July 2011
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Today is Stupid Confession Sunday
Somehow I watched a commercial that had that song “Venus” in it, and I remembered something
In my younger days, I didn’t know the title of that song, which would’ve been a major clue: I always heard the main chorus lyric as “I’m your penis, I’m your fire,” which made zero sense to me. It caused me to question everything: “Those are women...
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WonderCon to be held in Anaheim next year because... →
Seriously? Why? The thing that made sense about WonderCon to me was that it was basically San Diego Junior, Way Up North. Now it’s San Diego Junior, a Block Away from San Diego, Three Months Out. Why go? This is an honest question. Could they not find someplace else to have it up here, if Moscone is renovating? I guess not, huh.
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Louis C.K. advocates for roving lion squads on... →
The merit of this cannot be denied. If you have five minutes to kill and you’re looking for a chuckle, this guy has a bag of those for you.
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“Gantz tells the story of Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato who die in a...”
– Huh.
I saw the trailer for this anime at Comic Con, and I guess it must be really old, but still: what? Oh Wikipedia, you never let me down.
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No, that's not weird at all
tesslynch:
Sometimes humans are the shape of our own shame, like a shadow on the ground we need to cover with popcorn and gum wrappers and toast to PROVE WE EXIST.
Tess Lynch’s physical body may be spoken for, but my mind and her mind can still make out with each other in my imagination, right?
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TaskRabbit Turns Grunt Work Into a Game →
Oh, you know. My workplace just got a writeup in WIRED. No big. Anyway, you should read this if:
You’re a busy person who would gladly trade money for time
You’re person with extra time/skills who would like to have some money
You’ve ever been curious about where it is I work
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Insect predation patterns of California
I just wanted to note that while I experienced many bug bites down in San Diego, I made my peace with them at the time. However, I think I just got another one right here in my band’s West Oakland practice studio somehow, and I am not okay with it
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Just about right
I’m sitting in the airport waiting for my flight to board, whose takeoff has been delayed due to fog in San Francisco, but theoretically we’ll be boarding in about 15 minutes. This year’s Comic Con was a blur of madness, as it always is, but key learnings can be summarized thusly:
Putting taquitos inside a burrito is not strictly necessary, but it is pretty amazing
You really...
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THe facts as I know them
Are as follows:
Sometimes at Comic Con there are parties with free booze
As a result i am drunk
Jon Favreau is a decent DJ (althoguh he does not linger sufficently on the good songs)
I am drunk
You may, rthough a quirk of cirscumtanstce, end up te center of hthe dance floor for a song or two due toy our SWEET MOVES
Also I may be drunk
That is all from Comic Con 2011 thus far, it is THursday...
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The new definition of daring
Is checking my Tumblr dashboard while at the airport, waiting to board my (delayed) flight.
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Pit stop
Having returned from a wedding in the middle of the great state of Pennsylvania, I’ll be home for another ten hours before lighting out on public transit back to SFO. Next stop: San Diego and its Comic Con. While I may update sporadically therefrom, do not be surprised if there’s a me-shaped hole in the internet for the next week. Remain strong.
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But you're not the "Game over, man!" guy, dammit
I’m investigating an abandoned industrial planet that I know to be infested alongside Carter Burke and an unnervingly freaked-out and unprofessional Corporal Hicks on an overcast day. I’m in the driver’s seat of the APC (which is on the right side of the vehicle for some reason), trying to get a sputtering and incoherent Hicks to explain to me how to load the clips for the single...
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The Oxford comma will live forever
I’m doing a proofreading job as a favor for the wife of a friend of mine, and with this red pen I am singlehandedly ensuring the continued existence of the Oxford comma until time itself breaks down and ceases to exist. No one can stop me.
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Transformers 3: Autobots, Transform and Fuck Off
margaritamovies:
Here is the thing. I have watched a ton of romantic comedies or straight up love story films, and for some reason NONE of them have a b-plot dedicated to transforming robots fighting each other and blowing things up. I don’t understand how this is fair. Either I get transforming robots in romcoms, or you get your shitty love subplots out of my transforming robots film.
The...
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There is no good portmanteau for "Trek heretic"
Of all the things that Star Trek fans will make fun of other Star Trek fans for, the two* that stick out the most in my mind are:
Thinking Voyager is good
Thinking Nemesis is good
I conducted an informal poll over Twitter this afternoon that confirms the second as the greater heresy.
Look. Voyager has problems, we can all admit this. Neelix is the most annoying character the franchise ever...
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Dork Etiquette
dilettantepickle:
There are a lot of great guides to be found on How To Do Comic Con, and they will all tell you to shower every day (seriously, please), but few mention the other stereotype about dorks; that we have terrible social skills.
I understand not being good with people, but having some basic manners goes a long way. The worst of this is dork-on-dork rudeness. Look, I’m a pretty big...
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Pro language tip
When making a statement about anything you’ve done, are currently doing, or are about to do, consider adding “as is the custom of my people” to the end of your sentence in as solemn a tone as possible.
“When I got home, I had to take a shower … as is the custom of my people.”
“I think I’ll get the burger with the sweet potato fries … as is...
