RDTRN Archive - RDT Right Now #1829

RDT Right Now #1829

From: Violet <violet@torithoughts.org>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 15:32:47 -0700
Subject: RDT Right Now #1829
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Do not hit reply to unsubscribe. To unsub, send a message to: <rdtrn-request@torithoughts.org> with "unsubscribe" in the subject and body. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Really Deep Thoughts Right Now Volume 03 : Issue #1829 . o - O - O - O - O - O - O - O - o . o o . o o O "Thoughts right now... O o What will become of me, o o Become of her, become of we?" o . o o . O O O - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - O o . o o o Tori Amos, "Thoughts" In this issue: o-o-o-o-o-o-o the busy month/The Matrix [ Beth Winegarner <echoes@atlantic.de ] re: #1828 [ "ms. jessica parsons" <fullblownlif ] Rub-a-dub-dub [ Brian Cooper <byteme@smartchat.net. ] Interlochen, MI [ Larry Lang <northernladd@yahoo.com> ] Missed a digest? Pick up a copy at the RDTRN archives: http://www.torithoughts.org/rdtrn/archives -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:16:34 -0700 From: Beth Winegarner <echoes@atlantic.devin.com> To: RDT Right Now <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Subject: the busy month/The Matrix Well, it sounds like we have our answer as to why the digest has been quiet -- everyone's trying to make sure they don't flunk out of school. So I want to wish everyone luck on their finals/papers/etc. even though most of them are probably finished and turned in by now. :) My month has been hectic for lots of reasons. After many months of deliberations Devin has taken a (really excellent) job up in Seattle, and I decided to stay in the Bay Area. We're still together, romantically, and will visit each other as often as time and finances permit. I've found a place to move into and will be doing that this weekend. After that, I expect to have more time to participate in online stuffs, although July is typically busy as I happen to be related to (or friends with) lots of Cancers and Leos. John B. wrote: > 7. I was confused for a few minutes when two new characters were > introduced, one named Lock and the other named Link. I take it that some of this stuff might be explained in the Animatrix shorts -- but I haven't seen them yet so I don't know. I do wish the character's names were more obvious (although I suppose we still don't know why Trinity is named Trinity, aside from the fact that she completes the Morpheus-Neo-Trinity trinity). I also wanted to know what neo did to save that kid's life. > 3. The Matrix has more Black people in it than all the Star Wars, Lord of > the Rings, X-Men and so on. It reminds me of the graffiti Bethany and I > saw right after seeing the first Lord of the Rings movie, "Too many white > people, but elves are hot." Which was true, but wouldn't it have been > cool if all the elves were Black? It would have put a whole different > spin on Elrond's reluctance to have Arwen marry Aragorn. Well, the sad thing about the LOTR film is that all the Uruk-hai were black (or at least, it was implied). Not Good. But yes, I loved how diverse Zion was. It reminded me a lot of living here in the East Bay. I'm moving to Marin and I'm going to really miss the diversity over here. It's really tough to keep one's mind entirely closed to other races when one is actually an ethnic minority everywhere one goes. Beth -- "This country has a deep fear and mistrust of strong, smart, accomplished, outspoken women unless they are sexy 22-year-olds killing vampires on television." -- Dennis Miller _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ music reviews + stories + poetry + photography + collage + Watchers livejournal + selkies + esoterica + links = http://echoes.devin.com -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 13:58:40 -0700 From: "ms. jessica parsons" <fullblownlife@hotmail.com> To: rdtrn@torithoughts.org Subject: re: #1828 john, do you watch the sopranos? i noticed that you said that in the second matrix you missed joe p(oh my god i forgot his last name). i finally got HBO in December and every sunday they show a few episodes. they started in january with the very first and are showing them throughout the year with the new season starting in Sept or Oct. damn exciting. i fucking love the sopranos a hell of a lot and david chase just announced they're doing another season because he has so much he needs to tie up and introduce. anyway, if anyone else loves the sopranos as much as i do, jump in. i think it's the best tv show ever because he doesn't make any of the characters perfect. it'd be so easy to do that too. i was supposed to go to CA this month but I can't because i got an internship. yay. i don't get paid but i don't give a shit. i'll be glad to be getting out of the house and all. 32 hours til harry potter! i'm so damn excited. i'm gonna try to read the whole book this weekend. my eyes will hurt so bad but it'll be worth it. i'm going to the party at barnes and nobles with all the little kids. woo. harry potter in june and seeing tori in july. yay! i haven't seen tori in a few years since the year that she did the thing with alanis. 2000 i think. has anyone seen the 100 greatest songs of the last 25 years on vh1? hosted by the lovely drea de matteo from the sopranos! yeah, my sopranos fever is reaching a peak. :) anyway, some pretty bad songs on that list. britney spears is on it with baby one more time right AFTER bruce springsteen's born in the usa! the blasphemy! fuck britney. -jessica no means yes, yes means harder. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 20:53:33 +1000 From: Brian Cooper <byteme@smartchat.net.au> To: Really Deep Thrusts Right Now <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Subject: Rub-a-dub-dub I've been spending time recently looking at bathroom fixtures, mainly because the tiles are starting to pop off the wall, but also because my bathroom is intrinsically ugly and barely functional. I've always hated the bath as it's far too small for an adult to have a bath in. To get a real sized bath I'll have to compromise on space for the vanity or the shower. One thing I have noticed is that most bathroom items are made for bathrooms that are horrendously large. I've never seen the point in a large bathroom, but I don't see the point in one that's too small either. Loria mused in #1926: >I'm also wonderingwhat to do next in my life. I'm 29 years old, and I >feel I've reached an impasse. >I feel like I really want to move on in my life, but I also feel somewhat >trapped in my job, trapped in my friend's lives... If you were never to question where you are going in life, then either everything is going perfectly or you're in denial and stuck in a rut. Of course nothing in the real world goes perfectly. There's really only two options, one of which is to go numb and keep going on with everything as it has always been or to take a risk and dare to do something different. You have to weigh up whether taking a risk and possibly failing is less frightening than keeping the status quo. Not much help, am I? As for keeping "old" cars, if there's no rust whatsoever then it's worth keeping, which is why I'm still driving a 22 year old car. Bethey wrote in #1828... >How the hell can I solve the evils of the world when I can't even manage >to clear my mind of that "person" who has taken over the high rent >district of my brain? The evils of the world will always be there. There are just times when you have to concentrate on number one. >can you just walk up to someone you've known for 6 months and say, "I just >noticed you were my soulmate. What would be worse is to never have said it. Life's too short to spend wondering about the "what if's". Nothing's more tragic than two people having feelings for each other and nobody makes the first step, even though that first step can be a leap of faith at times. It sounds like John B. liked The Matrix Reloaded. >6. Too many fights, especially since everybody in the movie obviously has >the same fight trainer. Some of the fights don't have much of a point, >either. Which was largely what got up my nose about it. The movie didn't know whether to be a typical mindless violence movie with no plot, or there was too much philosophizing breaking up the action, thus losing momentum. I agree with your thoughts on the Keymaker being a solid character and particularly on your thoughts on Agent Smith. If it wasn't for him the movie would have died long before it got started. I did feel however there were some wonderful opportunities for classic one-liners that were passed up. Brian -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 09:16:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Larry Lang <northernladd@yahoo.com> To: rdtrn@torithoughts.org Subject: Interlochen, MI northernladd is looking to meet up with fellow ears with feet. Im driving all the way from Saginaw for this show. 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