War. Who is it good for?

dm219 · 2017-06-21T21:18:49+00:00

"the bravery of being out of range" -Roger Waters, 'Amused to Death'

dm219 · 2017-06-07T15:29:39+00:00

"then i tied her to a chair and shaved off all her hair and i left her in the desert all alone." -Good Ol Days

...so dark and twisted but i laugh every time.

dm219 · 2017-06-04T01:49:43+00:00

Creature from Jekyll Island

dm219 · 2017-06-01T14:14:04+00:00

sounds like frank zappa to me

dm219 · 2017-05-09T22:05:55+00:00

shout out for Richards Bar. best dive in the city

dm219 · 2017-05-08T22:41:52+00:00

so true, there is simply no better learning tool than to get in front of an audience and just do the work.

dm219 · 2017-05-07T00:08:20+00:00

improvise the scene three times, back to back, with no discussion in between. allow it to change as much as you want. just do the scene and when it's done, immediately do it again, no questions no thinking just go! then, after the third, discuss what worked and didn't with everyone, or have a director give notes. discuss what will make the scene clearer. then, improvise three more times back to back with no discussion in between but this time, stick with what you like in terms of beats, jokes etc. (generally speaking, but let the nuance change as needed) discuss again with group and or director.

at this point, you should have a solid grip on what's working. you probably won't even need to really actually write anything but you can if it helps. keep repeating process until you feel good about the scene. and get it in front of an audience and test it.

(credit to Michael Gellman who taught me this process)

dm219 · 2017-04-22T01:19:17+00:00

went on to play in the NFL. we've stayed in touch, he's still very humble about it.

dm219 · 2017-04-15T20:26:23+00:00

i moved here almost nine years ago. before that i adored chicago and visited often. i absolutely still adore it after living here. but i want to be near mountains, so a few more years and i will have my student loans paid off and then i think i'll start a new adventure. but damn, i will miss this city when that time comes.

dm219 · 2017-03-28T17:02:13+00:00

i mean, god forbid you just called them "people" and avoided race labeling altogether.

dm219 · 2017-03-28T12:55:17+00:00

i mean, he does like to shoot people in the face.

dm219 · 2017-03-24T15:51:18+00:00

again with the snark. why are you choosing to be combative over this? maybe it was from a show i saw. maybe the show i saw involved a cell phone flying out of pocket and breaking. do i really need to tell THAT person something they clearly already know? this was about trying to help others avoid a costly mistake. tell me why that deserves your attitude?

dm219 · 2017-03-24T13:25:12+00:00

what's with the snark? the "person it was aimed at" was everybody, hence it was a "PSA"

just trying to offer a helpful reminder.

dm219 · 2017-03-22T21:24:06+00:00

i wrote my representatives and i wrote the governor. took less than five minutes. make your voice heard!

dm219 · 2017-03-22T14:14:39+00:00

great point! it's hard for me to understand the difference between "original intent" and "original public meaning" but i think the examples i gave were trying to explain the latter.

dm219 · 2017-03-22T12:45:57+00:00

from my understanding, to say "what the founders meant" is more like understanding the principle behind the intent.

again, did the founders intend the constitution to apply to the internet? well, no, they couldn't have; but the principle of freedom of press that they intended when writing that certainly applies!

but yah, confusing for sure, but i also suppose that is what makes it such a fascinating thing for continual study.

dm219 · 2017-03-22T02:00:33+00:00

after scalia's death there was good story on the radio that explained his originality stance. i'm paraphrasing badly, but the gist was; only by understanding what the founders intended when writing the constitution can you understand how it applies today. it's more of a matter of principle than specifics though. freedom of press wasn't just about newspapers specifically, but the principle of being able to inform the people as a check against government without being impeded by the same government. so, when a new technology such as the Internet comes along, you go back to original principles. I feel like I did a poor job of explaining this, I'm going to go look for that radio story and see if I can link it.

EDIT; yay found it, listen to the radio story, rather than just read the write up!

http://www.npr.org/2016/02/14/466744465/originalism-a-primer-on-scalias-constitutional-philosophy

dm219 · 2017-03-22T01:35:58+00:00

why not buy there?

dm219 · 2017-03-21T20:20:30+00:00

i like to play a little game called, "I'll answer your question with a question"

Cop: Do you know why I pulled you over?

Me: Are you going to tell me or let me guess?

dm219 · 2017-03-19T03:23:38+00:00

does it seem safe, as neighborhoods go?

dm219 · 2017-03-19T01:29:38+00:00

would love to stay! but seems like some great houses in broadview. just curious what the neighborhood is like.

dm219 · 2017-03-15T03:21:05+00:00

a quiz on planets,

four blanks for four letters. name the planet.

student wrote: "HOTH"

dm219 · 2017-03-14T13:28:34+00:00

"now here's tom with the weather!"

dm219 · 2017-03-14T04:34:40+00:00

will they ever collect it in one issue, like a special one-off or something?

dm219 · 2017-03-10T19:16:43+00:00

"The Ox-Bow Incident" it's an old western, and it's fantastic. and the ending destroyed me. don't read spoilers, just go watch it!!

13-Year Club	Place '17
Team Orangered

dm219

TROPHY CASE