I'm going to have to apologize for the short post. Again.
Former KO Leaguers (and others) may find it interesting that after work, I met up with former KO'er Andrea Goodson. It had been years and years.
Anyhoo... she's out in LA LA Land these days, so a sighting is a rarity.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Artifact: KLF and Miss Tammy Wynette
I had forgotten this existed until this evening. I don't know if I'd seen it before, but I seem to recall Shoemaker telling me about it at some point.
I find it baffling that I just blanked on this thing for what must have been the last 16 years, but, dang yo. Sometimes I miss the 90's.
Found at CCCofC
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Turn Around Bright Eyes
So I spent a lot of today in Waco, where my organization holds training through our partner institution, Baylor University.
Its a short drive, and I like Baylor's campus, which is much more traditionally "campusy" than the white block of cement I work in as a state employee.
Anyhow, afterward we headed to Austin Books to meet up with Jackbart and support him during his signing. I also met Alan Porter, who is working on the Cars comic for Boom and Pixar, and who is a bit of a James Bond expert (I bought his James Bond book). And I met Paul Benjamin, the guy handling the Monsters, Inc. comic.
It was a lot of fun!
Hit Mandola's for dinner, and now I'm home. Ran the dogs, watered some trees, etc...
So its been a long day.
Going off to read and then sleep.
So here's a very important link sent to the League Priority Channel, via Randy.
A Total Eclipse of the Heart Flowchart.
Also received this link from one of the folks at Newsy. It's on Usain Bolt's amazing sprint, and looks at the size of today's athletes.
I think I have t-shirts older than the anchor in that clip.
Also, for Mad Men fans: Mad Libs.
Its a short drive, and I like Baylor's campus, which is much more traditionally "campusy" than the white block of cement I work in as a state employee.
Anyhow, afterward we headed to Austin Books to meet up with Jackbart and support him during his signing. I also met Alan Porter, who is working on the Cars comic for Boom and Pixar, and who is a bit of a James Bond expert (I bought his James Bond book). And I met Paul Benjamin, the guy handling the Monsters, Inc. comic.
It was a lot of fun!
Hit Mandola's for dinner, and now I'm home. Ran the dogs, watered some trees, etc...
So its been a long day.
Going off to read and then sleep.
So here's a very important link sent to the League Priority Channel, via Randy.
A Total Eclipse of the Heart Flowchart.
Also received this link from one of the folks at Newsy. It's on Usain Bolt's amazing sprint, and looks at the size of today's athletes.
I think I have t-shirts older than the anchor in that clip.
Also, for Mad Men fans: Mad Libs.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The League's Guide to Starting High School
In the coming weeks, more than ten teenagers across our nation will be setting their foot onto a high school campus for the first time as freshmen.
My own freshmen year was an odd one, as our Freshman class (class of '93) was bused to a campus which had been built when projections indicated a school would be required in that area, but did not take a recession into account. Westwood was too large for all of us, so some of us wound up at The Freshman Annex (aka: McNeil High School).
My sophomore year I moved to Spring, where I had to, basically, start high school all over again.
So here are my tips:
1) I don't know what sexed-up, drugged-up high school the folks go to who write teenage dramas for the CW, but TV and movies are a complete fabrication. Do not expect for life to become glamorous and sexy.
Don't worry. The lack of perspective and tendency to romanticize your own life of the average high schooler will make it all seem a lot more glamorous and sexy than it actually is.
2) Get good grades. You may think you're the next Fifty Cent, but you're much more likely to be the next Ned Irwin, Middle Manager.
3) Join a club or find an activity for godsake.
4) Ask "why?" constantly.
5) Don't take classes because they'll be a blowoff. Save that for college.
6) Your friends are idiots.
7) Get your driver's permit as soon as you are legally able. Same with your driver's license.
8) Don't loan your car out.
9) Don't slide across the hood of your car like the Duke Boys. It will put a huge dent in the hood of your '83 Honda Accord which you will have to hammer out before The Admiral notices its there.
10) Find girls who are funny.
11) Have at least two friends who make you look good to your parents by comparison.
12) Have a few more who are more impressive than you, so they don't start worrying about you.
13) Go to shows as soon as you are able.
14) Stay friends with the kids who tell you they spent the weekend in jail, but reduce your "hangout time" with those kids.
15) Don't let small kids get picked on.
16) Call racist kids names and make fun of their families.
17) Never, ever make fun of truck drivers. Because both times you do, you will find out that you're making an American Truck Driving School joke to the child of a truck driver. Also, our economy would be crippled without the noble trucker.
18) Know how football and basketball work (baseball is optional).
19) Read books that you hear you aren't supposed to read.
20) Be nice to your mother.
21) Try not to embarrass The Old Man.
22) Chew gum.
23) You are not the first person to discover The Beatles, Jimi, The Who, whatever... but rock that shit.
24) Become an expert at figuring out the shelf-life of bands and popular music.
25) Keep a change of clothes handy.
26) Always keep $15 in cash. This is not to be spent unless absolutely necessary.
27) Know too much about one or two serial killers.
28) Know when to shut up and listen.
29) Be ready to walk away from friends.
30) Know that your friends will let you down.
31) Be ready to make friends your old friends don't like.
32) Watch movies from before the year you were born.
33) After 10:00 PM, it's a cliche, but Denny's is a perfectly acceptable destination.
33) Learn to drink coffee.
34) Figure out what food you can eat from a gas station.
35) Go to museums, free plays and concerts.
36) Take lots of pictures. Try to use film.
37) Think long and hard before deciding you're going to want to be seen as "an iconoclast"
38) Nobody is looking at you or thinking about you.
39) Drive around at night.
40) If anyone tells you these are the best days of your life, look upon them with pity.
So, Leaguers... what would you share?
My own freshmen year was an odd one, as our Freshman class (class of '93) was bused to a campus which had been built when projections indicated a school would be required in that area, but did not take a recession into account. Westwood was too large for all of us, so some of us wound up at The Freshman Annex (aka: McNeil High School).
My sophomore year I moved to Spring, where I had to, basically, start high school all over again.
So here are my tips:
1) I don't know what sexed-up, drugged-up high school the folks go to who write teenage dramas for the CW, but TV and movies are a complete fabrication. Do not expect for life to become glamorous and sexy.
Don't worry. The lack of perspective and tendency to romanticize your own life of the average high schooler will make it all seem a lot more glamorous and sexy than it actually is.
2) Get good grades. You may think you're the next Fifty Cent, but you're much more likely to be the next Ned Irwin, Middle Manager.
3) Join a club or find an activity for godsake.
4) Ask "why?" constantly.
5) Don't take classes because they'll be a blowoff. Save that for college.
6) Your friends are idiots.
7) Get your driver's permit as soon as you are legally able. Same with your driver's license.
8) Don't loan your car out.
9) Don't slide across the hood of your car like the Duke Boys. It will put a huge dent in the hood of your '83 Honda Accord which you will have to hammer out before The Admiral notices its there.
10) Find girls who are funny.
11) Have at least two friends who make you look good to your parents by comparison.
12) Have a few more who are more impressive than you, so they don't start worrying about you.
13) Go to shows as soon as you are able.
14) Stay friends with the kids who tell you they spent the weekend in jail, but reduce your "hangout time" with those kids.
15) Don't let small kids get picked on.
16) Call racist kids names and make fun of their families.
17) Never, ever make fun of truck drivers. Because both times you do, you will find out that you're making an American Truck Driving School joke to the child of a truck driver. Also, our economy would be crippled without the noble trucker.
18) Know how football and basketball work (baseball is optional).
19) Read books that you hear you aren't supposed to read.
20) Be nice to your mother.
21) Try not to embarrass The Old Man.
22) Chew gum.
23) You are not the first person to discover The Beatles, Jimi, The Who, whatever... but rock that shit.
24) Become an expert at figuring out the shelf-life of bands and popular music.
25) Keep a change of clothes handy.
26) Always keep $15 in cash. This is not to be spent unless absolutely necessary.
27) Know too much about one or two serial killers.
28) Know when to shut up and listen.
29) Be ready to walk away from friends.
30) Know that your friends will let you down.
31) Be ready to make friends your old friends don't like.
32) Watch movies from before the year you were born.
33) After 10:00 PM, it's a cliche, but Denny's is a perfectly acceptable destination.
33) Learn to drink coffee.
34) Figure out what food you can eat from a gas station.
35) Go to museums, free plays and concerts.
36) Take lots of pictures. Try to use film.
37) Think long and hard before deciding you're going to want to be seen as "an iconoclast"
38) Nobody is looking at you or thinking about you.
39) Drive around at night.
40) If anyone tells you these are the best days of your life, look upon them with pity.
So, Leaguers... what would you share?
JackBart and Boom Studios at Austin Books on Wednesday
Austin Area Leaguers will want to hit Austin Books on Wednesday between 4:30 and 7:00 PM.
The League's own JackBart (billed as "The Best Looking Man in Comics") will be signing copies of the newest issue of his runaway hit comic, "Poe", which is about the exploits of Edgar Allen Poe as he takes on mystics and criminals in the wake of personal tragedy.
From the Boom site:
The creators of Boom/ Pixar's "Cars" and "Monster's Inc" comics will also be signing, so its a triple-header!
I'm excited for JackBart, Austin Books and Boom! Should be fun.
The League's own JackBart (billed as "The Best Looking Man in Comics") will be signing copies of the newest issue of his runaway hit comic, "Poe", which is about the exploits of Edgar Allen Poe as he takes on mystics and criminals in the wake of personal tragedy.
From the Boom site:
BOOM! STUDIOS FAVORITES SIGNING THIS WEDNESDAY!
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The creators of Boom/ Pixar's "Cars" and "Monster's Inc" comics will also be signing, so its a triple-header!
I'm excited for JackBart, Austin Books and Boom! Should be fun.
Anyone want an ACL Fest Ticket for Friday?
I'm looking to unload Friday ACL Fest ticket. No mark up. I'll sell it for what I paid for it.
Date is October 2nd, 2009. Here's the schedule for that day.
Date is October 2nd, 2009. Here's the schedule for that day.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Usain Bolt: Fastest Man Alive
Usain Bolt is really, really fast
Last summer I watched a whole lot of the Olympics. Even synchronized swimming.
One highlight was Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, he of the chest-thumping and golden shoes.
Some people criticized Bolt for undue celebration, but... dude. Bolt is The Fastest Man Alive, and he proved it on the biggest stage imaginable.
Well, without so many cameras on him, Bolt just beat his old record in the 100m Dash.
Read about it here.
What can you say other than that the guy is absolutely amazing?
Last summer I watched a whole lot of the Olympics. Even synchronized swimming.
One highlight was Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, he of the chest-thumping and golden shoes.
Some people criticized Bolt for undue celebration, but... dude. Bolt is The Fastest Man Alive, and he proved it on the biggest stage imaginable.
Well, without so many cameras on him, Bolt just beat his old record in the 100m Dash.
Read about it here.
What can you say other than that the guy is absolutely amazing?
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