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Comic Book Talk

I'm supposed to be giving a talk tomorrow at my school about comic-book characters. I'm a little excited, but in truth I'm concerned about being too much of a geek and not enough of a historian. But hey, hopefully I'll be able to ramble for twenty five minutes or so about comic books and make it work. Here's the pictures I'm going to try and use. Here.

My New Comic.

I've created a new masterpiece...or perhaps I just wasted a Sunday farting around with Paint. But, I like it. Check it out.

Nightwatch: The German Movie

My wife and I went down to Kendal Square in Cambridge to see Nightwatch: A German movie that I saw a preview for about two years ago, and thought looked neat. Turns out, it was neat. Visally, very cool. Story-wise it kinda felt like an abandoned White Wolf games project: but with a neat blend of dark powers and cop-like drama. Some of the twists and turns are interesting, while others are just kinda implausable. It also really had the feel of an introduction (which it was, it's suppossed to be a trilogy when all is said and done). Characters would have spectacular introduction scenes, and very small parts in the movie. They did some really neat shape-shifting stuff, and some very cool other-worldly dimension walking stuff. On another level, they did some really great things with the sub-titles. During hallucinations, the words would move around, be out of focus, and really became part of the picture rather than an add-on. When the vampires used their powers to "Call&

Top Five Bad Ass Women I Wouldn't Want To Piss Off

So, I've known for a long time that I've got this soft spot for strong women. Not just "I'm an independent adult" strong women, but the really strong women who come off as bitches half the time. I love 'em. I tend to have a moderating effect on them, mainly because I think even strength has to be displayed politely. Also, there's a strong difference between loosing your mind in public on someone (drama queen) and not putting up with crap (strong woman). But my "special" list is reserved for those who I've seen, in the privacy of their home, or in some special other forum, loose their shit on someone who totally deserved it. You know the sort of thing: She says something, and you're stuck between covering your mouth and saying, "I can't believe you just said that out loud..." and nodding and saying, "That's totally right." I just added someone to that list tonight. In a long-story-short sort of vein, this