No focused blog today. Just a bunch of
random things to talk about. Here we go -
Of importance to some is the
announcement of my next story. For those of you who enjoyed “The
Coming Darkness,” both Pat and Lindsey, I bring to you another
entry into my vault of horrors. Except this time there is no social
commentary, no higher philosophy or symbolism, just a good old
fashioned scary story. Two college girls go with ones family to a
cabin in deep and vast forest for a week. While the parents are
trying to resolve marital issues, the girls keep themselves busy with
the few people they come across in the area, including a socially
awkward young man with a strange paranoia. When the father becomes
trapped in a snowstorm and resorts to unspeakable methods to stay
alive, he begins to change and finds himself always hungry for more.
I can't give away too much here, but I have been obsessed with this
wendigo thing lately. This one is going to be super gory and I'm very
excited about it.
Lindsey is still in the running for the
Jim Henson/Fraggle contest. Although I think it's a tremendous honor
just to be involved, I think the piece she submitted is amazing, and
I would very much like for her to win. You can vote for her at -
http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a610a1dd86ce5041a4e28a2f0059cf46/595
The violence in Syria continues as the
city of Apello remains under constant bombardment. Imagine if you
will, living in rubble, with no money or way to live, and having
every step possibly be your last with snipers looking to shoot anyone
and everyone they find. It's a tragedy. I've seen the videos of
little kids with their heads half blown off, I've seen bodies thrown
from rooftops while rebels cheer and celebrate. And it's all
disgusting. I can't believe that humanity, in this day and age, can
still be so misguided and destructive. What is the price of a human
life? Land? Power? Over 17,000 people have died since the civil
unrest started. 17,000. Let that sink in for a moment.
Megadeth lead singer Hugh Jackass made
some interesting and mind boggling comments during a foreign concert
recently. He actually accused our president Barack Obama of staging
the Colorado theater shootings to help pass gun bans. Wow, just wow.
I have some hardcore Republican friends, I have some hardcore gun
fanatic friends, and I like to think even they consider this guy to
be the years biggest moron. I remember a few years ago when the Dixie
Chicks were basically tarred and feathered for insinuating that they
were ashamed President Bush was from their state. So why is it that
this raging fucktard hasn't been demonized in the media the same way?
I have a few theories. We may have a Democratic president, but we are
still very much a conservative country. It's always easier to bust on
the liberal than attack a good God fearing redneck. That's the crazy
theory. The most likely one is that, at the time, the Dixie Chicks
were huge stars. Megadeth hasn't been huge since....were they ever
huge?
You may have already heard, but there's
a new Sailor Moon anime set to premier in 2013. I'm giddy with
excitement. Most people know that Sailor Moon was my first true
anime, and I always found the comical exploits of the sailor senshi
to be very entertaining and inspiring to me as a writer. My own
Sailor Moon series, the popular Ultimate Sailor Moon
(http://lastchancelimited.deviantart.com/gallery/637980#/dye1a6),
is one of my favorite stories to work on. It's a new spin on the
tale, but I try to keep the spirit of the original alive. I hope this
new anime series will do the same.
In other news, Dragonball Fighter #59
will be out this year, and it will still suck.
In other video game news, the 3DSXL
(whew!) comes out this Sunday, along with the new New New New Super
Mario Bros. New. I'm hoping to pick them both up, as I am a longtime
Mario fanatic, and I think the 3DS is a fantastic piece of machinery.
Of course, I'm not making Gamestop money anymore, so how I'm going to
afford it is a problem. Please email me for donations. I'm not
joking. Of course I am! ….... Seriously.
Guild Wars 2 is almost here, and as you
all know, because you all read my blog religiously, it will be my
last hurrah when it comes to persistent online gaming. That's not to
say I won't pop my head into the Secret World or The Old Republic now
and again, but the days of buying every MMO that hits the market is
definitely over.
WWE comes to Cape Girardeau on the 24th
and your humble blog master has his ticket ready. I'll be making an
appearance at the event along with some friends, and it should be a
night of good fun. If I can just get Zack Ryder to hang out with me
I'll be pleased as punch.
UK developer Rebellion, maker of the
most recent AVP game and Star Wars Battlefront, is suing developer
Stardock for using the word “rebellion” in one of their next
expansions. Combine that with Bethesda suing over the word “scrolls”
and we're heading down a very slippery slope of what can and cannot
be copyrighted.
John Massey turns 35 today. For those
of you who don't know, John was my former ASM and current SM of
Gamestop 261, and winner of the best Will Ferrell Impersonating Harry
Carey Award, 3 years in a row.
And finally, I want to thank everyone
for reading. This has actually been more successful than I thought it
would be. I started writing again just to get myself back into the
groove, and it has turned into something I really enjoy. Gracias mi
amigos.
Go watch Bronson.
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