Remi's Bloglet - Tuesday 1 January 2002

Happy fucking New Year. _
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12:18:16 AM, Tuesday 1 January 2002

Went out to Raleigh to visit Mike and Debbie, a good time was had. Much food and much conversation. Watched a little of the Matrix, met up with Heidi Jacot again and saw her Romeo and Juliet production, which was excellent. Stripped the play down very much to its tragic love aspects, removing Rosalind entirely as well as much of the family-based intrigue. As a result, the moments of violence were very effective and the play moved along briskly, giving one a sense of danger and speed. I had only seen it on stage two other times, but this topped both of those easily. It wasn't definitive, but it brough life back to a beaten horse. _
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11:42:10 PM, Sunday 23 December 2001

Saw State and Main this evening. A very cute, if somewhat slight, film about Hollywood colliding with small-town life. Mamet's dialog, as always, shines.

Also read a few strips of The Norm and was impressed. A nice slice-of-life strip. Apparently it's actually syndicated, and it sort of has that feel. But the two months of strips I read are clever and made me laugh but still had a slightly bittersweet edge. If you want to read more the E-library is available for perusal. The graphic presentation of some of the sunday strips alone (and the E-Library) are worth the trip. _
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01:26:41 AM, Friday 21 December 2001

Well, now we're at Liz's parents house. Yesterday was pretty busy and I was utterly tired by the time I had finished looking at the philosophy and religion/theology tests at the recording center and then shopping for holiday presents (apologies to Andrew, Mbai, and Michael for pooping out of the game early). Anyway, it's very techno-heavy upstairs here. Had my first taste of they very niiiice OSX on Mr. Sudduth's G4/800 with flatscreen display. Looking forward to this two weeks very, very much. _
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06:25:52 PM, Wednesday 19 December 2001

Relive your life! Or at least a cheekily described life in the style of one of those extremely long personality tests. Make friends! Learn to walk! Become and office drone! Bizarrely endearing, in it's own deterministic way. _
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07:40:47 AM, Tuesday 18 December 2001

Meta-learning from The Manchurian Candidate:
Frank Sinatra does not know Kung Fu
Neither does Henry Silva, no matter how much the makeup department makes him look like a Korean
Angela Lansbury is most frightening woman alive, an inkling that began at my experiences with Murder, She Wrote.
A stentorian voice makes any actor better. _
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12:09:14 AM, Monday 17 December 2001

Here are the newest Johnny Boy Illustrations! Enjoy a screenfull of frosty goodness as Johnny Boy takes on The Middie Werewolf! (note: the finished one isn't shaded right now, but will be soon)

Pencils for Johnny Boy vs. Middie Werewolf.

Finished inks for Johnny Boy vs. Middie Werewolf.

And finally, an illustration I did for my Grandma Norma as a Hannukah present. _
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06:55:38 AM, Sunday 16 December 2001

Here are the newest Johnny Boy Illustrations! Enjoy a screenfull of frosty goodness as Johnny Boy takes on The Middie Werewolf! (note: the finished one isn't shaded right now, but will be soon)

Pecils:
http://lesingesavant.keenspace.com/images/AoJB_JoBovMWa.gif

Finished Inks:
http://lesingesavant.keenspace.com/images/AoJB_JoBovsMWWfinish.gif

And finally, an illustration I did for my Grandma Norma as a Hannukah present:
http://lesingesavant.keenspace.com/images/Grandma1a.gif _
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06:53:09 AM, Sunday 16 December 2001

Wow, not only did Glen Miller play great music, but he died like a rockstar, too. _
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09:59:11 PM, Saturday 15 December 2001

A tasty Harry Potter sorting hat that uses Flash for good and not evil.

via Invisible City _
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08:02:15 PM, Saturday 15 December 2001

Liz pointed it out, but it's too good to let die in the anonymity of our living room:
Tom Cruise's character in Magnolia, Frank Mackey, espouses the same philosophy as Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt's character in Fight Club). The difference is that Mackey is a horrible person, as opposed to Tyler Durden's sympathetic pseudo-sainthood. It's not just the misogynism, which is more pronounced in Magnolia, but definitely present in Fight Club, that changes the portrayal. Is it simply the 'worlds' the characters inhabit? _
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07:27:07 PM, Saturday 15 December 2001

MC Frontalot of 'Indier than Thou' fame, has recorded a duet with the mighty German techno-man, Kompressor. It's called Rappers we Crush and it rules. (look on the Music page of his site)

"There isn't a single domestically controlled muppet left!" _
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03:12:18 PM, Friday 14 December 2001

By the time anyone is conscious enough to read this the new Too Fat will hopefully be up. No super-art explosion this time around, but next time should have some nice new stuff. Martin: Ran into some troubles with one of the pieces, Johnny Boy by Saturday. _
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03:58:00 AM, Friday 14 December 2001

Saying, "Fuck You, culutural imperialist" to a little old lady who wishes you a Merry Christmas is only slightly worse than calling her a "Cheeky Monkey."

Beans! _
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05:19:02 PM, Thursday 13 December 2001

Just got my first haircut since Derek gave me one two and a half years ago, at the end of my junior year. It's kind of funky, and would look exactly the same as Liz's new 'do if I didn't slick it back with small amounts of gunk. It's not too bad, the gunk, it smells reasonably like apples and it keeps the hair out my eyes.

Learned about how the Democrats have a larger proportion of 'strong' Democrats than Republicans, but that they're more likely to defect to other parties. I enjoy being exposed to so many different things at RFB&D, it makes my base of general knowledge much larger, and I am finding things that I'm more interested in pursuing, intellectually. _
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03:45:43 PM, Wednesday 12 December 2001

I hate the pr0n industry. Fuckers took over www.too-fat.com and put skinny chicks on it! _
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10:31:15 PM, Monday 10 December 2001

KERNE! I need you to play a small NPC part this Tuesday, can you make it? _
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06:33:15 PM, Sunday 9 December 2001

I saw the Dismemberment Plan last night. Their opening bands weren't as good as when I saw them in Austin, and Travis, their singer, was sick, but DAMN what a great band. They play with every fiber of their being, and then they play some more! They didn't play 'Ice of Boston' or 'You are Invited', but then, the crowd was made up of Indie Elite types, so their requests were bizarro songs I had never heard. But it was all good. The floor in the 40 Watt is incredibly hard, and my lower back was feeling the pain after dancing for a while, so now I feel old. As Liz pointed out, there were many, many chunky glasses. But the people didn't look cool, or even uncool, they looked like most of our parents in high school. So sad.

I want to see Enon (who opened for the Plan in Austin) again. _
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06:32:37 PM, Sunday 9 December 2001

Another revision of the Johnny Boy illustration, this one without the hand behind the statehouse. I dunno, it just bugged me, and I couldn't shade it so it looked good. _
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12:43:49 AM, Saturday 8 December 2001

I just saw Oceans 11, and it rocked. No particularly overdone special effects, just a bunch of big-name actors bouncing off each other. Sure, it feels a bit like 'Out of Sight', but it doesn't have Jennifer Lopez in it, and it's not as bloody. Which, in this case, is a good thing. It does have a wonderful sense of pacing (remember that? When was the last time you saw an action-adventure movie that had crests and valleys, and both felt right?) and it's got fun characters. Man, it's just good, clean fun. Who'dathunkit? _
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12:17:02 AM, Saturday 8 December 2001

And a victory for the good guys! Chris Ware takes home a major British book award for Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Boy on Earth. I have to wonder whether this a step toward prominence for the more literary comics out there, or just another aberration a la Maus. Still, it's a good day to be a cartoonist. _
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10:18:33 PM, Friday 7 December 2001

Adventures of the Amazing Johnny Boy finished illustration is here, and the pencil rough is here.

Also, new Too Fat to be a Rockstar. _
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03:57:07 AM, Friday 7 December 2001

If I was an Autobot, I'd be:

src="http://android5.com/misc/tests/autobot/bluestreak.gif"
alt="Click to see what Autobot you could be!">

Take the Transformers personality test at android5.com!

Finally a test that appeals to me! Many thanks to Jon (who is writing a Transformers RPG) and Sharon (who found the test). _
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03:53:24 AM, Friday 7 December 2001

Quote of the Game: "Well now! THIS has certainly taken a turn to the Baconian." _
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03:28:10 AM, Wednesday 5 December 2001

I had totally missed the earlier hype on Ginger or Segway as it is now known. I am even familiar with Dean Kamen (that's real his name! He didn't come from another world, or just pull it out of thin air!), because he created the thing that destroyed my social life in high school, among other, vastly more important to some people but not to me, things. But beyond all that, it looks like a pretty neat gadget, and I kind of want one. _
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12:00:21 PM, Tuesday 4 December 2001

And yet another art project . . . this one will probably be weekly. _
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03:15:48 AM, Tuesday 4 December 2001

Martin has posted character sketches for the illustrations of The Adventures of the Amazing Johnny Boy. They're blown up quite a bit, so you can see all my mistakes, but it'll give an idea of what the characters will look like. I think I'll end up inking this and then shading it in Photoshop... _
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02:59:57 PM, Monday 3 December 2001

Liz and I are going to eat macaroni n' cheese and watch Mallrats. It's one of those evenings. Met the guy who does the excellent movie review cartoons for Vision Video, he's this little funny fat guy, and very, very nice. _
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05:58:21 PM, Sunday 2 December 2001

Some good fan-translated manga, including a fairly long series on Go! _
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07:38:24 PM, Saturday 1 December 2001

I have been with Liz four years today. Very few things have been constant in my life during that time, but she has always been there, to laugh, to hold, to comfort, and to, uh, scold. Ugh, sorry for the cheesy rhyme, but that's what your do to me. I love you, Liz. _
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07:09:00 PM, Saturday 1 December 2001

One evening amongst the animals of online gaming is almost enough to make me swear off it entirely. But no, I still like playing with my friends. _
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02:27:15 AM, Saturday 1 December 2001

Andrew commented on Odd Jobs and I have to say that it's one of the best serial comics I read. Sluggy Freelance has become a little dull in it's fan-fueled 'old age', and Ancient Messages might be too anime 'mystic' tinged for some, but Odd Jobs comes through, especially now that it's updating three times a week. Go read the first story! Stewart, of Too Fat fame, makes a guest appearance in the middle. I also have a piece on the Odd Jobs fanart page that I did with Russ of Ko Fight Club when I was staying at his house in Austin. And Andrew, I took no offense at your 'wish webcomics could be like this' comment, I'm jealous of Odd Jobs, too.

As for my comic, a new one will be up Friday, and every Friday from here on out, all things being equal. _
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01:50:29 AM, Saturday 1 December 2001

Just finished scanning a buttload of stuff. Listening to Clinic's Internal Wrangler and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf narrated by Patrick Stewart. Hoping to play some Myth II: Soulblighter multiplayer this evening, and anyone can play. I've seen the game run fine on a Pentium 233 with no 3d card, just find the demo for your system, and find out where we're playing. I might even color part of the Too Fat strip . . . Life is good. _
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08:21:12 PM, Thursday 29 November 2001

Dang it, HTML brain damage: After much hoo-ha and delay, I have posted my 24-hour comic. _
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04:34:13 PM, Thursday 29 November 2001

Tray again: After much hoo-ha and delay, I have posted my 24-hour comic. _
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04:33:16 PM, Thursday 29 November 2001

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