I Wish I Had Showtime
When I work on comic stuff, I listen to NPR (like a dork), watch Conan and Colbert, and sometimes Japanese shows (Gaki no Tsukai is one of my faves - I'm a sucker for manzai teams). One of my favorite things to watch every now and again is Penn & Teller: Bullshit!. While I don't agree with what they have to say all of the time, and while Penn himself can act like a gigantic douche, I still enjoy the show. They present some good arguments against organizations like PETA and serious issues such as the "war" on drugs and being green. The seventh season premieres on the 25th, and while I don't think I'll be able to find it on the Internet, there's an important episode that I want to see.
On July 9th, the episode is titled "Violent Video Games". Penn and Teller themselves made a videogame that never got a full release, but you can find it for emulators pretty easily. (For the curious, it's called Penn and Teller's Smoke and Mirrors. It features a game called Desert Bus, where you drive a bus across the desert. It's the most boring thing on the face of the planet, and P&T did it on purpose. People even do it for charity.)
I have a feeling that I know what they'll say, and I also have a feeling that a very special person will be a target of investigation. His name starts with "J" and ends with "ack Thompson".
I'm looking forward to this.
In the meantime, my Otakon work list is moving, which is nice. Plans are changing a little bit, but I'm confident it will still be a good convention if the payment ever gets there. Also, I wasn't aware that only the USPS can deliver to PO boxes. ...so I had to give them money again. Joy. Apparently, they located the other letter and are sending it back to me, so at least I know it's not lost anymore.
On July 9th, the episode is titled "Violent Video Games". Penn and Teller themselves made a videogame that never got a full release, but you can find it for emulators pretty easily. (For the curious, it's called Penn and Teller's Smoke and Mirrors. It features a game called Desert Bus, where you drive a bus across the desert. It's the most boring thing on the face of the planet, and P&T did it on purpose. People even do it for charity.)
I have a feeling that I know what they'll say, and I also have a feeling that a very special person will be a target of investigation. His name starts with "J" and ends with "ack Thompson".
I'm looking forward to this.
In the meantime, my Otakon work list is moving, which is nice. Plans are changing a little bit, but I'm confident it will still be a good convention if the payment ever gets there. Also, I wasn't aware that only the USPS can deliver to PO boxes. ...so I had to give them money again. Joy. Apparently, they located the other letter and are sending it back to me, so at least I know it's not lost anymore.