52 Or Shatner: Week 6
Jun 16Wherein you get either some babbling about DC’s series 52, or a picture of Shatner.
But not both! No, not anymore! For we must learn the value of being denied that which we want so badly!
Which is it this week? Click on and find out, yo.
Watch carefully
Jun 15Have you seen the Apocalypto trailer? I mean, really seen it? There is, for lack of a better term, an Easter Egg. Ha ha. Mel Gibson’s a Catholic – that just occured to me. Easter Egg. That’s funny.
Normally, I’d give credit to the blog that first mentioned this, but considering I’m hearing about this third hand, verbally, no one knows who I should credit. So, if you run into a blog that mentions this same thing, let’s just say I got it from them.
Carry on, intrepid trailer watcher. I’m about to spoil the surprise, by the way. Fair warning.
When fangirls attack… with book learnin'.
Jun 14It’s a small CNN cameo, but as someone who has followed Amy’s progress as she plowed through a decade of higher learning, it’s pretty darn cool.
If there’s one person you don’t want to get into an argument about comics with, It’s Amy. I can hold my own because I know more of the lore and trivia, but she’s got the brains, training, and fearless nature to tear lesser people apart for their bad ideas. Fortunately her and I argue comics rarely – usually she just reads my stash. I’m proud to be part of her extended library.
If anyone ever needs a ringer to take Erik Larsen or Frank Miller to town, keep Amy (soon to be Dr. Pederson) in mind.
Summer Reading Report
Jun 13You Holmes fans might dig this: I just finished reading and thoroughly enjoying Down the Rabbit Hole, the first teen-themed novel from suspense writer Peter Abrahams. I picked it up from the library because of the glowing Stephen King blurb on the back cover, which made it sound like a fun read. It is, and I’d also say that it’s as enjoyable for us big kids as it is for the young ‘uns it’s aimed at. And I mention it for Holmes fans because the thoughtful young heroine, 13-year-old Ingrid Levin-Hill, is an avid Holmes enthusiast and often references his adventures as she’s untangling a pretzel of a murder mystery plaguing her small hometown.
Ingrid is a terrific character, stubborn and self-sufficient. She also has a great, droopy, drowsy dog, Nigel, who reminded me a lot of The Tick’s immortal Speak. Aw, Speak.
In other reading news, I also finished Charles de Lint’s latest, Widdershins. It’s very good and very satisfying for longtime Newford-heads and Jilly/Geordie ‘shippers. I do have one…it’s not really a complaint, but let’s just call it A Thing. It seems like we’re spending a lot of time in the Otherworld lately and that’s all fine and good (especially when it’s necessary, as it is for Jilly’s inner healing), but…I miss the streets of Newford. The Tombs, the bookstores, the little cafes, and all the weird magic lurking just around the corner. Hopefully, we can hang out there a bit more in the next book.
Oh, also, while I was reading Widdershins, I went back and re-read some of the early Jilly/Geordie stories, as well as select portions of The Onion Girl. It definitely enhanced the experience and gave the story some nice context. Highly-recommended, as it also makes the book last longer.
WikiWikiWhack: Speak, Charles de Lint.
No disintegrations!
Jun 13
Vancouver has this new, spruce up the city plan. Actually, they have several each year, which tends to keep a lot of local artists employeed, so that’s nice. They did something similar a couple of years back, only it was Orca whales – various parts around the city sponsored a whale and an artist would paint it to reflect the area. Most were so-so, but Bell Canada painted theirs to look like it was made of pixels and the library made theirs into a bookshelf, complete with fake, fiberglass books.
This year, it’s spirit bears (or, as everyone assumes, polar bears – cuz that’s what they look like.) The one outside HMV takes the My Fav award, for obvious reasons. And you can hardly tell it’s a bear. One might say, you can barely tell. har har.
