Hot Spots

Favorite Sites

A Goth Primer: For those who saw this linked to the NYT as *the* definition of Goth, and heard local newscasters reading dialog ripped straight from it's pages... I really hope some of you can sniff the sarcasm better than the news media! This is actually one of the most bitter, biting and *intelligent* pieces of web.goth work that I've seen. Way cool... and funny...
The 2600 Hacked Pages Page: A historical listing of some of the best (and funniest) web hacks, including NASA and the FBI.
The Raleigh Horror Picture Show Page: the official home page of the Raleigh Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Tremere Virtual Chantry: a guide for the discerning Vampire -- Clan Tremere, of course.
The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets: A punk band out of Canada whose music is based on H.P. Lovecraft. My favorite CD from these guys is titled "Cthulhu Strikes Back." You have to see (and hear) this to believe it. Really. They rock.
The American Sign Language Dictionary Online: Part of the Deaf World Web. Even has a ASL Word of the Day.

Music, Audio and Video

The RudeNet Ska Show: The sound quality isn't always great (try it late at night and it's better), but still... it's SKA! The office fave around SunSITE was, of course, the Squirrel Nut Zippers.
musicvideos.com: (Free) Videos (with great audio) from Chemical Brothers and the Descendents to Smashing Pumpkins and Voo Doo Glow Skulls... not to mention the Bosstones and Marilyn Manson! (Note: You need Real Video first, or the Windows Media Player.)
www.thecure.com: What's my list of links without at least one reference to the greatest band of all time -- The Cure. This is The Cure's official website, the online home of Fat Bob and Co. Glorious. They have a web cam, chat room, news area, and lots of pics. Let's hope that soon they will post an announcement about a new album, or, even better, a U.S. tour schedule.
www.marilynmanson.net: Even if you *don't* like Marilyn Manson, you should check out this web site. It's truly a flawless piece of multimedia work, including audio, video, and interactive elements in one smooth-running graphic environment. You need Flash and QuickTime, RealAudio, or an MP3 player for much of the cool stuff, so be prepared for a wait if you've got a slow connection. (coming from 56kbps, it's not bad, t1 is flawless.) But it's worth it.

Just General Weirdness

redcap.org: Though I'm not a real big fan of the guy who writes this site (the over-the-top macho bravismo is not nearly as amusing in person as it is on paper...), I do have to admit that his work is simple, clear and pretty goddamn amusing. Make sure to check out his Flash godzilla animation and read EvenOS.
Stick Figure Death Theatre: Okay, so this link has been here for about, oh, two years or so. I go back to check the site, thinking that it's probably disappeared by now... only to find out that this guy's site has generated enough interest to get it's own Club on Yahoo! and a web ring. Weird, the shit in this world. But still funny as hell. Heh. Go Matt.
Heartless Bitches International: Ahem. I think we all know why this link is here. I was a Heartless Bitch of the Week once. What a proud day. :) I particularly like the Weak of the Week section. Hilarious!
Pulled Mints: A great 'zine by two folks named Karl and Julie. Not for the faint of heart -- they have a great sex toy review page, thou!
Pyroball: Finally... someone who's crazier than me. And Pyros, too. This is especially for Travis Porter, an old friend from my youth. Woo! (If you *are* Travis Porter, e-mail me, you twit!)
Tamigothi: You know those little Japanese virtual pets? Try this site... it's one step funnier. Virtual goths!
The Virtual Florist: Send someone you like flowers. I personally go for Morticia's Finest, but then again, that's me... too bad they don't have roses in black.

Witchy Links

The Witches' Voice: A web page dedicated to news and events affecting the Wiccan and pagan community. Excellently done. Lots of media reviews, essays, and pagan news. Wren and Fritz are doing some *serious* Work. Visit them and let them know you appreciate it!
The National WLPA page: The Witches League for Public Awareness, located in Salem, Mass., is a group dedicated to community education about witchcrafte and paganism. Laurie Cabot, (In)Famous (?) as the "Official Witch of Salem", started this group in May of 1986, and the WPLA was an early voice for pagans on the web.

Folks, Freaks & Friends
(co-workers, friends, brothers, sisters and assorted geeks)
I've merged two categories -- folks and friends. My social groups appear to have blended. Go figure.

Marcus Cox: WebMaster weird-o and host of many a wild par-tay. One of my brethren as well.
Jos Purvis: Another geek, though this time a singing one.
Sandra Moore: My buddy and pal, otherwise known as Sam. Sam works at Red Hat®. Check out the 'Thanks' page in the 6.0 install guide -- her first big project. Way to go, Sam!
Kevin Sonney: A quite worthwhile geek, also known as "Daddy" since he and his wife Renee became part of the reproducing public on July 4, 1998, welcoming Raymond Eric into this strange, strange world.
Michael Williams: Yee-Haw, Frosty Mug? ;) Michael also one of the brethren, with the dubious honor of also being a past president of The Hall.
Kelly Jo Garner: Another really keen SunSITE/MetaLab-er, old friend/GIGO geek AND past St.A's prez. Now she works for Oxford Press. Way keen.
Stephanie Beck: Yet another keen old friend and former GIGO-geek. Steph is currently the Queen of the School of Journalism here at UNC-CH. Well, not exactly but close enough.
Kat: goth and gorgeous! (and my sister)
Spider: Gorgeous goth-boi who abandoned the familial comfort of Chapel Hill for life in the Hills of Asheville. We hope he and his tall, dark and handsome roommate are doing well.
Stacey "Cat" Largent: yet another Cat... Mrowr! This Cat is of the married variety. The link here is to Mistress Cat's Cage, an online version of the Macintosh BBS she used to run when we were in high school. The Cage is an interesting place -- it's graphics-heavy, but they're worth the wait!
Leann Spradling: Leann now works for Lockheed; always said she'd rule the world, but didn't know it'd involve fighter jets. She and I enjoy being old and bitter together. Leann, bitter?
Eric and Melanie Chernoff: A lovely effort from a so-healthy-they're-nauseating couple (as in married couple) of friends... just make sure you don't miss the "And Bunny Makes Three." You think I'm kidding don't you? Ha. Go look for yourself.
Donald Sizemore: SunSITEer past and MetalAbber now, dls is one of the coolest people I know. I wish we still worked together so he could give me backrubs. Mmmmmmmm.... Go to his site and read about Disney and Pipe Organs. (I have no idea, I just post this stuff...)

Friends from Elsewhere
net.friends, folks I've met over the 'net.

Galen Slinkard: Otherwise known as Warlock Reska, Galen maintains 'The Aviary,' a web page with lots of personal links and some interesting MIDI background sounds.
Aleks Kobilarov: Aleks is part of the original GIGOgeekgroup... an old friend of Michael's from high school and an all-around pretty keen guy. Aleks is now married and settled -- a far cry from the rest of us!
Serenity "Wren" Bilen: Wren and her husband, Lars, are dear old friends of mine who, unfortunately, live far, far away in Pennsylvania with their three beautiful boys. This link was once to Wren's home page, but now it's some sort of Minidragon RPG. Pretty cool, and if you like Dragons and fantasy, check it out. Warning, though... it's *very* cute.

Work & Stuff
classes and projects and web-work, oh my!

Red Hat® Software: This is where I work now. And, yes, for those who are wondering, it *is* pretty much geek nirvana. As a friend of mine would say, "Ohhhhhhh.... the pllllleasure...."
Baby & More: You won't believe your eyes, but I swear to you I did the design work on this site. Really. See, I've got *range*! ;)
Portfolio 2: A facelift for my portfolio site, that I'll get around to finishing... eventually.
Portfolio 1: My First Portfolio™. Mostly photography and straight art-work, with a little web stuff thrown in. Very simple.
Rich Beckman 101: I took a Multimedia class with the guru of bears himself, Rich Beckman. He's one of the coolest guys in the graphic design section of the UNC School of Journalism and I learned a ton from him, even if he probably did think I was a pain in the ass. The link here to is to his online journal, with photos. It's truly stunning. Rich rocks.
Here's our project from Rich's class.
Cybercasting/Cyberpublishing: JOMC 191, taught by the wonderful Paul Jones. (And I'm not just saying that because he used to be my boss. I'm saying that because I wish he still was my boss.) Here's our project from his class, which, if you are under age 18, you probably shouldn't go to. A class of Catholic schoolchildren did. I wonder what the nuns had to say about 'Charlotte the Harlot'. Hrm.
Electronic Information Sources: Okay, so this is a required class at the UNC School of Journalism. Deb Aikat teaches it, and he's pretty darned funny. I didn't actually *take* this class, but it's pretty cool anyway.

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