Yeats is Greats

Hey, a quick post from the radio station today.

Since this is a blog on the interwebs, here is what I am listening to. In this case, it is quite literal, since I'm sitting in a darkened room surrounded by thousands of dollars of audio equipment.

Apologies in advance if there's too much indie in the pants.

The Speakers - Yeats is Greats

This is a great example of how my love of bizarrely awesome album titles/art lead to an excellent musical find. I forgot my camera today, but you can check out a small pic of the cover from the site; it's far better in person.


Oh yeah, there's some music, too. Music in which the poems of William Butler Yeats are set to music. Yeah.


Secret Mommy - Plays

Somewhat folksy songs with a subtle electronica vibe. Glitches/beats here and there add to the acoustic guitar and sparse, almost bjorkesque vocals. That's right, BJORKESQUE, MOFOS. Also, bass clarinet? Mandolin? Cello? Bari sax? That's cool.


(Side note: I just played a jazz song on-air featuring a Moog synth on it.)


Fannypack - See You Next Tuesday

Did you want catchy-as-hell female-headed New York hip-hop?

No, you do. That wasn't a question. Especially when the beats are this funky-fresh.


More later, maybe.

So choice

What is that thing all up under your waist?
Oh ma God - it's a booty in ma face!

Whaaat, is it?
What, what, what is it is it?
Whaaat, is it?
It, it's your booooty.

Whaaat, is it?
What, what, what is it is it?
Whaaat, is it?
It's a booty in ma face!

(repeat 2x)

Batmanz

I sketched this at 3 a.m. Why was I not asleep at 3 a.m.? Goooood question.

Jade Empire

I play computer games quite a bit, and it's rare that I actually frighten myself by just how much.

I played Jade Empire for 10 hours, 17 minutes yesterday. Certainly not a world record by any measure, but it's enough to make me feel incredibly bad about myself. I've held off the urge to play today; I figure if I average just over 5 hours a day for two days, that's a little better, at least in theory...

Also: Mr. Zach Braff was at Northwestern this evening for a Q&A session. I went (along with a few hundred or so other people) to see him. I've always been more of a J.D. guy than a Zach Braff fan; he just rubs me the wrong was when he's not in character. I haven't seen any movie he's been in, so maybe I'm not allowed to complain. To put it bluntly, he just seems like a bit of a douche.

But he hooked up with Sarah Chalke, so he gets props. Mad props.

Syndication Marches On

Johnny Hart died. You may remember him as the man behind B.C. and Wizard of Id, two very long-running, very baseline comic strips.

Despite the small problem of, y'know, his death, the comics will continue. Does this seem bizarre to you? From the article:

Richard Newcombe, the founder and president of Creators Syndicate, which syndicates both BC and The Wizard of Id, said both cartoons would continue.

Family members have been helping produce the strips for years, and they have an extensive computer archive of drawings to work with, he told AP.

That's right. In the tradition of Sir Laurence Olivier, death is apparently not a huge handicap to creative works. I'm not what you'd call a huge fan of either of those strips, but I still think that they deserve more respect than that. Maybe I'm missing something, but this article makes it seem that these comics are going to be zombified for the sake of syndication. A computer archive of drawings? They're turning his life's work, the work of 49 years, into the newspaper equivilent of a clip-show? Does this really, honestly, truly seem like a good idea to them?

The man died. It seems to me that it would be more respectful and sensible if his creations remained as he left them.

The Continuing Adventures of my Tablet

Dear Game Developers,

Please stop taking away my fucking guns. Seriously, guys. What makes you think people like that?

Another issue: The Natalya Syndrome. If you decide to give your main character a sidekick/person to guard, make sure two things are true:

1) That person's attacks actually do something, and
2) The person knows not to fucking walk right in front of you while you are firing an automatic weapon. I mean, christ.

Love,
Bob

P.S. I like your games.



I just played through Infernal, and these two issues came up. Fortunately, the game is worth it. If you are into the 3rd person shooters (a niche genre, sure), you will be mighty pleased.

I drew this for some reason

Yes, that is a little person wrestling an alligator. I don't know why the alligator insists that his name is Karl Rove.

Yes, mild intoxication may have had something to do with this.