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Saturday, May 15, 2004

Attempted Not Known

I recently purchased a copy of Attempted Not Known #9. I know that Peter is a friend of mine and a regular reader of Sad Salvation. None of those things effect my review of Attempted Not Known #9.

As you can tell from the picture ANK #9 does not look like a normal comic zine. It is actually a set of twenty small comics. The twenty comics are all about smoking in one way or another. This is an amazing way to present a comic. Peter Conrad is try to push the boundaries of what comics are in a meaningful and creative way.

What I also love about ANK #9 is the comics. They show a intricate knowledge of the culture of smoking. I have never smoked, but smoking has never bothered me. I have hung out with many smokers in my life. In the anti-smoking era smoking culture has seemed to grown stronger and more defiant. Peter finds the subjects worthy of comment in this world.

If you love comics, zines, or alternative media, it is worth buying Attempted Not Known #9.

You can buy it directly from Peter Conrad.

- Rich, 8:39 PM

GM billboards (Pt. 1)

Does anyone know when GM started doing fetish marketing?

- Rich, 9:54 AM

Where did this all start?

Recently I borrowed a copy of Life after God from a friend. I told him that this book is what inspired me to keep a journal back in college. There is a selection that was the forward to my pre-weblog journal.

And if we were to collect these small moments in a notebook and save them over a period of months we would see certain trends emerge from our collection--certain voices would emerge that have been trying to speak though us. We would realize that we have been having another life altogether, one we didn’t ever know was going on inside us. And maybe this other life is more important than the one we think of as being real--this clunky day-to-day world of furniture and noise and metal. So just maybe it is these small silent moments which are the true story-making events of our lives.

Reading this now, I am so fare away from this idea. I no longer write about the small ideas of my life. I am not sure I could get back to that idea in a public place. Maybe I need to start keeping a private journal again.

- Rich, 9:27 AM

Friday, May 14, 2004

Pictures of Sad Google Searches

For a long time now, the number one google search in my referral log has been pictures of sad people. I am proud of that because there are no pictures of sad people on my site. I am happy to know that I am the first thing that shows up when you search for pictures of sad toasters

- Rich, 12:25 AM

Thursday, May 13, 2004

Meaning of words

I am in a coffee shop right now. The guys next to me are trying to find a better word then 'outsourcing' for their pitch. It sounds like they are going to go with 'Redefined Staffing.' That is just ridiculous.

- Rich, 8:04 PM

No Pants?

I am not sure how I missed No Pants Day

- Rich, 1:24 PM

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

The Streak is Over

Visual: Me doing happy dance





I went to the ballgame last night and finally got to see the Phillies beat the Giants. The Phillies were 3 and 12 at Pac-Bell Park. Now that they chanced the name to SBC park maybe the luck will change. The Phillies where knocking the ball around the yard. They scored 10 runs on 15 hits.

This is also the first time that I have gone to SBC Park and the Giants lost. I had a good streak of 12 or so games over the last four year. Now I can no longer make this claim. At least the Giants ended up losing to my team.

I went to the game with David. I hope he did not mind about my almost constant chatter. It is just the way I get when I go to baseball games. I am so excited I just want to talk all the time.

I did not get treated too bad by the Giants fans. Most of the know that they usually beat the Phillies. I guess they might have felt sorry for me that I am a Phillies fan. The Phillies do not get too much respect. Hopefully the Phillies can keep on winning.

- Rich, 9:40 AM

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Is BART to San Jose worth the money

It looks like it will still be hard to get BART to San Jose. This is a really complicated issue. This article does a good job of showing the different sides.

- Rich, 1:35 PM

Recordable DVDs New Target of Hollywood

It is no suprise that Hollywood does not like Recordable DVDs. Hollywood would have killed VCRs if they would have given them a chance. They found out that it was the golden goose. My guess is that Hollywood is just lazy and they do not want to figure out new business plans.

- Rich, 1:26 PM

Monday, May 10, 2004

The Mercedes-Benz of Toasters

It turns out that there is a toaster that people flaunt. I am not sure what a toaster can do that would make it worth $315. I have to get myself a piece of that toast.

- Rich, 11:23 AM

Sunday, May 09, 2004

What it means to say 'Fresno, California'

For my friends Fresno will always have a specific meaning.

On Saturday I drove from San Jose to Fresno. It is the second time in a week that I have taken this drive. It is not a bad drive. It has some beautiful scenery. The roads are not bad. There is not too much traffic. The problem is that when I am taking this trip all I can think about is my friend in the hospital bed.

When I am in Fresno it is not very pleasant. It is good to see people, but I wish it was under better circumstances. There were lots of times where we would all be sitting around quite. I knew that everyone was tired. We just sat there because there was nothing left to say. I think that we were all tried of the small talk. We were all tired about having to just sit there and wait.

Driving back is not so happy either. It takes longer then it should. Pacheco Pass is curvy and not well light. People slow down too much going into the curves because they cannot see far enough. They brain tells them the curve will be worse then it really is.

By the end of the day I am tried and I have done very little. I am not in the mood to do anything, but tell the people close to me I love them. I am scared that my friend will never be the same again. Most of all I feel guilty for not wanting to be there again the next day.

Fresno will always been about my friends motorcycle accident. It will always be about sitting around the university hospital waiting to see him. It will always be about wanting to be anywhere else doing anything else. It is what it will mean to say Fresno, California for the foreseeable future.

- Rich, 7:24 PM

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