Issue 111
News: Some notes on psychology of characters I have yet to put to paper.
I have been taking a psychology class since last month. Sleep is a theme running throughout the current section of the text. One notable thing to me is the talk of sleep disorders. One part mentioned the effects of Sleep Deprivation on a person, most notably Peter Tripp, who very beiefly held the world record in intentional sleeplessness, until being usurped by an imitator a week later. One curious thing had gone through my mind at that time is that Damien Dean, the main character of my novel once deprived himself of sleep for five or six days with no sleep, and only eating saltines, bottled water, and an endless supply of caffeine pills to help him write his first novel with as few distractions as possible. While Tripp certainly showed some signs of mental decay during the experiment, it is debatable how much Dean suffered due to the fact that he wasn't quite intact in the first place. Also, on the opposite end of the sleep spectrum, I decided to come up with another notable character for my Teen Drama (Issue 108), who happens to be an eternal student at the high school, although he is simply repeating a grade ad infinitum for constantly sleeping through the classes. Somehow, after 15 years of it, the school manages to teach around him and the night terrors he has (so reliable that people set their watches by it). At this point, I also managed to come up with the idea for a set of twins who happen to have their brains in complete synchronization, no matter how far apart they may be, so one twin may answer the questions another twin is being asked when they are in different rooms. I doubt this actually happens to this degree, but who knows yet? I;ve even got a "balladeer" character to be played by famous opera singer Thomas Quasthoff (or a reasonable facsimile thereof). The show may soon be just as influenced by Oliver Sacks as much as it is by Saved by the Bell and Twin Peaks. Here's hoping I have something more substantial to write about next time.
Band Name of the Day: Burpless Cucumber. From Dad's neweest nickname for my dog.
Film Idea of the Day: Lucky...ing. A man with severe Tourette's (nicknamed "Grim" for one of his tics: frequently grimacing), enters post-apocalyptic Chicago (which, in the tradition of several films like Clockwork Orange and Alphaville, is almost completely visually indistinguishable from pre-apocalyptic Chicago), hoping to make it big by competing in a sport called "Lucky...ing" (after the character in Waiting for Godot, with ellipsis intentional), with the most disjointed and obscene ranter reigning supreme.
Film Review of the Day: Dear Wendy. This movie is a collaboration between two of Scandinavia's current leading makers of Art movies, Thomas Vinterberg and Lars von Trier, taking place in a small mining town. A young pacifistic boy recieves a gun for his birthday, and after learning it is real, decides to start a gang built around peace and Gun ownership. It ultimately doesn't last, clearly. Music by the Zombies.
Quote of the Day: "I'd believe you if you were right, but you're not."
______Either Oliver Sacks or Robin Williams providing a reasonable facsimile thereof, Awakenings.
Link of the Day: A site full of movie monologues, including a Dennis Leary monologue which, along with Flashdance, spawned my movie idea.
I have been taking a psychology class since last month. Sleep is a theme running throughout the current section of the text. One notable thing to me is the talk of sleep disorders. One part mentioned the effects of Sleep Deprivation on a person, most notably Peter Tripp, who very beiefly held the world record in intentional sleeplessness, until being usurped by an imitator a week later. One curious thing had gone through my mind at that time is that Damien Dean, the main character of my novel once deprived himself of sleep for five or six days with no sleep, and only eating saltines, bottled water, and an endless supply of caffeine pills to help him write his first novel with as few distractions as possible. While Tripp certainly showed some signs of mental decay during the experiment, it is debatable how much Dean suffered due to the fact that he wasn't quite intact in the first place. Also, on the opposite end of the sleep spectrum, I decided to come up with another notable character for my Teen Drama (Issue 108), who happens to be an eternal student at the high school, although he is simply repeating a grade ad infinitum for constantly sleeping through the classes. Somehow, after 15 years of it, the school manages to teach around him and the night terrors he has (so reliable that people set their watches by it). At this point, I also managed to come up with the idea for a set of twins who happen to have their brains in complete synchronization, no matter how far apart they may be, so one twin may answer the questions another twin is being asked when they are in different rooms. I doubt this actually happens to this degree, but who knows yet? I;ve even got a "balladeer" character to be played by famous opera singer Thomas Quasthoff (or a reasonable facsimile thereof). The show may soon be just as influenced by Oliver Sacks as much as it is by Saved by the Bell and Twin Peaks. Here's hoping I have something more substantial to write about next time.
Band Name of the Day: Burpless Cucumber. From Dad's neweest nickname for my dog.
Film Idea of the Day: Lucky...ing. A man with severe Tourette's (nicknamed "Grim" for one of his tics: frequently grimacing), enters post-apocalyptic Chicago (which, in the tradition of several films like Clockwork Orange and Alphaville, is almost completely visually indistinguishable from pre-apocalyptic Chicago), hoping to make it big by competing in a sport called "Lucky...ing" (after the character in Waiting for Godot, with ellipsis intentional), with the most disjointed and obscene ranter reigning supreme.
Film Review of the Day: Dear Wendy. This movie is a collaboration between two of Scandinavia's current leading makers of Art movies, Thomas Vinterberg and Lars von Trier, taking place in a small mining town. A young pacifistic boy recieves a gun for his birthday, and after learning it is real, decides to start a gang built around peace and Gun ownership. It ultimately doesn't last, clearly. Music by the Zombies.
Quote of the Day: "I'd believe you if you were right, but you're not."
______Either Oliver Sacks or Robin Williams providing a reasonable facsimile thereof, Awakenings.
Link of the Day: A site full of movie monologues, including a Dennis Leary monologue which, along with Flashdance, spawned my movie idea.
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