For those of you reading this, who were at my house this past Spring break Saturday, I assure you this title's subtitle is "Damn you, Sams!".
Damn them for their keen business sense, that is.
The reason I'm posting today is that, this Saturday, I went to a "Lone Star Comics" store. You may notice that "South Arlington" is on that list of locations. 4001 West Green Oaks Blvd, it so happens.
I bought a nifty "best-of" volume for Wolverine, which had a few choice old comics, a rather hard to look at comic by Todd McFarlane, and some more recent comics, all of which, I have to say, enjoyed.
Whether or not I will make this into an interest, I dunno. Did you know there were Battlestar Galactica comics? I saw those.
I also saw something marked off as "Ultimate X-Men", on issue 99 if I recall. That, if anything, astounded me. I was under the impression most comics today took the form of the odd graphic novel, or a semi-long series around 20 issues long.
But here was this.
The pros I can see from getting into comics would have to be
1. Small packages of entertainment
2. Near-weekly updates
3. Low price(?)
4. A small market you would be helping
The cons I can see though
1. Large eventual cost
And I can't think of anything else.
If you can think of any cons, please do tell me.
In another bit of news, I bought "At the Mountains of Madness" by H.P. Lovecraft. H.P. Lovecraft, even for a racist, could write man. I gotta tell ya. I havn't been able to criticize it yet, and I think, if there is anything I will have to get addicted to, it will be the Cthulhu Mythos.
Anyways, Nestea pong. We gotta do it some time.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Well,
It's now Spring Break, yet I don't seem to have anything planned.
There is a slight possibility I'll be invited to a friend's house, though. To play Smash Brothers Brawl, it so happens. Last night I got my first taste of the game when one of my brother's friends came here with the game in tow.
If you ask me, the game is genius, and seems like it would make a great party game if nothing else. A few of the characters seem kind've clunky, but my opinion on that may change I guess.
Also, after digging around my trusty History textbook, I started to wonder about traitors. To be specific, Mexican traitors who joined the Texans in the Texas Revolution.
What would they have thought of doing this? Here they are caught between the dictator of Mexico, who goes ahead and executes those who don't agree with him. On the other hand, the revolutionaries certainly weren't dictators. They were however very prone to infighting, and the government, let alone Texas's fledgling military, could rarely work together.
While they may have been bound to Mexico for their own reasons, I'd have gotten fed up of the entire cause, and would have tried fleeing to Louisiana by boat or somesuch.
In other news, I looked up the word "bower", for Orchestra it so happens. Starting after Spring break we'll be getting into fiddle tunes, and the title of the first song is "Will You Come to the Bower?". I have to confess, I don't have at all an idea of what a bower is. I know a boyer is someone who makes bows, but I didn't, and still don't, think they relate.
I myself think the 3rd one applies.
There is a slight possibility I'll be invited to a friend's house, though. To play Smash Brothers Brawl, it so happens. Last night I got my first taste of the game when one of my brother's friends came here with the game in tow.
If you ask me, the game is genius, and seems like it would make a great party game if nothing else. A few of the characters seem kind've clunky, but my opinion on that may change I guess.
Also, after digging around my trusty History textbook, I started to wonder about traitors. To be specific, Mexican traitors who joined the Texans in the Texas Revolution.
What would they have thought of doing this? Here they are caught between the dictator of Mexico, who goes ahead and executes those who don't agree with him. On the other hand, the revolutionaries certainly weren't dictators. They were however very prone to infighting, and the government, let alone Texas's fledgling military, could rarely work together.
While they may have been bound to Mexico for their own reasons, I'd have gotten fed up of the entire cause, and would have tried fleeing to Louisiana by boat or somesuch.
In other news, I looked up the word "bower", for Orchestra it so happens. Starting after Spring break we'll be getting into fiddle tunes, and the title of the first song is "Will You Come to the Bower?". I have to confess, I don't have at all an idea of what a bower is. I know a boyer is someone who makes bows, but I didn't, and still don't, think they relate.
Bower : 1. A shaded, leafy recess; an arbor. 2. A woman's private chamber in a medieval castle; a boudoir. 3. A rustic cottage; a country retreat.
I myself think the 3rd one applies.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Lazy Mondays
Although it is nearly Tuesday local time, just thought I'd mention a few things:
It's snowing outside!
Army of Two, tomorrow! Will my brother buy it?
In closing, homework can take too long some days.
It's snowing outside!
Army of Two, tomorrow! Will my brother buy it?
In closing, homework can take too long some days.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Saturday Morning Cartoons
While it has been some time since my last post, I haven't had too much to talk about. Today, while I was watching cartoons, I came to the startling realization that all the good shows with super heroes, action, and such greatness as Animaniacs are mostly gone, and replaced by awkward things like "Eon Kid", and this "Skunk Fu" business. Plus, after doing some digging, I found this startling bit of news:
That, if anything, seems soulless. Plus, 4kids is a horrible, horrible substitute for what used to be the best morning block on TV.
In other, much better, news I just started reading Dauntless: The Lost Fleet and I have to say I disagree with the reviewer. While the beginning is somewhat slow, the novel seems amazingly solid to me. While I admit the main character seems like a figurehead at first, but by the midpoint of the book he isn't.
In closing, considering taking the book for a spin. It isn't so futuristic to the point that you can't understand what is happening, but everything in the setting is suitably familiar enough to picture.
Last week The CW announced that it was dropping the 13-year-old Kids WB! franchise at the end of this season. Replacing it will be content from 4Kids Entertainment, which has been providing FOX with Saturday morning programming for the last six years.
That, if anything, seems soulless. Plus, 4kids is a horrible, horrible substitute for what used to be the best morning block on TV.
In other, much better, news I just started reading Dauntless: The Lost Fleet and I have to say I disagree with the reviewer. While the beginning is somewhat slow, the novel seems amazingly solid to me. While I admit the main character seems like a figurehead at first, but by the midpoint of the book he isn't.
In closing, considering taking the book for a spin. It isn't so futuristic to the point that you can't understand what is happening, but everything in the setting is suitably familiar enough to picture.
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