Rock On Micmaw

I've been present at many fun (and funny) parties over the years. During those events, I have seen people jump through flames, fall out of trees, have hair (and body parts) singed by fire, break through through ice, crash vehicles, be decorated like a Christmas tree, fall off a mountain during a thunderstorm, flip a sailboat, and even feed beer to a guinea pig.

Yeah, the guinea pig lived.

I've never seen one of the drunk guys at a party take a chain saw and drop a tree on the guest of honor's house during said (Surprise!) party. 

Alcohol and chain saws do not mix well. 

Thank you for including me in your celebration, Mark and Jane. 

The slush was very yummy~

Happy Birthday

I attended a celebration of Barack Obama's 47th Birthday this evening. For me, it was also a celebration of grass-roots campaigning and the belief that Senator Obama can facilitate the Change that our country so desperately needs right now.  

It was very cool to be with people I have known for over a year now- people I have phone banked with, door-t0-door canvassed and marched in parades with, knowing that our energy and hard work were part of the process that has brought Barack Obama to where he is now.

Democratic Nominee for President of the United States. 

Yay.

I remember the night of the Primary Election in January. We were all disappointed that HRC had won the Primary in our state, but our campaign team went out and celebrated until 3:00am, regardless. We even received a phone call from the Senator that night, thanking us for all of our efforts and reassuring us that the battle had just begun. 

He was right.

The party in Denver starts just three weeks from tonight. Senator Obama is taking his acceptance speech outside the convention hall to his supporters at INVESCO Field. 

He is the Change we have been waiting for.

Happy Birthday Senator~ 

Comic Book Day

Yesterday after work, I went to see my cousin who is losing a battle with cancer. It was good to see him and spend time reminiscing with him. I don't think I've every hugged anyone so tightly as I did him when we said goodbye.

I didn't sleep very well last night.

Today I decided to have fun and make sure I celebrated Comic Book Day. I went to my comic book shop after work, and found Grimm Fairy Tales #29, Ghost Rider #25, Dresden Files #4, and Batman: Death Mask #4 in my sub folder. All good reads for this weekend. I chatted with Mike, the owner of the comic shop, and we reflected on our summers a little.

This evening I played some free rice. I've only been playing it for a few days, and the highest score I've had is 41. 

I've won lots of rice though. That's cool.

Why So Serious?

I love everything that is Batman. Ask anybody who knows me. However, The Dark Knight is not about Christian Bale's role of Batman, but instead, Ledger's portrayal of The Joker. 

Ahhh....The Joker. The Clown we love to hate.

Heath Ledger dished out an incredible performance and turned The Joker into the most evil and creepiest villain I have ever seen. Yes- in my opinion, this Joker has Darth Vader beat. 

Being someone who suffers from (self diagnosed) acute coulrophobia, I found Ledger's performance to be very dark and disturbing. I loved it. The scars on his face, his greasy hair, his odd oral ticks, his love of knives, his hate of mankind, and his laughter when experiencing pain,  all made me squirm in my seat.

Heath Ledger has left behind an amazing piece of art, and one that can never be reproduced or continued. That is a sad. 

I found out last week that a favorite cousin of mine has been given an unfavorable diagnosis from his doctors. His specialist doesn't think that has long to dance. Sometimes, beautiful lives are cut short by stupid reasons. They're not equitable, reasonable, or understandable. Just stupid.

Nothing endures but change~

Ready to Go

The Obama campaign is back in our state. I received the call today summonsing me to HQ on Thursday. 

Election Day 2008 is only twenty weeks from today. There is so much at stake this time, and (in my mind) only one clear choice for the next President of our United States.

I have had my accommodations in place (thanks Erik) for the inauguration in January since last July. Barack Obama is a breath of fresh air and our only hope of bringing peace to this troubled time in our history. He has demonstrated that he is a leader, a consensus builder, and has sound judgement. Senator Obama has talked about his willingness to talk with U.S. friends and foe alike to increase diplomatic power throughout the world. 

People are at ease in his presence. 

John McCain has gone on record saying that negotiating with U.S. foes is dangerous and irresponsible.

Is anyone else paying attention to the hundreds of Taliban clowns taking over Afghan villages?

Twenty weeks from today. 

Yes, we can.

Kick-Ass #3: They Started It!

Dave Lizewski's fifteen minutes of Superhero fame on YouTube landed him engagements with Jay Leno and David Letterman. Even Katie, the hot girl at school, is talking to him now. 

Her (reported) reason for doing so is that word has it around school that Dave is pimping in The Village, and getting beat up by his clients, thus explaining why he regularly attends school with stitches and bandages. Katie's mother runs a shelter for battered women.

Dave is very much okay with all of this, and clearly grateful for her recent attention.

Of the many requests for help that he has received in his inbox, Dave decides to help one particular young woman who is being stalked by her ex-boyfriend. When he confronts this man as Kick-Ass, the situation deteriorates quickly, and Dave ends up face down and badly beaten....again.

The next (full page) panel reveals a masked girl (could it be Katie?) who starts swinging a crazy big sword. She impales one man through his torso and decapitates another. 

Shazam.

I love the edginess of this comic, and wish Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. were releasing the issues of this title faster.

I've also learned from Comic Book Resources that the film adaptation of Kick-Ass is in pre-production. Casting has begun, and CBR teases us geeks with, "when news breaks on a certain actor they have lined up....a distribution deal will be right around the corner."

Very cool.

Brouhaha

And that is all I have to say about that.