Things I Need
Man I need a haircut.
And a desk.
And motivation to do more than just post here.
Better typing skills too. (See how I didn't make it all ironic by putting a typo in here)
Things I Want
$50 Million Dollars (I'd spend it well, trust me)
An awesome job
The new Kylie Mingoue album
Look for this list to be updated
Quotes today provided from the wonderful Ultimate FF #5:
"Oh thank God! Now he's on fire." - Prof. Storm
"Well, the way I see it, clearly I've gone ape#$%^ insane. Or I'm in a coma having a fantasy dream or something - so, guess I might as well be the hero in it. Ftoom!!! Probably could have thought that through a little more." - Ben
"If I wasn't on fire right now, I would have genuinely been impressed by that." - Johnny
"Man I really hope that thing ain't my sister." - Johnny
"Anyone else, like, totally freaked out like I don't know what?"
"As I said before, believe that this is not actually happening, so I'm fine." - Johnny and Ben
Apr 25, 2004
Comic Hits! X-Men draft!
Good week for comics, despite being a two Austen week (which also luckily means a two Larroca week). Both NXM 156 and UX 443 were improvements on their most recent predecessors. It looks liek the most of the New X-Men characters will be bussed to Astonishing, where Whedon will do wonders with them. Meanwhile, Uncanny characters will move to the adjectiveless X-Men, and X-Treme X-Men will now be Uncanny. The only major shifts are that Claremont trades Rogue and Gambit for Nightcrawler, and Whedon drafts Shadowcat from Claremont. Wolvie, will of course be in all three titles, plus his own book, plus Weapon X. What can I say, he must be a helluva multi-tasker.
Cable/DP 2 came out, and while nto as funny, moved the story a long nicely. It looks like the current score is Cable 2, Deadpool 1. "Well blow my mind" hehe. Runaways continues to be the most consistently good book out there, aside from maybe X-statiX. Finally, New Mutants second arc concludes. Good stuff, with a lot of character development going on all around, some very obvious, some more subtle. The art however, was pretty bad, as Beast looked completely different in every other panel. One more issue for this book and then a promotion to full fledged core book. Good for them.
Good week for comics, despite being a two Austen week (which also luckily means a two Larroca week). Both NXM 156 and UX 443 were improvements on their most recent predecessors. It looks liek the most of the New X-Men characters will be bussed to Astonishing, where Whedon will do wonders with them. Meanwhile, Uncanny characters will move to the adjectiveless X-Men, and X-Treme X-Men will now be Uncanny. The only major shifts are that Claremont trades Rogue and Gambit for Nightcrawler, and Whedon drafts Shadowcat from Claremont. Wolvie, will of course be in all three titles, plus his own book, plus Weapon X. What can I say, he must be a helluva multi-tasker.
Cable/DP 2 came out, and while nto as funny, moved the story a long nicely. It looks like the current score is Cable 2, Deadpool 1. "Well blow my mind" hehe. Runaways continues to be the most consistently good book out there, aside from maybe X-statiX. Finally, New Mutants second arc concludes. Good stuff, with a lot of character development going on all around, some very obvious, some more subtle. The art however, was pretty bad, as Beast looked completely different in every other panel. One more issue for this book and then a promotion to full fledged core book. Good for them.
Apr 24, 2004
Much needed weekend!
It was a helluva week, and I am sooooo glad the weekend is here. Jesse and Emma are home this weekend for a wedding, so I've been running around the apartment naked with a stick.
Haven't seen Kill Bill vol 2 yet, and I feel like I am the only one on earth who hasn't. I did see the Punisher however, and though it was pretty entertaining, but nothing great. Here's how it fits in the grand scheme of Marvel Movies:
1. X2
2. Spider-Man
3. The Hulk
4. Daredevil
5. X-Men
6. Blade 2
7. Punisher
8. Blade
I know I may get complaints about the CG fest that was Blade 2 higher than the original, but I found it to be a much more entertaining film than the original, though the Blood Rave scene from Blade is soooooooo freaking cool. I suspect Blade 3 will rank even higher than the original, and fully expect Spider-Man 2 to top the list in a about a month.
Quote of the Day: "You don't choose to be a sorority girl, you're born one." Erin
Movie of the Day: "Don Juan Demarco" starring Johnny Depp and Marlon Brando
Song of the Day: "What About Me" Keith Urban
It was a helluva week, and I am sooooo glad the weekend is here. Jesse and Emma are home this weekend for a wedding, so I've been running around the apartment naked with a stick.
Haven't seen Kill Bill vol 2 yet, and I feel like I am the only one on earth who hasn't. I did see the Punisher however, and though it was pretty entertaining, but nothing great. Here's how it fits in the grand scheme of Marvel Movies:
1. X2
2. Spider-Man
3. The Hulk
4. Daredevil
5. X-Men
6. Blade 2
7. Punisher
8. Blade
I know I may get complaints about the CG fest that was Blade 2 higher than the original, but I found it to be a much more entertaining film than the original, though the Blood Rave scene from Blade is soooooooo freaking cool. I suspect Blade 3 will rank even higher than the original, and fully expect Spider-Man 2 to top the list in a about a month.
Quote of the Day: "You don't choose to be a sorority girl, you're born one." Erin
Movie of the Day: "Don Juan Demarco" starring Johnny Depp and Marlon Brando
Song of the Day: "What About Me" Keith Urban
Apr 20, 2004
Quote of the Night!
"Personality starts in the crotch area" - if you can tell me where it's from, you get a No-Prize!
- In unrelated news, I desperately need a desk. If anyone would like to donate one, that'd be great.
- In even further unrelated news, Jesse and I hung out today. Actually that's a dirty lie, I haven't seen the boy in almost 24 hours.
- And not news at all, Emma's still a mark.
Comics: Haven't done this in a few weeks, so there's a bunch, so I'll be brief.
The OK: New X-Men 155, the start of the Austen era; Uncanny X-Men 442, the end of the Austen era; Emma Frost 10, it's all still setup; New Mutants 11, I don't like covers that showcase characters not within the issue; X-Treme X-Men 45, not nearly enough Rachel for her return issue; and Thanos 9, finally stuff begins to happen.
The Good: Ultimates 13, an arc finally ends, Hulk eats some aliens, and the title is a hint at Dr. Stranglove; EXiles 45, a good Austen story; and Weapon X 21, I did not see that coming!
The Very Good: Ultimate X-Men 44, it's like Ult X 3, but better! X-StatiX 21, I can't wait for Thor vs Doop! 1602 8, everything is wrapped up neatly, and not nearly how I'd expected.
"Personality starts in the crotch area" - if you can tell me where it's from, you get a No-Prize!
- In unrelated news, I desperately need a desk. If anyone would like to donate one, that'd be great.
- In even further unrelated news, Jesse and I hung out today. Actually that's a dirty lie, I haven't seen the boy in almost 24 hours.
- And not news at all, Emma's still a mark.
Comics: Haven't done this in a few weeks, so there's a bunch, so I'll be brief.
The OK: New X-Men 155, the start of the Austen era; Uncanny X-Men 442, the end of the Austen era; Emma Frost 10, it's all still setup; New Mutants 11, I don't like covers that showcase characters not within the issue; X-Treme X-Men 45, not nearly enough Rachel for her return issue; and Thanos 9, finally stuff begins to happen.
The Good: Ultimates 13, an arc finally ends, Hulk eats some aliens, and the title is a hint at Dr. Stranglove; EXiles 45, a good Austen story; and Weapon X 21, I did not see that coming!
The Very Good: Ultimate X-Men 44, it's like Ult X 3, but better! X-StatiX 21, I can't wait for Thor vs Doop! 1602 8, everything is wrapped up neatly, and not nearly how I'd expected.
Apr 15, 2004
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Big Changes!
Ominous music plays. It looks like Annie won't have to wait to post comments. Thanks to www.enetation.co.uk, I appear to have fixed the comment problem. So comment away kiddies! In another stroke of technical genuis, I also got rid of the useless edit me links to the left and am able to put real ones. So there's ahoy-matey.com, previosuly dwain.net. I know it hasn't been updated in awhile! I amctually have the rebuild almsot done and hope to post it in the next week or so. So someone comment away so I know people are reading this!
Ominous music plays. It looks like Annie won't have to wait to post comments. Thanks to www.enetation.co.uk, I appear to have fixed the comment problem. So comment away kiddies! In another stroke of technical genuis, I also got rid of the useless edit me links to the left and am able to put real ones. So there's ahoy-matey.com, previosuly dwain.net. I know it hasn't been updated in awhile! I amctually have the rebuild almsot done and hope to post it in the next week or so. So someone comment away so I know people are reading this!
Webble-ocracy
A note from one Annie Borkowski:
sexybicho: dwain, i'm a big fan of the webble (and I agree, much better than blog, in fact blog doesn't even compare) but there is no way to post my support on your webpage....or is that the point? are you trying to rule the world thru your webpage, a tyrannical rule that leaves no room for even a supporter to speak out? dwain, you are so evil.
The easy answer, Annie is yes. I am evil. Actually blogger doesn't support comments right now but I think maybe it will in the future. I'll keep you updated chica, and in the meantime repost your stuff here like I've done.
A note from one Annie Borkowski:
sexybicho: dwain, i'm a big fan of the webble (and I agree, much better than blog, in fact blog doesn't even compare) but there is no way to post my support on your webpage....or is that the point? are you trying to rule the world thru your webpage, a tyrannical rule that leaves no room for even a supporter to speak out? dwain, you are so evil.
The easy answer, Annie is yes. I am evil. Actually blogger doesn't support comments right now but I think maybe it will in the future. I'll keep you updated chica, and in the meantime repost your stuff here like I've done.
Apr 14, 2004
Apr 13, 2004
Thoughts
- Mom dreamt she was on "The Apprentice" last night.
- Bush will lose the election in November because he preempted "24".
- If Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles takes a 100 hours to complete, Matt should finish it in about 4 days.
- Computer virus makers should be given life sentences without parole. They may not have girlfriends now but they'll be girlfriends in jail.
- New Angel and Smallville tommorrow - Woo! and Eh! respectively
- Starting a media watchdog association - still debating names and purposes.
- O yeah, Emma's still a mark.
Song: "Wooden Nickels" - Eels
- Mom dreamt she was on "The Apprentice" last night.
- Bush will lose the election in November because he preempted "24".
- If Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles takes a 100 hours to complete, Matt should finish it in about 4 days.
- Computer virus makers should be given life sentences without parole. They may not have girlfriends now but they'll be girlfriends in jail.
- New Angel and Smallville tommorrow - Woo! and Eh! respectively
- Starting a media watchdog association - still debating names and purposes.
- O yeah, Emma's still a mark.
Song: "Wooden Nickels" - Eels
Apr 6, 2004
Apr 4, 2004
It's the return of the mad furniture mover!
I did a much needed rearranging of the bedroom today, hanging a tapestry over the closet doorway (so I don't have to always be staring at my dirty laundry) and set up both a little work area for the computer and pull out the ole coleman chair and set it to maximum relaxation. In other productive furniture news, I temporarily fixed my recliner, with only a pair of pliars and some speaker wire (call me MacGuyver).
Oh, and everyone went to IKEA this weekend except for me, which is OK because I have no money.
Chapter one of the story is almost done! Well maybe not almost, but I am making a lot of progress.
Alias got picked up for antoher season. Woohoo! Some cute Argentinian actress is going to play Syd's sister. Woohoo! Wait, sister?
Today in history: MLK Jr was assassinated (1968) and Pres. William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia (1841)
Song of the Day: "Without You" by the Pietasters.
I did a much needed rearranging of the bedroom today, hanging a tapestry over the closet doorway (so I don't have to always be staring at my dirty laundry) and set up both a little work area for the computer and pull out the ole coleman chair and set it to maximum relaxation. In other productive furniture news, I temporarily fixed my recliner, with only a pair of pliars and some speaker wire (call me MacGuyver).
Oh, and everyone went to IKEA this weekend except for me, which is OK because I have no money.
Chapter one of the story is almost done! Well maybe not almost, but I am making a lot of progress.
Alias got picked up for antoher season. Woohoo! Some cute Argentinian actress is going to play Syd's sister. Woohoo! Wait, sister?
Today in history: MLK Jr was assassinated (1968) and Pres. William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia (1841)
Song of the Day: "Without You" by the Pietasters.
Apr 1, 2004
Mar 25, 2004
Comic Hits and Misses
Here's my weekly rundown of this weeks new comics and my opinions on them. Note: There are spoilers below!
Mystique 12 - Mystique vs Forge! Good use of history by Vaughan. I really liked Raven's spiel about being happy with herself, but being unable to look at herself in the mirror. Maybe we'll see triclops boy in another X-title in the months to come, as he's been shipped off to Xavier's. This issue gets a B
X-StatiX 20 - Some valuable face time for Vivisector this issue. Nothing bad here, but nothing phenomenallly good like usual, so it reads kind of lackluster. Dragotta on guest pencils just couldn't sate my monthly need for Mike Allred. B-
Weapon X 20 - I liked the issue, but mostly because we should get some answers next month. Didn't like a cover with Sauron but an issue without him. I'll go more indepth in my mutanthigh review, coming soon! B-
X-Treme X-Men 44 - I am amazed how much I am enjoying this book that I found it painful to read just a few short months ago. We get some valuable backstory on Sage, but not enough on Bogan. Plus, Rachel's back! One of my favorite characters is back, and I can't wait to see how this arc ends now and how it will morph into Claremont's two new writing duties - Excalibur and Uncanny X-Men! I have a feeling that most of the X-treme team will move over to the Uncanny brand. This comic gets an B+
Ultimate Fantastic Four 4 - Johnny learns to control his powers! Reed and Ben tussle! Sue gets hit on by Mr. Moley Moley Moley! Monster on the streets of NYC! An opening for Namor and various other FF baddies! I love this title! (Sorry, got excited there) A
Cable & Deadpool 1 - The book I've been waiting months for is finally here, and I can't say I am even a little disappointed. Beautiful cover by Liefield, awesome art by Udon, and Fabe has managed to take the best of everything written about Cable and Deadpool since he worked with them and bring them full circle with blood, guts, and some really funny stuff! I quote:
Voice: Have you ever heard of the One World Church?
DP: Nope.
Voice: It's in France.
DP: I'll pass.
Voice: It pays a lot.
DP: Good sir, you can't pay me enough to go to France while our countries are at war!
Voice: Uhm, we're not at war.
DP: We're not?
Voice: No.
DP: Oh. So... how much money? ... Well that sure is a lot...
Buy this book!!! It's awesome A++ I am also going to be the reviewer for Cable & Deadpool so expect a fuller and even more glowing review of this book up here in a few days. Until then that's it for here.
Here's my weekly rundown of this weeks new comics and my opinions on them. Note: There are spoilers below!
Mystique 12 - Mystique vs Forge! Good use of history by Vaughan. I really liked Raven's spiel about being happy with herself, but being unable to look at herself in the mirror. Maybe we'll see triclops boy in another X-title in the months to come, as he's been shipped off to Xavier's. This issue gets a B
X-StatiX 20 - Some valuable face time for Vivisector this issue. Nothing bad here, but nothing phenomenallly good like usual, so it reads kind of lackluster. Dragotta on guest pencils just couldn't sate my monthly need for Mike Allred. B-
Weapon X 20 - I liked the issue, but mostly because we should get some answers next month. Didn't like a cover with Sauron but an issue without him. I'll go more indepth in my mutanthigh review, coming soon! B-
X-Treme X-Men 44 - I am amazed how much I am enjoying this book that I found it painful to read just a few short months ago. We get some valuable backstory on Sage, but not enough on Bogan. Plus, Rachel's back! One of my favorite characters is back, and I can't wait to see how this arc ends now and how it will morph into Claremont's two new writing duties - Excalibur and Uncanny X-Men! I have a feeling that most of the X-treme team will move over to the Uncanny brand. This comic gets an B+
Ultimate Fantastic Four 4 - Johnny learns to control his powers! Reed and Ben tussle! Sue gets hit on by Mr. Moley Moley Moley! Monster on the streets of NYC! An opening for Namor and various other FF baddies! I love this title! (Sorry, got excited there) A
Cable & Deadpool 1 - The book I've been waiting months for is finally here, and I can't say I am even a little disappointed. Beautiful cover by Liefield, awesome art by Udon, and Fabe has managed to take the best of everything written about Cable and Deadpool since he worked with them and bring them full circle with blood, guts, and some really funny stuff! I quote:
Voice: Have you ever heard of the One World Church?
DP: Nope.
Voice: It's in France.
DP: I'll pass.
Voice: It pays a lot.
DP: Good sir, you can't pay me enough to go to France while our countries are at war!
Voice: Uhm, we're not at war.
DP: We're not?
Voice: No.
DP: Oh. So... how much money? ... Well that sure is a lot...
Buy this book!!! It's awesome A++ I am also going to be the reviewer for Cable & Deadpool so expect a fuller and even more glowing review of this book up here in a few days. Until then that's it for here.
Weapon X 19 Review
Straight from mutanthigh.com, here's my full review of Weapon X 19 -
http://www.mutanthigh.com/weaponx19.html
Straight from mutanthigh.com, here's my full review of Weapon X 19 -
http://www.mutanthigh.com/weaponx19.html
Mar 19, 2004
Comic Hits and Misses
Just finished reading (and in a few cases rereading) this weeks set of new comics. Here's what I thought of them:
Runaways 13 - This book continues to surprise and delight me. Definitely the best new book over the last year. My inner teen has simultaneous crushes on Nico ("What? I like books about monsters. Sue me...") and Karolina ("Hey I'm not from [Mars]"). Though I'll admit the Gibborim look a little to cute to be evil. Anyways, as always, I can't wait for the next issue. A-
Thanos 8 - Here's a book I just don't get. I had to read the last two issues about three times each to figure out what's going on. Its way too complicated, and I feel like the complication mask a general lack of comprehensive story. I'm not sure this book will last past issue 12. Nice to see Gladiator, but whets he doing in jail? I can't remember what happened to him at the end of Imperial, the last X-Men story we saw him in. C
New Mutants 10 - Great issue! Just about every character got some face time here, which is no small task. We learned more of Electro street girl, David was a jerk some more and got called don it, the young boys worshipped Emma Frost and her cleavage, and we got a beginning of answers for why Rahne's so different. Perfect blend of plot and characterization. A
X-Treme X-Men 43 - I can't help but imagine how much I'd be enjoying this book if it was still Sal drawing instead of Igor Kordey. Still, this arc has been Claremont's best in my opinion. The pacing is work, there enough action in each issue, and Kitty is back! Great scene with Rogue and Kitty
Rogue: That why you plan to quit?
Kitty: Like that's proving a big success.
Only a few more issues then this book is gone and Excalibur is back, without Igor Kordey, praise Jebus. This issue gets a B- for good story but terrible art.
Weapon X 19 - Finally the beginning of an arc where stuff gets set up. "Underground" left a bad taste in my mouth and "Defection" was just stupid. I review this book for mutanthigh.com and I'll post the full review here when I finish it. In the meantime, this book gets a B
New X-Men 154 - Well, we finally made it. The end of Grant Morrison's epic run and we only lost two major characters. Granted, they were Magneto and Jean Grey, but we lose those two all the time. They'll both be back circa X3's release date. I loved just about everything about the end of "Here Comes Tommorrow" it answered just enough to satisfy me (Hanks fate, Apollyon's identity, Sublime's true form, Barnell Bohusk's legacy, Scott's acceptance of his place in the world) yet had enough danglers that we might never know the truth about (Three-in-One's longevity, Cassandra Nova's reappearance, the Proud People, the Order of the Phoenix's). Mark Silvestri should be forced to stay permanently on this book. Let's see how quickly Chuck Austen can ruin this book. A
That's all the comics from this week, I'll be back later with a full review of Weapon X. Next week Cable/Deadpool comes out!
Just finished reading (and in a few cases rereading) this weeks set of new comics. Here's what I thought of them:
Runaways 13 - This book continues to surprise and delight me. Definitely the best new book over the last year. My inner teen has simultaneous crushes on Nico ("What? I like books about monsters. Sue me...") and Karolina ("Hey I'm not from [Mars]"). Though I'll admit the Gibborim look a little to cute to be evil. Anyways, as always, I can't wait for the next issue. A-
Thanos 8 - Here's a book I just don't get. I had to read the last two issues about three times each to figure out what's going on. Its way too complicated, and I feel like the complication mask a general lack of comprehensive story. I'm not sure this book will last past issue 12. Nice to see Gladiator, but whets he doing in jail? I can't remember what happened to him at the end of Imperial, the last X-Men story we saw him in. C
New Mutants 10 - Great issue! Just about every character got some face time here, which is no small task. We learned more of Electro street girl, David was a jerk some more and got called don it, the young boys worshipped Emma Frost and her cleavage, and we got a beginning of answers for why Rahne's so different. Perfect blend of plot and characterization. A
X-Treme X-Men 43 - I can't help but imagine how much I'd be enjoying this book if it was still Sal drawing instead of Igor Kordey. Still, this arc has been Claremont's best in my opinion. The pacing is work, there enough action in each issue, and Kitty is back! Great scene with Rogue and Kitty
Rogue: That why you plan to quit?
Kitty: Like that's proving a big success.
Only a few more issues then this book is gone and Excalibur is back, without Igor Kordey, praise Jebus. This issue gets a B- for good story but terrible art.
Weapon X 19 - Finally the beginning of an arc where stuff gets set up. "Underground" left a bad taste in my mouth and "Defection" was just stupid. I review this book for mutanthigh.com and I'll post the full review here when I finish it. In the meantime, this book gets a B
New X-Men 154 - Well, we finally made it. The end of Grant Morrison's epic run and we only lost two major characters. Granted, they were Magneto and Jean Grey, but we lose those two all the time. They'll both be back circa X3's release date. I loved just about everything about the end of "Here Comes Tommorrow" it answered just enough to satisfy me (Hanks fate, Apollyon's identity, Sublime's true form, Barnell Bohusk's legacy, Scott's acceptance of his place in the world) yet had enough danglers that we might never know the truth about (Three-in-One's longevity, Cassandra Nova's reappearance, the Proud People, the Order of the Phoenix's). Mark Silvestri should be forced to stay permanently on this book. Let's see how quickly Chuck Austen can ruin this book. A
That's all the comics from this week, I'll be back later with a full review of Weapon X. Next week Cable/Deadpool comes out!
Mar 16, 2004
I'm Literate!
Finished a great book tonight - Lies and the lying liars who tell them by Al Franken. The book is both hilarious and ultimately depressing. I'd like to think we don't live in the world he describes, but some evidence is damning. A couple of the best parts:
Chapter 2: Ann Coulter: Nutcase
Chapter 3: You know who I don't like? Ann Coulter
Chapter 13: Bill O'Reilly: Lying, splotchy bully
And of course the best line in the book, from Chapter 9: Five Get-rich quick tips the Wall Street fat cats don't want you to know: "Tip 1 - Never option stock in a blue chip where the market cap is twenty time I made this all up." Anyways if you love political satire, check this out. I actually plan on reading some Ann Coulter next, just to be "fair and balanced". I met her in 1999 and hoo boy was she a wacko. A hottie, but a wacko.
And in completely unrelated news, Emma's a mark.
Finished a great book tonight - Lies and the lying liars who tell them by Al Franken. The book is both hilarious and ultimately depressing. I'd like to think we don't live in the world he describes, but some evidence is damning. A couple of the best parts:
Chapter 2: Ann Coulter: Nutcase
Chapter 3: You know who I don't like? Ann Coulter
Chapter 13: Bill O'Reilly: Lying, splotchy bully
And of course the best line in the book, from Chapter 9: Five Get-rich quick tips the Wall Street fat cats don't want you to know: "Tip 1 - Never option stock in a blue chip where the market cap is twenty time I made this all up." Anyways if you love political satire, check this out. I actually plan on reading some Ann Coulter next, just to be "fair and balanced". I met her in 1999 and hoo boy was she a wacko. A hottie, but a wacko.
And in completely unrelated news, Emma's a mark.
So apparently I am a blogger now. Have I mentioned that I hate the word blog? Why did the netgods decide to cut the first two letters off weblog? I would have prefered the end cut off, making it a webl (pronounced "webble") From now on, they're called webbles. Says me. The end. For now. Until I think of something else.
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