I need to find a way to combine my loud drunkenness with my quiet shy soberness (without the hangovers and crippling narcolepsy)
Archive for September, 2008
Finish Your Collapse and Stay For Breakfast
September 24, 2008Do you ever meet someone and you get along great?
And then you start to imagine how it might end up, all the things that could go wrong, how in the end you won’t even be able to have nice conversations like you have now because of an attempt at romance.
And after that thought, you decide to keep things as they are?
No.
So it is just me.
The Law Of Diminishing Returns
September 22, 2008
So I sprained my left ankle playing football.
Last year,I sprained my right ankle playing kickball.
Guess which story sounds better?
The Beginning After the End
September 16, 2008So I was walking through Harlem on the way to the subway and I don’t know what sparked the thought (most likely whatever song was playing on my iPhone at the time) but it crossed my mind that more than four years ago, I was looking at engagement rings.
I can’t imagine this current version of myself being married, getting engaged or even getting to the point of thinking, “Do I want to spend the rest of my life with this person?” (I can barely tolerate people for more than 2 hours).
But four years ago, I was that guy.
In retrospect, I wish I blogged more about being that guy. I did in the old version of this site (that was more in the early going/lovey-dovey shit) but I usually avoided it because she would read this blog and so I censored myself.
Now I would love to remember what it was like.
Oh well.
100 (or so) Graphic Novels I Recommend
September 7, 2008Okay, this was supposed to be a straight list but then I overthought it and now you have what you see below. I tried to avoid listing any titles that are still ongoing (this list would never end). Anything with an asterisk is still going.
This list actually made me realize how many great graphic novels I haven’t read (Maus, From Hell, V For Vendetta).
Otherwise, enjoy and I hope you at least read one of these books.
- 300
- 12 Reasons Why I Love Her
- Alex
- Alias series
- All-Star Superman series*
- The Amazing Joy Buzzards
- American Virgin series
- Astonishing X-Men
- The Authority, Vol. 1
- Batman: The Killing Joke
- Batman: The Long Halloween
- Batman: Year One
- Batman: Year One Hundred
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
- Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity
- Birth of a Nation
- Black Hole
- Black Orchid
- Blankets
- Bone series
- The Books of Magic
- Box Office Poison
- Breakfast After Noon
- Chosen
- Chronicles Of Wormwood
- Criminal series
- Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller
- DC: The New Frontier
- Death: The High Cost of Living
- Death: The Time of Your Life
- Deep Sleeper
- Demo
- Desolation Jones
- Doctor Strange: The Oath
- The Escapists
- Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
- Fell*
- The Fountain
- Fray: Future Slayer
- Fun Home
- The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect
- The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk
- Infinity Gauntlet
- It’s A Bird
- JLA/Avengers
- King David
- Kingdom Come
- League of Extraordinary Gentleman
- Lex Luthor: Man of Steel
- Little Star
- Local
- Lost At Sea
- Lost Girls
- Love & Rockets series (The Locas Stories)*
- Love Fights
- Lucifer series
- Marvel Zombies
- Marvels
- Mouse Guard*
- Nat Turner
- Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E
- The Other Side
- Planetary*
- Preacher
- Pride of Baghdad
- The Pro
- Promethea series
- The Punisher: Born
- The Punisher
- Re-Gifters
- Rose
- Runaways
- The Sandman series
- The Sandman: Endless Nights
- The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
- Scott Pilgrim series
- Shortcomings
- Sin City
- Sleeper series
- Sleepwalk and Other Stories
- Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane*
- Spider-Man: The Death of Gwen Stacy
- Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt
- Spider-Man: Reign
- Stardust
- Summer Blonde
- Superman: Red Son
- Supermarket
- Tricked
- The Ultimates*
- Vimanarama
- Watchmen
- We3
- Will Eisner’s The Spirit (2007)
- Wolverine
- Wolverine: Enemy of the State
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
- X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga
- X-Statix (X-Force)
- Y: The Last Man series
Movie of the Week: Death Race
September 2, 2008
Mindless, testosterone-y fun.
Emphasis on “mindless.”
Sadly, 80% of the best scenes were in the trailer, just less graphic.
On another note, I expect to see Jason Stratham and Tyreese in movies like this, but JOAN ALLEN?!? C’mon, Joan. I understand the need to have some fun but Joan…Joan, no.
