All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again [...]
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Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent [...]
Day Thirty-six: At Midnight
06Feb09Now at midnight all the agents And the superhuman crew Come out and round up everyone That knows more than they do Bob Dylan, Desolation Row Watchmen, Chapter One
Day Thirty-three: Puppets
03Feb09We’re all puppets, Laurie. I’m just a puppet who can see the strings. – Doctor Manhattan Can I quantify how psyched I am for this film and the inevitable resurgent popularity of the novel? Nope. The psyched-ness quotient is ineffable in this case.
“It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.” – Paul Coelho, The Alchemist I must insist that you also view this one on black.
From the New York Times: Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90. Co-author with Stanley Kubrick of Kubrick’s film ”2001: A Space Odyssey,” Clarke [...]
