It's late, I know. But look at it this way, posting a comic late and then making a piss poor excuse for your tardiness is a rite of passage amongst the webcomic community.
The excuse: My halloween costume beating the crap out of your halloween costume. It's seriously the greatest thing that I have created with my two hands. The pictures will be up next week.
Mantis Style!
Monday, October 27, 2003
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Comic wil be up mid-Sunday. Mid-terms and Halloweenin' be takin' up all my time. Mid-terms are boring, so let me tell you what I've got in store for the H-A-Double L-O-W-Double E-N. Myself and buddies are sressing up as the 2D sprites from the original Pac-Man. Without going to deep into it, it will be sweet, and you should not be able to wait for me to post pictures on this Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel. The whole point of the costumes, besides looking totally sweet, is to win this contest that is between EB managers, the winner getting 5 new Gameboys. This is a deal that I can not pass up, and now can not lose. Having two gameboys would just be too cool.
The Rant
Ah, the preclude to Something Cool. Last night I was talkin' 'bout Justice, and how it is an ambiguous term. My good friend Jones, besides being crazy, has an interesting theory. He supposes that that the earth performs a kind of karmatic balancing act upon it's entire composition, which is not too hard to believe. Of course, humans make up a part of the earth, so it only makes sense that we should play some part in the balancing out of justice. Hence, it may be possible that two wrongs do make a right, cosmically speaking. Just something to think about.
Something Cool
I don't know about you guys, but I liked the original Resident Evil Movie. It may be only for the fact that I was able to correctly guess in which order the Token Black Character would die, but realy, it was a pretty solid horror experience. The teaser trailer for the sequel is out, and I will admit that it's pretty slick, if not substantial. Now you just have to ask yourself, which company is more evil, Umbrella Corp. or Cyberdyne's Skynet. I would have to say Umbrealla, as they use poor grammer that could only be considered evil, whereas it turns out that Skynet is really just some kind of sports blog. The faces of evil are many and strange, it would seem.
Webcomic Corner
From the first time I've done this feature, it has been my dream to introduce you all to this comic. I believe that this site may hold for us the very meaning of our lives. JerkCity is the largest and funniest compilation of gay-jokes ever made on an IM program, which is then used as dialouge for a small collection of cut/paste characters. This is the greatest webcomic ever. And the archives are larger than anything else that I have ever seen, as it has been running 7 days a week for 3 or more years. I've read them all, have you?
*Note* when reading this comic, it may help to know that most of the onimatapea seen is a reference to a sex act of one kind or another. Just thought I'd let ya know.
The Rant
Ah, the preclude to Something Cool. Last night I was talkin' 'bout Justice, and how it is an ambiguous term. My good friend Jones, besides being crazy, has an interesting theory. He supposes that that the earth performs a kind of karmatic balancing act upon it's entire composition, which is not too hard to believe. Of course, humans make up a part of the earth, so it only makes sense that we should play some part in the balancing out of justice. Hence, it may be possible that two wrongs do make a right, cosmically speaking. Just something to think about.
Something Cool
I don't know about you guys, but I liked the original Resident Evil Movie. It may be only for the fact that I was able to correctly guess in which order the Token Black Character would die, but realy, it was a pretty solid horror experience. The teaser trailer for the sequel is out, and I will admit that it's pretty slick, if not substantial. Now you just have to ask yourself, which company is more evil, Umbrella Corp. or Cyberdyne's Skynet. I would have to say Umbrealla, as they use poor grammer that could only be considered evil, whereas it turns out that Skynet is really just some kind of sports blog. The faces of evil are many and strange, it would seem.
Webcomic Corner
From the first time I've done this feature, it has been my dream to introduce you all to this comic. I believe that this site may hold for us the very meaning of our lives. JerkCity is the largest and funniest compilation of gay-jokes ever made on an IM program, which is then used as dialouge for a small collection of cut/paste characters. This is the greatest webcomic ever. And the archives are larger than anything else that I have ever seen, as it has been running 7 days a week for 3 or more years. I've read them all, have you?
*Note* when reading this comic, it may help to know that most of the onimatapea seen is a reference to a sex act of one kind or another. Just thought I'd let ya know.
Friday, October 24, 2003
The Matt Came Back
And it's like he never left. Things are pretty awesome right now, what with Matt back in town. We went for a couple of meals, and saw Kill Bill for the third time. But I've said more than enough about THAT subject. The point is that I'm out of money for this month, and coulldn't be happier.
The new comic will be posted soon enough. This weekend at the latest. As per the norm, I will first rant, and then reward your patience with something cool.
Everybody has heard the phrase "two wrongs don't make a right". It's been told to you by your parents, your teachers, your after-school specials. But up until yesterday, I didn't belive it. I was sitting in my logic class, scribbling notes and doodling, when I heard it again. "Two wrongs don't make a right" he said, and all I could say was whoah, he's got a point there. This whole epiphany is really calling a of my previous beliefs into question, and it bugs the crap outta me. The problem as I see it lies in the definition of justice. I am currently trying to figure out what I think it means, after which I will try and decide for myself wether or not two wrongs do actually make a right.
Something Cool
Brought to you by the masters of all things offensive, this update's Something Cool is Something Awful's Photoshop Phriday, a weekly article that features doctored images that usually feature pictures of Hitler shaking hands with Darth Vader. But this week is a real treat, as they are spoofing Nintendo's Who Are You? campaign. Truly hilarious.
I've finally figured out how to cut and paste text with stupid Mac machines, making me less reluctant to do hypertext links on the weekends. Hooray!
Webcomic Corner
Her!, the webcomic, is pretty funny. The art is totally generic cut and paste stuff, so much so that it has a random comic generator which assembles panels at random for infinite possibilities. But it's funny. Really funny. Read it.
Does zomibie Topato and Sheriff Pony scare the crap out of you too? What a great way to work in a halloween theme, Rowland. Congratulations!
And it's like he never left. Things are pretty awesome right now, what with Matt back in town. We went for a couple of meals, and saw Kill Bill for the third time. But I've said more than enough about THAT subject. The point is that I'm out of money for this month, and coulldn't be happier.
The new comic will be posted soon enough. This weekend at the latest. As per the norm, I will first rant, and then reward your patience with something cool.
Everybody has heard the phrase "two wrongs don't make a right". It's been told to you by your parents, your teachers, your after-school specials. But up until yesterday, I didn't belive it. I was sitting in my logic class, scribbling notes and doodling, when I heard it again. "Two wrongs don't make a right" he said, and all I could say was whoah, he's got a point there. This whole epiphany is really calling a of my previous beliefs into question, and it bugs the crap outta me. The problem as I see it lies in the definition of justice. I am currently trying to figure out what I think it means, after which I will try and decide for myself wether or not two wrongs do actually make a right.
Something Cool
Brought to you by the masters of all things offensive, this update's Something Cool is Something Awful's Photoshop Phriday, a weekly article that features doctored images that usually feature pictures of Hitler shaking hands with Darth Vader. But this week is a real treat, as they are spoofing Nintendo's Who Are You? campaign. Truly hilarious.
I've finally figured out how to cut and paste text with stupid Mac machines, making me less reluctant to do hypertext links on the weekends. Hooray!
Webcomic Corner
Her!, the webcomic, is pretty funny. The art is totally generic cut and paste stuff, so much so that it has a random comic generator which assembles panels at random for infinite possibilities. But it's funny. Really funny. Read it.
Does zomibie Topato and Sheriff Pony scare the crap out of you too? What a great way to work in a halloween theme, Rowland. Congratulations!
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
First I will rant, then I will show you something cool.
I am a stupid man trying to do too many smart things. I don't mean this in a condescending way, I just mean that I am in over my head. School is a lot of work, that up until now I've been ignoring faithfully. Now it's 2 in the morning, and I'm only half-done the paper that I need to hand in for my morning class. Here is my work regiment: I will sit down at the computer, open up MS Word, open up my book to reference, and then open up the internet to see if anything's updated in the last 5 minutes. Repeat for several weeks, and you will find me in the situation I am in now. Attempting to do legitimate work, but farting around on the net instead.
Hey, if I don't sleep, that gives me an extra 5 hours to reread You Damn Kid's archives, to make sure I haven't missed anything.
Something Cool
You will often hear me making fun of emo kids, but not this one! Eric is one damn funny kid, and I suggest you check him out. If it's your first time, you may be all like this, and I was too, but after spending some time there, I was all like this. I have to get back to writing that paper, otherwise the professor might get all like this.
Webcomic Corner
If this keeps up, I will never get to a webcomic starting with the letter "k". Here's a socially-aware comic that's actually funny instead of preachy! It's Cat and Girl and it's pretty hip. I'd say it's worth a visit.
Witty titles for the page are dead.
I am a stupid man trying to do too many smart things. I don't mean this in a condescending way, I just mean that I am in over my head. School is a lot of work, that up until now I've been ignoring faithfully. Now it's 2 in the morning, and I'm only half-done the paper that I need to hand in for my morning class. Here is my work regiment: I will sit down at the computer, open up MS Word, open up my book to reference, and then open up the internet to see if anything's updated in the last 5 minutes. Repeat for several weeks, and you will find me in the situation I am in now. Attempting to do legitimate work, but farting around on the net instead.
Hey, if I don't sleep, that gives me an extra 5 hours to reread You Damn Kid's archives, to make sure I haven't missed anything.
Something Cool
You will often hear me making fun of emo kids, but not this one! Eric is one damn funny kid, and I suggest you check him out. If it's your first time, you may be all like this, and I was too, but after spending some time there, I was all like this. I have to get back to writing that paper, otherwise the professor might get all like this.
Webcomic Corner
If this keeps up, I will never get to a webcomic starting with the letter "k". Here's a socially-aware comic that's actually funny instead of preachy! It's Cat and Girl and it's pretty hip. I'd say it's worth a visit.
Witty titles for the page are dead.
Sunday, October 19, 2003
Testing testing, one two three. Okay, so I got this one all coloured up, and I was WAY ahead of schedule, so I figured I'd give you guys a little treat. Be sure to scroll down to see the weekend posts, as there is some pretty important information there.
Great Buddha's ghost, it's finally coming! Pac-Man vs. will surely be the greatest game ever made. I've got everything needed: The Gamecube, the Gameboy, the adapter, and enough friends that I can get to play. I am thinking that there will need to be a pizza party of some sort, with pizza, soda, the whole works. Book it off work, mark it on your calander. As soon as I can determine a date for this, that is.
Here's a thought: Why on earth would all of these kung-fu gods in the matrix wear suits and junk, when wearing looser and more comfortable clothes would be more conducive to ass-kicking? Sure, you look bad-ass in your armani suits and trenchcoats and what have you, but I'm thinking that in reality you'd rip your pants with the first kick to the head.
My job rocks. just recently the kitchen has been fully stocked with mixed nuts (the fancy kind, with no peanuts!) and those little cheese wheels that are wrapped in wax. I think that having your foods individually wrapped in wax is like saying "you are about to eat something special". That, and I really like cheese.
Scanning and colouring the next comic is going pretty well so far. This one was inked, and will have none of the problems that can be seen in the first one. The next few comics after that will be inked with a sharpie, so we will see how that works out. The plan is now to post a new comic every Wednesday or Thursday. I don't think that it will be too hard, seeing as how scanning and colouring takes about 2 hours for a comic. I don't know what Fat Mike was complaining about.
Webcomic Corner
I am at work right now, and can't remember which comic comes next alphabetically. So I'll just throw RPG World. It's a serial comic that is really just one huge running gag against Squaresoft, or SquareEnix as it is now. It's not bad, and the art has gotten pretty good over the years. If you can handle the angsty plot, I think that you'll enjoy it.
Here's a thought: Why on earth would all of these kung-fu gods in the matrix wear suits and junk, when wearing looser and more comfortable clothes would be more conducive to ass-kicking? Sure, you look bad-ass in your armani suits and trenchcoats and what have you, but I'm thinking that in reality you'd rip your pants with the first kick to the head.
My job rocks. just recently the kitchen has been fully stocked with mixed nuts (the fancy kind, with no peanuts!) and those little cheese wheels that are wrapped in wax. I think that having your foods individually wrapped in wax is like saying "you are about to eat something special". That, and I really like cheese.
Scanning and colouring the next comic is going pretty well so far. This one was inked, and will have none of the problems that can be seen in the first one. The next few comics after that will be inked with a sharpie, so we will see how that works out. The plan is now to post a new comic every Wednesday or Thursday. I don't think that it will be too hard, seeing as how scanning and colouring takes about 2 hours for a comic. I don't know what Fat Mike was complaining about.
Webcomic Corner
I am at work right now, and can't remember which comic comes next alphabetically. So I'll just throw RPG World. It's a serial comic that is really just one huge running gag against Squaresoft, or SquareEnix as it is now. It's not bad, and the art has gotten pretty good over the years. If you can handle the angsty plot, I think that you'll enjoy it.
Friday, October 17, 2003
So, working at this film production studio, there is some guy who works with video games at his job. Of all the cool schwag that can be found in this place, this guy has the best stuff. I'm talking stuff like E3 reels, press releases from developers, a closet full of video games. But today, I just saw THE coolest thing ever: The HMD shirt that Joe wears in the game. I still have no idea what the HMD stands for. I'm just waiting for the day the bobblehead shows up.
Concerning making this site a proper webcomic, there is definitely some stuff that needs to be done. I will need to have tools created for archive purposes, and the new site layout that Ryan and Jon were working on will need to be tweaked, if not overhauled. Sorry guys.
There WAS always that plan we had to make the site a hub for several comics, remember? Super Brother? Remember that? I'm thinking that if we were ever going to do that, NOW would be the time.
In other news, I ave gotten to be pretty browser savvy. I just got me the new Avant Browser, and let me tell you, it is the shit. This software is so feature filled and efficient, that it cut down the time it takes me to view all of my webcomics in half. That's like an extra 30 minutes in my day now. So my suggestion is that you take your Internet Explorer, and give it a good UP YOURS CUSTOMER!
Aww, isn't that sweet? Ryan got a new shirt. Too bad that his lady will likely turn out to be a vampire or something.
Webcomic Corner
It's about time I made a distinction in my taste for webcomics. I FRIKKEN' HATE SPRITE COMICS. Don't give me this "you should read so and so's sprite comic, it's pretty funny" bullcrap. It's pathetic is what it is. I DO however make an exception to this rule if the sprites are an original creation. Having said that, enjoy Diesel Sweeties, another great comic form the Dumbrella gang.
Well, I should be getting busy now, if I want to be ready for the World Beard Championships in Nevada come November. If anything, I have a lot of catching up to do.
Concerning making this site a proper webcomic, there is definitely some stuff that needs to be done. I will need to have tools created for archive purposes, and the new site layout that Ryan and Jon were working on will need to be tweaked, if not overhauled. Sorry guys.
There WAS always that plan we had to make the site a hub for several comics, remember? Super Brother? Remember that? I'm thinking that if we were ever going to do that, NOW would be the time.
In other news, I ave gotten to be pretty browser savvy. I just got me the new Avant Browser, and let me tell you, it is the shit. This software is so feature filled and efficient, that it cut down the time it takes me to view all of my webcomics in half. That's like an extra 30 minutes in my day now. So my suggestion is that you take your Internet Explorer, and give it a good UP YOURS CUSTOMER!
Aww, isn't that sweet? Ryan got a new shirt. Too bad that his lady will likely turn out to be a vampire or something.
Webcomic Corner
It's about time I made a distinction in my taste for webcomics. I FRIKKEN' HATE SPRITE COMICS. Don't give me this "you should read so and so's sprite comic, it's pretty funny" bullcrap. It's pathetic is what it is. I DO however make an exception to this rule if the sprites are an original creation. Having said that, enjoy Diesel Sweeties, another great comic form the Dumbrella gang.
Well, I should be getting busy now, if I want to be ready for the World Beard Championships in Nevada come November. If anything, I have a lot of catching up to do.
Thursday, October 16, 2003

Holy sweet mother of Buddha I did it. I coloured this damn thing, and I got it online. To be fair, my good friend Fat Mike had started the colouring job first, and then sent it to me a while ago. So, I fixed her up real nice, to the point where it's almost passable as legitimate content. I know that it looks like garbage, but keep in mind, I drew this comic in pencil, didn't ink it, and just learned how to use Photoshop 20 minutes ago. So things will get much better. The comic that I drew recently is in ink, and will use a better scanner than the one used for the comic you see now. So, having said that, enjoy.
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
I would be working on colouring the first of my very own webcomics right now, but the damn scanner is missing a cord. I don't know anything about this, so I'm waiting around for somebody who does. If things work out right, you should be seeing the comic this weekend.
I was arguing with Phil the other day about the internet. He says that it needs to be more structured, more filtered. I totally disagreed at the time, and while I still do, I can now see his point. Lately, I've been searching for more delicious webcomics to share with you, and it's a progress that's proved to be frustrating. For every decent webcomic I find, I have to go through at least 20 that are drawn by Furry-Freaks, or kids that think it's cool to draw a 4-nippled sucubus as a main character. I think that in November I will do a "worst of the web" feature, chronicleing many links that you should never ever visit, as well as some advice for would-be webcomic artists.
Also, I've been trying to download Kill Bill, but with no luck. So far, all I've gotten is National Security, Scary Movie, and french porn. What mentality is required to do this? To label your garbage as something it is not, and giggling yourself to sleep when somebody downloads it, thinking it to be legitimate, it seems childish. And why do they even bother having language at all in pornography? It's not like people watch it for the plot...
America Scares Me
Have you ever heard something so incredibly racist that youalmost had to laugh? This almost did. I mean, what in hell are you thinking? Seriously, if she wasn't old enough to be my mom (and wearing enough make-up for several moms), I would probably punch her for being so stupid.
Webcomic Corner
I have a special treat for you kids today! It's a double feature, brought to you by the good folks in the cattle industry. First up, we have Dead-Beef, a Canadian webcomic that chronicles the lives of a bunch of morally challenged slackers. Funny stuff, pretty offensive.
Next is a comic that isn't really a webcomic, as it's published in the weekly Fast Forward. However, you can peruse the entire archives online, so I thought that it would be worth bringing to your attention. It's Red Meat, and it's as funny and weird as all get out. Bug-Eyed Earl is my favorite.
Also in webcomic news, if Jeff Rowland has actually killed Topato, I will be having angry words with him.
I was arguing with Phil the other day about the internet. He says that it needs to be more structured, more filtered. I totally disagreed at the time, and while I still do, I can now see his point. Lately, I've been searching for more delicious webcomics to share with you, and it's a progress that's proved to be frustrating. For every decent webcomic I find, I have to go through at least 20 that are drawn by Furry-Freaks, or kids that think it's cool to draw a 4-nippled sucubus as a main character. I think that in November I will do a "worst of the web" feature, chronicleing many links that you should never ever visit, as well as some advice for would-be webcomic artists.
Also, I've been trying to download Kill Bill, but with no luck. So far, all I've gotten is National Security, Scary Movie, and french porn. What mentality is required to do this? To label your garbage as something it is not, and giggling yourself to sleep when somebody downloads it, thinking it to be legitimate, it seems childish. And why do they even bother having language at all in pornography? It's not like people watch it for the plot...
America Scares Me
Have you ever heard something so incredibly racist that youalmost had to laugh? This almost did. I mean, what in hell are you thinking? Seriously, if she wasn't old enough to be my mom (and wearing enough make-up for several moms), I would probably punch her for being so stupid.
Webcomic Corner
I have a special treat for you kids today! It's a double feature, brought to you by the good folks in the cattle industry. First up, we have Dead-Beef, a Canadian webcomic that chronicles the lives of a bunch of morally challenged slackers. Funny stuff, pretty offensive.
Next is a comic that isn't really a webcomic, as it's published in the weekly Fast Forward. However, you can peruse the entire archives online, so I thought that it would be worth bringing to your attention. It's Red Meat, and it's as funny and weird as all get out. Bug-Eyed Earl is my favorite.
Also in webcomic news, if Jeff Rowland has actually killed Topato, I will be having angry words with him.
Saturday, October 11, 2003
So, you remember in the opening credits of Kill Bill, and it says that the music was done by "The RZA"? At the time, I figured that was the name of some production company that held the rights to all these old songs, or something like that. I never expected that they were actually talking about The RZA of Wu-Tang Clan fame. That just strikes me as odd. I'd have to give the entire soundtrack a good listen through, but I dare say that I will be soon going back on a vow made many years ago, to never respect Wu-Tang. I mean, they did that god-awful Shoalin Style video game. That pretty much tore it for me. But we may just be looking at redemption here.
I wonder, would the blood really spray up that much by decapitating somebody? I realize that we're dealing with some pretty high-pressure arteries and such, but I guess that it's hard to say. Perhaps sensei will know.
Speaking of weird acronyms, you can add this little tidbit to your trivia file. The word "fuck" actually originated as an acronym in the 15th century. No kidding. Back in the day, what with all the plague/war/death, England was seriously low on population. So the King at the time ordered everybody to repopulate. Hence the term "Fornicate Under Command of the King" was born. How neat is that?
I'm just gonna keep this post short, as I got things to do. So let's wrap things up here.
Webcomic Corner
Just when I think that I've seen them all, my little brother introduces me to something really keen! Chopping Block is the endearing one-panel adventures of a hockey masked serial killer. Some funny stuff here, and it definitly holds an original art style. Check it out.
I wonder, would the blood really spray up that much by decapitating somebody? I realize that we're dealing with some pretty high-pressure arteries and such, but I guess that it's hard to say. Perhaps sensei will know.
Speaking of weird acronyms, you can add this little tidbit to your trivia file. The word "fuck" actually originated as an acronym in the 15th century. No kidding. Back in the day, what with all the plague/war/death, England was seriously low on population. So the King at the time ordered everybody to repopulate. Hence the term "Fornicate Under Command of the King" was born. How neat is that?
I'm just gonna keep this post short, as I got things to do. So let's wrap things up here.
Webcomic Corner
Just when I think that I've seen them all, my little brother introduces me to something really keen! Chopping Block is the endearing one-panel adventures of a hockey masked serial killer. Some funny stuff here, and it definitly holds an original art style. Check it out.
Friday, October 10, 2003

Welcome to the weekend edition of the blog, I'm glad you could join me. I am feeling a bit off, as I've ingested more Dr. Pepper in the past 2 days than should be legally possible. All of my avoiding of the carbonated beverages came to a crashing fall with my going to the theatres for Kill Bill. I blame the popcorn. I need to have popcorn when I am watching a movie in the theatre, as it's pretty much the only thing that will keep my mouth from talking. And I can't have popcorn without something to drink. And milk just doesn't go with popcorn at all, so Dr. Pepper it is. Of course, I get the big combo package, so as I can get refills once the show is over. Now I am twitching like some junkie, trying to type without fucking it up too badly. I will get to the Kill Bill Experience in a minute, but first I should start with stuff that happened before hand.
Thursday, I met up with EB Mike to kick around for the day. We played the incredible Viewtiful Joe while making our plans. (*Pro-Tip* When looking at the site, try and find the secret animated cartoon advertisement for the game. It's freakin' hilarious.) Our objective was to see the flick on its sneak preview night. Mike attempted to contact a number of insiders that would have been able to score us legitimate tickets to the event, but that fell through. It turns out that all of Mike's people are out of town this weekend. So we move on to Plan B: sneaking in. We figure that there will be at least some security for the theatre, so we make plans for the standard sneaking entry. We think that we're good to go, and begin to buy tickets for the film playing the next theatre over. We are then approached by the biggest character I have ever seen.
Sporting a fur coat twice his size, and a diamond-studded Rolex that would make you go blind, came Julio Ceasar, "the only pimp in this place". His "ho" had stood him up for the premier showing, so he was trying to pawn off his extra ticket. I gladly bought it, leaving us with only Mike to sneak in. Fortune smiled upon him though, as one of his friends was the tiket-ripper, who knowingly nodded as Mike made way for the "wrong" theatre. Our efforts and adventures were greatly rewarded, as Kill Bill is the greatest movie I have seen all year, and will likely remain the coolest movie I've seen until Volume 2 is released.
Possible Spoiler Alert! Continue At Your Own Risk!
From the first monolougue to the ending plot twist, I don't think there is a sigle thing that I would change about this movie. I am convinced that Quentin Tarintino is inside the head of every film nerd on this planet, and that this movie is the sum of their desires. I mean, this guy even makes sure that the opening credits of his movies are cooler than others. He could make a movie that was just credits, call it "Tarintino Fucks Around With Adobe Premier", and it would be a masterpiece. What I like about ALL of QT's films is the soundtrack. They actually mean something in the context of his films, and often say more than the actors ever could. Not like every other action film (read: The Matrix), which just showboats new artists and serves to distract the viewer from the action.
The violence was funny as hell, which is a new concept for a QT movie. After the first gunshot, my expectations were denied, and replaced with something much more enjoyable. Had the wanton carnage been done in the traditional QT style, I think that the movie would have suffered from taking itself too seriously. Thankfully, the Monty Python-esque blood geysers make for a cheeky good time.
This review is running long, so I'll sum up the rest of my feelings of the movie quickly.
The cinematography: superb. Much kudos goes out for the sillhouette scene.
The acting: If you can call it that, it's awesome. Lucy Liu plays the biggest bad-ass of them all.
Lucy Liu: CEREBELLUM'D!!!
end of spoilers
My favoritest holiday of them all, Halloween, is coming quickly, and plans are in motion to make it the coolest of them all. I am gathering a posse to dress up as the four ghosts of Pac-Man, and I shall assume the identity of the yellow one himself. We intend to haul ass through the hallways of the university, generally making asses of ourselves. EB Mike is haveing the party at his place, which will likely be cool as well. If possible, I will book the day off work. Perhaps Saeed won't mind an extra day of work.
Weird Link of the Day
It's french people, doing what they do best. Running. But now it's been made into an extreme sport of some kind. Some of the videos are kinda cool, some are kind of embarrasing. Sometimes the video is cool, but the audio is embarrasing. French rap, what in hell were you thinking?
Webcomic Corner
This is a quick step back in the alphabetical order of things, but it's worth it. butternutsquash is funny, and the art is good. It's fairly new too, so the archives will take you less than 5 minutes. So stick something in the microwave (might I suggest an apricot?) and enjoy.
Thursday, October 09, 2003
I can not stress how excited I am to see Kill Bill. The thrill has just been mounting since monday, to the point where I think it's unhealthy. I will see it this evening though, hopefully with EB Mike, which I think would be awesome. I promise not to spoil anything for those seeing it on Friday, unless the movie proves to suck so bad that I will not see it a second time. Which would make it even harder for me to spoil anything, really. So it's all good. The picture you see above is Quentin Tarintino's Kubrick figure, from Resevoir Dogs. It's too late for me to bother hypertexting, I apologize. I promise to send you to magical places this weekend, as well as give a full review of the movie.
One of my bestest best friends in the world is coming back to Calgary! I am selfishly happy, as I am sure he'd be happier back in Toronto, but he's getting his own EB store in the south, which I think kicks ass. Now I have to carefully plan which EB to patronize, as I hate to be unfair to my firends. I've always shopped at EB Mike's store, but I have to stick up for the little guy, as those first few months can be tough.
It's weird. A majority of my friends work at EB. It wasn't always this way. It used to be that EB Mike was the only guy. Hence the name. But then he helped my friends get jobs, starting with Matt, and then Kevin, and then Ryan, and then Jon. That list is missing names too, I know it. This is another of the things that makes EB Mike cool, he's not an asshole. In fact, he's probably the nicest guy I know. And I don't really hang out with nice people. No offense dude, but you know what you did.
Webcomic Corner
Wow. If you want fantastic artwork in your webcomic, may I suggest Cup Of Suffering. There is a reason that this site only updates about once a month, if that. This is the most artistically intricate cartoon ever, and the jokes are even better than the art. The archives won't take you long, but you will laugh more than you ever would through at Megatokyo. Unless of course, it was a laugh of pity.
One of my bestest best friends in the world is coming back to Calgary! I am selfishly happy, as I am sure he'd be happier back in Toronto, but he's getting his own EB store in the south, which I think kicks ass. Now I have to carefully plan which EB to patronize, as I hate to be unfair to my firends. I've always shopped at EB Mike's store, but I have to stick up for the little guy, as those first few months can be tough.
It's weird. A majority of my friends work at EB. It wasn't always this way. It used to be that EB Mike was the only guy. Hence the name. But then he helped my friends get jobs, starting with Matt, and then Kevin, and then Ryan, and then Jon. That list is missing names too, I know it. This is another of the things that makes EB Mike cool, he's not an asshole. In fact, he's probably the nicest guy I know. And I don't really hang out with nice people. No offense dude, but you know what you did.
Webcomic Corner
Wow. If you want fantastic artwork in your webcomic, may I suggest Cup Of Suffering. There is a reason that this site only updates about once a month, if that. This is the most artistically intricate cartoon ever, and the jokes are even better than the art. The archives won't take you long, but you will laugh more than you ever would through at Megatokyo. Unless of course, it was a laugh of pity.
Saturday, October 04, 2003
Well, tonight will be spent doing homework, mostly. There are two reasons for this. 1)I spent too much time dicking around, and now I have too many projects due. 2) I am training a new guy at work here, and things are getting ackward. He doesn't speak much english, but it doesn't stop him from constantly speaking. So, I am kinda hiding from him.
Random Crap
America is constantly finding ways to scare the crap outta me. Seriously.
I drew a comic last night that I think would be great for this site, and possibly even for the weekly campus paper, The Gauntlet. I really don't like the paper at all, because all it is are stupid communist articles, and when they DO rarely run a comics page, it sucks. So I think that I'll draw up a few comics and submit them, see if I can make something out of my crappy hobby.
Kill Bill is released next week. I'd like to talk about it, but i see no point. We all know WHY it will kick ass. That's just a matter of math. Quentin Tarintino+Cheesy Kung-Fu plot+Uma=Ass-kicking good time. My only concern is that it is almost too predictably good. It's too much of a safe bet, no matter how risky the concept sounds. But whatever. The one thing I WOULD like to talk about is the splitting of this movie into two halves. To me, this idea is far more revolutionary than the movie itself. I would argue that it should be taken one step further. Imagine if you will, going to the movies to see quick little films, maybe 45 minutes to an hour long, and only paying a fraction of the typical price. I think that a system such as this would allow for more independant film makers to have their stuff seen, as well as fly in the face of the typical Hollywood economy, which dictates not only who gets to be in movies, but what they are about, and how much we have to pay for them. Lord knows I wouldn't mind seeing an Oscar-worthy title in (heaven forbid!) the summer time. Of course, such a system of theatres could never stand, so I will throw my dreams away right now.
I hear that they will start selling liqour at the theatre now. I think that's great. I can't wait to spend $10 on a lousy bottle of beer, only to sit on the theatre with a bunch of drunk frat kids, who see fit to yell at the screen and each other. But I suppose that;s hardly a fair judgement, since I talk through movies all the time. If they're bad. And they usually are. Expect to find me fairly quiet during Kill Bill. Unless Uma ninja-rolls. Then I will stand on my seat and cheer. I really don't have a choice in that matter.
Webcomic Corner
Another in a long line of popular webcomics for unjustified reasons comes Ctrl+Alt+Del. Every punchline either involves the word "fuck", or the threat or act of brutal violence. Hardly anything I could call witty. There are some good Star-Wars jokes and references though. The long line of jokes around Star-Wars video games are worth the read.
Random Crap
America is constantly finding ways to scare the crap outta me. Seriously.
I drew a comic last night that I think would be great for this site, and possibly even for the weekly campus paper, The Gauntlet. I really don't like the paper at all, because all it is are stupid communist articles, and when they DO rarely run a comics page, it sucks. So I think that I'll draw up a few comics and submit them, see if I can make something out of my crappy hobby.
Kill Bill is released next week. I'd like to talk about it, but i see no point. We all know WHY it will kick ass. That's just a matter of math. Quentin Tarintino+Cheesy Kung-Fu plot+Uma=Ass-kicking good time. My only concern is that it is almost too predictably good. It's too much of a safe bet, no matter how risky the concept sounds. But whatever. The one thing I WOULD like to talk about is the splitting of this movie into two halves. To me, this idea is far more revolutionary than the movie itself. I would argue that it should be taken one step further. Imagine if you will, going to the movies to see quick little films, maybe 45 minutes to an hour long, and only paying a fraction of the typical price. I think that a system such as this would allow for more independant film makers to have their stuff seen, as well as fly in the face of the typical Hollywood economy, which dictates not only who gets to be in movies, but what they are about, and how much we have to pay for them. Lord knows I wouldn't mind seeing an Oscar-worthy title in (heaven forbid!) the summer time. Of course, such a system of theatres could never stand, so I will throw my dreams away right now.
I hear that they will start selling liqour at the theatre now. I think that's great. I can't wait to spend $10 on a lousy bottle of beer, only to sit on the theatre with a bunch of drunk frat kids, who see fit to yell at the screen and each other. But I suppose that;s hardly a fair judgement, since I talk through movies all the time. If they're bad. And they usually are. Expect to find me fairly quiet during Kill Bill. Unless Uma ninja-rolls. Then I will stand on my seat and cheer. I really don't have a choice in that matter.
Webcomic Corner
Another in a long line of popular webcomics for unjustified reasons comes Ctrl+Alt+Del. Every punchline either involves the word "fuck", or the threat or act of brutal violence. Hardly anything I could call witty. There are some good Star-Wars jokes and references though. The long line of jokes around Star-Wars video games are worth the read.
Friday, October 03, 2003
These pictures are ridiculous, I know. So here's what I'm thinking. I draw comics (read: crappy comics) in my spare time (read: while I'm at work), and I aready have picture hosting abilities for the site. So why don't I just start colouring these bad boys myself, and just turn this site from a two-bit blog to a two-bit webcomic? I think that would be pretty rad. Maybe these changes will come about with the new layout that Ryan designed for me. I can't wait to show you guys just how awesome this new layout will be.
But I would like to talk about beverages now, if I may. Right now I am sipping on a Green Tea Sprite, and it's not bad really. It's a subtle taste, hardly a huge jump from the lemon-lime concoction that you're used to, but I like it. I've been trying to cut back on the amount of soft drinks that I consume, for health reasons if you can believe it. The way I see it is this: our bodies are comprised of something like 90% water, right? That's water, not Dr. Pepper. Also on the kinda weird things I've been up to: I have not been to McDonalds in a month. I was shocked when I realized this, as it wasn't really a concious decision. I think that what with my living-like-a-hobo lifestyle has just kept me away from some of the things that I do more frequently than I should, like eating fast-food. But I promised talk of beverages, and I'm getting off topic.
What is the deal with Red-Bull? We just got this stuff in Calgary, and it's being pushed pretty hard on campus, so I gotta ask a few questions. What is this stuff? It tastes like watered down cherry cough syrup, and the label refuses to clarify any of its ingredients in a language that I can understand. In the commercials, it's depicted as being dispensed from those tall cans that most energy drinks use, but here in the store, it's bought in tiny little glass jars. They kind of remind me of those vials that hustlers used to sell their snake-oils and nerve tonics, out of the back of their horse-drawn buggies and such. The advertising is largley simaler to those peddlars too. I am rest assured that this product WILL cure what ails me. After all, it's not an energy drink, but rather a vitamin supplement. Yessir, I am getting 200% of my daily reccomended intake of B6, B1, and uhhh, all those other obscure B-level vitamins. Whatever. At $4 a shot, I am not likely to be ingesting too much of he stuff. I do imagine that it would taste good with vodka though, so who knows?
Quote of the Day
Adam: Hey Marta, come here a second! I need you to help me "feel the love"!
Webcomic Corner
Coffee Brain. Uninspired jokes, copy/paste artwork, 2-dimensional characters. It's really not that great of a comic. However, the newsposts occasionally have really interesting links to wacky stuff. It's pretty high up on the ranking charts, but what does the internet know?
But I would like to talk about beverages now, if I may. Right now I am sipping on a Green Tea Sprite, and it's not bad really. It's a subtle taste, hardly a huge jump from the lemon-lime concoction that you're used to, but I like it. I've been trying to cut back on the amount of soft drinks that I consume, for health reasons if you can believe it. The way I see it is this: our bodies are comprised of something like 90% water, right? That's water, not Dr. Pepper. Also on the kinda weird things I've been up to: I have not been to McDonalds in a month. I was shocked when I realized this, as it wasn't really a concious decision. I think that what with my living-like-a-hobo lifestyle has just kept me away from some of the things that I do more frequently than I should, like eating fast-food. But I promised talk of beverages, and I'm getting off topic.
What is the deal with Red-Bull? We just got this stuff in Calgary, and it's being pushed pretty hard on campus, so I gotta ask a few questions. What is this stuff? It tastes like watered down cherry cough syrup, and the label refuses to clarify any of its ingredients in a language that I can understand. In the commercials, it's depicted as being dispensed from those tall cans that most energy drinks use, but here in the store, it's bought in tiny little glass jars. They kind of remind me of those vials that hustlers used to sell their snake-oils and nerve tonics, out of the back of their horse-drawn buggies and such. The advertising is largley simaler to those peddlars too. I am rest assured that this product WILL cure what ails me. After all, it's not an energy drink, but rather a vitamin supplement. Yessir, I am getting 200% of my daily reccomended intake of B6, B1, and uhhh, all those other obscure B-level vitamins. Whatever. At $4 a shot, I am not likely to be ingesting too much of he stuff. I do imagine that it would taste good with vodka though, so who knows?
Quote of the Day
Adam: Hey Marta, come here a second! I need you to help me "feel the love"!
Webcomic Corner
Coffee Brain. Uninspired jokes, copy/paste artwork, 2-dimensional characters. It's really not that great of a comic. However, the newsposts occasionally have really interesting links to wacky stuff. It's pretty high up on the ranking charts, but what does the internet know?
Wednesday, October 01, 2003

God, I hate Blogger. I just spent 30 minutes typing out a pretty bitchin' post, and then it was gone. All of it. Lucky for you, I have nothing but time, so I will re-type my entire symposium for you, albeit with much looser grammar. All I expect is a kind thank-you. And maybe a dollar.
So the picture. It's all my weapons and tools. I post this cuz I got me some new toys. So let's go down the list, shall we?
A- Six Foot Staff. It's made of a heavy wood, that's pretty heavy.
B- Kubotan. Made it myself. It's the only way I can do a right-hand punch without breaking my pinky finger.
C- A Really Big Knife. It's really big.
D- Bo Shuriken. My new toys. Perfectly balanced. I can't wait to try them.
E- Crappy Throwing Knives. I am considering dulling the edges to make a bad-ass keychain.
F- Grappling Hook. Given to me by EB Mike, a man whose nose for awesome stuff knows no bounds.
G- Three Foot Staff. It's fun to swing around, but not in the house, or mom will yell at you.
Random Cray-Z-ness!
For reals? Seriously, if there is anybody reading this who lives in the California or New York are, let me know. Parts of this look completely insane, but yet others appear to be totally legit.
Now for the serious part.
Ladies: why are your underwears showing? This past week has assaulted me with peeping G-strings and thongs, which just gets me weirded out. But it gets me thinking, was this an intended fashion trend? Or was this simply a crazy coincidence, where Levis forgot to tell the underwear companies that they were lowering their beltlines by 50%? And if this is supposed to be the new sexy thing, why are the ladies still wearing pants? If you're gonna have a stupid fashion trend, I say go all the way, and cut out the middle man. Those pants are just holding you back from your desired image. Naturally, I don't see this as sexy at all. I just see it as a failing of pants, no longer able to keep the underwears 'under'. But I must be coming off like some 80 year old puritan, so I'll stop.
Webcomic Corner
Let's see, what do we have today... Why, it's none other than Cigarro and Cerveja! I love this comic, not only because it's homegrown here in Alberta, but the jokes are just too funny sometimes. It's a fairly small archive so far, so give it a read through.
I gots this huge project to work on all night now, so I will have to call upon my superhuman powers to get me through it. I suspect that I may eventually start glowing green or something. Like some kind of ninja Toxic Avenger.
