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27.2.10
24.8.09
Because I said so.
People are pretty weird. I just read about a reality-show contestant who apparently murdered his ex-wife and then killed himself. This in and of itself isn't so weird; if I were regularly featured on TMZ, I would have ended it all, too. Consider, however, the following:
1. The guy mangled this woman's body so badly that she had to be identified by the serial numbers on her breast implants.
2. Breast implants have serial numbers?
3. Possibly so the government can track all those radicals who are also porn stars and strippers. The thing they use to scan the serials is secreted away in the mouth of some rich, drunk asshole around your dad's age. Yuck.
4. The Yahoo! news article makes a big fuss about the town where this guy was staying when he offed himself being such a backwater. The place was called the Thunderbird Motel (which, as residents are quick to point out, is "kind of seedy" - well DOY) and Rambo was filmed there. Oh, and apparently the townies like to carve things with chainsaws?
5. The shows this guy was on? "Megan Wants a Millionaire" and "I Love Money." Yeah. Bitter tears of loss and disappointment on this one.
Think about this. The only reason that money is valuable is because governments declare it valuable. It isn't even a commodity that people want; it's just paper or cheap metal. This is called "fiat money" and pretty much every country who's any country uses it. And people say language doesn't have the power to shape reality! Pff.
"Hey, you know that stuff you want, like food and shelter? Well, funny thing; if you don't have a lot of these little pieces of paper, you're pretty much screwed. Also, we get to print the money, but in order for YOU to get it, you have to work. Don't ask me why, I didn't make the rules. OH WAIT YES I DID."
Did you know that refusing money offered cancels a debt in the same way that accepting money does? I sure didn't!
People used to barter and, more often, give and receive gifts to make their way in this crazy world. A lot of societies used real commodities, like grain, to determine what money was worth. And then, a lot of people used cowry shells.
Which are actually a type of these guys:
1. The guy mangled this woman's body so badly that she had to be identified by the serial numbers on her breast implants.
2. Breast implants have serial numbers?
3. Possibly so the government can track all those radicals who are also porn stars and strippers. The thing they use to scan the serials is secreted away in the mouth of some rich, drunk asshole around your dad's age. Yuck.
4. The Yahoo! news article makes a big fuss about the town where this guy was staying when he offed himself being such a backwater. The place was called the Thunderbird Motel (which, as residents are quick to point out, is "kind of seedy" - well DOY) and Rambo was filmed there. Oh, and apparently the townies like to carve things with chainsaws?
5. The shows this guy was on? "Megan Wants a Millionaire" and "I Love Money." Yeah. Bitter tears of loss and disappointment on this one.
Think about this. The only reason that money is valuable is because governments declare it valuable. It isn't even a commodity that people want; it's just paper or cheap metal. This is called "fiat money" and pretty much every country who's any country uses it. And people say language doesn't have the power to shape reality! Pff.
"Hey, you know that stuff you want, like food and shelter? Well, funny thing; if you don't have a lot of these little pieces of paper, you're pretty much screwed. Also, we get to print the money, but in order for YOU to get it, you have to work. Don't ask me why, I didn't make the rules. OH WAIT YES I DID."
Did you know that refusing money offered cancels a debt in the same way that accepting money does? I sure didn't!
People used to barter and, more often, give and receive gifts to make their way in this crazy world. A lot of societies used real commodities, like grain, to determine what money was worth. And then, a lot of people used cowry shells.
Which are actually a type of these guys:
Aw.
Moral of the story: don't get obsessed about money, because sea creatures are intrinsically just as good, if not better. A lot cuter, anyway. Somebody should probably mint a coin with that little charmer on it; they'd sell like gothcakes. Also, never go on reality TV, because you'll later murder your ex-wife and hang yourself in the town where they made Rambo. Wait, what?
Moral of the story: don't get obsessed about money, because sea creatures are intrinsically just as good, if not better. A lot cuter, anyway. Somebody should probably mint a coin with that little charmer on it; they'd sell like gothcakes. Also, never go on reality TV, because you'll later murder your ex-wife and hang yourself in the town where they made Rambo. Wait, what?
23.6.09
Baby, it's foggy in Osaka tonight.
If you'll look out this window to your left, you'll notice a super-swanky sidebar full of garish Google gadgets and fun virtual toys. One of them lists some of my favorite eardrum-twisting, nerve-buzzing musics. But there's a lot of media out there, so let's see if we can't join forces to scare up some suggestions for the freakiest songs, bands, movies, cartoons, writers, artists, and so forth.
Just a few quick thoughts on the Osaka noise monster known as the Boredoms or the V(oo)doms, with the (oo) standing for the symbol for infinity.
With a perpetually rotating lineup of surreal miscreants and a catalogue of songs touching (obliquely) upon sex, drugs, and galaxies, the Boredoms formed when I was just four and continue to tour and record to this day, over twenty years later; they have continually evolved while retaining their unique identity. Their songs are diverse, texturally rich, and complex without being impenetrable; careful and repeated listening reveals layers of cultural influence, stylistic variation, and subtle interconnectedness. Schizophrenic, sometimes difficult to listen to, unapologetic and weirdly arresting, listening to the Boredoms is both unsettling and incredibly rewarding. Fun, even. Maybe that's why they've been so influential to experimental musicians worldwide, setting the gold standard for ultra-kooky inventiveness. This group gets the highest possible marks from me in originality, smarts, and sheer guts. Great to listen to, sober or otherwise.
Super Go, Boredoms!!!!!
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