Officially over the hill now. I'm very much feeling a new beginning going into 31.

Now tomorrow we're leaving for VA Beach and the most signifigant kung fu event that has happened since the death of moy yat.

should be back next week. then off to san francisco for a week. then back briefly before more NYC adventures.

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:33:09 GMT

I'm in iowa city. Moy Tung is at large and may show up anywhere soon. The most awesome training event in recent history is happening in VA Beach next week.
The bus ride down was unusually smooth.

Dig it:

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:43 GMT

http://www.7artspictures.com/Catalog/FilmLibrary.asp?ProjectID={CCE44FDE-41F1-4FFB-B573-7A6623A0DE35}&BusinessUnitID={7533CDA9-E7C5-4586-AAA5-14ABF2E3F6B2}

probably the most "likely to succeed" film prospect for Nueromancer I've yet seen. Screenplay by William Gibson

Man, Zeffs has wireless internet. This will be my office until day class. I get to be online and have the chicken omelet. The miracles of the information age are indeed glorious.

this is worth it

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:00:54 GMT

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html

On that Friday in January, those private questions would be answered in an unusually public way. No one knew it, but the fiddler standing against a bare wall outside the Metro in an indoor arcade at the top of the escalators was one of the finest classical musicians in the world, playing some of the most elegant music ever written on one of the most valuable violins ever made. His performance was arranged by The Washington Post as an experiment in context, perception and priorities -- as well as an unblinking assessment of public taste: In a banal setting at an inconvenient time, would beauty transcend?

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:38:24 GMT

my old loft 1353 division 3E, will be available soon. I'm definetlty done with the place, but I do think its an excellent loft, a good price, and I've got some sentimental attachment since I did live there for 5 years, technically the longest I've lived anywhere in my life.

also, 1E the infamous cave, is also available, having been recently repainted its in its most livable form yet. If either of these is appealing contact me soon.

more from niel stephenson

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:40:22 GMT

I just finished reading diamond age. I think i started reading it in high school. significant life experience incurred during this time really deepened my appreciation for the story. It was a powerful experience reading the final chapter some 15 years after i started.

OK

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:08:18 GMT

I realize i often say extreme things, about extreme things. That seems appropriate to me but i realize it can get to be a bit much.

I'm tempted to say some extreme things like "i want to go to Slovenia", and "this looks like the coolest things I've seen in my young gay life".

but i wont go there.

instead I'll merely point out that this event is happening, and you can draw your own conclusions.

Metalcamp.com

seriously

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:54:08 GMT

justwatchit

the middle way for action.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:59:48 GMT

Bearing with the uncultured in gentleness,
Fording the river with resolution,
Not neglecting what is distant,
Not regarding one's companions:
Thus one may manage to walk in the middle.

In times of prosperity it is important and above all to possess enough
greatness of soul to bear with imperfect people. For in the hands of a great
master no material is unproductive; he can find use for everything. But this
generosity is by no means laxity or weakness. It is during times of prosperity
especially that we must always be ready to risk even dangerous undertakings,
such as the crossing of a river, if they are necessary. So too we must not
neglect what is distant but must attend scrupulously to everything.
Factionalism and the dominance of cliques are especially to be avoided. Even
if people of like mind come forward together, they ought not to form a faction
by holding together for mutual advantage; instead, each man should do is
duty. Theses are four ways in which one can overcome the hidden danger of
a gradual slackening that always lurks in any time of peace. And that is how
one finds the middle way for action.

Dethklok

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:42:50 GMT

that show was amazing. Clutch cargos was sold out, and the crowd was so full of unabashed geekery i couldnt believe it. The band is of course really good, a bunch of fat old geeks themselves, and totally rocking out. Its like a bunch of old guys quite their cubicle jobs and became rockstars.
The coolest thing is that just about the entire crowds was singing along with certain songs, most noteably "Murmaider" which I think ended up being the high point of the show.

so heres a video of "murmaider" from the atlanta show, the cool thing is the video in the background. At the detroit show everyone in the crowd was singing the chorus parts, it was awesome.

Power

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:07:58 GMT

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
-Calvin Coolidge

I think if Confuscius had ever chosen a president for the united states it would have been this guy.

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:41:47 GMT

I've got some stuff that needs to find a good home quick, like tomorrow. Mostly my tv, its old and huge. great for tekken playing andmovie parties. Also, some coffee tables and a futon mattress.
Additionally I think I need to find somewhere to put my library. Various books collected by myself and others over quite a long time. some gems. I dont want it sold off, it just needs to end up somewhere local and accesible by the end of the month.

As of sunday

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:04:12 GMT

as of sunday I'll be "at large" again. that is to say, without a firm residence, until such a time as a really good one can be worked out. I've got some leads, but nothing is coming together quickly and I dont want to force anything, there is no emergency.

Also, I need to work out a new car situation. the mercedes is way to expensive to maintain, and bad on gas. These days thats inexcuseable, I'm scrapping it.

Dethklock, and so much more

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:32:32 GMT

New Opeth album has debuted at #23

Next thursday both Alien Sex Fiend and Peter Murphy are playing the same night? what kind of goth am I? I'll be at ASF.
also, Dethklock.

In other news:
Moy Tung will very likely be back in town this weekend. He'll stick around long enough to get the private lessons on with the groups that have already planned it, then i'm probably going to Iowa with him for a short time, perhaps continuing on to points west. I dont think we'll get too far west though, because he's got to be back in NYC for the 28th, i may or may not head back east with him. At this point I'm thinking not, because I've got to plan for the July event.

VA Beach convention update

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:03:35 GMT

I'm planning on being there from at least the evening of thursday the 24th through the monday the 28th.
the seminar fee should be something in the area of 200$ a person. The event is open to non inner-circle members, but you had better be serious enough to call yourself "prospective".

it is done (for now)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:23:06 GMT

Moy Tung left rather abruptly last night. He had planned on staying through the week and doing some private lessons with people, but plans changed. It is highly likely that he'll come through in the next week or two to follow up on those lessons.

This seminar was about half the number of people I had originally estimated, yet everything went very smoothly. I attribute this to the growing seniority of the Detroit student base and the overall dedication of the participants.

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:29:40 GMT

things are looking good going into the seminar. this one is going to be very unique. we want to do a lot of videotaping. ANyone who can get a camera bring it.

Tue, 27 May 2008 16:40:53 GMT

the gay nazi archeologist who inspired Indiana Jones

I'll probably need to get big horned helmet or something:
http://www.heathencrusade.com/