Haven't read it, has always been in my "going to get around to reading it one day" pile. The movie can be almost comic at times, almost campy. I'm sure the book is marvelous though, I'm assuming you've read it?
Okay, sorry for the delay, but here goes: My web browsing habits are pretty boring. I pretty much alternate between SportsFilter, MetaFilter, Red Cricket, and You Are Talking Too Loud. Although I did find a really interesting link a few days ago to site about a woman who makes art out of dead animals. My film, literature, and art tastes run toward the macabre, and I consider myself a genre specialist in horror films with a concentration in Dargento, Grau, Romero, and my personal favorite, Hammer Films. The best horror movie I've seen recently is Odishon, the last 30 minutes of which I watched through a t-shirt with my fingers in my ears. But despite all that my favorite movies I've seen in the past year were probably Italian for Beginners and Spirited Away even though as soon as I post this I'll think of about sixteen other, better responses. Book-wise this is my year of Ne(i)(a)ls, since the best books I've read recently and the first in a long time that have engendered the feeling that I not only couldn't put them down, but that you can have my book when you pry it from my cold dead hands, or that maybe I could read at this red light up here or in the shower, are Cryptonomicon by Neil Stephenson and American Gods by Neal Gaiman. The Cormac McCarthy book Jeff mentioned was a close third. I've also got a predilection for crappy true crime novels, particularly books about serial killers, not out of any voyeuristic desire to find out more about the crimes themselves but because I'm really curious about what makes somebody that whacked. I've got pretty diverse musical taste (to quote my friend Armando, "I enjoy all kinds of music. (Yep, even that kind.)") so while it's more representative of a spring weather-induced need to listen to Reggae or annoy other motorists by listening to bratty indie/punk real loud with my windows down than my actual tastes, I'll tell you the six CDs I just put in the changer in my car: Rainer Maria - Long Knives Drawn, Le Tigre (self titled), Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come, Bob Marley - the blue CD from the box set, Tilt - Viewers Like You, and Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica, which doesn't really fit the theme of the changer, but I was running late after picking the first five and that was is centrally located on the CD rack. Also, thanks wfrazerjr, you are very kind. And I'm a Mac user as well (although use a PC at work), so completely empathize with your link-building-keyboard-
shortcut-lacking plight. Oh and why? I don't know, I've just always been fascinated by things far outside the realm of every day human experience. I can't shake the feeling that one day, I'll get in the closet a secret door to another world really will open up behind me.
I forgot to answer why. Basically, I look for paths and connections in the media I digest. If a film inspired an album I love, then I will watch the film, and other films by the same director, and if I enjoy the actors, I'll watch every film they've been in. I'll read books that are alluded to in films and music, and then start trying to read everything by the author. Example, on Scott 4, the first track is inspired by Bergman's The Seventh Seal, so I immediatly begin to watch every Bergman movie, and then notice that in Mountain Goats songs there are allusions to Wild Strawberries, and later learn that John Darnelle is a huge Bergman fan. John also covered one of my favorite Leonard Cohen songs, "Memories", on the album he recorded as the Extra Glenns with Franklin Bruno. The cover isn't nearly as good as the original though. These things acutally form maps in my head. It's a neverending cycle of fun and madness, that i'm sure could be cured with proper medication.
Cryptonomicon rules. Diamond Age was kinda funny, too, in a dystopian kinda way. But that's all of Stephenson's books, I guess. Seventh Seal? Damn that was a bloody boring, dark, austere movie. Totally Bergman. Poor frickin' Swedes, all locked up half the year with no frickin' sunshine. But wow thanks for that list. Whew. Q6. Aside from all this media consumption, what other fun stuff do you guys do? Do you create any media of your own? Do you have a band, corpse? I can't really tell from your site.
I'm assuming you've read it? Yeah, I read it a little over a year ago and really enjoyed it (although it'll probably be a long time before I read it again). I've been trying to track down a copy of the movie ban't can't find it anywhere. NetFlix doesn't have it, GreenCine doesn't have it. I'm stymied. (btw, Mozilla users have to hand-build links too. It's not that tough!)
Ufez, for those of us with absolutely NO experience in that, is there a tutorial to which you can direct me? Teach a man to fish, blah blah blah. I'd be happy to do it myself.
The first time I saw it I had to special order it from a video store in Chapel Hill, i guess that was back in 98, the second time they had it on netflix, and I've tried unsuccessfully in the past to obtain my on copy. They turn up on ebay sometimes, espsically the vhs or dvds from other regions, but I don't have a vcr or a region free dvd player. One wonders where these things end up.
(Ufez, I know how, I just like bitching about it. And NetFlix didn't have The Tim Drum? I think that's where we rented it.) To answer the question, I write but that's all the media creation I'm involved in. I think Jeff would make fantastic films so maybe one day when I'm a lawyer I can support him in that endeavor. Minor league baseball season just started, and we're stumbling distance from the ball park, so we've been attending a lot of Greensboro Bats games together. We try to attend some form of cultural activity each month, although we've not been doing to well this winter. Now that the weather's nice, my favorite joint activity is sitting on the porch and getting drunk on Saturday afternoons, which probably goes a long way towards explaining why we don't get out as often as I might like...
Oops, corpse snuck in on preview and answered my Tin Drum question.
Yes, also you could try Greencine's dvd request (just email them at dvdrequest@greencine.com if you're a member). Nice folks, and they did a hell of a job in finding me a copy of Salo to rent. Back to the interview. We go to shows whenever we can too, not many in this town, but Chapel Hill is a 45 drive away and the Cat's Crade and Go! usually have good bands and it's easy to ignore the UNC fans. I have no band, I'm pretty much musically retarded, I'm just a professional appreciator. I did recently buy an acoustic guitar though that just sits in the corner. Other than that, yeah, we drink a lot. We like bars, and all our friends seem to be bartenders. I guess it's because of the tips.
junior, to build a link just type in ‹a href="http://
www.sportsfilter.com"&
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ugh, lack of freaking colons. Summary: Build link ‹a href="www.sporsfilter.com"›SportsFILTER!‹ build other, ‹x› your text‹/x›
Thanks, Ufez ... I think. My brain is now muddled, but I'll try it out here in a little bit. :)
This interview is turning into a book club, movie geek convention and HTML 101 class. wtf. I mean WTF! Sheesh. Amateurs and dilletantes. Assmonkeys. Q7. What about the sporting life? Do you actively play any sports? What was your favorite sport to play growing up?
wfrazerjr, Here is some more help if you need it.
I didn't play any sports growing up. I tried out for field hockey and softball in junior high and my subsequent rejections led me to pursue other, more nerdy interests. For I time, I was the game announcer and official score keeper for my high school's baseball team, but I quit when the coach decided taking home and washing players' uniforms was part of my duties. I was in band all through school so attended an awful lot of mediocre high school football games (we didn't win a single game my junior year). So I've never quite gotten over the geek's fear of team sports that was instilled deep within me by my early failures (and one stereotypically evil gym teacher) but I do like solitary pursuits like walking and biking and hiking (although I haven't gone in a long time) and various fitness related activities. I'm very good about getting up every morning and getting my recommended 30 minutes of cardio, and usually do some form of formal exercise 6 days a week. I'm also a very good swimmer, but went to a school without a swim team. Jeff tries to make me play tennis with him sometimes, but it's unbearably frustrating for both of us. However, I am much better baller than he is and can consistently kick his ass at horse. (If this interview didn't turn into a book club, movie geek convention and HTML 101 class, I just wouldn't feel like I'd done a good job.)
Yeah, tennis is the only sport I've ever played competitivly, which I played in tournaments throughout the state. Haven't played in nearly two years though. I can still beat all of you. Favorite sport to play growing up was always baseball, never very good at it though, I was always stuck in right field in little leauge, where no one ever hit the ball, because everyone was right-handed. We play putt putt sometimes too, but Jenny always wins at that too. I do better at the batting cages though.
Oh and I lied about the CDs in my car. I realized when I drove at lunch that I don't have Tilt in the changer, it's Old 97s Too Far to Care.
I am much better baller than he is and can consistently kick his ass at horse. I need someone to translate this sentence to me, because as a poor ignorant Brit, it sounds very rude. ;-)
I've got a timebomb in my mind. Thought it was worth mentioning. I would have simply called the local constabulary, but we're not on speaking terms.
Translation for Squealy: "I am much more skilled at the subtle, street-related arts of basketball than corpse. I, consequently, have the ability to beat him in a shooting competition where one person attempts a shot and, if that shot is made, the other competitor must then match that shot as closely as possible. Should that matching attempt fail, the failing person receives a letter in a designated word, such as "HORSE." The first competitor to fully spell his or her word is declared the loser."
Yeah, tennis is the only sport I've ever played competitivly, which I played in tournaments throughout the state. Haven't played in nearly two years though. I can still beat all of you. I bet i would kick your ass 6-1, 6-2.
Very healthy, both of you, and in a disciplined and fun way. Q8. Still on sports ... corpse is a player along with a few SpoFiers in the SpoFi EPL Fantasy League. Altho he has acquitted himself quite favorably, his recent performance has deteriorated. To what do you attribute this, corpse? What's your strategy? What do you think, jenny? Does corpse spend a lot of time figuring out his picks? Does he cry like a girl every week when he sees his score?
I started out just picking people randomly. That worked well enough, so I started to look at the fantasy points they were accumulating, which seemed to work better. I vaulted myself all the way into second place behind the fucker himself. Then I screwed myself, I started to read the indivudal names and teams instead of the numbers they were producing. I started to add lots of Aresnal players because it seemed they were doing good at the moment. This is when my current downfall because. I don't even know what half the stats mean! PKG MWG SPG SOT SC FW CW GIVE PKM? I predict I'll finish in 10th place, but I had a good run. Maybe next week will be my week. I actually sign up for every damn fantasy leauge posted back here, even the Nascar one (i'm in second), baseball is by far my favorite though. Unless soccer, the numbers actually sense to me, and i'm more familar with the unknown players, and call-ups from the minors.
PKG = Package MWG = Masturbating Without Gloves SPG = Spying SOT = Shit Out of Tuck SC = South Carolina FW = Forward, collect 200 dollars CW = Can't Win Give= Self explanatory PKM = Penalty Kicks Made
Ta wfrazer. That's actually weirder than what I was thinking.
Looks like corpse and squealy are drunk.
I encourage Jeff's involvement in fantasy sports teams, because it frees up the TV and I can watch what I want for a change. Besides last year he had four fantasy football teams, so at least this year he's diversifying. There are no tears; he just drowns his sorrow in gin. (squealy, what on earth were you thinking? and StarFucker, that was fucking hilarious.)
Shit Out of Tuck What the Tuck?
Someone is definitely drunk out of their tucking mind.
Q9. Back to consumption ... What do you guys like to eat and drink? Why?
I'd assume why is because they want to continue living.
Tuck off, therev.
This thread needs a tuck rule.
Ummm... I'm a pretty adventurous eater, so I like to eat things I've never tried before. I really like the flavors in Asian food. I like real Mexican food, like goat meat tacos and mole poblano. We finally assembled the grill we got for Christmas so we've been experimenting with that. I like fish a lot. I'm glad it's almost summer because I miss good vegetables. I don't like to eat animal species that I've had as pets. Beverage-wise it's either water, coffee, or booze. I take my coffee with just milk, and I hate Starbucks. I *heart* beer. I'm on a big wheat beer kick because it's getting warm out, but my standard favorites are pub stouts and IPAs. I aspire to one day be a scotch drinker, but right now I can't stand the stuff.
Oh man...a girl who eats fish! That is a rarity. And now she is trying to drink scotch...corpse, you are a lucky man.
Eat: Thai, Indian, sushi when eating out. Lately though I've had a craving for Chik-Fil-A. Also the glory that is chili burgers and beefmaster hotdogs. I like stadium and bar food. Like Jerseygirl I did the low carb thing at the end of last year, which helped me drop 40 pounds, but then I discovered that I like beer too much to keep it up. Drink: My everyday beer is usually Sierra Nevada, or whatever IPA I can get at the grocery store. The more bitter the better. Oh! and wheat beers, Blue Star and one with a long name that I can't remember how to spell. A hefeweizen I believe. Hard liquor, I like gin, I could drink gin every day, gin & tonic, gimlet, martini. I don't eat much on weekends so bloody marys make up my liqued diet from saturday to sunday. I love a nice sipping tequila. Jamesons! good straight up, or in several car bombs.
Yeah, and scotch. Still aquiring the taste for it. So far I like it just fine on the rocks. preferably after I've already been drinking.
Hardcore. Especially corpse. Remind me to give you a headstart if we ever have drinks together. Q10. I think there's a pic of corpse on his site. But tell us what you both look like. Take us out on a high note. (Especially you, jennyb. heehee.)
That's not me, that's Bill, nice guy though. I'm 6', and weight considerbly less than I did 6 months ago, still have 15 more pounds to go though. I wear green shoes most of the time. Jenny's much better looking that I am, so I'll let her leave you with the pleasant imagery.
I disagree, but here: 
Well, ya got nice teeth!
jenny, do you have extra teeth or what?
Well, I think jennyb is cute. That's a happy picture. Thanks for being such gracious guests, you two. Oh, btw, before you go, answer this ... Bonus question: StarFarquhar: Rabid dingo baby or Demented assclown?
HEY!
Is that a booze bottle behind ya in the picture? What are you drinking? It sure doesn't look like a wheat beer.
JennyB gots a great smile. Corpse is lucky to get to see it daily. And jennyb is lucky to be living with a corpse who plays on 17 fantasy teams. I am more hopeful than ever about meeting my love on the internet. bah.
I think that's Bombay Sapphire in the background... How come liquor bottles end up in all our pictures? Thanks vito! Bonus question: StarTucker: Rabid dingo baby or Demented assclown? Little from column A, little from column B.
Thanks, ya'll. This was fun. And I choose not to answer the StarFucker question on the grounds that I'm a little frightened of him.
well, i thoroughly enjoyed reading this interview. you guys seem like really great people. thanks jennyb, corpse, and of course SpoFi's own Barbara Walters, Worldcup2002! Ok, who is next!? I still say Squealy.
And I choose not to answer the StarFucker question on the grounds that I'm a little frightened of him. SF, you're now 2 for 2 on the 'Scaring Chicks from SpoFi" thing.
I also like jennyb's button nose and glasses and the way her hair falls across her forehead. But I'll have to stop there. Journalistic objectivity and all that. ;-p 108 comments! (This one's #109, I think.) Is this a SpoFi record of sorts? Pantheon? Whooooo!
Chicks dig scary guys...
Toothless chicks, I'm guessing, SF.
Oh, btw, I still smile everytime I scroll down here and see jennyb's pic. It is such a happy pic. And ... OI, SQUEALY! You're next on the interview list. You could possibly my first international interview. Wow. Let me know when we should start.
Thanks for the assclonwy ending, folks ... I just peed my pants laughing. Did I say that out loud?
assclowny ... I can even tuck up words that don't exist.
"...you guys seem like really great people." So naive...
rabid assmonkey! no wait, what was it? *scrolls up* uh, rabid dingo!
Is it time for audience participation questions? If so, here is mine: If both of you wanted to watch a sporting event on the same TV, who wins the battle for the remote? Are there specific sports that trump other ones, or do you play by the old fashioned "possession" rule (who ever holds the remote decides the show)?
Start any time you like worldcup2002, although I'm just recovering from a Fat Buddha-style exploding computer experience, so fingers crossed I'll be around.
