jankenstein

Well Deserved, and About Damned Time....

2008-06-26T05:53:50Z

Charles Vess won this year's Locus Awards for Best Artist.

http://greenmanpress.com/news

http://www.locusmag.com/2008/Locus_Awards_Winners.html

R is for Rocket

2008-06-15T06:13:48Z

In response to kalinichta's request to post songs starting with a certain letter, here are some beginning with the lettter R she gave me.

Anthrax : "Riding Shotgun"

Ac/DC: "Ride On"

Corrosion of Conformity: "Redemption City"

Dream Theater : "Root of All Evil"

Eric JOhnson : "Righteous"

Iron Maiden : "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (Pt 1)

Iron Maiden : "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (Pt 2)

Iron Maiden : "Revelations"

Megadeth: "Rust In Piece/Polaris"

Rush: "Red Sector A"

Rush: "Red Barchetta"

Joe Satriani: "Rubina"

Joe Satriani: "Redshift Riders"

ZZ Top : "Rhythmeen"

Happy Birthday

2008-02-14T08:47:09Z

... to enrobso.

I'll be joining you in that nice round-numbered birthday club this June.

Words escape me as I try to speak.....

2007-01-14T06:21:34Z

http://www.nulime.com/Hip-Hop-Tribute-Iron-Maiden-CD-Pop-Music-p171828-c297.html

I weep.

Hallowed Be Thy Bling

2006-12-31T00:48:54Z

http://shop.fye.com/product.aspx?sku=203937764&loc=50244

Who'dve thought I would only have lived to the ripe old age of 38 before I'd seen everything?

Crap.

2006-12-02T01:55:06Z

Damnit.

http://www.williamstout.com/journal/index.html

Bill Stout has prostate cancer.
This sucks ass through a rusty straw.

Mo' Joe

2006-10-25T09:02:39Z

Even after a completely shitty couple of days, Satch can always make things better.

(thank you, Randi)

Mo' Mo

2006-10-25T08:56:41Z

http://www.powells.com/kidsqa/willems.html

I know lucy_anne will want to see this.

Rassafrassin' $#@*!

2006-10-25T08:20:34Z

I hope there is a special level of Hell reserved for people who write computer viruses. If the ~~motherfucker~~ person was in this room right now, I would introduce him to Cheech Wizard's concept of "Goomph!".

I spend the better part of two days trying to nuke a virus/trojan/spyware/whateverthehellitwas. Norton didn't catch it, neither did Spybot. A quick Google search suggested Previx, which worked.

Then I figured I'd download AVG, which had been recommended by both friends and a local PC shop.
Ha.
It caused MORE problems. Not only would its Email scanner try connecting in much the same manner that the Baltimore Orioles try connecting with an outside slider (unsusccesfully and a great many times at that), it slowed the whole system way down and chewed up the Virtual Memory. Couldn't get the damned thing to close without shutting down the entire process via Task Manager, which showed it to be a resource hog. To make matters worse, Outlook Express then wouldn't connect to the POP server. After a chat with Earthlink tech support, even resetting the TCP/IP setting in a DOS shell didn't help. So I went back to my first instinct and just delted AVG entirely. Now, lo and behold, things actually work again.

I must be getting old, I pulled a muscle in my hip the other day. So far, I haven't broken out the Walker and resorted to watching Matlock just yet.

So how was your last couple of days?

Random Musings

2006-09-21T01:33:52Z

Just random things that have entered my stream of consciousness over the last few days.

1) The font used for the logo on the back of a Sonata is the exact same font used for the 90's Batman Animated Series

2) I saw a lime green Volkwsagen at a gas station the other day. The color was pretty harsh, but the shape of the car (and especially the antennas with the rubber overmolding) reminded me a LOT of something Geoff Darrow would draw.

3) I miss my dog. When I was around 13 or so, we had a huge giant mutant Irish Setter named Murphy that stood well past my waist at his head, and weighed about 125 lbs and was strong as an ox. And very gentle with children.

4) I *knew* Spinach was bad.

5) Jeff Smith is going on a world tour to promote the new Bone color versions. I'd love to know what he has planned after his stint on Capt Marvel.

6) I'm really liking Scott McCloud's newest book, Making Comics. Hopefully I'll get to see one of his lectures on this current tour as well.

7) I am really far behind on Gaimanalia, especially the audio CDs. Had a very nice chat with a lady in a bookstore the other day that was buying American Gods. She'd never read any other Gaiman, but was keen on doing so. We hooked another one. ;-)

8) When the hell is Jasper Morello coming to the US on DVD?

9) Linda Medley's new issue of Castle Waitingis superb. I do miss the lack of a letters column and her essays.

10) I like Fall.

11) This list goes to eleven.

Hmmm......

2006-09-20T18:31:25Z

Doesn't it make you proud to reside in such a great country where Bin Laden is still at large, but By God we got Willie Nelson?

Greasy Kidd Stuff

2006-09-12T04:15:16Z

http://www.kiddography.blogspot.com/

Hot damn!

I'm rather liking this tendency of my favorite artists to Bloginate. Can Kaluta be next?

jankenstein @ 2006-09-05T18:28:00

2006-09-05T22:30:34Z

Just in case you hadn't seen Irene Gallo's recent post yet, Charles Vess' blog is now up and running at http://www.greenmanpress.com/news/.

And for Lucy Anne's question, it's Word Press.

Grrrrrrrr

2006-09-01T13:53:16Z

This week isn't getting any better.

Harrumph.

Tales from the Cryptid

2006-08-30T03:33:56Z

http://previews.diamondcomics.com/default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=23&s=126&ai=32194

I think my Inner 7 year old just had a field day. I don't want to wait until November to get a copy of this!

Gah.

2006-08-29T03:27:11Z

What a crappy weekend.

Where's the "Do Over" button?

jankenstein @ 2006-08-28T13:38:00

2006-08-28T17:39:41Z

Well the computer is fixed. Yeefrigginhaw.

I talked to Charles Vess yesterday. His website is in the process of being remade into a blog.

Crap

2006-08-25T00:41:06Z

My home PC has a power failure, so my online access is going to be fairly limited until it gets fixed/replaced.

Yeefrigginhaw.

Trick or Treat...smell my tentacle....gimme candy that won't clog my ventricle

2006-07-31T04:43:12Z

http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6890

Mostly for the benefit of mistressmousey but I suspect a good many other folks would like to see this as well. I wonder what kind of candy bag you'd accessorize that getup with?

Comic Con-descending

2006-07-10T19:20:00Z

http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/?column=20

I suppose there may be a kernel of truth in there somewhere..........but............holy crap, Erik. I hope you don't take yourself seriously. There's a good reason I didn't talk to you in Charlotte. As you said in your own words, "Nobody likes a dick."

I Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself

2006-06-11T08:44:16Z

http://vent.dreamhost.com/rollins.mov

+1,000,000.

"You can't catch me, since the rabbit done died"

2006-01-18T05:28:14Z

Bunny Suicides

You don't want to laugh, but just can't help it.

jankenstein @ 2006-01-17T13:38:00

2006-01-17T18:38:30Z

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Jankenstein!

About one tenth of jankenstein is permanently covered in ice.
Jankenstein can't drink - he absorbs water from his surroundings by osmosis.
All shrimp are born as jankenstein, but gradually mature into females.
Jankenstein can squeeze his entire body through a hole the size of his beak.
The number one cause of blindness in the United States is jankenstein.
If you lie on your back with your legs stretched it is impossible to sink in jankenstein!
In the kingdom of Bhutan, all citizens officially become jankenstein on New Year's Day.
Cats use their jankenstein to test whether a space is large enough for them to fit through.
Jankenstein is the world's largest rodent.
Jankenstein can drink over 25 gallons of water at a time.

1) The other 9/10ths is covered in sarcasm.
2) Obviously conflicts with #10.
3) I've been trying to date a mature female. I have better luck finding shrimp.
4) I must have a damned big beak.
5) This isn't my fault. Your mother specifically warned you that you'd go blind if you didn't stop doing that.
6) Conversely, it is not impossible that jankenstein might not sink in you. ; - )
7) I wish they'd live up to their part of the tax burden.
8) Aslan got stuck in a door, but the rest are all okay.
9) I'm not even a lawyer.
10) See #2.

I bet Barbie never had one of these....

2006-01-17T00:23:53Z

http://www.livejournal.com/community/little_world/39277.html?view=211565

Small world, isn't it?

Pork.........the other green meat

2006-01-15T23:23:28Z

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10818583/?GT1=7538

I've heard of "Green Eggs and Ham", but now apparently you can get Green Ham and eggs.