Today's random entry from the Academic American Encyclopedia (1984) is brought to you by Volume W-X-Y-Z:
"Weegee: Weegee, the name acquired by press photographer Arthur Fellig, b. Poland, June 12, 1899, d. Dec. 26, 1968, always managed to be first on the scene in his coverage of New York City events during 1940s and '50s. His associates claimed that he could predict the future like a Ouija board, but Weegee actually used a police radio receiver. Later he made a name for himself as an artist with manipulated photographs. His best-known books of photography are Naked City (1945), Naked Hollywood (1953), and Weegee's Creative Camera (1959)."
Huh. That's kind of a dumb name, really.
Maybe I'll write a story about Weegee. Under a different name, of course.
Speaking of things that start with 'W', I've pretty much been doing nothing but working and playing battlefield 1942 (WWII) for a week. wacky.
*cringe*
when I start alliterating badly like that, just tell me to stop. or shoot me. whatever.
this journal needs a chicken.
"Weegee: Weegee, the name acquired by press photographer Arthur Fellig, b. Poland, June 12, 1899, d. Dec. 26, 1968, always managed to be first on the scene in his coverage of New York City events during 1940s and '50s. His associates claimed that he could predict the future like a Ouija board, but Weegee actually used a police radio receiver. Later he made a name for himself as an artist with manipulated photographs. His best-known books of photography are Naked City (1945), Naked Hollywood (1953), and Weegee's Creative Camera (1959)."
Huh. That's kind of a dumb name, really.
Maybe I'll write a story about Weegee. Under a different name, of course.
Speaking of things that start with 'W', I've pretty much been doing nothing but working and playing battlefield 1942 (WWII) for a week. wacky.
*cringe*
when I start alliterating badly like that, just tell me to stop. or shoot me. whatever.
this journal needs a chicken.
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oh my god! you've been working and playing games nonstop lately too? wow, we have so much in common! sorry, without the ultra-perky fake cheerleader voice for that last part it probably comes off as pretty insulting. anyway -
"or shoot me" DUDE IF I COULD SHOOT PEOPLE THROUGH THE INTERNET YOU WOULD BE TOTALLY FUCKING DEAD. happy?
and yes your journal needs a permanent chicken probably more than just one for this entry. you should crudely photoshop a chicken into your profile picture and put a big arrow to it, and make it so it's sitting on your head so you can write "CHICKEN HAT" in big crude letters next to the arrow so everyone will know what it is.
okay that's all except for you mentioned soylent green in your comments on my journ (i just call it a "journ" now because i'm too cool and also too much of a fucking mental case to finish most of my declarative nouns) which has my favorite heston quote ever in it...and no, it's not "blah blah blah is made of people" it's when he's first starting out on the case, following leads or whatever bullshit he did, and he goes to that apartment and like a butler or something asks him if he needs anything and without even a moment's hesitation he's like "GET ME SOME BOOZE" in that full on heston voice with the grimace and everything. instant urine in my pants from laughter, every time.