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    Ok, so today I got back into my profile... obvoiusly. This site has me a little on edge. It's starting to feel a little disorganized, and that's never good when you've given up even a small ammount of personal information to it's databases. Forgive my paranoia, but I like to approach everything in my life with at least a little suspicion. It's worked out for me so far. Anyhow, I found myself locked out of it for almost a week first, and then tried entering the url from the root and that seemed to fix the problem... but then came more. not 2 days after "fixxing" the problem, I found I was stuck again, this time, no matter where I clicked, I could not move away from the main page. Well, it seems sorted out now, and I have to start building my profile settings all over again... and one of my friends is missing, but whatever.

Ken 

    Ok, before I begin, let me say a few things.
1. This blog is sure to smell of the wine I have been drinking.
2. I've been out of the loop for a while because Rachel has not been well. Nothing new I know, but this time, it may be worse than usual. Nothing life threatening, but she is out of work because of it, and it may be indefinate.
3. as a result, I am available for even the most degrading and lowest paying of jobs now, as I have all the freedom in the world to seek employment. Ironic I know, but Rae can't work, therefore I have no other schedule to work around, and seeing as how a job with no benefits is better than no job with benefits... Well, you get the idea.
    So, here we go. I was watching Paycheck with the fam tonite. I realized that as a moviemaker, you can make quite a few mistakes and get away with it. This movie is FULL of them, and not little ones either.
    Ok, so I'm sure you don't want to hear one of my rants about the time/space continum, of which I hae many, but for the sake of this rant, I have no need.
    First of all... While technically interesting to look at, the very beginning of the movie shows the main character working to develop a 3D holographic monitor. What's wrong with this? Well simply the fact that he is shown using one to develop it. Perhaps the 2 technologies are a bit different, but on based on the pricipals. He was moving 3 dimentional computerized pices in mid-air. Come on... but that's not the most glaring of mistakes that I caught. I thought about it, and came to realize something. He could have trapped the system to self destruct from the beginning, and been fine, but he didn't? Why? A simple explination is that he tried that and the machine showed him the terrible outcome of that decision, but if that really is the case, the audience needs to know. Otherwise the whole plao is based on a plot hole. It's hard to do, but the success of the movie proves that a filmmaker can succede even with a terrible premise. That is why I love this business. This movie was mis cast, baldy writen, and just technically un-sound, but somehow, John Woo made it work. I've always been on the fence about his work, and the whole "2 guns, 2 men, and a dance of destiny that both will survive" thing that he throws in EVERY EFFING movie he does both pisses me off and impresses me at the same time.
    I'm rambling. The point is, he polished a turd. I was told every day of my life in the Army that it couldn't be done, but in one fell swoop, John Woo proved them wrong. How can I say this after bashing the film like I just have? Because I have seen it 5 times now, and I just realized this. But please Hollywood. Stop putting Ben Aflfeck in action roles. Did we need anything more than Daredevil to prove that this is a very bad idea?
Ken

    So, as it seems, for the second time, Time Magazine has awarded me as their "Person of The Year". so I've got 2003 AND 2006 now. I just don't know what to say. I'm truly honored... but honestly... can't you find something better? What is up with this careful neutrality compiled with reader gratification? Aren't we supposed to expect more from the flagship publication of the largest media corporation in the country (I suspect the world)? Don't get me wrong. I've got to secure some steady work and these awards are going on my resume. I worry that it sounds like bullshit enough for people to throw it out, but if they do some research... they will find that I'm absolutely telling the truth. A creative sense of humor is really all I can hope to convey, but sometimes that's just enough.
Ken

    So, I realize that 3 blogs in one day is excessive, but sometimes you just need to express yourself. I spent about 20 minutes this evening playing with my profile, tweaking it ever so slightly, and getting a feel for the interface. I've got the hang of navigation now, put up some new stuff, and I seem to be earning points... though I have no idea what they do. I even got a staff comment on a blog I posted yesterday. An honor for sure, but I must say it adds to the pressure of open criticism. Not to worry yet however. I'm quite satisfied. Please forgive the monochromatic "Shades of gray" thing I have going on. It's an experiment in control.

Ken 

    Ok, first, it's important that I set up the circumstances under which I came to this conclusion.
    1. Rachel has been working her ass off @ TJ's and there hasn't been any action in the film/theater industry that's offering me any work since the Bob Job.
    2. I've thusly been spending a lot of time @ home with the kids.
    3. Spike TV has been showing a Star Trek: Voyager Marathon
    4. I'm bored.
    So, now that you know at least partly where I'm coming from, here is my rationale. The Borg, if you didn't know, are a fictional (obviously) alien race that is part biological and part technological. They can turn almost any other race into their own, with an injection like attack, within minutes. They are hive minded conquerers of a sort who seek to make all life in the galaxy like their own. The only expressed reason for this to be undesirable (other than the fact that it's not very attractive) is that it takes away one's individuality. There is a flaw in this logic however. I've never seen 2 Borg drones that look the same. They always look similar yes, but never the same. Is this because of their biological components? That wouldn't make sense, because it's the technological components that vary so much.
    Ok, so I'm rambling. I'm sure you're wondering "But how can you be a Borg? They're still in the Delta Quadrant!" Well I'll tell you. It's the internet. The hive mind. Borg have been known on occasion to become seperated from the "collective" for any number of reasons. When this happens they become confused and apprehensive. I've been rooting myself into the internet so much that I don't like to get too far from my computer. Now that I'm wireless all the time, I don't really have to. It's a little disturbing. And these wierd green things coming out of my face don't help.
Ken

    So, Rachel got this perfume as a gift today. The smell of it sent my brain strait back about 10 years into the past. Some things have that power. Old pictures, a song you haven't heard in a long time, but nothing does it for me quite like a smell. I'm not sure why exactly it happened, or what it was that used to smell that way, but it was very clear when it put me to. Now, for some reason, I feel like I can talk to my 13 year old self to tell him what to expect. I find it interesting the things I chose to mention and the things I chose to omit. I know far better than he does what he is capable of, and I don't want to let him know what his life has become, not to change it, but to keep him from thinking that there is some kind of limit to what he can achieve.

    What would you say to a 10 years younger version of yourself? Given that you can't change what will be for them, just to encourage them. What would you say? Would your younger self be disappointed with how little we have advanced as a people, or impressed with all of the new technology and it's commonality among the people of today? Assuming that they would be unchanged by the visit, and you would be the only one to learn anything from the experience... how do you think it would go?

Ken

    So, my first day on this site is drawing to a close. I don't feel a whole lot more familiar with it than I would any other site. It's interesting if for no other reason because it seems to have avery limited number of members. That has not taken from the possibilities that lie in a site of this type however. I have already met one very interesting person, and if you average that out... 1 interesting person a day is pretty damn good. I'll be in over my head in no time at that rate, though I know with great certainty that such will not be the case. The word I'll use to describe this site on the first day: usefull.  I am interested in the internationally oriented nature of the site. There are only a few hundred Americans on the site, which in my mind is a good thing. We, as a people, can really spoil a good thing when we crowd into a place like this. Anyways, I'm rambling, so... good night.

Ken