24 Blog - 8:00 AM
8 (or so) killed in shootout resulting in kidnapping of SoD and daughter
Body Count:
Baddies: 43 Jack: 1 kneecap

24 Blog - 7:50 AM - 3 hippies shot dead in some hippie store.
Body Count:
Baddies - 35 Jack Bauer - 0 (Falling behind Jack)

24 Blog - 7:30 AM - Train death estimate now 32
Body Count - 32 Jack Bauer - 0

24 blog 7:14 AM - estimates in train explosion - around 30 dead

Body Count - 30 Jack Bauer - 0

Tonight 8PM - Jack is Back! Watch the season premiere of "24" tonight, or else.

Wildcard Weekend!
The internet was acting funky yesterday so I didn't get a chance to pick the games from yesterday (good too, cus I would have lost) But I'm here today, and here's my picks for the games today, on through the superbowl:

AFC: Colts over Broncos today. Then next week: Colts over Pats and Steelers over Jets. AFC Champ: Steelers over Colts.

NFC: Packers over Vikings today. Then Falcons over Packers and Eagles over Rams next week. NFC Champ: Falcons over Eagles.

Super Bowl: Steelers over Falcons.

Read it and weep Eagles fans. They're going down in the NFC title game AGAIN this year.

Project Pterosaur - these guys are going to Africa to find living dinosaurs. Apparantly it will disprove evolution. Check it out.

I got stuck on the metro last night for about 30 mins - between Rosslyn and Courthouse - it stank! End of story.

While other bloggers bring annoying personal angst or overlong political theory, I instead bring you - A Killer Whale Jumping ontop of a Kayaker

Enjoy!

"How to Kill a Mockingbird" - decent piece - its a little long and drags a bit, but has a great soundtrack and teaches us all an important lesson - Ninjas and Pirates can exist in peace. Or in pieces. I forget which.

Only a few hours left! New "Lost" tonight at 8PM followed by the 2-hour season premiere of "Alias" at 9PM on ABC.

Will Eisner, one of the fathers of the comic world passed away yesterday. Here's a good biography of him for those not familiar with the man's work - Will Eisner: 1917-2005

As my friend Josh put it - Numa Numa to the next power
"Mario Hii"

More on the Creation Museum - a conversation betwixt Rocco and Myself:

Rocco: do they have a pope breakdancing exhibit
Me: they hate the pope
Rocco: NOOOOOOOO
Rocco: NO JP2
Me: these are crazy anticatholic right wing nutjob christians
Me: i think we should build a catholic version and have a jp2 bucking bronco ride
Rocco: but they don't know how funky fresh jp2's vibe is
Me: and hot girls can show up and be like "im here to ride the pope"
Rocco: i am intrigued by your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter
Me: awesome

Yes it's real and scary as hell...

The Creation Museum - the link you need to see to believe. Anyone interested in a roadtrip to Kentucky?

Update on the Chair Flogging -

Apparently this is a method of "distressing" the furniture (making it look old, the mother tells me). I'd distress it by making it watch MSNBC all day.

There's an old man beating a wooden chair with a steel chain on TV right now. Apparently this is what passes for television these days. No wonder I haven't pitched a network show yet...

Dreamwave Production closes doors (linked from the press release at ComiXfan here)

"Dreamwave Productions announced today that after eight years in the comics industry, four of which they were self-published, they will be ceasing operations.

Established in 1996 by brothers Pat and Roger Lee, Dreamwave infused a stagnant comic book market with art and design that effortlessly combined the then dominant "American" art style with the newly emerging Japanese "Manga" art style. Since then, the company had grown to become one of the comic book industry's premiere publishers, producing a variety of original titles.

In 2002, Dreamwave firmly established itself in the comic industry as a force to be reckoned with when it launched an all-new Transformers comic's line. The return of the 80's icons shattered industry sales records, skyrocketing the book to the number one sales slot for an impressive six months. The Toronto-based company's other successful licenses included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Duel Masters from Japan, as well as properties like Devil May Cry and Mega Man from video game giant Capcom Entertainment.

President of Dreamwave Productions, Pat Lee stated "there are a number of reasons for my decision to close Dreamwave", citing that "the shrinking comic book market combined with a weak U.S. dollar and unsustainable monetary commitments has finally proven to be too financially taxing."

This raises all kinds of questions, most specifically as to what will happen to the lucrative Transformer comic license... I'll post more when I hear more.

Countdown to the "real" beginning of the TV season:

Alias: 2 hour season premiere in 2 days - Wed night at 9 on ABC (after a new Lost)
24: 2 night, 4 hour season premiere in 6 days - Sun and Mon at 8 on Fox

Back in DC, heading back to work tommorrow (under protest, i might add).

One quick thing - I cant stop watching the trailer for Sin City, a neat little flick based on a cult Frank Miller hit. Here's a reason to look foward to April 1st.

Sin City Trailer