tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532038949775554142012-02-16T00:32:38.381-08:00Comics, politics, music, travel. There's no such thing as anything else.Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.comBlogger1001100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-73756560192805697242011-02-22T20:59:00.000-08:002011-02-22T20:59:39.895-08:00

From CBR: CBR News has learned that comic writer, animation producer and respected industry veteran Dwayne McDuffie passed away. The cause of death and specific details are unknown at this time. A native of Detroit, McDuffie officially joined the comics industry as part of Marvel Comics editorial in the late '80s. While working on special projects for the publisher, he quickly made his name as

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Well, so to speak. The collective sphincter of the creator-owned comic book artists has been stretched to the size of Nebraska, thanks to the Galactus-sized member of the superhero monopoly. It goes downhill from there.  While The Creators Front for Diversity in Comics did valiantly try to bleep out the swear words, it's kind of like trying to blur out the boobs in "Human Centipede."  Eric

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Is there nothing The Onion can't improve upon?  Full disclosure; Batman is my favorite comic book character.  And Kim Jong Il is my favorite crazy despot.  A combination of the two would be glorious.  Glorious! Kim Jong Il Ends Nuclear Program For Lead In Next 'Batman' Here are a few stills of the oil paintings (from Bleeding Cool):

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In 2000, faced with enormous drug abuse and addiction rates, Portugal decided as a nation to decriminalize drug use of all kinds.  Minor possession and use of drugs were no longer a criminal offense.  Police focused on cracking down on dealers instead of users. As the sweeping reforms went into effect nine years ago, some in Portugal prepared themselves for the worst. They worried that the

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I'm by no means an Armageddon enthusiast.  But I'll be the first to admit the potential for dual suns in 2012 is pretty badass. Earth could be getting a second sun, at least temporarily.Dr. Brad Carter, Senior Lecturer of Physics at the University of Southern Queensland, outlined the scenario to news.com.au. Betelgeuse, one of the night sky's brightest stars, is losing mass, indicating it is

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So I'm a bit behind the times on this issue.  Further proof, I suppose, that I should be reading Penny Arcade on a regular basis (and watching the weekly videos).  Because white actors need more roles!  Ugh.  Anywho, on to the issue in question;  Thor.  As you probably know, there's a film version of the longtime Marvel comic book that will soon be hitting the big screens (directed by

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Huffpost ran a really interesting little piece about Ben Flanner, a New York resident working on establishing urban gardens on rooftops around the city.  Motives behind the rooftop gardens, aside from being a great use of space, include growing organic crops locally and selling them to residents and restaurants, reducing carbon footprints by having a local source of vegetation instead of relying

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We are insensate molecules, assembled from the accidental code engraved upon our genes.Mud that sat up.Chemicals mingle in our sediment and in their interactions and combustions we suppose we feel, suppose we love.We reproduce, mathematically predictable as spores within a petri dish.We function briefly, then subside once more to the unknowing silt.We are a blind contingency, an unimportant

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All the hoopla about shifting astrological signs has reminded me about a post I’ve been meaning to throw up since last fall. Last year Bellingham got to play host to the sculptures of renowned Mexican artist Sebastián. Fourteen of his pieces were placed on display around the downtown area, forming a walking tour of both the artist’s work and Bellingham’s cultural district. The exhibit went up in

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Bleeding Cool's Rich Johnston posted an interesting look back on comic book sales trends from 2010, as well as a few predictions about the comics industry in the new year.  "Interesting" might be a bit of a subjective term on this one, so I'll qualify it by saying that it's probably more interesting to those of us who read at least a half-dozen different comic book titles every month, from a

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From The Guardian: The actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64. Friends said he passed away peacefully in hospital in Shropshire yesterday having suffered from cancer for some time. Postlethwaite was once described by the film director Steven Spielberg as "probably the best actor in the world today". He worked with Spielberg on two films in 1997 – the fantasy adventure film The Lost

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As I've often said before, one of the joys of my day job (aside from bringing women flowers) is the time it affords to devote to listening to audiobooks.  Since moving to Bellingham I have become an audiobook junkie.  Big, small, I listen to them all.  And aside from helping to pass the time, my audiobook addiction is doing its part to keep me pretty well-read.  So here are my top 10 favorite

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The American Right is really weird when it comes to comic books.  The Right is inclined think that since comic books and their respective characters are intrinsically American icons (a sentiment I'm inclined to agree with), and since the Right as a whole sees itself as the "Heartbeat of America" (a sentiment I'm inclined to laugh at), that therefore comic books and characters should be reflective

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The mention of Trakl made Amalfitano think, as he went through the motions of teaching a class, about a drugstore near where he lived in Barcelona, a place he used to go when he needed medicine for Rosa.  One of the employees was a young pharmacist, barely out of his teens, extremely thin and with big glasses, who would sit up at night reading a book when the pharmacy was open twenty-four hours.

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No, seriously. My initial reaction upon hearing that U2's Bono and The Edge were working on a Broadway version of Spider-Man was pretty grim.  While I love Spider-Man and generally get a kick out of musicals, the pairing sounded disastrous.  Adding in a couple of pretentious sellout "rockers" was like adding stale croutons onto a shit salad (full disclosure -- I actually used to love U2, and

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There were so many interesting news stories out there today in the collective consciousness we've dubbed the Internet.  Briefly, here's the news that snagged my attention on this chilly November day: Coolest news first; ladies and gentlemen, we have antimatter!  Which, apparently we've actually been able to create for a while now, but never for more than an instant or two. Scientists have long

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The redband trailer to "Your Highness" is out, to mixed reactions.  Personally, I can't wait to see this one.  I mean, come on.  A medieval action-comedy from the director of "Pineapple Express," and starring two of the three guys from "Pineapple Express."  How can this be anything but incredible? Again, this is a redband trailer, so you probably shouldn't watch it at work.  There's lots of

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One of the perks of my day job (aside from giving girls flowers all day) is I'm generally on the road driving all around the county for four to six hours at a time.  And thanks to the magic of audio books, I've been catching up on all those huge tomes I've been meaning to read for years.  Last Thanksgiving, it was Don Quixote.  April was spent on Moby Dick, which was much more darkly humorous

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While verbally sparring with a friend online earlier, I stumbled upon a great little site that presents a very clear and concise definition of hypotheses, scientific law and scientific theory.  As anyone who's had these kinds of arguments on a regular basis knows, creationists, climate change deniers and the anti-science crowd in general all love to argue that a theory is really just an idea, not

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I got an interesting comment from a post made about a month ago called "People of the Book."  It was about an article written by Ted Widmer which explored the forgotten and/or ignored presence of Islam during the creation and infancy of our nation.  It's a fascinating article with a lot of interesting information that I didn't know beforehand, such as: Founding Fathers John Adams and Thomas

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I haven't had the best of luck embedding vimeo videos onto the blog, so here's hoping this works. From Kottke, here's an awesome projection piece captured on video (he called it "video mapping," I have no idea what the correct term is) celebrating the 600th birthday of a clocktower in Prague.  It's kind of long, but well worth sitting through.  Also, you might have to slip your brower into

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A National Geographic expedition to into northeastern India has made a pretty amazing discovery; linguists have unearthed a whole new and unique language.  Sadly, it appears this newly-discovered tongue (called 'koro') is already on it's way out: Only around 800 people are believed to speak the Tibeto-Burman language, and few of them are under the age of 20, according to the researchers who

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I followed a link to the full story from Kottke, it's too good to not pass on. Here's an excerpt from a letter written by Hunter S. Thompson, sent to the Vancouver Sun in hopes of landing a job writing for the paper: By the time you get this letter, I'll have gotten hold of some of the recent issues of The Sun. Unless it looks totally worthless, I'll let my offer stand. And don't think that my

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Brown University's Ted Widmer had a piece published in the Boston Globe a few weeks ago focusing on the historic relationship between the Founding Fathers and non-Christian religions (and locally unpopular denominations at the time, like Catholicism).  As the media circus from last month illustrates, religious tolerance is as much a powder-keg issue as it has ever been.  The religious right

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Long live the Roast King. From Huffpost: Comedian Greg Giraldo tragically passed away this morning, shocking the entire comedy community and prompting an outpour of sadness online. A genuinely hilarious and intelligent stand-up comedian, Giraldo had a degree from Harvard law, was a longtime member of the Comedy Central family and is leaving behind a wife and four children.

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In a perfect world, Community's Donald Glover would at this moment be swinging around the New York skyline, cracking jokes and bad guys' skulls, dodging angry editors and making out with pert redheads. But alas, it just wasn't meant to be.  After a frantic fan campaign, some decent media coverage, and even a quasi-endorsement by Stan 'The Man' Lee himself, it looks like Glover didn't even get

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The first teaser trailer for the Coen brothers' remake of True Grit has come out.  And it looks glorious.  Matt Damon's playing LaBoeuf!?  How did I miss that? I really can not wait for this to hit theaters. Also, via Bleeding Cool, it looks like Darren Aronofsky's being seriously considered as the next Superman director.  This is on top of rumors that he'll be directing the next Wolverine

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Behold.  The freshly-minted internet meme-slash-visual roadmap to my soul.  Once I managed to kind of get a grasp as to what the hell I was doing on Photoshop, this was actually pretty fun.  I think I could have easily filled out a few more squares.  Maybe one of these days I'll do another, now that Photoshop is my bitch (or at least my respected peer). I'm actually pretty proud of this sucker.

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Indie developers Urban Squall came out with the first of the Battalion java games several years ago.  Since then, each new addition to this turn-based military strategy game has been an improvement over the last.  There's even the Battalion: Arena, where players can challenge the AI, one another, or conduct team battles on custom maps.  All of the Battalion chapters are hosted and available for

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...Actually, I could probably think of a few more things.  But this'll be a great start, for those of you keeping track: In stores October 25 I've been eagerly awaiting this DVD's release since watching  the trailers when they were first posted over a year ago.  Grant Morrison is easily my favorite writer.  There are barely a handful of other guys in the comic industry that can even hold a

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Via Bleeding Cool (via MTV) here's a trailer for the upcoming animated version of All Star Superman.  I agree with BC's Brendon; it's cool that they're making an animated version, but what I'm seeing in the trailer is a long, long way away from the greatest Superman story ever told.  Because that's what All Star Superman is.  Origin story in four panels.  Yeah. I'm not being hyperbolic.  It

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So tomorrow is Thursday.  But not just any Thursday.  It's the beginning of NBC's Thursday fall lineup.  You know what that means... More tepid episodes of "The Office."  Yeah, okay, enough with Jim and Pam already.  Christ. More episodes of the hotness that is Tina Fey, the bastardismo that is Alec Baldwin, and the mental train wreck that is Tracy Morgan, in the show that is "30 Rock." A new

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Steve Wiebe and Family Congratulations to Steve Wiebe for once again reclaiming his Donkey Kong world record from the dastardly hot sauce guy Billy Mitchell.  Twin Galaxies, the official score keepers for all things old, electronic, and geeky, announced today that Wiebe is once again the best Donkey Konger in the world. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about (which, honestly,

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Information Technology Schools just published a list of ten autobiographical graphic novels that should be on anyone's bookshelf.  Coming in at number four is one of my all-time favorites: Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi: Marjane Satrapi was just a child during the Iranian Revolution, and her acclaimed memoir reveals what it was like to be a young girl in a country rife with danger and upheaval. In

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This is too cool not to pass on (via Kottke) Just how badass is this? "Fleischer's Snow White was animated by ONE person, produced by a Jewish animation studio, in the Depression, featuring images of gambling and alcohol, starring a jazz singer." That's how badass.  Maybe this is why Disney hated the Jews; they kept on making him look bad.  Does anyone else think this little video clip would

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"Morrison said Batman coming out of 52 OYL will be a more of a 'fun guy, more healthy,' more like the 'Neal Adams, hairy-chested, love-god' version of Batman.’" Newsarama-- February 15, 2006 This post probably won't mean much to you if you're not a Batman and/or Grant Morrison fan.  But for those of us in the know, check out this little tidbit, lately posted on DC's Source Blog.  "Can you say

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I've said it before, I'll say it again.  Last night's vote on health care reform was do-or-die time for the Democratic Party.  If passage would have been blocked in the House last night, the Democrats' failure would have been seen as a high-water mark.  The party would have been demoralized beyond repair and likely obliterated in November. Instead, the passage of health care reform is a rally

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From the New York Times: Mark Linkous, a singer and songwriter whose music, released under the name Sparklehorse, was renowned in indie-rock and alt-country circles for its haunted, allusive themes and fragile beauty, committed suicide on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. He was 47. He shot himself in the heart in an alley outside a friend’s home, said his manager, Shelby Meade. Lt. Greg Hoskins of

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Here's a screen shot of an email that I received yesterday from HSBC (minus my account info, of course), the financial institution through which I have a credit card: In case the print's not legible, here's what the email says: "You asked... We listened." says the big red header. "Now make online payments to your HSBC Credit Card on weekends and holidays at no cost, plus no same day payment

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Here’s a fun little political story from my neck of the woods. People for Progressive Transportation (PPT) have filed a lawsuit against Whatcom Transit Authority, challenging the language used in the framing of an upcoming ballot measure. The full text of the measure reads thusly: “Shall public transportation services in Whatcom County be maintained and improved by authorizing the Whatcom

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It's hard to believe that this month marks the 15th anniversary of the final "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip. In 1995, Creator Bill Watterson abruptly retired his beloved series at the height of popularity, citing his reasons for doing so being "the constraints of daily deadlines and small panels," according to an article in the Plains Dealer. And that was it. No comeback a year or two later, no

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This one's for all you comic book fans. 1.  Go to Marvel's Web site. 2.  Once the page has fully loaded and you're browsing it, hit the following keys:      Up      Up      Down      Down      Left      Right      Left      Right      B      A      Then hit enter. Nothing bad happens, I swear.  It's just a little easter egg Marvel planted on the site, in line with most of the variants covers

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Two in one day.  Christ.  Don't even want to think about the old "comes in threes" adage. From the New York Times: J. D. Salinger, Literary Recluse, Dies at 91 J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II but who then turned his back on success and adulation, becoming the Garbo of letters, famous for not wanting to be famous,

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Via Huffpost Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist whose leftist "A People's History of the United States" became a million-selling alternative to mainstream texts and a favorite of such celebrities as Bruce Springsteen and Ben Affleck, died Wednesday. He was 87. Zinn died of a heart attack in Santa Monica, Calif., daughter Myla Kabat-Zinn said. The historian was a resident of

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One of my resolutions this year was to avoid getting into long, drawn-out fights in the comments section of my friends' Facebook pages.  I'll admit, I can get a bit carried away now and again and before I know it I've maxxed out two responses and am well on my way to filling up a third.  It's a bad habit, one I've addressed before, and one I'm always mere diatribes away from falling back into.

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-85231321311626126012010-01-17T13:36:00.000-08:002010-01-17T13:37:26.688-08:00

Thanks to Rich Johnson's Bleeding Cool for pointing this out.  Blogsite Wallet Pop ran an interesting post a few weeks ago about some interesting price changes that have occurred over the past ten years.  For instance, one daytime adult ticket at Disneyland has gone from $41 in 1999 to $72 in 2009, an increase of 75.61 percent.  A ticket to view the observation deck of the Empire State Building

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-45811978398126428132010-01-15T00:33:00.000-08:002010-01-15T00:41:24.375-08:00

EXCLUSIVE! [Below is an unaired segment from Glenn Beck's recent interview with former Alaskan governor and newly-minted Fox News correspondent Sarah palin] Glenn Beck:  Governor Palin, how many miserable Billboard songs from 2009 do you think it takes to get a decent mashup video? Sarah Palin:  Uhh...  All of them? Glenn Beck:  Yeah.  That's right, baby.  Somebody roll that motherfucking

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-61375737024519141972010-01-14T00:27:00.000-08:002010-01-14T00:28:53.837-08:00

One week later (there goes that resolution), here are the rest of the ten surprisingly enjoyable reads I had had the good fortune to stumble upon. As I noted in the previous installment, just because I stumbled upon the works mentioned in this list, doesn’t mean that they were released over the past year. In fact, I think my number five pick is the only item on the list that actually did come out

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Note: The works mentioned in this list weren’t necessarily published in 2009. In fact, I’m pretty sure that only one or two came out this year. The only qualifying factor the works share is that I picked them up some time over the past year and enjoyed them more than I thought I would. Also, my reasonings got a bit windier than I'd originally anticipated, so I'm breaking this into two separate

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-36075168799096037172010-01-03T23:38:00.000-08:002010-01-03T23:39:14.713-08:00

Hey, look, it’s the dawn of a new decade (give or take a day or two)! And what would any new year be without a compulsory list of resolutions. My friend Michael made several good points about resolutions over on his blog, The Pastoral Urbanite. One of which was this; if you’re serious about setting resolutions for yourself, don’t tie yourself down with the New Year timeframe. Take your time, put

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-68821670487155992522009-12-30T20:48:00.000-08:002009-12-30T20:50:17.773-08:00

1.  Write out some decent New Year resolutions. 2.  Make "regular blog updates" somewhere high up on the list. So daily updates are just too much for me.  It puts far too large a dent into my designated procrastination time.  But two or three a week?  Yeah, I can handle that.  Hopefully. Below are the latest two episodes of "Advanced Common Sense," the best damn comics review video show out

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-60553552905426940662009-11-24T23:46:00.000-08:002009-11-24T23:46:53.435-08:00

This video really isn't easy to get through, but it does beg an interesting question (which is posed below the video). Has full-frontal hugging become such a moral epidemic that Evengelicals have deemed it necessary to develop a soul-saving counter-maneuver?  Has physical interaction become such a taboo that the Christian Side Hug (or CSH, as the brainwashed kids call it) sounds like a viable

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In which Rachel Maddow goes after Dr. No's no-nos, pointing out that if he isn't a liar now, he was then. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy And from later on in the same show, here's one of the funniest segments I've seen in a long time involving a fat, flightless, amorous parrot: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-82637834024542229462009-10-01T23:37:00.000-07:002009-10-02T00:23:28.837-07:00

I know I'm supposed to be taking it easy after yesterday's post, but this is pretty huge breaking news, especially for my fellow Okies.  The New York Times has broken a whole new chunk of the John Ensign story, nailing him on what seems to be some pretty hefty ethics violations stemming from his extramaritial affair earlier this year.  While this is without a doubt big news, the part I'm gasping

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The title says it all.  So here's the latest episode of Simon's Cat.  If you're a cat person and you've never watched Simon's Cat, drop everything and watch all the rest of the episodes.  You'll thank me later.

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Okay, I’ll admit it. I tend to get really wrapped up in politics, to the point of sometimes going out of my way to pick a fight when someone says something I deem stupid. This generally leads to an elaborate and crushing response in the offending party’s comments section, often broken down into several consecutive posts due to size constraints. And then an even more elaborate and crushing

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-60026796191165349882009-09-27T23:58:00.000-07:002009-09-28T02:06:08.741-07:00

One of my favorite things about Washington is the abundance of fresh seasonal fruit.  During early summer I gorged on cherries (and learned a valuable lesson about eating too many cherries all at once).  Then it was peach/pear season.  I'm generally not a big fan of either, but what I've had were pretty damn tasty.  Now we're into apple season.  There are literally a gazillion different variety

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-11181976327358349712009-09-26T21:28:00.000-07:002009-09-26T21:31:05.107-07:00

Today was a long day, one that involved 19 centerpieces, multiple treks across the boarder on foot, (kind of), dealing with the world's slowest sandwich maker, and totally missing both "Wait, Wait" and "This American Life" this morning. I'n not gonna even attempt to make my brain work well enough to write a post of any subsance, so here's an interesting video featuring what may or may not be

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-64276213211341603152009-09-25T22:55:00.000-07:002009-09-25T23:14:46.462-07:00

God, what an exhausting week. I've got nothing of any value to say, really, so here's an update on the Maestro. Glenn Beck's McCarthy-istic ass is going to be in Mount Vernon tomorrow.  In true neo-con fashion, the event's closed to the media.  Hopefully someone'll sneak a video camera in and document the fiasco.  B'ham still hasn't heard anything back from Comedy Central or Jon Stewart's crew,

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-16788717838084293432009-09-24T22:22:00.000-07:002009-09-24T22:23:38.558-07:00

Today was a busy news day.  Here are some of the stories that caught my attention today: President Obama chaired a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, overseeing the unanimous passage of a global resolution calling for nations with nukes to begin the process of disarming.  In related news, over one third of New Jersey conservatives think Obama may be the Antichrist. Things got heated

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-25243961410064902562009-09-23T21:46:00.000-07:002009-09-23T21:46:17.507-07:00

Today was the first day of school for students returning to WWU.  Yeah, I'm not sure how that works either.  The end of September seems like a bit of a tardy start, but apparently it has something to do with Western adhering to the "Quarters" system instead of the traditional semester layout.  Beats me. On one hand, it's fun.  All the young people are back, everything's busy again.  Everywhere

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-76637670178731618032009-09-23T00:00:00.000-07:002009-09-23T00:01:07.727-07:00

What ever happened to the good old days, when Glenn Beck was the only one out there using significant dates to push a political agenda? Remember Kirk Cameron? AKA Mike Seaver, of “Growing Pains” fame? After a lifetime of teenage debauchery, Kirk became the poster-boy (poster-man? I dunno) for Living Waters Ministries, a more obscure branch of the evangelical fringe known for ambush-style

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-82263466965627734952009-09-21T22:56:00.000-07:002009-09-21T22:56:32.282-07:00

In keeping with yesterday's declaration of love for all things autumn, here's a clip of Johnny and Doc talking about what they'll be doing for Thanksgiving.  This is one of the funniest moments of television, in my less than humble opinion.  I love Conan, Andy and Max, but they're no Johnny, Ed and Doc.

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-80890794568073447772009-09-20T23:01:00.000-07:002009-09-20T23:01:15.062-07:00

Autumn has always been my favorite season. I love the chilly air, and watching the leaves do their best impression of 2-D popcorn. I love wearing long sleeves, taking a shower to warm up, and comfortably drinking hot coffee in the middle of the afternoon.  I love the food, the festivities, and the meloncholy. Today was the first day that actually felt like autumn. I had the day off, and spent

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Yesterday I said I'd post something of some merit.  In hindsight, that was a bit ambitious.  I'm working on two things right now, but neither are done.  So, you get one more day of fluff. I haven't posted much about comics lately.  Anyone reading anything worth while?  How are you comic book fans liking "Darkest Night?"  Zombie-licious enough for you? I just finished the full run of "100

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-13597449928579012132009-09-18T20:08:00.000-07:002009-09-18T20:08:47.949-07:00

I swear, tomorrow I'll post something of some actual substance.  But until then, enjoy Sadie the flatuent rabbit!

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-76062101118540294742009-09-17T22:25:00.000-07:002009-09-17T22:25:13.521-07:00

This will be the bee's knees:

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Kristen and I both had the day off, so we decided to go exploring in the Fairhaven/Edgemoore area. Afterward we walked into Fairhaven and into Village Books.  This is what Kristen bought: (And here's a trailer if the cover wasn't convincing enough) I went with something I'd been meaning to pick up for a while now. (And here's "The Cheever Letters" clip from "Sienfeld" to

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-7870032121415868472009-09-16T00:40:00.000-07:002009-09-16T00:40:56.250-07:00

Fight fire with water.  Fight water with... something that would soak it up.  A sponge, I guess.  Fight a sponge with fire. And fight teabaggers with satire. They call themselves the Billionaires for Wealthcare.  Their motto; "If we ain't broke, don't fix it."  Their mission; maintain the status quo by any means necessary. From the Billionaires for Wealthcare Web site:  Billionaires for

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-54672180179997062732009-09-14T21:40:00.000-07:002009-09-14T21:40:17.442-07:00

If someone hasn't already started printing "Wilson/West 2012" bumper stickers yet, I call dibs.

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-38042290019446044232009-09-13T20:13:00.000-07:002009-09-13T20:17:34.051-07:00

No, it's not a real sign.  If only.Here are a few more creations.Apparently I misspelled wookiee, but you get the gist.Kristen didn't like this one for some reason.And last but not least, my personal favorite.Make your own here.

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-32485993970884516102009-09-12T22:01:00.000-07:002009-09-12T22:05:18.596-07:00

Meet Julius. Short for Julius Andreas.  Short for Julius Andreas Gimli Arn MacGyver Chewbacka Highlander Elessar-Jankov.  Short for Total Badass. Not content to settle with his birth name of Andreas Jankov, this bus driver and apparent film fan decided his moniker could use some sprucing up.  So he treated himself to a few extra handles. "I wanted to show that it is possible

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-10479555848467960302009-09-11T21:59:00.000-07:002009-09-11T22:00:30.681-07:00

I always mean to write about where I was when the planes hit the towers(bed). Or when the reports were coming in about the Pentagon (unloading hay). Or when the towers fells (getting gas, racing home). Or finally getting word from my flight-attendant-in-training mom (stuck in Tennessee). Yet I never do. I talk about it sometimes, though, especially on the anniversary. In comparison, my personal

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-83734508567565441682009-09-10T22:46:00.000-07:002009-09-10T22:49:35.157-07:00

May 12, 2009 Dear Mr. President, I wanted to write a few final words to you to express my gratitude for your repeated personal kindnesses to me – and one last time, to salute your leadership in giving our country back its future and its truth. On a personal level, you and Michelle reached out to Vicki, to our family and me in so many different ways. You helped to make these difficult months a

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-61196623409580718362009-09-09T22:44:00.000-07:002009-09-09T22:53:01.546-07:00

In a supreme display of willpower, I will refrain from reposting President Obama’s badass health care speech tonight. I will not call heckler Joe Wilson a silly douchewagon who should be booted off of the Hill. I will not agree with Rachel Maddow’s statement that the latter part of the president’s speech was one of the most articulate defenses of Liberalism that have come out of a politician’s

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-51650344654664422152009-09-08T23:33:00.000-07:002009-09-08T23:33:01.480-07:00

God I love this town. So last week Bud Norris, mayor of Mount Vernon, Washington (about thirty miles south of Bellingham) made national headlines by offering to present a key to the city to none other than… Glenn Beck. No, seriously. As surreal as it sounds, I’m not making this up. Glenn Beck will be awarded a key to the city of Mount Vernon by Norris on the 26th of this month. Norris has

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-52487444560685534072009-09-07T10:34:00.000-07:002009-09-07T10:34:20.002-07:00

I heard if you read it backward it syncs up with "Dark Side of the Moon" AND summons the ghost of Joe Stalin: Hello everyone - how's everybody doing today? I'm here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I'm glad you all could join us today. I know that for many of you, today is

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-19436257388955303712009-09-06T15:02:00.000-07:002009-09-06T15:02:49.224-07:00

Writer and essayist Steve Almond participated in an hour-long interview with Future Tense Books micro-publisher Kevin Sampsell while at this year's Tin House Summer Writers Workshop.  Writers' Dojo has released the first two installments of what I assume (and hope) will be a six-part interview. In part one Almond discusses his current role as an educator, how he's currently getting by, his brief

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November 14, 1988: “Today, to a degree never before seen in human history, one nation, the United States, has become the model to be followed and imitated by the rest of the world. But America's world leadership goes well beyond the tide toward democracy. We also find that more countries than ever before are following America's revolutionary economic message of free enterprise, low taxes, and

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-88336316573942285312009-09-04T22:36:00.000-07:002009-09-04T22:39:34.664-07:00

At the comic book shop the other day I was shocked to find a book called "Tintin and the Alph-Art."  "Alph-Art" was the title of legendary comic book writer Hergé's final Tintin story, incomplete at the time of his death in 1983.  All that existed of "Alph-Art," as I understood it, was a collection notes and scribbles, a rough and unfinished outline and some basic sketches.  I'm happy to say I

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-49893119920279162672009-09-04T02:07:00.000-07:002009-09-04T10:53:47.158-07:00

Over the past few months I’ve developed a profound respect for Fox News’ Glenn Beck. Lately the stream of consciousness-esque meltdowns on his show have been captivating both in their stunning originality and their complete rejection of reality. Like any fun-loving anarchist, I subscribe to the belief that destruction is also a form of creation. This conviction has led to the realization that

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-47062064307669696162009-09-02T21:44:00.000-07:002009-09-02T21:44:44.244-07:00

RNC chair Michael Steele went on NPR last week to discuss the evils of a government-dictated health system. He was promptly made a fool of in less than ten minutes by NPR's Steve Inkeep. Here are a couple of my favorite moments from the interview:INSKEEP: [Regarding Medicare] It's going to run out of money. Mr. STEELE: Exactly. INSKEEP: But you're coming here against reducing the spending on

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So, yeah.  I worked a ten-hour shift today.  That's a lot of flowers.  I don't really feel like writing anything at all, but nonetheless, I am committed.  So here's the latest episode of "Advanced Common Sense," hosted by comic book guru Tucker Stone.  It's better than the last episode, but still not quite as good as episode two. Ehh, whaddayagon'do.  Enjoy. By the way, the video doesn't seem

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-88131230767318637142009-09-01T21:01:00.000-07:002009-09-01T21:01:06.863-07:00

What's the best way to get off your lazy ass and write? Beats me.  But I'm gonna try setting really high goals this month and then attempt to guilt myself into following up.  So, here's the deal: One post per day, for thirty days.  I won't bother choking this  commitment down with rules and whatnot.  No manditory length, content or multimedia filler.  If I feel like writing two thousand words

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-17758104107641690932009-08-31T19:39:00.000-07:002009-08-31T20:04:59.987-07:00

Oh hey, look! It’s my blog!Sorry for the hiatus of late, I just haven’t had the willpower to write more than the occasional facebook comment or maybe a topic or two on the new Ada forum, freshly arisen from the ashes of the AEN’s former Hey Martha community message board. I’ve been meaning to jump back on but just haven’t found the right motivating factor. If only something really big could

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-73148306687824653502009-07-13T19:46:00.000-07:002009-07-13T19:53:55.878-07:00

Today is a good day. The latest installment of Advanced Common Sense is up. Rejoice!

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-66838035557614017752009-07-13T18:41:00.000-07:002009-07-13T19:45:10.668-07:00

[Insert excuse about why it seems to take so long to get these damned things written here.]Here's a look at the titles I've read which came out on June 24th and July 1st:Secret Warriors #5For a book that’s so different from “Agents of Atlas,” this one actually has quite a bit in common with it. Both books were launched in the wake of the less-than-stellar conclusion of Bendis’ “Secret Invasion.”

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-61576578683965344712009-06-25T19:30:00.000-07:002009-06-25T20:10:00.109-07:00

My apologies for the delay, I'd meant to post this a couple of days ago but I've been incredibly busy at both jobs this week. I solemly vow to get these up in a more timely manner. Maybe even on a weekly basis! Anywho, on with the reviewing.Green Arrow-Black Canary # 21Let’s just get this over with; this issue, as with all other issues since Judd Winick left the series, was pretty terrible. A bad

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-77474233094256811872009-06-09T23:49:00.000-07:002009-06-10T01:25:12.387-07:00

The Good, the Bad, the New Mutants. Here are the issues I've been reading over the past two weeks: The Sword # 17This is the type of comic that was made for collected editions. And I’m not making a comment on the quality of the book when I say that. It’s the pacing I’m concerned with. It’s slow. Slooow. Which is fine, I like stories that take their time, building as they go. But a deliberate

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Sorry, all you non-comics readers. Today is truly a day for comic book fans on Confessions of a Post Oklahoman. That's right, this and other posts today are dedicated to all three of you comic book fan readers. Thank me laterI don't really have anything to say about comics, only a couple of cool pictures to post that I thought should be shared. The first is an homage to the best president out

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Thanks to Tim Callahan for posting a video on his blog about this, it's suddenly become my favorite comics-related video review in the entire galaxy. Yeah, that's right. Galaxy. "Advanced Common Sense with Tucker Stone." So watch and repost. Tucker Stone could be the next Tom Brokaw of the comics world.And here's the first episode, if you're a completist like me:

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Sorry for the delay, a strange mix of time and money issues kept me off the computer and away from the comic book store for a while. But here’s a look at what I picked up over the last couple of weeks:Green Lantern Corps #36Hey, did you hear? There’s going to be this huge event over at DC which focuses on the Green Lanterns! It’s ripped out of an old Alan Moore GL story and will focus on not just

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Love him or hate him, you've gotta admit that having a well-spoken, articulate president is a wonderful thing.Part I:Part II:This just in: Fox News has confirmed that roasts, ribbing, and teasing usually lead to socialism. More news as it develops.

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Pickings were pretty slim this week, with only one regularly-pulled title (Agents of Atlas) waiting for me in my file and one new release that looked vaguely interesting. Luckily, the good gentlemen at Bellingham’s Comic Place saved a couple of Saturday’s Free Comic Book Day issues for me, as I didn’t manage to actually show up to the event until it was almost over. So without further adieu, here

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"Happy Star Wars Day!" read the text from a friend this morning."What?" I wrote back."May the 4th be with you!" he replied.And then I groaned and groaned.

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After just four posts, I'm already slacking off on posting. Sorry about that. It's been a busy week and several days, though. After barely scraping by with little or no work from January to April, I've suddenly got more jobs than I know what to do with. Which is great. I'm actually going to have to resign my post as master wiener vendor at the BP refinery in Blaine after the end of the week. I'm

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It looked like a scary moment for Oklahoma civil rights this morning. News was pouring in that the State’s House of Representatives was refusing to push through legislation officially naming the Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??” the state’s official rock song. “Realize” was one of dozens of songs nominated by Oklahoma residents and one of 10 final selections voted on. Out of the roughly 21,000

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My friend Jeremy called the other day from Austin to tell me he’d recently seen a mutual favorite band of ours, The Brian Jonestown Massacre.“Uh-oh,” I said. “How’d it go?”One of the well-documented appeals of seeing the BJM put on a live show is that you never can tell what kind of a train-wreck it’s going to end up resembling once things get rolling. Generally speaking, most shows end in flames

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-27428621592869617552009-04-20T19:26:00.000-07:002009-04-21T10:53:39.366-07:00

Being a member of the MTV generation, three things immediately come to mind when I think of the significance of today’s date:1. It’s Hitler’s Birthday. Or maybe the day he died? I never was sure. Whatever. Today has something to do with history’s signature douche-wagon.2. It’s the tenth anniversary of the Columbine Massacre. Although “anniversary” really seems like a poor choice of words. There

Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968169051852780125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953203894977555414.post-61482911042552579742009-04-20T18:23:00.000-07:002009-04-20T18:29:16.645-07:00

So. I’m starting a blog. It’s something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now, record the day-to-day events of my new(ish) life in the Pacific Northwest. Gentle reflection, biting objectivity, wry wit, occasional pictures and stupid videos from the internet. All of this and more.And then I went on Blogspot.com and set up an account. Wrestled with different names, finally settling somewhat

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