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I hereby claim this first post in the name of the U.S. of A.
Woot woot! Can’t wait to listen :)
But you’ve heard it before.p
All this has happened before.
Apparently Stephen Colbert doesn’t like Browncoats…
Bloody iTunes..the latest DP still isn’t showing up.
iTunes USA has the Deadpan.
Yeah it’s showing up in iTunes on my netbook but not the iTunes store on my phone…grrrrrr!
Ah well will listen next sync.
Yay! New Watchmania!!! I can’t wait to hear it.
LostRalph: Good to see you around again!
Ed: I caught that last night. I was thinking, “Either he really doesn’t like Browncoats, or he simply isn’t aware of Firefly/Serenity…” But now I realize: He’s a TV personality, how could he not be aware of a pop-culture phenomenon like that?
Morning Pan!
Managed to survive the night without my hubby. Now to survive four more…
Morning, Deadpan!
Colbert Nation versus Browncoats — hmm. As I watched him talk about Serenity, sitting next to my NASA-employed better half, I thought well, well, well.
Ugh.
Made the mistake of grabbing a mocha latte from Sonic on the way in.
I’m not sure what that goo was, but if it had coffee in it I’d be surprised.
Have any of you been following the “Racefail ’09″ controversy currently playing out? It’s got my hackles up this morning, and I was just about to rant out a blog post on the topic, but thought maybe sitting with the issue for a bit before writing about it was a smarter tactic. Anybody have any thoughts?
JB – I’ve always been too afraid to try the Sonic coffees, now I know to continue avoiding. Thanks for the tip.
Cj – aka coffee snob.
^ coffee snob too.
Cj, have you ever tried ordering beans from Grounds for Change? If not, I’d highly recommend it. It’s fair trade and organic and yum.
EssBee, I haven’t, but I’ll check it out. I do order from an independent roaster at http://www.saratogaroasters.com. It’s a splurge, but it’s worth it. Her coffee is awesome and I like supporting an independent.
I’m back. I am kind of creeped out by the weird synchronicity of the first three episodes of the ‘Pan and the last Unshows.
Mr. Mangan, I’m very sorry that I don’t have any resources to send your way. My only advice is to doubt and triple check any legal advice that you do get.
Hurm. That was an honest typo where “doubt” was supposed to be “double” but it works better the way I mis-typed it.
And Tee is a good friend. I’m glad he was/is there for you.
Remember if the roasters are to be believed…most people drink stale coffee.
I enjoyed the Watchmania conversation, part 2, just as much as I enjoyed part 1. Well done, all of you!
If I had been on the Skype conf, I would have added to one conversation thread by saying that the “watch” motif throughout the GN also makes me think about the entire Cold War notion of the Doomsday Clock. The ticking clock is no question the Doomsday Clock.
The image is a depiction of our nearness to (self-) destruction via the nuclear option. Who watches the Watchmen? All of us better, or kaboom. I’d be curious if Amy had ever heard of the Doomsday Clock, or if it’s “before your time.”
Just a quick note: Episode 107: “No Dissasemble Rorschach”is available for your listening pleasure.
http://www.lovelongandprosper.com/podcast/?p=189
And… speaking of archived episodes – what’s a girl need to do around here to win a meal at Denny’s with Jack?
Well, first you are going to have to order contract hits on Vanamonde and the Smarty Hotties and then impersonate them :)
One note about Watchmen I always took the group name of Minutemen to be a reference to the Revolutionary War group.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minutemen
And possibly to the ICBM models of the same name.
RE: Colbert, he’s a TV personality do you really expect to recognize anything beyond his own ego, and what’s in his script?
I’m pretty sure I had at least heard of it somewhere before I read “Watchmen.” I was aware of the concept, anyway. But yes, it really was before my time.
Now I’m curious as to what I missed on Colbert. It wasn’t just his usual faux right-wing schtick?
The Minuteman ICBM connection hadn’t occurred to me! Watchmen is some seriously fertile text.
Morning, Pan. Yes it is.
CP: High And Dry — Radiohead
CD: stale coffee
CP: Coverville 558
Well, I didn’t see Colbert recently, but on the news this morning I saw where he was recruiting his minions to do a write in campaign on the new space station module. Serenity had been in the lead, but apparently Colbert’s efforts have been paying off.
NASA says that the vote is non-binding :)
My job just started sucking exponentially harder.
mehning.
Fun listening to the episode.
EssBee: I’m with Scalzi on the whole RaceFail discussion. I’m staying far away from it.
Jack: NASA is allowing people to vote for the name of the newest module of the International Space Station. “Serenity” is leading in the main poll, but “Colbert” is leading the write-in votes, and Stephen Colbert tried to rally people to vote for him on last night’s show.
Word.
Thanks, Ambassador.
CP: Merry Go Round — The Lolligags
Weird. Our comment posts actually echo today.
Weird. Our comment posts actually echo today…
I can’t help it, but my mind completely heads to the gutter when I see this chair.
http://i.gizmodo.com/5168792/yet-another-completely-mundane-rocking-chair
Safe for work.
Woah.
Ugh, work. Why does it have to be so complicated?
Would it be less complicated if you did it while sitting in the chair from ditto’s link?
Maybe. :)
Currently making mushroom risotto for supper tonight.
Wow ditto, nice chair.
I’ll be in my bunk thinking of all the interesting things I could have done in a chair like that.
Not the least of which is probably “working”.
It just warms the cockles. ;)
EssBee: Scalzi has a guest writer talking about RF. The discussion is finally getting to be one of quality, which is what he thought it deserved.
Here’s a link to the Colbert Nation versus Browncoats video:
http://tinyurl.com/dy5anu
Hey, ditto, thanks for the info – I’ll read it. I definitely wasn’t impressed w/ Scalzi’s comments from yesterday, but generally feel aligned with his politics so have faith in him.
Also, Sly B likes the chair too.
I do have a birthday coming up.
Jack: You’re welcome! :-)
I’m moving into a new and (hopefully) better apartment (in the same complex) tomorrow afternoon. My ISP does not know about this yet; I’ll tell them tomorrow. So, if you don’t see me online for the next few days, that’s where I am.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/PwNeD/metallifa.jpg
Metal Gurus: Opinion of Mastadon?
http://www.spin.com/reviews/mastodon-crack-skye-reprise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Galle_crater.gif
Smiley crater on Mars.
Rhett and Van – excellent links!
ditto – I keep reading good things about Mastodon, but I’ve yet to hear anything that I really like. Rhett?
So for Wii owners desperate for a non party game..the following is looking good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L57hLQsNKrs
CP: The Geologic Podcast #107
CP: LLAP 107
The best promo I never heard.
Why to I think that, when CJ was talking about Riker and Remmick having a “spat”, she was thinking in her head “The make up sex will be awesome!”
Was I close, CJ?
Crap, I can’t remember my password for LLAP commenting.
Try:
“MakeitSo”
“BeamMeuP”
“HesDEADjim”
“illogical”
No, I remember, I didn’t change it from the randomly generated default. I’ll have to check my email at home.
“Momma, you’re watching KID tv.”
Oh, CJ, that has given me a giggle fit. Damn u!
Ed, your morning messages made me smile. Thanks! :D
Morning!
CP: LLAP 106
CP: Salty Dog’s Blues n Roots #160
CP: very interesting discussion about the Student Loan industry on yesterday’s Democracy Now!
CP: Hold That Train — Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
http://traffic.libsyn.com/blues/indiefeed_liledthe_holdthattrain.mp3
CP: Sleepy Maggie — Ashley MacIsaac
Murphy’s Saloon is a good music podcast.
When I lived in NJ, I loved going to a restaurant called Red Hot & Blue. Good food and live blues music.
http://www.redhotandblue.com/
My kid is still sick so I can’t leave the house and I desperately want coffee from somewhere other than my pot.
Anyone want to bring me coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts or McDonalds? Heck, I’d even take Starbucks….
Delivery? Please? I’ll pay you … with real cash money and hugs!
Actually… I’m the one that needs the hugs.
Wait – is this delirium just from lack of sleep?
Signature Hot Chocolate at Starbucks is rather nice.
Hugs, but no coffee, Cj, sorry!
Hugs for Cj from across the pond.
Now for something totally trivial:
After playing computer games since 1980 and never dabbling in light guns games…I ordered a gun attachment for the Wii and HOD:Overkill.
The big kid still lives.
Cough
So don’t be alarmed when Vaanmonde is hugging you – it’s just the Wii light gun.
Fill your boots on Soviet futuristic mag covers from the Stalin era:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/03/13/motherlode-of-soviet.html
CP: Scratch the Surface – The Week that Was
ditto – I think you’d dig this tune. I don’t have time to chase down the link, but I know I found it at spin.com
Did I know that you’d once lived in Jersey?
I have the Watchman Xbox360 game trial downloaded. I’ll play it sometime today or tomorrow and report back. Anyone else have this?
No, mainly because it just looked like another variation on the Final Fight arcade game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fight
Ah good ole youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y78JG8O9hyc
Jack: Thanks. I’ll give that song a listen after work. As for NJ, I really don’t remember if I’ve mentioned it before. I lived in Marlton for a couple of years.
Heh. I like the sign in this comic:
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20090313
CP: Giant Steps — Jennifer Batten
I always get the bands Mastodon and Behemoth mixed up because of the names. LOL One of them has a track on the video game “Need for Speed: Most Wanted” and I’ve always liked it. But apparently not enough to remember who they were. LOL
I’ve added a couple of new tracks from the band “Gojira” to my MP3 running playlist. I’m also thinking of getting a couple of tracks from “Testament” and “Cynic.”
I think I’ve found my next t-shirt.
http://www.jinx.com/men/shirts/video_games/rpg_skeleton.html?cs=7&csd=113#bigdesign
That’s brilliant!
I can hardly wait for BSG tonight!
So no one has watched the “Black Freighter” DVD yet?
Nope. Surprisingly, I haven’t even seen the movie yet. Been swamped and not feeling well. And trying not to get fired.
CP: Centerfield — John Fogerty
I “may” go see Watchmen this weekend.
Oh it was Mastodon that was on Need for Speed: Most Wanted, and ya I like em.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=labytsb3gfI
Behemoth is a little more ruff around the edges.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oey85FGHOHc
Of course when it comes to death metal, I like the more technical stuff like Insomnium.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5IpHczLeV8
Hello, Pan!
I’m in my new apartment now. I plugged in the cable modem and wireless router, and they started working perfectly. I still haven’t told the ISP, though. I’ll have to do that when they open again on Monday.
Hi Amy!
I was just thinking I need to record some Questors soon…
I haven’t seen the DVD. But, since I bought my watchmen ticket online, I got a free bonus download that included the opening chapters of the Watchmen motion comic and an intro to the Black Freighter animation.
The motion comic (think the GN with the text narrated and the Ken Burns effect applied with some animation) was actually pretty cool. The Black Freighter story doesn’t look to be terribly impressive animation.
I need to do retakes and further editing soon. I’m really glad there will be more Watchmania on the Deadpan, but we will get back to regular episodes in the fairly near future, and I would like to have more than one new Questors episode ready to go. (#4 is already in the can.)
Man, am I tired.
Good night, Deadpan. Good night, mush.
Good night Amy. Pleasant dreams. Don’t let the Rorschachs bite.
Morning, Deadpan!
Going to see the 9:30 a.m. Watchmen today.
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EssBee, I don’t know if you’ve been warned or not, but there’s a bit in the opening credits sequence that’s probably going to upset you. It’s mentioned “off camera” in the graphic novel. Personally, I thought it was rather excessive and unnecessary. But, like much of the movie, it was a bone to through for the fanboys.
Thanks, Ed. I’ll bring my hands so I can cover my eyes. I have read a few reviews by lesbo-feminists who HATED the film (because, I am guessing, of the scene you’re warning me about), and the trailer for Lesbian Vampire Killers before the film. I’ll hold my thoughts about that until I see both things with my own eyes, but I am not too worried at this point.
Rhettro: LOL! I actually did have pleasant dreams for the first time in three nights last night.
Yes, it’s true: The Watchmen story universe has pretty much zero tolerance for lesbians or gays. It’s a shame that so many people will be put off from the story by that.
Off to start moving food and kitchen items into new apartment.
I don’t think the book or film endorses or condones the anti-gay attitudes, but they’re certainly there.
Both the book and the film are chock full of horrific ideas and images.
Three nights of unpleasant dreams doesn’t sound good, Amy!
OK – I need to get out and enjoy this day.
Rhettro built a robot…it will be world domination next..
Yeah, it’s my son’s. Finally got it assembled today. Amazing what toys they have out these days.
Jack: That was what I meant. The attitudes are there in the world of the story, but the author certainly doesn’t endorse them.
It was actually only two nights of unpleasant dreams, and then pleasant ones on the third night. The first night’s dream featured the wall directly opposite my bed being completely covered with bedbugs. The second night’s dream took place in a ski resort that also featured elaborate death traps á la the “Saw” films. It didn’t make sense, but I thought it would be a great setting for a horror story.
I dug it! Blue junk & all, it was worth the $10.
ditto, you were right. The Mary Anne Mohanraj posts on Scalzi’s blog have pointed the entire RaceFail discussion in a much better direction.
Glad you liked the movie, EssBee.
Just reached Day 7 of my daily regimen of Rorschach Challenge journal entries at my LiveJournal. Still having fun with it.
As a guy who’s written a bit outside of my own honky race, I admit – I find that discussion fairly interesting, if unnecessarily long-winded.
I just dropped in to share this video: http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Running-Man-by-Yoshiaki-Kawajiri
I haven’t seen that since 1987-or-whenever, when it aired on Liquid Television. Good stuff.
Enjoy your Saturday evenings, amigos y amigas.
Morning Pan, today’s CW saying:
Compromise is a virtue to be cultivated, not a weakness to be despised.
Okay if have a Wii and you just want a fun game, then you won go wrong with HOD: Overkill…cheesey fun.
Not for the kiddies though..too much swearing.
+ ‘t
Morning, Deadpan! Chore day for me.
So The Computer King sent me a gift link last night and my first thought was that I had to share it with the Deadpan:
http://www.thefump.com/fumps/ts128_RorschachLove_lo.mp3
Also an update: Daughter is still sick. Today is so flippin’ gorgeous outside. We should be running in the yard, riding bikes at the park, or hiking around the zoo – but instead, I’m stuck again looking at the inner walls of my house.
I’m going stir crazy and I’m out of groceries and I’m in desperate need of human adult contact.
But, on a positive note – I did sleep for 7 hours straight last night and after not having slept more than 3 hours a night for the last 4 days – today just HAS to be better!
Coffee and Newspaper are calling me now.
The same guy who did redneck ninjas..cool.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21474400@N04/2083345710/sizes/l/
Now that’s a cake!
WOW! That is a cake?! Wow.
That cake is excellent. I love the dice. It says the dice aren’t edible though – My 20 sided is so much smaller. I have dice envy right now.
I thought it was pretty incredible as well. :) There is a game store in Chandler that sells big D20′s like that.
Funny Rorschach song. We gets no Computer King love round here anymore :(
And holy crap – it would be such a shame to cut up and eat that cake. A delicious frosted shame.
Yeah, I’d feel pretty bad taking a knife to it. But being a cake and all it wouldn’t last forever anyway.
That’s what cameras are for..to freeze the moment in time .
That song is hilarious and disturbing.
Night, Pan.
Evening, Pan. It has been a busy family time filled weekend – with lots of cold and rain mixed in.
the. cake. is. a. lie.
Just don’t leave the dragon cake out in the rain.
Morning Pan, Monday morning blues again, and no internet access during the day…here comes the technology DTs..
No internet access? Isn’t that a violation of the Geneva convention or something?
I love how we posted both of the cake-related references one after the other. :-)
Morning, Pan. Another work week is about to begin.
Morning Pan!
Hubby comes home today – Yeah!
Stuck downtown for part of the morning – Boo!
Morning, Pan!
So there’s this little button at the bottom of the board that says “Insert Audio Comment”. Has anybody tired this? Every time I see it, i want to give it a try but am too chicken incase I mess something up.
Haven’t tried it, but it looks interesting. I might try it sometime.
Life looks much sunnier this morning thanks to rides from friends, an iced mocha from Starbucks, and the prospect of a fun weekend trip on the horizon. :-)
Well Pan, I’m headed home. Talk to y’all in an hour ;)
Hey, Jack! The ComputerKing love is still here, just mostly in spirit. I still love the community, and still listening. Just consider me lurking in the shadows, like a good Supervillain should:).
Re: Mystery Button
Being the “born button pusher” that I am, I have tried said audio button.
I found it to be very unsatisfying.
Others should try it ans see if your computer yields different (or any) results.
… meanwhile, here are instructions for making your own hand-held, coil gun.
http://tinyurl.com/5l5k5o
Clicking on the insert audio comment generates the following error:
The requested URL /recorder/record_app_JS.asp was not found on this server.
So now you know.
Well after looking at that coil gun sight I hear some heavy knocking at my door..eeeek!
CP: Wander Radio
site even
Just thought I would pop back in after a week of dental torture.
I was able to get a show posted. Looking forward to get episode #38.
Was a good interview Wolf, I had never heard of bloke so was interesting find out what he was upto.
Van – Cylons hate coil guns because they work in the vacuum of space. You might want to use an emergency exit.
That gun would look good in BSG. lol
Good to know you’re still there, Computer King!
That button used to work, but I think it broke during some site update. If people want it back, I can bring it back.