Archives July 31, 2005
Flirty Pillows
Written by
on
in
Vindaloo.
On the corner I hear them
From my downy bed
With flirty little pillows
Young bucks and does
Philosophy and lycanthropy
Or maybe it's biology
Drives them to stand and talk
Outside my windows
Too loud to sleep
Too soft to make a scene
So I lie on my old poster bed
So many years ...
Lonely Steps
Written by
on
in
Snaking.
The steps at night
Quiet even in the daylight
Ask me to sit with them
Gaze down that longest avenue
Where perfect pretty people preen
Upon each other
Shopping for flesh dressed up
To kill
They don't ask me
They want to look beyond
To stars hanging above them
With cool breezes to refresh
And ...
In darker moments?
Written by
on
in
Vindaloo.
Did I know her
In darker moments
I wonder
What sleight or pain
Poisoned the well
Forgotten enemies and friends
Lying about it
Accusing me
As if I knew her
Or could change it
If I did
On a lighter note... (Poker at a cafe)
Written by
on
in
Vindaloo.
Went out for dinner and poker this evening instead of having people over. Discovered I'm not really all that in to poker. Not a bad game I suppose, but not really likely to aid in developing the aspects of myself that I want to improve.
Spent most of the evening "out" (i.e. with no chips), ...
On creative marketplaces (Supporting the content creators...)
Written by
on
in
Snaking,
Vindaloo.
Eventual goal:
- Provide a democratised narrowcast-capable media marketplace
- Content producers must be paid (likely in proportion to the popularity of their work, though a patronage system or the like may also be present to encourage unpopular expression)
- As much as possible, no choke points should be built in to allow control over the forms of ...
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Mike C. Fletcher, the VRPlumber, is a philosopher of design turned computer programmer based in Toronto, Canada. He works primarily in the Python programming language, and maintains a large number of Open Source software packages. You can reach him at: mcfletch@vrplumber.com.