Beholder's Journal

Nobody likes the feeling of being singled out

John Rohde — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:48:58 +0000

This caught my eye:

“i was asked once: “if you could pick the perfect way to die, how would that be?” my reply: an extinction level event. cause let’s face it, nobody likes the feeling of being singled out, or that they’re going to end up missing out on something. if there’s no one else around after i’m gone, well, that kinda alleviates those two anxieties.” eclecticprism.tumblr.com

source: eclecticprism.tumblr.com a site worth watching/following – different!

Would you rather be on the Moon?

CD Compilation PickMe#23

John Rohde — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:02:58 +0000

The 23rd compilation in my PickMe series is called “Out Walking” (Xmas 2011 part 2of2)
Finalized on 26/11/2011 it was intended to mostly be a collection of tracks to listen to while out exercising (walking) ie. more up tempo than PickMe#22

01 Who’s That Girl (Guy Sebastian)
02 Over the Rainbow (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)
03 Year of the Cat (Al Stewart)
04 Poinciana – The Song of the Tree
(Manhattan Transfer)
05 Make My Day (Waldeck)
06 The Paris Swing Box (Parov Stelar)
07 The Golden Boy (Parov Stelar)
08 Fragment One … And I Kept Hearing (Kenneth Bager)
09 One Note Brazil (Kitty The Bill)
10 Today Will Be a Good Day (Dianne Reeves)
11 Pantaloons (Tape Five)
12 Turn Off The Light (Monte La Rue)
13 When Love Takes Over (David Guetta)
14 Girls on the Avenue (Richard Clapton)
15 The Other Side (Nebraska)
16 Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
17 Stand by Me (Ben E. King)
18 God Only Knows (Adem)
19 Titanium (Andrew Wishart)

CD Compilation PickMe#22

John Rohde — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:58:11 +0000

The 22nd compilation in my PickMe series is called “What Color is Love”
(Xmas 2011 part 1of2). Finalized on
07/07/2011 more easy listening than PickMe#23

01 What Color Is Love (Terry Callier)
02 Every Day (Saint Privat)
03 The Sky Is Not The Limit (Tape Five)
04 Take Five (Dave Brubeck)
05 Tango Flamenco (Armik)
06 Your Heart Is As Black As Night
(Melody Gardot)
07 You’re Crying (Dinah Washington)
08 St James Infirmary (Hugh Laurie)
09 For Your Eyes Only (Armik)
10 Central Station NY (Elmara)
11 Good to Be Out of the Rain (Luminous)
12 (They Long To Be) Close To You (Traincha)
13 Summer Sun (Chris Coco)
14 Reminiscing (K.D. Lang & The Siss Boom Bang)
15 Norwegian Wood (Kurt Elling)
16 Laura (Don Byas)
17 Frankie and Johnny (Chet Atkins)
18 Overnight (Gonzales)

Bladerunner Quote

John Rohde — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:55:01 +0000

In Blade Runner I find Rutger Hauer’s final speech most memorable:

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I’ve watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain. Time to die.”

I was recently reminded of ths quote via George R.R. Martin’s list of His Favourite Science Fiction Films of All Time

Books Read This Year

John Rohde — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:01:28 +0000

Here’s a quick list (pdf) of the books I read in 2010 and 2009′s list.

MyBooks last 12mths 2010

MyBooks last 12mths 2009

CD Compilation PickMe#21

John Rohde — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 05:26:02 +0000

The 21st compilation in my PickMe series is called “Midnight Bliss”. It is part 2 of this years Xmas collection. Both have “Midnight Cowboy” theme tune, but by different artists. The first compilation is a little more up tempo, and named “Midnight Serenade”.

01 Love Theme from Blade Runner (Vangelis)
02 Someday in My Life (Simply Red)
03 You’re Looking at Me (Stacey Kent)
04 I Remember You (George Michael)
05 This Masquerade (George Benson)
06 L’Estasi Dell’oro [Bandini Remix] (Ennio Morricone)
07 Blue Jean Blues (ZZ Top)
08 Midnight Cowboy (John Barry)
09 Above the Clouds (Kevin Kern)
10 Cahuita (Lakki Patey)
11 Adrift on the Sea of Tranquility (Riley Lee & Taikoz)
12 Long Way, Long Time (Calm)
13 Mi Keni (Aitor Escobar)
14 What Do You Do When The Dancing Stops? (Chris Coco)
15 Too Young to Go Steady (Kurt Elling)
16 Dancing Girl (Terry Callier)

CD Compilation PickMe#20

John Rohde — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 04:27:16 +0000

The 20th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Midnight Sernade”. It is part 1 of this years Xmas collection. Both have “Midnight Cowboy” theme tune, but by different artists. The second compilation is a little more laid back, and named “Midnight Bliss”.

01 La Foule (The Wynton Marsalis Quintet & Richard Galliano)
02 In the Chapel in the Moonlight (Patti Page)
03 Follow Me (Seals & Crofts)
04 Thieves in the Temple (Renee Geyer)
05 Beyond the Sea (Bobby Darin)
06 Mister Mista (Kitty the Bill)
07 Billy Jean (Shinehead)
08 London in the Rain (Variety Lab)
09 Help Yourself (Tom Jones)
10 Il Ritorno Di Ringo (Cantori Moderni Di Alessandroni)
11 Taj Mahal (Django Reinhardt)
12 Nothing to Fear (Chris Rea)
13 Ain’t No Sunshine (Jazzamor)
14 Gone Gone Gone, Done Moved On (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
15 Familiar Love (William Shatner)
16 Petite Fleur (Chris Barber’s Jazz Band)
17 Midnight Cowboy (Harmonia)
18 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Diana Krall)
19 Never Tear Us Apart (INXS)
20 Lover Me Like a River Does (Melody Gardot)

As always, a mix of eras, genres and a little playfulness.

iPad for $1.50

John Rohde — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:17:20 +0000

iPad for $1.50

Have you got one of these?
(received via anonymous email)

Life of Brian

John Rohde — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:11:14 +0000

Brian Rohde suffered a bad asthma attack last Tuesday and was taken to hospital. He passed away, peacefully, on Saturday night.

He was fairly active on some forums to do with his computer work. Here are some of their tributes.

Daz3d
forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=143321&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Renderosity
www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2805740

3D-Coat
www.3d-coat.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6029

Facebook Gallery
www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=12038&id=100000841188124&l=7317036d30

42 Short Stories

John Rohde — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:18:04 +0000

Michael Swanwick is writing a short story a day for six weeks as part of Clarion West’s fund-raising Write-a-Thon

These are very-short stories. So far he has written six…

- Queen Maeve’s Coursers
- Viking Graffiti
- Nobody Of Any Importance
- The Warp and the Weft
- Abandoned Objects
- Queen of the Pirate Galaxy

keep up with the latest via Michael’s Blog – Flogging Babel

He’s not the only author involved with the write-a-thon. Check out the list on the Write-a-thon page.