Scott’s Blog

Archive for July, 2008

Gawker.com published an article today about a strange creature that washed up on the Montauk shore line.  Here is the picture:

If the site is to be believed a “tipster” is linking this to a government run Animal Testing Facility Called Plum Island. Possible other explanations are someone’s fun photoshop game, Viral Marketing for something or another, and Satan’s Demon.  Personally I would love to hear about some “crazy governent experiment” (read: KFC) or a new species of animal discovered, but I’m going the photoshop route.  If you look at the shadows on the body and the head, they just don’t match up.

Going through my news feeds I came across a service called PageOnce.  Their service allows a once page view of all your online information, bank accounts, netflix, email, social networking, bills, starbucks cards, etc.  To me this idea is very appealing, I use tons of different online accounts and being able to view them all in one location without logging in and out would make my life alot easier.  My main concern is the lack of security information that is availible from their site.  The mention 256bit encryption, they mention that security is their culture and that they are insured by one of the “Top Ten A+ Rated Insurance Companies”.  When asked further they said they we’re unable to give out the name of the insurance company.  From what I can tell my information isn’t insured so if my data was stole I would be shit out of luck.  A major part of my job is protecting my client’s personal information and for that reason I understand how difficult it is to stop every possible threat that is out there.   I have written an e-mail hoping to get some further information from the company besides their “Marketing Answers”.

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog’s second act debuted about an hour ago.  I’ve absolutely loved it so far and I am excited to see the conclusion on Saturday!  There are ton’s of reviews out and about on the net and I don’t care to congest the tubes with my own, but if you haven’t been watching you are going to want to hurry it all disappears on the 20th.

I’ve been thinking alot about writing and trying to be a little more creative.  I used to write all the time, I ended up looking through tons of my old papers last night trying to find a story to share with a friend of mine.  It is kind of weird rereading all of it.  There we’re short stories and novels that I had started writing and tons of verse that I spat onto paper in fits of emotion.  I need to put this stuff someplace safe to I can look back on it.

I have been writing down some ideas about a project I’ve been calling The City.  I really don’t know what kind of story it is or really anything about the plot.  I just have a very clear image of the setting.  It takes place in this dystopian city.  I can’t really describe it in too much depth every time I try to it comes out childish and contrived.  I close my eyes and I can see it so clearly, the dark sky, cobblestone streets, the factories, I can feel it too, what it would be like to live there, the madness of it; But the why of it has escaped me so far.  Why does this city exist; what is its importance?  I think if I continue with the story I would like to present it at as graphic novel.  There is just too much visually going on for me to describe in words.  With all of this online media I think it might be a fantastic medium, of course I wouldn’t mind publishing it with Evil Ink along side The Amory Wars.

I have also been tossing around the idea of finding an illustrator to draw up some concept art.  I have such vivid images and I’d like to have them realized regardless of how far I actually take this project.  Amanda’s brother has been painting and i’ve been told it is rather fantastic I might ask him to draw for me.  If any of my readers are interested or know anyone who is I would love to sit down and talk to you about some ideas.

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