Geek Chic



Another lazy post with information lifted from another site:

the best geek novels written in English since 1932
(I need to catch up on my readin'!)

1. The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams
2. Nineteen Eighty-Four -- George Orwell
3. Brave New World -- Aldous Huxley
4. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -- Philip Dick
5. Neuromancer -- William Gibson
6. Dune -- Frank Herbert
7. I, Robot -- Isaac Asimov
8. Foundation -- Isaac Asimov
9. The Colour of Magic -- Terry Pratchett
10. Microserfs -- Douglas Coupland
11. Snow Crash -- Neal Stephenson
12. Watchmen -- Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
13. Cryptonomicon -- Neal Stephenson
14. Consider Phlebas -- Iain M Banks
15. Stranger in a Strange Land -- Robert Heinlein
16. The Man in the High Castle -- Philip K Dick
17. American Gods -- Neil Gaiman
18. The Diamond Age -- Neal Stephenson
19. The Illuminatus! Trilogy -- Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson
20. Trouble with Lichen - John Wyndham

Too busy to post



One of the hardest things to do is get back into work mode after taking a week or more off from the job.

As you can see, my blog is going through some changes. I wont make any promises when it will happen, but sooner than later codemonkey should be looking better. The old template I was using had to go.

Enchilada Day was great (sorry, I don't eat turkey), you can read all about it on tiny clanger's blog.

Friday Niki and I lucked out and managed to sneak into Old I to see Knock Knock, so we felt no obligation to stay around and see the next two bands. We were in and out of there in 1.5 hours. All I can say is that (Knock)^2 is one of the best bands, local or otherwise. It was great to see the large turn out, and I'm glad they got paid, even though I didn't contribute to the fund (but I did contribute to the fun).

Saturday was the Daisy Spot/Naners show. I haven't seen Daisy spot in years, so it was nice to finally be able to make it out to see them. I think DS is a great band, but they need to weed out some of the sillier songs and shorten their set a bit. I had to go outside about midway through, mainly because I had to pee like a racehorse, but also because I was becoming worn down. Bananas rocked, and it was probably one of their better shows in a while.

Afterparty consisted mainly of one round of "bump-it or dump-it", Listening to rare Orange Juice 7"s and feeling woozy from too much weird tasting brews.

here is a link to all the contestants via Amy pee.

OKay. I have to work now...SHEESH!!!

R.I.P.

1932-2005

1. 
   Princess (2006) (filming) .... Guard
   
2. 
   American Fusion (2006) (post-production) .... Lao Dong
   
   
3. 
   Angst (2006) (post-production) .... Tom
   
   
   
4. 
   Down and Derby (2005) .... Ono Yakimoto
   
5. 
   Genghis Khan (2005) .... Emperor Wei Wong
   
   
6. 
   The Number One Girl (2005) (V) .... Mr. Sakata
   
7. 
   Mulan II (2004) (V) (voice) .... The Emperor
   
8. 
   Elvis Has Left the Building (2004) .... Man in Turban
   
9. 
   The Karate Dog (2004) .... Chin Li
   
10. 
    
    Miss Cast Away (2004) .... Mr. Yogi
    ... aka Miss Castaway and the Island Girls (USA: new title)
    
11. 
    18 Fingers of Death! (2004) .... Mr. Lee
    
12. 
    Spymate (2003) .... Kiro
    
13. 
    Rice Girl (2003) .... Peter Ong
    
14. 
    
    Stuey (2003) .... Mr. Leo
    ... aka High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (USA: new title)
    
15. 
    Cats and Mice (2003) .... Unagi
    
16. 
    The Biggest Fan (2002) .... Richard Limp
    
17. 
    The Stoneman (2002) .... Prof. Stevens
    
18. 
    
    Whasango (2001) .... (MTV English Dub)
    ... aka Hwasan Highschool (literal English title)
    ... aka Volcano High (International: English title: Berlin film festival title)
    
19. 
    Shadow Fury (2001) .... Dr. Oh
    
20. 
    The Center of the World (2001) .... Taxi Driver
    
21. 
    The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001) .... Charlie Watanabe
    
    
22. 
    House of Luk (2001) .... Kwang Luk
    
23. 
    Talk to Taka (2000) .... Taka
    
24. 
    Brother (2000) (uncredited) .... Guy at the poker table
    
25. 
    Hammerlock (2000)
    
    
    
    
26. 
    Coyote Moon (1999) (V) .... Jubal Early
    ... aka Inferno (UK: TV title) (USA)
    ... aka Desert Heat (USA)
    
27. 
    King Cobra (1999) .... Nick Hashimoto
    ... aka Anaconda 2 (video box title)
    
28. 
    Gone to Maui (1999) (TV) .... Mr Ono
    
29. 
    Gringos, Los (1999)
    
    
30. 
    I'll Remember April (1999) .... Abe Tanaka
    
31. 
    Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' (1998) (TV) .... Emperor/Narrator
    
32. 
    Mulan (1998) (voice) .... The Emperor of China
    
33. 
    "Adventures with Kanga Roddy" (1998) TV Series .... Uncle Pat
    
    
34. 
    Mulan Story Studio (1998) (VG) .... The Emperor
    
35. 
    Bloodsport III (1997) .... Leung
    
36. 
    Reggie's Prayer (1996) .... Principal
    
37. 
    Spy Hard (1996) .... Brian, Waiter in Restaurant
    
38. 
    
    "The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo" (1996) TV Series .... Mike 'Grandpa' Woo
    
39. 
    Bloodsport 2 (1996) .... David Leung
    ... aka Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite
    
40. 
    Earth Minus Zero (1996) .... Dr. Mobius Jefferson
    
41. 
    
    Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah (1995) (TV) .... Pat
    
42. 
    American Ninja V (1995) .... Master Tetsu
    ... aka American Ninja 5 (USA)
    
43. 
    Timemaster (1995) (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) .... Isaiah
    
44. 
    Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995) (TV) .... Ling Goldberg
    
45. 
    
    Captured Alive (1995) .... Sam Kashawahara
    ... aka Deliver Us From Evil (USA)
    
46. 
    The Misery Brothers (1995) .... Judge
    
47. 
    Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay (1995) (TV) .... Y.C. Kung
    ... aka Asian Connection: Road to Mandalay (USA)
    
48. 
    The Next Karate Kid (1994) (as Noriyuki "Pat" Morita) .... Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi
    
    
49. 
    Greyhounds (1994) (TV) .... Akira Mochizuki
    
50. 
    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) .... The Chink
    
51. 
    Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1993) .... Chief Koal
    
52. 
    Extralarge: Ninja Shadow (1993) (TV)
    ... aka Extralarge: L'ombra del guerriero (Italy)
    
    
53. 
    Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993) (V) .... Cap
    
54. 
    Choose Your Own Adventure: The Case of the Silk King (1992) (TV)
    
55. 
    Mastergate (1992) (TV) .... Kevin Naito
    
56. 
    Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) .... Mahi Mahi
    
57. 
    
    Miracle Beach (1992) .... Gus
    
58. 
    Sangokushi (1992) (voice) .... Narrator (English Version)
    ... aka Great Conquest: The Romance of 3 Kingdoms (USA: video title)
    
59. 
    Sutoroberi rodo (1991) (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) .... Old Man's brother
    ... aka Strawberry Road (USA)
    
60. 
    Big Bird in Japan (1991) (TV) .... Narrator (Bamboo Princess story)
    
    
61. 
    Do or Die (1991) .... 'Kane' Kaneshiro
    ... aka Girls, Games and Guns
    
62. 
    Goodbye Paradise (1991) .... Ben
    ... aka Moon Over Paradise (USA: video title)
    
63. 
    Lena's Holiday (1991) .... Fred
    
64. 
    Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) (TV) .... Yoodo Toda
    
    
    
    
65. 
    The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) .... Mr. Kesuke Miyagi
    
66. 
    Collision Course (1989) .... Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo
    
67. 
    "Ohara" (1987) TV Series .... Lt. Ohara (1987-1988)
    
68. 
    
    Captive Hearts (1987) .... Fukushima
    ... aka Fate of a Hunter
    
69. 
    Babes in Toyland (1986) (TV) .... The Toymaster
    
70. 
    The Karate Kid, Part II (1986) (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) .... Mr. Kesuke Miyagi
    
71. 
    What Has Four Wheels and Flies (1986) (TV)
    
72. 
    
    Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) .... Horse
    ... aka Alice Through the Looking Glass (USA: video title (second part title))
    
73. 
    Amos (1985) (TV) .... Tommy Tanaka
    
74. 
    Blind Alleys (1985) (TV) .... Kenji Sato
    
75. 
    The Vegas Strip War (1984) (TV) .... Yip Tak
    ... aka Las Vegas Strip War
    
    
76. 
    Night Patrol (1984) .... Rape Victim
    
77. 
    The Karate Kid (1984) (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) .... Mr. Kesuke Miyagi
    
78. 
    Jimmy the Kid (1982) .... Maurice
    
79. 
    Savannah Smiles (1982) .... Father Ohara
    
80. 
    
    Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982) .... Ah Fong, the Chinese Ambassador
    ... aka Slapstick
    
81. 
    Full Moon High (1981) .... Silversmith
    ... aka Moon High (Australia: TV title)
    
82. 
    For the Love of It (1980) (TV) .... Ishihara
    
83. 
    When Time Ran Out... (1980) .... Sam
    ... aka Earth's Final Fury (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Day the World Ended (USA: video title)
    
    
    
    
84. 
    Human Feelings (1978) (TV) .... Waiter
    ... aka Miles the Angel (USA: video box title)
    
85. 
    "Blansky's Beauties" (1977) TV Series .... Arnold (1977)
    
86. 
    "Mr. T and Tina" (1976) TV Series .... Taro Takahashi (segment "Mr. T")
    
    
87. 
    Midway (1976) .... RAdm. Ryunosuke Kusaka
    ... aka Battle of Midway (UK)
    ... aka The Battle of Midway (USA: video title)
    
88. 
    Farewell to Manzanar (1976) (TV) .... Zenahiro
    
89. 
    "Happy Days" (1974) TV Series .... Matsuo 'Arnold' Takahashi (1975-1976, 1982-1983)
    ... aka Happy Days Again (USA: syndication title)
    
    
90. 
    I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now (1975)
    ... aka Kill My Wife Please (USA)
    
91. 
    Punch and Jody (1974) (TV) .... Takahasi
    
92. 
    Cops (1973) (TV) .... Captain Irving Ho
    
93. 
    The Barbara Eden Show (1973) (TV)
    
    
94. 
    Brock's Last Case (1973) (TV) .... Sam Wong
    
95. 
    Cancel My Reservation (1972) .... Yamamoto
    
96. 
    Columbo: Étude in Black (1972) (TV) .... The House Boy
    
97. 
    Where Does It Hurt? (1972) .... Nishimoto
    
    
98. 
    Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972) .... Nonaka
    
99. 
    A Very Missing Person (1972) (TV) .... Delmar Faulkenstein
    ... aka Hildegarde Withers
    
100. 
     Evil Roy Slade (1972) (TV) .... Turhan
     
     
     
101. 
     "The Queen and I" (1969) TV Series .... Barney Cook
     
     
102. 
     The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) .... Wong
     
103. 
     Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) .... Oriental #2
     
     
     

Filmography as: Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Miscellaneous Crew - filmography

(2000s) (1980s)

1. 
   Talk to Taka (2000) (singer: "Something Stupid")
   
   
   
   
2. 
   The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) (singer: "Fugue for tinhorns")
   
   
   

Filmography as: Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Writer - filmography

1. 
   "Ohara" (1987) TV Series (creator)
   
   
   
   

Filmography as: Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Himself - filmography

(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

1. 
   Coming Attractions (2006) (filming) .... Himself, Mr. Miyagi
   
   
   
2. 
   Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2005) (TV) .... Himself/Matsuo 'Arnold' Takahashi
   
   
3. 
   The Last Shot (2004) .... Himself
   
   
   
4. 
   Redd Foxx: The E! True Hollywood Story (1999) (TV) .... Himself
   
5. 
   Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
   
6. 
   Beyond Barbed Wire (1997) (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) .... Narrator
   
   
7. 
   Happy Days Reunion Special (1992) (TV) .... Himself
   
   
   
8. 
   Circus of the Stars #12 (1987) (TV) .... Performer
   
9. 
   The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
   
   
   
10. 
    Circus of the Stars (1977) (TV) .... Himself (performer)
    
    
    
    

Filmography as: Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

LA(me?)



The only thing really lame about LA is the traffic. Other than that, it's very nice.

The weather was great (low 80s).



A lot of good places to munch (one in particular).







Family.



Friends



The Beach.





Stopping for soup on the drive home


(more pictures on Niki's blog)

Dear Dan and Heather



Now that you have left Sacramento, there will be a tone of great shows coming up in and around town:

Here are some:

• Sat, 11/26
  BANANAS, DAISY SPOT
  Red Square - on Alhambra & K - next to Safeway
  9:15, $free, all ages


• Fri, 12/9
  CALVIN JOHNSON, TENDER FOREVER
  Fools Foundation, 19th & K Streets, Sacramento
  10:00, $5, all ages


• Fri, 12/9
  KEVIN SHIELDS, BRIAN MILLER (OF GANG WIZARD/ROSE FOR BOHDAN),
  EMIL BEAULIEAU (LEGEND!)
  @ KDVS Is My Life House, 1114 Cypress Lane, Davis
  7:00 - 10:00, $3-6 Donation


• Sometime in December
  ROSE MELBERG, THE FINCHES, (and maybe) THE MOSQUITEOS

Sorry. Busy at work so I have nothing really to talk about except work, which unless you work with me, you'll probably be really lost if I started talking office talk.

Last night however, I had time to make a new podcast:

episode 2!

this week's podcasts tracklisting:

1. Television Personalities - "I Was a Mod Before You Was a Mod (short version)"


2. The Bees - "These Are The Ghosts"


3. Monster Island Czars - "Fuck Respect"


4. Eagles of Death Metal - "So Easy"


5. The Delfonics - "Hey Love"


6. The Raincoats - "Lola"


7. Stevie Wonder - "I Don't Know Why"


8. The Chills - "Rolling Moon"


9. Pink Floyd - "The Gnome"


10. Television Personalities - "Bike"

link to podcast web page

Kids on the street....kids on the beat...



My two favorite new shows on TV right now are Wonder Showzen and the Colbert Report.

MTV always tries to screw with me by making W.S. start 15 minutes late, thus messing up my Tivo settings (yes, I'm on that bandwagon now). Anyhow, I'll definitely get it as soon as it comes out on DVD. That way I can try to convert friends and family into fans the same way I do with Curb.

Steven Colbert: The man is a damn genius, and his show is almost as twisted as Wonder Showzen (and is on every weekday, on time no less). "George Bush: Great president, or the greatest president?"

AWWWSOCUTE!!!!



meanwhile...

I went to the gym last night. I feel like a damn champ now. Maybe I'll go again tonight and feel like a super champ tomorrow.

10+ subscribers to my podcast. I love each and every one of you (*hugs*, *french kisses* and *inappropriate touching*)

My job bought me a brand new laptop. I feel important now.

Ok can't blog....super busy!

I was a pod before you was a pod



I found this great podcast the other day.

The first episode even features Sac's own knock knock! WOW! I didn't realize they were world famous!

link directly to mp3

Discover this!



This weekend I went to Discovery park for the first time (other than passing through while traveling from my old house in DPH to downtown via the bike path). First off, don't drive there. It costs 4 bucks to park. The park has so much potential, but that cost alone cancels all my plans for holding any sort of future event there. Obviously I'm not the only one who thinks that way, since me, Niki, Heylove and a work-project cleanup crew were the only ones out there on such a nice Sunday afternoon. Oh..there were some crack-rock bags hanging out there as well. It's so huge and open, which makes it a shame.

Fat Tub of Goo



So I annually renewed my gym membership over the weekend. It was 99 bucks for a a whole year, which sounds like a great deal, but I only went like 5 times. That works out to be around 20 dollars per visit to the gym. Not such a hot deal after all!

So these are the kinds of things you start to think about once you hit 30. Heart disease and just about every other bad ailment runs in my family, so it's a matter of life and death when it comes to exercise for me. My high-fiber vegetarian lifestyle means nothing if I sit around being a couch potato all weekend long after my long week of sitting behind a desk at work. I'll still keel over in my 50s from a heart attack if I keep going down that route.

At work and bored of your music collection?



I highly recommend listening to globalpopconspiracy.com.

Here is just a sample of shit they've played this morning:

LAST FIFTEEN SONGS:
01) Phoenix - Too Young
02) Gang Starr - Take Two And Pass
03) Racionais - Negro Drama
04) Of Montreal - Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games
05) Los Fresones Rebeldes - Suave
06) Ike & Tina Turner - Funky Mule
07) Vivien Goldman - Launderette
08) The Uniques - My Conversation
09) Supergrass - St. Petersburg
10) The Sleepy Jackson - Rain Falls For Wind
11) Gal Costa - Sebastiana
12) Mos Def, Diverse & Prefuse 73 - Wylin' Out (RJD2 remix)
13) The Arcade Fire - Cold Wind
14) Superchunk - Slack Motherfucker
15) Edan - Making Planets

see? hot shit yo!

So a lot of you might think I'm silly for promoting these kind of things, but hey, they actually work. Just this Morning I got a reply about my letter concerning the broadcasting flag from U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein! (from her office, anyway)

Anyhow, this is also the type of mass-email tactic the conservative "right" uses to cause the FCC to go on witch hunts after national crisis(es), such as Janet Jackson's boob popping out on national television, so yeah pounding someone with the same email over and over again is pretty much the only way to get your voice heard around here, and it really doesn't take that much effort on your part to do it.

So without further adieu:

Dear Friend,

George Bush needs to lay out the facts about Iraq and his strategy to achieve military, political and economic success to bring our troops home. He needs to know this failure of leadership cannot continue.

Join me and tell George Bush: You can no longer mislead Congress and the American people. It's time for an Iraq success strategy that will bring our troops home. Join me by visiting:

http://giveemhellharry.com/page/petition/iraq

I signed and you should too.

Thanks!

Dear Frenchmen fans,



Here is your opportunity to get the highly controversial and now infamous debut 7" by the Frenchmen, known as "the powdered blue ep" for only ONE DOLLAR!!!

link to super blow out sale!

Sale ends when December ends, so act fast! You don't want to miss out on owning this highly collectible piece of music history.

what the....?!