Entering this post:
Eight years ago today, Bill Hicks left the planet.
I still remember reading the Washington Post obit section and finding the write-up. If memory serves, it appeared about 3-4 days after Bill's actual demise.
One consolation is that, as with so many great artists, Bill has become even more popular after his death.
His words and reputation have spread far and wide. For many of us, he has increased our understanding of how life works on this planet, and he has given us hope of a better tomorrow. His comedy continues to resonate with the American psyche, especially amongst the significant minority who actually think, instead of reacting and consuming.

It is true, as Bill said, that those who try to help us get killed while the little demons run amuck. The list
goes back as far as recorded history. "Shut him up! Shut him up! I got a lot of money invested in this
ride!" But it could be said that we were blessed for having Bill with us for 32 (almost 33) years. And
in that time, he gave us much. And I, for one, am thankful.

R.I.P., Mr. Hicks.

Entering another post, because I'm a long-winded
mofo.
Note to Patrick and anyone else who thinks they might be/are depressed: Get it confirmed by a physician and stay away from SSRIs
(Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors)--Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, etc. For more info:
"Talking Back to Prozac"
by Peter Breggin, M.D.
Having suffered from depression off & on for over two decades, I can sympathize with your plight, Patrick. Some things that may help:
Meditation. St Johns Wort. Asking yourself, when you start feeling depressed, "Why am I depressed?" Listen to the answer and think about it--don't give in to thoughts and feelings that will deepen the depression. Surround yourself with friends.
Keep writing.
Hang in there, Patrick--
I'm pulling for ya, bud.

listening to Patti Smith do a slowed down cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" and thinking:


WOW!

It's 5:30! Whoah! I need
to go home! I have a
date in 2 hours!

Waiting for my cyberlover to
come online

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Waiting for my sister's baby to arrive. 3 weeks early, looking good. I'm not going to sleep tonight. Listening to all the good old music that I know. Alkan, Elton John, Dr. John, Sorabji, Van Morrison, Glass...

Posting this:
Feb, 26, 2002: According to Wired News, the head of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) has submitted a plan for reorganization of ICANN that would involve "boosting the involvement of national governments, abolishing elections, and ceding more power to ICANN than ever before."
M. Stuart Lynn, president of ICANN, cited his reasons for developing the plan: mainly, lack of control and lack of cash--lack of control of the 240-odd country code operators e.g., dot-uk, dot-fr and dot-tv. According to Lynn, the current ad hoc volunteer system needs to be replaced with "increase(d) control by governments and corporations" with budgetary funds coming from country-code operators and governments.
"Lynn's proposal comes after a closed-door board meeting this weekend at the posh Willard Inter-Continental Hotel in Washington, D.C., two blocks from the White House. ICANN claims the public could be barred from the proceedings because the event was a retreat and not a formal meeting." A retreat two blocks from the White House? Sounds like a star chamber to me.
"The plan does not specify how governments would nominate board members, other than to say one member would come from each of five geographic regions. government nominees would comprise one-third of the 15 member board. Another third would come through a committee process, with the rest consisting of ICANN's president and appointments by four policy and technical groups." That definitely sounds like a star chamber.
Several critics responded to the plan. Karl Auerbach, ICANN board member: "This is closing the door, clamming up and being more non-responsive to the public." Adds Alan Davidson, staff counsel with the Center for Democracy and Technology: "So far there's nothing in (the proposal) to make us comfortable that ICANN"s activities are going to be properly restrained and properly representative of the public's interest."
Wired News also notes that the next board meeting will be from Mar. 10-14 in Accra, Ghana. Not hard to see that many board members--never mind the public--will be unable to make this meeting.
While this does not mean ICANN is ceding control of the Internet to any government--yet--it would give certain governments a foot in the door. And governments are like cops and salesmen--once they've got their foot in the door, it's almost impossible to keep them out.
Kinda ironic this happened on the 8th anniversary of Bill Hicks' death, and the death of fellow comedian and lifelong Goon Spike Milligan.
Smoke 'em while you've got 'em, folks.

"There's a powerful stench of *mendacity* here!"--Big Daddy, from "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams
More info at: http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50670,00.html

in a state of frustration and exhaustion.

the lab screwed up my slides...mounting them when they should have been cut and sleeved. Now I got crop I dont want.

Ugh.

Putting together the Summer catalog tonight. Which entails editing about 400 pics down to about 8...making the layout cohesive and presentable.

Overwhelming.

Frustrated Steve's headshots didnt come out like we wanted them.

Professional photography can leave you feeling a bit incompetent on so many occassions. I take it hard when I don't get what I want. I start wondering if I really have what it takes.

We did our taxes. Rather we paid a better accountant to process our taxes. Im an official business now and I operated at a loss where as mille nico made a slight profit last year. All in all, the cocksuckers are finally owing us money.

Thank god. I was so sick of paying hundreds of dollars to them year in year out.

On top of finishing our taxes Im planning a dinner party. I promised one of the models id cook her and her hubby dinner this Fri. Looking forward to cooking and serving yet regretting its THIS Friday.

Doritos say Im not an instant winner to top it off.

Im leaving early to drink a beer and watch some hockey.

That will set me straight.

Thinking the doritos are very prophetic.
NOT A WINNER.
HEH

trying to make my tired self do all the things that gots to get done and get on the road tomorrow. Heading north where it's going to be even damn colder than it is here. Note to self: check antifreeze. Hoping Mark's niece/nephew comes out all right.

wishing for you on a nearly full moon.

Tonight's one of the lonely ones when everything I might care about seems a long way away and I feel weak with the wanting.

once again.....listening to Patti Smith do a cover of "When Dove's Cry" and thinking this is such a good god damn song....

since its slowed down, its much more powerful.

no really....you should hear this.

Prince is horrible..so is patti smith..yuck..shudder..retch

http://new.wavlist.com/humor/003/cantget.wav

You'd better be
unidentified.

Just got out of a review
with an employee
we've been having
problems with, but it all
went fairly well.
Actually, it went great
and we all learned
something.

Yay. I should get a
treat.

i can't believe i actually came back...

love the anatomically correct baby dolls! what a bargain

still loving your page

xoxo -joanie

"i'm not crazy...i'm just different"

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