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Ok, I haven't updated this page in like 15 years, in which
time "home pages" went the way of the buffalo herds in favor
of blogs. And then, social media.
Remember blogs?
Anyway....
Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
Rousseau
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
T. S. Eliot, "The Hollow Men"
I am a fan of animation, especially TV shows with socially-irresponsible characters (Ren-n-Stimpy, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Simpsons/Futurama, Family Guy, Home Movies, Sealab, Venture Brothers, ....) As for the printed variety, I war raised with Heavy Metal artists: Royo, Druillet, Manara, Bisley, Altuna, Chichoni, Serpieri, Azpiri, ... but now like Pop Surrealism and Juxtapoz/Hi Fructose contemporary art: Tatiana Suarez, Audrey Kawasaki, Crystal Morey, Deth P Sun, Pierre Doutreleau, Mark Ryden, George Williams, Kandinski, ...
My name is Shake-Zula, the mic rulah, the old schoolah, you wanna trip, I'll break it to ya. Frylock and I'm on top rock you like a cop, Meatwad you're up next with your knock-knock. Meatwad make the money see, Meatwad get the honeys G. Drivin in my car, livin like a star, ice on my fingers and my toes and I'm a Taurus. Cause we are the Aqua Teens, make the homeys say ho and the girlies wanna scream.
In an alternate universe somewhere, I am a music grad student, or even better, touring the world. Here are some random and outdated music links I used to collect when the web was young.
Here is an idiot savant (hardly) picture I whipped up in photoshop without understanding how to use the program. (unfortunately still don't... but I'm getting up to speed on GIMP, which rocks):
I've also do real (non-virtual) abstract paintings and collage, and am doing more. Yes, they are better than this blob.
When I was young I used to pray for a bike.
Then I realized that God doesn't work that way.
So I stole a bike and prayed for forgiveness.
shockingly, I am a registered ordained minister
a short treatise on the
textual underpinnings of faith
on being a so-called "godless babykiller" for being pro-woman and pro-choice.
I got my undergrad degree from UVa -- I can't afford to give them any money, but I figure I can advertise for them:
In case you are wondering: it is a damn fine place to go to school.
Todd Hodes, <mylastname @ myfullname dot org>