27 Jun 03 Way to go capitalism

I just returned from a trip to Barnes & Noble, one of my most favorite places on earth, even though it is a mega corporation which I usually disdain. Anyway, I can never seem to leave that damn place empty handed. This trip I picked up an introductory book on Quantum Theory and The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawking. Yeah I'm a nerd, so what. That makes two more books on deck for me to read, bringing the tally up to about a thousand. I started reading Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk a few days ago. It's pretty good, and I usually don't like books with female leads. I was reading Neuronmancer by William Gibson but Newman took it upon himself to eat it and I don't feel like buying another copy.

I also picked up a new sketchbook, something I haven't done in probably three or four years. I'm hoping that it will rekindle my artistic flame so to speak. The current state of the art world these days pisses me off though. Someone craps on a canvas, gives a fancy name, and suddenly they are a genius. Hell it takes them longer to explain it than it did to paint it, or sculpt it, or write it. Meanwhile I know amazing artists that have to work real jobs because their stuff isn't “modern” enough. I think the “found object” scene in the movie Ghost World sums it up best.

When I got home and checked the mail I was elated to discover that the Zines I ordered from AK press arrived, and quite promptly I might add. I ordered them in order to give some ideas into what direction I want to try and take with the Zine me and the Penguin are doing. We want to focus on what is going on in all of the local “scenes” if you will. Whether it be music (of all genres), politics, movies, video games, art, etc,. we want to look at from the view of the commoners such as we. Plus we are just to bored writer guys that want to create something that we can present to future employers as a display of our ability and gumption (not Forrest).

That is all for today, I think I'll pop the top on a Newcastle and try to create something. Good day.

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