I used to visit ACTIVE WORLDS on a regular basis. There are still folk there.

I used to visit ACTIVE WORLDS on a regular basis. There are still folk there.
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/who-is-the-last-active-player-in-this-long-dead-mmo-active-worlds

The bottom line is NOT how good you are doing art in your own fashion, but only that you DO IT in the first place.

The bottom line is NOT how good you are doing art in your own fashion, but only that you DO IT in the first place.
http://zenpencils.com/comic/113-vincent-van-gogh-in-spite-of-everything/

A Pantera cover Polka!

A Pantera cover Polka!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngMJTWUanCA&list=PLhFttjRVS7WhRMQTpHvGcRVUDL-VqnlMS

Gosh....

Gosh....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JFb_aOn6rc&feature=share

Alternate universe Black Sabbath.

Alternate universe Black Sabbath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtCTWn6HCSI&list=RDe4Ao-iNPPUc&index=12

AC/DC, but not as you're used to.

AC/DC, but not as you're used to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Ao-iNPPUc

I was just watching this for maybe the first time in 10 years.

I was just watching this for maybe the first time in 10 years. It has - until Russell Crow in Les Miz - some of the worst singing in a musical, but also some of the best songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufnDlkujmNo

Nah, not that creepy

Nah, not that creepy

Originally shared by Doctor Who Today

"Are you my Mummy?"

#DoctorWho

Saw the film.

Saw the film. I can understand why people hated it, because it's NOT the universe they see in the comics. I thought it was an "OK film, for Zac Snyder, but that's not great praise from me. he pinched stuff from the Excalibur, as well as other films. I do like the version of Alfred in this, and Ms Prince is a passable Wonder Woman, if under developed.

Lex, I'm not so sure about. The Batman in this film could easily take on Iron Man from the Marvel films and WIN, but the Tony Starke character in this film is really Lex Luthor.  Quote of the film:

I.m thinking of seeing BATMAN vs SUPERMAN today, but am not keen on the session times.

I.m thinking of seeing BATMAN vs SUPERMAN today, but am not keen on the session times. Might have to see it in 3D and VMax.

I've seen lots of negative reviews of it. I liked Man of Steel mostly (though Zod's killing was mishandled). But none of the DC films for different characters seem to connect like the Marvel ones do. This is NOT the same universe that the Dark Knight Trilogy was set (more's the pity).

And the other thing is, it's directed by Zack Snyder, who also directed several films I was either disappointed with (Watchmen), offended by (Suckerpunch) or consider to have been misguided comedies (300). His worst fault is try to stuff TOO MUCH into one film.

To me this makes a difference because I grew up in the 60s on DC comic reprints. I just fear that while these characters may be dressed the same, that really they're nothing like either.

But we'll see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cle_rKBpZ28&feature=share

I taped this on SBS a while back and am watching it.

I taped this on SBS a while back and am watching it. A silly film (and a remake of a British film with Ian Carmicheal which I've also seen), but very funny. I think what I like is how MONEY IS NO OBJECT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRWyQELLODg

One reason travel between parallel universes is supposed to be impossible now.

One reason travel between parallel universes is supposed to be impossible now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCv5o7n_mtk&feature=youtu.be

Of course SBS showed Fifth Element last Wednesday night.

Of course SBS showed Fifth Element last Wednesday night. It is a sorta fun goofy film, but they're spot on about the plot holes in it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_63gVt7WUk&feature=share

I bought the DVD of part 2 this week, and I rather liked the lullaby and instrumental at the end of the film.

I bought the DVD of part 2 this week, and I rather liked the lullaby and instrumental at the end of the film. Very in keeping with both the books and the films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7GG5RA7qNA

SteamPunk ???

Originally shared by Brian Landar

SteamPunk ???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFCuE5rHbPA

The combo of Bowie + Petshop Boys is different. Bowie was ever the chameleon.

The combo of Bowie + Petshop Boys is different.  Bowie was ever the chameleon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjYHTCR0qBk

I also popped into Graphic Action.

I also popped into Graphic Action. It seems the library copy of the graphic novel Hicksville by Dylan Horrocks  has gone missing, so I thought I'd see if i could buy one (I can but they have to order it in). Anyway, I happened upon THIS and bought it on the spot. I used to read ESCAPE comic magazine in the 80s (from Britain) and it featured this character in it. Written and drawn by Hunt Emerson, poor old Calculus Cat keeps up a cheery exterior and has perpetual fights with his TV set. Very funny.
http://largecow.com/shop/books/calculus-cat

Not to be confused with...

Not to be confused with...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RDdmfWsrsw

Good question.

Good question.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC1CY5r2ooo

I do enjoy Lev's minimalist animation style.

I do enjoy Lev's minimalist animation style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPdaHKBYDyg&feature=share

Saw this today.

Saw this today. It was better than expected, and changes genre mid-movie to boot. I did however figure out some things well in advance. Have a feeling there might be a sequel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY73vFGhSVk&feature=share

Old piers and bridges, like railway stations, a places of transition and transit.

Old piers and bridges, like railway stations, a places of transition and transit. As as such they invoke ideas of waiting and moving on/

Originally shared by Rick Schwartz

Boca Grande Seascape

If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a hundred times, I love old piers. No, don’t put me down as undecided, old piers are awesome. If for no other reason than they provide a leading line into the infinity of the sea. They point outward and beyond, they are metaphors for the journey of life. How’s that for heavy thoughts along with my images? I know, as long as it’s not heavy breathing then it’s okay. As a land lubber a pier for me points outward to sea. However if you are at sea, it’s a bridge back to shore. There are so many implications that it just blows my mind. Okay, the men in white coats just showed up, I need to take my meds now. But really, don’t you think old piers are great?

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‪#‎bocagrande‬ ‪#‎florida‬ ‪#‎sonyalpha‬ ‪#‎seascape‬

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Chloe's much better than she makes out, as you can see from these works.

Chloe's much better than she makes out, as you can see from these works.

Originally shared by chloe winkworth

body of work by CHLOE FLEUR WINKWORTH 

OIL ON CANVAS...MOSTLY ALL 36 X 48 INCH

have a great life , and sorry for existing....feel free to rip off ideas for your own successful art,its just paint and sweat and pain....theres no uni degree ,so its not even really art.was gunna reshoot it all with my old canon eos, but i cant find anywhere that will process it and crop it ,and theres another few works that didnt make the cut....and two more canvases to paint before i go....ciao then birdy kisses xx

Um...

Um...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6cI5v70MQ

It may seem old hat nowadays, but it was a classic art-house film (of the book) once upon a time. FOR MADMEN ONLY!

It may seem old hat nowadays, but it was a classic art-house film (of the book) once upon a time. FOR MADMEN ONLY!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ8xjVASGX8

This is entirely related to the book by Herman Hesse.

This is entirely related to the book by Herman Hesse. I saw the film as well which had Max Von Sydow in the title role. Both were about person who had decided to end it all at age 50, and the consequences of that intention. Not an easy film to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFZ3WcS9noE

Introducing MechaniCards Mechanical Greeting Cards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGa52qPVvA

The only sculpting I was any good at was "soft sculptor" aka Fibre Art. Thus I find this quite impressive.

The only sculpting I was any good at was "soft sculptor" aka Fibre Art. Thus I find this quite impressive.
http://designyoutrust.com/2016/03/impressive-carved-wood-and-bone-figures-by-andrey-sagalov

Ah, Roger Dean, how I miss you.

Ah, Roger Dean, how I miss you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDaVXMivGU1zE&v=FZcGc-nbLco

And of course the long ballad was standard in Prog Rock, like this one which seems to be about humanities spread...

And of course the long ballad was standard in Prog Rock, like this one which seems to be about humanities spread among the stars with all the implied space opera you muster. I always heard "Starship Troopers" after this song, like it was an epilogue to the story in this song, after the "Death defying, mutilated armies" were long gone.

I mostly listened to stuff like this alongside albums by Hawkwind, to both while I was typing out fanzines in the 70s. All nostalgia now I guess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVXMivGU1zE

"Loneliness is a power that we possess to give or take away forever

"Loneliness is a power that we possess to give or take away forever
All I know can be shown by your acceptance of the facts there shown before you
Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to say that this is all confusion
As I see a new day in me, I can also show it you and you may follow"

Ah the folly of youth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk4U8BembHM

You can "move on" from Prog Rock, but it stays with you anyway.

You can "move on" from Prog Rock, but it stays with you anyway. I saw something on social media that immediately made me think of this. Of course none of this is fashionable nowadays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmZoQFYYx8U

"By the end, 10 Cloverfield Lane feels like a marketing plan posing as a movie."

"By the end, 10 Cloverfield Lane feels like a marketing plan posing as a movie."

One for watching  the public library DVD, I suspect.
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160311-film-review-is-10-cloverfield-lane-shocking-or-silly

I figured out the access shafts.

I figured out the access shafts. Just start them next to each other, which is a bit like the source illustration. Tow more images on this, at http://lauraseabrook.deviantart.com/art/015-SadHeart-Opposite-Exits-596941181 and http://lauraseabrook.deviantart.com/art/016-SadHeart-Tubular-construction-596941995.
#sadheartshadow  
http://lauraseabrook.deviantart.com/art/014-SadHeart-Rearrangement-596940482

A classic Spaghetti Western Terrance Hill comedy. I've always remembered the story that led to this quote.

A classic Spaghetti Western Terrance Hill comedy. I've always remembered the story that led to  this quote.

Jack Beauregard: Folks that throw dirt on you aren't always trying to hurt you, and folks that pull you out of a jam aren't always trying to help you. But the main point is when you're up to your nose in shit, keep your mouth shut.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RYq1PLdT0s

would you believe a henry mancini composition?

would you believe a henry mancini composition?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSYIxSR-x84

found it

found it
https://soundcloud.com/alucidnation/everybodys-gotta-learn-sometime

Gregor Mendel not not apply.

Gregor Mendel not not apply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKvO8t39SIk

More Alucidnation without water sounds.

More Alucidnation without water sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24U3rU5RB40&index=8&list=PL_qdcpJZoQcjqrPEJNO-vojNHA1z_YLjw

I just heard this group do a "Everybody's gotta learn sometime" cover on SBS chill.

I just heard this group do a "Everybody's gotta learn sometime" cover on SBS chill. Couldn't find that on Youtube, but maybe this will do instead.  Yes, it's one of those tracks with water in the background.  I don't mind, but I like good ambient.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDrERrEUsP8&list=PL_qdcpJZoQcjqrPEJNO-vojNHA1z_YLjw&index=1

The trouble with 'binge watching" your show.

The trouble with 'binge watching" your show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njr3aFpTMyQ

Love it.

Love it.
https://vimeo.com/141145133

Because, well why not?!

Because, well why not?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDn6Cj4p-Z8

This is a little cringe-worthy these days.

This is a little cringe-worthy these days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXvAaNcXNzI

But what will Joxer, Gabrielle and Autolycus be like?

But what will Joxer, Gabrielle and Autolycus be like? And will Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo have cameo roles in it, like Richard Hatch had in the Galactica reboot?
http://attitude.co.uk/xena-will-be-openly-gay-in-upcoming-warrior-princess-reboot/

Very steampunk.

Very steampunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkwQHG3JSdg

You tend to see this video less often than others of his. The mask is oddly disturbing, which I guess was the point.

You tend to see this video less often than others of his. The mask is oddly disturbing, which I guess was the point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAN663BlFU0

I think you need both dreams and hard work to make stuff happen.

I think you need both dreams and hard work to make stuff happen. If you lose your dream you become bitter because the work seems meaningless. But like tit says here, only dreaming and not working for that dream gets nowhere either.
http://zenpencils.com/comic/161-shonda-rhimes-a-screenwriters-advice/

Evocative.

Evocative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yWoIX8LuZw&feature=share

:)

:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6X_pa8F-J8&feature=share

Iconic.

Iconic. Would be nice to see the original one day. It's been ages since I've been down to the State Galley. Must pop down to Sydney and see what's on.
http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2012/11/21/a-closer-look-at-christinas-world

Uh, no thanks. I think he'd make a far better Master.

Uh, no thanks. I think he'd make a far better Master.
http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/39277/doctor-who-brian-blessed-wants-to-be-the-next-doctor

Well at least this is slightly better than the game that deletes your files.

Well at least this is slightly better than the game that deletes your files. I would think that people would use a lot of dummy accounts to get back in the game.
http://kotaku.com/if-you-die-in-this-game-you-can-never-play-again-ever-1690928265?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

Artist: Wild Drawing

Originally shared by Jean-Valentin Grigoras

Artist: Wild Drawing
Athens, Greece
Yannis Photography

#streetart

Um, yes.

Um, yes.
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/03/09/real-life-kikis-bakery-is-worth-a-visit-whether-youve-seen-the-anime-its-based-on-or-not/

I do like my superhero flicks but am not sure about this one.

I do like my superhero flicks but am not sure about this one. The Age of Ultron was sort of OK, but the ending was  a lot like the first Avengers film, with the gang wading through waves of enemy troops.

The series this is based on had a solid cause in it - the superhero registration act - where superfolk in the USA were expected to register their secret identities  with the government. Stark had no problem with that because his non-Iron Man identity was common knowledge, and being a billionaire meant he never worried about people coming after him. In the comics, Spider (on Starke's encouragement) reveals that he's Peter Parker, with plenty of consequences!

In the comics the waves of enemy troops were the superfolk (heroes and villains) for and against registration, including X-Men, and Fantastic Four. and lots of the back catalogue of characters in the Marvel universe. But - because the Marvel Universe is split three ways, we're unlikely to get that mass battle. Instead we'll get Spidey and Scarlett Witch making guest appearances, with Black Panther being introduced as well. I reckon Ant Man would be against registration as well, but I don't think he appears in the film.

So, this mike be OK, but it's also a Captain America film, so a certain outcome that was in the comics, is unlikely to happen. But we'll see I guess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKrVegVI0Us

I finished the 2nd volume of this today.

I finished the 2nd volume of this today. One gigantic story in 8 chapters of over a thousand pages of comics, drawn in what might be considered  a "European Style". That is, it looks little like the other manga from the time.

I love the film version of this, but really it was an abridged and re-scripted version of the the first chapter and a bit. Like Akira (which has a 2000+ page count itself), lots of plot twists and turns way more characters who never made it into the film. And the death toll! Thousands of humans dead by the end of the saga, including a good portion of the main and supporting characters.

But I really love the story. Nausicaa is a heroine who fights when she needs to, but offers an alternative to blind conflict. Good stuff.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/nausicaa/images/0/0e/Nausicaabox.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160221014258

"Hundreds, and hundreds of Rabbis..."

"Hundreds, and hundreds of Rabbis..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOmS7bcvd0w&feature=share

I loved the Matrix films and am more interested in them doing a Jupiter Ascending sequel, than caring about their...

I loved the Matrix films and am more interested in them doing a Jupiter Ascending sequel, than caring about their private life.
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/09/matrix-director-lilly-wachowski-comes-out-as-a-transgender-woman

Shan't be going, though I know people who are. It might be fun.

Shan't be going, though I know people who are. It might be fun.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/31051848/perth-fandom-unites-for-41st-swancon/

An easy way out for plotholes.

An easy way out for plotholes.

Originally shared by Laura Ess

I really liked Enterprise, but this would explain an awful lot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIV2hoQZrno

I re-watched EQUILIBRIUM which is an old favourite.

I re-watched EQUILIBRIUM which is an old favourite. Christian Bale plays a Cleric of the Tetragrammaton, a post-apocalyptic group that keeps the peace by doping the emotional extremes out of the populace. The Cleric and their minions hunt down the underground, who are a bunch of "sense offenders" and and hide works of art, music and literature.

Filmed as more of an allegory, I love it for something called "Gun Kata" (a form of Gun fu, and the action scenes where Bale's character wipes the floor with all comers. Pretty sure this film is why Bale got to be Batman. For me, this film was about the only "imitator" of THE MATRIX that worked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLXUn_s8nM4

Slightly creepy we must say!

Originally shared by Doctor Who Today

Slightly creepy we must say!

#DoctorWho #Dalek

My first attempt of a "Noordung Station Ring".

My first attempt of a "Noordung Station Ring".
#futureiperfect #secondswebcomic  
http://lauraseabrook.deviantart.com/art/012-Noordung-Ring-594700924

Ha ha ha ha - of these I only paid money top see THE WILD WILD WEST.

Ha ha ha ha - of these I only paid money top see THE WILD WILD WEST.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/10-big-budget-movies-that-its-hard-to-believe-someone-g-1563450703

Tom Waits. What more description do you need?

Tom Waits. What more description do you need?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9mhsW5aWJM

PART 2: Why the classic puzzle is "cooked". there's way more ways you can solve it, than the "official" solution.

PART 2: Why the classic puzzle is "cooked". there's way more ways you can solve it, than the "official" solution.
http://www.archimedes-lab.org/How_to_Solve/9_dots.html

Part 1: The classic "lateral thinking" puzzle.

Part 1: The classic "lateral thinking" puzzle.
http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/puzzles/ninedotsnj.html

I watched this last night on a Library DVD.

I watched this last night on a Library DVD. All full of strange jokes based on WWII national stereotypes. Watch out for the Italy!!!!  VERY Strange and funny like the scene where France wants to marry Britain!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b5cRk4ScdY&feature=share

Just letting my OCD trample on this badly formed puzzle.

Just letting my OCD trample on this badly formed puzzle.

PUNCH, CRACK - TAKE THAT!
https://www.quora.com/Mathematical-Puzzles/What-is-+-+-30-using-1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15/answer/Laura-Anne-Seabrook

Well that's annoying - I had intended to watch pride and prejudice and zombies today but no local cinemas are...

Well that's annoying - I had intended to watch pride and prejudice and zombies today but no local cinemas are showing it any more. That means it has a 2 week run. It is showing down Sydney way, but evening sessions. That's a long trip down and back, even if I stayed at a friend's overnight.

Bugger!

Old time futures artist.

Old time futures artist.
http://visualmelt.com/Syd-Mead

The thing about being brave - and not in a cocktail party manner of "Oh, I think you're so `brave` for [INSERT...

The thing about being brave - and not in a cocktail party manner of "Oh, I think you're so `brave` for [INSERT ASSERTIVE BEHAVIOUR HERE]" either - is NOT that you feal no fear, but that you stay on course regardless.
http://zenpencils.com/comic/17-frank-herbert-litany-against-fear/

When the public judges art.

When the public judges art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCud8H7z7vU

Thought I'd test the new graphic card.

Thought I'd test the new graphic card. This is HOWDY in 3rd ROCK GRID. Speed of net access was unchanged, but everything displayed very quickly (except Elsie's hair, which still hadn't loaded), and moving about was the smoothest ever.
#3rdrockgrid

Well, all the drivers and something called GeForce Experience installed perfectly (including updates).

Well, all the drivers and something called GeForce Experience installed perfectly (including updates). Medieval and Space Engineers run SMOOOOTHLY. Just loading Kerbal to see how that runs.  

Think I'll check out the disk drives tomorrow. Too late today, and dinner awaits.

I doubt I'd buy this as I'm hopeless with most RPGs, but I was intrigued that it used something called an...

I doubt I'd buy this as I'm hopeless with most RPGs, but I was intrigued that it used something called an "Apocalypse World Engine" for rules.
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/176303/Steam-World-Core-Book?src=slider_view&filters=0_0_44825_0_0

Very R&B? Is that the correct term? Soulful is what I mean.

Very R&B? Is that the correct term? Soulful is what I mean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CuNlBgMVBA

More music I never knew about (until now).

More music I never knew about (until now). Were they a one hit wonder in their own country, or was it only here in Australia? You get what you give was the only track I ever heard/saw from them until now.

Quite like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDmA8qQKhMY

"You've got the music in you

"You've got the music in you
Don't let go
You've got the music in you
One dance left
This world is gonna pull through
Don't give up
You've got a reason to live
Can't forget
We only get what we give"

Wonder where they are now? I like this song but I expect that a band name of "New Radicals" has a use by date.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL7-CKirWZE

This looks terribly over-acted and over the top, with barely a trace of the original story (ala Van Helsing).

This looks terribly over-acted and over the top, with barely a trace of the original story (ala Van Helsing). Might see it just because of that! :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pxZxY_Siyc

Ha ha ha - too simple!

Ha ha ha - too simple!

Originally shared by Doctor Who Today

The Lord of the Rings - #DoctorWho Style!

#LOTR

Wow MAJOR differences in the book. After watching this I don't think I'll read that, either.

Wow MAJOR differences in the book. After watching this I don't think I'll read that, either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrjNZqBeek&list=PL1AXWu-gGX6Jmq1jfa0FP2G0gTV4wgptm&index=3