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At least I dropped the "Dr." bit.
Jun. 1st, 2009 11:57 amRemember when I did my bit about Who, starring Will Smith, coming to theatres July 4, 2011? And all of you went "Oh, that's so mean"? No one will ever have anything to complain about anymore. With Jack Black as the voice of K9 and Angelina Jolie as Brestina.
Practical Demonkeeping
Apr. 16th, 2009 03:47 pmFor some reason I've never read a Christopher Moore book. I've had lots of friends recommend them to me; as a guy who's fond of absurdist reads, it seems like a good fit.
This weekend, when we were visiting with some friends in Waterloo to watch the new Futurama movie (report: More cohesive than Bender's Game, funnier than Beast with a Billion Backs & Bender's Big Score), Valerie introduced me to Moore's Christmas novel over R4TG. Since I found it amusing, she agreed to lend me a copy, but warned me that it was very referential to his previous books. So I borrowed this one.
Practical Demonkeeping is about a small California tourist town which gets visited by a demon and his master, who are being pursued by the king of the Djinn under orders from King Solomon. They get involved with the various townsfolk, who include a down and out wedding photographer, his soon to be ex-wife, the laconic owner of the local general store/bait shop, and a restauranteur who bears no small resemblance to an obscure early 20th century fantasy writer.
It's everything that was promised, which includes being funny and a pretty quick read. Valerie had told me that I would finish it in an afternoon, and if it were possible for me to get an uninterrupted afternoon I'm sure I could put that to the test.
Thankfully, I have a couple more of his books that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
redeem147 has loaned me in the past, so I'll be able to dig deeper into his oeuvre. She also loaned me the Christmas book, which
This weekend, when we were visiting with some friends in Waterloo to watch the new Futurama movie (report: More cohesive than Bender's Game, funnier than Beast with a Billion Backs & Bender's Big Score), Valerie introduced me to Moore's Christmas novel over R4TG. Since I found it amusing, she agreed to lend me a copy, but warned me that it was very referential to his previous books. So I borrowed this one.
Practical Demonkeeping is about a small California tourist town which gets visited by a demon and his master, who are being pursued by the king of the Djinn under orders from King Solomon. They get involved with the various townsfolk, who include a down and out wedding photographer, his soon to be ex-wife, the laconic owner of the local general store/bait shop, and a restauranteur who bears no small resemblance to an obscure early 20th century fantasy writer.
It's everything that was promised, which includes being funny and a pretty quick read. Valerie had told me that I would finish it in an afternoon, and if it were possible for me to get an uninterrupted afternoon I'm sure I could put that to the test.
Thankfully, I have a couple more of his books that
redeem147 has loaned me in the past, so I'll be able to dig deeper into his oeuvre. She also loaned me the Christmas book, whichWax on, Wax Off
Apr. 8th, 2009 09:18 pmI don't recall where I saw this previously, but the Wax Cylinder Preservation Society looks pretty neat, if only to listen to century old comedy routines.
A Prop 8 Apology
Mar. 22nd, 2009 06:22 pmPortia De Rossi apologizes for the pain her marriage has caused.
Via Antonia Z's Blog.
Between her being moved to Wimmen's issues and the death of Frank, I am starved for media dirt.
It's mostly about Rum Tum Tugger
Feb. 10th, 2009 11:24 amToday, on McSweeneys:
EXCERPTS FROM
THE COLLECTED
ANSWERING-MACHINE
MESSAGES OF LYRICIST
TIM RICE.
It has also helped me decide what I want to get the wife as an anniversary present.
EXCERPTS FROM
THE COLLECTED
ANSWERING-MACHINE
MESSAGES OF LYRICIST
TIM RICE.
I know that technically you're dead to me, but just for old times' sake I wanted to let you in on what I'm certain will be the most successful show that any human being has ever conceived—though, actually, I'm not really a human being: I'm made out of star stuff and the moon and am also God. So.
(In the background, there's the sound of a gunshot, followed by what sound like the screams of Mandy Patinkin.)
It has also helped me decide what I want to get the wife as an anniversary present.
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Jesus, did HBO pay for this one? I mean, how much did HBO pay for this?
Really, I mean.
What a coincidence that they've just announced their tour, eh?
That's gonna be a busy fucking week here, in any case. FotC will be in TO on April 21 & 22, JoCo's in town on the 23 & 24th, and Lewis Black at the Elgin on the 24, 25 & 26.
BTW: It's whichever one was Figwit.
Jesus, did HBO pay for this one? I mean, how much did HBO pay for this?
Really, I mean.
What a coincidence that they've just announced their tour, eh?
That's gonna be a busy fucking week here, in any case. FotC will be in TO on April 21 & 22, JoCo's in town on the 23 & 24th, and Lewis Black at the Elgin on the 24, 25 & 26.
BTW: It's whichever one was Figwit.
As we approach the elections...
Oct. 10th, 2008 08:52 amSaw this posted to RPG.net:
Then I saw THIS, posted by perennial north of the border wingnut favourite Adam Yoshida.
Quick! Which one's serious, and which one's joking?
The time has come to ask: What might happen to our country if we elect a black muslim terrorist president?
...Predictions: Within a few months of Obama's election, a couple of major U.S. cities will be the sites of a huge terrorist attack that kills thousands of Americans. The Obama administration will use this as an excuse for violating our civil liberties on an unprecedented scale, by setting up Gulag-style detention centers, where people will be held for years without any access to the legal system. Some of these people will be, I predict, actually tortured, as we all know the Left is completely dedicated to the idea that the ends justify the means, and that it has no respect for The Rule of Law.
But this will only be the beginning. Being a radical black militant, Obama will simply ignore any legal requirements that interfere with doing what he deems necessary to "protect" America. Indeed, I predict this power-drunk Negro will carry out secret and illegal spying operations against Americans on a scale Richard Nixon could only dream of. Then, in a veritable Maoist orgy of contempt for the very idea of law, he will demand that the legislature legalize his lawbreaking after the fact.
Then I saw THIS, posted by perennial north of the border wingnut favourite Adam Yoshida.
Do too much, rather than too little. Don’t shift these things around. Burn them down and salt the Earth. A future Liberal government won’t have the guts, the time, the wherewithal, or the money to recreate them all at once. Sell the land and the buildings. Shred the records. Disperse the staff. It’s easier to destroy than it is to create. A Tory government on a rampage could destroy in a couple of months what it took four decades to create – and what it would take another forty to recreate.
. . . Build big things. Canadians, for all that they claim to be a peace-loving people, want to love their country. That’s why, in the absence of a more compelling national identity, they hold onto the things that they do. Build a pair of Aircraft Carriers – giant, expensive, deadly, and useful symbols of Canadian pride that children can hang on their walls. Name them after Wolfe and Montcalm or something like that.
Quick! Which one's serious, and which one's joking?
Via Progressive Ruin:
Some Guy from near Halifax reads McFarlane dialogue.
What can I say, I'm easily amused, eh?
Some Guy from near Halifax reads McFarlane dialogue.
What can I say, I'm easily amused, eh?
I know the Guinness people like their publicity shots, but did anyone at any time stop to think that this shot was a little bit on the creepy side? And is he doing a finger shoot at the crowd?
(Honestly, my caption is kinda mellow).
The photo is He Pingping (the small one) and Svetlana Pankratova, Goddess of Leg Fetishists, the shortest ambulatory man in the world and the woman with the longest legs in the world, at 2'5.4" and 4'4", respectively. The photo is by Sang Tan, AP, who giggled when the photo was taken.
The Star put the photo between an article about the French attacking pirates and Fort York getting a makeover in advance of the bicentenary of the War of 1812. I love that song, BTW.
How unfortuate that princeofcairo is at GenCon when this comes out:
I acknowledgenihilistic_kid for showing me this.
princeofcairo is at GenCon when this comes out:
In 1856, a fisherman from a tiny hamlet on the New England coast made a terrible pact with serpentine beasts from beneath the sea, that he might create the most delicious sweet seen upon the Earth since the days of the great Elder Race. Thus was forged the satanic pact between peanut butter and chocolate that resulted in the mutant offspring you see before you!
I acknowledge
nihilistic_kid for showing me this.Things that are awesome.
Jul. 3rd, 2008 11:41 pmA) There is a website, www.roadsideamerica.com, that catalogues various roadside attractions throughout the United States of America. Neil Gaiman would plotz.
B) They have a listing for ;The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota. That's right, the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota.
Context is a Youtube vid.
Jesus, that's a long song.
B) They have a listing for ;The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota. That's right, the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota.
Context is a Youtube vid.
Jesus, that's a long song.
