So . . . that was 2004.

Meh. I'm not impressed really. Humanity continues to dramatically improve its technology while not increasing its wisdom one iota.

Last night I watched the last twenty minutes or so of the Bible Code II (One wasn't enough apparently) on the History channel. I was amazed that so many seemingly intelligent, well spoken men, Rabbis most of them, could be taken in so completely like that. I mean, I'm not a religious person (we all know that) but even if you are . . . even if you accept your faith blindly and all that, this stuff is clearly bullshit.
(Sorry but there really is no other word for it. Sometime you just have step up and say "Bullshit" when you mean bullshit.)

I had the feeling of being in a restaurant and having a waiter trying to push the latest dish of Bullshit on me.

"What is this item on the menu."

"Well, Sir," the waiter begins to explain, "we take the finest Bullshit and freeze it, then slice into very thin patties and deep fry it in extra virgin olive oil."

"I'm sorry, did you say bullshit?" I ask calmly.

"Yes sir. Then we serve it with a delicate white wine and mushroom sauce."

"Whatever buddy! The sauce and elaborate preparation is not the issue here. I'm not eating bullshit, or anything else for that matter, in any place that serves it."

"But sir, it is very finely sliced. I assure you this is the finest bullshit you have ever eaten."

"Yeah, well, I don't eat bullshit. Just stubborn that way I suppose. Now fuck off. I'm getting the hell out of here."

I mean these guys have the most elaborate, baroque explanations you have ever heard in your life. Huge, detailed, software programs and language databases and so on - all wasted on this bullshit. They could probably cure cancer with the collective brain power they are wasting on this.
Here's the bottom line though guys; no matter how fine you slice it, it's still Bullshit!

Anyway, back to 2004. I had a good year overall. There were a lot of changes, and a lot of progress was made in my life. Things for me personally went pretty well. I mean if you leaving out the broad strokes like that stolen elections, war, natural disasters, and so on, I did okay.

Also things look good for 2005.
(2005! Unfucking believable!)
An exciting time lies ahead for old Team Integrity, as we have, umm . . . not come to be known. There are some big plans on the horizon. One can never be sure of course of how good or bad things will actually be, but hey, the coming attractions look pretty damn good.

So stay tuned because you're sure to see some new faces as well as some old friends who will be rejoining the cast of our little drama, comedy, action, adventure.
There will be: Travel, Romance, Sex, Costumes, High Adventure, Exotic locations, More Sex, Outrage, Laughs, Outrageous Sex in Costumes and Exotic Locations . . . and much, much more.

Don't touch that dial! Same Frank time! Same Frank channel!

December 29, 2004

A reason to laugh . . .

It's not easy to find one at the moment. The death toll in Asia as I write this is closing in on 81,000. People are doing things like cutting babies out each other. I'm not talking about abortion here, I'm talking murder and kidnapping. Apparently, you know, she thought she'd be a good parent.
The world in general and humanity in particular are just in a hell of a mess.
On a more personal note I had the thought driving in my car the other day that what I would really like it a horn that makes a really loud YEEEE AWWWW sound, like a jackass getting hit with a cattle prod. Then when I'm driving and someone cuts me off I could hit the horn, and when everyone looks around to see 'what the hell' that was, they would see me, and I could just point at the bastard who cut me off.
"That's right, You!" and hit the horn again.
Anyway I've got this friend and she sends me little things to cheer me up from time to time. It's what friends do I suppose, and she just sent me this link and despite myself and everything that's wrong in the world, I laughed my ass off. Thanks Jo.

It's Eric Idle (of Monty Python fame) with his FCC song.

Also my buddy over at Crypto-fascist haberdasher posted a recent update so go check that out.

December 27, 2004

Thousands and Thousands and Thousands . . . are dead.

There are no words for this kind of disaster. When I hear news like this, the numbers are just so mind numbing - I make a conscious effort to remember that the numbers represent individuals, just like me. Each one unique, with their own loves, hopes and dreams. All lost, all gone, each and every one.

There are no words.

Okay due to my domain name being usurped and spoofed by spammers - Henceforth E-mail not sent specifically to frank elysianvisions com or gina elysianvisions com (fill in the blanks yourselves) will be summarily deleted. My frustration at this is really something you don't want to hear about.
Suffice it to say that I am convinced that at some point in my life, I will be introduced to someone at a nice party, or something, and when they casually explain that they are a professional, full time spammer, someone . . . no make that several people are going to have to pull me off of the poor son of a bitch before I beat them to death.
Same thing goes for 'Parking Lot' designers. I don't know what those motherfuckers are thinking about but it's not 'efficient use of available space' or 'ease of access' that's for goddamn sure.

Site wide updates.

Of particular note is the main page:
http://www.elysianvisions.com/

Panic Struck Forum

The new Panic Struck Forum is now online.
Check it out for all the latest on Revelations.

That April 16th premiere is getting closer and closer.
Very exciting stuff!

I just hope I can keep Shane for editing me out of the movie completely between now and then.
Declan: "I have to go check something in the back, . . . again."

December 2, 2004

WTF

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/november2004/221104ourleader.htm

No new theme yet. Busy! Really busy! I really felt like I had to get the word out on this thing though.