Tumblr (3.0; @rjcresswell)http://rjcresswell.com/I do a lot of thinking. Kind of why I keep this thing around. At any rate, the other day I sort of...http://rjcresswell.com/post/679064255http://rjcresswell.com/post/679064255Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:06:34 -0400blogpersonalintrospectionworkmoreIt’s hard for me to type “10” at the end of the date, after 10 years of putting a...http://rjcresswell.com/post/612221399http://rjcresswell.com/post/612221399Wed, 19 May 2010 00:50:44 -0400morerobin hoodmoviestrafficloveblogpersonalscraps<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2mpofTKr91qzuf6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>On a lighter note, chicken defeats chicken by wing-bar at 2:52 seconds of round number delicious.</p> <p>…</p> <p>I’m bored today.</p> <p>RJC</p>http://rjcresswell.com/post/610691415http://rjcresswell.com/post/610691415Tue, 18 May 2010 14:50:38 -0400picchickenmoreboredinternetjiujitsu<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iy6URlmeUpk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iy6URlmeUpk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Ronnie James Dio passed away yesterday at the age of 67 after a battle with stomach cancer. I first heard Dio the way most people of my generation did: Rainbow in the Dark on classic rock radio in the 90s. Later, I caught the video for Holy Diver on late night VH1 (remember when they showed metal videos in the middle of the night) and after seeing this tiny man dressed in hilarious barbarian garb, belting out fantastic lyrics—always kept vague enough to have meaning applied to them—I was hooked.</p> <p>Later, I would learn of Dio’s importance to the culture of metal. He made one very great contribution that I feel a few people are unaware of.</p> <p><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwikshFDml1qaglhuo1_500.jpg" height="311" width="480"/></p> <p>This hand gesture. The “horns,” as they are colloquially referred to, were a gesture Dio came up with when he first joined Black Sabbath, borrowing his Italian grandmother’s “malocchio,” or evil eye gesture to replace his predecessor’s peace-signs. Unwittingly, or perhaps semi-wittingly, he created an iconic representation of a subculture, a sign of belonging and enthusiasm, as well as giving a bit of potentially-evil mystique to a form of music that is steeped in kids’ interests in witchcraft, the dark side, and general bad-ass-ness.</p> <p>Other people have laid claim to the horns, but Dio caused them to be used as they are now. Outside of all his contributions in music, his powerful voice and stage presence, this contribution alone should rank him as a trendsetter in what has become an entire culture unto itself.</p> <p>He will be missed, but his music will live on. I suppose that’s the best thing one can say, as trite as it is. I, for one, will provide him with an awkward textual salute. Rest in peace, Dio.</p> <p>\m/ RJC \m/</p>http://rjcresswell.com/post/607400330http://rjcresswell.com/post/607400330Mon, 17 May 2010 13:34:36 -0400dioripdeathshornsmalocchiomore<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c-nL-koiV2s&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c-nL-koiV2s&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Genius.</p>http://rjcresswell.com/post/598514881http://rjcresswell.com/post/598514881Fri, 14 May 2010 13:06:09 -0400morecomedyJoe RoganNoah's ArkFrank Frazetta did so much quality painting and illustrating in his 82 years that it seems stupid to...http://rjcresswell.com/post/588645909http://rjcresswell.com/post/588645909Tue, 11 May 2010 00:31:11 -0400frazettaartpaintingsfantasymore I somehow assume that the smarter monkeys are always sad. They haven’t mastered the tools of...http://rjcresswell.com/post/540197698http://rjcresswell.com/post/540197698Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:24:00 -0400moremonkeyridiculousnesspic“I do not season steak. Start seasoning steak and before you know it? You’re French. No....http://rjcresswell.com/post/516237137http://rjcresswell.com/post/516237137Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:01:47 -0400morequotewarren ellismeatmanlinessI’ll dive right in.  1) Like so many other people, I assume the golden age of pranking to be...http://rjcresswell.com/post/489583896http://rjcresswell.com/post/489583896Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:36:38 -0400morescrapsapril foolscrossword puzzlesAs with all great procrastinated works, I’ll begin this post with the solemn regret that I...http://rjcresswell.com/post/475204357http://rjcresswell.com/post/475204357Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:42:00 -0400AtheistsBooksGodLoveMarch MadnessNCAAmoreI likely need to get on here and rant and rave more often, but the fact is that I’ve just been...http://rjcresswell.com/post/383899156http://rjcresswell.com/post/383899156Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:11:00 -0500snowmeteorologyinternetfacebookgoogle buzzthe gymexercisemoreSo, I haven’t written anything in nearly two months, since that faithful,...http://rjcresswell.com/post/330018469http://rjcresswell.com/post/330018469Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:17:00 -0500blog2010personalviagracrosswordlolcatsinternetmoreI’ll start off by saying that I feel like something of an asshole for constantly lamenting my...http://rjcresswell.com/post/263418000http://rjcresswell.com/post/263418000Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:23:00 -0500Twoaustraliabloggrowing up latemotivationpersonalmoreI have virtually nothing to say. But wait, I can’t go into this second guessing myself. This...http://rjcresswell.com/post/248416689http://rjcresswell.com/post/248416689Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:57:57 -0500moreblogpersonalinternettwitterfacebooksocialnetworkingfriendshippaul's anus<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt03wbpOWV1qzuf6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Image of the surface of Mars taken by HiRise, the imaging part of the Department of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona. Here we see pink dunes being eroded by winds, which are exposing the grey material beneath. Trippy. Felt like sharing.</p> <p>RJC</p>http://rjcresswell.com/post/241519712http://rjcresswell.com/post/241519712Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:50:00 -0500moremarspicphotoI begin writing today at 10:17PM, and it is a slightly unpleasant 82 degrees fahrenheit in the...http://rjcresswell.com/post/238010000http://rjcresswell.com/post/238010000Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:22:42 -0500moreheatthe boxjames cameronmcdonaldsfoodsicknessfictionMeshuggah’s “Bleed” is one of those tunes that makes you feel really overwhelmed...http://rjcresswell.com/post/232844763http://rjcresswell.com/post/232844763Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:57:08 -0500moremusicnightmaresdreamsblogvideo<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksjby7dHgr1qzuf6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Random comic art appreciation. I’ve been reading 100 Bullets recently, Brian Azzarello’s epic crime/grit series which focuses largely on a mysterious criminal organization called The Trust, who used to employ hitmen called The Minutemen. In issue 26, the art gets farmed out in a series of would-be covers, single pages displaying some serious talent. Above is Dave Gibbons’ contribution, the artist likely best known for Watchmen. I dig it. It’s grim, surreal, and fits the mood perfectly.</p> <p>For anyone who thinks comics are for kids and/or social lepers, I would make a lengthy argument regarding their literary merit, but why bother. You can miss out on this stuff. It’s too good for the likes of you.</p> <p>RJC</p>http://rjcresswell.com/post/231830702http://rjcresswell.com/post/231830702Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:25:00 -0500morecomicsartdave gibbonsblogbadasseryHrrrk. That’s the first thing I said this morning, and I feel like it should go on here. I...http://rjcresswell.com/post/230801887http://rjcresswell.com/post/230801887Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:08:23 -0500morescrapsbloglinkscomedytreadmillmusemusicstupiditySeriously. I had no real idea. I was dimly aware that the last day of October was passing me by, but...http://rjcresswell.com/post/229709314http://rjcresswell.com/post/229709314Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:14:00 -0500moretravelblogpersonalhalloweensydneyaustralia