This week has been an interesting week, thanks to the news that, as of Tuesday, all Geneon releases after November 6th have effectively been canceled. So we get a “big long list of stuff,” since I’ve been trying to dig up solid info all week on what’s happening to Geneon’s properties.
Children.
They have to learn how to listen to their bodies. It’s a skill that needs to be acquired.
But how can you help them on their quest of defeating the porcelain villaness? Level them up sufficiently to make them master the skill set needed to strike their target with no fail? Roll sixes as they venture into the dungeon of the potty room?
Make them watch Japaneses instructional videos, of course…
Rilo Kiley- Under The Blacklight
Los Angeles band Rilo Kiley is back with their new album Under The Blacklight. Their sound is fresh, funky and sure to please old and new fans alike. The killer 70’s style bass lines in many of the songs will get you shaking your ass like nobody’s business. There’s a million ways to keep love alive and just as many reasons to love Rilo Kiley, their frank yet poetic style is one of them.
“Dejalo” is simple song about something we all know and love: sex and hooking up. It’s very tongue in cheek and matter of fact. While “Breakin’ Up” is about surviving and moving on when said hook up is over. Sure to be heavy on your playlist even if you’re not in the middle of a break up. “The Moneymaker” is the grooviest song on the album. Listen it while you strut, you’ll look cooler than the Xbox 360. The title track, “Under The Blacklight” is a heartfelt ballad that, if you listen closely, will make you smile and cry at the same time.
Wanting to read some science fiction? Want something a little different? You should read “The Plot to Save Socrates” by Paul Levinson. It is science fiction, but it’s also historical fiction. It is ostensibly about a woman name Sierra, with her boyfriend Max, trying to locate her mentor, Thomas O’Leery. Thomas has disappeared after revealing to Sierra a new Platonic dialogue. In this particular one, Socrates is arguing with a figure named, Andros. Andros wants Socrates to escape. In order to do so, he suggest cloning and other scientific advancements. Of course, time travel is involved.
This is a wonderful fun novel. Prior knowledge of ancient Grecian life and history may be helpful, but not needed. The novel has twists you don’t expect, and some of the most dimensional characters created. For example, take the would be the villain Heron, and the missing mentor Thomas O’Leery. The only character that wasn’t as believable seemed to be Sierra, but the plot more than makes up up for it.
“Twelve Night or What You Will” is playing at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. It was written by William Shakespeare. This rendition is directed by David Esbjornson. Shakespeare has always been geeky in my mind. I think that is left over from my thespian days. So I figured I do a shout out.
It is playing from Sept 13th to Oct 20th. It means it is in the middle of the run, which means all the kinks have been worked out, and the actors aren’t tired of their roles. The price is $15 -$53. The good news is if you are 25 and under it is 10 bucks a ticket. For us senior citizens there is always rush tickets. Show up a half hour before the show and get in for 20 bucks. So kiddos go see some culture, for about the price of a concert or movie.
I know not enough music gets reviewed for this site. The problem is so many music is dropped every week. (The same is true for books, but with books even more.) And for what ever reason we have been trained as consumers to buy the new thing right when it comes out. (I am a little dishonest there. I know the reason. The reason is just a long rant of a post…another time perhaps. Books thankfully are immune to this. Unless you really love the author/series.) Theoretically the reviewers of whatever media do this early critical reason to steer those reading the review to steer clear of the coals, and find the diamonds.
You know how horrible it is, to get really excited for something, and then have your hopes and expectations dashed? Well, for GvL’s resident otaku, that was last Thursday.
Don’t get me wrong, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conquerer of Shambala was a great movie, and it was awesome to see it on the big screen. And since I didn’t pay for the tickets, I can’t say it was a waste of my money, since I have the movie to watch at home. But that’s not what this article is about.
GVLifer JoshuaBryan is known for many things. His fascination for board games, Neil Gaiman comics, music knowledge and more. To me though what always comes to mind is how much he has traveled in the past years. Recent travels have included adventures to Australia, Japan, Mexico and more.
The Ethnologue lists more than 6000 languages in the world. I can speak 5 of them but only four conversationally: English, Spanish, French and Covenant. So I thought, what better way to wish Joshua a happy birthday than by saying it in 168 different languages?
Happy Birthday Josh! (this one doesn’t count.)
A few weeks ago I performed my poetry live, for the first time. I was so nervous in the weeks leading up to it, I thought I would die.
I’ve had an almost sick obsession with music. The one problem: I can’t play an instrument, (unless you count the ocarina or bongos) Well hell, so I started writing about music, like an angry husband writing dirty letters to his cheating wife. …
Until eventually, I started working on my spoken word album. I was finally happy, ecstatic that I was asked to play the show.
Then the fear set in.
I began drafting new poems. Poems like silken, root beer bj, silken2, rip out my eye. I was a mess.
When the day came, I packed my iPod and my inscribed copy of Almost Transparent Blue and headed on down to SoHo (New York City).
I was sadly underwhelmed by the Simpsons movie. I’ve been sadly disappointed by the current staff of writers for the show who’ve found it neccessary to stoop to the Adult Swim level of humor to keep the show “fresh.” (No insult to Adult Swim intended. But this is the Simpsons, man.) Now EA has put out the sneak peak trailer for the new Simpsons game set to hit the Playstations, Wiis, XBOXes, and handhelds of civilization on November 1, 2007.
Is this the final and last hope for this franchise to redeem itself?
I’m not one to get excited about video games, me being one of the few people at GvL that do not worship at that altar of the gaming gods, but I like to play a good, clean fun game now and then. This looks, (crosses fingers), like more of a throwback to the good-natured platformers of yore that I still enjoy every now and then.
As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, Toby Maguire has just made me a happy little geek.
Say what you will about the recent trend of Hollywood remakes of 80s cartoons, but I’m actually excited about some of them. In particular, the ideas of turning Robotech and Voltron into movies. Had they tried to do this back in the 80s or even the 90s, it would have looked silly. (See Robot Jox)
But now, WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY.
I just hope that a few things happen (or don’t happen):
They keep the screenplay serious and not cheesy. They did an alright job of this for the Transformers movie, considering the source material. But both Robotech and Voltron had much darker themes to them, and this needs to show in the screenplays.
They don’t mess up the story line. Robotech has one of those cool epic storylines that just shouldn’t be messed with to make it more “Hollywood.”
Each week I will post a question, a problem or a puzzle for you to figure out.
There will be a prize at the end. Send me your answers by email, not as a comment.
WK 1
From left to right, get out of the maze. (Yes, you can click to enlarge)
And yes, part of the puzzle is actually finding a way to answer this.
Good Luck
The Fratellis- The Fratellis EP
The Tube (Music Videos 24 hours a day 7 days a week)
started airing The Fratellis’ video for “Flathead”. It’s one downright catchy tune that features some of the best pseudo-blues riffs since The White Stripes album Elephant. The video also has three absolutely gorgeous women just oozing the sex appeal of 1940’s glamor.
The Fratellis - “Flathead”
Listening to the four song self titled EP can make anyone smile. Somehow the band manages to have a classic sound. Which is refreshing in this digital pre-packaged sound-scape of today.
“Henrietta” is a nice to tune to listen to if you need a spring in your step. It also proves The Fratellis are cracker-jack lyricists with lines like “Give us a kiss and maybe we can go out. Maybe buy us some shoes and take us for cola.”
Hey I know another board game review. This is not even created in Germany. It was created by a man who now lives in Oregon. There is very little strategy in the game, and in fact takes place over a standard board. The game is not a parody of life, but a respectful update. It now includes social economic class, gender discrepancies, and other life realities. You know like drugs, sex, and war. It is called “The Game of Real Life.”
The goal in this board game is similar to “Life,” it has a middle and end. There are jobs, and spaces where life happens. The objective is different. In “Life” the goal is to have the most money at the end. In the game of “Real Life,” it is to have the most happiness when you die. In this game like real life, money does not equate to happiness.
