I never really watched The Jetsons; the second-fiddle, space-age corollary to The Flinstones, whom I knew primarily as cereal, vitamin, and Dixie cup I never really watched The Jetsons; the second-fiddle, space-age corollary to The Flinstones, whom I knew primarily as cereal, vitamin, and Dixie cup salespeople anyway.
It was all dated, inoffensive proto-Simpsons humor to me, so I suppose without the irony and cynicism endemic of my generation’s entertainment, animated nuclear family sit-coms of yore were just corny and dull.
I have nothing against the Hanna Barbera era of cartoons, but this vintage, water-logged collection of space jokes and barely qualifying punchlines from a musty basement did nothing to dissuade me of my formal dismissal....more
For your sand-laden corpse to become a meme is not the afterlife most offer supplication in hopes of being granted, but we give thanks for the sacrifiFor your sand-laden corpse to become a meme is not the afterlife most offer supplication in hopes of being granted, but we give thanks for the sacrifice of these critters to provide momentary amusement by adding captions to photographs of their final forms in implied anthropomorphic quirkiness.
We live on after death in the memories of those on whom we made an impression, and sometimes that impression is how your half-decayed remains were desecrated further by an amateur taxidermist with a spare pair of googly eyes....more
Like Dalton with her hare, I found this book in the wild and brought it home with me. Unlike Dalton, I am not fit to nurture as an exceptionally leakyLike Dalton with her hare, I found this book in the wild and brought it home with me. Unlike Dalton, I am not fit to nurture as an exceptionally leaky Pancheros burrito marinated my copy that same day. I now have Raising Hare Con Jugo de Frijol.
Having said that, I did, years ago, frequently feed a rabbit I saw every morning upon returning home from work. I named him Günter Grass....more
Yes, I’ll get to it eventually. I did appreciate the trilogy enough, but I don’t understand why everyone is so concerned about spoilers. Didn’t we alrYes, I’ll get to it eventually. I did appreciate the trilogy enough, but I don’t understand why everyone is so concerned about spoilers. Didn’t we already get the condensed version of this story in Catching Fire? We know who wins. I suppose some duplicities will likely come to light, and I suppose there are those who will come to the series later, like starting with the Star Wars prequels. Enjoy the second Quarter Quell!...more
Annie Leibovitz isn’t returning my calls, so I don’t have a milk mustache portrait for you. I guess being #61 best reviewer on ŷ for two conseAnnie Leibovitz isn’t returning my calls, so I don’t have a milk mustache portrait for you. I guess being #61 best reviewer on ŷ for two consecutive months isn’t considered celebrity status. I may not be able to join the ranks of Billy Ray Cyrus, Hanson, and that kid from Jerry Maguire, but I had my ad copy ready to go:
”Ice cold milk is a great reverse chaser for a shot of Jack. I call it the Icy Hot. Whadya mean I can’t reference trademarked products? Whatever, let me tell ya, I’m thanking those 8 essential nutrients including calcium when I’m nursing a dislocated jaw and sitting down to write a banger of a Ninja Turtles review. Hey, why didn’t you ever use the Ninja Turtles for your campaign? They’re �90’s icons. Pizza and milk? Aren’t you trying to combat the soft drink industry? Speaking of which, Coca-Cola goes even better with Jack.�
Got Milk?
In spite of myself, trips down memory lane are cathartic, even though I wouldn’t have known who half these people were back when these milk ads were on every other page of every magazine for half a decade.
I haven’t looked into the rates of osteoporosis before and after Jonathon Taylor Thomas said “Hey girl, drink milk,� in Seventeen, but it should have been eradicated like polio, right?
Anyway, anything that brings me back to a time before my parents divorced, my friends started dying, and the world veered off into a darker timeline is a worthwhile respite. Take me back to the years I’m missin�, and bring the milk....more
As I’ve likely redundantly stated previously, it is impossible to overstate the influence of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on cartoons of the �90’s. LoAs I’ve likely redundantly stated previously, it is impossible to overstate the influence of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on cartoons of the �90’s. Long mostly forgotten strangeness such as Street Sharks, Biker Mice from Mars, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (such a mouthful I actually had to look up what that show was called), Bucky O’Hare, Battle Toads, among a plethora more of one-season flops were all a direct result and blatant capitalizing attempt on the shells of mutagen mania. And who could forget Pubescent Freak Shinobi Marmosets. (Okay, I made that one up).
But Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters was before all that. It was the original ripoff, not cashing in on the success of the movie or Saturday morning cartoon. It was more so an excuse to be self-referential and boost their underground comic degeneracy by throwing up a pasquinade of peculiarity...more
This lycanthropic interlude is brought to you by sleep deprivation which, according to this introductory overview, is cause to suspect one of being a This lycanthropic interlude is brought to you by sleep deprivation which, according to this introductory overview, is cause to suspect one of being a werewolf (that and uni-brows).
I can’t fault a kids book for being a bit kiddie, and I’m sure I’d have checked this out a dozen times from the library as a little lad (although the Twilight references would have been anachronistic).
I think The Beast of Gévaudan is a tale ripe for Robert Eggers treatment....more
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