Scott McCloud pointed me to this webcomic by Tom Siddell. It’s sorta like Harry Potter, but the kids aren’t wizards in training. If you’re a fan of that series of books (of which I haven’t read a one, but have heard your recommendations), you should enjoy this series. Enjoy! http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/index2.php
For … Tristram Shandy at the Movies…
Hey buddy… Just thought you might want to know about the new movie… http://movies2.nytimes.com/2006/01/27/movies/27shan.html?8dpc Speaking of movies… saw Brokeback Mountain a week ago. Believe the hype. –sam
A meme, but not mine…
I’m not a meme person, but there are people here that enjoy this kind of thing so I thought I would send a note about one from our dear friend . http://st-sardonicist.livejournal.com/283615.html List five bands or albums or songs that you are genuinely embarrassed to have liked in the past. Genuinely embarrassed, I said–something that…
Mr. Bentley and other things…
As many of you know, and I have two Pugs: Kiko and Bentley. Something happened to Bentley yesterday and he appears to have slipped some discs. He’s at the vet right now getting steroid shots to see if that will help. If this course of treatment does nothing, he could end up paralyzed (hind legs),…
iMac Review…
For those of you interested in that sort of thing, Eric Bangeman over at Ars Technica has a review of the new Intel-based iMac. Sounds like it’s going to be a winner, especially after more companies complete porting their software over to the new platform. That’s right Adobe, I’m talking about you! http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/imac-coreduo.ars/ –sam
Accents…
I was born in America, but my first language was Spanish (my mother is Dominican). When I was three, we moved to the Dominican Republic, but I eventually moved back to the States around my 6th birthday. I remember learning English and the extra thick accent I used to have. I’ve lost that accent entirely…
Nicknames…
Someone asked me today why my username for the vast majority of forums and websites was “lalato”. Well, that’s a good question, so here’s the answer. Lalato (pronounced LAH LAH tow) is my childhood nickname. It’s common in Brazilian families to give people nicknames. Many times the names are nonsense words, as in my name.…
Covers
Scott McCloud had an interesting post over on his blog today… http://scottmccloud.com/comics/mi/mi.html#12-22 “12/22: Just heard Magnet’s great cover version of “Lay Lady Lay” (iTunes has it if you’re curious). It got me thinking about my favorite covers. Way too many to mention, but a few that really changed the song in interesting ways for me…
Christmas vs. Jesus…
I spoke to someone the other day that didn’t like a particular Christmas card. What was on the offending Christmas card? Jesus. That’s right, the card referenced Jesus… for which the holiday is named, by the way. Maybe it’s my southern baptist upbringing, but I found it odd that someone could really enjoy celebrating Christmas…