Randomness, from my deathbed
My health continues to be shit. While my cough is slowly diminishing (slowly!) my brain activity seems to be fading with it. I haven't made anything in ages, so I'm sad. The rotted mind however has been numbed enough so that I actually spare the time to clean. That's good, right? Cleaning is hard.
I read another book by S.M. Sterling- The Island in the Sea of Time. I hate the man but keep coming back because his premises are so very much what I want. But, again, he lets me down. I would have wrote a large ranting review of it, but then I found this guy's review of a different Sterling book, which still is spot-on for the one I just finished. It also features the author himself responding in the first comment, which I feel underlines part of the problem with the man. I just wish someone with some real writing talent came along and ripped all his ideas off. Props to him for all his research, but there was not a single beautifully described scene or interesting or unpredictable character. Sigh. I bet at my hypothetical best, should I ever write, my stuff would come out much like his....
My taste in music continues to be lame. Please please please ignore the first 35 seconds and then enjoy the awesome that is Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew- a pirate hip-hop group that has captured my heart. You can find all their music on their Last.fm page...
In conclusion, some sketches from the stage production of the War of the World live broadcast. Doodled these before the steampunk convention, forgot to post them. The show was great, I'm happy I dragged visiting-in-town Red Shirt Dave aka Puppy Dave aka Davey J. to it with me. It was nice to see him, he seems to be doing well.
Oh! Wait! Forgot to mention! I just saw Repo! The Genetic Opera movie today at the theater. Hilarious and totally bad. Definitely pick it up some evening to watch with friends if you enjoy such things. A one of the reviews I read called it a steampunk bloodbath... and I'm kinda' shocked to agree with them. Paris Hilton wasn't the worst actor! Some of the singing was okay! The art direction was honestly awesome!
I read another book by S.M. Sterling- The Island in the Sea of Time. I hate the man but keep coming back because his premises are so very much what I want. But, again, he lets me down. I would have wrote a large ranting review of it, but then I found this guy's review of a different Sterling book, which still is spot-on for the one I just finished. It also features the author himself responding in the first comment, which I feel underlines part of the problem with the man. I just wish someone with some real writing talent came along and ripped all his ideas off. Props to him for all his research, but there was not a single beautifully described scene or interesting or unpredictable character. Sigh. I bet at my hypothetical best, should I ever write, my stuff would come out much like his....
My taste in music continues to be lame. Please please please ignore the first 35 seconds and then enjoy the awesome that is Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew- a pirate hip-hop group that has captured my heart. You can find all their music on their Last.fm page...
Click to viewIn conclusion, some sketches from the stage production of the War of the World live broadcast. Doodled these before the steampunk convention, forgot to post them. The show was great, I'm happy I dragged visiting-in-town Red Shirt Dave aka Puppy Dave aka Davey J. to it with me. It was nice to see him, he seems to be doing well.
Oh! Wait! Forgot to mention! I just saw Repo! The Genetic Opera movie today at the theater. Hilarious and totally bad. Definitely pick it up some evening to watch with friends if you enjoy such things. A one of the reviews I read called it a steampunk bloodbath... and I'm kinda' shocked to agree with them. Paris Hilton wasn't the worst actor! Some of the singing was okay! The art direction was honestly awesome!