Came to work to find my limited edition copy of Tekkonkinkreet finally arrived in the mail for me. Very happy.

Anyway, onto the internet, which is far more interesting at this point…

Article on a Japanese sect was raided by 400 police officers on suspicion of murder can be read here.

The awesomeness of nano technology has unveiled the world’s smalled radio, details here.

Stuff about Archinect but really cool writings on Russian futuristic architechture can be read here.

And an even cooler thing, though for how long it’ll be available, who knows? Is you can download a complete copy of Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Was made into the excellent film Stalker and probably my next thing to read. Even if its an eBook. You can try grabbing it here

For the last few nights I’ve been having a string of the most surreal dreams, jumping all over the place in terms of… well, everything. Today and the last few days for that matter, I’ve been staying in bed, sleeping in and constantly either trying to continue dreaming or seeing what the next dream is like. Of course, I don’t remember any of these dreams. I remember having them, remember waking up remembering them, but now properly awake, even the most basic details are lost to me. Which is all leading me to believe I should keep myself a dream journal from now on. We shall see.

Anyway, got sent this cool video on how stonehenge was probably built and this one guy does it all by himself.

Meanwhile, into its second week is the Te Aroha production of Chicago. I never saw the movie or anything else to do with Richard Gere, but hey, I’ll going to this (I hear there’s booze). Last shows are on for the 25th-27th this week and tickets are $20 per person, with other package options available. More details here.

And Down By the Riverside gets its New Zealand premiere next week. Reposting…

Downending Films and Film Waikato are proud to announce the world premiere of the feature film Down by the Riverside on November 2nd at Hamilton’s Rialto Theatre, New Zealand.

The film, which was recently nominated in New York’s prestigious B-Movie awards for best foreign film, is described as a murder mystery, art house noir period piece, and is set in the Waikato town of Te Aroha. The film follows two historians as they investigate an unsolved murder, and they soon become part of the horrific story.

The premiere will be attended by Co-Directors Brad Davison and Marama Killen, who will answer questions from the floor after the screening, as well as lead actress Rebecca Trelease who was also nominated at the B-Movie awards for her performance in this film.

Seats can be booked at Rialto cinemas in Hamilton central for $12 from Saturday. More information on the film is available on Downending Film’s website (www.downending.com).

This is a one time only screening for New Zealand before the DVD release on November 14th. Tickets are limited and some of the content of this film may offend – viewer discretion is advised.

Oh and because it’s awesome. A Steampunk’s Guide to the Apocalypse. I’ve downloaded but not read any of it yet. But the title is just too awesome to ignore. Downloadable options here.

Balls tightening anticipation for Takeshi Miikie’s new film Sukiyaki Western. Like a bizarro version of Kill Bill, this is gonna be awesome.

A hilariously evil guide to Raising Your Mentally Retarded Child. If you find this funny like I did, you’re probably going to hell. That, or be forced to listen to the Spice Girl’s new song. Twice.

Forgetting if I’ve blogged this, but this video always makes me smile somewhat.

And finally, the most retardedly awesome idea for a film ever: “In 1945 the Nazis went to the moon. In 2018, they are coming back”. Hilarious.

Tired. Been working. An up and down week. But I’m tough. This guy who woke up from his own autopsy is pretty tough. But I can still wrestle down three polar bears with one arm behind my back… and arm that’s writing haikus. Cause I’m sensitive too.

Anyway, pretty insane article here.

Friend Roz is in on the Yellow Pages Art Awards.

Vote for her entry “Friendly Foliage” and you just might be as awesome as her.

Vote away here.

Another day off and all is fairly boring in the world. Been playing games and listening to music, which is always a good thing I say, but again, leaves very little to be blogged about.

Been playing around with a new website design, but its still all drawing board stuff as I still haven’t found one I’m fully happy with yet. But that’s also just idle stuff to pass along the time as to do another overhaul of this site would be a bit of a bittersweet pain, but a thought I still can’t shake off none-the-less.

Brother sent me this article on what could be considered the 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World and I’d be inclined to agree. If I had to have a choice, I’d be at least willing to eat the ant eggs, but totally freak out at the thought of drinking baby mice wine or chewing on duck fetus. If you dare, read on here.

So yeah, last night saw me very drunk and very drunk indeed. It’s been a busy week of working and sobriety and I figured drinking would be quite the adequate solution to it all. Certainly was and more. Maybe too much more, but hey, no pain no gain. Actually, it was Friday night that was a little too excessive in the drinking. Saturday was just a Dead Chris Day. Today, Sunday was a relapse into forgetting that the pains of Saturday existed.

But at least this Sunday wasn’t so bad for me. Working and being around people helped take my mind off such things that would otherwise be bad. A few years ago now, someone very dear to me was lost to this world. I question from time to time how I should really feel about this, but the fact is is that she was someone truly special and her passing was way too early and resonates a great sadness still to this day. Always, I will cherish your memory and think you to finally be at peace.

Been busy working. Got drunk last night cause I could. Very hungover now. No remorse.

If my last post doesn’t make any sense, its because I was on medication. Really, really strong medication.

Had a wisdom tooth taken out today and prior to that, I was to take some Hypnovel before going in. Aparently this stuff is pretty strong and I wasn’t to drive and thats all fair enough. What I didn’t realise was how strong it was and the fact that my minders didn’t see it fit to make sure I was at least appropriately fit to go out.

I actually don’t remember much of what happened. The last solid memory I had was starting the prior blog post and then suddenly everything got all fuzzy halfway through writing. I don’t even remember writing the last of that post. Next thing I know, I’m wasted and sitting in the dentists chair and theres a needle being jabbed in my mouth and then it all goes fuzzy again. Then, I’m woken up in the reception room wearing a stupid old hat and holding a walking stick. Still drugged out of course, so this situation didn’t seem so ridiculous. I’m assuming this because I was reportedly singing a song about being driven home, whilst being driven home too.

And in the end, woke up a few hours later in my bed totally bewildered to be there, wisdom tooth missing and still feeling a little funny. Spent the rest of the night wondering if I was just tired, or if the after effects of the drug was still in place or something. But either way, my flatmates are being a little vauge on whether or not I did anything stupid or silly or regretable, as its all quite believable and for some reason, withholding information from me seems to always be an amusing past time for people. The bastards.