May 2003
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Assimilation of the Matrix Thread
I’ve just finished a very long thread on kottke.org about The Matrix Reloaded. Many people have opined aplenty about this film. I’m not going to do that, but I’ve synthesized and collected a number of the interesting tidbits I’ve read. (Do read Corporate Mofo’s article on the subject. None of the ideas that follow are entirely my own, but come from sources too varied...
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Satisfying Women
Andru quoted the following review of X2 on his page. I think it’s worth reprinting here.
XMen 2 seemed to take for granted that people were content to go along for any ride it wanted to take. As to hardcore fans, this assumption was probably right. As to the curious rest of us, it was a horrible miscalculation and an insult. Slow, boring, uninspired, meaningless, and shallow. I gladly...
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After a good deal of personal debate, I’ve decided to go with cable internet instead of DSL. For one, I already use my cell phone for all of my calling needs. Two, since I primarily use my cell, $20+ extra a month for a landline, even if split with a roommate, seems like a lot of money. Three, I understand that TiVo can now work over ethernet, so if I get it I won’t have to have a...
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Here’s an interesting analysis of the sets of myth that The Matrix is based on. I like reading these things because no one reviewer can quite commit to one particular myth-cycle or set of themes. Most are happy to jump between Old Testament mysticism, Christianity, Buddhism, and in this case Gnosticism. I’m sure really that the Wachowskis just weaved it all together however they felt...
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Mother's Day
I went home this weekend. Katherine came with me and we had a very nice time. I met my Uncle Jerry’s mother who’s 92 years old. 92. Scary.
Every time I go home I rummage through the house and see what I can find. Today I was looking for the comics I read in my youth. I didn’t have many, but I did have the first bunch of issues of X-Men (now called New X-Men, which I still...