It's time for Items!
- Sure, it's an ad for the various Warner DVDs, but this tiny little flash montage trailer thing sure does remind me why I like the character so much. The shot of Glenn Ford as Pa Kent, telling Clark that he's here for a reason always makes me mist up and once you add in George Reeves holding that little girl and "flying," I'm just a blubbering mess for a bit.
- My girlfriend flirted with another boy, but picked up some excellent how-to books last week. Fair trade, especially with that whole How To Help Your Husband Get Ahead book that will surely serve her well in the coming years..
- Sterling saw the Ultimate Avengers movie so I don't have to. Like me, he goes a little crazy over badly-done text commentary. This entry made up for scarring me forever with that goddamn CB issue of Popeye.
- Over on Flickr, Zorilla is posting some great photos from his visit to Cuba. Cuba fascinates me, and if you've not, you should read Waiting For Fidel.
- Ragnell blogged against sexism, which is nice, but I really like it when she basically points out that Ron Marz isn't that good a writer when it comes to things like "avoiding bad clich�s," "closure" and "satisfaction."
- If I ever watched Lost, I'd probably appreciate this article linking the show to Lovecraft and Planetary. Alas!
- This is the sort of thing I can get behind: a set list archive for Calexico. What a neat blog idea. I've been tempted to create a second, just music blog but that would be really obnoxious of me and might dilute my brand. Or something.
- I will review comics this evening, after I actually read some of this week's material.
- My dad turned 68 yesterday and was gleefully telling me that not only did he like the books I sent him (Freakonomics and What's The Matter With Kansas>), but he went and purchased a 42-inch plasma TV and sound system for the "docking bay" they've established for their motor home in New Mexico. I don't normally talk about me or my family, but that's kick-ass that he's still such a tech-nerd. Here's a picture of him that I took in '97. He loves reptile on a stick, yo.
