Bollocks. Alastair contacted me last night to inform me that our Friday shindig, the U of T Saints & Sinners Club 1940s-themed Comic Book Villains Ball, has been canceled due to lack of interest! Fucking tragic. As always, I have tried to find the silver lining in this situation: given the recent popularity of comic book films, I was beginning to ( Read more... )

I went out after work and had a nice meet-up and a drink with aboveaveragejoe and tapeheads and our friend Mark Askwith. It was good to see J&J, since they've both been laying low lately and are taking off on an adventure in a few weeks. Also really nice to see Mark, who is such a genuinely nice person and a good storyteller. I don't get to hear industry talk much now ( Read more... )

I was a little wound up last night so I went to the gym with a vigorous run in mind. 53 minutes and 5 miles later, I felt much better, so I cooled down to a walk and pondered this crazy idea I've been having. It's about doing a Marathon. I should give the background on this first, and it starts with a comic book.

fearnottundra has taken me to task for not ( Read more... )