August 2004

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Tuesday August 31, 2004 11:24pm #

» The Republicans have put up an African American politician from Maryland as their answer to Baraca Obama (sp?) at the convention tonight. One of his speech points was on having the "right to create legacy wealth for our children"

Isn't that the root of aristocracy?

Arnold's speech was, well Arnold. He worked in several catchphrases and put forward an interesting list of items that most people would agree with-- saying that if you agree with those things, you are a Republican. It was a little simplistic, but an interesting tact.

Laura Bush, is the First Lady. She gave a gracious and fine speech, fairly non-political.

The Bush Twins shouldn't speak anymore :)

Let's Go Surfing

» Julius Marx has his newest posting (This past Sunday) chockful of Superhero Action Figure pictures.

Sunday August 29, 2004 8:05pm #

Random Non-Sequiters

» I played my first full game of HeroClix last Thursday. You can view the summary sheet, with pictures, of the game, I put together and how it went down.

I was suprized at how fast paced the game is compared to Games Workshop miniature games I've played previously. I didn't care for the game maps that came with it so I built my own, some of which you can see in the summary PDF above. (I built the buildings off of some photos I found on the web... so hopefully the graphitti doesn't say anything profane in another language or anything.)

» For those that like TV: Site with 2004 Fall Television Schedule Grid by Network | by day Same site also has a list of Premiere Dates. Thing is, I've taped way more tv than I watched last year, and I've only made it to February on most of last seasons shows.

» Had an interesting experience this evening. I thought my apartment was on fire. I look up and there is a heavy haze of smoke everywhere. I walk out of my back room and as I'm going toward the livingroom and kitchen the smoke haze is getting thicker and thicker. As it turns out the Apartment below me was grilling on their deck and all the smoke was wafting up and going into my apartment through the open doorwall. Always nice to think your place is on fire though.

Comic Reviews
Go to Mile High Comics and read 30 current Marvel Comics (Most if not all, in their entirety)

Dr. Strange #1 - JMS, Petersen
Good story, very introductory and very much designed for the eventual tradepaperback. I know very little about Dr. Strange, other than he was a surgeon that got in an accident and could no longer do surgery, and somehow he received the eye of Amagato and became the Earth's Sorcer Supreme, and oh yeah there's a lot of astral plane stuff too. In anycase, none of that figures into this first issue much. Mostly JMS starts organizing his cards on the table for later.

I was going to buy this issue in the store, but since reading it online for free (see below) I think I'll skip the purchase. I'll flip through the second issue in the store, but if the pacing stays at this level, I might wait to read it in its entirety when it's collected as a single book.

Read the complete first issue of JMS's Doctor Strange at Mile High Comics.

Madrox #1 - Peter David, Pablo Raimondi
Another issue I was going to buy but get to read free online instead. Thing is, this ones in my pull list I think so I'll probably still have to buy it :(

Anyway, good first issue, I didn't feel like I had to understand anything in current X-Continuity (which is a good thing since I know nothing of what is currently happening in the X books). Story is much better than average. Art fits the material well, but some of the photoshop coloring is poor. Definently go read this one. Even non-comics fans may enjoy.

Read the complete Madrox first issue free at Mile High Comics.

Warlock #1 - Greg Pak, Charles Adlard
Odd.

Read the complete Warlock first issue free at Mile High Comics.

The New Invaders #1 - Allan Jacobsen, C P Smith
Eh. Not a big fan of World War Two inspired comics. To me it always underscores the unnatural agelessness of the WWII heroes. Nice art, although it seems almost a little too overproduced.

Read the complete Invaders first issue free at Mile High Comics.

Powerless #1 - Matt Cherniss & Peter Johnson, Michael Gaydos
Fairly good tale, in a similiar vein as Superman Secret Identity. all of Marvel's most popular and familiar characters are represented in this tale that follows a "What if" noone had superpowers "where would they be" situation.

Read the complete Powerless first issue free at Mile High Comics.

» Wow when you look at the above I've read like $15 worth of comics for free. What a neat thing this internet is.

Let's Go Surfing

» JMS to do Silver surfer Mini for Marvel
via Post-Crisis

» Read the complete first issue of Madrox at Mile High Comics.

Saturday August 28, 2004 10:03pm #

» Saw the "Unrated" version of version of The Girl Next Door starring Elisha Cuthbert on DVD. I have no idea how this differs from the theatre version of the movie. Maybe they put in some extra swear words or something? No idea. Anyway, if you've seen this in the theatre, move along, nothing more to see here.

Comments on Comics

JSA #63 and #64 - Johns, Ordway
Good Solid Art on a title with diverse characters and costumes that can be tough to make work together. This two parter search for Sand: Waking the Sandman is an ok enough read. There is alot going on and a large cast to give spotlight moments to but Geoff Johns makes his tale work ably as something self contained while still setting up a half dozen story threads to unravel later. Good book for older continuity-heavy fans.

Comments on TV

» Teen Titan's returns to the anime inspired quicktakes and more lighthearted animation style this week as Cyborg infiltrates the Hive "High School". Eh.

» Justice League also goes with a lighter episode, penned by Paul Dini involving Circe, Wonder Woman turned into a pig, Zatanna, and Bwanna Beast (Yes you read that right, Bwanna Beast.) All that is topped by the scene summed up in the pic at right. Batman singing, "Am I Blue" on a club stage.

Let's Go Surfing

» Pretty decent "how to" minicomic overview site

Saturday August 28, 2004 12:04pm #

Random Non-Sequiters

» "Fear Factor stars eat live spiders and take your calls on Larry King Live tonight at 9." Actual promo heard on CNN Thursday.

Comments on Comics

Superman #207 and #208 - Azzarello, Lee
Y'know several issues into this thing and I still really don't follow this story. Something about the odd pacing and the slow movement, seems to have me lost. Honestly, I have no idea what this run is about. Jim Lee's art is nice though, and #208 features Lee drawing the JLA which is a good thing.

Let's Go Surfing

» Bit Torrent of a fan made Planet of the Apes redone as a 30 min Twilight Zone episode This is pretty good. Read all about it here.
via Boing Boing

» Here's a great idea! The next time you see the MPAA anti-pirate commercial in the theatre, let out a hearty "ARRRRRRRRRR!"
via Boing Boing

» Bob Propst inventor of the cubicle

Propst wants to make one thing perfectly clear: He does not accept the blame for the nightmare that his grand idea has evolved into.

» PT on Engadget on how to create 3D Pictures. There is a freeware program method, and a Photoshop method covered in the article.

» Image Comics for November 2004. Highlights: Besides Invincible, There is an Invincible guest appearance in Novle Causes #5.
via Comics Continuum

» Eh, What's Up Doc? Round Carrots!
via J-Walk Blog

» Cool Coin Counting Jar

» Marvel Legends Series VII due end of September/Begining of October. Article includes pic of Silver and Red Iron Man. No Picture of the Hawkeye figure though.
via Action-figure.com

» Get ready Clerks II: The Passion of the Clerks, coming soon to a theatre near you. Snootchy Bootchies!
via FARK

» Navy to retire the F-14 "Top Gun" Tomcats. Somewhere, Tom Cruise silently weeps.
via FARK

Tuesday August 25, 2004 7:10pm #

» Two page Green Lantern Article/Geoff Johns Interview from October 2004 Wizard Page One | Page Two. Page Two contains a nice drawing of the new Hal Jordan GL costume. It's growing on me, I like it. John's quick thoughts on the Green Lantern Mythos in the sidebar on page two look positive too.
via Some Guy on DC Comics Green Lantern Forum

Tuesday August 25, 2004 6:02pm #

Comments on Comics

Green Lantern #180 - Marz, Ramos

Wow.

It's not a good time to be a supporting character in the DCU is it?

Good Art. Good Writing. Good issue. Grim though. Grim.

Tuesday August 24, 2004 10:32pm #

At the Movies

Garden State
Odd [R] 1hr 41min
In Theatres: ???? Date I saw it: 8/24/04 at Star Alpine

Trippy little independentish flick that gets less trippy as the movie progresses. There's a reason behind that. The Scrubs Actor J-something or other Braff(?) Wrote, Directed, Starred etc. this tale of a guy who goes back to New Jersey for his mother's funeral. Weird slice of life vignettes ensue. And then there is Natalie Portman too. The cast is odd, as is what little of a plot is strung together. This is one of those: journey is more important than the destination films, so if you see it don't wonder too strongly about what direction it's going. I like these type of films but for those who prefer the standard three act movie style, you might want to skip this one. If you like stuff like Six Feet Under, Rescue Me, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. etc. You might enjoy this one.

Update: 08/04/29: A very thorough review, warning contains spoilers

Overall [ok] Story [ok] Special Effects [N/A]
key: [awful] [poor] [ok] [good] [great]

Random Non-Sequiters

Just saw a commercial for the Daily Show, John Kerry is the guest tonight in 30min. If you miss it catch it tomorrow at the 7pm rerun.

Tuesday August 24, 2004 2:20am #

Random Non-Sequiters

» I haven't posted much over the last week, but still had the most "Unique" visitors, for the week, ever at 222 (which beat out last week's 221!). For all those Googlers out there hitting my pages, welcome to my little ongoing vanity blog of geek revelry. And to my friends and acquaintances, I can't believe you keep coming back to this site ;) Really how much comic stuff can you stand from me? lol.

» I was in the Detroit Area over the last couple days. On my way back to GR, I swung by a Comic Store in Kalamazoo, Exit 76b North off of i94: Fanfare Sports Entertainment, which was reccomended by a co-worker. The store is not very well titled, since it appears primarily as a comic book store first and foremost. Very nice place, well lit, clean, and organized. Lots of stuff, nicely presented. If you're into that sort of thing and find yourself in KZoo, Go See. Rainy day when pic'd

» Played around with this Nintendo Bongo Drum game in Circuit City the other day. Really fun Game. It's a Karaoke type thing. When these little targets line-up in your sites you beat on the drum, if you do it correctly you endup playing the drum part for the song playing in the Game. I played the "Wild Thing" Level. Good times.

Comments on TV

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted about Justice League or Teen Titans.

» Here's some pics of the JLU episode Kid's Stuff from two weeks ago, featuring the "Big Four"-- Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern, as 8 year old versions of themselves. I thought this episode was a little cutesy at first but I caught it a second time and it grew on me. Fun half hour.

» I don't have too much to say about this past week's JLU Episode: Hawk and Dove. I never followed those characters in the comics. Overall I thought this was very similiar to the opening season Green Arrow episode. I did find it interesting that the voices of Hawk and Dove were played by the two brothers from the Wonder Years The pic at right is from the opening of the episode where Wonder Woman in civilian clothes foils a bank robbery.

» If you haven't caught the last two parter "Aftershock" episodes of Teen Titan's these past two weeks, you've missed out on some animated superhero goodness. The Titan's drop the wild anime "takes" for a couple weeks and do a pretty straightforward and darker tale of the return of Tera the Teen Titan traitoress. Pic at right is from the opening of the second part which featured a pretty cool action sequence with the Titans in silhouette and fog.

» And lest this TV roundup get a little two kid friendly, click on the the picture at left for a very nice pool scene (ever so slightly NSFW) from one of my new favorite TV show's HBO's Entourage (Sunday Nights at 10:30pm).

Let's Go Surfing

» Inhale your Alcohol
via FARK

» Perseid Meteors, cool pic.

» Monkey Graduation photos
via Boing Boing

» The Future of Pocket PCs
via Pocket PC Thoughts

» I can't wait to get my Lebron James Comic Book from DC Comics!
via Newsarama

» She's Back. Nice Phoenix Pic
via Newsarama

» Spider-Woman, Spider-Man and Wolverine in the New Avengers
via Newsarama

» Dig this cool Ultimate Captain MarVell
via Newsarama

» Cool Furniture site: West Elm. I think it is a sister company of Pottery Barn.
via Apartment Therapy

» Green Lantern Race Car pic from 8/23/04 Nascar Race
via Comics Continuum

» Archie Comics Solicitations for December 2004. I post this link only because the black and white line art covers would make for excellent print your own coloring pages.
via Comics Continuum

» Marvel Comics and Tradepaperbacks for November 2004. Highlights: Ironman cover, Great Holiday Spider-man cover, Yet another Wolverine clawing through a cover cover, Marvel Team-up cover, Fantastic Four Hardcover Encyclopedia
via Comics Continuum

» Playboy adds Silicon to the usual Silicone. Playstation 2 Video Game character to appear topless in October issue. (quite abit down the page at time of posting)
via FARK

» Photos from people: Flickr

» I haven't seen this done before, Marvel has allowed Comics Continuum to post EVERY page from the upcoming Uncanny X-Men #448. Read it before you can buy it.
via Comics Continuum

» Fantastic Four Gift Set Pics and Other Marvel plastic goodness.
via Toys News International

» Natalie Portman with Dennis Hasert, Hillary Clinton, and another Kerry T-Shirt
via Superior Pics

» Upcoming Marvel Select Phoenix, practically porn in plastic form.
via action-figure.com

» Tina Fey Rocks!
via Superior Pics

» NSFW Clark and Lana Shower Scene from upcoming(?) Smallville(?)
via Superior Pics

Friday August 20, 2004 8:16pm #

Random Non-Sequiters

Working on a project in the living room.

I have some MP3's playing and the tv on but the volume off. It's tuned to MTV. Some reality show where the young pretty MTV contestants are in some resturant. They are eating disgusting things and then throwing up buckets worth of puke ON CAMERA.

Loads of crap regurgitating from their mouths into buckets, not filmed from behind, but from the front so you can see the crap pour from their mouths.

I don't think this should be illegal, mind you. But this is entertainment?

Tuesday August 17, 2004 7:35am #

Let's Go Surfing

» A very intense RPG/Gaming Table

» DC Direct Green Lantern Figure Solicitations Full DC Direct Solicitations for March 2005 and DC Comics Solicitations for November 2004

Highlights:
Superman Secret Indentity Tradepaperback 11/3
JLA Classified #1 11/3
Green Lantern Rebrith #2 11/24
Green Lantern: Legacy-- The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan Softcover 11/10
The Question #1 11/3
Space Ghost #1 11/17

Selected Covers:

» Storm Trooper Wedding Photos
via Boing Boing

Monday August 16, 2004 1:46am #

Random Non-Sequiters

» My Wizard World Chicago 2004 Convention Photos

Comments on TV

» Tonight's Episode of Six Feet Under reveled in every Comic Book collector cliche they could pack into a subplot.

Let's Go Surfing

» Julius Marx has updated his site with the second half of the SDCC report. He also has some additional shots of the DC Direct Green Lantern wave and a pic of Monitor from Crisis wave (which I didn't see on Saturday at Chicago.). There is also a really cool Green lanter/Green Arrow Alex Ross Collector Plate.

» Now this is funny. Michael Moore has an interview with Porter Goss, President Bush's nominee for CIA Director, in which Goss very explicitly lists his many personal reasons why he shouldn't be in the CIA. Video here
via Metafilter

» Fahrenheit 9/11 on DVD October 5, 2004.
via Movie Poopshoot

» There's No Need to Fear! This really cool Underdog statue will soon be here!
via Figures.com

Sunday August 15, 2004 6:18pm #

The Travel Channel has a program on tonight (8pm and 10pm eastern) titled: Marvel Superheroes Guide to New York. Interviews with Stan Lee and Roy Thomas.

Sunday August 15, 2004 4:37pm #

» Happy birthday to my cat Bongo today! (He doesn't read this blog but if you see him wish him happy birthday!)

» I'll get those Wizard World Chicago convention photos up soon. Promise.

Word of the Day
sempiternal - adj. Having no known beginning and presumably no end

Let's Go Surfing

» Check out this Microsoft article on research technology to turn video into cartoons. Direct link to demo video here.
via Boing Boing

» Barbie for President
via FARK

» Backless G-Strings? from Austrailia, the Land Down Under. Includes Picture and odd Auzzie Slang.

» Newsarama article on the Batman Begins panel at Wizard World Chicago (The Beat has a nice breakdown too.) which hijacked the Green Lantern panel into a wristband only event preventing me from getting into it. Damn YOU Batman! ;)

» Speaking of the Wizard World Green Lantern Panel here's Newramma's recap of it. Highlights: (New costume, which you can see in the toy pic in my below or here, Lots of classic villians being redesigned. No Hal in JLA.)

» Spider-man reviews crayons Spider-man reviews all 96 Crayola Crayons. This is the most intricate and obscure usage for a super posable action figure I've ever seen.
via J-Walk Blog

» Really Cool Step By Step on making a mannequin.

Update 8/16/04: I fixed the Spider-man and the mannequin links above.

» Interesting Photos of Lightning Strikes
via J-Walk Blog

» Colors on DVD. Cool Idea.

» Bill Gates House

» Customized Pez Dispenser heads for $98

» The Finest in Romantic Realism-- not sure about that, but there is some good stuff here.

» Ads that look like other ads

» This Site has the Chipmunk Song Slowed Down. Odd and amusing.

* Sorry for the lack of link attributions today on the above posts, I opened up a bunch at once and then kindof couln't remember where I got them from. Mostly the usual sites that I browse though.

Saturday August 14, 2004 10:16pm #

» Just got back from Wizard World Chicago. I will post several pictures and comments tomorrow, but for now I'll just post this upcoming Green Lantern DC Direct Wave shot I took, with Hal Jordan, Kilowog, Black Hand, A Two Guardian set (Only one shown.) and Parallax.

Very Cool. Due in March 2005.

More Later

Thursday August 13, 2004 12:20am #

Comments on Comics

Identity Crisis #3 - Meltzer, Morales
It's not a good time to know a superhero. Another minor character appears to buy it this issue. There's alot of reality being injected into superhero fantasy in this tale.... but it's a very good read. I'd say go buy but if you buy comics you're already picking this one up anyway right?

Teen Titans #14 - Johns, Grumment
Beast Boy is the new Donna Troy! Plus he seems to get younger with each issue. Good story overall though and one of the better books out there. I enjoy this book even more than John's JSA series. Good stuff.

Let's Go Surfing

» A world without Toys R Us?
via FARK

» Bart Allen aka Impulse aka Kid Flash to appear on Smallville next season. Sounds like a time travel episode!
via Comics Continuum

» Cool Alex Ross JSA cover.
via Comic book Resources

Wednesday August 11, 2004 11:46pm #

Random Non-Sequiters

» Been to this new restaurant called Zoup a couple times this week. It's basically a Soup focused Panera Bread style place. Good Stuff.

Let's Go Surfing

» I was looking forward to the upcoming Lois Lane Guest apperance on Smallville, until I saw this picture and it got me thinking. How do you have Lois Lane meet Clark Kent as a teenager pre-glasses and then not have her recognize Superman later? Pic was taken from Smallville story here.

Also on the same link above I found this pic of the Upcoming Krypto the Superdog Animated Cartoon. It looks like the Herobear guy might have cause to sue by the look and description of it?
via Comics Continuum

» One of the Best Ever Uses of the Irony tag on FARK (although technically more hypocritical than ironic) which linked to this story on the upcoming Colorization of the Black and White Three Stooges films.

"Star Wars" creator George Lucas, who testified with Steven Spielberg before Congress in the 1980s against colorization and other forms of alteration, said the process yanks such slapstick performers as the Stooges out of the black-and-white universe they belong in.

"Would color distract from their comedy and make it not as funny anymore?" Lucas said. "Maybe just the fact that they're in black and white makes it funny, because their humor is dated. But by putting it in black and white, it puts it in a context where you can appreciate it for what it was.

"But you try to make it in full living color and try to compare it to a Jim Carrey movie, then it's hard for young people to understand. Because you're then thinking you're comparing apples to apples, when you're not. You're comparing apples to oranges. I'm saying it's not fair to the artist."

» Just noticed that the upcoming Aliens vs. Predator movie is rated PG-13. I believe a WTF is called for in commenting on this. PG-13 for Aliens vs. Predator? Should be a terrifying movie with a rating like that. Not in a good way either. Blah.

» Everybloggie's taking about these new legal, yes-you-can-really-use-them-to-send-mail, stamps you can order on the internet with any picture that you upload. Boing Boing has some amusing suggestions: here
via Boing Boing

Monday August 9, 2004 9:56pm #

Found the "Morph Gear" Justice League Green Lantern (pictured far right) today at Target. There are some slight sculpting differences from the other three. It is the most stable figure to date, even if, the equipment it wears challenges the figure's ability to stand straight. Without the equipment on the legs are noticibly thicker and the arms stick out a bit more "agressively". The green of the figure is a slight bit darker and this figure has a metallic silver emblem instead of the white on the other three. Also, on this figure the ring circle was on his hand but not painted.

The force shield suit is still the best accessory IMHO; however, this new figure is the most sturdy of the bunch. I think it's strong enough that a kid could actually play with this one.

Sunday August 8, 2004 11:15pm #

HOMELAND IS YOUR LAND Chorus: Homeland is your land, Homeland is my land From California, to the New York Island From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters Homeland was made for you and me As I was walking a ribbon of highway I saw above me an endless skyway I saw below me a golden valley Homeland was made for you and me Chorus I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice was sounding Homeland was made for you and me Chorus The sun comes shining as I was strolling The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling The fog was lifting a voice come chanting Homeland was made for you and me Chorus

Saturday August 7, 2004 11:12pm #

» Fairly bizarre new Episode of Teen Titans tonight. They introduced a new Mxyzptlk/Bat Mite-type character from another dimension patterned after Robin-- his "DNA buddy" they say, named: Nosyargkcid. Spelled backwards that's Dick Grayson-- which you can see from the scrolling text in the spliced together screen caps at right. The magical imp is immediately nicknamed "Larry"

If this Teen Titans Robin is Dick Grayson and not Tim Drake that twists up the DC animated continuity a little doesn't it?

» On tonight's new episode of Justice League Unlimited, the Unlimited part is forgotten for a week and the episode focuses on a Moore/Gibbons comic book story adaptation exclusively featuring the Big Three: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman fighting a villian from last season: Mogul. It's an ok episode even though it feels a little rushed in the new half hour format. Highlights include Diana's Invisible Jet, a Krypton flashback/hallucination and the three heroes spending alot of time calling each other by their secret identity names which I always find cool for some reason.

Saturday August 7, 2004 6:30pm #

At the Movies

Collateral [R] 116min
In Theatres: 8/6/04 Date I saw it: 8/6/04
at Celebration Cinema East Beltline

Very Good Movie. Interesting Characters. Tom Cruise plays bad guy Tom Cruise (Really doesn't he always more or less play the same character? He's always fun to watch but all of his characters tend to be similiar.) Jamie Foxx excels as the Cab Driver sucked into extenuating circumstances. There are a couple underlying messages in play in this picture and plenty of suspense. The cinematography is gripping and engaging-- this is just a fun intelligent action film to watch and get absorbed into. Good picture. Go See.

Overall [great] Story [great] Special Effects [good]
key: [awful] [poor] [ok] [good] [great]

Let's Go Surfing

» Newarama article on Samm Barnes, author of the upcoming Doctor Spectrum mini.
via Newsarama

» Geek bumperstickers and TShirts

» There's a good interview with the man behind the Robin fan film: Grayson at Superhero Hype.
via Google News Alert

Friday August 6, 2004 5:08pm #

Friday August 6, 2004 12:42pm #

Random Non-Sequiters

» Go Teen Titans Go! I was in Toys R Us today and saw the new Teen Titan action figures. They were in two packs for $2.99 (That's only $1.50 a figure) so I bought the whole team (I left the 'Robin with helmet' 6th figure out of this pic). As you can see they fit fairly nicely in scale with the Justice League figures. Only complaint, Cyborg should have been bigger (but I suppose he wouldn't fit in the playsets and cars if he was, so for the benefit of all those 7 year olds out there that care about that sort of thing, I'll excuse that :)

» Natalie Portman, sporting a "kerry me" t-shirt was the guest on the Daily Show tonight. If you missed it, catch the replay Monday at 7pm. Also this coming Monday at 11pm, Bill Clinton will be the guest. That should be a very very good show.

Let's Go Surfing

» Amateur(?) video of the the new Batmobile in downtown Chicago
via Aint It Cool News

» Saw this site of historical Grocery Store Photos on Evenings on the Lake.
via Evenings on the Lake

» Newsrama has a story about an upcoming Mother/Daughter Superhero book at Image. Art looks very good.

» Doctor Spectrum news and more on the Supreme-verse, which it looks like Marvel has plans to grow beyond the two books so far.
via Newsrama

» Amusing W quote on how they will “never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people.” MP3 here. Article at MSNBC. Update 8/5/04 7:30am: It appears that Tiny Apps is no longer hosting the MP3. I've zipped the file Tiny Apps had and placed it here.
via Tiny Apps Blog

» The King James Bible in a 1.69meg standalone application: Christ on a Disk.
via Tiny Apps Blog

» Geekman action figure. Comes with a pocket protector, belt mounted pda and a laptop.
via Think Geek

» Very cool watch that has a tiny earth instead of hands that rotates once every 24 hours. Cool but pricey at $499. Somebody tell me when Fossil makes one of these at a more reasonable price.
via Think Geek

Wednesday August 4, 2004 8:51pm #

Sometimes I doodle

Let's Go Surfing

» The Onion has a nice review of the Catwoman movie.
via The Onion

» According to this posting by Clay Shirky, FARK is accepting paid story placements on their site. Shame, Shame on them, I expect mo--- er, did I read that right? FARK? The same FARK that has Boobies, Dumbass and Florida categories? unreputable, really? uh never mind.
via Many2Many

Wednesday August 4, 2004 7:35am #

Let's Go Surfing

» 4th of July parade pictures. This wouldn't have happened if George W. Bush hadn't been voted emergency powers. ;)
via Boing boing

Tuesday August 3, 2004 10:22pm #

Monday August 2, 2004 12:52am #

Napoleon Dynamite Comedy [PG] 1hr 30 min
In Theatres: 6/11/04 Date I saw it: 8/1/04 at Studio 28

Very quirky movie. Unconventional Story. Odd characters. Great Soundtrack. Smooth Dance Moves. Go See.

Overall [good] Story [good] Special Effects [N/A]
key: [awful] [poor] [ok] [good] [great]

Sunday August 1, 2004 12:22pm #

Let's Go Surfing

» Slashdot has a story about Grand Haven's citywide wireless network. Now I have a reason to go to the beach!
via Slashdot

» Found an entertaining new Comic (strip?) site: Gaping Void. Cool little business card sized doodles, punchlines and observations. Very much in similiar spirit to Toothpaste for Dinner, I think.
via Boing Boing

» Marv Wolfman has an MP3 of the Teen Titan's cartoon theme on his site. Go! Teen Titans!
via Marv Wolfman

» Wow I had never actually seen a picture of the Skycar flying before. That fncking rocks!

» According to Mac Minute there are free iTunes Downloads of the Democratic Convention speechs here. I don't have iTunes so I can't verify. But if you do have that service, download Barack Obama's speech.
via Mac Minute

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