As Promised…
May 21I finally told the story about My Diva Encounter with Lea Hernandez. No, I won’t make with the shameless pimpage every dang time I post on my other blog, but I figured I should let y’all know that I do keep my promises, even if it takes me a while to do so.
More Geek Chicks
May 20This is so cool, you guys! Ragnell (who you might remember from LarsenGate ’06) has started a new column called Weekly Women’s Geek-Out, featuring links o’ plenty to cool geekgirl bloggers, columnists, comickers, etc. I was thrilled when she announced the feature, as I was sure it would give me lots of new reading material, but I certainly never expected to be mentioned! Thanks, Ragnell! Also mentioned: the awesome Pretty Scary, which Chris linked to a couple of days ago, and a bunch more. Go look!
Good Call, CW
May 19So The CW’s schedule is out, and Veronica Mars is on it, thank you very much. My heart does bleed a little for all the Everwood fans, as their beloved show was displaced for a 50 billionth shitty season of 7th Heaven.
Anyway, scuttlebutt is that a lot of the new netlet’s pilots didn’t turn out so hot and one of the hours they passed on is the proposed Aquaman series, from the folks who brought you Smallville. You can take a look at what might have been, thanks to Comic Book Resources’ story on the leaked Aquaman trailer.
I’m sorry, but this looks DUMB. It reminds me of this so-bad-it’s-awesome Canadian teen series Breaker High, which was basically Saved by the Bell crossed with 90210 on a cruise ship. (It is now notable as being one of the series that gave little Ryan Gosling his start.) Only I think Breaker High kind of knew it was pretty stupid.
Get Weird Al His Star!
May 19We interrupt this regularly-scheduled self-indulgent rant on something geeky to bring you a very special message from the Weird Al Star Fund…
With only two crucial weeks left until the application deadline, your donations have put the Weird Al Star Fund at $11,496.95. Thank you very much!
As you know, our goal is to raise the full $15,000 needed to pay the fee, upon acceptance of his nomination, to put “Weird Al” Yankovic’s name on a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. And thanks to you, we’re almost there! But if we don’t hit our goal the next two weeks, we’ll have to wait another full year to submit the application. We’re so close, we don’t want to let this opportunity pass us by. I know you feel the same way. Your donation now will help us reach that goal this year!
Our mailing address is–
Weird Al Star Fund
P.O. Box 3126
Oceanside, CA 92051-3126
USA
You may also send PayPal donations directly to donations@weirdalstar.com . I can assure you your email and mailing address won’t be used for anything other than contact from the Weird Al Star Fund, and you can remain anonymous if you want. If you are unable to donate at this time, perhaps you can suggest some people we should approach?
Thanks for your time and continued support!
David Rossi
www.weirdalstar.com
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Mental Mailman, Bring Me No More Toys
May 18That has GOT to be the furthest reach for a “clever” headline in the history of blogs.
I am pretty much on the toy bandwagon at this point. Which is to say, if I fell off the toy bandwagon, I’d max out my credit card on toys. It didn’t sound right to me either, but that’s the way it is.
I don’t buy toys anymore, because I don’t have room and I don’t have money. In the past, I didn’t have room or money either, but I did have a relentless self-destructive attitude about my finances. Which explains the stuffed Bride of Frankenstein doll I recently sold on eBay.
I think my last remaining weakness when it comes to toys is the whole Kubrick/Minimates phenomenon. They’re just so dang cute! I can’t help myself. I still keep an eye open at cons for the Star Trek original series Minimates from Art Asylum–I have at least one of each already, but I want one to open and one to save. They’re THAT cool to me.
Now DC Direct is getting into the act with their upcoming Minimates line. Mini Booster Gold and Blue Beetle! Someday I can create my own mini version of the Giffen/DeMatteis JLI! Oh, dream of dreams!
Also tempting: These little Who’s Who statue things. They actually come out in, like, two weeks. Pending availability and cost, I may have to check those out. Then hide them inside body cavities to get them in the house, because if my wife catches wind of it, she’ll use her super pregnant strength to snap my neck. As well she should. Baby needs diapers, and Matt does NOT need toys.
Even if they are AWESOME.
Although it inspired this pap you read now, I will NOT be buying the new Battlestar Galactica Minimates. Dunno why it is–maybe cause the show is so gritty?–but the idea of owning a tiny Legoesque version of Edward James Olmos holds no appeal.
