Sunday, December 12, 2010

Episode V: The Internet Strikes Back

Recently Wikileaks was the target of a series of DDOS attacks designed to cripple the site devoted to keeping people honest by reporting their misdeeds. One of the most vocal, and powerful members of the coalition against Wikileaks, and its founder Julian Assange, was no other than the United States government.

In addition to the DOS attacks, numerous companies began breaking their legs in an attempt to run as far from Wikileaks as fast as they could. Among them were Amazon.com, Visa, Mastercard, and Paypal. Nearly all of them due to political pressure.

And now 4Chan has turned its attention to the Wikileaks cause.

And a collective "Oh fuck..." was heard by everyone who knows what Anonymous is truly capable of.

I am not excusing 4chan for any malicious acts they commit, I am not praising any actions they take. What I am doing, however, is asking why the US government is so eager to take down a website devoted to unmasking criminals by posting evidence of their crimes.

Is it because the US has such a sordid history of spying on its own citizenry? Of using human guinea pigs illegally? Of destroying democratic governments that are hostile to US industries? Maybe its because the US has a track record of routinely violating international and domestic laws with impunity?

The answer, of course, is "Yes, those are all the reasons that the US government is dedicated to taking down Wikileaks." The truth of the matter is that democracy in the US is the exact scenario that Plato railed against. The circus that we call our government is a festival of corruption, crime, and contempt for the masses. And Wikileaks threatens to expose every single dirty deal, every single transaction will be exposed to the light of day and the corrupt will not allow that.

There are many who will rail against what I have to say here, calling me "unpatriotic" and a host of other names, slurs, and slights.

To them I say morality cannot be negotiable. The immoral claim that politics are amoral and thus are able to rationalize evil. The road to hell, as they say, is paved with good intentions.

The fury about Wikileaks, and the rush to destroy it, are both proof of how powerful a tool it is for the public good. There will be numerous specious arguments made about "national security" but ultimately the truth is that the guilty must be protected at any cost. They paid handsomely for their Congresspeople, and they want a return on that investment.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Revelations

So I was tripping on LSD today when I had a series of amazing revelations. I will now recount them in no particular order.

I. The USA is fucking doomed.

Yeah, let me be the one to break the bad news: the terrorists WILL win. You know why? Because they DESERVE it. If they are willing to strap explosives to the bellies of their children and use them to blow up hard-charging, US soldiers then GAME fucking OVER.

Call it a day, bring home the troops and cut the fucking defense budget by about 1.3 TRILLION fucking dollars.

Do any of you have any fucking CLUE how much money that actually is?

The big green portion of that pie is how much the United States is spending on weaponry to keep us safe. Now, if the US is spending THAT much money to keep us safe from the bad guys who are LIVING IN FUCKING CAVES then guess what? We fucking LOST.

So how about we just acknowledge the fucking loss and start spending that money on some shit that makes some fucking sense? I have a few ideas:

1. Free health care. FOR EVERYONE.

2. Free public transportation. FOR EVERYONE.

3. Free school lunches. FOR EVERYONE.

4. Free college educations OR vocational training. For EVERYONE.

And how do I propose to pay for it? Go back to the beginning of the article, stupid. I intend to cut the fucking defense budget after acknowledging that the most powerful civilization in the HISTORY OF PLANET EARTH is being destroyed by men living in CAVES.

While our brave men and women in uniform sit in air conditioned comfort pushing buttons that kill women and children 100 miles away the cowardly terrorists are willing to sacrifice their children to
steal our precious freedoms.




Pictured: Freedom

The sooner we acknowledge the loss, the sooner we can get around to spending money on some shit that is actually productive. Like birth control for men that isn't a rubber sack that fills with semen.

II. Meat eating should be the SOLE PROVINCE of people (notice the lack of gender specification) who are:

A. Capable of killing

B. WILLING to kill.

Yeah, that's right I said it. If you don't have the courage in your heart to look an animal in the eye and take its life to consume its flesh, then you do not have the RIGHT to eat that flesh.

If you are too weak or infirm to kill, then you do not get meat. You can get your protein from beans and be fucking happy.

And if you don't have the courage to slit Lambchop's throat then guess what? No rack of lamb for you. And that's the fucking END of the discussion.

Whether you look at this from a religious or secular standpoint, the facts are the same: animals can suffer, they can demonstrate affection, form life-partnerships, and can develop complex societies that rally together against external forces while cooperating to keep their whole in place. Which is why cannibalism exists everywhere that domesticatable animals don't.

So buying your beef from the Costco is UNACCEPTABLE.

You want beef? You walk right up to that Holstein, pat it on the head, look it right in it's big, stupid brown eye and CUT ITS THROAT.

If you don't have the guts to do that, then you don't get to consume it's flesh. You don't get to delegate the killing to someone else so your hands are clean.


III. Women and Men are equal. PERIOD.

Again, I am a veteran of the US armed forces, so I am not talking out of my ass here. I have served with women who were better runners than me, better marksman than me, heavier drinkers than me, and some of these women might have had bigger dicks than me...so enough with this bullshit about tampon breaks on the battlefield.

Ask the Red Army about tampons on the battlefield since it didn't seem to stop the Night Witches from bombing the living shit out of Germany.

Or, you could ask Boudiccea of England, the Tru'ng sisters of Viet Nam, or Joan of Arc all of whom led armies despite the handicap of having a vagina.


  1. Sexuality is irrelevant to everything except choice of bed partners.

    News flash: homosexuality is not a recent invention. It has existed since the dawn of humanity in every society on this planet. I know, shocking, but don't take my word for it. Go look it up, I'll wait.

    See, the Spartans were sucking dicks for PLEASURE while they were fucking women as a CHORE. Again, don't take my word for it just look it up. Here this time I'll even provide you a link. Notice how that article said PEDERATSTY was an integral part of life in good old Sparta.

    Goes a long way towards explaining the "good job" rituals in sports, doesn't it? I refer of course, to guys slapping each other on the ass, bumping chests, and whatever the fuck they do in the locker room.

  2. Having a pet is the same as having a child.

    When I was 17 I had to drown a 3 week old puppy because my neighbor couldn't do it. He was 14 and his dog jumped the fence and got knocked up and the puppy they kept got intestinal parasites and they couldn't afford a vet. And since he couldn't bring himself to kill the puppy he had me do it for him. That was my first experience taking another living being's life and while it isn't as dramatic as the story of Old Yeller, it is still something that I think about when I consider matters of life and death.

    If you want your kid to have a pet, then you need to sit them down and explain what the fuck they are getting into: that animal is now dependent on them for it's survival. Just like that child is dependent on the parent, except that the animal doesn't have cognitive reasoning capabilities is therefore incapable of making moral choices like eating beans for protein or the flesh of another animal.


See, it's the cognitive reasoning that's the kicker there. We as humans CHOOSE to eat animals. Dogs don't CHOOSE to eat Iams or whatever Safeway happens to have on sale.

    I have 2 cats in my home and my lover and I had to have a long talk about this before I agreed to let the first one in. Cats are PREDATORS, ladies and gentlemen. I love my cats like they were my own family (Yes, I do hold a feline life to be of equal or GREATER value than a human life what of it?) but I harbor no illusions: Verbs and Zellie are killers. Clean, methodical, and GOOD AT IT just the way God designed them to be. And by keeping them indoors and feeding them corn-based crap we are harming them and there's no two ways about it.

    Unfortunately I cannot allow my cats to roam as nature intended because our water is so fucking fouled by pollutants that my cats will get sick if I did so. Therefore I must confine them to the prison of my back porch, convicted of a crime they never committed and never a day of parole available to them.


    VI. LSD was made illegal for a REASON.

    Because Western Civilization would grind to a screeching fucking HALT otherwise.

    You know why America lost in Viet Nam? Because the Vietnamese were RIGHT. It was THEIR fucking country and the French should have cut their fucking losses and gone home instead of running to the US for help. And the US should have said "Fuck that shit, we fought for our independence you know those little Yellow fuckers will too. Ever heard of the Tru'ng sisters?"

    Instead we got 30 fucking years of lies that ended up costing billions of dollars and millions of lives.

    And the lies, unfortunately, didn't stop after our disgraced withdrawal from that little patch of Southeast Asia. To this day you will find people who will tell you how America could have won, should have won, WOULD have won except for the pinko Commie faggots.

    Except that is a fucking lie known to everyone who has ever spent 30 minutes researching the Viet Nam war.

    And now we get the sequel, except instead of a jungle you get a desert. Seriously, go spend 30 minutes doing some research. Pick any speech made specifically about Iraq/Afghanistan AT RANDOM and do the same thing with Viet Nam. Then, compare those speeches and see how many times you find yourself referring to your notes to make sure which conflict you are reading about.

    And let's go back to what I said earlier about doing your own killing.

    Do you think that Madeleine Albright would be willing to slit the throat of an Iraqi child? How about 1,000? Here she is talking about 500,000 of them.

    I was going to post a few pictures of dead Iraqi children to drive the point home but I still have a shred of decency that I am trying to stamp out, so bear with me.

    So, let's just be honest with each other here.

    If I say I am willing to murder an Iraqi child, than I am an evil human being.

    Yet Madeleine Albright, the US Ambassador to the UN has no qualms about letting me do it so she doesn't have to.

    So who is the real villain?




Some of what I said here may shock you. Some of it may offend you. Some of it may not apply to you.


Rest assured, I meant every word. ESPECIALLY the parts about killing.


If you've never tried LSD, you should run right out and get some. Find a chemist and help them make it. Call me and I will help you find it..


That shit should be given away by the fucking truckload to anyone who wants it.. Why not, we make poison available on a daily fucking basis to anyone able to turn on a public faucet.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Exciting Times

I was just watching "Three Minute Philosophy" when I had a sudden thought: I am pretty lucky to be living when I am. The spread of technology and mass media, while dulling the masses and wrecking our culture, has also destroyed many illusions that have kept things unequal for so long.

When I was a kid, I was told how awesome Thomas Edison was, how he invented so much shit. Then when I was 18 I got a Barnes & Noble catalog in the mail. One of the books was about Nicola Tesla, the man Edison wanted to be.

The Internet loves Tesla, and for good reason, he was a mad scientist. Who doesn't love a mad scientist?

Waiting on word from my prospective new artist. I liked the rough drafts enough to commission full sketches in black and white.

Let's see what happens.

Monday, September 27, 2010

The History of the Industry

As I am working towards getting our project into reality, I've been doing a lot of reading on the comics industry. What I have found has been enlightening, to say the least. One point in particular, is the idea that comics are read only by socially inept guys who dwell in their parents basement. This little stereotype goes all the way back to the 1950s when comics were suddenly blamed for every ill in society.

Sound familiar?

Here's another tasty historical fact: The first "graphic novel" was called "It Rhymes With Lust" and was pretty well done, according to David Hajdou in his book "The 10 Cent Plague."

Want to write more, but I just had dental work and the pain is interfering with my ability to think creatively. We'll see what happens.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Cyber Pranking and the Dearth of Common Sense

Was at CBR this morning and found this thread about someone called Jessi Slaughter (not her real name), an 11 year old who make a horrific mistake: she fucked with the Internet.

Now, don't get me wrong I am not advocating making children cry, or bashing up kids no matter how stupid they are. What I am saying is, it is well documented that the Internet is a powerful force that can annihilate those who are unwise as to its power.

This little girls parents, who are clearly not all that bright themselves, allow their offspring to roam freely through the vast realm of the Internet unattended. Have you SEEN some of the crazy shit that is out there? Tubgirl, Goatse, YouPorn, Twilight fan sites...there is no end to the horrors, tragedies, and travesties that await the unwary.

When Jessi Slaughter decided she was a Somebody and sent the Internet a video message saying she was invincible, it was viewed as a challenge. And she got slammed, hard.

You see, what little Jessi and her well-meaning, but ultimately clueless, parents had forgotten was that the Internet is society. Anyone with access (which is what, 80% of the population of the US? 35% of the rest of the planet?) can watch your YouTube channel, read your blog posts, and do some basic research about who you are. Internet Anonymity is not nearly as strong as people think it is, and Jessi learned that shit the hard way.

And it is the most painful lessons that we remember the longest.

She won't be posting any more videos promising to "Pop a Glock" in anyone's mouth to "make a brain slushie" any longer, I am sure. Much like the clowns from Pranknet, Jessi has learned that she is not untouchable, and that when you fuck with people, they have a right to retaliate. And when those people you encounter prove to be far meaner than you are, it's really no one's fault but your own.

The guys on Pranknet seem to be a collection of mean-spirited, cowardly assholes, but they are actually performing a vital community service. They serve as a very good teaching aid, helping people to understand the need to pull one's head from one's ass.

Breaking windows is the only way to reset an alarm system? Fire extinguishing equipment uses toxic foam that you need to clean off with urine?

And the prize winner? This girl is stripped, spanked, sodomized, and fellates a co-worker. Because a stranger on the phone told her to.

This shows a level of stupidity that has achieved epic levels. There were 70 such calls nationwide before this girl was thoroughly degraded. SEVENTY.

This shows how slavish and moronic the population of the US has become.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

New Work

Well, the money went faster than I expected. Too many bills coming in, too fast. Le sigh.

Anyway, here is an article I wrote for another site. Part of a series, then I will write a few more. Maybe I can develop a fanbase this way and beg for donations.

Stranger things have happened.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

The Road to Xibalba

Okay, so I am currently negotiating with 2 artists and the project is becoming less of a fantasy and more of a job. This means that I need to start outlining for you, the general public, exactly what this project is.

The project was originally conceived of as a series of 128 page graphic novels spread out quarterly or bi-annually (because that is much more realistic) basis, telling an evolving story of a wandering hero meeting his destiny. This won't be a run-of-the-mill adventure series, however, since I intend to keep the characters, all of the characters, 3-dimensional. There will be few clear-cut cases of good and evil, and quite a few moments where the reader is going to have to take sides as the hero and his allies sometimes fail to see eye-to-eye on issues ranging from crime and punishment to slavery.

The name of the series is going to be Xibalba which is the Mayan underworld. The reason why the series has this name will be explained in the series, but I am not sure if I am going to do that immediately, or if the answer will be revealed in the 2nd installment.

The nature of the work will be science fiction, but will incorporate elements of many styles including fantasy and steampunk. Yes, I know that this can destroy a story, but I believe that even the most severe critic would be hard-pressed to deny that my plots don't make perfect sense based on the premise of the series. A premise that I won't reveal until the script is compiled with the art and is ready to be sent to the publisher. Sorry, but that's what I have to do.

As we get concept art I will be posting it along with character bios, to hopefully generate some interest among prospective readers.

Anyway, I have to scoot off to do some other work.

Dr. V

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

A Conundrum

As I was reading the Comic Book Resources (CBR is how I will refer to it from now on. Permanently.) I found myself really thinking about the comic book reading public, especially those that haunt the web. What will they buy?

It's nice to have readers, no doubt, but this isn't a "literary work" likely to be found in a library, so buyers are far more important. The best kind of buyers, of course, are the ones that buy your work as a gift for others, thus helping to spread your name. This still leaves us with that question, though...what will they buy?

The CBR forums are packed with threads about Marvel and DC, but aside from occasional comments on the Idies (Usagi Yojimbo Appreciation, for instance) the "New Posts" button rarely turns up anything for the small presses. And since I hope to eventually market my book through Image, I need to know what the general audience is reading. Or, more precisely, willing to buy.

Using the mainstream fiction industry, I guess the best analogy is as follows:

Do I want to slowly write an intelligent (hopefully) thought-provoking story that might not make a lot of money or get noticed by anyone but a small circle of readers? Or should I just take a 30 day leave of absence from work and write a moronic masturbation fantasy marketed at the least intelligent sector of society that will likely be a NYT best-seller?

It's not an easy decision, let me tell you.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Winter Quarter update

Greetings, 'tis I - the Wikked One come to check in and let you know what's up and what's looming upon the horizon.
Winter Quarter straight up stole My free time - I unfortunately decided to take 'work study' with the concept that in so doing, I would have the opportunity to network, make useful contacts for employment and have less loans to repay.
Full time student; Psychology: heavy reading and writing.. hmm.. not exactly My best quarter as I feel slammed by the amount of assignments this time around. What really threw Me was that My supervisor required Me to read several books and articles, and it's just luck that I've already seen a few of the movies to write reflection papers on as well - and 'discussions' with her weekly.
Just going to stop there, since I haven't touched a lick of paint for 3 months!
I've still got the 'Unholy Triad' in background status, having masked off the figures themselves so I can focus on getting the rest of the great hall without involving or splattering the Trio.
My Sisters four Seasons quartet is calmly awaiting the next layer, I've resisted the 50% off sales up in Seattle at http://www.danielsmith.com/ honestly.. I'll need most of My scrawny paycheck to even consider re-supplying, but oh what a trip!
** I've got to run, hope I can follow up and finish this lil notie soon!**

Monday, January 4, 2010

Red and Green, and Awesome All Over

I'm not talking about Christmas, silly, I'm talking about "True Blood" by Charlaine Harris and "Weeds" from Showtime. These are two of the smartest, funniest programs that I have seen in a long time.

For those of you who have never seen "True Blood" it is a vampire serial set in Louisiana. The premise of the show is that vampires have revealed their presence to the world and, two years after this revelation, we see how the world reacts to them. This is what Joss Whedon would have done if HBO had picked up "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", instead of it being on the WB.

Diva Zya read the first 7 books of the series (currently 9 with 4 more coming) and from that she decided she wanted to see how the HBO adaptation had gone. Swimmingly, is my vote. I would love to pop over to Ms. Harris' home and take a look at her bookshelf, because she shows a deep understanding of the vampiric condition that far too many authors lack when they approach the subject.

The same can be said for "Weeds," a program about a suburban housewife who becomes a major pot dealer to support her family after her husband's death. It's been on for 5 years now, but I had never seen it (although I was aware of it) because no one I knew had ever watched it and I refused to get cable tv. Now, thanks to the internet, I am able to keep up with intelligent programming without spending a ridiculous amount every month on cable service just to watch 3-5 shows that don't make me want to choke someone.

The big draw for me, with regards to both programs, is how well-written the characters are. Especially the criminals that populate both fictional worlds. There is so much wisdom and insight (especially in Lafayette in "True Blood") that it makes you wonder about the people who write these shows. What have they been up to in their lives?

There are rarely cut-and-dry answers in life and good writers show this through meaningful dialogue, introspection, and believable conflicts. This is the kind of stuff that I want to write.

Now I just need to come up with the cash to hire an artist.

Friday, January 1, 2010

A New Decade BEGINS

I have neglected this blog for too long. And the reason for this, quite simply, is that I was asleep. I began this project with great enthusiasm, but got sidetracked by issues with mundane things like work, a mortgage, etc.

No longer.

I have decided that the next decade will be VASTLY superior to the previous one, at least as it applies to me and my projects. The key to this, is being awake and aware.

I am disconnecting from the bullshit. It was a gradual process I began in the past 3 years, and I have decided that it is time to accelerate it. To fully embrace the concepts that I am so enamored of, to live a life free from useless crap; be it material, emotional, cultural.

Watch this space, my friends. The next decade is going to be GOOD.