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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>i’m dave galindo, a web designer born, raised, and currently living in l.a. but looking to move to a small town in northern colorado. comic book reader, gamer, hiker, camper, runner, drinker.

geek above all.</description><title>deekaygee</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @deekaygee)</generator><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/</link><item><title>holy crap, has it really been a year since the last time i posted? woah. i should clear the cobwebs....</title><description>&lt;p&gt;holy crap, has it really been a year since the last time i posted? woah. i should clear the cobwebs. maybe a new mixtape on the horizon.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/4163957677</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/4163957677</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:03:50 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>every time i remove someone from my facebook feed for only posting farmville/mafia wars/school of...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;every time i remove someone from my facebook feed for only posting farmville/mafia wars/school of wizardry crap, i feel like i should be adding them to a list and making some kind of poignant oscar death-montage slideshow at the end of the year.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/485010474</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/485010474</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:28:57 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>new mixtape: potpourri for $800, alex</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/albums/deekaygee-2010-PotpourriFor800Alex.jpg" alt="Potpourri For $800, Alex" width="300" align="middle" border="0" height="300"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?hgmlwman2mk"&gt;download (separate tracks)&lt;/a&gt; (69:00, 112mb zip)     &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?otomytmettm"&gt;download (single mp3 mix)&lt;/a&gt; (69:00, 94mb zip)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ok, folks, your guess is as good as mine on this one. there’s no particular theme here, and the genres range from europop to indie to off-the-beaten-path hip hop to new funk to whatever it is that blends lo-fi and dance. call it a grab bag…a smorgasbord…a what-have-you: it’s basically all the earworms i’ve been meaning to put together into a mixtape for the last few months (and also not coincidentally includes two female artists on whom i have newfound crushes). yeah, yeah - there’s some tracks here that are months and months old (and gasp! some even years), but i always go on the principle that even though there gonna be cats much hipper than me there’s also someone out there who hasn’t heard at least a couple of these and gets into ‘em. so, as always: listen, learn, love, and spread the word. or don’t. do what you want.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;01 &lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/sleighbellsmusic"&gt;sleigh bells&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;crown on the ground&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;02 &lt;a href="http://www.blakroc.com/"&gt;blakroc&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;coochie&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;blakroc&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YSHZQ8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002YSHZQ8"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002YSHZQ8" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/on-the-vista-feat-mos-def/id340064968?i=340065057&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;03 &lt;a href="http://www.mattandkimmusic.com/"&gt;matt &amp; kim&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;good ol fashion nightmare&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;grand&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P9HNHI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001P9HNHI"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001P9HNHI" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-ol-fashion-nightmare/id301980979?i=301980995&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt; ——&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZt1i1ruK34"&gt;bonus video!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;04 &lt;a href="http://www.marinaandthediamonds.com/"&gt;marina and the diamonds&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;i am not a robot&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;the family jewels&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ZTIILC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002ZTIILC"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002ZTIILC" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; ——&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1VTcJfL7RE"&gt;bonus video!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;05 &lt;a href="http://www.breakestra.com/home.html"&gt;breakstra&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;posed to be&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;dusk till dawn&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002N8TUQW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002N8TUQW"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002N8TUQW" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/posed-to-be-feat-chali-2na/id331122806?i=331123090&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;06 &lt;a href="http://www.team9.net/"&gt;peter gabriel&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;games without frontiers (team9 remix)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;07 &lt;a href="http://www.grizzly-bear.net/"&gt;grizzly bear&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;two weeks&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;veckatimest&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002AR9YPI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002AR9YPI"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002AR9YPI" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/two-weeks/id314837656?i=314837675&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;08 &lt;a href="http://hotchip.co.uk/"&gt;hot chip&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;one life stand&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;one life stand&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036L031G?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0036L031G"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0036L031G" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-life-stand/id350105884?i=350105981&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;09 &lt;a href="http://www.galacticfunk.com/"&gt;galactic&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;dark water&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;ya-ka-may&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00367TTQK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00367TTQK"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00367TTQK" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dark-water-feat-john-boutte/id352505042?i=352505073&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;10 &lt;a href="http://www.veronicamaggio.com/"&gt;veronica maggio&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;måndagsbarn&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;och vinnaren är…&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/id276050220?i=276050348&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;11 &lt;a href="http://eriksumo.blog.hu/"&gt;erik sumo band&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;show me the light&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;the trouble soup&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00377S244?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00377S244"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00377S244" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;12 &lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks"&gt;we were promised jetpacks&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;quiet little voices&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;these four walls&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00261EZ2A?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00261EZ2A"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00261EZ2A" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/quiet-little-voices/id310950945?i=310950985&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;13 &lt;a href="http://www.theheavy.co.uk/"&gt;the heavy&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;sixteen&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;the house that dirt built&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MFU9BG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002MFU9BG"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002MFU9BG" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sixteen/id328490302?i=328490505&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;14 &lt;a href="http://www.theslew.net/"&gt;the slew&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;shackled soul&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;100percent&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;15 &lt;a href="http://www.coeurdepirate.com/"&gt;cœur de pirate&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;comme des enfants&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;cœur de pirate&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TY3LIY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001TY3LIY"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001TY3LIY" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/comme-des-enfants/id290621194?i=290621199&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt; ——&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3u0vq0WyIA"&gt;bonus video!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;16 &lt;a href="http://www.frankelmusic.com/"&gt;frankel&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;anonymity is the new fame&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;anonymity is the new fame&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BX0K5E?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002BX0K5E"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002BX0K5E" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/anonymity-is-the-new-fame/id318680191?i=318680457&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;17 &lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/kittydaisyandlewis"&gt;kitty, daisy &amp; lewis&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;(baby) hold me tight&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;kitty, daisy &amp; lewis&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002G6J78W?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002G6J78W"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002G6J78W" width="1" border="0" height="1"/&gt; | &lt;a target="itunes_store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id325976823?i=325978517&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/468317159</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/468317159</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:58:36 -0700</pubDate><category>mixtape</category><category>music</category></item><item><title>december 10 is a thursday kkthxbye</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;“Subject: This Wednesday December 10”&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;“Message: …you should all be there this Saturday December 10…”&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;it takes a special kind of disregard for reality to be able to send out an email like that.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/273451306</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/273451306</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:43:57 -0800</pubDate><category>wtf people</category></item><item><title>"We know nothing of each other. We are each trapped in our own mental world where we can only bump up..."</title><description>“We know nothing of each other. We are each trapped in our own mental world where we can only bump up against other people, but never truly touch them. We see others only through the lens of our own experience, prejudices and psychology. Every interaction between people is just two alien civilizations trying to communicate without knowing the other’s language or even what type of life form the other is. We are trapped in our own heads sending out signals saying “I need validation or comfort or recognition” and the person we are talking to is standing next to us sending out those very same signals, but they can’t understand ours and we can’t understand theirs. Friends and loved ones are those whom have recognized this fact and know they can safely ignore each other.”</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/166694862</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/166694862</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:13:32 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>"Of all the offspring of Time, Error is the most ancient, and is so old and familiar an acquaintance,..."</title><description>“Of all the offspring of Time, Error is the most ancient, and is so old and familiar an acquaintance, that Truth, when discovered, comes upon most of us like an intruder, and meets the intruder’s welcome.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Charles Mackay&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/161842847</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/161842847</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:36:20 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>mixtape: blue singularity: a cyberpunk movie soundtrack</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="blue singularity: the movie soundtrack" src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/albums/front.jpg" border="0" height="300" width="300"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a title="blue singularity (separate tracks)" target="_blank" href="http://www.mediafire.com/?tijbcdnyk2z"&gt;download (separate tracks)&lt;/a&gt; (72:01, 93mb zip)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a title="blue singularity (single mp3 mix)" target="_blank" href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zeigozmkqmn"&gt;download (single mp3 mix)&lt;/a&gt; (71:37, 98mb zip)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/albums/frontLG.jpg"&gt;front cover (large)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/albums/backLG.jpg"&gt;back cover (large)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i haven’t read a &lt;a title="cyberpunk definition" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk"&gt;cyberpunk&lt;/a&gt; novel in ages, but one night i got to thinking about how i’d really like to see a new cyberpunk movie on the big screen and how it’d be so kickass if it actually kicked ass as a big summer blockbuster. this got my wheels turning, and i eventually came up with making a (make believe) movie soundtrack for a (fake) movie based on a (non-existent) book. i thought i would start off with trying to incorporate some of the most cyberpunky (to my mind) songs i could think of, and marry them with some other music that really fit the story idea in my head. none of the songs on the album ended up being terribly current, but somehow i like that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;01 prologue: an artifact found&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[corner stone cues - petra]&lt;/i&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0025TJG2C?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0025TJG2C"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0025TJG2C" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=310297880&amp;id=310297694&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;the title sequence to the film takes place in the mid-20th century - about 200 years before the events in the movie. pretty much just a &lt;a title="macguffin definition" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macguffin"&gt;macguffin&lt;/a&gt; device, the “artifact” triggers a great leap forward by the thinkers of the day who then lay the groundwork for the coming technological advancements. i think the corner stone cues orchestral score goes well with the title credits slowly panning over the “artifact”. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;02 chapter 1: technological singularity&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[tettix - the computer takeover] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tettix.net/albums/tech.html"&gt;download&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=273077705&amp;id=273077591&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;we jump forward to about 50 years before the movie’s present day. the technological singularity refers to the point at which man’s tinkering leads to artificial intelligence becoming self-aware and, in secret, the now globally-linked AI developing its own goals. one of the more chiptune-oriented bits of &lt;a title="tettix.net" href="http://www.tettix.net/"&gt;tettix’s&lt;/a&gt; catalog just had to be included, and so what if the title is squarely on the nose? &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;03 chapter 2: a blinding white light&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[lemon jelly - ‘88 aka come down on me] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S57GKE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000S57GKE"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000S57GKE" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=41438002&amp;id=41438034&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;when the global AI made its existence known to mankind, it did it with a bang - literally. triggering a handful of explosive devices around the globe, the AI collective knew that man would only listen when threatened with violence. a truce was enacted, and man has learned to live alongside the just-this-side-of-oppressive silicon-based lifeforms. this song, along with the preceding, is heard during the movie’s prologue - which i envision as being told through some sort of animated sequence. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;04 chapter 3: after the bomb/uneasy coexistence&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[grand national - peanut dreams] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001E4W79S?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001E4W79S"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001E4W79S" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=273358923&amp;id=273358567&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;here’s where we get our first look at the movie proper - establishing shots of ruined and rebuilt metropolises, hover vehicles: all manner of modern tech developed almost completely by AI. we move from the macro to the micro, resolving on a little shithole dive in an area of town where even the robots are down on their luck. grand national’s &lt;i&gt;peanut dreams&lt;/i&gt; gives me visions of people, and androids, going about their daily business on a particularly crappy and rainy night. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;05 chapter 4: in the VIP room at club chromium&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[george michael - freeek!] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0016JZOQE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0016JZOQE"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0016JZOQE" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=276822921&amp;id=276822889&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;handel (played by &lt;a title="thomas jane at imdb.com" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005048/"&gt;thomas jane&lt;/a&gt;), a retired ‘netjockey and current food counselor (some of our vat-grown fruits &amp; vegetables are sentient in the future and develop anxieties about being eaten - not a prestigious job), is trying to weasel his way into the VIP room at the club for some reason or another, but only manages to get turned down and buy more &amp; more drinks for himself. he’s a schlub now, but once upon a time he was somebody, which is why he’s dragged into the story’s plot. george michael’s &lt;i&gt;freeek!&lt;/i&gt;, actually inspired by cyberpunk, seemed a fitting song to be blaring annoyingly in the dark club while handel does his thing. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;06 chapter 5: just gotta get home, sober up&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[back to basic - slay your dragons] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.childrenofthecpu.com/cpu.html"&gt;download&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;handel begins to sense, thanks to the proper bio-enhancement implants, like he’s being watched, followed, tracked. he’s been out of the game for quite a while, and kept his nose (relatively) clean, but maybe it’s time to head back home to regroup just in case. the accompanying song plays over his winding trek back from the club to his apartment. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;07 chapter 6: flashbackwards and flashforwards&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[eli kazah - the search is over] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QZXYOI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000QZXYOI"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000QZXYOI" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=18207201&amp;id=18207192&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;handel makes it back to his place, only to be ambushed by some henchmen and drugged into submission. strapped into a sensory-interference device handel is greeted by the richest man in all the colonies, xavier tevin (&lt;a title="philip baker hall at imdb.com" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001311/"&gt;philip baker hall&lt;/a&gt;), who somehow has now got handel under his thumb and tasks handel with bringing down the AI collective once and for all. we get glimpses of handel’s past ‘net achievements during the exchange, which is where we hear this track. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;08 chapter 7: “almost forgot-there’s a bounty on your head”&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[a perfect circle - counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums (edit)] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TEPJ2Q?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000TEPJ2Q"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000TEPJ2Q" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=27491120&amp;id=27491148&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;tevin’s parting advice is to get a move on, and to provide some incentive he’s retained the services of a bounty hunter (&lt;a title="josh lucas at imdb.com" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0524197/"&gt;josh lucas&lt;/a&gt;) as motivation. the sadistic bounty hunter enjoys his job and, while cautioned against completely elimating the mark, he gets handel in motion by first beating on him and then blowing his apartment the hell up. a perfect circle’s driving beats play over the thorough beating handel gets as soon as the sensory-interference device cuts out. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;09 chapter 8: backstage passes/followed through the crowd&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[billy idol - shock to the system] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000T02PSG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000T02PSG"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000T02PSG" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=209545552&amp;id=209545491&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;the bounty hunter’s next move is to go after android cassie (&lt;a title="alison lohman at imdb.com" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517844/"&gt;alison lohman&lt;/a&gt;), perpetually young prodigy and handel’s former partner in ‘net excursions, who handel hasn’t seen in years and is now coordinating the global touring schedule of a mildly famous musician who just happens to be in town. handel needs cassie for the job, and now needs to get her out of harm’s way as well. billy idol’s ode to cyberpunk is the sort of quasi-cool/quasi-lame sounds the musician in the movie is playing while handel and cassie weave through the crowd, coolly pursued by the bounty hunter. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;10 chapter 9: time to get cassie off the street&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[kita khyber - the crossroads (edit)] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mnkdjkil5yz"&gt;download&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;rapidly running out of public places to hide in plain sight, handel and cassie decide to try to shake their tail. slowly at first and then with more urgency, the music mirrors the increasing tension which comes to a head in the next chapter. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;11 chapter 10: the underground chase&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[crystal fighters - i love london] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/crystalfighters"&gt;myspace&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;desperate to lose the bounty hunter, handel and cassie go underground into the ruins of the old city and are pursued in an action-packed and explosive chase sequence (in and out of vehicles) in which the two finally lose the bounty hunter. i love how bombastic the crystal fighters track becomes when it gets going, and i see a lot of claustrophobic tight shots set to the beat of the song. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;12 chapter 11: safe in your arms&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[apparat - not a number] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TZFVB8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001TZFVB8"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001TZFVB8" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=252648542&amp;id=252648393&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;exhausted and in need of a gameplan, handel and cassie finally get to catch their breath as well as catch up on the last few years they spent apart. what’s this, though? some kind of romance possibly blooming? but he’s gotten so much older while she’s still so young looking! (guys, this is probably when you want to get up and go to the bathroom because it gets a little sappy.) &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;13 chapter 12: getting off-planet/the orbiting city&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[justice - one minute to midnight] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00122Z7NK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00122Z7NK"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00122Z7NK" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=258907649&amp;id=258907190&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;after a little rest, the two form a gameplan that may or may not in fact bring down both the ruling AI collective as well as xavier tevin’s empire. both strikes could potentially be accomplished from within the AI collective’s orbiting platform, but in order to get inside they’ll need the help of a legendary ‘netjockey who’s gone into seclusion somewhere in earth’s largest off-planet city. justice’s &lt;i&gt;one minute to midnight&lt;/i&gt; has always sounded to me like what it’d be like to cruise around a self-sufficient &lt;a title="arcology definition" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcology"&gt;arcology&lt;/a&gt; orbiting the earth. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;14 chapter 13: recruiting burnout’s help&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[king crimson - ladies of the road] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00064WSNC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00064WSNC"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00064WSNC" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;handel and cassie locate burnout (&lt;a title="michael c. hall at imdb.com" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355910/"&gt;michael c. hall&lt;/a&gt;), and eventually convince him to help. king crimson’s suitably retro track helps to explain just why burnout has the name he does and how eccentric he’s gotten, holed up all by himself for so long. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;15 chapter 14: conducting the implant surgery&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[amon tobin - the killer’s vanilla] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001949JEO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001949JEO"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001949JEO" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=212376072&amp;id=212375945&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;when handel hung up his ‘netjockeying gear, he had most of the relevant implants removed from his body but guess what? - now he needs ‘em back. burnout is barely qualified to perform the necessary implantation surgery but with the help of cassie’s steady robotic hands is able to put handel under and jack into his spinal column. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;16 chapter 15: sneaking aboard the &lt;i&gt;polyphemus&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[jamiroquai - deeper underground (edit)] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00138KEG8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00138KEG8"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00138KEG8" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=201711101&amp;id=201708860&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;outfitted with the latest in ‘net implants as well as some pretty damn cool blackmarket weapons, handel now needs to gain access to the AI collective’s base of operations, nicknamed the&lt;i&gt; polyphemus&lt;/i&gt;. with cassie running interference from cyberspace and burnout as the link between the physical and virtual world, handel and burnout eventually infiltrate the &lt;i&gt;polyphemus&lt;/i&gt;…quickly followed by the bounty hunter, who’s still in pursuit. jamiroquai’s &lt;i&gt;deeper underground&lt;/i&gt; sounds like something that might be playing while our antihero goes all stealth-like. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;17 chapter 16: inside the ship &amp; inside the chip&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[unkle - restless] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00169F4W8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00169F4W8"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00169F4W8" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=259782300&amp;id=259782245&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;once inside the platform, handel and burnout make their way to the core where the real work can begin. aided in-person by burnout and via uplink by cassie, handel breaks into the AI collective core intelligence successfully but is quickly discovered in cyberspace by patrolling security protocols while attacked in meatspace by the bounty hunter. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;18 chapter 17: alert, then all-out assault&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[the prodigy - no man army] &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A0ULXQ?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000A0ULXQ"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000A0ULXQ" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;all hell breaks loose. forced into conflict and still jacked in to the ‘net, handel has to physically battle the bounty hunter while simultaneously battling the AI’s assault in the virtual world. i’m not gonna tell you how it ends, but let’s just say that the AI collective’s hold on mankind is lost and tevin’s monopolistic empire crumbles as well, though not in the way you think. the prodigy’s track has a beat that mirrors the core’s alarm sounds perfectly, so sue me if it’s too on the nose again. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;19 epilogue: a relic buried&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;[m83 - farewell, goodbye]&lt;/i&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TEVFTC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000TEVFTC"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000TEVFTC" border="0" height="1" width="1"/&gt; | &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=41497221&amp;id=41497245&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;after the fall of both ruling forces, a new age of man and machine is brought about, as demonstrated by handel and cassie who possibly realize their feelings for each other after being reunited (embracing in slo-mo zero gee, natch). we slowly pan out from the earth to reveal the return of the “artifact”, now a relic as a distant primitive colony discovers and begins to worship it. roll credits. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/156628337</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/156628337</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:36:00 -0700</pubDate><category>mixtape</category><category>music</category><category>art-type thing</category><category>wordy words</category></item><item><title>"It is surprising what people can do when they have to, and how little most people will do when they..."</title><description>“It is surprising what people can do when they have to, and how little most people will do when they don’t have to.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Walter Linn&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/152094353</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/152094353</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:12:44 -0700</pubDate><category>quotes</category></item><item><title>in which there is some lamentation, but also some gratitude</title><description>&lt;p&gt;as i come closer to the so-called middle age, turning 33 in a little under a month, there are certain aspects of my personality that i’ve come to accept as having very little chance of changing. among them, i am by nature shy and an introvert.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;from my earliest memories to everything older family members have told me, it seems like it’s always just been this way. at family gatherings as a youth, i’d always want to go to a quiet place and draw, and just be with my imagination. to this day, i’d much rather be by myself or with a select few than mingling at a party or a bar among strangers. it’s probably why i have so much trouble meeting new people. it’s also why i do prefer email and instant messenger. in person i can be inadvertently awkward, but in the written word i know i can be articulate.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;the reason i bring this up is that sometime in the future i’m planning to move to a different city &amp; state, and that actually kind of energizes me. for whatever reason, i’ve never quite been able to thrive in my hometown. quick example story: about 8 years ago i spent time travelling abroad by myself in australia &amp; new zealand, and lived for about 3 months in sydney. the place i ended up living in was a house full of other travellers (all complete strangers), about 12 of us in total. the day i moved in i had gotten my tongue pierced and it was almost impossible to talk. coupled with the fact that i am shy &amp; introverted, i should have pretty much been a loner in the house for all my days there. but to my surprise it was quite the opposite: i was liked, gregarious, and had a blast meeting new people. i’m still in contact with friends i met then.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;on my own, i guess i’m forced to put myself out there. but back “home” amongst family and old friends with whom i have a long history with, i suppose i don’t feel i need to really flex my social muscles much. perhaps i just need to meet strangers in my home town. i love my family and friends, but i’ve come to realize the truth that maybe only on my own i “dance like no one’s watching”.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;it’s hard being shy and introverted in a world where aggression is rewarded and extroversion is the rule of the day. but most times i’m glad i am who i am, content to be left for hours on end by myself or with just a couple of people i know well.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;to tell you the truth, i’m glad i can find the silliness in physically cringing when extroverts do their thing so loudly (to my eyes &amp; ears) and broadcast their need for attention.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/133110200</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/133110200</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:39:00 -0700</pubDate><category>wordy words</category></item><item><title>summer '09 mixtape: long days, pleasant nights</title><description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom:15px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/zinag0fjzjo/deekaygee-LongDaysPleasantNights.zip"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/albums/deekaygeeSummer09mixtape.jpg" alt="deekaygee - summer '09 mixtape: long days, pleasant nights" border="0" width="300" height="300"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/zinag0fjzjo/deekaygee-LongDaysPleasantNights.zip"&gt;summer ‘09 mixtape: long days, pleasant nights&lt;/a&gt; (47:36, 65mb zip)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;with summer pretty much in full swing now, this short mixtape was put together to accompany a weekend poolside bbq that ended up getting cancelled. rather than waste a short little mix of indie rock and dance flavored with a little hip hop and a just a dash of 70s and 90s, i thought i’d share it with you. enjoy. keep the caipirinhas flowing, and don’t forget to flip the burgers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tenkens.com/tenkens.html"&gt;ten kens&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;spanish fly&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;ten kens&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=281851159&amp;id=281850926&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ASG2KS?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001ASG2KS"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001ASG2KS" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; ——&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0hydW7WnZE"&gt;bonus animated video!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.laroux.co.uk/"&gt;la roux&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;quicksand&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;la roux&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=311213261&amp;id=311213218&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00265VVH8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00265VVH8"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00265VVH8" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cutcopy.net/index.htm"&gt;cut copy&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;feel the love&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;in ghost colours&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=276328459&amp;id=276328444&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017I7390?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0017I7390"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0017I7390" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.whitetown.co.uk/"&gt;white town&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;your woman&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;women in technology&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=2398913&amp;id=2398925&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TETLFW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000TETLFW"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000TETLFW" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/tharealryerye"&gt;rye rye feat. m.i.a.&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;bang&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=309397057&amp;id=309397056&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0020VPEC6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0020VPEC6"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0020VPEC6" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.starlightmints.com/"&gt;starlight mints&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;zoomba&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;change remains&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=316454641&amp;id=316454393&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002A7296O?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002A7296O"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002A7296O" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mae-shi.com/"&gt;the mae shi&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;run to your grave&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;hlllyh&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=273015746&amp;id=273015699&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013F241O?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0013F241O"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0013F241O" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theheavy.co.uk/"&gt;the heavy&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;colleen&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;great vengeance and furious fire&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=278931546&amp;id=278931528&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00183L0B6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00183L0B6"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00183L0B6" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/yummybingham"&gt;yummy bingham feat. jadakiss&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;come get it&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=62463180&amp;id=62463175&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W26884?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000W26884"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000W26884" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.passionpitmusic.com/"&gt;passion pit&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;little secrets&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;manners&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=318454657&amp;id=318454424&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027D4ADG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0027D4ADG"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0027D4ADG" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/folchen"&gt;fol chen&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;cable tv&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;part i: john shade, your fortune’s made&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=316594642&amp;id=316594600&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TMXWQM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001TMXWQM"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001TMXWQM" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oneeskimo.net/"&gt;one eskimo&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;kandi&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VKT4P0?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001VKT4P0"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001VKT4P0" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; ——&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFIR2ukcgCo"&gt;bonus animated video!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.koolandthegang.com/"&gt;kool &amp; the gang&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;b&gt;summer madness&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;light of worlds&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=128516&amp;id=128522&amp;s=143441&amp;uo=6"&gt;itunes&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VZPBG2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000VZPBG2"&gt;amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdeekaygeec-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000VZPBG2" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" width="1" height="1"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/125383688</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/125383688</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:58:00 -0700</pubDate><category>mixtape</category><category>music</category></item><item><title>single serving review: the escapist</title><description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img alt="the escapist" src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/theEscapist.jpg" border="0" width="380" height="211"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;presented as a straightforward prison break movie, the british film &lt;i&gt;the escapist&lt;/i&gt; is a gritty portrayal of cramped prison life executed with high-intensity cuts and a very fast-paced story. well, two stories actually: the lead up to the prison break is told in flashback while simultaneously showing the tense break in progress.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;veteran actor brian cox’s frank perry is the grizzled lifer who needs to get out after receiving some disturbing news via his first letter from the outside in many years, and cox’s portrayal of an inmate resigned to incarceration but awakened with a new-found purpose is an effective one. as an american used to seeing damian lewis (tv’s &lt;i&gt;life&lt;/i&gt;) speak in fake american, it was great to see him drop it for his native accent &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; be badass as bad guy rizza. the rest of the cast, including a beefed-up joseph fiennes, successfully fill their roles as needed by the story.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the real star of the movie though is the prison itself - dublin’s &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilmainham_Jail"&gt;kilmainham jail&lt;/a&gt; is a crumbling, cramped, and spatially-oppressive dungeon of a place, intentionally shot so as not to lose any of those qualities. as we’re taken from jail cells to escape tunnels and beyond, we really get a sense of the claustrophobic conditions involved in prison life and prison break.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;it’s not a life-affirming sentimental take like &lt;i&gt;the shawshank redemption&lt;/i&gt; or a classic like &lt;i&gt;escape from alcatraz&lt;/i&gt;, but the surprising and very cool twist in &lt;i&gt;the escapist&lt;/i&gt; elevates it from an ok movie to an enjoyable one with just a hint of an insightful message.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;3.5/5 thumbs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/124177022</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/124177022</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:40:43 -0700</pubDate><category>single serving review</category><category>movies</category></item><item><title>boy, have i been taking the wrong approach. there’s no...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SVGbsMDlPlg?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;boy, have i been taking the wrong approach. there’s no mention of suprise romantic car trunk abductions anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/123564106</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/123564106</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:06:00 -0700</pubDate><category>video</category></item><item><title>love this.</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/4868843" width="400" height="230" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;love this.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/121889640</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/121889640</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:27:59 -0700</pubDate><category>music</category><category>video</category></item><item><title>in which i henceforth wear only tuxes to work.</title><description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom:15px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/jimmyStewart.jpg" width="380" border="0" height="211"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;fashion scale: here’s a classic 3 button single-breasted striped suit accented with a striped bow tie, and here’s ed hardy. any questions?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lately &lt;a target="_self" href="http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/"&gt;i’ve been doing a metric butt-ton of research on men’s fashion&lt;/a&gt; on account of needing to buy a suit for the semi-formal wedding of one of my oldest friends. in truth, up until this very weekend i didn’t even have one at all. i worked all through high school and college as a banquets waiter and bartender, so i’m no stranger to wearing “formal” clothing and have been asked for fashion advice more than a few times by friends in my past due to that fact. i’ve rocked a cummerbund with the best of ‘em.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;however, as i’ve been out of the food service biz for nearly 10 years now and settled comfortably into my casual web design world of t-shirts and flip flops, i’ve had little reason to wear what i’d consider grown-up clothing: men’s suits. i just don’t have much need for it in my day-to-day life really, and when i did i’ve managed to squeak by this long in my life by scavenging pieces here and there, or by simply lucking out (of the last 6 or so weddings i’ve gone to, i was in the wedding party the majority of the time and only needed to rent a tuxedo).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;so what’s my point? well, now that i’ve managed to finally learn the difference between a single- and double-breasted suit, a notched lapel versus a peaked lapel, and what herringbone and hound’s tooth really looks like, i sorta lament not having a reason to express my newfound knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;in the course of my research, i found the ins and outs endlessly fascinating; the rules and guidelines governing the “proper” wearing of everything from head to toe that no modern man seems to have much knowledge of (or use for). if we were in the 1940s or 50s, by this time in my life no doubt i’d have a closet full of suits: brown, black, navy, velvet, 2 piece, 3 piece, what have you. but the reality is that we live in an age where it’s possible for a man approaching middle-age to own not a single suit &lt;i&gt;(hey, that’s me!)&lt;/i&gt;. more than that, it seems like the art of men’s fashion is virtually non-existent. most young males today have very little need to put much thought into their wardrobes (myself included), and beyond that, rely on the fashion sense of their wives or girlfriends.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;it’s almost enough to make me consider becoming some sort of company man or move to the hamptons, just so i could be able to explore the wonders of grownup wear. almost. as much as i like being dapper dave, i do still love being able to go into work in camo shorts, chuck taylors, and a &lt;a target="_self" title="Woot! Shirt! Woot Shirt!" href="http://shirt.woot.com"&gt;woot shirt&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;we’ll start with one nice suit in the closet.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/119605099</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/119605099</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:15:51 -0700</pubDate><category>wordy words</category><category>fashion</category></item><item><title>"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."</title><description>“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Arthur C. Clarke&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/118673076</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/118673076</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:13:00 -0700</pubDate><category>quotes</category></item><item><title>single serving review: the curious case of benjamin button</title><description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img alt="the curious case of benjamin button" src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/benjaminButton.jpg" width="380" border="0" height="211"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twee"&gt;&lt;b&gt;twee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;i&gt;noun&lt;/i&gt; - something that is sweet, almost to the point of being sickeningly so.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i like brad pitt (&lt;i&gt;fight club&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;se7en&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;12 monkeys&lt;/i&gt;). i like cate blanchett (&lt;i&gt;i’m not there&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;heaven&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;the life aquatic with steve zissou&lt;/i&gt;). i like david fincher (&lt;i&gt;se7en&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;fight club&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;panic room&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;zodiac&lt;/i&gt;). so it should be a given that i like &lt;i&gt;the curious case of benjamin button&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;except that i didn’t.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;it’s been a long time since i was actually, genuinely bored while watching a movie. i’m usually easy to entertain, pretty forgiving of plots, and admittedly an apologist for nearly all entertainment in general (after all, it was better than having hot pokers put through your eyes, right?). during the course of this movie, though, i found myself not really caring so much about what was going on and instead just wanting it to get to the point.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;don’t get me wrong - the ambitious movie is shot beautifully and acted wonderfully enough by all involved, and i get that the message is that every moment of life is precious. it’s got some great visuals and even pretty funny in several places. it just seemed that in getting the message across every. moment. became. overly. precious. - to the point of almost becoming disingenuous. ultimately the movie’s too long and, for all its prettiness, &lt;i&gt;button&lt;/i&gt; doesn’t deliver on its promise to arouse curiosity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;2/5 lightning strikes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/117178268</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/117178268</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:43:00 -0700</pubDate><category>single serving review</category><category>movies</category></item><item><title>goosebumps. goose. bumps.</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_hTiRnqnvDs?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;goosebumps. goose. bumps.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/112562244</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/112562244</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 19:53:04 -0700</pubDate><category>green lantern</category><category>movies</category></item><item><title>art-type thing: 3d pixel box - 1up</title><description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deekaygee/3547232739/in/set-72157618506800156/" title="3d pixel box"&gt;&lt;img alt="3d pixel box" src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/works/smb01.jpg" border="0" width="380" height="211"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;inspired by a nintendo-soaked childhood and an extreme zoom while in photoshop, i wondered what a 2d pixel-based character might look like rendered in the real world. after much cutting, much more sanding, and a little bit of painting i now know!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deekaygee/3547232093/in/set-72157618506800156/" title="3d pixel box"&gt;&lt;img alt="3d pixel box" src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/works/smb02.jpg" border="0" width="380" height="211"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;each 3/4” x 3/4” “pixel” was cut to a random height and hand sanded, then painted, glued to a backing board, and finally put inside a shadow box for display. had to fudge the dimensions a bit to fit the 12” shadow box, so instead of the traditional 16x16 layout it’s 15x15, but it came out better than i expected, and i’m happy with it. i can definitely see room for improvement in technique and method for the next one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;for more pics, feel free to browse my &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deekaygee/sets/72157618506800156/" alt="art-type thing: 3d pixel box at flickr"&gt;flickr set&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deekaygee/3547232599/in/set-72157618506800156/" title="3d pixel box"&gt;&lt;img alt="3d pixel box" src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/works/smb03.jpg" border="0" width="380" height="211"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/110594818</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/110594818</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 11:56:00 -0700</pubDate><category>art-type thing</category><category>gaming</category></item><item><title>"No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish..."</title><description>“No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Jascha Heifetz&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/110318346</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/110318346</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 21:07:33 -0700</pubDate><category>quotes</category></item><item><title>single serving review: star trek</title><description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img alt="star trek" src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/deekaygee76/starTrek.jpg" width="380" border="0" height="211"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;pew pew pew!&lt;/b&gt; that’s the sound of phasers hitting my heart. part of what made me the geek i am today is gathering in front of a childhood best friend’s tiny family television and watching old star trek vhs movies on sleepovers; but that’s about the extent of my trekkie-ness (or trekker-ness, &lt;a target="_self" title="trekkie vs trekker" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trekkie"&gt;if you prefer&lt;/a&gt;). as far as this year’s movie goes though, the good news is you don’t need memories or a viewing experience like that to enjoy j.j. abrams’ &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;star trek&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the embodiment of a summer popcorn flick, &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;star trek&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; has it all: action, comedy, impressive (and practical - as in serving the story and not just there for their own sake) special effects. abrams nails the look and feel of the star trek universe while simultaneously updating both, and ultimately gives the impression of already planning out the enterprise crew’s story well in advance (which is no surprise given the heavy involvement of &lt;i&gt;lost&lt;/i&gt; talent). however, this does reveal one of its very few flaws: there are several &lt;a target="_self" title="always a friend" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFyl4GxBzEw"&gt;verbal&lt;/a&gt; and visual winks and nods that the unfamiliar viewer may not get, thereby reducing (or in some cases eliminating) an intended comedic or dramatic effect.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the plot itself is the movie’s biggest weakness and is ultimately forgettable, although in a story where the core function is setting up the whos, hows, and whys of the main crew ending up on the ship, it’s a forgivable one. it is interesting enough to keep the movie’s pace going as well as give ample “intro” time to each of the saga’s primary members. the ship’s crew as a whole is splendidly well-cast: &lt;a target="_self" title="chris pine" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1517976/"&gt;chris pine&lt;/a&gt;’s cocky kirk, &lt;a target="_self" title="zachary quinto" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0704270/"&gt;zachary quinto&lt;/a&gt;’s conflicted half-human/half-vulcan spock. &lt;a target="_self" title="karl urban" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0881631/"&gt;karl urban&lt;/a&gt;’s mccoy steals the show though; here kirk and spock share little with their previous portrayals but urban’s near spot-on imitation of deforest kelley’s verbal inflections provide humor and recognition to great effect. the movie’s comedic relief provided by &lt;a target="_self" title="simon pegg" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0670408/"&gt;simon pegg’&lt;/a&gt;s mr. scott and &lt;a target="_self" title="anton yelchin" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0947338/"&gt;anton yelchin&lt;/a&gt;’s chekov are counterbalanced by &lt;a target="_self" title="john cho" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158626/"&gt;john cho&lt;/a&gt;’s skilled sulu and &lt;a target="_self" title="zoe saldana" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757855/"&gt;zoe saldana&lt;/a&gt;’s intelligent uhuru, although i wouldn’t be surprised if abrams and co. mix it up a bit in coming sequels; all are redeemed by a glimmer and promise of opposite disposition in their character.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;despite some heavy &lt;a target="_self" title="definition of retcon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retcon"&gt;retconning&lt;/a&gt; to scrutinous eyes, by the end of the movie viewers old and new should be well-prepared and clamoring for the further adventures of this incarnation’s inevitable sequels. by the end of the movie, i was immediately ready to watch &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;star trek&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; all over again.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;4.5/5 nacelles&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/106172986</link><guid>http://www.deekaygee.com/post/106172986</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:49:00 -0700</pubDate><category>single serving review</category><category>movies</category></item></channel></rss>

