Pretty interesting stuff. http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2012/07/stephen-hawking-has-launched-the-most-powerful-shared-memory-supercomputer-in-europe.html#more

Very impressed by Dark knight Rises. Nolan stayed true and delivered an awesome finale. Most importantly, was its hope (for a dark, Batman film?!) which I can really appreciate.

Is any of it ever real? Time is a predator that hunts down memories. So maybe it's better to just let them go? I fear my memories are in a desperate struggle for survival - I'm the only one who can save them; sometimes they mean so little to other people. They help time. Amazing how the people we know transform back into strangers they once were. That's when it's really gone.

What I've learned through failure becomes a precious part of me, strengthening me in everything I do. So let the tough things make you tougher! .Soichiro Honda

Things are changing. But nothing changes. And still, there will be changes soon .Enigma

RISE

It's cool how culturally relevant the Dark Knight's story is to today's socioeconomic climate. And it's personal. It's real. You feel the recession on Bruce's shoulders, his own guilt, the madness of all the empty faces, the despair of the millions displaced by corporate hegemony. While Bruce is part (financially) of the 1%, his own personal tragedy is what really compels him to fight for the underdog. To use his wealth and influence to dish out the pain on the powerful and corrupt who deserve it. Tragedy knows no economic bounds, and after many years of internal struggle, the socioeconomic climate requires a hero to rise again.

I'm very exited for Nolan's final film of the series.

Hugs are life-starters .Freeman

Exhaustion's sitting at the foot of the bed when I stumble in from work in the morning. Exhaustion makes me feel tired and haggard around the face...Makes the feet ache, the hands numb and the eyes sting. She doesn't understand and we've been through this many, many times. Exhaustion never wants to hear me venting about how fucking horrible the night-shift was because Exhaustion does what she always does - telling me to suck it up and deal with her. I could sleep or sleep with Exhaustion for hours and still wake up with my cock inside her, she knows me that well. Together we are locked in a game of tug-of-war, her vice grips forcing my eye-lids down - the way sand bags weigh down a hot-air balloon; the Titanic taking on all that water as it took a dive for the bottom... Exhaustion loves it when she brings me there, to the bottom. Her attitude reflects all the strangers that pass me and wander the streets there - washed out and draining. I have seriously considered breaking up with Exhaustion...damn near abusive I tell ye. Gonna call Rejuvenescence tomorrow. Gonna take that babe out for tea. Gonna make PLANS with that one. Gonna turn things around. Rejuvenescence is a lot different. She hydrates me, gives me back my swagger, turns to kiss me, gives me advice, restores my energy... Rejuvenescence comes like a class of water - she always gives me back myself.

Somebody who follows a crowd never gets further than the crowd. If you walk alone, do your own thing, you'll find yourself in places nobody has ever been .Einstein

Voyager re-watch. Although 'Ashes to Ashes' lacks some continuity with the rest of what's happened on Voyager thus far - I have to say that it was a damn good episode. Probably the best episode of Season 6. After being killed in an away mission, Lindsey Ballard is brought back to life by ETs who re-animate her body after burial at space. Garrett Wang (as Ensign Harry Kim) does an outstanding job with his acting, he is the man! I highly recommend this episode and this series. Contrary to all the Voyager haters out there - it's magic.