to catch a cobra

Next Sunday Jeremy and I are going to see the musical "Catch Me If You Can," based on the movie, based on the dude. I'm looking forward to it for a few reasons. It'll be my first live musical, although I'm not sure how many more are in my future. I'll get to buy new clothes, although I always say that when some special event comes up then I end up not buying anything (or anything good) and the next time, like now, I once again have nothing to wear. And then of course there's just having a night out with my guy.
I was originally going to make a post about Bob Mackie, who did the costumes for the show, and how young he looks for a seventy-year-old. See, the news did a bit on him and he looked pretty good. But when searching for a photo I only found one recent one and, well, he looked pretty old.

In other news, G.I. Joe is out. Roger Ebert didn't care much for it, and it sounds just like what I would expect from it. I'm sure I'll see it just not in the theater. What I have liked about this movie from the start is the presence of the Baroness, played by Sienna Miller. When I think of Cobra, she's always the first thing I think of. The black hair, the glasses, the bad-ass bitchness, always having to take care of shit. Then I think of those twins. Then Destro, Zartan, and finally Cobra Commander, who I have not seen any sign of as of yet. Is he in the movie? I guess I'll have to find out. Maybe he's that Scottish dude and he'll be all helmety later on. It is called "Rise of the Cobra" after all.

want

I know what you can get me for christmas.

free will astrology

I always like reading my Free Will Horoscope in the Stranger on Wednesdays as I shut down the store. Here's what mine said this week:

Let's say that you lost a treasured object a while back. What do you think the odds are that you'll find it this week? Or let's say that a bewildering companion walked out of your life many moons ago. How much do you want to bet that your paths will cross again soon? According to my reading of the omens, events like these could be common between now and August 15. That's because the past is cycling back to you for another look. Revival and resurrection are in the air. What has been old may become new again. Are you ready to experience something resembling time travel?

Then, lo and behold, today I buy this:

Check out the tracks at Amazon. It goes great with the Blues Explosion and PAvement I've been listening to. I'm on a roll already! Now, has anyone seen my hair?

yay!

Here's New Jersy Housewife Danielle Staub on All My Children in 2001. She wasn't a recurring character, in fact this clip is all there is. And that is, of course, Josh Duhamel playing Leo Dupree, who barges in on Jack and Moura's(?) dinner. He's one they killed and probably can't bing back unless Duhamel plays him. Which he won't.

twitty mays

I thought it was strange that Billy Mays wasn't in the trends list on twitter, so I did a search for his name. I found some people's tweets(?) amusing.

Adesto: I tell my sister Billy Mays has died. She says "Isn't that a Michael Jackson song?"

DaanDobber: out of respect for billy mays i will leave this stain in my shirt

maryhannah99117: Why couldn't it have been the Sham Wow guy? R.I.P. Billy Mays!

Steveskin: It doesn't seem like anyone is mourning the loss of Billy Mays...

VictoriaKesoma: I HAVE 3 MORE MINUTES TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS IN MEMORY OF BILLY MAYS. RIP <3

seanmoneynyc: I mean 4 real Who the hell is Billy Mays most of you white people never cared about MJ so why should I give a fuck about some dude who sells

cHRIS_gREGORY: RIP BILLY MAYS, d never heard of u, but sounds like u were respected alot

fill my heart with song

So AIM ain't working tonight so I can't talk to the dude. Thinkin 'bout him though. And this song was running through my head all day, I thought I might share it. Dedicated to you, my donkey.

Fyle? Kysh? Olivyle? Kyliver?

What will they call the much-anticipated (by me, anyway) gay couple on One Life To Live? Here's a shot of today's episode, where we get to see Oliver Fish and Kyle Lewis in the classic I'll-turn-to-the-camera-and-you-talk-to-my-back soap opera pose. That's how you know it's legit.

They're so cute. The writers are dragging the gay stuff out a little more, which is fine with me. Fish just asked the black chick out again, but she's already all "I wonder what went down between them in college?" I love when seeds are planted early on and have time to grow. Buffy did that a lot.

a new listerine

You know, for the gays.

padi-o

I been doodling with my Bamboo pad tonight. I love it, it pretty much looks like i drew this shit on paper. And no scanning.

officially the stupidest thing i've ever seen

The title says it all.
Got this from A View of the C.

for kc

I know I used to draw a lot of robots that had "I am a robot" written on the chest in those days for some reason, but you have to admit this picture's sending a charge to your brains pleasure centers. Aside from the rad quote, there's some weird Final Fantasy thing in the corner. What the hell is satonic? Was that from biology? I don't even remotely remember.

the terrible thing on alpha-9

I got this fun cartoon from Drawn! It's by Jake Armstrong. I like the clean yet crude feeling of the animation.

do you like fish sticks?

My boyfriend is the best. He just gave me the best news today. My recent favorite soap opera, One Life To Live is FINALLY getting a gay storyline! As soon as he told me, I knew exactly who it was going to be. Officer Fish. And perhaps the gaydar I didn't know I had was working in his case because he's a total homo in real life, which I also just found out today. Officer Fish is played by super-cute Scott Evans , brother of studly Fantastic Four star Chris Evans, and he's only been in Llanview for a few months.

First, Officer Oliver Fish went on a date with this one chick and it went ok, but he broke things off when he was seduced by disgusting skank, Stacy, but then Stacy blew him off. That's was it for his personal life UNTIL, while at the gym,and in the midst of a serial killer investigation, Fish runs into an old frat brother. This is Kyle Lewis, played by Brett Claywell, a hospital lab guy involved in two non-related stories. They seemed to have a moment and that's when I called it! They are so gay together!

Now even though I called it I think my credibility might be in question since I always hope that a new male character turns out to be a gaymo. I've always done it on the soaps and I'm always wrong! I'm so excited, not only was I right, but it's going to be hot and here's how I know. Fish is a cop. Lewis is a criminal who just got busted for blackmail and other junk. And, they are casting for a third male character to tear their relationship asunder. It's all so exciting to me!

Speaking of fish, there were a couple of pictures from KC's family trip to Palm Springs I wanted to put up, and one has fish in it. But I need to locate my little memory card adapter so that will have to wait. In the meantime, here's pretty much everything I just said in a youtube video. Keep in mind, these scenes were spread out over months, so it wasn't all so obvious in the beginning, save for maybe it's cuteness.

batman and robin

I don't understand Grant Morrison.


How come sometimes he writes really great stuff and sometimes he writes total gibberish? The recent Batman R.I.P. storyline was confusing and poorly executed. Not only did I not see Batman die at the end of it, I wasn't even sure if the story was suggesting that he died. I had to read in another title altogether that Batman was considered dead. (Oh God is he going to come back in the Blackest Night storyline?!) The Invisibles was admirable but still convoluted and hard to follow. The key seems to be pairing him up with artist Frank Quietly. They won me over with their classic work on New X-Men and I loved their superb work on WE3. Now, after his last Batman stint left a bad taste in my mouth, Morrison delivers an enjoyable (so far) Batman title.

As I said, Batman is "dead". So, after the Battle for the Cowl storyline, Dick Grayson, the original Robin, who has gone by Nightwing probably longer than he hasn't, has assumed the mantle of Batman, a rite he has shied away from his entire post-Robin career. And the new Robin is Bruce Wayne's biological son, Damian (I don't know what happened to Tim Drake), making him the fifth Robin. Morrison writes Damian, a highly-trained brat with a superiority issue, really well. You just want to smack him when he talks down to Alfred.
The villains are just plain creepy. Mr. Toad, someone called Pyg, who wears a grotesque mask, and his red haired minions. They're gross and I can't wait to see more.
There were still a few akward places in the script, like this quote from Grayson Batman:


Crime is doomed? What the hell is that? There's a couple of times it seems like NightBat is taking a Spiderman-smart-alec approach to crime fighting.

At any rate, I dig this book and I'll keep picking it up. Plus, lesbo-hero Batwoman will be the main character in Detective Comics coming up here soon. That ought to be fun.

just all ten of my children

A character recently returned to All My Children cast with a different actress. The odd thing about the casting is that it seems to be a case of reverse-SORAS (Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome). Commonly, characters will come back way older, leaving a child or teenager and returning as an adult. In this case, however, she seems to have gotten younger.

Liza Colby was portrayed by Marcy Walker until 2004. She returns now played by Melrose Place and Just the Ten of Us alum Jamie Luner. Luner is about nine years younger than walker in real life so, after a five year absence, the character has anti-aged by nine years. It doesn't help that her daughter has gone from a baby to a college student in the same amount of time. I think usually this would bother me, much like the SORAS inflicted upon Elivs Aron "EJ" Dimera on Days of Our Lives. Originally the son of the AWESOME Susan Banks, EJ went from infant to 30-year-old in about eight years. His return also failed to even address what happened to his mother, Susan Banks, played masterfully by Eileen Davidson. Watch here for classic Susan.

Where was I...? Oh, yeah, while it would normally irk me, I think Luner is doing a great job. OF course I remember Just the Ten of Us, but those memories have long been misty and water-colored. Melrose Place I totally remember and she was great in that too. I like how she plays the character and I think she's pretty and sultry and gives the show some sexy backbone. I hope it lasts!

picturesque

This is an angel statue in a curio cabinet my mom has. She filled it up with nothing but angels. I kind of remember her getting the cabinet but I was so young I might be making it up in my head. The thing I always remember about the cabinet was the mirrors in the back of it. They were the cleanest mirrors I had ever seen, it was like I could reach right into the room on the other side. This picture certainly give me a home-y feeling.
The light is coming from the little overhead light inside the cabinet. I must have used my tripod to get such a clear shot in the dark.

wild things

There's a fun website, Terrible Yellow Eyes, that posts artwork inspired by the book "Where the Wild Things Are" as a tribute to author Maurice Sendak. I somehow never read the book. I never had a teacher read it to the class and we didn't have it at home. I just never picked it up. Still, I'm familiar enough with the artwork and the idea of the book to appreciate the illustrations presented here. I think they're all really cool. I think anyone with fond memories of it will like them even more.

andrew draws drawers

Andrew got booted from The Fashion Show this week, which is fine with me. That way I won't spend the rest of the show wishing he was just a little bit cuter. I want him to be cute, I do, and he almost is. But he's not.

It's just as well since he's already an established designer. I knew his name sounded familiar. It's because he designs fashionable and expensive underwear. Shouldn't there be a rule about that in a game show like this? If you search Google images for his name, you'll get a lot of hunky, semi-nude men. But none of them are Andrew himself.

charm school drop outs

I was debating whether or not to use "drop out" or "cop out" in this title, either could work. I've noticed a trend in the trashy reality shows as of late, one that was probably inevitable. The trend is people voluntarily leaving the show. Some leave because they honestly don't feel they belong there, like Michael on Bromance and Vanessa, my original favorite from Pretty Wicked. I agree, they were both in the wrong place.
What I don't get is when people leave, or threaten to leave, because of flared emotions or feelings of betrayal. Examples that come to mind are London from Daisy of Love and Pretty Wicked's Amber. A lot of times these emotional outbursts are empty threats used as a ploy in "the competition", but things really start to hurt when we have actual casualties. Case in point: the most recent episode of Charm School.

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Really, Farrah? You're leaving? I don't understand why. Because the black girls are fighting a lot? You weren't even in the bottom three. You just seemed annoyed by the bickerings of others that you took off. Actually you sounded a little racist there. Are you afraid of the black girls? What the french?!

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Really, So Hood? What's your deal? Your friend got properly eliminated so you're gonna leave too? Why take it so personally? And you had just become my new favorite the week before.

I really thought that the producers would pretend to run after them and bring them back and they would say "I'm sorry, I really want to be here and change". Them changing their ways in charm school is something that I seriously hope these girls don't think is for real. Any time they say it I sincerely hope they are playing along. But these girls didn't have that chance, they took off and did not come back! I can't imagine any moral scruples would cause someone on this caliber of game show to walk away from the chance at, what was it, $100k? They are mistaken if they think the show is anything more than a vehicle for their careers and alcoholism. The wrongs that were wronged to them did not deem the emotional outcry that was displayed, or worth dropping out of any sort of competition. It just didn't make sense. Props to my girl Ashley: "I'm not going anywhere."

So now we have a problem. There's a new bottom three because after the others all left, things went on as usual. But the show is already hemorrhaging girls too quickly as it is. On top of the two leaving we have Beverly who got kicked out before the first elimination for fighting. The solution? Let them all stay, of course. The only thing I like less than that cop-out of a plan is the girls who took off, putting Ricki Lake and the poor folks at VH1 in that position in the first place.

At least we got to see sexy dancing with the elderly, always a good time, and that crazy bitch, Brittaney Star, on the carpet with her not-plugged-in-headphones. Yes, they are threatened by you because you are insane.

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this is an easy one

I did this drawing in high school. What book is it from?
Click on it to make it bigger...that guy's saying (whispering) "You, my friend, may be a wolf."