7/21/14
Sorry for the delay...
Wow. Sorry for the delay. Lotsofstuffandstuff happening. Edits. Publicity on Koko Takes a Holiday. Really, do you want to know all this? Sheesh. Nothing much else to say, but lately I've been thinking about Peter Wessel Zapffe a whole lot...I think because I've been reading survival stories. To wit:
"Why, then, has mankind not long ago gone extinct during great epidemics
of madness? Why do only a fairly minor number of individuals perish
because they fail to endure the strain of living- because cognition
gives them more than they can carry? Cultural history, as well as
observation of ourselves and others, allow the following answer: Most
people learn to save themselves by artificially limiting the content of
consciousness."
6/11/14
Why a Halligan Bar?
6/10/14
Wrote a Novel/Published Today
6/5/14
Cyborg Tiger Sharks, Jed, Icarus, Etc.
6/1/14
Koko Soundtrack
It's kind of an ongoing list but here are some of the songs I listened to when I was writing KOKO TAKES A HOLIDAY. I'm sure most are on YouTube.
Ultraísta - Smalltalk (Four Tet Remix); Killing Joke - Pandemonium;
The Rolling Stones - Doom and Gloom
(Jeff Bhasker Mix); Green Day-
Working Class Hero; The Flaming Lips - Turn It On; Groove Armada - Purple Haze; Massive Attack – Angel; The
Stone Roses - Love Spreads; David Bowie – Heroes; Moby - Love Theme; Krishna
Das - Kashi Vishwanath Gange; Cat Stevens – Sitting; The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh);
Dick Hyman Group Feat. Howard Alden - Old-Fashioned Love; Audioslave - Heaven's
Dead; Violent Femmes - I Held Her In My Arms; Kiss - Rock 'n Roll All Nite;
Jack Johnson - The Horizon Has Been Defeated; The Specials - Enjoy Yourself
(It's Later Than You Think); Tom Jones - She's a Lady; Beethoven 5th Symphony Fourth Movement: Allegro; Nina Simone - Don't
Let Me Be Misunderstood; Phish – Sand; Beastie Boys - Gratitude; Darkside - Paper Trails; Adam & The Ants - Whip In My Valise;
Oasis - Wonderwall; Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest For the Wicked....onward.
5/18/14
Bag Man
Nice to see my publisher is working hard at promotion. Apparently these bags were spotted at Forbidden Planet, the world's largest and best known science fiction bookstore. Back to edits. Onward.
5/1/14
Publicity SFX -Zoinks!
It appears I've made the issue of SFX. Flattered, I'm sure. Me, Captain America, and the hot gun-girl from The Walking Dead on the same page. Pretty cool, huh? With the book coming out in one month I suppose these things are expected as there are swarms of amazing worker bees behind the scenes. Me? Hell, I'm just combing out the final nits of draft three of KOKO 2.0...Koko the Mighty. Wherever fine magazines and cigars are sold.
4/14/14
4/10/14
CW
Psychopaths are generally well satisfied with themselves and with their inner landscape, bleak as it may seem to outside observers. They see nothing wrong with themselves, experience little personal distress, and find their behavior rational, rewarding, and satisfying; they never look back with regret or forward with concern. They perceive themselves as superior beings in a hostile, dog-eat-dog world in which others are competitors for power and resources. Psychopaths feel it is legitimate to manipulate and deceive others in order to obtain their “rights,” and their social interactions are planned to outmaneuver the malevolence they see in others.
4/9/14
It Now Gets Juicy: WIP
Reaching the end of the edit on the WIP, and it is fairly frenzied. So much action you need to to be careful you don't rush it. But there's light at the end of the tunnel. I had been shooting for April 1st for finishing up this pass, but always things look easier at the start. 2nd pass is faster. Lots of good news from the publicist yesterday regarding KOKO TAKES A HOLIDAY. Seems in the coming weeks there I'll be interviewed a heck of a lot. Onward.
4/6/14
Sunday's Word to Write By: The Late
"Upgrade yourself, for Chrissake. Do you think you are going to live forever?" -Hitchens
4/3/14
How Many Years? 5
Maybe this is too soon, but I'm posting it anyway. You want things to change, but they don't because of feckless leadership. Oh, you're just overreacting? Am I? Then defend this. Outlets will trot out the same old excuses, pundits, twit-wits, and fools and nothing--I repeat--NOTHING will change. Sad and senseless and damning on so many levels it makes my head hurt. Onward.
3/30/14
SWTWB: Kaku
“Beyond work and love, I would add two other ingredients that give
meaning to life. First, to fulfill whatever talents we are born with.
However blessed we are by fate with different abilities and strengths,
we should try to develop them to the fullest, rather than allow them to
atrophy and decay. We all know individuals who did not fulfill the
promise they showed in childhood. Many of them became haunted by the
image of what they might have become. Instead of blaming fate, I think
we should accept ourselves as we are and try to fulfill whatever dreams
are within our capability. Second, we should try to leave the
world a better place than when we entered it. As individuals, we can
make a difference, whether it is to probe the secrets of Nature, to
clean up the environment and work for peace and social justice, or to
nurture the inquisitive, vibrant spirit of the young by being a mentor
and a guide.”
―
Michio Kaku
3/29/14
Saturday Thought
3/26/14
Wed. Words to Write By: Mr. Happy Go Lucky
"Compared to the refined culture of sclerotic forms and frames, which mask everything, the lyrical mode is utterly barbarian in its expression. Its value resides precisely in its savage quality: it is only blood, sincerity, and fire." -Emile Michelle Cioran
3/25/14
3.8 C
Yes, it's depressing that the oceans are warming but some days, man, I selfishly pine for the bath. This winter, gosh, it just never seems to end. Today's snow is infuriating. April, where are you? Come in, April, over. The 5 mm neoprene ain't cutting it. Onward.
3/22/14
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