Alex Rogahn
An insomniac’s dreams
Yes it is 2:10am and yes I have tried going to sleep. Since I can’t, I decided to think about some impossible dreams of mine, which are probably the closest to a real dream I’ll be getting to for the next hour or so.
One of those farfetched little dreams is that I really wish I was clever enough to be an astrophysicist (essentially Einstein’s line of work). I’ve always loved the idea of discovering and/or studying planets, stars (incl. blackholes, supernovas, red/white dwarfs and star formation) alternate dimentions, the formation of galaxies and the big one: how we got here and whether there other lifeforms out there.
I’m admittedly clever—forgive my tinge of arrogance but it’s true—that being said I’ll never be intelligent enough to process the vast numbers of complicated equations to understand anything remotely to do with astrophysics or even any kind of advanced scientific or mathematical subject matters.
People do seem to think that if i were to stop being lazy, study and work, I could have the ability to be a genius, although I can’t really imagine me being that clever even if I were to focus more. And I have to admit, it makes me chuckle that people could even suppose that idea. It’s understandable but illogical. The thought a couple of people vocalised, I suspect is because I share a mental condition with many “genius’” including Einstein himself and exhibit similar signs. For the record that is Aspergers Sydrome — incase you were wondering.
If you actually read my tired, random and slightly arrogant thoughts then thank-you. After finishing this post I feel more relaxed and able to sleep; Maybe I should do this more often to unwind!
The Need For Communication
I just went to Twitter… to complain about Twitter being down. Oh dear… I think I have an addiction!
8Faces Magazine
This morning my 8Faces magazine arrived courtesy of Elliot Jay Stocks. I, along with many others were the first and last people to have the privilege of owning 8Faces first edition which had only one thousand copies printed.
It really is an honour to own such a beautifully created item. It feels, as Elliot hoped, very high quality and professional, but at the same time also has a texture of a somewhat handcrafted object.
Anyway, below are a few pictures. I hope those who didn’t get the chance to buy it don’t hate me too much for it!
8Faces Magazine Front Facing w/ Bookmark
8Faces Magazine Front Facing Close
8Faces Magazine Back – 819 of 1000.
8Faces Magazine Contents Page
I’ve yet to read the book cover to cover. Even though I received a .PDF version I wanted to save reading it for when it arrived.
Made a Converse-esque shoe graphic and decided to sell the .PSD on GraphicRiver. It just got accepted so you can purchase it there for the little price of just $4 :)
Music Monday #2
Hello again and welcome to the second Music Monday on my blog! This week’s über-awesome track is Red Hot Chili Peppers - True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes. The song is one off of their first [self-titled] album. To those of you who don’t know: the Red Hot Chilis have been my favourite band for a very long time. I listened to them growing up and they are still who I primarily listen to now. I don’t think there’s a song they’ve made that I particularly dislike.
The ACLU of Maryland is defending Anthony Graber, who potentially faces sixteen years in prison if found guilty of violating state wiretap laws because he recorded video of an officer drawing a gun during a traffic stop. In a trend that we’ve seen across the country, police have become increasingly hostile to bystanders recording their actions. You can read some examples here, here and here.
However, the scale of the Maryland State Police reaction to Anthony Graber’s video is unprecedented. Once they learned of the video on YouTube, Graber’s parents house was raided, searched, and four of his computers were confiscated. Graber was arrested, booked and jailed. Their actions are a calculated method of intimidation. Another person has since been similarly charged under the same statute.
The wiretap law being used to charge Anthony Graber is intended to protect private communication between two parties. According to David Rocah, the ACLU attorney handling Mr. Graber’s case, “To charge Graber with violating the law, you would have to conclude that a police officer on a public road, wearing a badge and a uniform, performing his official duty, pulling someone over, somehow has a right to privacy when it comes to the conversation he has with the motorist.”
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This is fucking ridiculous. This is why I fucking hate the U.S.
Power will always be abused. That’s all I will say.
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AdiumySmiles | Download
So at LAST, after a lot of on and off work on them, I’ve updated my original set of Adium smiles unimaginably called “Another Adium Emotes Set.” Since then I’ve updated the old and pretty damn ugly base of the emotes; added 12 brand new emoticons and improved upon some of the originals.
So here’s the new set:
Click to download :)
Hope you enjoy, any feedback is welcome. I may do an extension pack with some extra emotes at some point, but it depends on how organised I am. I’m likely to be very busy these coming months.
I call bullshit on this one, Nirvana was the first band I consciously liked and due to this I like Kurt Cobain, so fuck you.face it, people only like kurt cobain cause they think its the cool thing to do.
The guy made amazing music, I think that alone is enough to like him.
Why the fuck not? You’re all twats.
I don’t think you read what I said. I like Kurt Cobain because he made AWESOME MUSIC.
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I call bullshit on this one, Nirvana was the first band I consciously liked and due to this I like Kurt Cobain, so fuck you.face it, people only like kurt cobain cause they think its the cool thing to do.
The guy made amazing music, I think that alone is enough to like him.
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