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March 25th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
First first first!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Blue skies coming my way…
March 26th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Good Morning, Van! *hugs*
March 26th, 2009 at 12:31 am
Oh. It’s Thursday.
I thought it was Wednesday again.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:35 am
Argh, this means I am over a week behind on the ‘Pan again.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:52 am
Morning Cj and NS, peeing down here with snow predicted for the weekend.
Don’t care though as I will be off.
March 26th, 2009 at 1:16 am
Perhaps it’s a good idea to divorce the artist from the art, you can never be disappointed then when you find out the artist is a bit of a dick.
March 26th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Oh and I still enjoy watching Planet of the Apes.
March 26th, 2009 at 2:03 am
I know what you mean. I have found my appreciation of certain people diminished by finding out too much of their personal life.
Oh, and in case anyone was waiting for it … Woot-Off!
March 26th, 2009 at 2:32 am
Sounds like a b list superhero would say:
Woot Off
March 26th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Welcome to my world, Van :)
March 26th, 2009 at 3:35 am
Good morning, Pan. Snowy and 40 degrees colder than yesterday at my house. I’ll trek in to Evil, but it sounds like by afternoon we’ll be under a full-on blizzard. Might be an early-release day!
w00t! w00t!
March 26th, 2009 at 4:45 am
Morning Deadpan.
(From previous post) J0e – Yeah I noticed that as well. I have been to busy getting another world premiere for the next Wander Radio Episode (release This SATURDAY). Please feel free to submit anyway. (EssBee hasn’t submitted hers either.)
March 26th, 2009 at 5:33 am
Morning, Pan!
For those who didn’t see it last night: I have a new Watchmen-related Bitstrip!
http://snurl.com/ekv39
March 26th, 2009 at 5:59 am
Ahem. Sorry, Wolf. Been kinda busy with all the evil.
Loved the episode! Great content, and welcome, Invisible (I hope I am getting this right) #! Awesome promo, Van!
I just drove into work in heavy snow. I’m here, pretty much alone so far.
Here’s a review of last week’s Dollhouse I found worthy of a read: http://tinyurl.com/cbdcoe
March 26th, 2009 at 7:19 am
IMAGINARY #
Doh.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:19 am
I have to disagree with Tee. I’ve said it else where, but…
It’s called a graphic novel because it is a complete story from beginning to end. It was serialized much like Dickens’ books were. It was serialized as a comic book.
Comics is the medium.
A comic series is an on-going series in comics.
A graphic novel is a complete story told in a limited number of comics.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:19 am
EssBee: I see I’m too good for you. (wait that isn’t right)…
How was your bath?
March 26th, 2009 at 7:25 am
I do agree with Tee about Sandman, and in particular, issue #18 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” which does appear in the “Dream Country” collection.
What Tee didn’t mention is that the World Fantasy Awards committee changed the rules after Neil won to ensure that a comic would never qualify again. It was an amazingly spiteful move, imo.
If you are going to read Sandman, then definitely start from the beginning. It has its rough patches, but it is #1 on my list for best “graphic novels” ever. The end ties everything together beautifully. And only Neil Gaiman could make Lucifer a likable character.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:29 am
In reference to Tee’s comment about Arkham Asylum, Dave McKean is an incredible artist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_McKean
Both he and Neil got their start together on a number of series that are excellent. His solo “Cages” work was very good.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Coffee.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:30 am
I appreciate this, ditto. I was given Sandman Preludes for my bday last year and haven’t gotten around to it. Now I really want to read it!
March 26th, 2009 at 7:32 am
“It didn’t really do anything for me, bro.” – Tee Morris
hee hee…
That’s what she said.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:34 am
There are 10 compilations that comprise the whole Sandman series. I’ll warn you that some parts can be very dark and disturbing. For instance, the serial killers convention.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:39 am
You know, I think it was not quite 2 years ago that TSH and I did our whole best comics geekfest here. I know that a number of the comics we talked about didn’t feature superheroes at all.
Speaking of which, I’m mad at “Heroes” even though I haven’t watched it since early in the 3rd season. It’s just reinforcing many of the bad comics stereotypes that comic book authors have been struggling to overthrow for years.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:41 am
CP: Be My Girl — El Goodo
http://www.digitalwell.washington.edu/dw/1/51/41/41749d0c-1e38-4a86-a1dc-c417a123e9e0.mp3
March 26th, 2009 at 8:15 am
I love the dark & disturbing — you’re exciting me, ditto. Can’t wait to read Sandman now.
Well, Evil is closing the CO office due to weather conditions, so I’ll pack it in and creep home.
March 26th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Ha!
Who knew that Evil could be effected by the weather!
March 26th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Welcome to our new Panite. Excellent first contribution.
March 26th, 2009 at 9:54 am
THAT was the scariest drive of my life. Ever see a semi jack-knife-ing from behind, coming at you, and missing you by about 3 feet? I would not recommend it.
I’d say, based on a quick measurement of my shin, that we’ve got around 8 inches so far outside of my house. I was going to stop at the store on the way home, but was too scared. Eek!
March 26th, 2009 at 9:54 am
CP: Suffragette City — David Bowie
March 26th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Glad you are OK, EssBee. I’ve had some scary incidents on the road myself. Not lately though. Knock on wood.
March 26th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Van wrote: “Perhaps it’s a good idea to divorce the artist from the art, you can never be disappointed then when you find out the artist is a bit of a dick.”
Yep. That’s my principle as well.
March 26th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Speaking of which, Lush had a good song called “Heavenly Bodies” that touched on that very topic.
March 26th, 2009 at 10:02 am
EssBee, wow.. so glad you are safe.
March 26th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Thanks, Cj! I’ll post pictures later on.
March 26th, 2009 at 10:30 am
CP: Time Stands Still — Rush
March 26th, 2009 at 10:41 am
That sounds terrifying, EssBee. I’ve been in a few snow-related close calls, but nothing as “Michael Bay” as a semi sliding at me. I’m also glad you’re ok.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
..and it’s back.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
We have a go.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
CP: You Cross My Path — The Charlatans
March 26th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Good to see you are ok Essbee.
So I’m trying the version 2 (beta) of Chrome and dare I say it’s as smooth as butter on my netbook.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
FB has been freezing up on Chrome for me. Don’t know why . . .
March 26th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
CP: Grave Situation, part 1 — The Burning Hell
March 26th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
I can haz real job?
March 26th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
OK, that’s twice today that I’ve killed the conversation.
Tangled Sowing Smaller Eternal
March 26th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Work suckage, Jack?
I’m about to get on my weekly call that never ceases to stun.
March 26th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Lack of work suckage, actually.
Hilarious Twitter video – found by Frank from the XCast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w
March 26th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Sorry to hear it!
March 26th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Wait, I read “lots”, not “lack.” I am NOT sorry to hear you have no suckage. Um, work suckage, that is.
Cough.
March 26th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
EssBee,
Thank you for not getting killed.
Breast,
justaJ0e
March 26th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
… and because Jack keeps picking at this meme:
Choo Stranger Um Boys
March 26th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Any time, JOe.
Hey, why haven’t we done any BFPs lately?
March 26th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
… because at the moment, I can’t for the life of me think what that stands for.
Best Friends Pe … Pencil?
Big Fat Pickle ?
Buying Fake Pachyderms ?
March 26th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Boob Face Plan
or, for Cj and Bunny and Amy
Big Fat Pickle?
March 26th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
It’s a Dill
March 26th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
…as for the other question, Boob shortage. :(
March 26th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Poor, poor JOe!
March 26th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
I’m a dog called dill, I’m dill the dog.
My old Creative Zen doesn’t do shuffle.
March 26th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Mmmm Pickles are delicious.
What?
I mean… uhhh
Breakup Kiss Wonderful Church
March 26th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Amy, I enjoyed your comic! Did I forget to say that?
March 26th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
CW: Purdue V UConn
go Boilermakers
March 26th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Me, I’m surrounded by boobs. Practically have them coming out of my ears.
March 26th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
w00t! Work suckage tomorrow!
(without spinning off into innuendo city, this is a good thing)
And yes, sorry to let my crankiness get in the way of reading your comic, Amy. Nice job :). Good choice to go with a clothed Dr. Manhattan.
March 26th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
A very well done short film about communication:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy0HNWto0UY
March 26th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
ditto is trying to make us cry.
March 26th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Essbee – I’m late as usual (so much happens around here while I’m off working) – glad to hear you avoided becoming a FARK headline. Driving in Houston, close calls are standard fare on the commute, but I’ve yet avoided the runaway jack knife so far.
March 26th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Inside Run The Mal
March 26th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Thanks, Ed
March 26th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
On the computer I use at work, Norton has identified this comments page as a fraudulent website, and has blocked it. It hasn’t blocked all of jackmangan.com, just this particular comments page. I wonder why. My use of a Snurl address, maybe?
Imaginary Number: Welcome to the Deadpan! Good job on your first contribution. :-)
Cj, Jack: Thank you for the compliments on my comic! :-D
March 26th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
i: welcome to the Deadpan!
March 26th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Today’s XKCD. Wah.
http://xkcd.com/561/
March 26th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
NS – ain’t it the truth?
March 26th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Oh, and for those not in the local area – we are enjoying a noisy night of windy mayhem outside. My lights are flickering and well… I did have the candles ready, but I won’t be needing them now as I’m off to dreamland.
Night, Pan.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
WTF was with all of the wind tonight?
March 27th, 2009 at 1:35 am
Morning Pan, blowing a gale here as well, off to watch some waves..
March 27th, 2009 at 1:38 am
Feeling a bit left out. The wind here doesn’t seem special tonight…
March 27th, 2009 at 3:51 am
Great to walk a beach and feel totally alone..it’s that quiet.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Morning, Deadpan!
No wind or quiet beaches here, but the snow sure is pretty. I won’t be driving in to work today until the streets clear – maybe mid-day. I’ll just sit here and telecommute evil for the morning.
Coffee, stat!
March 27th, 2009 at 4:35 am
Morning Pan. Wow I have a lot of work to do… Later.
March 27th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Bracing for winter storm here. :(
Amy: Loved the comic.
Jack: Sorry about work suckage.
March 27th, 2009 at 6:38 am
CP: Something to Prove — The Redwood Plan
via KEXP Song of the Day
March 27th, 2009 at 6:47 am
CP: Lost and Lazy — 54-40
March 27th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Good morning.
I love Fridays. Play group awaits! Hope you all are having a great start to your weekends!
March 27th, 2009 at 7:24 am
This indexed made me laugh. It’s probably true too. ;)
http://thisisindexed.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/card2066.jpg
March 27th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Get ready, ditto! I hope we took some of the mickey out of it for ya.
March 27th, 2009 at 9:53 am
I’d certainly appreciate that, EssBee. ;)
March 27th, 2009 at 9:54 am
CP: Make This Go On Forever — Snow Patrol
March 27th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Mickey Dolenz?
March 27th, 2009 at 10:00 am
I prefer Michael Nesmith – Elephant Parts anyone?
March 27th, 2009 at 10:02 am
He was behind Metal Mickey:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Mickey
March 27th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Strange things happen when I have a slow day….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ultimate_ed/3390487826/
March 27th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Oooh that’s pretty, Ed.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am
Well the audio is out of sync but one of my fav MS songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx2chEdJYY0
March 27th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Now that’s a flower with horsepower.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:42 am
I’n not that dedicated to the days of 8 bit:
http://tinyurl.com/csohwt
March 27th, 2009 at 10:42 am
-n +m
March 27th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Why I’m afraid of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek:
http://binarystream.livejournal.com/103803.html
March 27th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Van, Rio is awesome. I think I love all the songs from Elephant Parts, but my favorite is absolutely Sunset Sam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRWTz3zY1WY
March 27th, 2009 at 11:02 am
I like ST dark, DS9 was so much better when it moved from the goody two shoes straightjacket.
As ACC once wrote, the newspapers in an Utopia would be very boring.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:05 am
On a more trivial note, I’m tempted:
http://www.idsoftware.com/wolfenstein3dclassic/
March 27th, 2009 at 11:29 am
I wonder why Battlezone isn’t classed as a first person shooter.
Hmmmm.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:44 am
On a whim, I slipped out and saw an 11am showing of “Watchmen”.
I approve. Nicely done.
March 27th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Good points made about the new Trek, ditto. I hadn’t considered that point about a generation-spanning franchise vs. a fun, popcorn movie trilogy.
I think that’s been the case with the Spider-Man movies. Like Star Trek, that franchise has had a huge impact on countless fans’ lives since the 60s. The Spider-Man movies have been a mixed bag of box office and entertainment value – - but they aren’t quite as important(?) as the 40-year old franchise that made them.
Abram’s Trek movie might be fun – but will it be something that resonates deeply and changes the lives of its hardcore audience? By itself, will its make countless geeks want to become fluent in a fictional alien language, as its source franchise did?
I guess we’ll see.
March 27th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I, for one, have already obtained a babysitter for the midnight showing of Trek. Of course, all locals or anyone who wants to travel into town are welcome to join us. LLAP will represent.
We are absolutely looking forward to the movie, but as a Trek fan, my biggest hope is that they do keep the campiness that makes Trek so Treklike to begin with. I hope they don’t go so drama and serious or add Terminator 3 type action (really was there any dialogue script for T3? I think not) to the extent that it doesn’t attempt to send a corny message about humanity. I hope that there are enough asides in the movie for long-time Trek fans and I hope that maybe those who’ve never seen it won’t notice them or will want to understand them enough to go back and start watching one of the greatest TV shows of all time.
Squeeeee! I’m way too excited about this movie – srsly.
March 27th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
It is a valid concern. Though, really, the last few movies were hardly worthy of the franchise and really put the nail in “old Trek”. Nemesis should have been so much better (how can you screw up remaking Star Trek 2 for the love of God????).
I do put a lot of the blame on Paramount simply loosing sight of what made Trek special and just milking it for a cash cow.
We can really only go up from here.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
And it’s got Winona Ryder and I totally swoon all girlie-like over her! I just can’t help it!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
CP: Tiger Mountain Peasant Song — Fleet Foxes
March 27th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Let me just say that I am looking forward to the new Trek and I will definitely see it. I’m just conflicted. Silly me, over-analyzing things again. :)
March 27th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
ditto: Thank you! :-D
I’m really looking forward to the new Star Trek, too… but part of me is dreading the inevitable updated coolness of it.
March 27th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
I’m not a Trek person, and I’m looking forward to it!
I’m also looking forward to Dollhouse tonight. Thank goodness for Dollhouse, otherwise, I’d have BSG DTs.
March 27th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
CP: One Eye for a Thousand – Textures
March 27th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
I posted a few snowy pictures on my FB profile. I’m not sure how to share them with the rest of you . . . poo.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Essbee, if you go into your FB profile and look at the photos you’ve upload you should see a public link that you can share at the bottom of the page. An example of one of mine:
http://tinyurl.com/dmxkqt
March 27th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
EssBee: When you’re viewing either your photo album or the individual photos, scroll to the very bottom of the page. There should be a public link that you can use to share those pictures with the whole world, including those not on Facebook.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Van beat me to it by 2 minutes. :-D
March 27th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
aha! Okay, here they are:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=22088&id=1230634311&l=7eae484879
and:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=22119&id=1230634311&l=9aebd7fd9e
March 27th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Only because Jack said to let you people know… Episode 38 of Wander Radio has posted. I am going to bed now because I have no life.
March 27th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Van – Why the potatoes last?
March 27th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
EssBee, isn’t it supposed to be Spring?
March 27th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
I agree with Ed, after “Nemesis” anything else will seem like an improvement.
March 27th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Rhett! I’m gonna be in your neighborhood again tomorrow.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I’m totally jealous of Rhett.
Adrian Zmed *giggle*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySFpFItoZEE
March 28th, 2009 at 12:08 am
Just the way I do things jj.
Morning Pan, off to grab WR #38 I go.
March 28th, 2009 at 1:09 am
So your celebrity quote for the day, in an interview about War Inc, John Cusack says about Grosse Point Blank:
‘Yeah that one was good.’
March 28th, 2009 at 4:07 am
Yay, Wander Radio!
March 28th, 2009 at 5:28 am
CR: Death Masks — Jim Butcher
Wow, JB can really write a sex scene!
March 28th, 2009 at 5:49 am
I’m trying to find meteorology podcasts for my 9 year old. This is harder than I thought it would be. I’ve even booted up the dreaded iTunes!
March 28th, 2009 at 6:00 am
Off to see ‘Knowing’ … Greatness not expected.
March 28th, 2009 at 6:28 am
Off to the museum to learn more about Indian art.
March 28th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Van – The Potatoes get it last ’cause THAT’S the way he rolls!
March 28th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Jack iz n Ur hood, kln ur Panz!
March 28th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Oh, and kudos to imaginary#.
Welcome to the Thunderdome.
:)
March 28th, 2009 at 7:45 am
A thought on the Watchman movie.
I think the graphic violence was unnecessarily limiting. In fight scenes, I don’t think that close up shots of arms being broken and the bones jutting out through the skin added anything to the movie. I think those shots could have been left out and no one would have been the wiser.
Here’s the thing – If you take a random sampling of 100 people from the “action adventure”, movie going public and described that scene to them I suspect you might have one or two people who would go see the film because of those kind of scenes.
However, I’d be willing to bet that you might have 20 who would specifically avoid it because of those kind of scenes.
Sometimes that level of carnage is needed. To relate the carnage of war in “Saving Pvt Ryan” for instance. However, in a fight between Costume adventurers and thugs, I don’t know what it added.
*steps down off the Deadpan soapbox*
March 28th, 2009 at 8:03 am
*looks around at empty bar. decides to do the antler dance in honor of the Smartie Hotties*
March 28th, 2009 at 8:04 am
*puts clothes back on and heads out to run errands.*
March 28th, 2009 at 8:13 am
CP: the Clash’s Should I Stay or Go in Spanish.
Sounds good
March 28th, 2009 at 8:58 am
“antler” dance?
March 28th, 2009 at 9:47 am
J0e – I agree with you, which isn’t surprising considering my abhorrence to bloodshed and violence, but I think the idea was to shock the audience. During our experience, a women walked out directly after the Rorschach took the hatchet to the child-murderer’s head. She was clearly disturbed and very vocal about it as she was leaving.
The violence, for me, was expected and like I’ve said before, I knew when to cover my eyes. I suppose it could have worked either way, but the book was pretty graphic, so I think the movie-makers wanted to give the film the same feel.
I think I’ve mentioned this before, but with movies like Kill Bill and 300 being so popular in our culture now, it seems like movie-watchers are becoming more and more desensitized to the violence. I don’t, personally, think that’s a good thing.
March 28th, 2009 at 11:29 am
CW: Dollhouse E7
March 28th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Ugh! e=a!
March 28th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
After last night’s Dollhouse, I think we have a keeper. Next week should be quite interesting.
March 28th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Interesting take on Red Riding Hood:
http://www.rocketboom.com/
March 28th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Or:
http://www.vimeo.com/3514904
If you’ve come to the party late.
March 28th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I’m catching up on Lost this afternoon.
March 28th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Re: Antler Dance
You’d need the way back machine to catch SNL from back in the late 70’s when it was called Saturday Night Live and it was considered controversial … and funny.
March 28th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Re: Dollhouse
I now officially like it.
I am amused that all of FOX’s spots for it feature the scantly clad, writhing, Eliza Dushku and yet she’s featured maybe only half the show … and what percentage of “main focus of the scene” time she DOES get, she is mostly NOT scantly clad and NOT being a “sex kitten”.
I keep imagining 14 year old boys being sucked in by the promos … and then being very disappointed by the content. :D
Bad FOX. Naughty FOX. Sit. stay.
March 28th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I somehow seem to have run into a mellow Saturday night. /tweet
Just dropped in to share what may be the best rap song I’ve discovered in years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po2z580ahHk
(Mark Forman deserves credit for the find)
March 28th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
We just watched Twilight, and here is our review:
Why did that lesbian chick fall in love with the simple-minded vampire? We don’t get it.
March 28th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
The world of youth is a mysterious one that seems alien to the people over 30.
Maybe Amy can elucidate on the attractions of Twilight.
March 29th, 2009 at 3:25 am
So just got back from seeing ‘Monsters vs Aliens’ in 3D.
Was fun, but the Jonas brothers preview was a major ugh!
Now know what South Park was taking the piss out of.
March 29th, 2009 at 8:45 am
“That lesbian chick?” Hmm. Bella didn’t seem that way in the book, at least, not to me. She must be very different in the movie. (No, I haven’t seen the movie.)
Here’s why I think so many teenage girls are crazy over Twilight. If you are a teenage girl, you can vicariously have this wish fulfilled through Bella (the female lead character): to find and be found by a really hot guy who wants to protect you, is just as attracted to you as you are to him, and who has tragic events in his past which you can comfort him about. I understand that, later in the series, there is further drama when the possibility of Bella choosing between the aforementioned really hot guy, Edward, and another guy named Jacob. I’ve only read the first book, though, so this is all I have to say about it.
I feel like I’m returning a favor here: You guys elucidated the Cold-War-era consuming dread of nuclear annihilation, something I didn’t understand, for me, and now I get to elucidate the attractions of “Twilight” for you. I only wish I had read the rest of the series before now, so I could explain it better.
March 29th, 2009 at 9:02 am
ick
I think I’ll go with the global annihilation.
March 29th, 2009 at 9:02 am
;)
March 29th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Hmm… global annihilation or hot guys…
That’s a toughie for me.
March 29th, 2009 at 9:20 am
LOL! :-D
March 29th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Bring on the apocalypse! LOL
Late to the party. Agreeing with JOe about unnecessary violence in movies. Agree with Ed about Dollhouse, it’s a keeper. I stilled laughed about “Eliza Dushku ” riding a superbike in a mini and lacy leggings.
March 29th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Just reread my post. Second-to-last sentence in second paragraph should have read, “. . . when the possibility . . . is introduced.”
March 29th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Good points, Amy! Most teenage girls probably swoon over an Edward!
The “lesbian chick” comment was mostly snark. It has no evidence in the story. The actress is a cutie.
Rhettro, we had a guffaw laugh at the lacy leggings. Who wears those?!
March 29th, 2009 at 9:37 am
What? Lacy leggings aren’t in style?
*runs back to store with receipt in hand*
March 29th, 2009 at 9:47 am
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/ScNeJo900AI/AAAAAAAA8o4/s2eEXvLOPBs/s640/eryjeryjdfhndf.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/03/monstrous-aviation-part-2-huge.html&usg=__udU4jsfzqzlY_t3NVkp6tpdNM3M=&h=319&w=640&sz=87&hl=en&start=290&sig2=9tiQUP-J3ZLyKpzhlJkl3w&tbnid=MkKZjySRmO0WsM:&tbnh=68&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfuturistic%2Bhelicopters%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D288&ei=1LLPSYzxF5jznQednYXlCQ
I guess I should of tinyurl’ed that. LOL But I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time.
March 29th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Dang, wrong link.
Tiny’d for your viewing pleasure.
http://tinyurl.com/dg8h4k
March 29th, 2009 at 9:56 am
To quote the Defcon tagline:
Everybody dies!
Oh and for non FB users, fav line from a song I heard today:
I’m built for comfort, I ain’t built for speed.
March 29th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Rhett – thank you for the nightmare-inspiring pictures. I’m going to go cower in the corner alone now.
March 29th, 2009 at 11:34 am
And that Edward from Twilight is just so dreamy. . . . . (ditto for Edward from Texas.)
March 29th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Oooh are we talking about hot guys again? Yay!
Adrian Zmed – Not hot
Jack Mangan – Hot
March 29th, 2009 at 11:56 am
I hope no one bursts into laughter at the mention of my name.
March 29th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
I think you are safe Jack.
March 29th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Stolen paragraph:
Nicodemus studied me for a moment before smiling. “Apocalypse is a frame of mind,” he said then. “A belief. A surrender to inevitability. It is despair for the future. It is the death of hope.”
From – Death Masks, Book Five of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
March 29th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
You’re welcome CJ. ;)
March 29th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
It continues to amaze me how many companies don’t want me to spend my money on them.
I picked up the 16 CD unabridged auidiobook of one of the last two books of the Dune series. My intent was to put it on my Ipod so I could listen to it in the car and while working out. I find it difficult to make the time to physically read books anymore.
It’s taking about six hours to read each disc. From what I’ve been able to determine, the companies are deliberately coding the discs in such a way that simple audio CD players will work, but computer based ones will choke. Even trying to just play the CD in Itunes directly caused it to hiccup uncontrolably.
Since the audio system in my car is essentially a computer as well, I’m betting the discs will fail there as well.
So, I’m letting the computer chew on them for as long as it takes. But I’ll never buy another audiobook CD again.
March 29th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
DRM sucks.
March 29th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
only 1 more day of March Madness.. I can’t wait to have my husband back!!
Since Illinois got out early on, we are taking Michigan State being our closest neighbors.
I can’t believe I just said we.. Hugh has sucked me into this march madness shit
heh.. I just said Hugh sucked me :)
LOL
March 29th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
just reading through casually, I saw dittos comments on something Tee said about The Sandman
I would like the 2nd dittos comments- everyone that has Sandman but hasn’t read it yet should read it, but yes there are some definite disturbing moments. Issue 6 for example, right when the series started made many readers stop reading it.
He also mentioned Cages.. one of the most beautiful and most treasured comics in my collection.
I will refrain from swooning over Dave McKean again here.. but the guy is a genius. See for yourself
http://www.davemckean.com/
March 29th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
TSH swooon!
March 29th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Van: These sheep farmers from Wales have far too much time on their hands!
Extremem Sheep LED Art
https://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=en&tab=wm#inbox/120542fb44914a95
March 29th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Bad link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw
March 29th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
We will be seeing the new Trek most definitely, although when is the question
We still haven’t seen Watchmen
March 29th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
ditto swoon!!!!
March 29th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
See. This is what posting while drinking Terrible will do to you:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22/3635
March 29th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
ok, I lost my place in the comments. I tried to keep up
I keep seeing Dollhouse mentioned. We haven’t been watching that, should we be?
March 29th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
I see your swoon and raise you a swoon! ;)
March 29th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
*swooon3*
March 29th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
D’oh! I’ve been defeated by the elite swoon.
March 29th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Ok we’re off to our next adventure
l8r pan
March 29th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
sorry ditto :) you know i have the power of the swoon
March 29th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
I don’t doubt that at all.
Have to run for a bit. Be back in about 30 minutes.
Hope you & Huge doing well even if he’s paying more attention to basketball than you. Silly man. ;)
March 29th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Oh and TSHs, Dollhouse is worth checking out.
March 29th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Smarty Hotties!!!!!!!!
OK, I’m leaving now for the LLAP house, so I’ll probably get there a little after 5:30.
March 29th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Yes to Dollhouse – catch it on Hulu if you haven’t been recording.
**Jack Magan Swooooon****
March 29th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
J0e, Rhettro, Cj: I agree, I found some of the violence in the “Watchmen” movie to be unnecessarily gory and detailed. Why couldn’t the scene with Big Figure and his goons trying to get to Rorschach just have been left the way it was in the comic? It was already violent enough.
Hi, TSH! :-)
March 29th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
ditto, I am going to tell Hugh you said that :)
I just don’t like sharing him with basketball.
Hi Jackamo!!! *mmmmwa!!!!*
Ed and Van- since you say Dollhouse is good we will check it out.
Hi Amy!
Hope everyone is doing goodly
and I 2nd the Jack swoon
*Jack Mangan swooon2*
March 29th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
TSH: I’m doing pretty well. Have you read the Watchmen GN?
(Bedtime here. Good night, Pan!)
March 29th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Look! Rorschach is Chaotic Good
http://laughingsquid.com/the-nine-add-alignments-represented-by-film-tv-characters/
March 30th, 2009 at 12:23 am
John Locke is Lawful Good??
March 30th, 2009 at 12:53 am
Bob the Builder is playing in the background..my brain is melting from the cuteness.
March 30th, 2009 at 1:00 am
Homebuilt computer circa 1991:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2RmY_zrZFE
March 30th, 2009 at 3:59 am
Good Morning Gang!
March 30th, 2009 at 5:56 am
Morning, Deadpan! I’m in the office for a few hours, then off on a business trip (a short one to Denver) through Thursday.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Safe short travels, EssBee!
200
March 30th, 2009 at 8:14 am
I’m still giggling about last night.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:22 am
There’d better be a full report on some Farpoint Media show this week….
Enjoy your trip, Essbee. Be sure to bring us souvenirs :)
March 30th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Ed – I bet it will be on LLAP.
Slow Monday.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:40 am
CW: Breaking Bad S2E4
March 30th, 2009 at 8:53 am
What happened over in fair Effpiem last night? I’m curious, too, and I want to hear the report.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Great Wander Radio episode, Wolf!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Oh – I see, Jack went over to hang out with Dan and Cj.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Thank You EssBee.
I had the opportunity to meet the band yesterday at their CD release party…
If you like traditional Celtic Music Queen’s Gambit does it really well.
They also have a sense of humor. Last year they did a cover of “Code Monkey”. Really they did…I am trying to find a copy of that.
On the latest CD – they did a version of 7 Bridges. The harmonies are just excellent….
Damn I went fanboi…
March 30th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Ed – what are you looking for a full report on? I’m easily confused apparently.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Cj – Why you are giggling…still this morning.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Amy – Yep! Jack came over and was on LLAP along with Debbie. I’m listening to the pre-edited show right now and making up show notes. Hopefully, it will be online before the end of today.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Oh… I’m giggling because our evening was a festival of giggling. We are full of silly. I don’t want to give away too much though. ;)
“That’s what she said.”
March 30th, 2009 at 9:28 am
It was definitely a fun LLAP episode — possibly historic!
March 30th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I need to get me some more of that in n out burger.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Good Afternoon Pan!
Back from sunny Mexico. We flew back on Saturday into a snow storm and woke up to 8″ of snow the next morning. I think I want to go back to the warm beach.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:36 am
TEB Would you rather have sand in your bathing suit or snow?
March 30th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Things I learned in Mexico:
There is no shortage of silicone
March 30th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Wolf, Sand, definately
March 30th, 2009 at 9:49 am
When you have access to food, non-stop from 5:30 am to 11:00 pm you gain 8 pounds (will be working hard to remove that one :) )
March 30th, 2009 at 9:50 am
From my husband:
Froot Loops are sweeter in the US than in Canada. And are somewhere in between in Mexico
March 30th, 2009 at 10:01 am
So, we’ll get some Jack giggliness on the next LLAP?
Excellent.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:12 am
I just finished listening to the pre-edited LLAP and there’s plenty of Jack giggles. There’s even a moment where he refers to me by my real first name. I wasn’t in the room at the time so I didn’t know it was there until I heard it just now. I actually had to collect myself from that majorly swooooonworthy moment right there. :oops:
March 30th, 2009 at 10:23 am
tee hee hee hee hee hee hee
March 30th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Cj walk over to the nearest coach and lie down… You will be alright. Just take your time and relax and build the strength back up in your legs. It will come in time. When you feel strong enough get off the coach and carry on with your day, but take it easy…that was a shock to the system.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:24 am
TEB – welcome back to the land of snow and bitter Froot Loops.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:26 am
The episode covered in the latest LLAP reminds me of a Dr Who comic story from the early 80’s.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Oh and there is a specific episode of ‘The Goodies’ is infamous for a man dying from laughing too much.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Yeah I don’t know why I felt the need to share that trivia.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:49 am
My latest gutenberg project, The Cryptogram by James De Mille, is now live:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/28435
This was an excellent place to direct pre-surgery terror. I’m already 11% into my next project, The Homesteaders.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Very cool MD.
March 30th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Yes, very cool MD. I hope you feel up to more audiobook recording again soon, as well.
March 30th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Wolf, it sounds like you’ve experienced this before yourself. I don’t feel so alone now. What a relief. ;)
March 30th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Van, in Roger Rabbit some of the hyenas die laughing. I appreciate your bit of trivia.
March 30th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Thrustburst is a scramble clone with a twist:
http://umlautgames.net/
March 30th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
CJ needs to get off the coach? By all means, move up to first class!
*spelling nerd flees…..
March 30th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
The latest family guy does another variation on cool whip but using Will Weaton.
March 30th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
!!!!!
$*^%$
Dammit
Bad things.
/vent
March 30th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
(Leaving angry moment)
Van, we watched that last night. Weird and funny.
(Back to angry moment where I attempt to not throw my telephone across the room)
March 30th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Yes, the Hhhwil Hhhweaton bit was definitely the highlight.
I hope your day is improving, Cj.
March 30th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Amy- we have read Watchman. I have the individual comics sealed away and the GN for when I want to read it :)
One day we should listen to CJ’s podcast.. one day.. after we catch up in Deadpan :)
Hugh sez: We are hoping to see a return to the play by play this weekend
Hopefully :) We’re trying. Life is crazy.
Hugh sez: you can say that again
Hopefull :) We’re trying. Life is crazy.
Hugh sez: smart ass
:) My ass is super smart
March 30th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Holy smiley overload batman!!
March 30th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
A new Sm :) arty :) Hotties :) play-by-pl :) ay this weekend :) would be a :) beau :) tiful thing :) .
March 30th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
LOL
I’m impressed Jackamo :)
March 30th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
So I just opened my Previews Comics for comics coming in May 2009 and guesss what is being re-released???
Dave McKean’s Cages!!!!!!
*SWOOOOOOON*
March 30th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
It’s being released as a GN at $29.95
It will be awesome to have a GN to flip through when I want to read it now :)
March 30th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
ok, back to comic book ordering
sorry for my excessive Dave McKean swoonage
Hugh sez: I’m so jealous
:) you have basketball, I have Dave McKean
Hugh sez: and Greg Dulli, and Skinny Puppy, and that contact lens model
and you have football, and hockey
Hugh sez: FINE! We’re even woman!
March 30th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
*Blackhawks swoon*
So, I think we need our residents comic experts to compile a list of required comic reading….
March 30th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
[comics tangent] I am so sick of DC comics and their 52/Countdown/Final Crisis mumbo-jumbo. Batman RIP was bad enough. The best comic books aren’t coming out of DC and Marvel anymore.. well Vertigo still has some winners [/comics tangent]
March 30th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Do you think Jack means me?
Hugh sez: who else would he mean?
New comics, or comics of all time, Jack?
March 30th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Hugh sez: *blackhawks swoooon2*
March 30th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
My crisis has been temporarily averted. My phone is still in tact.
I want to read more. Where can I purchase a large amount of free time in which to do this reading? Anyone have any to spare?
March 30th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Well I’ll just do some of both
A small selection of the best comics of old:
1. The Sandman Ver2 (when Neil Gaiman wrote it)
2. Hellblazer
3. Maus
4. From Hell
5. Batman Legends of The Dark Knight
6. Cages
7. Doom Patrol Ver 3 I think (when Grant Morrison wrote it)
8. Grendel
9. I Am Legend
10. Hellraiser
March 30th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Cj- I am sorry but the only spare time i have is being used by me right now :)
March 30th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
TSH – well, then… in a way, I’m enjoying your spare time already, aren’t I? ;-)
Thanks!
March 30th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
A small selection of the best comics out right now:
1. Hellblazer
2. Fables
3. Echo
4. DMZ
5. Vinyl Underground
6. Un-Men
7. Northlanders
8. Madame Xanadu
9. The Sword
10. Batman Confidental
11. bonus- Batman Chronicles
March 30th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
it is our pleasure, CJ :)
March 30th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Cj: Awesome! I love it when podcasters and their shows are full of silly. :-)
Wolf: I have to vote for snow in my suit… snow melts, sand does not.
TSH: Thanks for sharing your expertise! :-)
March 30th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
ok, comics for May have been ordered. We got:
Cages
Neil Gaiman presents: Voltan
Batman Battle for the Cowl
Batman confidential
Unwritten
Fables
Jack of Fables
Literals
Hellblazer
Northlander
House of Mystery
Olympus
Four Eyes
Proof
sword
Anita Blake Necromancer
Echo
Complete Dracula
Jim Butchers Dresden Files
Dr Who
Juxtapoz Magazine
and with that, we’re off
bye pan
hugh sez: bye pan
March 30th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
it was our pleasure, Amy
l8r
March 30th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
RE: Purchasing spare time.
Stay away from cheap “knock-off” time. Oh, it seems like a bargain but it tends to fall apart quickly … and that “Made in China” spare time? Well, an hour later, you’ll just be wanting more.
March 30th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
I have a spare tire, does that count?
March 30th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Evening, Deadpan.
Today was not my best day ever. I sure am glad you all are out there.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
We’re glad you’re there too, EssBee.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Morning Pan, back to work today, grrrrrr!, good news on the polypill:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7971456.stm
March 30th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Lets hope it sin’t sacrificed on the altar of ‘lifestyle changes’, which many people are resistant too…
March 30th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
…or drug companies not being able to make huge profits from it.
Ok, off to work.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Interesting. Though I suppose one could simply take aspirin, folic acid, …
Re-reading the paragraph again and now I’m confused.
“The polypill used in the latest study combines five active pharmacological ingredients widely available separately – aspirin, a statin to lower cholesterol and three blood pressure-lowering drugs – as well as folic acid.”
Does that mean the polypill is 5 pills in one or is it aspirin, a statin, 3 BP drugs, and folic acid? Because that would be 6 ingredients. Or is folic acid not an active ingredient?
I was going to say that I didn’t see the point in making a magic pill when I could merely take the individual pills, but if we are talking the difference between one pill and twenty-four (randomly chosen number) pills then I’ll take the magic one.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
TSH: The Sword is awesome. :)
March 30th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Oh and for iPhone/iPod Touch users out there in DP land, Skype is now available on the app store.
No calls over 3G though.
March 31st, 2009 at 12:54 am
ThoughT you were going to go all Spanish Inquisition there NS…
March 31st, 2009 at 2:34 am
I never thought I would say this in my lifetime but something good has come from twitter:
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090331/wr_nm/us_love
I would take any death threat from Courtney Love seriously. Whether on twitter, or anywhere.
March 31st, 2009 at 2:35 am
I love The Sword, Nomad :)
March 31st, 2009 at 2:36 am
That is hilarious, TSH.
March 31st, 2009 at 4:09 am
Yeah if only Cassandra had twitted, she might have been believed.
March 31st, 2009 at 4:19 am
Morning Pan.
Month end. Ugh.
March 31st, 2009 at 4:39 am
Here I go – off to schmooze. Have a good day, Deadpan!
March 31st, 2009 at 5:52 am
Well, the hotel has been booked. Barring any unforeseen events, I will definitely be in Arizona on the September long weekend.
While I know it’s a long way off and reminders will have to be made, Jack, CJ (and hubby Dan), Rhettro and any others in that area, if you’re not at DragonCon that weekend, it would be cool if we could get together for dinner or something.
March 31st, 2009 at 5:59 am
Damn I wish I could go…
March 31st, 2009 at 6:05 am
I’m also going to be at World Con in Aug if anybody else is there, we can also go for dinner.
March 31st, 2009 at 6:19 am
Month end and the stupid internet is acting up. Shaping up to be another long day.
March 31st, 2009 at 6:25 am
TEB – No Dragon Con for us. We’ll be here! I look forward to seeing you.
I’m at month end as well. My butt will be numb by tomorrow night for sure having to sit here with my friendly neighborhood spreadsheets for hours.
March 31st, 2009 at 6:31 am
Oh, and Good Morning – Want more Jack? (who doesn’t?)
LLAP Episode 109: Kissing Beneath the Bearded Barley
http://www.lovelongandprosper.com/podcast/?p=200
March 31st, 2009 at 6:41 am
Listening to it right now, CJ.
March 31st, 2009 at 6:57 am
Ok, CJ. I have issues with your knowledge of actors. Last week you didn’t know who Karl Urban is, now you don’t know who Simon Pegg is.
tsk, tsk, tsk.
March 31st, 2009 at 7:02 am
CJ: Do you have the knitpickers guides for both original and Next Gen ST? Hubby and I like to pull them out and look at them before watching. It’s fun to find the errors.
March 31st, 2009 at 7:03 am
Yeah – I have a horrible memory. Half the time I do know the person and I’ve just completely forgotten. Now that they are in Star Trek they’ll be more important to me ;-)
March 31st, 2009 at 7:04 am
TEB – yes! We have them all. We actually interviewed Phil Farrand on a previous episode: http://www.lovelongandprosper.com/podcast/?p=95
Sometimes we pull content from the books for the show. They are awesome books.
March 31st, 2009 at 7:27 am
So on the rare occasions I go downtown, I share an office with another guy. Yesterday, while I was there, he was given notice. Doesn’t affect me as we are in different departments (and accountants are usually the last to be let go anyway) but it still sucks.
He says he’s not too worried. He’s 58, been with the company about 30 years, and apparently he got a really nice package (insert dirty joke here), so now he’s thinking retirement (if he doesn’t go stir crazy from sitting around)
What it does mean is, sometime in the near future, they will be moving my downtown office. It doesn’t make sense to rent a downtown office for just one person. Chances are I’ll be move to one of the other office they have with other people. Not that it matters, I’ll still work from home most days :)
March 31st, 2009 at 7:44 am
So, I’m just at the test on LLAP. Do you know it skips right at the result. I think you said yes, in which case, congrats. (If I’m wrong, I blame your recording).
Now to listen to the rest.
March 31st, 2009 at 7:49 am
*snicker* TEB said “Moving my downtown office” *snicker snicker*
March 31st, 2009 at 7:49 am
wait … was that what we were supposed to make the innuendo about?
March 31st, 2009 at 7:52 am
Yesterday as I was making lunch, the back half of one of my front teeth fell off.
I take really good care of my teeth (I thought) so … shock horror fear.
Just now back from the dentist. Tooth is repaired and thankfully the only pain is where they stuck the Novocain needly (“this will pinch a bit”) into my lower gum.
I hate it when that happens. Any of it.
March 31st, 2009 at 7:56 am
J0e, I think genetics have a lot to do with teeth. I look after my teeth quite well as well (including flossing etc.). I see the dentist every six months and the rest of my family is sporadic. I don’t eat a lot of sweets (I’m more of a fruit and veggie person) I’ve still had two root canals in the last 10 years, and usually have a cavity once a year.
March 31st, 2009 at 8:26 am
I suspect it’’s more down to having bigger gaps.
After losing two adult teeth in the back of my mouth, I haven’t had a cavity in 20 years. The dentist mentioned that I have enough gaps that food doesn’t get stuck in places the toothbrush can’t reach.
It may all be bollox of course and I may now have jinxed myself to false teeth in my near future.
March 31st, 2009 at 8:29 am
That was definitely one of the giggliest LLAP’s I’ve heard :)
March 31st, 2009 at 8:55 am
I had a really weird dream last night. It was like I was watching the new Star T…
Y’know I think I’ll do this as a VM to LLAP
March 31st, 2009 at 9:00 am
A voice mail for ME?!?!
*dancing in anticipation*
March 31st, 2009 at 9:01 am
Okay, in hindsight the filthy middle part of that voicemail might not make the cut, but hey, I was talking about a movie…
March 31st, 2009 at 9:13 am
I didn’t hear anything filthy – and yes, I did feel bad about not remembering the title of “Night on Earth” since I do actually own it.
on VHS…………… :P
March 31st, 2009 at 9:23 am
“VHS…” hmmm, VHS. VHS…
Nope, comin’ up blank on that one.
Okay, kidding. Up until last October I was making copies of VHS on a weekly basis. Then the optical stuff and me were purchased and the videotape was all left behind.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:39 am
One word – Betamax
March 31st, 2009 at 9:44 am
Better quality than VHS, and survived in the Pro market far longer than a lot of people know.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:48 am
We were a Betamax family. My dad even had the video recorder. All of our home movies are on Beta.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:56 am
We had a decrepit betamax player in the old place. About one in three tapes worked in it, it was that old. A toploader too.
We also had tons of Betacam decks (and BetacamSP, and Digital Betacam), which is the pro tape you are thinking of, Van. The first Betacam stuff was based on the same transports and basic tapestock as the consumer Betamax, but was not in fact cross-compatible.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:59 am
Sex with vegetables and animals is mildly filthy.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:15 am
It depends on the vegetables.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:16 am
Cj for Simon Pegg at his comedic best, stick the two seasons of Spaced in your netflicks queue.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:39 am
Have I gone on and on yet about “Slings and Arrows” here?
Wow, I hate to see the Canadians hid this gem from me for so long. Three seasons of six episodes each and boy do they pack a lot in.
The best part is they had a plan starting out, so the series did not hang out for five seasons, limping along and having contrived plots between what they wanted to actually say. They wrote it with a mind to having exactly the three seasons.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:43 am
A snowfall warning has been issued for tonight. I’m really getting tired of winter.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:47 am
CP: Busted — Matchbox Twenty
Rather appropriate right now. FFF.
*think good thoughts*
Mmmmmmmmm beer. I could really use one right now. :)
That is all.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:50 am
CP: Texarkana — R.E.M.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:54 am
It will soon be over TEB.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
Maybe you can just kip through the bad weather.
cough.
March 31st, 2009 at 11:02 am
I just might do that, Van ;)
March 31st, 2009 at 11:05 am
Nothing wrong with a little bit of pumpkin-sheep lovin’…
oh wait… maybe there is….
March 31st, 2009 at 11:07 am
And … isn’t a pumpkin a fruit? It has seeds. What’s that rule again?
March 31st, 2009 at 11:07 am
Nice Supersprint clone called Gene Rally:
http://generally.rscsites.org/index.shtml
March 31st, 2009 at 11:08 am
Mmmmm Bacon.
http://www.baconsaltblog.com/2009/03/our-newest-product.html
March 31st, 2009 at 11:14 am
CJ: No! No! No! No! :roll:
March 31st, 2009 at 11:23 am
I dunno, it probably smells better than KY Jelly..
cough
March 31st, 2009 at 11:33 am
What, TEB? Too salty?
March 31st, 2009 at 11:55 am
Just… ewwww!
March 31st, 2009 at 11:56 am
We’ve discovered TEB’s revulsion point.
March 31st, 2009 at 11:57 am
I think even the most hardcore bacon lover would think twice before applying that… well, anywhere, really.
March 31st, 2009 at 12:04 pm
I’m kinda proud to have had such an effect although, sadly, I don’t actually like bacon all that much myself and I think it might be an April Fool’s ad.
March 31st, 2009 at 12:10 pm
They worked that in a day early, no fair!
March 31st, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Bunny, I definitely look forward to meeting you, when you’re in town.
BTW, JohnBoze – I’m guessing you were relatively unaffected by the insane weather up there?
March 31st, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Relatively so, wet and sloppy is hardly the apocalypse.
I drive on a bridge over the Mississippi at least twice daily and it looks pretty darn high, but it would need to be actually apocalyptic to reach my house a mile away. (and of significant elevation above.
March 31st, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Cj, did you seriously say “salty”?! LOL
March 31st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
What? Who? Me? I’d never say something so naughty. I believe you are mistaken. ;)
March 31st, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Why does the yuckiest guy in every situation decide that I am the girl of his dreams?
March 31st, 2009 at 2:15 pm
“wet and sloppy is hardly the apocalypse”
I think JB just won this week’s quotable of the week.
March 31st, 2009 at 2:18 pm
My goodness is he ignorant of your sexuality?
It’s a sad day when you realise you were never the stuff of dreams.
March 31st, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Ignorant, indeed!
Van, I think you are dreamy.
March 31st, 2009 at 2:51 pm
yuckiest wha … ??? Did I hear someone calling for me?
March 31st, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Wow. “Night on Earth”. Hadn’t thought about that one in a while. I recall being marginally amused by some scenes. I wonder if the passage of time may have changed my perception of it.
Palooza material?
Deadpan on Earthapolooza ?
March 31st, 2009 at 3:21 pm
JOe = also dreamy.
March 31st, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Really – I think I have dreams about all of you. You must all be dreamy!
March 31st, 2009 at 3:54 pm
So long as you don’t mean a Kafkaesque nightmare. ;)
March 31st, 2009 at 5:40 pm
If I wake up as a giant cockroach in the morning, somebody’s going to have some ’splainin to do…..
March 31st, 2009 at 5:52 pm
[...] Jack Mangan’s Deadpan #123: Zmedpan [...]
March 31st, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Loving the dream conversation. :-)
TEB: Awesome! I’ll be out that way (well, back in SoCal) by then. I’d love to come, but I don’t know whether I’ll be working, or whether I’ll have transportation.
I had to submit quarterly reports today. There was much stressing and worrying, but I got them all in before 5:00. I realized too late that I never looked to see if any of my new students had beginning scores on the standard English test on record. I’ll have to report that next quarter. :-(
March 31st, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Actually – I’d have to admit that my dreams are much too pleasant and sharing them anywhere on a public forum would only get me in trouble …
March 31st, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Okay, time for me to turn off the computer.
Tomorrow morning, my team and I leave for a three-day retreat in Key Largo. I will probably have no Internet access while I’m there, so I’ll talk to you when I get back. :-)
March 31st, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Good night and good day tomorrow, Amy!
March 31st, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Cj w/ the “salty” and the dreams . . .
March 31st, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Dreams of giant pretzels?
March 31st, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Prizes acquired at the going-out-of-business sale at the downtown Denver Virgin Megastore:
-The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds $7
-Tegan And Sara – If It Was You $5
-15 Huapangos do Oro Miguel Aceves Mejia – $4!!!
March 31st, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Actually – I’m craving waffles! (said in Donkey voice)
March 31st, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Where do I sign-up for the “CJ’s Dreams – private forum” ?
March 31st, 2009 at 8:51 pm
EssBee – Re: Going out of business
Well duh! There’s a business plan that wasn’t thought through.
Like they were going to find enough virgins to fill a mega store. Geesh!
March 31st, 2009 at 8:53 pm
What?
*listens intently to producer through ear piece*
Not actually selling Virgins?
*turns back to camera*
Right. Ignore the previous post.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:02 pm
I used to work for Virgin when I lived in So. Cal. I worked for the gaming division in tech support.
Yes… I was an employee of … … … Virgin Games, Interactive Entertainment
Gotta love that name eh…
“Virgin Tech Support, this is Cj. How may I help you?”
April 1st, 2009 at 12:02 am
And I bet you were doing it in the breathy voice too…
April 1st, 2009 at 7:49 am
A bit quiet today.
April 1st, 2009 at 8:23 am
We’re in the unshow, Van.