Went to the Comi-c..., er Wizard World Chicago yesterday as planned. All went well. I didn't have a big plan going into the day and all that did was make it easier to successfully enjoy myself. Even better, I didn't spend a lot of money while I was there. Since I'm still planning on going back Sunday, I suppose I still have time to screw that up.
Bought my copy of 'Brandon's Little Problem', the comic from Kevin and Kurt, yesterday. Kurt signed it in a manner that caused his wife to give him grief. I laughed. No, I won't repeat it. My work buddy Travis (who went with me) and Kurt had met before regarding a mini-con at MSOE (Milwaukee School of Engineering) so there's talk of the guys attending that as well.
I have read the book and enjoyed it. It's funny and I enjoyed the art. There's a great sense of comidic timing to the book which I've decided is a combination of the writing and the art. Thumbs up, recommended!
Went to a panel for the first time at this con. That was fun. It was interesting watching professional geeks deal with geeks in a civilized fashion.
Spike TV had a booth with TNA wrestlers doing signings. I hadn't expected that at all. The autographs were free, as opposed to most of the autographs that are offered at the con. That was extra nice.
Classic Media has a booth promoting the upcoming DVD release of Gojira/Godzilla King of the Monsters. I already watched the sampler DVD they handed out. I am well pleased. The two versions of the first Godzilla movie are very different. If you've only ever seen the King of Monsters version of this movie, the original is a treat. For what kaiju films came to be, this movie is strangely serious and unnerving. Try it, you'll like it.
Going to a wedding today. I should probably start getting cleaned up. These things take time.
05 August 2006
03 August 2006
Failure
Failure interests me. I learn from failure. Even better, I like learning from other peoples' failures. I like learning from other peoples' failures so that I can succeed. I'm not fond of failure; it just interests me.
This is part of the reason I watch 'bad' movies. Quite often the movies are failures but not total failures. Often there is some plot point, some storyline device, that I see used in a unique way and I catalog it for future reference. Sometimes I learn how not to do something from a storytelling perspective. Sometimes you run into a movie like 'Gore-Met, Zombie Chef from Hell' and you learn that anything can get released. Did anybody ever make any money from that 'film'? It's... rough.
This interest in failure is why I bothered to post yesterday. I felt reassured that the post wasn't going to work but I felt the need to try. If I failed, perhaps I could learn something from it. If nothing else, perhaps I'd learn to listen to the voice in my head that says 'That's dumb; don't post that.'
You never know if you don't try.
This is part of the reason I watch 'bad' movies. Quite often the movies are failures but not total failures. Often there is some plot point, some storyline device, that I see used in a unique way and I catalog it for future reference. Sometimes I learn how not to do something from a storytelling perspective. Sometimes you run into a movie like 'Gore-Met, Zombie Chef from Hell' and you learn that anything can get released. Did anybody ever make any money from that 'film'? It's... rough.
This interest in failure is why I bothered to post yesterday. I felt reassured that the post wasn't going to work but I felt the need to try. If I failed, perhaps I could learn something from it. If nothing else, perhaps I'd learn to listen to the voice in my head that says 'That's dumb; don't post that.'
You never know if you don't try.
02 August 2006
Experiment
The rain poured today. Thick and heavy, it scrubbed at the land. When it left, the heat remained. Humidity came to choke the land.
The weather sucks. It's my excuse for not being funny today.
I'm going to bed.
The weather sucks. It's my excuse for not being funny today.
I'm going to bed.
01 August 2006
It was bound to happen: wrestle talk
I enjoy the work of wrestler CM Punk. CM Punk is straight edge meaning that he does no drugs, drinks no alcohol and smokes no… smokes. With that in mind, is it wrong for me to be drinking schnapps while I watch him wrestle?
CM Punk is ECW. If he’s given the chance, I believe he’s the future of wrestling. He’s muscular without looking unreal. He has a unique look with all his tattoos (including a Cobra symbol tat!) and piercings. Most importantly, he can wrestle and sell convincingly (meaning he looks like he’s actually fighting).
The revived ECW has a lot of things going against it. One of my biggest concerns has been the amount of WWE talent that has moved over to ECW, evidently in order to provide ‘star power’. The reigning ECW champion, the Big Show, has defended his belt every week against invaders from ‘RAW’ and ‘Smackdown!’, not against fellow ECW wrestlers. Many of the storylines have been derailed but that’s not all the fault of the bookers as there have been a number of things they’ve had to deal with and adjust to, such as, oh, arrests. It’s also been awkward watching the ECW alumni jobbing to wrestlers who, until recently were WWE superstars as it makes them look weak.
Of course, there have been positives. Joey Styles is one of the best wrestling announcers of all time. He calls holds, he tells stories and gets emotion over. Tazz is a fun counterpart for him. The Big Show, while he may not have been the planned champ, has done an admirable job with his revised character and wrestling in the hardcore style. Balls Mahoney getting over last week was reassuring as it showed, given a chance, that the crazy old ECW guys could still get that kind of reaction. This is especially true of Sabu, the suicidal, homicidal, genocidal madman seems energized by the revived ECW has is getting quite the reaction.
It looks like ECW got picked up. I’m glad. If nothing else, go CM Punk!
CM Punk is ECW. If he’s given the chance, I believe he’s the future of wrestling. He’s muscular without looking unreal. He has a unique look with all his tattoos (including a Cobra symbol tat!) and piercings. Most importantly, he can wrestle and sell convincingly (meaning he looks like he’s actually fighting).
The revived ECW has a lot of things going against it. One of my biggest concerns has been the amount of WWE talent that has moved over to ECW, evidently in order to provide ‘star power’. The reigning ECW champion, the Big Show, has defended his belt every week against invaders from ‘RAW’ and ‘Smackdown!’, not against fellow ECW wrestlers. Many of the storylines have been derailed but that’s not all the fault of the bookers as there have been a number of things they’ve had to deal with and adjust to, such as, oh, arrests. It’s also been awkward watching the ECW alumni jobbing to wrestlers who, until recently were WWE superstars as it makes them look weak.
Of course, there have been positives. Joey Styles is one of the best wrestling announcers of all time. He calls holds, he tells stories and gets emotion over. Tazz is a fun counterpart for him. The Big Show, while he may not have been the planned champ, has done an admirable job with his revised character and wrestling in the hardcore style. Balls Mahoney getting over last week was reassuring as it showed, given a chance, that the crazy old ECW guys could still get that kind of reaction. This is especially true of Sabu, the suicidal, homicidal, genocidal madman seems energized by the revived ECW has is getting quite the reaction.
It looks like ECW got picked up. I’m glad. If nothing else, go CM Punk!
31 July 2006
Enough excitement for one evening
Twas a busy weekend. For now, I tell a story near its end.
I ran by Chad's house last night as I craved a boon. With all my recent cable related issues I realized I had ended up missing an episode of 'Hell's Kitchen'. Hoping he had a copy of the episode that wouldn't be replayed tonight and hoping that I could be caught up before that airing, I called to see if I could get a copy of any copy he might have. He's been having computer troubles but thought he could help. Hooray!
He said to stop my his mother's house rather than his own. The difference is but a block. He was assisting his niece Amanda and her roommate Beth (I think I have that right) in packing furniture into a van. I assisted by running my mouth and distracting the dog: two things I'm quite good at doing. None of this took very long, Chad handed over a disk holding the episode that he hoped would work and we were ready to go.
Suddenly, from the alley about a block away, lept a gray vehicle. Sparks flew as it sped across the street and into the next alley. A police car quickly followed suit. It also kicked up sparks. Tires squealed in the distance. The young ladies were keen to depart and Chad strongly discouraged that departure. The streets were not safe.
Moments later, the battered and heavily stickered gray Subaru sped past on the street alongside the house. Sparks flew again is it bounced through the intersection. The police car soon followed, still in hot pursuit. Chad noted the street they were heading down was a dead end. We waited for the sound of a crash but none came.
There was a moment of peace. I took advantage of that moment to get my car off the street. Just in case.
Neighbors emerged from their homes. We were told there had been a road block near the dead end street but the car had escaped it somehow. After a few minutes of silence, we could hear sirens in the distance again, in the residental area across the nearby major street. I pointed out police lights and we saw a couple of squad cars manuvering in that area. The sounds faded into the southeast.
We took the opportunity to get out of Dodge. I checked the paper today for details but didn't see a story on it. As a result, I currently have no ending to the story.
It was... interesting. Oh and Chad's disk proved to be unreadable. Blast!
I ran by Chad's house last night as I craved a boon. With all my recent cable related issues I realized I had ended up missing an episode of 'Hell's Kitchen'. Hoping he had a copy of the episode that wouldn't be replayed tonight and hoping that I could be caught up before that airing, I called to see if I could get a copy of any copy he might have. He's been having computer troubles but thought he could help. Hooray!
He said to stop my his mother's house rather than his own. The difference is but a block. He was assisting his niece Amanda and her roommate Beth (I think I have that right) in packing furniture into a van. I assisted by running my mouth and distracting the dog: two things I'm quite good at doing. None of this took very long, Chad handed over a disk holding the episode that he hoped would work and we were ready to go.
Suddenly, from the alley about a block away, lept a gray vehicle. Sparks flew as it sped across the street and into the next alley. A police car quickly followed suit. It also kicked up sparks. Tires squealed in the distance. The young ladies were keen to depart and Chad strongly discouraged that departure. The streets were not safe.
Moments later, the battered and heavily stickered gray Subaru sped past on the street alongside the house. Sparks flew again is it bounced through the intersection. The police car soon followed, still in hot pursuit. Chad noted the street they were heading down was a dead end. We waited for the sound of a crash but none came.
There was a moment of peace. I took advantage of that moment to get my car off the street. Just in case.
Neighbors emerged from their homes. We were told there had been a road block near the dead end street but the car had escaped it somehow. After a few minutes of silence, we could hear sirens in the distance again, in the residental area across the nearby major street. I pointed out police lights and we saw a couple of squad cars manuvering in that area. The sounds faded into the southeast.
We took the opportunity to get out of Dodge. I checked the paper today for details but didn't see a story on it. As a result, I currently have no ending to the story.
It was... interesting. Oh and Chad's disk proved to be unreadable. Blast!
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