please to join infinite fun space
see also ‘infinite fun space’
…,a universe constructed from the cognitive surplus of a generation, because ultimately if we do it right, we won’t have to do it at all, and then what will we do.
your revolution is over, mr. lebowski. condolences. the bums lost
One of the authors of the Declaration of Independence (the original, not the compromised second draft.)
(slipstream Lebowski via The Whiskey Bravo)
I Wonder Why the Wonderfalls - Andy Partridge
We teeter along on our tightrope
Some of us trip and damage our heads
Poppin’ pills is really stupefying
Get you crawling when you could be flying
All my life I guess I’ll be dying
Just to know…
I love this show; the opening episode grabbed me with this Andy Partridge theme song and the damaged Mold-A-Rama lion that reminded me of days at the Jacksonville Zoo with my Grandfather. The animal Muses that push and pull Jaye, giving orders without explanation, are an amusing depiction of the forces that pinball through our lives. I would love to see the darker second season with Jaye in the asylum, no longer struggling to defy the voices.
it’s got me laughing now it’s got me crying and also happy friday imaginary constructs -mumblelard
(mp3 via Jossie is a Hottie)
the lazarus effect by frank herbert and bill ransom
I found this at the thrift store this week, but I am really looking for the previous book in the Pandora Sequence, The Jesus Incident. Eventually, I will probably break down and order it, but for now, that is against the rules. As a fan of Dune and someone who loves the Iain M. Banks Culture novels and their sentient citizen Ship Minds, I find the following jacket copy describing The Jesus Incident irresistible:
In The Jesus Incident we met Ship, a mechanical intelligence so complete it believed it was God. Ship denied its man-made origin and set off on an intergalactic journey of centuries’ duration, taking along thousands of human beings. After a test of their ability to WorShip* to its satisfaction, Ship abandoned many of its subjects on the hostile planet Pandora.
*sic
Einstein
In this episode, an unnamed creature who Crichton glibly dubs “Einstein,”* explains the practical considerations of time-space travel through wormholes. They have adopted a variant of the many-worlds interpretation. My favorite recent fictional treatment of the many-worlds interpretation is Ian McDonald’s Brasyl. I don’t want to spoil it, but its treatment of the multiverse concept is very nice.
Unrealized Realities (Farscape S04E11)
*for black eyes or absence of eyeballs being used to indicate possession or alien nature see also the CyberKing. I love the aesthetic of off-the-rack special effects, but I will never <3 them.
