Brainiac Live
Don’t know if I’ll get to take pictures during the show, so here’s the stage.
Monthly archives: February 2009
Tweets today
23:25 Blog: Tweets today tinyurl.com/dmx4lg #
09:24 Blog: Anomaly Cop tinyurl.com/cgr4sl #
12:25 Blog: The tweets that died on the wing tinyurl.com/dn6pgp #
12:25 Blog: It’s Like That tinyurl.com/ahe58m #
14:24 Blog: St. Peter’s Beard tinyurl.com/dmzpge #
15:24 Blog: Hang the DJ, hang the DJ, hang the DJ. Get the T-shirt. tinyurl.com/avh3b4 #
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Hang the DJ, hang the DJ, hang the DJ. Get the T-shirt.
Available now on Cafe Press, a variety of clothing with the Hang the DJ image on it.
St. Peter’s Beard
Because I -promised to look it up, here’s a brief history of merkins from Wikipedia–
A merkin (first use, according to the OED, 1617) is a pubic wig, originally worn by prostitutes after shaving their genitalia to eliminate lice or disguise the marks of syphilis. Also many women used them so they didn’t have to hide the fact that they had shaved their genitalia. There are many different ways of wearing a merkin, although most involve placing the merkin on the vulva or the scrotum.
The term is also applied to decorative (typically sequinned) patches commonly sold in sets with nipple tassels or “pasties” and are enjoying new popularity as part of the costume of new burlesque adult entertainment.
In American cinema, merkins are currently used in films where they are worn by actors and actresses to prevent inadvertent exposure of the genitalia during nude or semi-nude scenes. If no merkin were worn, it would be necessary to restrict the shot to exclude the genital area; with the merkin in place brief flashes of the crotch can be used if necessary. The presence of the merkin protects the actor from inadvertently performing ‘full-frontal’ nudity (their contract may specifically require that nipples and genitals be covered in some way), and can help ensure that the film achieves a more “acceptable” MPAA rating.
Houghton Mifflin’s American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition describes the term’s etymology as stemming from an “alteration of obsolete malkin, lower-class woman, mop, from Middle English; from Malkin, diminutive of the personal name Matilda.”
It has also been suggested that, in the period when male actors played female parts, they would cover their genitals with a merkin so they could expose themselves as women in bawdy scenes.
A “short and curly history of the merkin” in The Guardian provided a partial history of the merkin. It highlighted “comedy terrorist” Aaron Barschak’s flashing of a merkin to onlookers.
The Oxford Companion to the Body dates the origin of the pubic wig back to 1450, claiming that women would shave their pubic hair and wear a merkin to combat pubic lice, and that prostitutes would wear them to cover up signs of disease. This book also mentions the tale of one man that gave a cardinal of the Catholic Church a merkin that he had acquired from a prostitute and then combed and dried. He claimed it was St. Peter’s beard.
The tweets that died on the wing 1
It seems that Twitter hasn’t received, or has chosen to ignore, every text message I’ve sent to it since about 11pm 0on Thursday. So, because I’m obsessive and some of them are quite odd, here they are in order of sending-
Friday the 13th followed by Valentines. It’s a bad weekend to be superstitious or single.
The predictive text combination for cock is the same as for anal. (and coal, but that’s not as rude.)
Must google merkins.
Oops. I fell off the wagon. Ah well, Dirty Tackle is nice.
Do not disrespect the nipples.
Dan’s tranny birthday party?
I would, if I got the chance.
Anomaly Cop
I'm the anomaly cop. I clean up after time travellers.
It all started when my time machine exploded. I spent ten seconds, and ten thousand years, trapped in the has between then and now as they tried to get me back. It didn't quite work, and now there's a bit of my brain smeared across the continuum.
What it means is that I have a perfect snapshot of what the last ten millennia were like the day I jumped. If anyone else goes back in time and causes changes I start getting double vision- their future and my present. It gives me terrible headaches.
So I track them down, travel back to just before they jump, and kill them. It makes the migraine go away.
Tweets today
02:25 Blog: Tweets today tinyurl.com/c284qo #
10:13 Yesterday’s ride stats- av 11.5mph, Max 25.3mph, Dist 10.87 miles. The mechanic tightened the gear cable and the chain stopped skipping 🙂 #
13:28 @MagicDan85 The first of his gang with a gun in his hand? #
13:39 Having an easily distracted day. Trying to design characters for a phone comic using Poser and spotting lots of shiny along the way. #
15:20 Csa Spinneyhead is the Neutral Zone. #
18:25 Blog: Jack’s basement tinyurl.com/bf3wa5 #
18:25 Blog: I have a very secret Valentine tinyurl.com/dkh3rs #
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I have a very secret Valentine
I found this on the pavement. I guess someone isn’t getting their soppy message. The card reads-
This is a very special gift
That you can never see
The reason it’s so special is
It’s just for you from me
Whenever you are lonely
Or even feeling blue
You only have to hold this gift
And know I think of you
You never can unwrap it
Please leave the ribbon tied
Just hold the box close to your heart
It’s filled with love inside. XX
Jack’s basement
The house reflected the dual personality that had eventually killed him. Ground level and above was interior design magazine perfect, all minimalist and neatly arranged. Push one item out of alignment with the table edge and no doubt his ghost would come and move it back.
The cellar was the other side of his head- less sick, far less restrained and nowhere near as strong. The junk was piled all the way to the top step, later additions had been tossed through the door without. Every time happy Jack had found something to enjoy anal Jack had managed to banish it.
"I hope there's nothing organic in there." Sarah said as she laid a hand on Julian's shoulder. "To think your brother starved to death because he bought all this stuff then couldn't afford food."
Tweets today
10:57 Aher day where I’m slow to get up to speed. And my computer has picked up on it and is running slowly. Meh. #
11:12 Cold #
12:59 On Two Wheels- The law of the pavement tinyurl.com/bchkny #
13:38 Got the last ticket for Ida Maria. Bouncey indie pop FTW! Sorry ladies, that means no speed dating. #
17:24 @warrenellis I got the last ticket for Ida Maria in Manchester tonight. Looking forward to it. #
18:19 Please ignore the don’t click. It’s a Twitterbomb. #
20:02 They can call it Club Academy, but it will always be The Cellar. #
20:26 Blog: Middle Class Rut tinyurl.com/cnm4j4 #
20:27 Capitalist Shirker #
21:25 Blog: Flashguns tinyurl.com/bmut9f #
22:23 Blog: Ida Maria tinyurl.com/dc9bbs #
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Ida Maria
"London can go suck its cock. But not in a bad way. It can be a pleasurable experience."
Flashguns
They have a glockenspiel and I think they want to be from the eighties.
Middle Class Rut
I think. All I could tell is they’re from Sacramento and the lights are too hot.
Tweets today
00:24 Blog: Tweets today tinyurl.com/cn6xay #
09:23 Today’s film is Punisher @ 7.15 @ amc. My deciding vote was swayed by the idea of explosions. #
13:23 Blog: Get the Cartoon Biography of Charles Darwin for free tinyurl.com/b8oznw #
15:30 All I wanted was some tender loving care, before it gets sponsored with the water and the air. #
15:31 T only thing I got right was to lie about my age. #
15:35 #ianslyrics Guess the songs and win a prize (a Marvel no-prize style prize, but still….). Until I get bored. #
15:42 Hello, good evening and welcome to nothing much. A no holds barred half nelson and the loving touch. (Spot a trend in today’s #ianslyrics ?) #
16:27 Blog: If you’re going to the Auvergne this year- Gite La Jonchere tinyurl.com/dczdvt #
20:18 On Two Wheels- The bicycle thieves of Paris tinyurl.com/aznka3 #
20:18 On Two Wheels- Cycling on the Pavement tinyurl.com/cmzmqg #
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If you’re going to the Auvergne this year- Gite La Jonchere
My sister- who seems to have inherited all the hard work and organisation genes- moved to France with her husband last week. They’ve bought a farmhouse in the Auvergne with a gite attached. I may not be able to make it until next January, but if you’re looking for somewhere to go this year, consider Gite La Jonchere.
Get the Cartoon Biography of Charles Darwin for free
But only if you live in a select number of locations. The 100 page cartoon biography is being given away free-
It has been published as part of the Lost World Read 2009 mass-participation reading project, which is happening in the following locations:
* Bristol and the South West
* Edinburgh
* Glasgow
* Portsmouth and Hampshire
* Shropshire
* WestminsterIf you live in one of these locations have a look here for details of which shop, library, or museum near you is giving the book away. For example, here in Bristol the book can be found at all branches of Bristol Libraries; Blackwell, Park Street; St George’s, Brandon Hill; Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road; Waterstones, Bristol Galleries; Bristol Zoo Gardens; Blaise Castle; City Museum and Art Gallery; ss Great Britain.
Tweets today
23:26 Blog: Tweets today tinyurl.com/d6tvw5 #
15:08 All this talk of getting old, it’s getting me down, my love. #
16:53 Ride stats- av 11.6mph, max 22.6mph, dist 20.46 miles. The new chain is jumping over the sprockets, which is never a good sign. #
17:27 Blog: But I know I’m on a losing streak ‘Cause I passed down my old street tinyurl.com/dkdrkn #
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But I know I’m on a losing streak ‘Cause I passed down my old street
All this talk of getting old
It’s getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I’m comin’ down
And I hope you’re thinking of me
As you lay down on your side
Now the drugs don’t work
They just make you worse
But I know I’ll see your face again
Now the drugs don’t work
They just make you worse
But I know I’ll see your face again
But I know I’m on a losing streak
‘Cause I passed down my old street
And if you wanna show, then just let me know
And I’ll sing in your ear again
Now the drugs don’t work
They just make you worse
But I know I’ll see your face again
‘Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I’m coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I’m better off dead
All this talk of getting old
It’s getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I’m comin’ down
Now the drugs don’t work
They just make you worse
But I know I’ll see your face again
‘Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I’m coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I’m better off dead
But if you wanna show, just let me know
And I’ll sing in your ear again
Now the drugs don’t work
They just make you worse
But I know I’ll see your face again
Yeah, I know I’ll see your face again
Yeah, I know I’ll see your face again
Yeah, I know I’ll see your face again
Yeah, I know I’ll see your face again
I’m never going down, I’m never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I’m never coming down, I’m never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
(Repeat and Fade Out)
Tweets today
23:24 Blog: Tweets today tinyurl.com/cjcb2s #
09:36 I’m blaming February, but the truth is I’m depressed for no good reason. The only solution- do stuff! Bike ride later. #
10:29 Orange wednesday choose from- nick & norah’s infinite playlist @ 6.40 @ amc, Punisher:warzone @ 7.15 @ amc or The Wrestler @ 6.40 @ odeon. #
11:55 Damned addictive webcomics! I should have left the house 2 hours ago! Anders loves Maria anderslovesmaria.reneengstrom.com/ #
13:51 Ticket for White Lies on May 5th purchased. Now, Ida Maria or speed dating on Thursday? #
14:55 Don’t speed or you’ll be stalked by a ghost. #
16:34 Ride stats- av 11.9mph, max 21.9mph, dist 10.74 miles. Just a trip to the studio with detours for roadworks and exploration. #
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