Luminous City

This is a test

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:09:22 -0400

of the emergency broadcasting system. And the timing of time zones. Please disregard.

The Hovertank Diaries: A Change is Gonna Come

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:38:24 -0400

The Hovertank Diaries: A Change is Gonna Come:

Changes - we can has them!

First, though, here’s a picture of the soon-to-be-world-famous traffic cone (pre-editing, of course; the thing needs some stage makeup) that will be our Episode 5 covergirl. It’s gonna be exciting!

Okay, now for the changes.

The HTD crew is excited to announce that we’ll…

1.04: Confessions

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:37:27 -0400

The Hovertank Diaries, Episode 4:

The Hovertank Diaries

Season One

Episode Four: Confessions

by Jeremiah Christie

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Confessions

Very little can hold up very well against a point-blank shot from a tank-mounted rail gun, and the little blue auto was no exception. When the black, oily smoke had drifted up into the sunny morning Albuquerque sky, there wasn’t much left to look at. The road would be in need of a repaving, as well.

Kenny

You know, sometimes I just want things to be okay. Not perfect, that’s always a bit much to ask. I don’t even need things to be right. I’m a realist – maybe a bit too much of one for my own good, but somebody’s gotta be the voice of reason. No. I really just want, for once, things to not be crazy, not to go horribly wrong, not to end in a completely mystifying experience for everybody – I just want everything to be okay. I feel like this isn’t too much to ask.

But, apparently, it is.

1.03: Prometheus and the Hummingbird

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:37:01 -0400

The Hovertank Diaries, Episode 3:

The Hovertank Diaries

Season One

Episode Three: Prometheus and the Hummingbird

by Jeremiah Christie

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Prometheus and the Hummingbird

I’ve been a lot of strange places, but Quemado had its own special kind of strange. It was an old town, according to the history plaque in front of its town hall, founded nearly nine hundred years ago, before even the gold rushers – a white man’s town in a very Native land. The good times had come and gone, then come and gone a few more times, creeping like a sandy tide in and out of the tiny community. When they were expanding southward in the 2100s, the Hopi had declared the area sacred, moved into the area and built a walled market, or medina, and pueblos in the low hills. Gradual expansion, improved irrigation, and the discovery of tellurium in the hills had grown the two villages together over the centuries and now Quemado was a curious mix of adobe cubes and glass domes, home to over five thousand people. Talk about industry boom.

“Perfect place for a birthday party,” said Early as he stopped our hovertank at the top of an overlooking bluff. Quemado lay spread before us, a few stray bits of metal attempting to glint in the afternoon sun, the rocky hills rising beyond a greenish attempt at fields. “I could count the number of buildings down there on one hand. You think the whole town’s invited?”

1.02: Christening

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:36:17 -0400

The Hovertank Diaries, Episode 2

The Hovertank Diaries

Season One

Episode Two: Christening

by Jeremiah Christie

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Christening

It was dark, and the only thing I knew when I woke up on the cold metal floor was that there was no empty space in my bladder. My legs could move, so I moved them, slowly, and found that they were close to something that sounded like a glass bottle clattering to its side. I couldn’t tell for sure, but the dim blue glow of an instrument panel somewhere made it look an awful lot like I was inside a vehicle. A pretty big one.

My eyelids were still lead-heavy and I may have literally heard sleep calling me back. I shook my head a little and discovered I had a headache and felt rather nauseous. The word “champagne” struggled to associate itself with the glass bottle at my feet, and I struggled to ignore both the word and the bottle.

1.01: The Crime

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:35:29 -0400

The Hovertank Diaries, Episode 1:

The Hovertank Diaries

Season One

Episode One: The Crime

by Jeremiah Christie

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The Crime

This will be the story of how we saved the world. Of how we risked everything to defend the people we cared about, of how we brought together the people who would change the course of human civilization. Of how we did stuff that mattered. Because we’re noble and stuff. You know?

Okay, not really. It’s really just about how me and a few friends stole a hovertank, blew a lot of stuff up, and blasted our way out of town.

It’s also, of course, my written defense, so that at least my jury’ll get the story right.

Brennick was definitely the beginning of everything. Might as well start with that.

_____________________________

We’ve all done bad things. Some of us have done really bad things. A select few of us have done truly terrible things, and Early and I could, perhaps, be counted among that number. Even if we were, though, I don’t honestly know what either of us could possibly have done to deserve being on the overnight train from Albuquerque to Vegas.

The soundtrack for The Hovertank Diaries’ Episode 3 -...

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:03:41 -0500

The soundtrack for The Hovertank Diaries’ Episode 3 - enjoy some mood music as you read.

Audio

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:05:34 -0500

This soundtrack for the first episode of The Hovertank Diaries...

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:19:37 -0500

This soundtrack for the first episode of The Hovertank Diaries is here.

It’s been far too long, but I’m back… with...

Tue, 01 May 2012 22:20:40 -0400

It’s been far too long, but I’m back… with something new.

breakfastsafari: Ben & Jerry’s presents: Boba Fett’s...

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:18:21 -0400

breakfastsafari:

Ben & Jerry’s presents: Boba Fett’s Carbonite Crunch by Jonny etc.

The stencil frog who sits on my windowsill and guards me at...

Tue, 24 May 2011 01:45:06 -0400

The stencil frog who sits on my windowsill and guards me at night

The only way this could be more American would be if I’d...

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:03:20 -0500

The only way this could be more American would be if I’d grown and pickled the cucumber myself.

Well obviously the night is improving.

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:51:30 -0500

Well obviously the night is improving.

It’s a working-from-home kind of day.

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:38:36 -0500

It’s a working-from-home kind of day.

I wasn’t expecting you, but that won’t stop me from...

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:47:38 -0500

I wasn’t expecting you, but that won’t stop me from eating you.

The snow through the window from my bed.

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:28:58 -0500

The snow through the window from my bed.

It’s 3 in the a.m. and bright as day out here....

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:17:46 -0500

It’s 3 in the a.m. and bright as day out here. Spectacular. Also, shoes.

#BTV Art Hop 2010 - Sculptures The Big Dog - not sure who it was...

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:49:33 -0400

The Big Dog

Beth Robinson - Harold & Henrietta

Daniel Webster - Canyon Tear

John Brickles - Au Pair Bot

#BTV Art Hop 2010 - Sculptures

The Big Dog - not sure who it was by, sorry - if anyone knows, let me know please!

Beth Robinson - Harold & Henrietta - I like this couple. I wonder what they do for a living.

Daniel Webster - Canyon Tear - really not a good picture of this quite cool sculpture

John Brickles - Au Pair Bot - Yes, those are real babies.

It’s tiny, but it’s kind of a lot like what got...

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:36:00 -0400

It’s tiny, but it’s kind of a lot like what got posted at tavinjer.com tonight: http://bit.ly/utwzgF