d generation is the everchanging landscape of my life and mind. if its worth talking about, it'll be in the blog. your encouraged to write responses or suggestions for all to see. the ultimate goal with d generation is to build a community. one where ideas can flow freely on one post, alongside a list of stanley kubricks best films.
Tom Brokaw came off like a pompous asshole starving for attention at the end of the debates a few days ago. It was a gratuitous attempt to self serve his image as the "most trusted anchor man in America".Hey, news flash Mr. Brokaw the debates were about the candidates, not about you and your place in history as a journalist.
I feel this needs to be said. Is anyone disturbed by the fact that during the Democratic Pres. Debates the candidates just throw out Martin Luther King Jr's name whenever they can? I've seen four of the debates and MLKJ's name/vision has been whored around the stage by just about by everyone. I understand what they are trying to do (associate themselves with his vision/dreams/hopes....and get closer to widely untapped voting pool), but doesn't this pandering seem to cheapen the message? I don't know if I'll be able to get my feelings across properly on this post, but it just doesn't feel right throwing his name around like that. The way some of these guys talk about MLK I'm expecting him to walk out on stage, and publicly endorse them. He'll then proclaim he was never assassinated and has been chillin with Elvis in Vegas. All the while secretly meeting with each candidate and giving them each their assurance of his vote. All kidding aside, doesn't anyone have a problem with the matter of fact way the candidates speak about MLK? Throughout our education as children (K-8) their were parts of history that were glossed over, and other parts that the school system focused on. Entering high school you could be dumb as shit when it comes to history, but their are 3 things that are drilled into your brain that are the holy trinity when it comes to education.
1. George Washington was the first President of the United States
2. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves
3. Martin Luther King Jr. "I have a dream"
Martin Luther King Jr and his message command respect and dignity, something that has been instilled in us since our youth. Yet hearing candidates manipulate those ideas/feelings into a tool for their success is despicable. MLK's message should not be a platform for a campaign, but the foundation that should be in each and everyone of us especially a presidential candidate. I know the US is all not where it should be, but I thought we were all heading and moving toward that direction. Maybe I'm an idealist, but I thought MLK's message was the norm, not a campaign platform.
| What Irrational Number Are You? | |||
You are e Of all the irrational numbers, you are the most intense. By nature you are powerful, although sometimes you can spiral out of control. You are good with money; the interest seems to just compound whenever you are near. When someone uses the word "exponential" they are probably talking about you. In some ways you and φ are a nearly perfect match. Not to mention how attractive φ is. But then, there is the remarkable π... Your lucky number is approximately 2.71828183 | |||
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I've recently downloaded a new program this is crazy off the hook.
It's iStopMotion and it's only for Mac. Basically it's a program that enables you, with the use of a digital video camera to create stop motion animation aka claymation. I downloaded the free version, and it limits you to 320*240 resolution for internet use. If you shell out 39.95 you can go up to 720*576 for video, dvd, internet. It's super simple to use. The online tutorial gets you started animating in a matter of minutes. I made my first 10sec animation in about a hour and a half(I was very focused during the process, but you could bang a rough one out in five minutes). I must say it is very gratifying to see your first little animation come to life. I then exported my animation to QuickTime to create a movie. Earlier today I imported that movie into final cut pro and played around with it. I was really happy with the outcome and hopefully I'll be able to send it out for you guys to see. I highly recommend iStopMotion to any interest in the medium. You can get more information on the program by visiting their website iStopMotion , and see examples of work done with the software.
They should change the name of Halle Berry's new movie from Gothika to
Scary As Shit..ika. Dont want to give anything away but
if you like Stir of Echoes, Sixth Senth, Excercist,
or any movie along those lines, you should go see Gothika.
For those of you who've never come to Miami this may sound weird, but to others its another example of how to much of a good thing is bad.
You'd think that,"Hey, Miami is as Cuban as it gets, so they must have some good as shit Cuban sandwitches." You are dead wrong my friend. They suck bigtime. You wanna know why.....to much meat. I don't know if its a backlash from the lack of meat while Cubans lived in Cuba, but damn almost all the cafeterias put way too much meat in the sandwiches. It doesn't end there though. Media Noches, Hamon y Queso and many other sandwiches are not exempt from this phenomenon. A phenomenon I like to call......Miami Meat Overkill. So your forewarned, and don't come crying to me complaining about the lousy sandwiches, I don't wanna hear it.
BTW.... If I ever start up a cover band It'll be call....Miami Meat Overkill
After a good month of healing, I'm able to look back at the year the Yankees had. Since we couldn't finish the year with defeating the Marlins, one thing rings true with all Yankee fans. We beat the Bo-Sox in our house, while back at Fenway the grounds crew was painting in the World Series Logo on the field. So whenever I get sad or mad, I think about game 7 of the ALCS and my favorite image of all......
F the Bo-Sox and F Pedro Martinez.......
One last thing. Martinez is a free agent after 2004, maybe the Yanks can pick him up. LOL
As my first official post, behold the complexities of my personality
reduced to five sentences and a picture of a molecule!!
It'll never fail to amaze me how damn accurate thse things are!!
You are a lipid. You know whom you like and whom
you hate, and you like hanging out with people
who think like you do. People who disagree with
you annoy you to no end. You either love
Abercrombie and Fitch or you despise it, but
there's no middle ground. You're polar.
Which Biological Molecule Are You?
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Later on in the night (after the intial post) the following was brought to my attention by
my sister. The definition of Lipid is as follows according to Merriam Webster Dictionary:
lip*id n: any of various substances (as fats and waxes) that with proteins and
carbohydrates make up the principal structural parts of living cells
So basically I'm a fatty bi-polar bastard. God damn it, these things are accurate!!!
Thanks for bringing this to my attention Sandra.
