i am your canadian boyfriend

For really really!

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:08:43 -0400

For really really!

Fifty Shades of Grey: The Paint Chip Edition

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:08:00 -0400

Sock Monkey
Cinder Block
British Cuisine
Pencil Smudge
Zuzu’s Petals
Hangover
Alaska Cruise
Drop Shadow
Elephant Butt
Grandma’s Teeth
Shop Class
Wuthering Heights
Conference Room
Imperial Star Destroyer
Bachelor Bathtub
Scratch Ticket
Buzz Aldrin
Slush Puddle
Browser Chrome
Humphrey Bogart
Sunday Edition
Space Lego
Anderson Cooper
Monday Morning
Interrogation Room
Trash Can
Food Poisoning
Wikipedia
Ashtray
Liam Neeson
Asteroid Belt
Cubicle
Silly Putty
Night Vision
Close Encounter
Armor Class
Humpback
LLama Drama
Tenured Professor
Orc
Frau Blücher
NEIGH!
Transitions Lenses
Fanboi
Sweatpants
Film School
What’s Up Doc
Plastic Explosive
Umbrella Weather
Mrs. Buck Rogers

aedison: I got a sneak preview of the script for The Dark...

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:03:31 -0400

aedison:

I got a sneak preview of the script for The Dark Knight Rises.

"Of course I’m tired. I’m an adult; we’re all tired."

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:20:08 -0400

“Of course I’m tired. I’m an adult; we’re all tired.”

- LaDawn

NYC Trip Postponed

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:16:00 -0400

Beth and I made the decision to postpone our trip to New York planned for this weekend. With her grandmother’s passing, our heart wasn’t in it.

But don’t worry. We will be going later. We have too many things we want to see. And — more importantly — too many people we want to meet.

Also, the hotel reservation has a no-cancellation policy.

jothezette: In honor of May the Fourth Be With You, I’m...

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:27:55 -0400

jothezette:

In honor of May the Fourth Be With You, I’m contributing some Star Wars pinups for tomorrow’s Free Art Friday. Lets start with one that will haunt your nightmares, sexy Chewy!

I have feelings.

Conflicted feelings.

Tonight

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:07:08 -0400

My wife has flown home to be at her grandmother’s side. I’m here in Toronto, alone and feeling helpless.

I heard the Beatles come on the radio this afternoon. And I listened to Ringo singing, “I get by with a little help from my friends.”

So I’m going the see “The Avengers” again.

And I’m going to imagine I can save the world too. For a little bit. Even when I can’t.

threewordphrase: Buy my book! It is new and I worked super hard...

Sat, 12 May 2012 08:00:32 -0400

threewordphrase:

Buy my book! It is new and I worked super hard on it!

brilliantorange: theworldofsport: Ultimate frisbee catch of...

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:19:30 -0400

brilliantorange:

theworldofsport:

Ultimate frisbee catch of the week, from Philadelphia v Connecticut.

Sport of the future, after the NFL crumbles from concussion lawsuits.

See? It is TOO a real sport!

[Runs crying into the bathroom.]

I made a snack car.

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:55:33 -0400

I made a snack car.

New York City Revelry!

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:35:03 -0400

My lovely wife and I are heading to the Big Apple for our very first trip to the big city and are hoping to meet up with New York people (“New Yorkers”? “New Yorkies”? “Appletinis”?) on the evening of Saturday May 19.

While the location has yet to be determined, we wanted to get the word out so people could pencil us into their calendars — “Saturday May 19: Mug Canadians” — and we could get a rough idea of numbers.

So let us know — are you interested in attending?

Photo

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:36:54 -0400

“You have one unread DM.”

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:20:00 -0400

At the end of March, Ryan posted this beautiful piece on Twitter’s inability to actually remember you have actually read all of your direct messages.

Soon after, I began to send him DMs once a day.

“You have one unread DM.”

At first he responded with pleasant vitriol. But eventually, he seemed to just ignore them. I gave up sending them after about a week.

Then one day, he sent me a text:

“You have one unread DM.”

I laughed. But life went on.

This morning, I was sitting at my desk, working away. From behind me, I heard someone walking into the room. I then heard several of my coworkers say things like “Oh! So pretty!” “They’re beautiful!” “Are they for me?”

Suddenly, our receptionist was at my desk. I looked up and saw her holding a giant bouquet of flowers. On the bouquet was a card. The envelope read “JASON SWEENEY”.

Everyone gathered around as I opened the card.

This is what it said:

I made this to express feelings.

Tue, 01 May 2012 17:18:03 -0400

I made this to express feelings.

I think somebody on our street is out to get us

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:44:56 -0400

damselesque:

A cop just knocked on our door at 1:24 am. They claimed somebody heard a “knocking” inside our car and called the police.

They searched our car.

There are some full garbage bags in our back seat due to our spring cleaning. Jason’s theory is the neighbors think he murdered me, chopped me up into pieces, and placed me in the garbage bags.

They really don’t know us. If I chopped her up and put her in garbage bags, she would KILL me.

The woman of my dreams

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:42:39 -0400

My wife had a dream the Dalai Lama asked her to read some holy texts written on root vegetables but she couldn’t so she made up some gibberish and then did a little dance and then tried to wrap it up with a joke and the Dalai Lama was *incredibly* disappointed with her.

So yes — I’d say we’re well matched.

A new perspective on Caturday.

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:22:24 -0400

A new perspective on Caturday.

deantrippe: calamityjon: The Avengers opens in theaters in the...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:28:29 -0400

deantrippe:

calamityjon:

The Avengers opens in theaters in the US on May 4th, and it’s going to do blockbuster business. The individual films featuring these characters have already grossed more than $2.2 billion dollars - that’s greater than the Gross National Product of almost half the countries on Earth - and it’s not unlikely that The Avengers will earn a hundred million dollars on its opening day alone.

This represents a pretty big payday to a lot of people - the actors, obviously, will take home pretty big paychecks. The director and the writers are well-compensated, and certainly the executives who greenlighted this project get to sit back and rake in large bonuses and healthy salaries.

Well, you know where this is going; shamefully, the people who aren’t making a big profit from these movies are the people (and the families of the people) who did the essential work of creating them in the first place. It’s not just Jack Kirby, either, or (Black Widow and Hawkeye co-creator) Don Heck, but also Steve Engelhart, Peter David, Herb Trimpe, Jim Steranko, Roy Thomas and dozens more - the artists and writers who refined and defined the characters appearing in this movie, who fleshed out the original creations and molded them into the figures we cheer for when we see them on the screen.

Some very sensible people are calling for a boycott of this film on those grounds, but I think it’s fairly obvious that a boycott of idealistic comic fans isn’t going to accomplish much - it’s not only comic book fans who’ll be dropping a collective billion dollars over the next eight weeks to see this movie, it’s going to be a lot of movie-goers who haven’t read a comic since they were kids, much less know anything of the controversy.

Plus, of course, you - the collective “you”, representing comic book fans all over the world - want to see this movie. And you’re going to, most likely, right? Even though you know of the morally shady practices of Marvel towards its creators, they’ve got you hooked. Don’t be ashamed, they’ve had you hooked for years. It’s what they do.

So how about this: You’re probably going to go see The Avengers and, judging by the early reviews, you’ll probably enjoy it. How about - as a thank you to the creators who brought you these characters in the first place, who gave you something to enjoy so much - you match your ticket price as a donation to The Hero Initiative?

THI is a charity which provides essential financial assistance to comic book professionals who have fallen on hard times; for decades, the comic industry provided no financial safety net to its employees, most of whom it regarded only as freelancers and journeymen, meaning they were offered no health insurance, no unemployment insurance, no retirement plans - none of the financial support most of us enjoy from our jobs and careers. A small donation will help this agency provide a valuable safety net in times of need to these beloved entertainers.

I don’t plan on seeing The Avengers, but I’ve donated $15 - the price of a 3-D ticket - to Hero. If every concerned comic fan - every superhero aficionado who learned to live by the lessons of altruism and sacrifice taught by these comics - donated the price of their ticket, well, it may not hit a billion dollars but it’ll bring in a lot of money for a good and relevant cause.

One last note: Remember what Spider-Man always says? “With great power comes great responsibility”. The lesson in that is that everyone has great power. Spider-Man’s great power is being able to lift a bus. Your great power is the ability to help good causes do good work for good reasons - so why not go be a superhero instead of just watching them on the screen…

(PS: “Liking” this post is nice, thank you, but reblogging/retweeting it helps get the message out and would be even more appreciated)

GOOD IDEA. If you care at all about the artists and writers who’ve been building these imaginary worlds for you over the last half-century, kick the cost of a ticket over to The Hero Initiative. I’m definitely not missing out on a Joss Whedon Avengers movie, dudes, but for crying out loud, the creators who MADE THIS STUFF UP often die in poverty, because the system is set up to exploit creativity for corporate profit rather than live up to the ideals espoused by the two dimensional heroes the Big Two think they “own.” Seriously, do this. Good idea.

Marriage!

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:09:18 -0400

Marriage!

Reading the free paper

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:55:51 -0400

Wife: "We're not going to the Kathleen Turner Film Festival."
Me: "But Romancing the Stone!"
Wife: "No."
Me: "Joan Wilder!"
Wife: "No."
Me: "JOAN WILDER!!!!!"