Hittin’ the Books
Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Literature | No Comments »WEAPON X :: I've been working out at Erin's gym every now and then. Some kind soul left the above comic book (Wolverine • Deadpool: Weapon X) resting snugly on the oddly placed gym fireplace. It's old and tattered which really ...
Get Those Boots-a-Steppin’
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in Life, Literature | 2 Comments »STERLING :: Reading the blog post by my friend, Alexander, today reminded me of this fantastic quote by Sterling Hayden that K.Roy sent me a while back: To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation ...
JD Quote
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Life, Literature | No Comments »FROM THE CATCHER IN THE RYE :: I love this quote from The Catcher in the Rye: That’s the whole trouble. You can’t ever find a place that’s nice and peaceful, because there isn’t any. You may think there is, but once ...
826 Valencia
Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Design, Life, Literature | No Comments »FOUND IN DAVEY JONES' LOCKER :: In most cities there are certain areas that are set aside for commerce. So if you happen to be McSweeney's and you want to open up a writing center at 826 Valencia in San Francisco, ...
Omni-Vision
Friday, August 1st, 2008 Posted in Literature, Movies | No Comments »THE WORLD WILL LOOK UP AND SHOUT, "SAVE US." AND I'LL WHISPER, "NO." :: I'm cautiously sitting on the edge of everywhere I sit lately, in anticipation of Watchmen. And yet I have a year to wait. These are the things ...
Y: The Last Man: The Last Issue
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in Literature | No Comments »AND SO THE JOURNEY ENDS :: I've been reading this series for a long time. Today, the last compiled graphic novel for Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan comes out. It's a story where every male (humans and animals) ...
Marvel 1602
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Literature | 3 Comments »MARVEL 1602 :: Just started a new graphic novel (aka: long comic book): Marvel 1602. It's a good chunk of the Marvel super heroes set 400 years ago. Sounds a little stupid? Well, it's a comic book, so it kind of ...
Tell Me About It, Son
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Literature | No Comments »THE SWAMP THING :: I've already got a place to post polished designs, culturally relative links, and big projects; it's called The Match Factory. I'm not ruling out the possibility of including that type of stuff within these blog-shaped walls. But ...