Thus it ends ( Read more... )

Last night was crazy. Not as crazy as our hall flooding, but more fun, certainly, and less mess to boot. There initially was plans to go to a secret party that didn’t exist at crossroads that never intersected on a phantom bus (that never appeared). While we were waiting for this bus, I played in a comedic screen-cap contest (where I won an ( Read more... )

The last several hours have seen me guarding the “Fantastic Film Festival”. The only thing “fantastic” about it is how bad and/or boring these movies are. If I see another nerd-based mokumentry, I’m bringing an AK-47 to Gen Con next year, and I’ll be rolling nothing but 20’s! But seriously, didn’t nerds used to make good movies? Weren’t ( Read more... )

The day’s events started with something of a surprise, when I came downstairs to find our hall had flooded. Apparently, a water main broke, but people didn’t seem to take that seriously until one of my erstwhile compatriots, who actually managed to stay up, dealt with the problem by telling them the pool had cracked and was flooding (apparently ( Read more... )

(The idea of the Ten Minute Manga Studio, or at least it's name, comes from Robert Rodriguez, director of the El Mariachi/Desperado/Once Upon A Time In Mexico trilogy, as well as Spy Kids and Sin City. He's a really cool director, to boot ( Read more... )

Well, some situations, at least, appear to be resolved. I had a nice dinner with Jet and Shala, in the nearby shopping mall food court, which I was extremely hungry for. I had a nice chicken gyro (although I can't remember where from...). We had some enjoyable conversations, including a brief history of IAC’s involvement in Gen Con Indy. I did ( Read more... )

The morning brought complete chaos. Everything went crazy in one fell swoop, and things look only to go downhill (made worse by forgetting my cell phone charger, which rendered communication difficult). Of course, this happened to be the day I ran my panel. “The Evolution of Anime”, I called it, covering the rise and changing perception of anime ( Read more... )

Looks like the trip was a success then ( Read more... )

Doing some last minute clean-up, and I found something I meant to post around this time last month. A comparison between Star Wars and Pirates of the Carribean, which may in part explain the runaway success of this newest of blockbuster franchise. So here it goes ( Read more... )

I saw a bunch of movies as follows... (in Haiku Review ( Read more... )