Y'know Mike Mignola? Course you do, he's the guy who did Hellboy. He's making an animated series, or at least wants to. The pilot can be seen at scifi.com, and there's a survey to fill out afterwards. Go. Watch. Vote. Yay!

The other day a friend of mine asked me a simple question that I was nonetheless unable to answer: "What do you eat ( Read more... )

Here's an easy way to depress yourself: Read too many political cartoons on one topic, in one sitting. Slate Magazine's great for this because they sort them by topic, not author. I haven't read political cartoons in some time, and I'm amazed at what they can get away with. You can't write, "Every Arab Muslim is a crazed, cowardly, murderous ( Read more... )

Manic-Depressive Friend A Blast While Manic

This made me laugh so hard. That was totally me back at St. John's -- well, not really, of course, this is the Onion -- but still. Hilariously familiar.

I keep having this nightmare where I've gone back to my old high school, at the age of 23, to try and finally get my diploma -- and I'm failing again, just like I did as a teenager. It's incredibly embarassing, and I hate every minute of it, and yet I still can't bring myself to give a shit about school ( Read more... )

To add to livejournal:
-- List of sexy male voices
-- why have a livejournal
-- PAX
-- lovesac+ipod
-- POTC 2 defense
-- amazing screw-on head

It is cat flattenin' weather. Our tiny cat is at maximum suface area, trying to cool down. I rubbed her all over with a wet washcloth and she didn't even resist, just gave me a "what the hell, dude" kind of look ( Read more... )

Hot weather brings out the whine in people. Not just about the heat, although there is plenty of that. Guests at my hotel will actually come to the desk and state ( Read more... )

And now we come to the true crux and nub of the whole Livejournal thing, the sine qua non of the LJ experience, namely: choosing a color scheme ( Read more... )