KLOnline?

Yes, she is... Mainly with press from her documentary "Make Believe," take a look... We've got...

The LA Times article...

Variety's review...

A Malibu Times article...

Highlights from the opening night Q&A...

And more to follow...

KLOnline

And to answer your question, Mark... What’s new with muh Internet life?

1. Not much. See previous post, i.e., where has the time gone?

2. But with what time I have had, this has been my new life soundtrack. (Seriously, click on the link.) I think my suitemates want to kill me, but it’s so fabulous.

3. Oh, what? A new TeamKrystyn upload?! Finally.

4. Aaand a new article! Chickity-check it out, yo!

"Check Her Out"

When I founded this blog, I received a number of requests for video blogs. When school picked up, and I started blogging less, I received even more requests for video blogs. So I decided, why not? And thus YouTube.com/TeamKrystyn was born.

On this page I, along with other members of the team, will post various video blogs, videos we've taken that you might find interesting, and probably some magic clips.

I think I'm also creating this as a sort of response to all of the Krystyn videos that have already been posted on YouTube. I'm amused by how much has been uploaded, but at times somewhat embarrassed, because not everything up there is what I would have selected.

Though you know, those videos remind me of where I used to be. It's all part of the learning process, and I'm growing so quickly that what's satisfying to me one day may not be the next. But I'm doing what I love, expanding my horizons, and having a blast. Awww!

By the way, how thrilling is this?

Tweet, tweet...

Well, it's early, I'm tired... I'm Twitter.com/KrystynLambert. I'm giving it a month, so we'll see how it goes.

Not as Bitter about Twitter

Maybe it’s all of the fatigue from travel and shows getting to me, but Twitter doesn’t seem as bad as it once did. Skeptical of a respected friend joining the fad, I visited the website again only to realize that you can unofficially follow people’s posts. That is, read the posts without joining the online community. One thing after another, I was on David Blaine’s page, and found his Twitter technique to be interesting. Whenever he finds an intriguing link or takes an amusing photo, he uses Twitter to share the information. It is for that purpose that I started blogging, however with blogging, one is expected to have quite a commentary accompanying whatever it is being posted. While this is wonderful, sometimes there’s just a funny page that needs little explanation. So, for this, Twitter may be a good option.

Additionally, I’ve been running little experiments with my facebook status updates, and find that the reaction time from me posting to “friends” commenting is very short. I consistently find it difficult to believe that people care about my happenings, but apparently this isn’t always the case. Hmm.

Now, I am a bit concerned that Twitter will become too consuming, and I feel weird perpetuating something for which I don’t stand (i.e. human drama addiction), but you know what, that’s not where my addictions lie, and if people are going to maintain such life styles, practically, there’s not too much I, Krystyn, can do about it. I mean, I can see Twitter being obnoxious if all one posts is mundane tidbits, but I'm pretty sure there are ways around that, and furthermore, one is in charge of whom he follows.

I'll keep you posted.

"All the cool kids are doin' it!"

Our beloved facebook dot com news feeds have become inundated with quiz results. It reminds me of what drowns MySpace profiles, except I can't avoid them. To what is our virtual community coming? What do you think this represents?

Some quizzes are interesting though, but they're not on facebook dot com. I was perusing the Internet, wondering which dinosaur I should be (because, sure, I can be a dinosaur), and while I'm not sure this would be my personal choice, it's a good character match. I was informed:

"You are a pyroraptor! Similar to the velociraptor, you are quick-witted and fast, but your main weapon is your claw. Ok, I know you don't really have a huge claw, but think about it. A human equivalent to a claw is ambition. You are a leader. You are a traveler, too, and have experience with the world. You are wise and intelligent, and also love your family."

By the way, how cool is that picture? I mean, pterodactyls firing laser beams out of their eyes... in outer space! That's some crazy stuff, pals.

"Did ya' hear?" cont.

So I read an interview with Rob Pattinson, and in it he talks about how he dresses down so that he's not swarmed with fans. He said, "The funny thing is that I’m always going around trying to look as inconspicuous as possible I find that people are always really disappointed when they actually recognize me. They are like 'Oh! At first I thought you were a bum, but then I realized who you were.'" 

Reading the rest of the interview brought me to his main fan forum, where there were comments left about this interview. 

In response to the quote I just shared, "Erin" wrote, "Poor guy needs a serious self esteem boost".

 Poor girl needs a brain with which to analyze information. The thing is, though, is that this is a shinning example of who posts on such forums. 

"Did ya' hear?"

Get this, I just heard (and credit to Max for telling me) that Krystyn Lambert got some form of plastic surgery in the last year (but we're not sure what), that there are two Krystyn Lamberts in magic (one who does street magic and one who does stage magic), and that Krystyn Lambert really is a married adult with a teenage daughter. 

Who knew?

What a riot. Magic forum rumors can be so entertaining!

Isn't it romantic? Er, ironic...

Is it just me, or is it somewhat ironic that all of this high technology was designed to make life easier for us and so that tasks take less time, and yet so much of our time is spent with high technology in general?

A Few More Twitter Chirps

And another thing!

With Twitter, typically if you're going to keep up with the Twitter community you're not giving yourself enough time to mull over the events you experience. It's as though you're merely reporting and not absorbing. 

I'd be interested to read about an encounter, but not merely that it happened. Most of the time I don't care what people do. I care about what or how they think.

(Please refer to "Blogging and Twitter and Whatnot" for part one.)

Laugh a Little

I was recently asked how I spend most of my time on the World Wide Web, and besides research and perusing the typical social networking sites, I'm generally surfing through webcomics, which really isn't too much of a shock.

The following question was, "which ones?", which, again, isn't too much of a shock. But, hey, who says this is supposed to be a Palahniuk novel, anyway? Well, maybe there aren't shocks in a Palahniuk novel, either, so, nevermind. Regardless, here's a little list:

First of all, Dinosaur Comics is a must. (MUST.)

Kate Beaton is now "Hark, a Vagrant", and it's still amazing.

I totally adore Indexed.

Cat and Girl likes to comment on librarianship (among other things, duh).

XKCD is (now) classic. (And isn't it great that one can refer to it as such?)

I really enjoy the Perry Bible Fellowship.

Wondermark is a kick.

Subnormality sometimes hurts my eyes, but is nice.

And, shock-shock, Penny Arcade... Enough said.

Remember this?

25 Random KL Facts:

1. I’m a huge zombie buff. I love zombie satire, lore, movies, and gore. I think I’d like to find myself a zombie boyfriend, because I know he’ll love me for my brain.

2. I take notes nearly compulsively. I’m obsessed with efficiency, and generally map out everything out in some capacity before doing whatever it is I’m going to do.I carry around a small field-recording device with me to collect sounds anywhere I go.

3. I carry around a small field-recording device with me to collect sounds anywhere I go.

4. I honestly cannot imagine my life without magic.

5. When I grow up I want to be some concoction of Tom Waits, April Winchell, and John Cleese.

6. I’m chiefly interested in linguistics (evolutionary, historical), philosophy, psychology (evolutionary, child development), theatre (playwriting, direction), anthropology (language development), human twins, religious studies, zeppelins, post-life decay, Suburban history, European history, sound design/Foley art, poetry, and the sham of the Kennedy family. Oh, and sea monsters.

7. I like orange juice with lots of pulp.

8. I am almost overly inquisitive. I’m quite opinionated, though.

9. Paul Johnson is my hero.

10. My favourite holiday has always been Valentine’s Day. I think it’s wonderful to have a day where we can openly express admiration for humans, romantically or otherwise, and have it be socially acceptable.

11. Grammar is my life.

12. I’m a romantic realist and a semantic idealist.

13. If I could make anything appear out of thin air (as I’m often asked) it would be smooth verbal transitions to avoid awkward moments in conversation.

14. I experience dejavu exceedingly frequently.

15. I have all sorts of relationships with numbers, letters, colours, works of art, most anything, really. (That’s all owing to my Synesthesia, though.)

16. I’ve been asked to lecture on the magic of Lewis Carroll at an upcoming magic convention, and am ridiculously excited.

17. I have chronic PND, so I often have to clear my throat. I also have a bladder deficiency so I often have to visit the restroom. (For more information of KL being an experimental case, please contact Simon.)

18. I have created a lot of characters, and a favourite hobby of mine is writing dialogs for them.

19. I’m especially addicted to Dinosaur Comics. Qwantz.com is amazing. My strongest entertainment addiction, however, is most certainly Monty Python. (I mean, talk about fanatic.)

20. My favourite food is probably super pretzels.

21. I maintain much paranoia. Some are fairly irrational, like fearing that sharks will jump out of random places such as darkened stairwells, toilets, trashcans, or sinks, but some are particularly practical, like being concerned about hand crank pencil sharpeners destroying my pencils before the SAT (which actually happened once). One of my newest involves Zuni Fetishes. (Thanks, Will.) Oh, gosh, and low flying planes! What the heck?

22. Water is very grounding for me. When I get frustrated or excited or just need to muse I’ll shower, bathe, or swim, etc.

23. My knees are double jointed, and I can lick my elbow.

24. I’m pretty much an Objectivist. Rand rocks my socks.

25. I’m always willing to offer author/book recommendations.

Gee, thanks, facebook.

Ok, there's a new facebook layout. 
Bizarre!

So now we make status update-like comments on each others wall, which is impersonal, if you write is as, "KRYSTYN LAMBERT is saying hi to you, Cassie!" If you don't write it that way, your name is just awkwardly there, which isn't really a big deal, but the subtle implications of this whole business are curious.

Wasn't it a little weird that we can write on our own walls... Sure, you're "status updating"... Sort of. Wasn't it sort of awkward to write on your own wall before this change... And now it's all ok? Maybe this one is just me...

Then the idea of everyone seeing your wall-to-wall makes me more paranoid that I was previously. This might be a place for friends, but... Well, at least the wall-to-wall feed, too, is controllable.

Also, gosh, "Share". What is all of this sharing nonsense? Did we do that before? I thought we just posted before. I don't want to "Share". And, "What's on your mind?" Please. What more, "Krystyn + Friends"? Enough.

Oh, and the general news feed... It's so clogged up with people's status reports. I mean, I care what people are up to, but I've just taken the time to log onto facebook, and that's not all I want to see. You know?

And now we can comment on other people's comments!? Where will this lead?

Gah, and there are plenty of other weird things, I'm sure. 

Besides, I thought an Obama campaign promise was to bring back the old facebook, anyway. (Hahaha.) 
I'm smelling something very fishy here.

Blogging and Twitter and Whatnot

I have officially joined the blogging community. Surprisingly, I'm feeling fairly alright with that. At least this "medium" (I think blogging is actually what one could consider a medium now. Crazy, huh?) expects some form of higher literacy, unlike our acquaintance, Twitter. 

I'm not feeling Twitter, at this point. Recently, I figured it would be a decent idea to find out what this website is. So, I did, and, oh my goodness, how impressive. I watched the video introduction, and learned about Carla, who "reads blogs everyday, is addicted to her mobile phone, and has contacts all over the world". Wow, Carla is a shinning example of how we all should be! Then, and I actually took a screen shot of this, it says, the message "is exactly 140 characters. It's not too many words, but that's what makes it great. Twitter means you do not ever have to read long messages". I understand that often less (or, in fact "Les",) is more, but somehow I don't think that's exactly what is meant. 

Also, that it's just status updates, and little else, I mean, what are we fostering here? Talk about addiction. "Krystyn just inhaled!" "Krystyn just exhaled!" Sure, some people may lead particularly interesting lives, but to turn around and blast that everywhere... Come on! And if you don't do that, you're not keeping up with the Twitter world, and then where would you be?

Thus I have taken up blogging, which I already sort of did, in order to keep up with our fascinating and fast twenty-first century world, without making too many sacrifices. We'll see where it goes.