David Waterston

Hang out with Steve

David Waterston — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:04:15 +0000

All the New Year resolutions you’ll ever need:

Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #20

David Waterston — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:56:31 +0000

“Some mornings, in a perfect world, you might wake up, have a coffee, finish meditation, and say ‘Okay, today I’m going into the shop to work on a lamp.’ This idea comes to you, you can see it, but to accomplish it you need what I call a ’setup.’ For example, you may need a working shop or a working painting studio. You may need a working music studio. Or a computer room where you can write something. It’s crucial to have a setup, so that, at any given moment, when you get an idea, you have the place and the tools to make it happen.

“If you don’t have a setup, there are many times when you get the inspiration, the idea, but you have no tools, no place to put it together. And the idea just sits there and festers. Over time it will go away. You didn’t fulfill it – and that’s just a heartache.”

David Lynch – “Catching the Big Fish”

A Present for a Good Boy from Scarborough

David Waterston — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:47:08 +0000

In recognition of the 40th anniversary of the publication of the first novel in the Flashman series, BBC Radio 7 recently rebroadcast an edition of ‘Book Club’ from 2006 featuring the author, George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008). In the 30-minute show a group of readers, guided by Radio 4 presenter James Naughtie, ask the author questions about the book, the characters and himself.
The content is fairly insubstantial but for anyone who has even a passing interest in the very wonderful and very funny Flashman series this is an enjoyable diversion.

Book Club: George MacDonald Fraser (rapidshare.com)
The 30-minute program in 128Kb/s mp3 format.
Approx. 25Mb.

Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser eBook (rapidshare.com)
The first book in the series in DRM-free ePub format.
Approx. 2.5Mb.
Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser unabridged audiobook (getdropbox.com)
At 64Kb/s mp3 this isn’t the best quality but this is the definitive, out-of-print version. Read by Timothy West and far superior to the currently available edition.
Approx. 210Mb.
Royal Flash, the movie (piratebay.org)
The second in the series and the only one of the Flashman novels to be turned into a movie.
Starring Malcolm MacDowell, it’s played for laughs more than the book but it remains, even today, a worthy interpretation.
The Flashman Society (harryflashman.org)
The Book Club, BBC Radio 4 (bbc.co.uk)
George MacDonald Fraser audiobook collection (ioffer.com)
17 GMF audiobooks, converted to MP3 and offered on two DVDs.
Includes all of the Flashman series.

Sex Pistols

David Waterston — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:44:45 +0000

Despite the fact that it is aleady being offered for sale on AbeBooks.com for $245, there are still a few copies of the latest portfolio from Stu Mead available at the regular price of €35 from the publisher, Le Dernier cri. Published in August, 2008 and limited to only 150 copies, this collection of 16 silk-screened prints (each 9″ x 12″ – 23cm x 30cm) features Stu Mead’s take on the legendary Krampus as well as his more familiar obsessions which will be well known to his fans and admirers.

Mead’s previous publications such as Manbag and Miniput rarely appear on the used book market and only then at extortionate prices so get it while you still can.

Le Dernier cri online shop (lederniercri.org)
Stu Mead (stumead.com)
Le Dernier cri – New books Summer of Hell (flickr.com)
Pictures of all prints in the Krampussy portfolio, as well as from other Dernier cri publications.
Krampus: The Sinister Sidekick of Santa (socyberty.com)
A brief introduction to the legend and festival of Krampus.
Krampus Postcards (oldpostcards.com)
A wide variety of original postcards featuring Krampus.

Previously:

Bring me my crown

Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #19

David Waterston — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:14:42 +0000

“Never let a day pass without looking at some perfect work of art, hearing some great piece of music and reading, in part, some great book.”

Johann Wolfgang van Goethe

Johann Wolfgang van Goethe (wikipedia.com)
Goethe quotes (quotationspage.com)
Goethe eBooks (gutenberg.org)
Goethe in print (amazon.com)

Wordle-ized

David Waterston — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:58:47 +0000

‘Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes.’

Here’s what the RSS feed for this blog produces. For more interesting and creative uses of Wordle, check out the gallery.

Wordle – Beautiful Word Clouds (wordle.net)

Obamination

David Waterston — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:38:30 +0000

As the irrational wave of false-idol worship continues to sweep the U.S., Dutch newspaper De Pers peers into it’s crystal ball and sees nothing but violent death in the future of President Obama…

Illustration by Pluis Producties

‘Lone wolf’ loert op Obama (depers.nl) – original Dutch
‘Lone wolf’ lurks on Obama (depers.nl) – Google translation to English
Nation’s Presidential Assassins Still Undecided (theonion.com)

100 photographs you didn’t know were great #12: David Lynch

David Waterston — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:01:35 +0000

David Lynch by Jean Baptiste Mondino

“I love to translate ideas. If you are true to the ideas that you love and never walk away from any element until it’s correct, then there’s a chance others will feel it’s correct and go into that world and have an experience. Hopefully a good experience.”
David Lynch

The official Mondino website (mondino-update.net)
Mondino at Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
The official David Lynch website (davidlynch.com)
David Lynch filmography (imdb.com)
The Universe of David Lynch (davidlynch.de)
A very comprehensive fan site with lots of links to other Lynch related resources.
The David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace (davidlynchfoundation.org)
“Provides funds for in-school ‘Quiet Time’ programs utilizing the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation technique…”

Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #18

David Waterston — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:27:46 +0000

“Every morning, to earn my bread,
I go to the market where lies are bought.
Hopefully
I take up my place among the sellers.”

Bertolt Brecht – “Hollywood” from “Poems in Exile” (1942)

Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #17

David Waterston — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:42:47 +0000

“Is there anything more pathetic than a monster who keeps asking please? please? please?”

Brett Easton Ellis – “Lunar Park” (2005)

Official “Lunar Park” Website (twobrets.com)
Not An Exit (notanexit.net)
” reports on and discusses the novels of Bret Easton Ellis and the subsequent film adaptations.”