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deviantART

I am going to be putting these little pieces of…well…literature I guess it could be called (that’s being nice) onto deviant also. Maybe I’ll get some feedback there? Who knows.

 http://kilroysturgeon.deviantart.com/

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Thirty Seconds

Thirty seconds.
This is how long it took for her eyes to close.
This is how long it took for her to stop crying.
This is how long it took for her to die.
Pinned in pain and twisted metal, I could do nothing.
I could only count.

…..

micro-story/prose I guess, this is the shit that I pops into my head while lying in bed. (maybe a good title for a new category)
[tags] fiction, micro-story [/tags]

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Like riding a bike

So, I did my first interview for an article today, on Las Vegas employment trends. It felt good, and easy. It seemed like all those years from when I had to churn out article after article, interview after interview, was just the other day. I have a few more people to interview for this piece, then it will be done. Maybe those years on tech support, extracting information from people over the phone, helped keep the skills fresh.

[tags] journalism, interviewing [/tags]

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Apple iPhone

Ok, so its true, Apple released their rumored iphone, and I must say, it is damn impressive. I have long said that the future of computer interface was multi-touch displays, think Minority report, but not quite as high tech. Recently, an MIT researcher revealed a large format touch screen, with impressive results. Today, Apple revealed a miniature version. The iphone uses multi-touch controls for the whole thing, again, with impressive results. Part phone, part ipod video, and smart phone, it frankly does damn near everything, and probably will do everything once people start writing programs for it. The only flaws I have seen; it is strictly a cingular phone service, and it is $499, that is WITH a two-year contract!! Hell I would be tempted to buy the thing if it wasn’t for the contract issue, sigh.

 http://apple.com/iphone

[tags] iphone, apple, cingular, expensive+as+hell [/tags]

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Omens and Portents (rough draft)

The blood moon awakens crawling shadows,
riding on gusts of wind.

A woman screams in pain
a slap rings out
a child cries in shock
final gasp and one life
replaces another.
The child, now quiet, smiles
firelight dances across rows
of sharp teeth.

The blood moon, the dying breath,
the tools of taste and  tearing,
omens and portents,
bad for the tribe.
The old man calls for banishment
and no one questions him.

Laughing echoes the chasm
feet dance and scratch the earth
“I smell food, my brothers
as was foretold, as was promised”
Here, on this rock,
it is so soft and small
only a small bite for us all”
A fetid nose sniffs and pushes
against cold hairless skin.
No warning, a flash and
teeth sink into warm hairy skin.
A howl, chorused by laughing,
fills the night.
Under the blood moon
the child smiles.

“No food is this brothers,
sent we were, tricked,
to teach, to share our stories”

[tags] poetry, tricksters, myth [/tags]

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Gaming Resolutions

So, as many others, I have my list of resolutions. Some are modest, some not so modest, all plausible. And I am going to use this interesting site called Joe’s Goals to help out, it is like a do-to list, but with points, so you’re “playing” against yourself. Not sure if it will help, but we’ll see.

The List
Write Everyday: Getting better at this, but it’s tough at times.
Yoga: On Mon. Wen. Fri. at night before bed for flexibility.
Tai Chi: On Tue, Thur, Sat. at night, for many benefits.
Healthier: yeah, I know, kind of general
Complete Thesis: yes, finally, this year is it, or not at all.
Practice Harmonica: Already started, but I have a ways to go.
Publish in a major magazine: Sure I can get at least one in a year ; )

Well, that’s ambitious enough for now.

[tags] resolutions, do-to, tai chi, yoga, harmonica, writing [/tags]

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Video killed the radio star

Ok, so I have joined the youTube generation. I have been playing with movie editing and uploading the amatuer results to youtube. Even have our own youtube page now, http://youtube.com/globaltrickster

So far there is only a few videos of my own, one of Tanya with the pet snakes, and my little genius reading at age five. (only a few more years to global domination…so proud)

Also there are videos that I have “bookmarked” for mutual enjoyment. I will start using this more, adding funny videos, etc. as time goes on. If I did this right, videos I produce should appear as blog posts as well…we’ll see.

[tags] video youtube [/tags]

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