So let me get this straight... the PPC is a subset of fanfic writers, who deal with fanfic they deem shitty by writing fanfic in which their own characters enter the universes affected by bad fic and "killing" or otherwise neutralizing the Mary Sue or whatever other contaminating agent has affected canon? All the while blithely unaware that their ( Read more... )

Behold! My new sneakers! 

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Those of you have been long time readers of my barely lucid nonsense know about my occasional habit of posting about particularly thrilling weekends just before they start. This is just such a post!  I do this for two reasons; firstly because I am trying to make everyone jealous of my ridiculous lush, jet-setting lifestyle and secondly because I  ( Read more... )

I just wanted to share two great posters for two upcoming gigs this month. I think Isaac normally does a good job on promo materials for the night, but he really knocked these ones out of the park. I love seeing my DJ name on a cool poster, it's a small but special thrill.


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When you have a story which relies heavily on the idea of superheroes in a realistic setting (visually and politically and socially) and then stylize that setting to an insane degree, do you lose some of the power inherent in that idea?

I say yes.

I also say however that you end up with a pretty entertaining movie that is a lot of fun to look at. I ( Read more... )

Thanks to my baby, I now own a REALLY nice pair of shoes. I’m talking super fancy, the kind of shoes that the Great Gatsby would put on when he had to put the smooth on some dime in the thirties by singing her a song in a rowboat or some shit. At least I assume this is what the Great Gatsby did when he ran a game on a girl, I never finished reading ( Read more... )

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Wandering down Granville street, killing time before meeting up with Rheanna. Walking past the Golden Age, I pause to look at the enormous Watchmen display in their front window. It’s been weird for me, seeing bus stop ads, street posters and copies of the book for sale at the supermarket. I was 16 the first time I read Watchmen, a battered copy of ( Read more... )

- Bryan Lee O'Malley posts a link to some of Edgar Wright's shots from the set of Scott Pilgrim. In the foreground of one picture is a Plumtree shirt. Halifax early-to-mid-nineties girl bands, what!

- Taking fucking charge of a situation without losing my cool. Feeling calm and balanced about it!

- Super-secret-special (You know, the old "Triple S ( Read more... )