May 8th, 2008
The Man Who Fell to Earth
While I enjoyed David Bowie’s performance in “Labyrinth” this one is a little hard to swallow. Most of the film feels like a film student’s midterm project/wet dream. While I did enjoy the excessive female nudity, I didn’t want to see either Rip Torn or David Bowie. Either way, at least I can say I saw the film - I wonder how the book is?
Jack Frost
Not the Michael Keaton family movie. This movie is not even worthy of being a bad horror movie. The most disappointing is Shannon Elizabeth’s vanilla role. No nudity here fellas - even though there is a bath scene followed by snowman rape - but it isn’t horrifying or funny, just kinda sad. Imagine if I took a video camera and made a horror movie about lawn gnomes. Aren’t there any good horror movies being made anymore?
Zach Galifianakis: Live
He has a zany deadpan delivery that I like, but his comedy is very spacious and laid-back. Also, his twin-brother schtick gets old after ten minutes. I would see him live though - and he should play more piano.
Next up: Kinsey, Castle in the Sky, and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
PS - Don’t see Prom Night - it’s the worst horror movie out there right now, even for pre-teens, which it seems to be made for.
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May 5th, 2008
I don’t know what to think of last week’s Lost. Jack collapses. The flash forward has him shagging Kate and reading to Aaron. But his refusal to let things go has him accusing Kate of cheating on him (or something). What an ass. I maintain my position that he’s not very smart for a doctor. Christian Shepard makes several appearances. Claire disappears. And Sawyer is left holding the baby. I guess the only shocking revealation in this episode is that the bodies of Danielle and Karl are discovered, putting to rest any rumors that Danielle survived. This closes her story arc and I guess if there is a flashback for her, it will be told in somebody else’s - most likely Ben’s.
This week’s episode is about Locke, Hurley, and Ben’s trip to the cabin where we might get an early island flashback and maybe a clue about the smoke monster and Jacob. Sound good?
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May 1st, 2008
Here is a piece I’m working on right now. It’s being worked in Alias Sketchbook right now. I’m trying to get the costume really detailed. The bow and arrow will be composited in photoshop using some vector masks. Once the black and white is done, I’ll try my hand at coloring again…
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April 30th, 2008
So it’s been over a week since I’ve started on the NutriSystem diet. I’ve lost ten pounds - which I think is due largely to water loss and the ton of exercise I’ve been getting putting together my bedroom furniture. The food isn’t so bad. The powdered eggs are surprisingly edible. The only problem I’ve had so far is the pizza and burgers. The pizza is way too small to be considered satisfying - imagine a overlarge cracker with pizza sauce and mozzarella that you spread on. The burger (both beef and chicken) does not come with a bun or stuffs, it’s just a patty. Do I really need to go buy a bag of buns just for one or two patties? I’ve modified my menu for my next delivery to replace these items.
The good news is that my stomach feels smaller (the actual stomach organ, not my gut - which is slowly shrinking) and a small portioned meal does fill me up (with a piece of fruit, veggie, or salad). And since I eat six times a day, I’m rarely hungry. So here’s to being two-thirds of the man I am today eventually. I know it’s going to take time - but already I feel much better, and a tad-bit more confident. Another ten pounds and I will go shopping for clothes.
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April 25th, 2008
Here’s a closer look at the door Ben slips into. I’ve brightened it in Photoshop so you can make out the glyphs, but it doesn’t make a lot of sense. From what I gather, it looks like an offer of a big fish is needed, a pot, and a protest picket sign, and possibly a Big Mac. You can make out a flame/hand/monster thing that looks like it is about to grab an cowering victim. So what’s with the big fish?
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April 25th, 2008
Lost is back with a vengeance. Last night was a pretty packed episode. I really didn’t think that Alex was going to get the bullet. It was also a shock that Ben appeared to control Smokey. But I have some gripes about a few things, like Jack getting appendicitis without knowing… Really? He’s a freakin’ doctor and he doesn’t have a clue? Typical. I guess it’s not Lost without Jack collapsing from an ailment only due to his stubbornness (see season one, where he collapses from exhaustion, or nearly kills himself chasing his father, or season 3 where he collapses from being doped up from pain killers).
Some nice touches: Ben appearing in the Sahara in a parka - wearing Dr. Halliwax’s parka. The Risk game, where Hurley exclaims that “Australia is the key to the game”. The hieroglyphic ladened rock hatch that Ben escapes into to supposedly control smokey. Ben bringing up the boat “Elizabeth”, obviously lying - but it was a nice touch.
I really don’t have any theories now, I’m just waiting for some more episodes. But it is getting closer to the end, and it seems to be picking up pace. I’m getting the feeling that Juliet will be killed soon. Next week - Jack collapses from an ailment.
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April 17th, 2008
Here is something I did today. It’s Candi, Jon, and Alex from the Candi web comic by Starline X Hodge. It was done with a red col-erase pencil, scanned into photoshop and colorized. I find the col-erase pencils easier to work with than ink.
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April 17th, 2008
Just got my NutriSystem box in today. Below are photos from the unboxing. The food doesn’t look appetizing, but we’ll see. I need to read the manual before I start so I make sure I do this right. Hopefully I can start tomorrow or Sunday. More to come…
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April 15th, 2008
I finally got around to calling NutriSystem and ordering their weightloss package. It’s 28 days of food (no refrigeration needed, yikes) and because I signed on for the auto-delivery subscription, I get 2 weeks free. Looking at it, I guess it’s actually cheaper than my current food budget and it does offer two things that will help me stick with it. Portioned meals and delivery. Portioned meals prevent me from overindulging - I’ll hopefully get the calories I need and nothing more. And with delivery, all the other diets I’ve tried of late had one failing - once I ran out of whatever, I didn’t restock promptly. Not only did that lead me from falling off the wagon, but falling in a graceful cannonball dive. So I will try this. I’ve starting walking, and I’m also following the exercise plan on the NutriSystem website. Their website seems like it offers enough to keep me going. I’ll keep this blog posted on my progress.
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