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Daily Archives Tuesday, January 2008

What does it mean to be Metal? (Re)(de)constructing a definition of Metalness. \m/

(as posted to MetaFi) Image and Posturing : As fan of Metal, I’d like to think that it can be (re)defined in terms that isolate it from the [at-worst bigoted , at best hetero-male-centric ] behaviors and ideas currently associated with it…. There are numerous stylistic variations on heavy metal’s core sound, but they’re all tied together by a reliance on loud, distorted guitars (usually playing repeated riffs) and simple, pounding rhythms.”

Posted 15 January 2008 † Yuletide § Work in Progress ‡ Comments (15) ° Tagged: , ,

Metal Manifesto Part I: The Beginning

Each year is divided by that one major change–moving to the next level in school; like the next level of a video game the enemies get craftier and stronger, the bosses more lethal, and your weapons more potent…. I distinctly remember the chill I felt upon realizing just what it was about the songs on the album (by Deep Blue Something) that spoke to me.

Posted 15 January 2008 † Yuletide § Creative Nonfiction § Work in Progress ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: ,

Some Stranger Stranger Studies

Draped over his chair is a gray North Face fleece, like the one I left at home for its resemblance to ones like this…. The headphones are separate, attached to each ear, but appear to be squeezing his head like in those old Gushers commercials when people’s heads turned into fruits upon biting into the acid-filled fruitsnacks.

Posted 15 January 2008 † Yuletide § Exercises § Shorts § Writing ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

Some links: Fuzzmail & Cliche Finder

We created fuzzmail because we wanted a more emotionally expressive alternative to email, so that an emailed love letter does not have to look the same as a business letter.

…  This is meant for emails and the like, but I think it could be interesting to use for any kind of writing…

Posted 15 January 2008 † Yuletide § Aside ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: