Getting All Wired Up
Jul 06Okay, so I’m trying to get all my shit together with regard to the internet.
I realize that’s a bit of an oxymoron, since spending as much time as I do on the internet sorta defines the exact opposite of having any shit together at all. Yet here we are.
I was in Columbus, OH visiting family this long holiday weekend, and out of nowhere, I was suddenly struck with an urge to see if I could use my Blackberry Pearl to send pictures of the 4th of July parade out onto the web.
This led to installing a Flickr app to my phone for my long-dormant Flickr account, which also led to setting up an e-mail address whereby I can send pictures to Flickr and have them automatically appear at my Pop Geek blog as well. So one e-mail gets a pic onto my blog and into my Flickr. Not bad.
THEN I got an itch to wind Twitter all up more tightly in my schiznit. So I used TwitterFeed to make sure all my blog posts are automatically sent to my Twitter account. Now when I post to AN or PG, it will automatically Twit to my account. I’m considering doing the same for my Flickr account, except that I’m not sure yet how extensively I’ll be using it–you can basically make that happen thru TwitterFeed for anything with RSS.
The last piece I would like to implement is to have my Twitter posts automatically generate into a blog post every day, just like the great Johnny Bacardi has set up over on his LiveJournal. I just can’t get LoudTwitter to work for me, for whatever reason.
Oh, and I want a little bluetooth wireless keyboard so I can go all Warren Ellis and write novels in pubs on my cell phone.
I have come to realize that I enjoy using consumer electronics to accomplish tasks that they probably weren’t designed to accomplish. Such as watching movies on my Nintendo DS, reading comic books on my laptop, or photographing a hot dog with my phone and posting that photo to my blog.
Some would ask WHY, I ask WHY NOT.
Ghostbustin' in Bexley, OH, 7/4/08
Jul 06
Ghostbusters 1
Originally uploaded by MattSpringer
So I just recently learned how to work Flickr, which I know makes me a moron, and the first thing I managed to do is to photograph some shots of the Bexley, OH 4th of July parade while visiting family, including these dapper gents showing off their bestest homemade busting gear.
They were out to promote a showing of the classic Ghostbusters at the Drexel Theatre in nextdoor Columbus.
As I saw them up the street, I immediately shouted, “Here come the nerds. My people!”
Four-Color Critiques #6: The Bestest Batman
Jul 03We’re coming up on Bat-Fever, Volume 47 or something, in which every cereal box, soft drink product, and medical waste disposal container features the familiar Batman logo, so as to underscore the summertime release of a feature film featuring the aforementioned Batman.
Me? I’ve got low-grade Bat-Fever all the time, since as I may have mentioned before, Batman is My Favorite.
But who’s my favorite Batman? Up until a few weeks ago, that answer would have been easy: Frank Miller’s Batman, as depicted in The Dark Knight Returns. Easy answer, but I gotta keep it real.
Based on visuals alone? Jim Aparo, followed closely by Norm Breyfogle.
Now, I’m not so sure. I finally got off my duff and read the legendary Steve Englehart/Marshall Rogers run of Batman, and I think maybe the EngleRogers (does that work, like a “Brangelina” kinda thing? Maybe yes?) version of the Caped Crusader is now my favorite.
Because frankly, Batman’s been depressing as hell for a really long time, and EngleRogers’ Batman is actually (gasp) FUN.
Google Reader's Weird Morning Churn
Jul 02Here’s what I’ve spent time with thus far this morning, in this order:
* The first trailer for Quantum of Solace.
* George Lucas teaming with Snoop Dawg and Doug E. Fresh to get out the vote.
* Fred Chao delivering a brief wacky riff on Spidey’s new status quo.
* Coverage of a Boom! miniseries, High Rollers, that I’d read about long ago and totally forgotten existed. I need to pull that shit stat.
No More Warp Core Breach in Vegas
Jul 01SyFyPortal has the depressing news that Star Trek: The Experience in Vegas is closing.
Wish I had time and money to make one more trip out there, and take one last ride…I have only been once and it was an unforgettable day. The ride itself (running the old version of the film, which was TNG centric; I think there’s a newer Borg one) was only so-so.
It was the afternoon spent sucking on something called a Warp Core Breach with my friend Steve and engaging in buzzed chit-chat with a streetmosphere Klingon who stayed in character THE WHOLE TIME that made the day special. The Warp Core Breach was one of those fishbowl-style drinks with two long straws. Steve and I must have looked like we were steeling ourselves for a visit to the 24-hour wedding chapel as we shared a cocktail in Vegas, but shit, when will I get the chance to down a Warp Core Breach again in my entire life? Never at this point.
Actually, the article specifically states the attraction will be closing–I guess one could hold out hope that the facsimile of Quark’s and the promenade on Deep Space Nine will remain open, but that’s a long shot at best. If the business for the actual Trek dog and tribble show is down, I can only imagine there’s even less interest in strolling through a life-size reproduction of a standing set from a long-dead syndicated sci-fi series.
Fare thee well, Star Trek: The Experience. Thanks for the booze and the Klingon opera.
