*Toxic.Boy

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." ~ Thomas Alva Edison

<body><!-- --><div id="flagi" style="visibility:hidden; position:absolute;" onmouseover="showDrop()" onmouseout="hideDrop()"><div id="flagtop"></div><div id="top-filler"></div><div id="flagi-body">Notify Blogger about objectionable content.<br><a href="http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=1200"> What does this mean? </a> </div></div><div id="b-navbar"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="b-logo" title="Go to Blogger.com"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/navbar/4/logobar.gif" alt="Blogger" width="80" height="24" /></a><form id="b-search" action="http://www.google.com/search"><div id="b-more"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="b-getorpost"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/navbar/4/btn_getblog.gif" alt="Get your own blog" width="112" height="15" /></a><a id="flagButton" style="display:none;"href="javascript:toggleFlag();" onmouseover="showDrop()" onmouseout="hideDrop()"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/navbar/4/flag.gif" name="flag" alt="Flag Blog" width="55" height="15" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/redirect/next_blog.pyra?navBar=true" id="b-next"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/navbar/4/btn_nextblog.gif" alt="Next blog" width="72" height="15" /></a></div><div id="b-this"><input type="text" id="b-query" name="q" /><input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" /><input type="hidden" name="sitesearch" value="kullwee.blogspot.com" /><input type="image" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/navbar/4/btn_search.gif" alt="Search" value="Search" id="b-searchbtn" title="Search this blog with Google" /><a href="javascript:BlogThis();" id="b-blogthis">BlogThis!</a></div></form></div><script type="text/javascript"><!-- var ID = 5160496;var HATE_INTERSTITIAL_COOKIE_NAME = 'dismissedInterstitial';var FLAG_COOKIE_NAME = 'flaggedBlog';var FLAG_BLOG_URL = 'http://www.blogger.com/flag-blog.g?nav=4&toFlag=' + ID;var UNFLAG_BLOG_URL = 'http://www.blogger.com/unflag-blog.g?nav=4&toFlag=' + ID;var FLAG_IMAGE_URL = 'http://www.blogger.com/img/navbar/4/flag.gif';var UNFLAG_IMAGE_URL = 'http://www.blogger.com/img/navbar/4/unflag.gif';var ncHasFlagged = false;var servletTarget = new Image(); function BlogThis() {Q='';x=document;y=window;if(x.selection) {Q=x.selection.createRange().text;} else if (y.getSelection) { Q=y.getSelection();} else if (x.getSelection) { Q=x.getSelection();}popw = y.open('http://www.blogger.com/blog_this.pyra?t=' + escape(Q) + '&u=' + escape(location.href) + '&n=' + escape(document.title),'bloggerForm','scrollbars=no,width=475,height=300,top=175,left=75,status=yes,resizable=yes');void(0);} function blogspotInit() {initFlag();} function hasFlagged() {return getCookie(FLAG_COOKIE_NAME) || ncHasFlagged;} function toggleFlag() {var date = new Date();var id = 5160496;if (hasFlagged()) {removeCookie(FLAG_COOKIE_NAME);servletTarget.src = UNFLAG_BLOG_URL + '&d=' + date.getTime();document.images['flag'].src = FLAG_IMAGE_URL;ncHasFlagged = false;} else { setBlogspotCookie(FLAG_COOKIE_NAME, 'true');servletTarget.src = FLAG_BLOG_URL + '&d=' + date.getTime();document.images['flag'].src = UNFLAG_IMAGE_URL;ncHasFlagged = true;}} function initFlag() {document.getElementById('flagButton').style.display = 'inline';if (hasFlagged()) {document.images['flag'].src = UNFLAG_IMAGE_URL;} else {document.images['flag'].src = FLAG_IMAGE_URL;}} function showDrop() {if (!hasFlagged()) {document.getElementById('flagi').style.visibility = 'visible';}} function hideDrop() {document.getElementById('flagi').style.visibility = 'hidden';} function setBlogspotCookie(name, val) {var expire = new Date((new Date()).getTime() + 5 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);var path = '/';setCookie(name, val, null, expire, path, null);} function removeCookie(name){var expire = new Date((new Date()).getTime() - 1000); setCookie(name,'',null,expire,'/',null);} --></script><script type="text/javascript"> blogspotInit();</script><div id="space-for-ie"></div>

Monday, January 15, 2007

the.oracle


Another novel by one of my favourite writers - Valerio Massimo Manfredi.
Even though it didn't intrigue me as much as Alexander (the trilogy) did, I was still deeply entrenched within the storyline. Some history, some fantasy, mix of fiction and non-fiction, bits of Greece, Italy, France.
Sometimes I wonder how the original story in Italian would have felt when read?

Rating: 8/10

Labels:

irradiated by Toxic.Boy @ 10:58:00 AM 0 snot.smears

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

a.a.

Take a look at the new A.A. - Assholic Anonymous!

Labels:

irradiated by Toxic.Boy @ 11:50:00 PM 0 snot.smears

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

speed.painting

Thought this was really cool. All done in PhotoShop.
Apparently there are others in the series.
Enjoy! =)

Labels: ,

irradiated by Toxic.Boy @ 10:22:00 PM 0 snot.smears

Monday, January 8, 2007

the.queen


A movie about the British Monarchy, in particular the Queen, and focusing mainly on the handling of the media with regards to Princess Diana's death. Provides an interesting insight into the royal family, and their struggles with the changes of the times. I felt that the movie was rather slow at points, perhaps to be consistent with its stately nature? =)
It's been nominated for quite a number of Grammies, so if little else, watch it for all the acclamation.

For more information, here's the site of the.queen.

Rating: 8/10

Labels:

irradiated by Toxic.Boy @ 10:45:00 PM 0 snot.smears

Sunday, January 7, 2007

goths.become.architects

Read this report.
Some other titbits:
1. The term "Goth" comes from Germanic tribe that invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries.
2. Goth was thought to be first used to describe bands around 1979, with Joy Division and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
3. There are sub cultures within the sub culture, such as cyber goths.

Labels:

irradiated by Toxic.Boy @ 11:21:00 AM 0 snot.smears

Friday, January 5, 2007

egg.1st.chicken.2nd


The Chicken or Egg issue has been around for centuries.
A study as reported on BBC in May 2006 claims to have answered the question.
Now you know - the egg came first! =)

Labels: ,

irradiated by Toxic.Boy @ 11:10:00 PM 0 snot.smears

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

girl.and.the.sea



The drizzle on the window pane,
Yearns for weather sunny and fair.
The breeze after the rain,
Brings a breath of fresh air.
The girl looks upon the sea,
Wistful and deep in thought;
Does the future look as blurry?
Will it end up in nought?

Labels:

irradiated by Toxic.Boy @ 5:18:00 PM 0 snot.smears