Grant Morrison is a comic book writer. He has since become a practicing magician, and claims to practice his magic by writing his comic books. I read a cached interview with him on Google, and noted the following things to check out:

• Marvel Boy
• Alan Moore's Birth Caul
• Chaos aesthetic
• destruction of the 20th century dualities
• The Ring O' Bells Myster by Enid Blyton
• Relationship between Alan Moore and Karen Berger
• Why Peter Milligan would be writing comics if above relationship never started
• Phil Jimenez
• Flex Mentallo, Man of Muscle Mystery
• Explain the following:

  Ed Mathews Grant, I think the opposite of good and evil is indifference. What say you?
  Grant Morrison Now join those 2 together and tell me what the new synthesis looks like and is it usable

• Magic cutting edge - Phil Hein & Nexus
• Very pertinent today:

  Shannon Smith What do you make of the whole Survivor and Big Brother phenomenon. It seems to play into your theories in the Invisibles about all of us being tv stars.
  Grant Morrison I think my quote was everyone will be famous 24 hrs a day and that's what's happening. More cameras means more chaos

• Scary: Whitley Streiber's website, Kathmandu, Brendan McCarthey
• VAT
• ego-modification exercises
• What???

  Leo_Zeygerman Are the beginning pages of volume 2, issue 1, just a play out of King Mob entering the super context ?
  Grant Morrison The entire series is a playout of you entering the super context
  Question So, I've been experimenting with writing fiction as a conscious magical act, and you're right: it works. So well it's scary, sometimes. But the all-over-the-place results make me think I need a banishing ritual that's specific to the form; drawing pentagrams in the air around my PC just seems too daft for words. So, do you use a banishing ritual when you write and if so, what sort? How does it work?
  Grant Morrison I've never used a banishing ritual in any form of magic

Bedazzled (1967) - I saw the 2000 version. I wonder what the original is like.

We're All Policemen - interesting topic - information is a finite resource. I'd like to find out the formulas for calculating signal to noise, and how it relates to information.

On a lighter note, a sports game:NFL 2K Review

The Hijackers
Planning for Terror
Biological & Chemical Warfare

What is Islam?

A sobering point of view

We all need to learn how to deal with the stress that the Sept 11th tragedy brought into our lives...

The Number 11

A first person account of the rescue efforts in NY

How come we're not hearing much about the Pentagon?

After the tragedy, the intellectualizing begins...

Bin Laden comes home to roost - this article goes over how the CIA financed Osama bin Laden in the 80's.

Michael Moore's commentary puts some of the blame on the American government.

War is grey, and I think we entered into a war with some of the less fortunate people in the world a long time ago. The US has the highest standard of living in the world. I once read that if some were willing to give up their high standard of living, the entire world could live at a 1920's standard of living. Imagine that. Everyone with enough food on the table, a job to do, and the opportunity for the pursuit of happiness. At what price? Maybe you don't get to own a car and you have to wear your sneakers a little longer than usual.

One thing I've noticed about the continuous coverage about the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks is that I have not seen one commercial on the major networks. I find it a refreshing break. Too bad it had to come after such terrible news...

Salon.com News | How to defeat bin Laden - article which proposes branding bin Laden as a criminal and seeking prosecution rather than war.

Somebody has to pay for this... and along with those responsible it will be those in Reinsurance

This paragraph is especially morbid:

Mr. Silverstein's company had planned a meeting yesterday morning on the 88th floor of one tower to discuss what to do in the event of a terrorist attack. The meeting was canceled Monday night because one participant could not attend.

The Fine Line - very descriptive blog post from a guy who was at the WTC subway stop when the event occurred.

Prophecies of Nostradamus: part 6/8, World War III - interesting interpretations of Nostradamus.

More eyewitness accounts: ctrl-alt-ego: reboot yourself

Eyewitness Accounts:

• A fire inside - this person lost family & friends.
• World ends... - good news site with links to coverage.
• Combustication - eyewitness account.

Blogger search page - search for World Trade Center or terrorist. There are many eyewitness accounts, from bloggers living or working in New York.

Tragedy in the US

At just before 9am today a commercial airline crashed into one of the World Trade Center buildings in New York. Another plane crashed again at 9am into the other tower. Both towers came down because of the damage at 10 and 10:30. During this time a plane crashed into the helicopter landing pad at the Pentagon. I've heard an unconfirmed report that another plane has crashed in Pittsburg.

The only news I can reach are Boston.com and The Nando Times. I tried to search daypop, but got only one eyewitness response that spoke about the crashes. I wouldn't call it awesome though.

As I watched one building come down, all I could think of was how many people had not evacuated yet. I thought of the people crammed into stairways trying to get out, panicking and pushing, afraid for their lives. As the building came down, I wondered how many people were left. As I watched rescue workers rush to the scene, and heard the announcer say that every rescue worker in the city was rushing to the scene, I wondered if there would be more. If this were just a precurser for more destruction.

E-paper - electronically charged pellets in flexible plastic sheets. I don't know -- sounds like 1984 to me.

Companies:

• Gyricon Media - already making signs out of their e-paper product.
• E-ink Corporation - They should call themselves oink instead.

Research sites on the hidden internet.

• The Invisible Web - Uncovering information sources the web can't see.
• LexiBot - Internet search engine, similar to Copernic.
• Nua Internet Surveys - Irish IT Media Company that compiles data on Internet trends and demographics.
• Librarians' Guide to the Internet
• ProFusion - search engine and directory that searches headlines and academic databases.

Nanotech future - the army may soon use microfabrics in their uniforms. Nano-Tex, subsidiary of Burlington Industries Inc. has developed a better cotton molecule to provide anti-wrinkle and anti-stain properties.

Hybrid Plastics in Fountain Valley, California is working on weatherproof circuit boards.

DuPont is working on fibers that conduct electricity & change at the wearer's commant.

Triton Systems, Inc. is developing a technology for helium-filled sneakers.

BlackBerry 957 review

Tips on saving money and a currency converter

The psychology of Hackers - as described by project.honeynet.org, a group designed to set up systems to be hacked.

Universe 'could condense into jelly' - enough to fill one big donut.

Booklists:

• Rail Against the System .com
• About Greedy Pigs, Vol. 2
• About Greedy Pigs, Vol. 3
• Current Events for the Uber-Hip
• Books for critics, rebels, and troublemakers.
• Every Vote Counts
• Recomended [sic] books for anarchists

Found some cool books I'd like to read on minor musings' reading log:

• Gödel's Proof by Ernest Nagel and James Newman
• Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher by Richard Feynman
• Coercion: Why We Listen to What 'They' Say by Douglas Rushkoff

Movies:

• Memento - the #1 DVD selling on Amazon - about a guy with no long term memory searching for his wife's killer -- the audience is put in his shoes by watching the movie in 10 minute increments from end to beginning.
• From Hell - Alan Moore's graphic novel about Jack the Ripper has reached the silver screen, starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham.
• The Business of Strangers - Julie Stiles stars in this movie about a layover.
• The Believer - about a Jewish neo-Nazi.
• Other films can be found on the Toronto International Film Festival site

Does a cloned pig taste better than its original?

If I ever need storage, I'll know where to go.

Further example of the Microsoftization of the Net: Microsoft sabotages error messages by directing users to its MSN Search page instead.

Zope, an open-source Web application server.

• Zope Book

The origins of Ballmerfunk - watch as Steve Ballmer runs around the Microsoft stage looking like a World Wrestling Federation character at an Ozzy Osborne concert.

Starve yourself, live longer
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Just added my blog to the following directories:

• eatonweb portal [new]

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• Weblogs.com (which is really slow...)

Krispy Kreme overvalued? If the dough keeps rising...

• BusinessWeek Online - STREET WISE -- The Rise -- and Rise -- of Krispy Kreme
• BW Online | October 20, 2000 | How Far Have Net Stocks Fallen? The KREMEY Knows

Good place to keep up with the latest filings if you're buying stocks: EDGAR Current Events