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WTF [May. 16th, 2008|05:24 pm]
Michael Medved is a racist asswad.

Remember, this is the same Michael Medved who thinks he knows movies, and also tried to rail a campaign against Marvel for making Captain America "an anti-American sympathizer"...after 9/11.
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REMINDER: FA Cup Final tomorrow, Portsmouth v. Cardiff City [May. 16th, 2008|05:04 pm]
A non-top-4 Premiership team v. a lower division squad who were faced with relegation at one point this season. Nice.

Portsmouth of course will be favored despite giving away a safety-sealing goal to Fulham last Sunday. However I really do hope the Bluebirds pull it off. It'd be something different and exciting, and it'd be nice to see a lower division team get a shot at European glory in the UEFA Cup (the last lower league team to attempt was Millwall a few years back, having gotten in despite not winning the FA Cup, as winners Manchester United were already in the Champions League. Millwall of course got their asses handed to them by Turkish club Fenerbahce).

Good luck to Cardiff.
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Posted using TxtLJ [May. 16th, 2008|07:56 am]
Whomever lays out the routes & schedules must have complete utter contempt for the people of this city.
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Posted using TxtLJ [May. 16th, 2008|07:16 am]
Shit, missed the one I needed to catch. Waiting for the next one now.
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[May. 16th, 2008|12:31 am]
Thanks to everyone who gave good wishes the last 24 hours or so. I need to catch a bus way early. Good night, internet.
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Update [May. 15th, 2008|10:53 pm]
Have rides to where I need to be thru weekend. (Getting HOME is another story tho)

Family loaning money to replace engine in Car #2.

Vegas still on (For now anyway).

Still wanna scream.
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Car #2's dead, LET'S DO SOME MATH [May. 15th, 2008|12:33 pm]
Let's see:

Money still owed on that car: $4200
Money still owed on Silver Machine: $3300 (for that and other things Superlawyer did for me)
Money spent on summer camp in Muncie IN that Miranda will now not be able to attend: ~$150
Money spent NON-REFUNDABLE for trip to Vegas next week since we can't get to Chicago to catch plane and drop off kids: $1000

...

Wow, gosh, I've taken just about a $10,000 bath the last 24 hours.

Yeah. Fuck everything. Like I said, I'm done.
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Posted using TxtLJ [May. 15th, 2008|07:00 am]
Barely caught a bus that will take me by the bar where a day job coworker will pick me up. Later he'll take me to bar. No idea how I get home at midnight.
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Posted using TxtLJ [May. 14th, 2008|05:15 pm]
And now the other car has died. That's it. I've had it. It's over. I'm done. Goodbye.
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ATTENTION ARTISTS [May. 14th, 2008|12:08 pm]
Even though you should be working with ME ME ME, just saw this post on MillarWorld from Joe Keatinge, PR & Marketing Co-ordinator for Image Comics, detailing a contest to draw a variant cover for issue #4 of Mark Millar + Tony Harris' upcoming series War Heroes:

Hey folks,

Head on over to Wizard Universe to get the details on our newest WAR HEROES contest! We're giving you the opportunity have your art as one of our upcoming WAR HEROES variant covers, alongside some of the biggest names Mark has ever worked with.

Here's the gist:

-Create your art and submit it to WarHeroesCoverCompetition[AT]gmail[DOT]com (all submissions must be electronic).

-All submissions must be received by June 4, 2008.

-Art will be posted at http://www.wizarduniverse.com/warheroescovercompetition.html as it rolls in, so check back continually to see the latest entries!

-Fan voting will begin on June 9, 2008 at WizardUniverse.com to narrow down the field of competitors. After a week of voting, the finalists will be chosen, and Millar and Harris will provide judgment on which finalist submission will grace the cover of their book.

-The winner's cover will appear as a variant to issue #4 of War Heroes and the winner will be paid a pro-rate for their work. So, prestige and cash money—or in other words—one heckuva prize!


Again, more details can be found here.
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Links I've Stolen From Other Posts [May. 13th, 2008|12:44 pm]
* New York NBC Anchor Screams "What The Fuck Are You Doing?" In On-Air Promo

* What the Hell, CNN?

* Open call to contribute to National Review wingnut Jonah Goldberg's dissertation of what the Bush legacy will be. Have a ball with that one.
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WB smacks down a Superman-related charity auction [May. 13th, 2008|09:37 am]
There was a charity auction, benefitting a boy with cancer, that involved artists drawing Superman and related characters. There were quie a number of artists involved, including the likes of Alex Maleev, J. Scott Campbell, Brian Wood, Darick Robertson...

Now Warner Brothers is ordering the auctions cancelled. "Intellectual property issues."

Nice.
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Comic Reviews [May. 13th, 2008|02:27 am]
Still catching up.

Secret Invasion #2 )

Avengers/Invaders #1 )

glamourpuss #1 )

Invincible Iron Man #1 / Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1 )

House of Mystery #1 / Tor #1 / The War That Time Forgot #1 )

Caliber: First Cannon of Justice #1 / Hercules: The Thracian Wars #1 )

And I still haven't even read all my Free Comic Book Day stuff yet! And that was 2 Saturdays ago!
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Posted using TxtLJ [May. 11th, 2008|02:24 pm]
At the Children's Museum with Miranda & Liam. Saw the big comic book exhibit & want to see it more. Work at 5 tonight...
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SEASON FINALE: Sunderland 0 - 1 Arsenal; Manchester United champions [May. 11th, 2008|12:04 pm]
Theo Walcott scores the last Arsenal goal of the season to beat Sunderland 1-0. That's it, the season's over. Third place, still wish we took it all the way but we did better than most thought without Henry. So up your arses.

Manchester United are the undisputed champions, beating Wigan Athletic 2-0 whilst Chelsea got a late late draw 1-1 with Bolton Wanderers. Congratulations. Pricks.

Meanwhile, Manchester City threw a wobbly and got thrashed by Middlesbrough 8-1. What the fuck???

Reading hammered Derby County 4-0 and looked like they were going to make it past relegation.... and then Fulham up and scores 1-0 over Portsmouth at the death. That doesn't seem fair. I don't care how many Americans play for Fulham, they should have been dropped. I hope Reading comes back, I liked them. Birmingham City beat Blackburn Rovers 4-1, and they too still get sent down. Ouch.

So that's it. The season's over. Still remaining, the FA Cup Final between Portsmouth v. Cardiff City, and the Champions League Final from Moscow, Manchester United v. Chelsea.

Goodbye til August, English football.
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Quick "The Doctor's Daughter" thoughts [May. 11th, 2008|11:04 am]
Hands down, the best episode of the season so far.

Safety-cut for spoilers... )
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Happy Mother's Day [May. 11th, 2008|10:42 am]
I'm not completely sure who on my list is a mother, but if you are, enjoy the day.
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WIN! [May. 10th, 2008|05:15 pm]
After over 2 years of trying I finally got back in touch with the best man from my wedding. A really good friend. WIN!
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Finally got to watch last week's DOCTOR WHO... [May. 10th, 2008|08:14 am]
It...wasn't as good as the first part. Guess it coulda been worse. It tried to be both a suspense thriller and a romp at the same time and it didn't really work. Pity. Tonight's looks odd tho, doesn't it? HMMM...

Time to get ready for a double-shift.
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UH OH... [May. 9th, 2008|02:43 pm]
I've said a few times that my favorite album of the year so far is the self-titled debut from Crystal Castles.

Gakked from [info]bremxjones* on Twitter, there seems to be amidst the criticism of the band and album from the chiptunes subkultur, growing evidence that the band is stealing unlicensed samples from 8-bit artists, and that it's not the first time they've stolen something that wasn't theirs, like this artwork they used for a CD cover/T-Shirt.

Um, damn. That album is still great, but I can't condone outright theft.


(* - [info]bremxjones = Kieron Gillen, writer of Phonogram)
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