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Z is for-

Vv — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:51:44 +0000

Zymurgy: The practice of winemaking.

Zymogen: An inactive substance that is converted into an enzyme when activated by another enzyme.

Zyklon B: Hydrogen Cyanide held on or released from a carrier in the form of small tablets. It is primarily used as an insecticide, but the Nazis used it for something much different.

Zygote: The fetus of a fetus.

Zygomorphic: (Botanical) having only one plane of symmetry, like a snapdragon or a pea.

Zygodactyl: A bird’s foot with two toes pointing forward and two backward.

Zygapophysis: One of the two paired processes of a vertebra that interlock it with the adjacent vertebrae.

Zydeco: A dance music from southern Louisiana featuring accordion, guitar, and possibly washboards.

Zyban: An antidepressant drug given to people in nicotine withdrawal (Trademark name).

ZARDOZ. ZARDOZ. ZARDOZ.

Y is for YELLING AS LOUD AS I CAN

Vv — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:59:53 +0000

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X is for X-ray Fish

Vv — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:36:26 +0000

Also known as the “Golden Pristella Tetra”, the X-ray fish gains its name from the fact that a large portion of its body is transparent. The X-ray fish tends to be a good aquarium fish because of its high adaptability and its tolerance for acidic waters and the fact that it eats many different types of food.

Also known as a type of Golden Tetra.

The X-ray fish is found in the South American Coastal Rivers where the freshwater from the river meets the salted water of the ocean. This is known as an “estuary”, and is also the type of habitat that brackish aquariums tend to try and emulate.

The X-Ray fish has a yellowish tint to it and a prominent dorsal fin. They may grow as large as 22 cm, however their average size is around 5 cm. Male X-ray fish are smaller and thinner than female X-Ray fish, however this is the only prominent difference. When in an aquarium, it is important to keep X-ray fish away from predators and in a large group of six other fish.

Waiting for a Render

Vv — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:26:06 +0000

I made this while waiting for a very important video to render. This is not very important. I made it using PHOTOSHOP.

The rendered video will play soon. Very soon.

V is for Vogt’s Valentine’s Day

Vv — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:22:44 +0000

Embedded above, for your enjoyment, is the new hit smash from Nick Vogt. Remember Nick Vogt? Well he makes music, too, and this one’s about that very special day where everything’s a Love Themepark. Enjoy.

U is for Unnecessary

Vv — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:38:41 +0000

Okay well… uh… today for breakfast I ate eggs. SCRAMBLED eggs, although I don’t much care for scrambled eggs. I prefer sunny side up, this is because I like seeing the yolk ooze out of the gash you make in it. Then you get to eat up the yolk with toast, and it makes for a delicious breakfast. However, I DO NOT eat my breakfast with Bacon. As per assumed request, I will now outline the steps I take to de-T a poster for a without the T’s article. The first and most important rule is that the complexity and work depends on the resolution of the poster, for if you can’t make out a “T” when you’re zoomed in at 100%, then chances are no one will ridicule me for skipping some T’s in the credits. That’s another thing, it’s easy to de-T titles and taglines, but you get into real trouble with the credits below the poster, hence why a good deal of the posters I use do not have the bottom credits. When they do, I try to use low resolution posters. What can I say, I like to use my time wisely. I JUST HAD A LOTION MISHAP, please give me one moment. Okay I’m back. It’s winter, so my hands get incredibly dry and unless I provide constant moisture to them they crack open. Even if I provide constant moisture they crack open, it’s a problem. Hey! I’ve got the Ramayana and the Mahabarate right here! Let me quote it for you: “BOOK VI: Cattle-Lifting: The Conditions of the banishment of the sons of Pandu were hard. They must pass twelve years in exile, and then they must remain a year in concealment. If they were discovered within the last year, they must go into exile for another twelve years.” Okay, well I think that’s enough. We had a blizzard last night, so I’ve got two hours until my first class starts and I really just needed to spend some time. I suppose I’ve done that. Maybe. Although I’ve got about twenty minutes left, so I guess I didn’t do that great of a job of wasting time. I just spoke with my mother, it looks like I CAN get dental coverage here in Santa Fe, which is nice because I need to get a dental appointment by the end of March because my Health Insurance runs out in March because my father is currently unemployed, so he can’t stay on Anheisur Busch’s health insurance plan for too long. But, I can now get a dental appointment here and then I won’t need another dentla appointment for a while, hopefully. Dental appointments usually go pretty well for me, I’ve always had pretty good teeth and, ever since eighth grade, I’ve been taking very good care of my teeth. I brush twice daily, rinse twice, and floss once. Although, if I feel as though my teeth are particularly dirty, then I’ll either brush them once more or floss them once more. Recently, I’ve started flossing more because in my previous dental exam I found out the I have the beginnings of three cavities. I think this is because during 2009 I ate a lot of sweets because it helped me get through depression. I think I still do have a bit of a sweet-eating (or “Sweeating”) problem, but I’m working on it. However, still with these three cavities I don’t think my dental record is too stigmatized, because I’ve never had a problem before so three cavities in twenty-one years I think is an okay track-record. Well, I’ve got to go see what a “two hour delay” means for school, I know everything starts at 10:00, but I’m not sure what that means for classes after noon. For example, I’ve got class at 2:15, does a two-hour delay mean that this class starts at 4:15? Or does it still start at 2:15? Because depending on when this class starts, it will effect how long I can be at my class where I build sets for five hours. If my 2:15 class is still at 2:15, then I’ll only have two hours to work on set-building today and I’ll have to go into the shop on Thursday morning and finish up. However, I may not be able to go into the shop on Thursday because I might be beginning my internship on Thursday by helping put together ANOTHER set. However, my regular set-building class is for the theatre department, and my internship is for the art department for “True Grit” the new Coen Brothers film which is shooting on campus (I’ll give much more time to this in a later post, believe me). Okay, I’ll be right back. I’m back. Just kidding, I was seeing if you were paying attention, not even a second passed between these sentences. Okay, now I’m leaving. Bye bye. Alright I’m back. Class started at 10:00, although I probably should have been there at the original time of nine o’ clock because I had to mop up the floor because the water was left running all day long. It was a problem, but we mopped up all of the water and then I worked on spackling a cube for the upcoming production of “The Putnam County Spelling Bee”. At least I think it’s Putnam County, I may be confusing it with an elementary school in my town called Putnam. The elementary school is called Putnam, not the town. I need to do my laundry now. I was able to find these sheets in the grocery store that have both Tide cleanser and a dryer sheet combined into one sheet, which will probably save me money because I won’t have to buy two packages (I believe it costs as much, maybe even a little cheaper, than a carton of Tide, and I’ve been told to always use Tide. It’s a tad bit expensive, yes, but it gets the job done well and it works the best). However, I also have a few pants that are dry-clean only. Thanks to modern technology, though, it no longer matters if something is dry-clean only because they have special sheets that you can put in the dryer with your clothes, and the sheets dry-clean your clothes. It’s really nice, because otherwise either I wouldn’t have two great pairs of pants, or I would be spending a fortune on dry cleaning. I also have to clean my coat. I only gave it a detailed wipe-down after my sister’s dog threw up on it, so it probably needs a good clean. I’ve also got to clean my sheets sometime soon, but I’d want to do that over the weekend when I have more time. Anyways, I guess that’s all I’ve got to say, really. I’ll go ahead and wrap everything up right now. Uh… I ate scrambled eggs this morning, and then I decided to start writing this because there was a blizzard last night that resulted in a two-hour delay this morning. However, I should have gone to my morning class on time because there was a good deal of mopping to do. However, instead I walked through how I de-T a poster, and how de-Ting is all about the resolution of the poster file you get. I also need to make a dental appointment, because I need to get my teeth cleaned. Also, during my last dental check-up I found out that I have three cavities that are forming, which is probably because I ate a good deal of sweets last year because it made me feel better about all of the horrible things that were happening. I have to do laundry, which I’ll probably work on after I’m done writing this paragraph, and during my laundry-doing I’ll probably dry-clean my coat because it needs a good, deep clean. I’m pretty sure thats all I’ve got to say. Oh, I need to make my dental appointment now because my Health Insurance runs out in March. That’s a problem, a very big problem, but I think we’re going to be getting on another health insurance plan that covers basic hospital and doctors visits, but not dental or psychology (which is too bad, most of my problems are psychological and physical). Oh, for dinner I ate a veggie burrito. It had zucchini and cheese and beans and onions and some other vegetables. I also ate some beets and squash, which was quite delicious, although from what I heard, a lot of people don’t like beets. This is too bad, because I think beets are pretty neat things. I’ve also heard some Borsch-bashing during my time in New Mexico, although from what I’ve heard from everyone else is that Borscht is very delicious. This leads me to think that maybe people in New Mexico just hate beets for bizarre reasons beyond me. When I was kid, I used to eat beets all the time. This is because my Dad used to have a gigantic garden that he’d grow all kinds of fruits and vegetables in, including beets. So i ate a lot of beets as a kid, and I guess it stuck with me because I still really enjoy beets even though I don’t eat them as much as I should. I think beets are high in Vitamin A, although I don’t really remember what vitamin A does for your body. I know Vitamin E helps with hair and skin, and so when you’re older you need to eat a lot of Vitamin E so your skin will stay healthy, same with your hair. But I don’t know what Vitamin A does. So I like eggs and I like beets, although I shouldn’t like eggs because I have high cholesterol. I’m pretty sure I told you that. I’ve got high cholesterol. And I probably shouldn’t like beets because they probably stain your teeth. Beet juice is a pretty potent red dye that was used by many indian tribes during the weaving of their baskets and tapestries. I also really like Kale, and I should like Kale because it’s a very good vegetable to eat. I think Kale is also high in Vitamin A, but I may just be saying that things are high in Vitamin A because I can’t think of any other vitamins that vegetables are high in. I’m pretty sure wheats are high in Vitamin E. I know fish is. Fish is quite high in Vitamin E, and fish is also apparently good for your cholesterol. Fish and Quinoa. Both help reduce cholesterol. I keep misspelling cholesterol, I keep thinking it ends with an “A”, and the computer keeps telling me I’m wrong, but I just keep on spelling cholesterol with an “A” anyways. I also keep thinking its spelled “orol” as opposed to “erol”. So I guess cholesterol is just a difficult word to spell. Like Nietzsche. That’s another difficult word to spell. When I tried to spell it just now I forgot the “S”. That’s a problem when you forget an “S”. I think its an “S”, because phonetically “S” starts with a vowel sound. Just like its an honest man. Honest begins with a vowel sound, and so you use an, not A although the word itself is actually beginning with a consonant. I’m getting pretty tired, so I’ll probably stop writing soon. Although I’ve got a meeting at 8 o’ clock, so I can’t really rest yet. Which is too bad, because I spent most of today out and about and I didn’t really have any time to rest except for an hour wherein I played Pokemon. I’m playing Pokemon Crystal right now, and its going pretty well. I’ve got all eight gym badges, however I just caught a low-level Dratini (level 10), and I want to take a dragon-type pokemon with me into the Final Four battle. So I need to work on leveling up my Dratini, and I also need to work on leveling up all of my other pokemon too. Pokemon is spelled with an accent over the “E”, but I don’t really feel like going through the hassle of putting it in there. I have to open up a word document and use the “Special Characters” tab there because Safari doesn’t had “Special Characters” as a choice in any of their drop-down menus, which is a big problem because I probably use Special Characters the most over the internet. I might just be noticing it more when I need to use special characters on the internet, though, because I can’t actually access the Special Characters on the internet so I notice it because I have to take special steps in order to use special characters. Well I guess that’s it, thanks for reading, but like I said I’m pretty tired and I kind of want to rest before I have to leave at 8 o’ clock. I also want to start my laundry. Bye bye.

Without the T’s: Stop Making Sense

Vv — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:44:48 +0000

Well this’ll be interesing, because I haven’t seen hat many concert movies, heck I haven’t even seen hat many concerts. But alas, I shall now take a look at Jonathan Demme’s Talking Heads Concert Epic: Sop Making Sense.

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I suppose the most importan part of a concert movie is the concert, and the concer itself depends heavily on the band I’d say. So: The Talking Heads. What struck me most about Stop Making Sense is he amount of energy the band had, they were having a very good time feeding off of the energy of the audience and I think it really showed through the screen. Of course I don’ think the film version of Stop Making Sense compares at all to the live version, but sadly hat concert is over 20 years old now.

So: The band was raher kicking I’d say, so the next question is: How was the concert? Well, it sarts with an empy stage lit by a couple of overhead work lights. David Byrne walks out onto stage with an acousic guitar and a boombox. “Hi, I’ve go a tape I want to play for you” says David. With hat, he plays and sings “Psycho Killer” while all other parts are played on the boombox. From this minimalist beginning a new se piece and a new member of the band is added with each new song until everyone is onstage and rockin’ (yes, tha IS an apostrophe instead of a “G”. ” “‘s aren’t the only thing I can emit!) with “Burning Down The House”. So, the concert is gimmicky, but I hink gimmicks are accepted in the concert world, are they not? At any rate, I rather like gimmicks most of the ime. So…

Now, the actual filmmaking. Demme’s voice I believe are mostly seen through the editing and the footage. So, the fooage was taken from three days in a Las Angeles theare, however it all seems incredibly seamless. And although I’ve already acknowledged hat a filmed version of any concert is a poor excuse for he live version, however tha being said I think Demme did a rather fantasic job at translaing it ino film. The energy of the performers comes through in aces, the flow of the concert was preserved perfectly, and the interacion between camera, performer, and audience was provided and well balanced.

Thus, due to the grooviness of the Alking Heads, the energy of concert and he communication of it through the film, and through the bizarre dance stylin’s (I DID IT AGAIN!) I give Stop Making Sense:

A film I should own.

Final Houghts: If you’re looking for just groovy Talking Heads action, I strongly suggest their film “True Stories“. Personally, I prefer Rue Stories to Stop Making Sense, but hat may simply be because I’m me.

Also, CHECK OUT THIS INTERVIEW BEWEEN DAVID BYRNE AND HIMSELF!

Also there’s a railer.

Also, I think I may like films made by bands. See my thoughs on Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lip’s movie “Christmas on Mars”.

S is for Spam

Vv — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:17:21 +0000

I haven’t cleared out my spam box on this blog for the past few weeks. I have 6 comments, here’s what they say:

“After reading you site, Your site is very useful for me .I bookmarked your site! I am been engaged 8 years on the “brasil no” If you have some questions, please get in touch with me. brasil no”

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A Rug repair company sent a trackback to the previous post on rugs.

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R is for Rugs!

Vv — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:59:09 +0000

Rugs are fun things that cover floors! here are some pictures of rugs! Not good rugs, not inspirational rugs, but just rugs. Hooray for rugs!

What a color scheme!

Here's number two!

But its a macro... of a rug!

But NOT a Stalinist rug.

Rug rug rug rug rug

Qx100

Vv — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:10:03 +0000

If you ask me, “Q” is an underused letter. Well, here’s a list of 100 words that start with Q that I’m coming up with without the aide of a dictionary. Here I go!

Quetzal
Quark
Queer
Quasar
Quiz
Quill
Quiche
Quagmire
Quail
QED
Quick
Quid
Quell
Quip
Quintuple
Quarantine
Quiff
Quay
Quickly
Qatar
Queen
Quart
Quern
Quo
Quack
Queasy
Qua
Quicksand
Quit
Qi
Quintuplets
Quadrangle
Quizogy
Query
Quadratic
Quadruple
Quad
Quint
Quaint
Qing
Quadrant
Quantum
Quilt
Quito
Quench
Quicker
Quacking
Quarantined
Quesadilla
Question
Questioning
Quest
Quetzalcoatl
Queue
Quicksilver
Quinoa
Quiver
Quitter
Queller
Quadric
Quintic
Quadruped
Quintoped
Questionnaire
Quilter
Quarto
Quacky
Quote
Quotation
Quotable
Questionable
Quenchable
Queried
Quatrain
Queenly
Qualm
Quicken
Quantity
Quantify
Quantic
Quartz
Quitting
Quantification
Quality
Quilting
Quelling
Queasiness
Queenliness
Quebec
Quebecois
Quintessential
Quiet
Quainter
Quirky
Quirk
Quested
Quixotic
Quotient
Quota
Quibble

The Great and Powerful Henceblog » … is for

Z is for-

Zymurgy: The practice of winemaking.

Zymogen: An inactive substance that is converted into an enzyme when activated by another enzyme.

Zyklon B: Hydrogen Cyanide held on or released from a carrier in the form of small tablets. It is primarily used as an insecticide, but the Nazis used it for something much different.

Zygote: The fetus of a fetus.

Zygomorphic: (Botanical) having only one plane of symmetry, like a snapdragon or a pea.

Zygodactyl: A bird’s foot with two toes pointing forward and two backward.

Zygapophysis: One of the two paired processes of a vertebra that interlock it with the adjacent vertebrae.

Zydeco: A dance music from southern Louisiana featuring accordion, guitar, and possibly washboards.

Zyban: An antidepressant drug given to people in nicotine withdrawal (Trademark name).

ZARDOZ. ZARDOZ. ZARDOZ.

Y is for YELLING AS LOUD AS I CAN

X is for X-ray Fish

The X-ray fish is found in the South American Coastal Rivers where the freshwater from the river meets the salted water of the ocean. This is known as an “estuary”, and is also the type of habitat that brackish aquariums tend to try and emulate.

Waiting for a Render

I made this while waiting for a very important video to render. This is not very important. I made it using PHOTOSHOP.

The rendered video will play soon. Very soon.

V is for Vogt’s Valentine’s Day

Embedded above, for your enjoyment, is the new hit smash from Nick Vogt. Remember Nick Vogt? Well he makes music, too, and this one’s about that very special day where everything’s a Love Themepark. Enjoy.

U is for Unnecessary

Without the T’s: Stop Making Sense

Well this’ll be interesing, because I haven’t seen hat many concert movies, heck I haven’t even seen hat many concerts. But alas, I shall now take a look at Jonathan Demme’s Talking Heads Concert Epic: Sop Making Sense.

Thus, due to the grooviness of the Alking Heads, the energy of concert and he communication of it through the film, and through the bizarre dance stylin’s (I DID IT AGAIN!) I give Stop Making Sense:

Final Houghts: If you’re looking for just groovy Talking Heads action, I strongly suggest their film “True Stories“. Personally, I prefer Rue Stories to Stop Making Sense, but hat may simply be because I’m me.

Also, CHECK OUT THIS INTERVIEW BEWEEN DAVID BYRNE AND HIMSELF!

Also, I think I may like films made by bands. See my thoughs on Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lip’s movie “Christmas on Mars”.

S is for Spam

I haven’t cleared out my spam box on this blog for the past few weeks. I have 6 comments, here’s what they say:

“After reading you site, Your site is very useful for me .I bookmarked your site! I am been engaged 8 years on the “brasil no” If you have some questions, please get in touch with me. brasil no”

“Wishes your valentine day to be joyful! Buy Cheap Shoes!”

A Rug repair company sent a trackback to the previous post on rugs.

“Brim over I acquiesce in but I contemplate the list inform should prepare more info then it has.”

I hope you have enjoyed these, as they shall now be deleted.

R is for Rugs!

Rugs are fun things that cover floors! here are some pictures of rugs! Not good rugs, not inspirational rugs, but just rugs. Hooray for rugs!

Qx100

If you ask me, “Q” is an underused letter. Well, here’s a list of 100 words that start with Q that I’m coming up with without the aide of a dictionary. Here I go!

Quetzal

Quark

Queer

Quasar

Quiz

Quill

Quiche

Quagmire

Quail

QED

Quick

Quid

Quell

Quip

Quintuple

Quarantine

Quiff

Quay

Quickly

Qatar

Queen

Quart

Quern

Quo

Quack

Queasy

Qua

Quicksand

Quit

Qi

Quintuplets

Quadrangle

Quizogy

Query

Quadratic

Quadruple

Quad

Quint

Quaint

Qing

Quadrant

Quantum