Well, here we are. At the end of Blood Work Week. You know, it’s funny. I given this movie a lot more coverage then the average movie-goer. I think it was all but dismissed by most critics, and here I am spending a week on it while the rest of the nation is awaiting the release of The Adventures of Pluto Nash.
I don’t know who among us has our priorities more twisted.
I hope you notice a difference in quality in this strip compared to Wednesdays. I wasn’t very happy with the way that one came out, so I asked around for tips and got some good advice. I spent a little more time on this one. Hopefully you can detect the effort. Nevermind Jared looks like he’s screaming like a little girl meeting N’Sync in the last panel.
I’m finding it difficult to find consistency between the strips, but most of the people I talk to assure me that it will develop in time. I’m so impatient about these things. Working as a web designer, I’m used to my results being much cleaner. It’s been a while since I’ve worked in a more “organic” format.
I wish I had reason to sound off on some of the new releases this week, but truthfully, I’m not excited about any of them.
The Adventures of Pluto Nash is an Eddie Murphy sci-fi comedy that was shelved for two years. Producers say it was to complete complicated CGI work. I say the American public can smell fear. Castle Rock was wise to dump it August.
Positive buzz to the contrary, Blue Crush looks like nothing more than a brain-dead jock fantasy featuring rail thin actresses in bikinis. If I wanted to have my intelligence stunted, I’d watch The Anna Nicole Show on E!
I doubt I would have much time for movies this weekend anyway. It’s a big wedding weekend for those around us. I’m going to a shower tonight, and a wedding in Kansas City tomorrow. We’re all over the map pledging support to the sanctity of an institution.
I’m working on installing a blog that will allow for both myself and Jared (the guy with the brown hair above) to post to this area. This whole area feels so one-sided to me.
I’ve also moved around some of the links and cleared out the “VOTE FOR ME” boxes. Using those sites to promote myself made me feel kinda shady. Plus, the whole voting system is subjective and I don’t have the energy to beg for your validation. Cream floats to the top. If my work suffers and no one comes, that’s my fault, not yours because you didn’t vote on some site.
Anyway, enough ranting. Here’s hoping everyone has a good weekend. Why don’t you let us know what’s going down in your life by joining the forums? They’re really shaping up nicely!
Today’s blog will be uncharacteristically short for once. If only because there’s very little I can add to the comments I’ve made so far about X-Men 2.
All I know is that everyone in my circle of friends is still talking about it. “Did you see it?” “What did you think?” I’ve also been getting my fair share of e-mail pointing out that Gambit was indeed in the movie. Apparently a file on the Cajun appears when Mystique (disguised as Lady Deathstrike) is looking up file information on Magneto. I must be slipping in my old age because I totally missed it.
While I have your attention, can I ask you to vote for Theater Hopper at Top Web Comics. Please remember to do it everyday. I’m just kind of hovering around 18 on the list and want to see if I can crack into the inner sanctum a little further. Many thanks!
Other notes of interest.
I watched the MTV Icon Award ceremony for Metallica tonight fully expecting it to suck. I was pleasantly surprised to see the boys still have their chops. It gives me hope for their new album and makes me want to dig out all the old ones.
Of course, right now, I’m swimming in the deep end of audio bliss. The White Stripes new album “Elephant” is totally kicking my ass. It’s a little more rockin’ then their last one. Actually, you can consider it a return to form if you compare it to their earlier works. It’s very good.
I’ll be back later with more news.