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Today's theme: Martians

tokenfanboy pointed this out and I will probably see it.

Yes, that's a Sherlock Holmes movie featuring, in descending order of importance:

• A dragon.


• A giant squid.


• A T-Rex.


• Gareth David-Lloyd as Watson with a mustache.

Can you blame me? Did I mention the Gareth David-Lloyd as Watson with a mustache? Because that's a pretty compelling argument.

Here is IMDB's description of it:

"Sherlock Holmes battles and finally outwits Spring-Heeled Jack, a super criminal having the power to make astounding jumps with his rocket-enforced armor."

ROCKET ENFORCED ARMOR, PEOPLE!

I think perhaps this is supposed to be a parody. I don't really know. I think it will be fantastic either way.

Moyashimon Manga gets 2010 live action drama green-lit.

It's Noitamina's first live-action drama. A lot of people seem to be disappointed that it's not a second season, but if they can mimic the blend of live-action/animation from the theme song, this could be super-duper-awesome. I'm just hoping that they can find someone convincingly feminine to play Kei (don't want a gosu-rori with stubble or a huge adam's apple, lol).

Shortpacked!: She didn't know what she was getting into.

Hey, everybody! So, like, when Jeph Jacques links to you in the area under his comic, apparently that means you get an absolute buttload of traffic. It was like the entire population of a very very large city descended upon us and read through my archives. Hello, new people! I hope you enjoyed my Batman and Frank Miller jokes. Please stay around! My blog's RSS feed is a fun way to follow me.

(Apparently I choose the right cartoonists to draw in compromising coprophilic positions.)

((You're next, Danielle Corsetto.))

These pictures are of a custom G.I. Joe figure made not by me, but by my buddy and groomsman Ron "Robowang" McBalls. But I sure wish I could claim it as my own! Yeah, it's friggin' Beach Party Destro. See, he got a Destro head (duh) , a Chuckles torso, and a Sagat pair of legs. Oh, and flippers. Of course. I thought that was totally awesome, and so I asked if I could share it with you.

Things like this are basically why vintage Joe parts interchangeability exists.

So, yeah. James McCullen Destro XXIV, wearer of shorts. Rocker of the luau shirt. Weapons supplier. Party animal.

Since I was up until 0300 this morning as a result of sleeping in way too much on Sunday, it was pretty surprising that I woke up at 0800 and managed to stay up, remembering that I had to go in to the VA this morning for pre-surgery tests. I forgot that I was also going to have an A1c blood test done and so ate breakfast, but by the time they drew the blood there were other issues anyway so vOv.

Spent a lot of time waiting around and so got pretty far into The Cardinal of the Kremlin. I've been on a bit of a Tom Clancy streak of late; knocked off Clear and Present Danger last week and Without Remorse before that. I'm not reading them in any particular order, obviously. I'll have to get Debt of Honor and Rainbow Six out of the library, since I don't think I ever bought copies of those; as for Executive Orders , the weakest of the Jack Ryan novels IMAO, I'm just going to skip it.

All that having been said, I think this would be a good night to just crash early, forgoing the dubious pleasure of playing EVE while fuzzy with fatigue poisons.

Hey Guys,

Unfortunately with our last release, and its instability, we were forced to roll back releases. Unfortunately in doing so, it would seem that our notification system has been broken somehow. Our engineers are working on this issue as quickly as possible. We hope to have a patch within the next day, so we can deploy our code and fix the notification system at the same time. Please *bear* with us ;)

Currently all notifications are being queued up so they can be processed as soon as the fix is pushed and verified to be working correctly.

Thank you,

Probably the best short description of this movie would be Full Metal Jacket Goes to The Gulf. I read the book some years ago but never quite got around to seeing the movie until last night. The movie is pretty faithful to the book, which is a good thing since I liked the book; the changes made to the book didn't strike me as terribly important. Jamie Foxx does a surprisingly good job as S/Sgt Sikes, and Gyllenhaal's portrayal of Tony Swofford is also very good; very understated but at the same time convincing in the scenes where he's freaking out.
I probably won't buy a copy for myself, but I do recommend it.

There was a certain amount of "what are you doing here?" at the VAMC today when I went in for pre-surgery testing, because I started in the wrong place. However, the real fun didn't start until I got to the lab.
( Would you like to know more? )

I haven't been online for about a day-and-a-half, mainly due to computer issues. Nothing major, just a minor annoyance - the fan on my power supply is going and is making a vibrating noise, so it's insanely irritating to try and use my computer and watch anime while it's doing that. So Saturday I just shut it off until either 1.) I break down to watch anime or 2.) the new power supply arrives. Since I have a netbook for internet usage if I really need to, I'm hoping that it'll be number 2.

I missed MAS last week due to being ill, but I wasn't too bothered by it. ( comments regarding the current anime that may irritate some people. )

I have only good to say about Michiko and Hatchin though. Brilliant series :)

The first Eden of the East movie just came out in Japan, and I'm so sad because it'll take a long time to come out on DVD and I really want to see it. I'm in the camp that thought the ending to the TV anime was pretty decent, but I really need the answers to some of the questions posed by the series.

This should put to rest any concerns about whether the Robert Downey Jr. version is authentic or not. Apparently in January a DVD is coming out featuring Gareth David-Lloyd as Watson. According to the cover, it also features Dinosaurs, Giant Squid, and a fire-breathing Dragon!

http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Gareth-David-Lloyd/dp/B002VDB0IK/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1260202091&sr=1-21

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Today's theme: Fantasy

Shortpacked!@TNI: Honorable mention: forklift.
Shortpacked!: It's a real website.

Hey, it's my coveted Catwoman! The black one! She was sent to me from a man named "Christopher," who only wanted awesome Captain America art in return. (See below.)

A purple redeco of her is available right now at Walmart, part of a $55 five-pack boxset, but I didn't want purple. I want the black original, 'cuz this costume design of hers (Darwyn Cooke's, right?) is by far my favorite. Goggles for the win! (I also would have paid for one with her wearing the ball gown and realistic cat head mask.) The black original is from the DC Superheroes line, and she comes with a buttload of accessories, probably because she's small and female.

She has her whip and a stolen cat idol and some jewels... oh, and she has a backpack. I wasn't expecting the backpack! The backpack is awesome, especially since it has a cute little tiny cat head sculpted onto the face of it. It's kinda hard to get it on, so I made Graham do it. It's a tight fit!

But the backpack is a thoughtful addition. Where does she pocket these things she steals? In her backpack, of course! (Well, not the cat idol. It's about twice the backpack's size. But, you know, if she's stealing candy bars or whatever.)

After I stupidly stole Jeph Jacques characters for my Friday strip (after cleverly getting away with it the first time), he sued me for quite a large sum! He thought he had me, but I apparently own a very large number of remaindered Justice League Batmen and Supermen, with an accumulated worth that you wouldn't believe. Sure, each one is probably near-worthless, but added up? So, wow, my attic is empty, and I averted financial disaster, and now Jeph has stupid numbers of Batmen. IN YOUR FACE, ASSHOLE.

Buttlicker.

SDB has lost nothing for spending the bulk of his time on anime. This essay is proof. RTWT.

Created by Oatmeal

Ganked from POWIP

There's been a lot of good stuff coming off Oatmeal lately. Wonder who the writers are?

Here is the painted prototype of Wapsi Square's "Bud"! Only 2 more pre-orders needed to go to full production, but order yours soon as this will be a limited run!

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Today's theme: Space

( Or, how I learned to stop worrying about what popular culture is doing to my classic literature and love the camp. )

Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile" and I will respond by asking you five questions that satisfy my curiosity. Update your journal with the answers to the questions, including this in the post.

1) If you were a butterfly... no, seriously, how's the family? Are you the recognized pater familias now?
A 1) I'm still Dave, and I'm still announced as "that's our step-father, our real father lives in Pennsylvania" but it's better. It's hard to say, really, whether this is normal, or whether it's not. Are they well behaved around me? I don't really know. There' s behaviors I don't like, but being a bachelor for 40 years and being the child of an Army Drill instructor hasn't prepared me for understanding what is normal, and what is problematic. They say they are happy here, and that's what I have to go on...the thirteen year old vacillitates from hating on me, and thinking I'm okay, to having her "best day EVAR!", but apparently that's normal.

2) What campaigns are you running, and are any of them a patch on that Exalted game?
A 2) I'm running book 3 of my own campaign world in D&D 3.5, which I took to calling "The Known World". Book 3 is "The Unknown World" for the horrible Blood Plague is making it's Black Death trail around the continent, and the PCs are stuck in the middle of it. It's a new group, and they need to get used to me, and I need to get used to the fact that I don't have my excellent groups in MN. As for Exalted - I had purchased a lot of 2nd edition Exalted books and I've really like them...I don't think this group is ready for a step up yet for that world. As usual, I'm too dark. Some people like that.

3) Did you attempt Nanowrimo this year in an unofficial attempt, or not go at all? (With your schedule, I completely understand if you decided to take a pass this year)
A 3) HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. No. I can't even update my LiveJournal. I work Tuesday - Friday 8am to 1030pm, a 9 hour shift on Saturday (I like the 630a - 330p shifts at WalMart, because the 11am to 8pm leaves you with no time to do anything before and after.) Sunday is D&D day, with occasional family stuff, since, like I have a family now. Monday I work 8am to 5pm, but after picking the 9 year old at Hebrew School and getting the 13 year old to her photography class, and my scheduled quality time with both of them (the 6 year old made a face when I suggested it), it's a wash. (looks up at paragraph) God, I bitch too much.

4) Any closer to setting a date for a major event (wink wink) that would require airplane fare/a road-trip to see the new digs?
A 4) As a matter of fact, I puchased my membership tonight. I was going to use the name Prodigal Treasurer, but I just went with my name. As for airfare and rent-a-car, we'll see if we can swing it. As for hotel, well, I can see it's way too fucking late for that. (GOOD JOB!)

5) Would you be willing to try Virtual Tabletop software to still run some games with the folks back in MN?
A 5) Abso-fucking-lutely. The question is when? We're working on it.

Well, that was annoying. Wound up driving to Ashburn to finish off the chili with P; it had aged well and was hotter than it had been originally. Far too many mental defectives, clueless idiots, and prematurely senile assholes on the road out to Ashburn, so by the time I got there I was FILLED WITH HATE. Calmed down over lunch; having face time with people was good as well. Having to drive back, not so much, but I did get in and out of the Wal-mart on the way home without further jacking up my blood pressure. All in all, it looks like we got the predicted 2", none of which stuck to the highways, but people around here can't drive when there's any kind of moisture on the road, so vOv.

Did some grocery shopping on the way out, will probably do more tomorrow. The coupons are getting a good workout.

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Today's theme: Martians