khoi_boi

Oh dear, I might be developing a kitsch obsession - who would think it would take sparkly vampires to get me blogging twice in one month. Having said that, I want to get this for khoi_kid. I mean, Twilight and Barbie - it's like a kitsch combo that attains critical mass (or a singularity of suck.) Oh, to be a thirteen year old girl again.

Is this Edward guy really this creepy in the story?

I love this totally surreal take on lolcats

Love it when a relatively obscure webcomic drops a slightly personally relevant strip.

Also, my birthday soon (party at my place, 16th)

Oh, somewhere, Alan Moore is calling up a demon for the person responsible for this.

But it'd be awesome!

Musical summary of The Shadow over Innsmouth, off Warren Ellis' blog. Spoilers, of course, and also cheesy CGI, but what do you expect from a YouTube clip?

Also, hey, there, people in BlogLand. Long time no speak.

Your God (FSM) is alive and well, and living in Galaxy NGC1275.

ETA: what's with the "Obama death plot" headlines? Anyone know?

Finished reading Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman. Not bad, not great, but a nice literary treatment of the superhero genre. Alternates between a supervillain of the Evil Genius variety, and a fledgling superhero who has just joined a superteam. I have it if anyone wants to read it.

Also finally got Making Money. I enjoyed it, even if Moist is not my favouritest Pratchett character. Still, I'd better get used to him, I suppose, It's clear he's being groomed to be the next Patrican (so much for the Vimes fanboys). Also, no real villain to speak of, which is not my favourite tack - I'd much rather have a Teatime or some Auditors than not.

The Watchmen teaser trailer is out now. There is some scant hope now that it might not suck. I remain optimistic.

Worth watching : this video of animated graffiti art, using a palimpsest technique similar to the animations of  William Kentridge, only conducted over an entire cityscape.  Surreal, vaguely disturbing (a leetle Gilliamesque IMO) but oh, so brilliant. It's a 6:23 minute flash video thingummy, so be warned.

Spent yesterday with khoi_wife's company helping to build houses in Mfuleni Township for the Niall Mellon Township Trust . I mostly spent my time painting ceilings. It was tiring, but worth it. It felt nice to be doing something concrete for a change, rather than just donating money (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Sunday's birthday was low key. Mostly because of Mommy Day. But I did score Counting Crows concert tickets, a promise of a concert T-Shirt and the comic BBC SciFi series Hyperdrive (avec Nick Frost), so I was thoroughly spoiled anyway.

Gosh, has it really been Feb. since I blogged last?

Saw his stand-up show (for want of a better descriptor - not accurate, but it'll do) last night. Only word for it is INTENSE. The man spoke for 3 hours solid, pausing only to sip water during applause. And he's a good speaker - variously funny, warm, angry, human - check out some youtube clips. I'm glad I got a chance to see him live.

China Miéville interview from last year's Comicon. The biceps, they fascinate me. Be sure to also watch part 2, where he casually slips  "apotheosis" into a discussion about Dragon magazine. Swoon.

My dog Katie is going in to have a tumour cut out today. So not the happy. Painful reminder that she's 70-something in dog-years. Bionic Leg Hound is at my feet sighing hugely at the lack of sisterly attention.

On the upside, Death At A Funeral is a good funny movie, go watch. It's a classic English farce, but it has a nekkid, tripping Wash, and Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent, great film too -go rent it).

Lastly, I'm starting a movement to get "designerly" made a recognised word along the lines of "painterly" - I'm using it for the current Graphic Design trend of silhouetted florals and filligree on the edges of things, but meaning is fluid.

Fuuuuuck. Just...fuck. Such a nice man, so bright and intelligent - I fucking hate what might happen to all that genius, even more than the selfish thought of no more books.

Checkers is doing a turducken this year. That is all.

So, khoi_wife was on TV this morning - talking about new enviro regs. She was a natural, as expected.

Today's xkcd cracks me up - SQL humour, so funny!

Oh, forgot to mention yesterday - Ratatouille ? Another win for Pixar. Nothing groundbreaking, mind you, but certainly has the right feel - it jibes well with my meagre experience of restaurant kitchens, and I particularly liked the not-quite cliche ending. Also, glorious-looking food in places.

Saw two OK movies this weekend :
 Day Watch - not as good as Night Watch, IMO, but a good movie. Kept the same otherness that made DW stand out from usual urban fantasy, but lost a bit of both plot and character along the way. Still, a thumbs-up from me.

The Queen - never got all the Diana fixation at the time, but I liked this movie - well-acted, and makes the Royals look both fucked-up and yet, in a way, still just like any other family.

Also saw a great  film (if a bit of a mindfuck ) - The City of Lost Children by the team that did Amelie from Montmartre and Delicatessen (Oh, and Alien Resurrection ! ). A truly great fantasy dreamscape, with surreal and steampunk notes and a creepy vibe like a more-twisted Tim Burton movie. Yes, I said a more-twisted Tim Burton movie. Also, Ron Perlman (speaking French), and we like him, don't we, kiddies.

...because this music video made me laugh and laugh. It's the lounge music tune that makes it.
WARNING - IN NO WAY SAFE FOR WORK! FEATURES SIMULATED PEGGING!

If you have to ask what pegging is, it's probably best you don't watch it, either.