So I will stand here with my shoulders square and tall, and when the whistle blows, not falter,
So, I've been quite busy but things seem like they're... if not winding down, then stabilizing for a bit. More on that in another post. Let's talk about something that's been helping me relax:
Welcome to NightVale is a great show, if a bit slow paced at times. It's a fake radio show that draws heavily on some mix of the Colbert Report and Lovecraft, with bits of Twilight Zone, Addams Family, and Eerie Indiana thrown in, though unlike Colbert it doesn't supply any real news. It does, however, supply us with a mayoral race between The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your House and Hiram McDaniels, who is literally a five-headed dragon.
And here's the wiki:
http://nightvale.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Welcome_to_Night_Vale_Episodes
You can listen to each episode on the wiki or get them for ipod or android phone.
And here's an excerpt from one of the program's ads:
Finally, minor spoilers, here's the radio host upon finding out Strex Corp,a local company, has bought out the local Girl Scouts:
"Thank you, um, I guess, to StrexCorp, for contributing to a great cause. Please, continue the great work of the Girl Scouts. Please. They are a good organization and they deserve so much bet- [clears throat]…they deserve so many good things.
I hope all of the girls out there are safe on their upcoming camping trip. There are not many places to hide in the desert, girls. But, you’re very innovative. I mean, for playing tag, of course! I mean for simple games, of course! Not for…self preservation. Or…well-thought-out strategic attacks on a highly-organized enemy. You would never need to hide for those reasons! Why would I even say that? Why would I say anything?
Words? No! These are just strange noises I’m making with my face.
Strange noises!"
Welcome to NightVale is a great show, if a bit slow paced at times. It's a fake radio show that draws heavily on some mix of the Colbert Report and Lovecraft, with bits of Twilight Zone, Addams Family, and Eerie Indiana thrown in, though unlike Colbert it doesn't supply any real news. It does, however, supply us with a mayoral race between The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your House and Hiram McDaniels, who is literally a five-headed dragon.
And here's the wiki:
http://nightvale.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Welcome_to_Night_Vale_Episodes
You can listen to each episode on the wiki or get them for ipod or android phone.
And here's an excerpt from one of the program's ads:
Click to viewFinally, minor spoilers, here's the radio host upon finding out Strex Corp,a local company, has bought out the local Girl Scouts:
"Thank you, um, I guess, to StrexCorp, for contributing to a great cause. Please, continue the great work of the Girl Scouts. Please. They are a good organization and they deserve so much bet- [clears throat]…they deserve so many good things.
I hope all of the girls out there are safe on their upcoming camping trip. There are not many places to hide in the desert, girls. But, you’re very innovative. I mean, for playing tag, of course! I mean for simple games, of course! Not for…self preservation. Or…well-thought-out strategic attacks on a highly-organized enemy. You would never need to hide for those reasons! Why would I even say that? Why would I say anything?
Words? No! These are just strange noises I’m making with my face.
Strange noises!"