Who are you?
What is the purpose of this site?
Isn't that kind of like a blog?
Aren't blogs usually for junior high school girls?
Do people ever tell you that you're unnecessarily feminine?
Well, not so much feminine, but more like a little girl rather than a full-grown woman?
Does badgering you about your girl-like tendencies ever get old?
If the site contains nothing but what you think, why should i even come here?
What you said about (subject) is totally off. what can i do about it?
How do you pronounce 'faq?'
What's that picture at the front of your site where it says 'enter?'
What does 'spirits and hypocrisy' mean?
What does 'pop cults' mean?
What does 'propaganda' mean?
What do the rest of the categories on the left side of the page mean?
How do I work the index?
Do you do merchandising?
So what does 'rexbasior' mean anyway?
Are you single?

Who are you?

My name is joN. I'm white and skinny. I was born in the seventies.

What is the purpose of this site?

People say sites need selling points. This one doesn't really have one. It's just me spouting off junk. Since I don't have any children or any kind of outlet I figured I could start this and my puny legacy would be on the earth and then I wouldn't mind if somebody sideswiped me and I died or something. I don't want my thoughts lost, so I'm just going to expose myself through words and pictures over the internet every week or so.

Isn't that kind of like a blog?

Yes, if you mean 'web log.' I guess that's kind of what it is, except I'm not using a blog program. I'm just doing it the old fashioned way, so it'll look sort of like I'm pioneering.

Aren't blogs usually for junior high school girls?

I've heard that blogs are very popular for young girls, but I don't know all the stats.

Do people ever tell you that you're unnecessarily feminine?

Not too often, but I can tell they think it.

Well, not so much feminine, but more like a little girl rather than a full-grown woman?

Yeah, sometimes people have accused me of being more like a little girl than a guy in his twenties. I have to say, though, that I liked Powepuff Girls before any little girl on the planet.

Does badgering you about your girl-like tendencies ever get old?

Totally.

If the site contains nothing but what you think, why should i even come here?

I really believe in a marketplace of ideas. I'm sort of opinionated and I'm pretty proud and I sometimes feel that I have something to tell people (usually nothing that important though -- mostly just conversation). I believe that most people are worth talking to or about and the world wide web is a great way to connect people. Everybody should have a forum where they present what they want to the world.

What you said about (subject) is totally off. what can i do about it?

That's great. Let me know what an idiot I am through email or a non-demeaning or profane post on the boards. If I learn something from being wrong once, that's a good thing. If you misunderstood me, I can clarify for you publicly. If I don't admit I'm wrong or I don't clarify and make you happy, then maybe you're wrong.

How do you pronounce 'faq?'

I personally prefer to say all three letters -- eff ay cue. As most of us know, it actually stands for 'frequently asked questions,' which is what these numbered sentences that I'm answering are. When I went to traffic school one time, the cop who taught the class pronounced it 'facks,' which sort of sounded like 'facts,' which is what I think he thought the term meant. On his power point presentation he then listed off a series of good to know statements rather than a series of questions. This led me to believe that he didn't know what faq stood for and so I've associated his pronunciation with ignorance. Incidentally, during class he called on me and asked me if I knew how they decided what the speed limits should be. I responded that they start the speed limits incredibly high and see how many people die and then they lower the limit by about ten miles an hour each month until only a few people die. He didn't call on me again.

What's that picture at the front of your site where it says 'enter?'

I stole that picture from a 'Cowboy Bebop' fan art site. Cowboy Bebop is, in my opinion, one of the greatest cartoons ever made and the best I've ever seen from Japan. It's on the Cartoon Network most days at two in the morning. The actual picture is a fan's representation of the main character, the bounty hunter Spike Spiegel, as a child. The original picture also had another character as a child, Faye Valentine, but I cropped her out. I also inverted the picture so it's white on black instead of black on white. That way, the original artist probably won't sue me, since I altered the image so much.

What does 'spirits and hypocrisy' mean?

I couldn't really think of what else to call this series of topics. 'Spirits and hypocrisy' is where I'm planning to write my essays on how to live. It will probably be a bunch of things that I do or that I think I do that I think everyone else should think about doing. It will probably sound pretty judgmental, so just be aware of that. I call it 'spirits' because I feel our spiritual sides grow with self-discipline. I call it 'hypocrisy' to acknowledge that I have plenty of faults and what I consider advice can legitimately be considered hypocritical. That's fine. I'm a total hypocrite, but remember: it may not actually make me a liar.

What does 'pop cults' mean?

'Pop cults' is where I plan on discussing specific things within my own sort of pop culture. I may not necessarily endorse what I talk about.

What does 'propaganda' mean?

'Propaganda' was a title from my old website. I kind of wanted to homage myself as well as use it to tell you all what to do with your lives. Pretty much 'spirits and hypocrisy' is where I tell you what to think, and 'propaganda' is where I tell you what to buy. Also, if I can't figure out where to put something, I'll probably put it under this section. That's sort of what it was for at provoparty.com, the old site I did with my friends. So even though you would think they didn't belong there, my autobiographical anecdotes will probably appear in 'propaganda.'

What do the rest of the categories on the left side of the page mean?

Well, 'listen to my lists' is where I just expose some straight-up info from my brain that hasn't been formulated into patterns enough to elicit ideas worth elaborating. It's just straight lists of stuff. I feel you can get to know someone a lot more through their top lists of things than through the way they formulate ideas. 'art of rex' I think will just be a place where you can look at some of my (crappy) visual art I've done over the years. In 'downloads' I'll have some other peoples' stuff like videos and music as well maybe having some of my own home movies or whatever. 'Wicked old stuff' is the home of some of my older web sites that I was a part of. In 'rexelsewhere' I'm going to put links to other places I've appeared on the internet.

How do I work the index?

The following should tell you the basic concept.

The word index:
This will be a big blob of all the text in the site. Hit 'ctrl F' to open the find box and then type in the concept you're looking for. You can then cycle through the whole website seeing where your word appears. If you click on the word, it'll take you right to that part of the actual site. I hope to patent this idea. Nah, I won't bother.

The picture index:
This one is a bit simpler. I'll have thumbnails of every picture on the site. Click whatever thumbnail and you'll go to whatever page that picture appears on.

Do you do merchandising?

I put this question in as a total joke, but I already have done two runs of t-shirts for myself. If you want one, let me know and I'll give one to you if I have one. I might make about a dozen that I'll give away for whoever to wear when they exercise or go to bed or whatever. Just email me and tell me how to get you a shirt, if you want a boys or a girls shirt and what your size is. Here's what the shirts look like:

So what does 'rexbasior' mean anyway?

It's a very rough latin translation. 'Rex' means 'king.' Basiare (I think) is a verb that means 'to kiss.' Often in Latin (as in English) an 'or' can be planted onto the root form of a verb to mean 'one who does this particular verb.' So put 'em both together. King Kisser. Since I came up with it though, it has mostly served as my constant internet handle. Fortunately I'm the only one.

Are you single?

Eternally.