Below are the 6 most recent journal entries recorded in zrn's LiveJournal:

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
4:21 am	"it was like migraine made visible, it was really scary" I recently spotted this link to an Alan Moore interview over at Keiron Gillen's blog. If you've got some spare time on your hands it's a good read. And, believe me, you'll need time on your hands. - zrn (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 30th, 2004
3:42 pm	From today's popbitch >> Dirty Lies << Radiation bombs are a government fantasy Last week^Òs BBC drama about a dirty bomb in London has helped keep everyone terrified about terrorism. But a forthcoming documentary shows that dirty bombs are actually a fantasy. The Americans should know: the CIA tried for years to make one, before realising that blowing up radioactive material won't hurt anyone. Radioactive dust disperses so quickly you'd need to be exposed to it for about a year before any real damage occurred. The documentary, The Power Of Nightmares, shows how politicians are using fake stories like the dirty bomb to keep people scared, and themselves in power. It also demonstrates that the claim that Al-Qaeda is a global, hidden, terror network is also a myth. So what channel is this BBC-debunking documentary showing on? Er, BBC2. The Power Of Nightmares. BBC2, 20th October, 9pm. (Comment on this)
Monday, September 6th, 2004
12:12 pm	"This kind of pornography is a matter of artistic creativity" This excerpt from last Thursdays popbitch has been bothering me. Nick Cave wrote a script for a sequel to Gladiator and sent it to Ridley Scott. He hasn't used it. I've not been able to put my finger on exactly why until it suddenly occurred to me today with all the clarity of being dropped from 10,000 feet with just a copy of the yellow pages and three tomatos. What if it the script was written as a musical? - zrn (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 18th, 2004
3:47 pm	"oh trust in me my pretty one, come walk with me my helpless one" "Exocet". A strange word to wake up with but this was influenced by seeing Belfast comedian Patrick Kielty on television the previous evening who was wearing a surface2air t-shirt. While I detest txtsp3k that's a damn fine company name although their website isn't for the impatient. If you don't like having your browser window resize itself I suggest you avoid clicking on that link. Today would be all about the word "Exocet". ( No pity for him, their misery screams unspeakable things ) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 17th, 2004
10:06 pm	"in geometric order, an insulated border" This is perhaps a little tasteless and the context is ubergeeky but: "I may as well clarify the purpose of SCRUB to the masses since Niels seems to be on an extended hiatus rolling a few tanks into france or something." I'm so going to reuse the part about the tanks in that phrase. - zrn (1 Comment |Comment on this)
11:55 am	"We're S. H. O. P. P. I. N. G. We're shopping" So there I was out shopping with Miss zrn the other day who made the mistake of leaving me alone for 5 minutes in the DVD section of HMV. It isn't a frequent occurence, thankfully, and I got off lightly on this occasion and finally managed to pick up series 1 of Jeeves and Wooster to indulge my 1920's flapper interest. The temptation to watch all of it at once and spend the rest of the week greeting people with "I say! Chaps!" was narrowly avoided, much to the relief of Miss zrn I'm sure. ( We're buying and selling your history ) (6 Comments |Comment on this)