Kaiju Shakedown
Super cool blog. Gotta check this one out every day...
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Monday, February 27, 2006
Garbage Pail Memory 2:18 PM
Spent part of last night looking for the Garbage Pail Kids disc. I didn't remember that I'd already sent it back to NetFlix on Friday. It's fuzzy and grey in my mind...
Based on a true story! 10:14 AM
Cold, rainy, grey days finally gave way to the sun. I took advantage of the gloominess to get a few projects going. Found that my old copy of Quicktime Pro won't allow me to export quicktime files with sound. And I don't know why. And I don't want to pay another $30 for the current version of Quicktime Pro.
Friday, February 24, 2006
Fumetti.org by Gianfranco Goria - tutto su fumetti, bd bande dessinée, comic art, cartoons 12:29 PM
Fumetti.org by Gianfranco Goria - tutto su fumetti, bd bande dessinée, comic art, cartoons
Super cool Italian cartoon site. Lots of great comics, including Donald Duck meets Tin Tin! Very nice...
Super cool Italian cartoon site. Lots of great comics, including Donald Duck meets Tin Tin! Very nice...
Thursday, February 23, 2006
The Crane 8:48 PM
Trip Shakespeare - The Crane
(written by: WIlson/Munson)
From the album "Across The Universe"
Hear me tell how the hounds of the bankers
Took my mind to the freaking ridge
How the claims and the howling reminders
Kept my eyes from their rest at night
When the dogs of the bank are upon me
And they've come to repossess my car
I'll be found at the base of the canyon
I'll be torn from the wreck of the motor
All you men that live for the evening
Seven hours when the light forgives
And you race like a dog when he's dreaming
And you wait for the yank of the hook
Understand that the chains are magical
And they strain to keep you where you are
I'll be found at the base of the canyon
I'll be torn from the wreck of the motor
Let the Crane take back the engine
Let the crane take back the wheel
And I feel that the world should come with me
When I ride to the crack in the earth (x2)
Hear me tell how you walk into a dreamland
With a line from the back of your head
To the wheel that revolves at the center
And you wait for the yank of the hook
When the dogs of the bank are upon me
And they've come to repossess my car
I'll be found at the base of the canyon
I'll be torn from the wreck of the motor
Let the Crane take back the engine
Let the crane take back the wheel
And I feel that the world should come with me
When I ride to the crack in the earth (x2)
When I ride to the crack in the earth, ah ha!
Let the Crane take back the engine
Let the crane take back the wheel
And I feel that the world should come with me
When I ride to the crack in the earth
Oh I feel you should come with me
Yes I feel you should be here
And I feel that the world should come with me
When I ride to the crack in the earth
Ah ah Oh oh Ah Ah Ah------!
(written by: WIlson/Munson)
From the album "Across The Universe"
Hear me tell how the hounds of the bankers
Took my mind to the freaking ridge
How the claims and the howling reminders
Kept my eyes from their rest at night
When the dogs of the bank are upon me
And they've come to repossess my car
I'll be found at the base of the canyon
I'll be torn from the wreck of the motor
All you men that live for the evening
Seven hours when the light forgives
And you race like a dog when he's dreaming
And you wait for the yank of the hook
Understand that the chains are magical
And they strain to keep you where you are
I'll be found at the base of the canyon
I'll be torn from the wreck of the motor
Let the Crane take back the engine
Let the crane take back the wheel
And I feel that the world should come with me
When I ride to the crack in the earth (x2)
Hear me tell how you walk into a dreamland
With a line from the back of your head
To the wheel that revolves at the center
And you wait for the yank of the hook
When the dogs of the bank are upon me
And they've come to repossess my car
I'll be found at the base of the canyon
I'll be torn from the wreck of the motor
Let the Crane take back the engine
Let the crane take back the wheel
And I feel that the world should come with me
When I ride to the crack in the earth (x2)
When I ride to the crack in the earth, ah ha!
Let the Crane take back the engine
Let the crane take back the wheel
And I feel that the world should come with me
When I ride to the crack in the earth
Oh I feel you should come with me
Yes I feel you should be here
And I feel that the world should come with me
When I ride to the crack in the earth
Ah ah Oh oh Ah Ah Ah------!
Pointers 12:28 PM
Time to renew a few domains. I'm thinking about new hosting, but that'd be even more money. I'll see what I can afford and do what I can.
And so it goes...
And so it goes...
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
PUBLIC DOMAIN 1:58 PM
The section of American copyright law known as "The Berne Act" clearly states: films unreleased in the United States, including original version of films altered and/or edited for release in the United States, are not protected by American copyright; thus, they are considered public domain. This video has never been released or licensed in the United States and is in Public Domain.
Video gone 9:05 AM
And yet another shoe dropped. Revver locked up my account. Figures. No point in posting videos with revtags any more. I knew I'd never see the payout. My videos are still up, but I can't log in. And no e-mail from revver to explain the lock out. I wonder what's up.
On the upside I can still post to the AnimeHELL VideoBLOG without any problem. So, I'll just keep doing that.
Sometimes you just can't win. But you still go on.
On the upside I can still post to the AnimeHELL VideoBLOG without any problem. So, I'll just keep doing that.
Sometimes you just can't win. But you still go on.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Revvered 7:55 AM
Looks like the other shoe dropped. 10 more commercials have been removed from my uploaded videos at revver.com and I'm sure there'll be more. Perhaps I've pissed off somebody who has enough time on his hands to email alert after alert to revver. Maybe it's the folks at revver reviewing my uploads. Maybe I've reached some arbitrary limit. Doesn't matter. I guess it's over. Nothing to worry about now. Time to move on to something else.
Or maybe not. Maybe somebody's decided to become copyright cop. In which case I'll just lay low for a week or so until they get bored.
Or maybe not. Maybe somebody's decided to become copyright cop. In which case I'll just lay low for a week or so until they get bored.
Monday, February 20, 2006
それいけ！ばいきんまん 12:19 PM
それいけ！ばいきんまん
Baikinman has his own website! Too freakin' cool!
Seems I've run afoul with revver.com. Two commercials that I uploaded to get tagged were removed, or reported. One was a twenty year old commercial for Activision Chopper Command for the Atari 2600 and the other was a Japanese McDonalds commercial. Now, my understanding is that tv commercials aren't copyrighted, the idea being that if the commercial is shown in other venues it's free advertising. Maybe I'm wrong. I can't seem to find anything about it online. Maybe I'll ask Metafilter.
On the other hand, I may be able to pay for another year of webhosting for AnimeHELL through the money raised from revtagged videos. This is all theory at this point, any amount is vaporware right now. Revver sets a three month wait period on all accounts. I'm sure I need to wait another month or two before and/or if I get a payout. And I'm thinking it's a big if at this point. Why gamble on something that may not pay off in the end? Still, It seems Revver may be generating more money then any of the other ad clicks. Both Amazon and Google haven't even cracked $10, even though their ads have been on the HELLblog longer then any other.
I really need to set my ass down and scan the cheapdisposable buttons and get to selling them. I also need to start makin' buttons for the upcoming cons. Crap. Always plenty of things to do, not enough time to do 'em.
Like the HELLzine.
Baikinman has his own website! Too freakin' cool!
Seems I've run afoul with revver.com. Two commercials that I uploaded to get tagged were removed, or reported. One was a twenty year old commercial for Activision Chopper Command for the Atari 2600 and the other was a Japanese McDonalds commercial. Now, my understanding is that tv commercials aren't copyrighted, the idea being that if the commercial is shown in other venues it's free advertising. Maybe I'm wrong. I can't seem to find anything about it online. Maybe I'll ask Metafilter.
On the other hand, I may be able to pay for another year of webhosting for AnimeHELL through the money raised from revtagged videos. This is all theory at this point, any amount is vaporware right now. Revver sets a three month wait period on all accounts. I'm sure I need to wait another month or two before and/or if I get a payout. And I'm thinking it's a big if at this point. Why gamble on something that may not pay off in the end? Still, It seems Revver may be generating more money then any of the other ad clicks. Both Amazon and Google haven't even cracked $10, even though their ads have been on the HELLblog longer then any other.
I really need to set my ass down and scan the cheapdisposable buttons and get to selling them. I also need to start makin' buttons for the upcoming cons. Crap. Always plenty of things to do, not enough time to do 'em.
Like the HELLzine.
Friday, February 17, 2006
AltJapan 11:52 AM
AltJapan
Keep an eye on this blog...
While money is tight for my OtakuHELL budget I'm sorting and editing and doing as much prep work as I can for the upcoming Shiokazecon show. I've got enough new stuff and old stuff for a good 3 hour plus show. Chris and Myspleen are providing a ton of new stuff. And I've gotten a few good finds from Half Price and the Warehouse. And so I've got lots to work with and discs to be made.
I also need to design new titles for the show. I've got a few ideas for that...
Keep an eye on this blog...
While money is tight for my OtakuHELL budget I'm sorting and editing and doing as much prep work as I can for the upcoming Shiokazecon show. I've got enough new stuff and old stuff for a good 3 hour plus show. Chris and Myspleen are providing a ton of new stuff. And I've gotten a few good finds from Half Price and the Warehouse. And so I've got lots to work with and discs to be made.
I also need to design new titles for the show. I've got a few ideas for that...
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Chim Chim on the DL 11:30 AM
Spent the evening transfering THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SPEED RACER to the Renderfarm harddrive. What a wreck of a show. I can't wait to inflict this at HELL. It's like the folks at Murakami Wolf Productions didn't even bother to watch the original series. There's nothing in this show that has any of the appeal or adventure or style of the original. And I'll save my rant about JAMES BOND JR. for another day.
Also captured GULLIVER'S TRAVELS BEYOND THE MOON, mostly for the RISE ROBOTS RISE scene, but there's alot of great images in this movie and an incredible soundtrack. It's one of those movies that eats into your mind and haunts you...
Also captured GULLIVER'S TRAVELS BEYOND THE MOON, mostly for the RISE ROBOTS RISE scene, but there's alot of great images in this movie and an incredible soundtrack. It's one of those movies that eats into your mind and haunts you...
Illegal Art DVD-R 11:02 AM
Illegal Art DVD-R
Pick this up with the next paycheck...
We've made some DVD-Rs and are selling them to help cover the heavy bandwidth costs for this site:
Todd Haynes, Superstar: the Karen Carpenter Story*
Keith Sanborn, The Artwork in the Age...
Brian Boyce, State of the Union
Michael Colton, Puppy Love
Michal Levy, Giant Steps
Tim Maloney with Negativland, Gimme the Mermaid
Paul Harvey Oswald, Natural Thing
Brian Spinks, Bill Wasik & Eugene Mirman, Black Thunder
Eric Fensler, GI Joe PSAs
D. Jean Hester, Buy Me
Eileen Maxson, Untitled
Joe Gibbons, Barbie's Audition
DVD-Rs are $30, half of which can be considered a tax-deductible donation (Stay Free! is a nonprofit 501c3 organization. NOTE: DVD-Rs play in most DVD players the same way DVDs do but there are differences, which you can read about here.)
* An earlier version of this DVD had a defective menu. When we changed the menu, we added Superstar to the lineup. If you received an early version of the DVD and would like to exchange it for the new one, send it in and we'll replace it.
Pay via one of the following:
Credit card / Paypal
Check or money order (payable to Stay Free): Stay Free, 390 Butler Street, 3rd floor, Brooklyn NY 11217
Pick this up with the next paycheck...
We've made some DVD-Rs and are selling them to help cover the heavy bandwidth costs for this site:
Todd Haynes, Superstar: the Karen Carpenter Story*
Keith Sanborn, The Artwork in the Age...
Brian Boyce, State of the Union
Michael Colton, Puppy Love
Michal Levy, Giant Steps
Tim Maloney with Negativland, Gimme the Mermaid
Paul Harvey Oswald, Natural Thing
Brian Spinks, Bill Wasik & Eugene Mirman, Black Thunder
Eric Fensler, GI Joe PSAs
D. Jean Hester, Buy Me
Eileen Maxson, Untitled
Joe Gibbons, Barbie's Audition
DVD-Rs are $30, half of which can be considered a tax-deductible donation (Stay Free! is a nonprofit 501c3 organization. NOTE: DVD-Rs play in most DVD players the same way DVDs do but there are differences, which you can read about here.)
* An earlier version of this DVD had a defective menu. When we changed the menu, we added Superstar to the lineup. If you received an early version of the DVD and would like to exchange it for the new one, send it in and we'll replace it.
Pay via one of the following:
Credit card / Paypal
Check or money order (payable to Stay Free): Stay Free, 390 Butler Street, 3rd floor, Brooklyn NY 11217
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Put a hole in it 10:38 AM
I dug out Ed's jigsaw and cut a catdoor in my cave door. It probablly took longer then it should. I had to find an extension cord and work out how to do it, but it turned out really well. Even Rajah figured out that he could go in and out through the catdoor. I need to touch it up a bit, but otherwise it's what I needed. Or rather what Rajah and Nub needed. And that's good.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Yahoo! UI Library 4:55 PM
Yahoo! UI Library: "Yahoo! User Interface Library
The Yahoo! User Interface Library is a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, HTML and AJAX. The UI Library Utilities facilitate the implementation of rich client-side features by enhancing and normalizing the developer's interface to important elements of the browser infrastructure (such as events, in-page HTTP requests and the DOM). The Yahoo UI Library Controls produce visual, interactive user interface elements on the page with just a few lines of code and an included CSS file. All the components in the Yahoo! User Interface Library have been released as open source under a BSD license and are free for all uses."
The Yahoo! User Interface Library is a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, HTML and AJAX. The UI Library Utilities facilitate the implementation of rich client-side features by enhancing and normalizing the developer's interface to important elements of the browser infrastructure (such as events, in-page HTTP requests and the DOM). The Yahoo UI Library Controls produce visual, interactive user interface elements on the page with just a few lines of code and an included CSS file. All the components in the Yahoo! User Interface Library have been released as open source under a BSD license and are free for all uses."
OtakuHELL in Houston 1:34 PM
We'll be doing HELL at Shiokazecon. It sound's like Clarine and Chris will be there. I hope I can drag Joshua and Michael to the show. And I hope Bruce and Mundee and Bob and Emily will be there, too...
Monday, February 13, 2006
Just one more reason I don't go to the movies anymore... 8:58 AM
The Daily Telegraph | Arrested for asking for quiet in cinema:Arrested for asking for quiet in cinema
By NICK PAPPS
February 11, 2006
AN Australian tourist has been charged with assault after telling a Texas woman to stop talking on her mobile phone at the movies.
Pauline Clayton was enjoying a matinee screening of Brokeback Mountain in a Texas cinema when her day suddenly turned ugly.
The former Sunshine Coast councillor said about halfway through the movie, a mobile phone started ringing nearby, a woman answered it and started talking.
"I put one finger up to my mouth to shoosh her," Ms Clayton said.
"She ignored me - I then leaned across and touched her with three or four fingers on the top of her arm."
When the "very large" woman failed to end her call, Ms Clayton again touched her on the shoulder and that was when the woman exploded.
Ms Clayton said the woman stood up over her, started shouting expletives at her and then stormed out of the cinema, in the town of Webster, just outside Houston.
A short time later two Texas police officers walked into the cinema and escorted Ms Clayton out.
She said the police took her to the food bar and explained that the woman had accused Ms Clayton of "invading her private space". The woman had made a complaint of assault because Ms Clayton had touched her.
"They were very apologetic," Ms Clayton said.
"They were very uncomfortable."
Ms Clayton said the officers had tried to dissuade the woman from making a complaint and had even told the woman that if she did make the complaint, police would charge the woman with disorderly conduct and using a profanity for her outburst in the cinema.
The woman refused to back down and not only was Ms Clayton charged, but the woman is now also due in court after being charged over her behaviour.
Ms Clayton was issued a citation and will appear in a Texas court next week to answer the charge.
With the help of an off-duty police officer who saw the fracas, she is hoping to escape with only a fine.
In the meantime Ms Clayton said she was hoping to get back to see the second half of Brokeback Mountain.
If convicted, Ms Clayton who grew up in Victoria and once worked as a journalist for The Sun newspaper in Brisbane, faces a fine of up to $675.
She said she had been told a conviction would not affect her chances of re-entering the US. Police said it was a "little matter" and they would not be notifying US immigration authorities about any conviction.
By NICK PAPPS
February 11, 2006
AN Australian tourist has been charged with assault after telling a Texas woman to stop talking on her mobile phone at the movies.
Pauline Clayton was enjoying a matinee screening of Brokeback Mountain in a Texas cinema when her day suddenly turned ugly.
The former Sunshine Coast councillor said about halfway through the movie, a mobile phone started ringing nearby, a woman answered it and started talking.
"I put one finger up to my mouth to shoosh her," Ms Clayton said.
"She ignored me - I then leaned across and touched her with three or four fingers on the top of her arm."
When the "very large" woman failed to end her call, Ms Clayton again touched her on the shoulder and that was when the woman exploded.
Ms Clayton said the woman stood up over her, started shouting expletives at her and then stormed out of the cinema, in the town of Webster, just outside Houston.
A short time later two Texas police officers walked into the cinema and escorted Ms Clayton out.
She said the police took her to the food bar and explained that the woman had accused Ms Clayton of "invading her private space". The woman had made a complaint of assault because Ms Clayton had touched her.
"They were very apologetic," Ms Clayton said.
"They were very uncomfortable."
Ms Clayton said the officers had tried to dissuade the woman from making a complaint and had even told the woman that if she did make the complaint, police would charge the woman with disorderly conduct and using a profanity for her outburst in the cinema.
The woman refused to back down and not only was Ms Clayton charged, but the woman is now also due in court after being charged over her behaviour.
Ms Clayton was issued a citation and will appear in a Texas court next week to answer the charge.
With the help of an off-duty police officer who saw the fracas, she is hoping to escape with only a fine.
In the meantime Ms Clayton said she was hoping to get back to see the second half of Brokeback Mountain.
If convicted, Ms Clayton who grew up in Victoria and once worked as a journalist for The Sun newspaper in Brisbane, faces a fine of up to $675.
She said she had been told a conviction would not affect her chances of re-entering the US. Police said it was a "little matter" and they would not be notifying US immigration authorities about any conviction.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Sketch Swap 12:44 PM
News of Akira Ifukube's death has me working on a mini comic obit of the man. Ifukube's music is one of those things that stuck in my head when I first watched the american version of Godzilla. They were right to leave it in. The music that I'll always remember is his marches. And the march from Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster, and the sequal without equal MONSTER ZERO! Yeah, I like that movie too much...
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Crafts are fun! 3:07 PM
Working on the zine, and working on comix for the zine, and having a good time. I need to finish up this zine to get working on the next. But there's really no deadline and I find myself redoing pages and making lots of changes. I need to pick a deadline and stick to it.
Because all things need to end.
As I type this Sargent Tibbs has crawled into my lap, turned around and wedged himself under my arm and is now streched out and purring like a motor. Sheesh.
Because all things need to end.
As I type this Sargent Tibbs has crawled into my lap, turned around and wedged himself under my arm and is now streched out and purring like a motor. Sheesh.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
TelStar Combo 1:10 PM
Finishing up another zine. Tweaking it up and fishing some comix for it. I need to do zines more often. Working on zines is much more relaxing then putting on HELL, that's for sure. It's looking good.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
The Rites of Diablo 1:07 PM
Didn't have much time last night for editing or other projects. Took Mundee to the Urgent Care to check out her ankle, turned out it was only a sprain, not broken.
So, I've been busy.
So, I've been busy.
Monday, February 06, 2006
What do you do after a Frightmare Weekend? 2:40 PM
Wild bit of a weekend. Had lunch with Joshua at Al Humra and it went through me like a hot poker. I was still belching spicy humus saturday night.
Sunday was the Texas Frightmare Weekend in Grapevine and all the goths you could stone. And Chris took us to Bostons for some good food and bad beer. Not his fault. And Clarine talked about Aggiecon. I should send an email to 'em and see if they'd like a HELL show...
Sunday was the Texas Frightmare Weekend in Grapevine and all the goths you could stone. And Chris took us to Bostons for some good food and bad beer. Not his fault. And Clarine talked about Aggiecon. I should send an email to 'em and see if they'd like a HELL show...
Friday, February 03, 2006
ABC in Willmer 9:27 AM
Boing Boing reports a female cougar roaming around Willmer Minnesota. That's A Big Cat. Amazing what shows up in places like that.
Loads of tapes arrived yesterday. THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SPEED RACER, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS BEYOND THE MOON, and SINBAD THE SAILOR. Very nice. I think that's all the tapes I've ordered to date.
I'm wondering how the HD DVD market will affect the DVD and VHS sales/market...
Damn, I forgot to talk to Josh and Micheal about Texas Frightmare Weekend last night at dinner. Crap on a stick.
Loads of tapes arrived yesterday. THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SPEED RACER, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS BEYOND THE MOON, and SINBAD THE SAILOR. Very nice. I think that's all the tapes I've ordered to date.
I'm wondering how the HD DVD market will affect the DVD and VHS sales/market...
Damn, I forgot to talk to Josh and Micheal about Texas Frightmare Weekend last night at dinner. Crap on a stick.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Ushicon Drama 12:21 PM
Looks like I didn't miss much by not going to Ushicon last weekend. From the sound of it there were a few problems. Enough problems that next year's Ushicon is now in question.
And this is why I don't really go to anime cons any more. Or why I don't care about the whole scene. I just do my wacky clip show and I'm done with it.
Marzgurl's day out makes a very interesting Ushicon read...
And this is why I don't really go to anime cons any more. Or why I don't care about the whole scene. I just do my wacky clip show and I'm done with it.
Marzgurl's day out makes a very interesting Ushicon read...
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Posponed 1:28 PM
I was suppose to have jury duty tomorrow, but I called in and had it moved to the end of March. Things are too crazy around the office right now, and it's better this way.
TWICE UPON A TIME came in todays mail, I'm actually looking forward to seeing this animated feature...
TWICE UPON A TIME came in todays mail, I'm actually looking forward to seeing this animated feature...
