Alterform

After reading Roger Ebert’s Top 10 Movies of 2005, I thought I would chime in with my Top 5, and oddly enough, I actually agree with some of his choices. So, without further ado, here are my top 5 choices for 2005

1. Crash
   This, by far was the best movie of 2005.  Everything from the visuals, to the music, to the subject matter, everything about this movie was a pure joy. It had me holding my breath during so many scenes, and I think it helped communicate the dynamic, strained, and often times violent race relationships here in Los Angeles.The beauty of this movie was that there was no easy answers, no easily spotted bad guys. It showed just how human each and every one of us are, and therefore, how flawed each of us are.I really cannot say enough about this movie.
2. Cinderella Man
   I feel guilty for placing this one at number two, because it was really an incredible movie, with a very lovable cast. The story behind Jimmy Braddock is really an amazing one, and I think this movie captured the magic of that era. This movie had some amazingly poignant scenes, and some incredible messages. In an era where your word doesn’t count for much, and it seems where more and more people are becoming flakier and flakier, it’s really wonderful to see a movie where

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Because I have been harrowing away on another application, I’ve been working out some different things.

So, I have added Dynamic RSS feeds to the site.

In order to access a sections RSS feed, just replace the word “Content” with “feed” (sans quotes, of course).

The main news feed is http://alterform.com/feed/ , but the other ones are http://alterform.com/feed/Art/ and http://alterform.com/feed/Art/Digital, etc etc.

They’re also prettier than your standard RSS feed, so click the links and check them out …

I just wanted to drop everyone a line to say that we got back in today from the honeymoon. We had an amazing time, and we will be putting honeymoon pictures, as well as wedding pictures up very soon on our website …

As I write this from the Apple store in Newport Beach, I am waiting to board the boat for the wedding. In just a few short hours I will be a married man.
I am seriously ecstatic.
Thanks to everyone who is coming and everyone who cant, but wants to.
We’e really looking forward to it.

Okay, off to browse for more crap to burn money on!…

He actually apologized. Maybe it’s caving to the pressure of public perception, but I doubt it.…

Perhaps this was taken out of context, and perhaps there is more to the story, but I am quite appalled that any Christian figure would be calling for someone to be assasinated.
I am not against assasination on principle. I think there are times when it could be necessary to stop greater evils from taking place.
However, that is a government official’s job to decide, NOT an evangelist’s.

I am hard-pressed to imagine the Apostle Paul calling for Nero’s assasination. If I remember correctly, Pauls instructions were quite a bit different.…

Feel free to use this little contract generator I coded up

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I’ve been building my own computers for the last 5 years, and in that time, I’ve gone through about 4 computers.
And although I am A+ Certified, and I can assemble the hardware okay, it’s a rather frustrating process, and eventually, I end up messing SOMETHING up, which requires either a fresh install, fresh hardware, or something else.

As of today, I am done with all of that. Thanks to a VERY awesome friend who is too good to me, I have a new computer on the way.

This is my new machine-y.

Why Dell? A couple of reasons, actually.

1. Price.
   Im not rolling cash, and while a Mac would be fun to play with, Dell’s are affordable
2. Reliability.
   Jessica’s has had her computer for 3 years now, and while I’ve gone through three computer’s in that time, she’s kept the same one. The only changes she’s made is a new hard drive, and some extra RAM. She’s kept her machine up for 28 days once.

So, until I get it sometime next week, I will be without a computer at home. Ug… oh well, more reading time, I guess …

Harry Potter Is Evil?
Okay, I know to some I seem some hardcore anti-everything fightin’ fundie, but I do not follow the party line on everything.

Personally, I think the Harry Potter movies are wonderful and amazingly imaginative, and I think the overall franchise is wonderful. It kind of bothers me that the new Pope is now coming out against it.

I truly dont see the moral difference between Harry Potter and The Lord Of The Rings (written by Tolkien, a Catholic), or even The Narnia series (written by CS Lewis, an Anglican and theologian extraordinaire).

I guess the charge is that the characters encourage sorcery, but that, in my humble opinion, is bullcrap. The characters obviously live in a fictional world, one where magic plays a huge part of life.

The story has greater themes behind it, though. It’s no different than comic books. When you’re an adolescent, you are struggling with this discovery of your own powerful abilities, and the proper and improper use of your abilities. This may be more so for boys, as well.
When you hit puberty, your testosterone levels increase by 800% (literally). You’re changing from a child, to a young man, and this change is quite dramatic. I think the series deals with things like that.

I also think that the series is important in an essentially naturalistic Western culture. We tend to …

Thanks to Unmatched Style for the mention, and the kind words Also thanks to all the support from everyone who’s been kind enough offer some solid advice and help.

Now, I need to make an announcement of sorts:

• To all the of the people who feel that insulting me, insulting my fiance, insulting my site are going to hurt my feelings, you’re way off. To be honest, if your brain has been developmentally stunted to the point to where your last refuge is petty name calling, then my only response is giggling like a mad man.
• This site is an PERSONAL website. I don’t care if your grandma’s screen reader didnt pick up all of the links, or if there is an extra div lying around. It’s an art site, chances are, it’s going to focus more on visuals. My whole point in making it CSS based was to try it, being as I had only made 1 other CSS site, and it, hopefully, will make future redesigns quicker. Also, I wanted to make a CSS site that looks different than EVERY other freakin CSS site on the CSS portals. Most of them look like every other site, hence, I wanted to try to be a bit more original, and not look like a typical CSS site.
• Anyone know anything about querying complex data structures in PHP to make the

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