Agent Gillett

Hope this answers eveyone's question

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:34:57 GMT

Reality check for all you Twilight peoples

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:11:03 GMT

Song of the day - 10-19-2009

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:30:17 GMT

Within Temptation - "Somewhere (featuring Anneke van Giersbergen and orchestra)"

Lost in the darkness
Hoping for a sign
Instead there's only silence
Can't you hear my screams?

Never stop hoping
Need to know where you are
But one thing's for sure
You're always in my heart

I'll find you somewhere
I'll keep on trying
Until my dying day
I just need to know
Whatever has happened
The truth will free my soul

Lost in the darkness
Tried to find your way home
I want to embrace you
And never let you go

Almost hope you're in heaven
So no one can hurt your soul
Living in agony
Cause I just do not know
Where you are

Wherever you are
I won't stop searching
Whatever it takes me to know

Song of the day - 10-18-2009

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:15:58 GMT

Tesla - "I'd Love To Change The World"

Originally recorded by Ten Years After in 1971.

Enjoy!

A little chuckle for all you Twilighters (and non-fans) out there

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:19:40 GMT

Twilight is #1 on Cracked.com's "6 Most Unintentionally Creepy Movie Romances".

The Romance:

When Bella Swan first sees Edward Cullen, she knows she's doomed to love him forever. Emphasis on "doomed." And how could she not with those pouty lips, that perfect bone structure and the hair that makes it look like he hasn't showered in weeks?

Fortunately for the spastic Bella, the feeling is mutual, as Edward becomes her number-one stalker and repeatedly sneaks into her bedroom to watch her sleep, which is in no way creepy at all. Of course when we tried this, all we got to show for it was a restraining order, which is just further proof that you should take movies with a grain of salt.

Wait, Something's Not Right Here...

Bella is a 17-year-old girl. Edward is a 108-year-old man.

What in the hell could they possibly have in common, besides the fact that they both go to high school? And, now that we mention it, why is this man STILL GOING TO FUCKING HIGH SCHOOL?!?! What could he possibly be getting out of the experience?

You have to wonder: How many high schools has Edward attended? How many high school girls have mooned over him? And here's the real question that we've been dancing around: How many Bellas have there been? After all, a man doesn't go to high school for 90 years without dating.

We're guessing that this guy has the creepiest scrapbook ever.

Definitely a different way of looking at it.

Song of the day - 10-16-2009

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:57:39 GMT

Tesla - "Everything I Own"

Originally recorded by Bread in 1972.

Enjoy!

Song of the day - 11/12/2009

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:28:40 GMT

Tesla - "I Love You"

Originally recorded by the Climax Blues Band in 1981.

Enjoy!

Song of the day - 11/11/2009

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:37:02 GMT

Tesla - "Stealin"

Originally recorded by Uriah Heep in 1973.

Take me across the water 'cause I need some place to hide
I done the rancher's daughter and I sure did hurt his pride aha

Oo..ooo Ooooo Ah ah ah
Oo..ooo Ooooo Ah ah ah

Well there's a hundred miles of desert lies between his hide and mine
I don't need no food and no water, Lord, 'cause I'm running out of time

Fightin', killin', wine and women, gonna put me to my grave
Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin', nothing left to save
But my life

Oo..ooo Ooooo Ah ah ah
Oo..ooo Ooooo Ah ah ah

Stood on a ridge and shunned religion thinking the world was mine
I made my break and a big mistake stealin' when I should've been buyin'

All that fightin', killin', wine and those women, gonna put me to an early grave
Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin', nothing left to save
But my life, life, life, life, life, life, life, life, life,

So I stood on a ridge and shunned religion thinking the world was mine
I made my break and a big mistake stealin' when I should've been buyin'
I was stealin' when I should've been buyin'
I was stealin' when I should've been buyin' yeah
Stealin' when I should've been buyin'

No subject line needed

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:46:25 GMT

Nuff said.

We meet in the Arena at dawn... or whenever

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:05:48 GMT

Think you have what it takes to kick some ass? Then come and challenge one or all of my Brutes!

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They take on all comers! Challenge them... if you dare...

Song of the day - 10-13-2009

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:35:08 GMT

Green Day - "Last Night on Earth"

Green Day channels The Beatles... with great results!

I text a postcard sent to you
Did it go through?
Sending all my love to you
You are the moonlight of my life every night
Giving all my love to you
My beating heart belongs to you
I walked for miles til I found you
I'm here to honor you
If I lose everything in the fire
I'm sending all my love to you

With every breath that I'm worth here on Earth
I'm sending all my love to you
So if you dare to second guess you can rest assured
That all my love's all for you

My beating heart belongs to you
I walked for miles til I found you
I'm here to honor you
If I lose everything in the fire
I'm sending all my love to you

My beating heart belongs to you
I walked for miles til I found you
I'm here to honor you
If I lose everything in the fire
Did I ever make it through?

Man, anniversaries sneak up on me!

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:25:12 GMT

Happy anniversary, coffee_n_cocoa!!

Seven years... who ever thought we would make it this far?

Since I'm working today and have plasma donation tomorrow, lunch on Wednesday. Sound good?

A great day

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:29:03 GMT

Today was one of those rare days where nothing went wrong for a change. I love days like this and hope to have more.

I took out for her birthday. With Bean in tow, we went to Logan's Steakhouse, which is a very cool place. (Any restaurant that plays the Rolling Stones and Stevie Ray Vaughan is cool.) We each had an appetizer (mozzarella sticks), a steak (she had the ribeye, I had sirloin), and dessert. Bean had her usual chicken fingers, and everyone left full.

Went to the mall to find a certain store, but it was not there. So we went to Barnes and Noble (the wife's favourite 'toy store'), and she looked around while Bean played in the children's section. They didn't have the book the wife wanted, but they do on Amazon, which I will order on Thursday when I get paid. :D

After going home for a rest, I left for the Australian Pink Floyd Show concert at the Uptown Theater. These guys sound so much like the original band, it's scary. (David Gilmour and Roger Waters have endorsed them). The sets were very well done.

Set 1:
Speak To Me/Breathe
On The Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts 1-5
Welcome To The Machine
Pigs (Three Different Ones)
Sheep

Set 2:
Astronomy Domine
Learning To Fly
High Hopes
Us & Them
Take It Back
The Fletcher Memorial Home
Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
Wish You Were Here
One Of These Days
Hey You
Comfortably Numb

Encore: Run Like Hell

A good show, but a little stripped down. No lazers, and no mirror ball during Comfortably Numb. And to my surprise, they did not play Money, Floyd's biggest hit. But really, I had no complaints. This is the third year in a row I've seen them, and they're always good.

Now... to relax and get ready for tomorrow.

Another wacky weekend

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:39:33 GMT

Weekends for a me are not like everyone else's, mostly because I work and deal with the crazy party crowds. This weekend, so far, has brought the usual - busy Friday, not as busy but still loaded Saturday.

Last night was also a bit prolonged. Our overnight guy called in an hour and a half before shift was due to start, so there was a scramble to find someone to work. And while we did find someone, she was at her other job in Overland Park. (We're in Independence, MO, which is about a 45 minute drive.) So I had to work an extra 30 minutes. Nice for the extra money, but not when you've been there for 10 hours already and your feet are killing you. However, I did sleep well and have made a nice recovery for today.

Then there is today. I wake up and find out that my baby girl is sick. Been throwing up and cuddly all day. (Just like me when I get sick.) I would call in, but it's too late in the day to do that.

Plus, I already switched with someone so I could get tomorrow off. Monday is coffee_n_cocoa's birthday. It's also the night that The Australian Pink Floyd show comes back to town. I bought my ticket not realizing this fact, and I had a feeling she would kill me. However, I am taking her out for a nice lunch and then to do some shopping. She liked the idea, so evidently I have been forgiven for my oversight.

Well... time to work. Just gotta get through today...

Song of the day - 9/23/2009

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:44:42 GMT

Porcupine Tree - "Black Dahlia"

You have no interest in the past
Where you came from, or where you're going to
There's a cliché in your eye
File the edges down, soon be underground

There's nothing here for you under the sun
There's nothing new to do, it's all been done
So put your faith in another place
Never seem to get away from this
It's all falling into an abyss
So put your foot on the pedal, boy

All you know is second hand
The bullet passed through the cage inside you
You stole the only thing you love
So unfaithful, the drop is fatal

Song of the day - 9/22/2009

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:26:22 GMT

Porcupine Tree - "Bonnie The Cat"

Can't feel the pain that I expected
I still place keys in the ignition
I know what will be
One thought is stopping me from sleeping
I saw the future and it's breeding
I know what will be

Could be your last resort
Like gold against your soul

There are three things that I would die for
But I am sure you're not one of them
I know what will be

You think you've got it all wrapped up now
You stumble on so unsuspecting
I know what will be
I hold your birth control to ransom
The cells divide and grow inside you
I know what will be

Song of the day - 9/21/2009

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:48:34 GMT

First of the bonus tracks from 'The Incident'.

Porcupine Tree - "Flicker"

Nothing is new here underneath the sun
All of the big new charlatans will sneer at us
Barely a flicker of the light to come
Only the people who always think they know best

Last fic from an old friend

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:13:04 GMT

The Hermione Big Bang postings are up, and it includes the last fic written by simons_flower. It's a very cool HP/Torchwood crossover, and I encourage everyone to read it.

"More Things in Heaven and Earth" by Trisha aka simons_flower

Pictures of The Incident box set, as promised

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:39:41 GMT

Steven Wilson said this of The Incident:

“There was a sign saying ‘POLICE – INCIDENT’ and everyone was slowing down to rubber neck what had happened,” he recalls. “Afterwards, it struck me that ‘incident’ is a very detached word for something so destructive and traumatic for the people involved. And then I had the sensation that the spirit of someone that had died in the car accident entered into my car and was sitting next to me.

“The irony of such a cold expression for such seismic events appealed to me, and I began to pick out other ‘incidents’ reported in the media and news,” continues Wilson. “I wrote about the evacuation of teenage girls from a religious cult in Texas, a family terrorizing its neighbours, a body found floating in a river by some people on a fishing trip, and more. Each song was written in the first person and tried to humanize the detached media reportage.”

The description fits very well into the art of The Incident.

The outer box. Definitely catches your eye.

The books. The black one contains photography and lyrics, the soft cover concept art.

The CDs inside the front cover. The DVD is housed inside the back cover.

And now... lots of artwork:

Porcupine Tree (left to right):
Colin Edwin - Bass guitar, double bass
Richard Barbieri - Synthesizers, keyboards
Gavin Harrison - Drums, percussion
Steven Wilson - Vocals, guitars, keyboards

All the photographs taken by Lasse Hoile. He does some fantastic work.

Cover of the black book. Very cool design.

Couple of pics from the concept art book. Artwork by Hajo Mueller.

Finally... The Incident is here! (Song here, pics in next post)

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:48:03 GMT

Yesterday, the wait finally finished for me. The Incident arrived!

As I said, I bought the limited edition box set. I have pictures of the pretty, which will be on the next post. This one is for the title track - a 55-minute song "cycle" that fucking rocks!

You can listen in two ways:

#1. As a single, full length track

or

#2. Split into individual tracks (parts), as they are presented on the CD.

Repeated listens are recommended. But above all... enjoy the ride!

i. Occam's Razor

(Instrumental)

ii. The Blind House

If you wanna stay
Always here
All these years
A last frontier

It's no concern of theirs
The world outside
Corrupts my child
So trust these eyes

Faith is in your soul
Within these walls
Hormones stall
Dogs will crawl

The vices and the doubts
We resist
All this shit
So kneel submit

Free love
Free love
Free love in all my sisters

Breathe out
Blind house
You don't need to know the secrets
Believe me

Pray and violate
Abuse your trust
False gods must
Purge their lust

A family that lies
To seal your fate
To take the weight
Of their self-hate

Free love
Free love
Bring love to all my sisters

Breathe out
Blind house
Free love
Feel loved

iii. Great Expectations

A summer day
In garlands I feel secure
A useless faith
That I will get you, somehow
Reach out, I wonder where you are now

Hey there's you
With placid eyes
Oblivious to what's to come
They locked you up
So I forgot you, forgot your name, so strange
I wonder if you got out

iv. Kneel and Disconnect

Kneel and disconnect and waste another year
Fill the application, start a new career

v. Drawing The Line

Camphor crossed with lace it is the witching hour
Cinematic but crude
Teasing all my feelings out you move away
It seems so natural to you
Still the siren climbing up her victory tower
Like there's something left to prove
I trap the beads of sweat that run between my eyes
And free the fever to move

I'm drawing the line
I draw the line
And I have my pride
I'm taking control
And I save my soul
I'm shutting you out
And I have no doubt

Dreamt the sound of scissors cutting stitches out
Then discarding the used
Recording all my problems onto memory cards
Your compassion unmoved
Unto others what they always do to you
The most twisted of your rules
Distill malaise and photograph the hole it leaves
Running out a copy for you

vi. The Incident

At junction 8 the traffic starts to slow
Artilleries of braking lights and bluish glow
Ascending in a plumage of twisted steel
Shattered glass and confetti dashed upon the wheel

When a car crash gets you off you know you've lost your grip
When a fuck is not enough you know you've slipped
When the church is full it means you've just been had
When the world has gone to seed you're so detached

Got a feeling that I want you to be there

Driving by on my way to somewhere else
I fill my lungs with a noxious burning smell
There is weed and grey concrete like this for miles
Dead souls in my rear view mirror hitch a ride a while

I want to be loved

vii. Your Unpleasant Family

Your unpleasant family smashed up my car
(perfectly uncalled for)
Your unpleasant family, how vile they are
(I crawl out of the wreckage on my knees)
It's alright my flower, so what did we learn?
(and there I found regret amongst the trees)
Snaps of a life we had in the garden
We tear up the flowers

viii. The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train

(Instrumental)

ix. Time Flies

I was born in 67
The year of Sgt. Pepper and Are You Experienced?
Into a suburb of heaven
Yeah it should have been forever
It all seemed to make so much sense

But after a while you realize time flies
And the best thing that you can do is take whatever comes to you
Cos' time flies

She said luck is all you make it
You just reach out and take it
Now let's dance a while
She said nothing ever happens
If you don't make it happen
And you can't laugh then smile

And laughing under Summer showers
Is still the way I see you now

How does time break down?
With no marker things slow down
A conference of the strange
And your family is deranged

I could tell you what I'm thinking
While we sit here drinking
But I'm not sure where to start
You see there's something wrong here
I'm sorry if I'm not clear
Can you stop smoking your cigar?

And the coat you wore to Alton Towers
Is still the way I see you now

x. Degree Zero of Liberty

(Instrumental)

xi. Octane Twisted

We go following sorrow to free your
Blood spilling out of the reeds there
Give me a sign I can breathe air
Blood flowing out of the stream there

(give me something new please, something I can love)

xii. The Séance

Under gas light, the joining of hands
Chanting a name over and over
The table tilts, the circle is broken
Doubting no more
They pay what they owe her

Disembodied a luminous hand
Holding the air, passing the current
A voice is channeled, a rope is uncoiled
Flicker the light
And someone is here

We go following sorrow to free your
Blood spilling out of the reeds there
Give me a sign I can breathe air
Blood flowing out of the stream there

(give me something new please, something I can love)

xiii. Circle of Manias

(Instrumental)

xiv. I Drive The Hearse

When this freedom stains my coat
With the winter in my throat
When I'm lost I dig the dirt
When I fall I drive the hearse

And silence is another way of saying what I wanna say
And lying is another way of hoping it will go away
And you were always my mistake

Given time I fix the roof
Given cash I speak the truth

And silence is another way of saying what I wanna say
And lying is another way of hoping it will go away
And you were always my mistake

When I'm down I drive the hearse

When this boredom wears me out
Then the sky begins to cloud
Sleeping with my ball and chain
And when she cries I take the blame

And pride is just another way of trying to live with my mistakes
Denial is a better way of getting through another day
And silence is another way of saying what I wanna say
And lying is another way of hoping it will go away
And you were always my mistake

When I'm down I drive the hearse

I CAN HAS PRETTY BOX!!

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:38:22 GMT

As in The Incident limited deluxe edition box set.

Am listening and enjoying the pretty now.

There will be many pictures and music uploads soon. I promise :D:D:D

Bill Maher's New Rules for September 11th, 2009

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:13:36 GMT

Man... did he put both sides on notice this week!

Anticipation

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:26:13 GMT

As you can see by my icon, I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of Porcupine Tree's newest album, 'The Incident'.

I decided to splurge and order the limited deluxe edition, which is very cool. Comes with the double CD set, a DVD-A of the album mixed in 5.1 surround sound, a 116-page hardback books featuring photographs by Lassie Hoile, and a 40-page softcover book with conceptual art and lyrics, all housed in a box-like slipcase. It arrives on Monday, and I will have pictures of the as well as posting the title track.

Actually, I will be posting all of the first disc, since the title "track" is a 55-minute epic!!

I thought that was very ambitious until I got the news that Transatlantic's new album, 'The Whirlwind', is a 77-MINUTE EPIC!! I'll be ordering the special edition of that, since it contains a second disc featuring 4 new original tracks and 4 cover songs.

Between the new Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, and Transatlantic... is is a great year for Prog Rock!

I know, I know...

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:40:15 GMT

It's been a while since I posted. But things have been busy in the household.

Visits with Cartoon Kid, who is now a freshman in high school. (How the hell did that happen!?!?!?!) Going to open house to meet his teachers was cool, though I'm unsure about his math teachers.

And then there was helping get the family ready to go out of town for family reunion. Alas, I could not get off from work, so did not go. But everything gelled and everyone is gone.

Which leaves me home... alone... before and after work.

What shall I do with myself?

Amazing pics of kids and tigers

zoanthropic@gmail.com — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:05:37 GMT

Found these images on one of my link sites and they are just adorable! The site said, Tremendously powerful images created by tiny children interacting with enormous tigers. They are separated by thick glass, of course, but the images are spectacular. And I agree.

Thank you for sharing, mdolla. Those are beautiful.