Friday, January 12, 2007

Restoring balance

Restoring balance

In relation to the last post:



Wait for the kid in orange.


Monkey vs. Robot (vs. Boneless Kid): the age old battle.

D


Laying it out on the table

Laying it out on the table

I know people have been talking. I'm no fool. So in everyone's best interests, I'm going to address the question that's been on everyone's minds straight up, right here, right now:

Are monkeys the greatest animals ever created/evolved?





Yes. Yes, they are. Now let's all move on with our lives.

D


Wednesday, January 10, 2007

What was the first line of "A Day in the Life"? Oh, yeah.

What was the first line of "A Day in the Life"? Oh, yeah.

Um, has anyone been paying attention to the news for the past few days? There was a mysterious gas smell that lingered over Manhattan on Monday. I've yet to read an article that states what caused the smell. (Hint: it wasn't gasoline, natural gas or the gastrointestinal system. [Don't quote me on that last one.]) Today, thousands of birds fell from the sky over an Australian town.

If I'm reading the signs correctly--and I believe I am--we should have only one logical expectation for Friday's headlines:


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"Disguised Dog Steals Scooter, Poses for Camera"


Dare I say, the apocalypse is nigh?

Watching:
  • "Battlestar Galactica (2003) - Season Two"

    Reading:
  • New X-Men Vol. 2: Imperial, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Ethan van Sciver, Igor Kordey
  • Missionary Man, Gordon Rennie, Frnk Quitely, Garry Marshall
  • Showcase Presents: Unknown Soldier, Joe Kubert
  • Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories, Gilbert Hernandez
  • Mortal Engines, Stanislaw Lem
  • Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, Douglas R. Hofstadter
  • The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, C.G. Jung

    D


  • Tuesday, January 09, 2007

    Little money, lotta time

    Little money, lotta time

    So I'm barely coasting by on post-Christmas funds, and I'm not certain when my normal gig will start back up this new year. All is not lost, though, because I've got a line on a (potentially) well-paying gig later this month that should last a few weeks. In the meantime, I'm pretty much homebound because I have to restrict my cash flow until the end-of-the-month gig, but it's not all bad. It basically means I get to catch up on all the books on my HUGE stack of To Reads, watch all the stuff borrowed from friends and Netflix and (heaven forbid) write.

    Before I get into what should be a lengthy Reading/Watching list, I'd like to wish the lovely Kate a belated happy birthday. I'm jealous of your Lost Girls, especially after your glowing reviews of it. Poopsy. Happy Birthday, Kate!

    Reading:
  • The Meme Machine, Susan Blackmore (Finished.)
  • Secret War, Brian Michael Bendis, Gabrielle Dell'Otto (Finished.)
  • Tor - Volume 1, Joe Kubert (Finished.)
  • Kid Eternity, Grant Morrison, Duncan Fegredo (Finished.)
  • Flex Mentallo, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely (Finished.)
  • The ACME Novelty Library #16, Chris Ware (Finished.)
  • ACME Novelty Library #17, Chris Ware (Finished.)
  • New X-Men Vol. 1: E is for Extinction, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely (Finished.)
  • New X-Men Vol. 2: Imperial, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Ethan van Sciver, Igor Kordey
  • Showcase Presents: Unknown Soldier, Joe Kubert
  • Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories, Gilbert Hernandez
  • Mortal Engines, Stanislaw Lem
  • Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, Douglas R. Hofstadter

    Watching:
  • Apocalypto
  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • "Battlestar Galactica (2003) - Season One"
  • "Battlestar Galactica (2003) - Season Two"
  • "Family Guy, Vol. 4"
  • Underworld Beauty
  • Out of the Past
  • Play Time
  • American Dreamz (Liked the theory. Hated the execution.)

    D