~ so clinton’s last hours are spent nobly pardoning his drug-peddling brother roger, while ignoring political prisoner leonard peltier [w]… what a jackass.

~ inauguration quote: ‘blonde, shoot this piece of shit, will ya?’ -joe cabot, ‘reservoir dogs’

~ why is it that 6 hours of ‘working’ ends up with 30 minutes worth of work produced?

~ why does an application allow us to create a 3d model that the same application can not render, even on a dual-processor, 512mb g4? weak.

~ the thesis-victory viewing of a new dvd – ‘stargate’, ‘id4’, or ‘das boot: director’s’ cut’ – is in jeopardy due to the disproportionate ratio of available funds to the unrealistic prices of a used dvd. those who would like to contribute to the angry red planet dvd coffers are welcome to make a safe, secure donation via paypal….

~ even more depressing and enraging than the possibility of church+state john ashcroft becoming u.s. attorney general, are the statistics on the ‘death row roll call’ at the nation. when, of the 688 to-date executions in the u.s. occurring since the 1976 reinstatement, 240 have been in one state – texas – something is royally (?) fucked up. make the ‘roll call’ site a weekly visit, and click the names to drop a message to the respective state governors demanding that the executions are stayed – or abolished, as in first world nations.

~ quasi thesis quote: ‘only subordinate fucks shave before thesis presentation.’

~ site update: despite the dwindling of our hopes of completing any work remotely related to a graduate architectural thesis, we managed to find the time to restore the angry red playlist, which has unfortunately been offline since the reinstallation of our hard disks.

~ are we to infer from the last 2 pages of the latest fantastic four that benjamin j. grimm now has the ability to consciously mutate his physical form from ‘human’ to ‘fantastic’ and back again? the thing’s nobility is derived from his ability to overcome the angst and self-loathing that his monstrous form makes him suffer. if he can revert at will to his – equally hideous – human form, he might be able finally to get his sex on with alicia masters, but he will lose his edge in the good fight. now he’ll never be able to take down the hulk.

~ quasi thesis quote: ‘you seem lonely, and alienated, but you also say a lot of things that lead me to believe you don’t want/need people in your life’

~ happy martin luther king, jr day! eleven more days until the final review. then its time to see if there is more to los angeles than dozing off…at 4am…behind the wheel…on the 10…at 80 miles per hour…to the sounds of ego trip.

~ more of the same old spider-man movie news, but this article at entertainment weekly http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6595,94826,00.html contains an almost worthless photo of tobey maguire in the suit.

~ thesis quote: ‘i haven’t had a tv in four years….i’d rather read proust.’

~ thesis quote: ‘i’m not going to spend 30 minutes waiting in the middle of thesis and not get my chicken bowl.’

~ as our hardware woes have been alleviated by the installation of two 40gb titan hard disks, we are, for the present, not in any dire need for new machinery. so, any macintosh hardware that has been slated for delivery to the angry red planet should be ‘donated’ instead to rasterboy enterprises [w] (please send only g4 or above).

~ we have not verified yet the authenticity of this piece of writing, forwarded to us by from the ground [w], but its lucid and inspiring beauty should be shared regardless.

the angry red planet wishes the best for sr. marquez:

“Gabriel Garcia Marquez has retired from public life due to health reasons: cancer of the lymph nodes. It seems that it is getting worse. He has sent this farewell letter to his friends. Please read and forward to any who might enjoy it. This is possibly, sadly, one of the last gifts to humanity from a true master. This short text, written by one of the most brilliant Latin Americans in recent times, is truly moving:”

“If for an instant God were to forget that I am a rag doll and gifted me with a piece of life, possibly I wouldn’t say all that I think, but rather I would think of all that I say. I would value things, not for their worth but for what they mean. I would sleep little, dream more, understanding that for each minute we close our eyes we lose sixty seconds of light.

“I would walk when others hold back, I would wake when others sleep. I would listen when others talk, and how I would enjoy a good chocolate ice cream! If God were to give me a piece of life, I would dress simply, throw myself face first into the sun, baring not only my body but also my soul. My God, if I had a heart, I would write my hate on ice, and wait for the sun to show. Over the stars I would paint with a Van Gogh dream a Benedetti poem, and a Serrat song would be the serenade I’d offer to the moon. With my tears I would water roses, to feel the pain of their thorns, and the red kiss of their petals…

“My god, if I had a piece of life… I wouldn’t let a single day pass without telling the people I love that I love them. I would convince each woman and each man that they are my favorites, and I would live in love with love. I would show men how very wrong they are to think that they cease to be in love when they grow old, not knowing that they grow old when they cease to be in love! To a child I shall give wings, but I shall let him learn to fly on his own. I would teach the old that death does not come with old age, but with forgetting. So much have I learned from you, oh men…

“I have learned that everyone wants to live on the peak of the mountain, without knowing that real happiness is in how it is scaled. I have learned that when a newborn child squeezes for the first time with his tiny fist his father’s finger, he has him trapped forever. I have learned that a man has the right to look down on another only when he has to help the other get to his feet. From you I have learned so many things, but in truth they won’t be of much use, for when I keep them within this suitcase, unhappily shall I be dying.”

-Gabriel Garcia Marquez

~ a rainy day and night in los angeles revitalizes the senses, enabling the first productive work session in weeks. after 14 hours of working, about 5 hours of work has been produced; truly, a new plateau of efficiency has been reached.

~ thesis quote: ‘i shouldn’t even bother putting together a presentation’

~ thesis quote: ‘i’ve got the teeth of an eight-year-old.’

~ thesis quote: ‘vladimir is officially a prick.’

~ there is more – and rehashed – spider-man movie news at, gulp, msn and marvel.com.

~ miserable weather in los angeles today…miserable aura in the offices today…miserable feelings from the neighbors today…

~ disappointing work on the desktop…disappointing strength of effort….disappointing energy in the neighbors…