dance with zombies

2009-10-20T16:32:00.002-05:00

SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. FYI. have some pie.

2009-07-06T10:41:00.009-05:00

July 6th, 2009

For the past month or so, the comic girls over at GEN have been slaving away reviewing comics/graphic novels for the Eisners Awards. This week we present to you our collection of top-notch reviews. A new review category will go up every day, so make sure and check it each time! Oh, and did I happen to mention the prizes? Yes, there will be cake. Well that's a lie. Not cake, but something better...something that will last. We will randomly select a commenter out of the bunch to be on the receiving end of a big bag of Eisner prizes! A pool of some of the best Eisner nominees will be given away at the end of the Eisner week to one luck commenter. So, what are you waiting for? Go and read our articles and comment up a storm! PRIZES.

2009-06-07T21:43:00.009-05:00

June 7th, 2009

Things I'm most excited about from E3 this year:

-Left 4 Dead 2

[NOLA is THE perfect place for a zombie attack...and also holds a special place in my heart]

-Project Natal

-Uncharted 2

-Xbox Facebook/Twitter integration [more reasons never to leave my couch-yes!]

-God of War 3

-Metal Gear Solid: Rising

-Final Fantasy XIII

-and Metroid: Other M [I'm sorry, but I will forever be a Samus fan and this look pretty sweet]

Hi June, you sneaky little devil.

2009-05-11T23:33:00.010-05:00

May 11th, 2009

After the month of May ends, I'll have a lot more time for you, blog. No more school, wedding, or unpacking. I'll be so free I might have to find a second job. Nah, not really, but stay tuned for more activity.

In the meantime, check out some more articles I've done for GEN:

Plants Vs. Zombies-PC Review

Wolverine: Origins-Movie Review

and finally, check out the GEN girls' experiences on Free Comic Book Day.

2009-04-21T17:50:00.007-05:00

April 21st, 2009

Weekly Post Update

Ever wanted to play Flower for the PSN but had no idea what it was about? Details and the review over at GEN:

After you check out Flower, stay for my review of The Walking Dead #60.

Click here for Flower.
Click here for TWD #60 Review

2009-04-14T11:17:00.008-05:00

April 14th, 2009

Come on over to GEN and experience Peggle Fever!

If you haven't yet been introduced to the addictive world of Peggle, it's a seemingly mindless yet maddening arcade game that involves Unicorns, Balls of Yarn, Shooting Stars, Bouncing Balls and more. What are you waiting for? Check the site for Peggle reviews all week.

In addition, we are featuring Hasbro's Family Game Night reviews, starting today and also continuing throughout the week.

Check out my Connect Four review over there right now!

2009-04-13T10:56:00.010-05:00

April 13th, 2009

I've been doing some redesigns for the site if you haven't already noticed, some of which are still unfinished. I was going to make another site just for my art and what not, but I think I'll just stick it all on this one. It's time for some:

Zombie Jesus

For some people, Easter isn't just a holiday for egg collecting and honey ham baking. Like the residents of Boston, MA for example, a local wide zombie themed parade took over their Easter Sunday. Zombies, zombie hunters, and other costumed marauders danced in the streets for their official Zombie Outbreak 2009 parade. It was all in fun and games, and by no means an anti-Christian activity, exclaims the official Facebook event page. Question: Why can't stuff like this take place in Dallas? Oh yeah, that's right. This is Texas.

Zombie Apocalypse for XBL/PSN

Capcom is going to try it's hand at a more casual zombie themed multi-person omni-shooter set to arrive sometime later this year. A basic shooter game involving one of the most popular themes lately, zombies, it deals out over 11 weapons (including a chainsaw and an explosive-filled teddy bear) and has you fighting to survive for 55 days. At the end of the time period, the game will reward you with not making you become a zombie, as well as some more unlockables that are still under wraps. More to come.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Author Signs on for More

The suprisingly popular zombie hit from Seth Graham-Smith has spawned a number of fans and lot of press to boot. The book offers the same long-winded Jane Austen classic with a modern zombie twist. The dialogue is pretty much exactly the same, but with some interchangeable words or sentences here and there. All in all, an ingenius idea that I wish I had undertook first. Anywho, his success on his zombdaption led to his signing on with Grand Central Press to produce a couple more books, the first being Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, where, you guessed it: tells of Abraham Lincoln in his glory days and what it would have been like if he was a vampire hunter. A film adaptation of Pride is also in the works. Sounds exciting, but I'd really like to see Moby Zombie Dick.

2009-04-06T19:36:00.008-05:00

April 6th, 2009

Check out my Tomb Raider: Underworld review over at GEN!

(Click the picture to be redirected)

2009-04-01T21:26:00.008-05:00

April 1st, 2009

I haven't drawn much this year on personal time, but somehow I managed to crank out three in one weekend. Ta da:

More to come. I had some great ideas about my graphic novel this week and can't wait to put them on paper. My goal of having it completed by the end of this year is fastly approaching! April? When did this happen!

2009-03-25T21:21:00.011-05:00

March 25th, 2009

It's Wednesday, March 25th and I'm not motivated to do a single thing. Lately, my friend Ariel and I have decided that we were going to try and be 'runners'. This is extremely laughable in my case, as my version of running consists of trying to score the last donut or mow down overzealous fans at a nine inch nails concert. This program, dubbed "From Couch Potato to Runner" does just that: it takes you, slowly, on a few week long course to transform you into somewhat of a runner from a couch potato. The workout consists of alternating bouts of running and walking in timed intervals. Not so bad right? HA! The minute long run required every minute of walking just about kills me. Somehow I manage to accomplish it, but I can't squeeze out a word of help in the mean time. Suffer in silence.

If you don't know me, you probably think I'm an over-sized whale at this point. This is not true, per see, I just...don't run. I've been a dancer 20 years of my life (15 serious), a fencer, and even dabbled in martial arts. However, I have not attempted any form of rigorous exercise (besides dancing around and being my usual hyper self) since I acquired the fattening nine to fiver. Hence the fear of running. I'm doing it though, and I'll report how long it will last. I'm already sore up to my elbows and almost pass out as soon as I hit home.

Anywho, back to the no motivation thing. Sometimes I become a hermit and don't get on the internet....for days. (Besides checking email and what not for work). I crawl into my hole and read my latest book or play my latest game or what have you, keeping my laptop neatly closed. I need to stop this habit.

I love Australian bands. Empire of the Sun, the latest creation from masterminds Nick Littlemore (from Pnau and Teenager) and Luke Steele (from The Sleepy Jackson) is something worth noticing. FYI, I always want to call him Luke Cage. The song is pretty okay at first listen, but the music video escalates it to EPIC WORTHY material. The duo traveled over to China and other parts of the world to create a visual explosion worthy of any fantasy fic. In it, Luke appears to be teaching Nick the ways of the gods. I can't explain how good it is, see for yourself:

(I don't know how to frickin upload videos, so here's a lameass link)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmM2RwlxGt0

In an interview, Luke explained how they wanted to make a Star Wars-esque homage, with Nick being his little apprentice. (Note the light saber type thingy). I like this thing.

My cat is driving me crazy.

2009-03-18T22:24:00.016-05:00

March 18th, 2009

I finished Resident Evil 5 this past weekend.

But before I go into that, I want to thank everyone again that left comments on my posts over at GEN...I owe you all cupcakes. Name your flavor.

Resident Evil 5 quick review:

Though Resident Evil by name, this latest installment was anything but terrifying. Sure, the occasional hula skirt wearing infected or random spider horde might set your pulse racing a time or two, but overall, the atmosphere was rather...pretty. This could be due in large to the fact that about 3/4ths of the game was set outside, in brightly lit, sunny areas. The other parts were spent ransacking underground tombs and caves, abandoned laboratories (what's a resident evil without one?), and a large ship. The bosses of the game were nothing more than giant worm-infested creatures similar to those of previous games-nothing too scary. But the dogs-oh god, the dogs were ridiculously creepy! They were on you within seconds and then their disgusting heads fanned out into that alien-like little creature it held inside of them. SHIVER. Anyways...the infected themselves just seemed to be a particularly angry bunch. In fact, some of the villains (minus the chain-saw and giant axe wielders) were downright hilarious: the hula skirt sporting men gave me quite the chuckle. Wesker himself, though a mutated villain at the end, was never that scary either. In fact, I thought him to be the sexiest of the bunch, working Matrix-like moves and donning a suave black outfit to match.

Though not too scary, this game was definitely jam-packed with an intriguing story line and easy to solve puzzles. Paralleling Resident Evil 4, this incarnation focused on the action and destruction elements that were not abundantly present in the earlier Resident Evils. Though the music was ominous, the definition of horror never really sprung to mind. The action was fairly intense at times, and playing with a buddy made it all the more worth while.

Speaking of co-op, this was by far one of the most entertaining multiplayer games I've ever played. Most multiplayer games center around one or a few specific areas and each of their levels never seem to deviate away from that theme. Like I mentioned earlier, this game takes you on a ride through a plethora of different areas and regions to explore. Not only that, but you steer around mini motor boats and get to ride on the back of a truck shooting at rabid bikers (definitely one of the highlights). There are numerous puzzles to solve, treasures to be found, and regions to explore and loot. Both Chris and Sheva each play a vital role within the game, the focus spread out fairly evenly. The AI is pretty incredible too, with Sheva making perfect shots almost 100% of the time to cover your back. The heart of the game, though, is truly present when there are two brains behind the controller. Being able to strategize together and eliminate the latest Uroboros reject threat and hoisting Sheva onto certain areas to better cover Chris's back really comes in handy at defeating the enemies and enjoying the game to it's fullest extent. Warning: may also cause numerous fights with boyfriend/girlfriend/roommate.

As usual, the players are both scored at the end of each level, and the higher the score, the more points you are given. At the end of the game, you can use your points to buy locked outfits (tribal for sheva anyone?), action figures, infinite ammo for your guns, and more. You also unlock the Mercenaries mode, which basically allows for you or you and a partner to basically kill off as many enemies as possible in as little time as possible. It's pretty exciting. Also a really nifty treat when you beat the game, is the option to play the game in Classic-which sets the game's visuals in black and white. So very very cool.

The story line was pretty interesting and it was fairly obvious that Chris would be reunited with Jill at some point along the way. She also made for quite the interesting Matrix-like experience towards the end. (By the way, why the eff does Jill have blond hair?) Sheva's back story was briefly touched upon, but it was nothing worth noting. It's a shame, really, because she is such an interesting and beautiful character that truly held her own in battle. She's no Ashley, that's for sure. Also worth noting: the origins and explanations of Tricell was explored, yet there was no mention of Ada anywhere in sight. She was obviously working for this organization, but no evidence of her was present in any part of the game. This is very annoying, because it is also obvious that this Resident Evil chapter has closed with the death of Albert Wesker. Many loose ends are still abound and I can only hope that Capcom will turn around and get the creator back on board and churn out something in the future with Claire (as she is one of the youngest and a good character to run). Time will tell.

All in all, I truly enjoyed every part of this game and welcomed the multiplayer option. It didn't feel like Resident Evil, but it had Chris and Jill and a very intimidatingly sexy Wesker, so that made up for part of it. Don't go in expecting a survival horror game, this is no Dead Space. Take it in stride and enjoy the game for it's high-paced action and good storytelling. And watch out for those over sized lickers. Yeah, they're back.

2009-03-13T00:30:00.010-05:00

March 13th, 2009

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LEFT COMMENTS:

I love you. And thank you. Cupcakes will happen. =D

*Also, for those of you that HAVEN'T: We are in a major fight. All can be forgiven if you comment on my zombie survival guide (below) by end of day today!

Here are the links to all the articles I did this week for the Resident Evil 5 countdown:

The Casting Couch

Gold Lugers, Chainsaws, and T-Virus Sodas, Oh My!

Zombie Survival Guide

Retro Game Review: Resident Evil 2

Retro Game Review: Resident Evil Code Veronica

Retro Game Review: Resident Evil 4

Happy Resident Evil day!

2009-03-11T09:07:00.005-05:00

March 11th, 2009

**NOTE: I don't know if I mentioned this before, but if you comment on my articles by Thursday night you are automatically entered to win a FREE copy of Resident Evil 5 for your system of choice...and I win one too! SO COME ON. JUST DO IT IF YOU ARE MY FRIEND. OR EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT. It's not hard. I'll give you a cupcake. I love you.**

Check out My Zombie Survival Guide over at GEN! Satisfaction guaranteed.

Also, be sure and also check out my retro game review: Resident Evil 2.

More to come!

2009-03-09T17:01:00.012-05:00

March 9th, 2009

Hello, Hello!

In case you've been wondering why I've been pretty MIA lately, here is the reason why:

Casting Couch: Resident Evil the Movie

This will be the first of many articles to come this week on GEN's official Resident Evil 5 countdown. I'll be posting the links to my articles here, so stay tuned! Or you can check them out for yourself here. GEN's Resident Evil countdown will feature retro video game reviews, merchandise details, zombie survival guides, zombie fighter cosplay, and more. It will be an exciting week that will end with a sweet note on friday when RE5 finally gets released.

In other news, I'll hopefully be booking my tickets to SDCC soon. I've been dying to go for years and this time I'm going to make it happen. I've already popped my NYCC cherry, so I might as well follow suit with San Diego ;)

2009-03-02T23:19:00.005-06:00

March 3rd, 2009

Hello, Hello! Time's have been busy and leisure time's been cut in half. Will blog very soon, with some new updates...

....until then, Happy Watchmen FINALLY comes out this week, week!

2009-02-20T22:24:00.015-06:00

February 20th, 2009

Lately it seems as if zombie themed video games are infiltrating the majority of the market. If you're like me and let your Wii collect dust in the corner, it's time to break out that feather duster. Titles like House of the Dead: Overkill, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop and Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers make their way exclusively to Nintendo's Wii. Dead Rising and Onechanbara are both already available for the 360, but under slightly different names. Is the zombie trend dominating the Wii market right now? It appears to be so, and I'm not complaining. Other than Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Mario Kart, and a few others, the Wii has yet to see some really stand out titles for it's advanced platform. Generally aimed at the mass population and 'mom' and 'kid' players, the games available for the Wii have been rather tame and light-hearted. Don't get me wrong, I love the occasional fun and friendly title, but if I'm really going to invest some solid game time, it's going to have to capture my attention for longer than a couple hours. My free time is too little and too precious nowadays. (Stupid 9-5).

The introduction of all these new zombie titles for the Wii has me more than a little excited. I have already played all versions of the games so far (Dead Rising and Onechanbara on the 360, House of the Dead 1 and 2 on the Wii), so I'm pretty interested to see how they'll all play out on the console. I love the idea of using one of their zap guns to shoot zombies at your screen, but I'm also a little scared. Let's just say that Wii fit won't be necessary after I get my hands on that zapper.

I am particuarly intrigued by House of the Dead: Overkill. After getting a sneak peek at NYCC, I immediatly put it on my 'to buy when it's used' list. This list consists of pretty much ALL of the games I want (for the most part), so it has no bad connotations. Overkill possesses a Grindhouse-esque quality and literally almost rips off Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror. I'm not complaining though; I loved the movie and its vintage styling, so I welcome Overkill with open arms. Hopefully someone will play and sell that game back fairly soon. I'd like to pick up that Wii remote again.

2009-02-13T09:37:00.018-06:00

February 13th, 2009

If you currently reside in the Philadelphia area, you're in luck! Today, Friday the 13th, is the kick-off day for their Zombidelphia Month. What a name! (I'd almost move to Philly just so I can use 'Zombidelphia'.) The Plays & Players Theater in Center City will commemorate the 510th anniversary of the zombie plague in England. (This really happened? Whah?). There will be a month of zombie related festivities, beginning with a free zombie makeup workshop tonight. Zombie pub crawls, brain feasting, and live shows give a whole new meaning to their Valentine's Day.

Zombie Attack signs seem to be popping up all over the world right now. Hackers have been infiltrating road signs, directing traffic in a whole new light. The last one I heard about was in Austin, Texas. Now there's one in Canada. Sounds fun!

Watch out for that Boomer! Valve just announced that Left 4 Dead will be getting some nifty new DLC soon. It includes a new game type, Survival mode, as well as two new versus scenarios. The new Survival mode will see "up to four players set records for the longest time surviving hordes of zombies on over 12 maps," according to GameTrailers. Valve also hints at four new bosses and even a flamethrower. The best part about it? It's 100% free! Big yay on that one. I feel it will be a solid addition, but I can't help but wish that one day we will get a new map not originally shipped with the game. Regardless, it will be a wicked add on. And for those of you who strictly PS3 it, there's a rumour out there that the game will be coming to the console this summer. I think it would do very well, if the graphics are going to be worth it and they do a decent job of transferring this time. I'd hate for it to turn out to be a bad port with multiple glitches. And no DLC. Come on playstation, what's up with that!? Don't even get me started on Fallout 3.

Do you know what's even more frightening than a Nazi? A Nazi Zombie. If you haven't yet played through the zombie mode on Call of Duty: World at War, then you're missing out. Fix your windows, build your walls, run up the stairs and watch your back! In this mode, one zombie bite and you're pretty much OUT. Although, I guess that's how it works in the movies too, huh. Anywho, this game is also getting some new DLC. The content features four new maps, one of which is a zombie infested insane asylum. Exciting, right?

That's all for now folks. Next Friday: A discussion on the new Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. How can you not want to see this film?!

2009-02-09T22:43:00.025-06:00

February 10th, 2009

New York, New York, here I come!

Oh New York. The city of lights, music, food, theater, and....comics! This time around, I got to experience the city as an 'in between-er'. I stayed with a friend who lived there and walked the non-touristy side of the streets. I took the subway, ate 'street meat', took in a show, and dined at chocolate shops named after Bald Men. Needless to say, I loved it. And oh! I completely survived the cold. Completely. (Granted, it was in the near 50s on Saturday, but still! Friday, I saw ice!) Anywho. I ended up attending the glorious con the full day on Friday and half the day Saturday. All I can say is wow: Melissa, we aren't in Texas anymore.

The convention center itself, held at the Jacob Javitts center in the heart of downtown New York, stretched for miles and three stories high. I was getting a crick in my neck from straining to take it all in. After an hour of waiting in one of the longest lines I've been in since meeting Bruce Campbell, we were all finally let into the main floor. It was crazy just how much was fit into this already large room. It was like wizard world texas x 800! And to think that the con in San Diego is probably a zillion times bigger than this one makes my head spin.

Brief highlights:

Getting a sneak peek at the DC Universe game
Finally meeting David Mack and Joseph Linser
Purchasing my "Zombie Escape Plan" personalized journal
Worming my way through the hordes and earning a seat at the oh so hilarious Robot Chicken panel
...which brings me to meeting Seth Green and Breckin Meyer
...and 'breaking protocol" (as Seth so eloquently put it) by jumping around the table and sneaking a picture with them
Obtaining a "zombified" and "anime-fied (?)" self portrait
Gazing at all the amazing cosplayers (come to Dallas! I know you're out there!)
New Wonder Woman movie: a-m-a-z-i-n-g. But how could it not be with Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion?! (Felicity Fan. It was on after Buffy!)
Meeting a ton more really cool and talented artists
Drooling at all the delicious looking merch and being too broke to actually afford any of the really good stuff (sniffle, sniffle...)
BEING. IN. NEW YORK.

Yeah, that about sums it all up :)

[ballin in NYC]

2009-02-03T13:40:00.013-06:00

February 3rd, 2009

This past weekend went by pretty fast; I hardly had any time to prepare for NYCC this upcoming week! I've been running around like a mad woman, tying up loose ends and such. You know, a warm jacket, gloves, the whole works. I'm a bit intimidated by the cold, so I'm preparing for the worst.

I'm going to be staying with my friend Emily (who lives there) and going down Thursday night, coming back on Sunday. We also plan to visit a couple of museums, see one of her friends perform at a comedy club, go shopping, and eat some delicious food. I'll be attending the con all day Friday and until about 2 or 3 on Saturday. I went ahead and bought a weekend pass just in case though ;) What SUCKS is that my flight leaves on Sunday during the exact time Joss Whedon is doing his panel and signing :( I wanted to cry a little when I found that out. Maybe I'll get lucky and happen to pass by him or catch him sometime before that. Fingers crossed. Tonight I'll be making the schedule and priority list so that I don't get too overwhelmed. (I'm a list maker).

Heroes premiered last night and I loved it. It gave me hope that the show is going to be really great again. I've been waiting for a team up (I think we all have) and it's finally going to happen! Noah pisses me off though, even though I secretly can't help but think he's a BADASS. And kinda sexy. Oh and when did Nathan get the scar on his chin?

2009-01-27T10:06:00.012-06:00

January 29th, 2009

Boyfriend getting you down lately? Tired of all his nonsense? Well I have just the solution for you: date a zombie instead! Take a look below to see the top 10 reasons dating a zombie is better than dating your boyfriend:

10. They don't care what race you are, how fat you are, or even if you don't wear deodorant.

9. No incessant ramblings or chatter from these folks.

8. Tired of his smell? Lock him up in the basement and he’ll still be there in the morning, arms outstretched!

7. They will always moan in want at the sight of your presence. Always.

6. Best. Listeners. Ever.

5. They’ll always come to you when you call them (or make er, any noise for that matter)

4. They never get jealous. They’re willing to share.

3. They would never cheat. As long as you kept them properly fed.

2. You’d never have to worry about unwanted pregnancies again.

and the number one reason dating a zombie is better than dating your boyfriend:

1. They like you for your mind!

In other news, I happened to be on twitter as par usual last night, and I managed to screen cap what looks like an impending zombie apocalypse! If you don't believe me, see for yourself:

Scary, right? I'd say it's about time to start picking up some good zombie reading. You can begin with the basics, like the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks, and then move onto the literary stuff, like Pride and Prejudice and....Zombies:

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2009/01/27/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-jane-austen-battles-the-undead.aspx

(This sounds amazing by the way). GOOD LUCK!

2009-01-22T11:43:00.012-06:00

January 22, 2008

According to comingsoon.net, Dakota Fanning is possibly in line to play Jane in Twilight's sequel, New Moon. This is good news, because it means that they will most likely follow the main storyline. I was a little worried, because I've heard talks that they would rewrite a bit of it to include Edward in it more. Those that have yet to read the sequel, stop reading NOW.

There is no real way to involve Edward in it more without having the whole storyline lose it's mood and aura! It's entirely centered around Bella's 'loss' of Edward...and the only way the Volturi would be included in the movie would be if Edward chose to commit his 'suicide' by confronting them. And the only way he would do that is if he 'heard' and did not see that Bella was unsuccessful in her attempts to kill herself. So we'll see how it actually works. If they can pull it off, it will be marvelous. Regardless, I'll still be there at midnight and many times forth to catch it. =D

Also: Taylor Lautner is still set to continue playing Jacob. I know he's been working out and getting pretty slick for the part, but I still think that Ben Barnes (think prince caspian) would have made the better casting choice. Not only is he incredibly good looking, but it works for the dynamic character change: Jacob is supposed to shoot up and become a man almost over night.

2009-01-21T09:02:00.009-06:00

January 21, 2009

For the record, there IS a movie out there called Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter. And it's frickin hilarious. This is a must see. I'm serious...it's hilarious, in a really bad but good because it's so bad kind of way. With techno music. Anywho.

Repo! The Genetic Opera: a slight disappointment. I waited for this film for months, and watched it the second I got home from work. I'm thinking it can't be all that bad, right? Anthony Stewart Head + gore + good music + sci/fi futuristic elements + being a musical should = greatness, right? Wrong. I tried so very hard to like it. I really really did. I tried so very hard to like the music. But..it just misses. The songs aren't very catchy, the plot is kind of weak and most of the singing (with the exception of Giles, er..Anthony) was very lame. I liked one or two songs, maybe...but nothing worth putting on an ipod. And Paris Hilton...hmm. I won't even go there. (though she was suprisingly not as painful to watch as I thought). Bottom line: rent it.

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Wow: A 12 year old writes her own zombie film. Not only that, but she directs and narrates it by herself, for the most part. With the help of a supportive family, she was able to put her film, "Pathogen" up on it's feet and into production. Greatly influenced by the horror flicks at midnight shows, Emily began writing her film at the age of 11! After posting a want ad for 12 year old girls to star in this horror flick, three filmakers from Austin, Justin Johnstone, Aaron Marshall, and Erik Mauck became intrigued with the idea. Soon enough, they followed young Emily in her quest to make a movie and proceeded to make a documentary out of it, Zombie girl: The Movie. It spans over two years and not only captures Emily's experience as a young director, but explores other young filmmakers' experiences as well. Now it's being considered one of this year's break out hits at the Slamdance Film Festival. I don't know about you, but this girl seems pretty damn cool and I can only hope that whatever kid I might have in the future turns out like this one.
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For those living in New York, here is some good news: Zombie, a play written and performed by Bill Connington, will be in Theatre Row, February 18-March 29. The play is adapted from a novella by Joyce Carol Oates and centers around a serial killer. For more information: http://www.zombietheplay.com/
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And finally, for those with iphones (you lucky bastards), you can now play a game called Zombie Chav Hunt, a first person shooter dealing with, what else, zombies. Now run off and play your little zombie games in between meetings or classes while I painfully break the high score on my blackberry's brickbreaker for the 80th time. SIGH.

2009-01-20T16:34:00.020-06:00

January 20th, 2009

Fable 2 spoilers below:

After staying up until roughly about four am last night, I finally finished fable 2. All in all, I was definitely pleased with not only the end result, but the entire journey along the way. The graphics are beautiful, the navigation is easy, and the humor is charming.

The story begins with a choice: this time, you get to choose to play as a girl or a boy. From there, your first quest emerges in your childhood town. However, you soon find out that your 'little sparrow' has to grow up pretty fast, and the quest for vengeance begins.

The map in this game, unlike in the first fable, is accessed only through the pause screen (along with a plethora of other options). This, and the handy optional yellow brick road 'light', make finding your way out of a particuarly nasty cave very easy. Of course, you can and are encouraged to explore the many areas surrounding your desginated 'path'. There are dig spots, treasure chests, and silver keys to be found, among other things. The fighting strategy is pretty decent as well: you get to use five dimensions of magic, melee and ranged weapons. However, the single best thing in the game (in my humble opinion) is your faithful and loyal canine companion. You can even name him! He alerts you to approaching dangers, finds the dig spots and treasure chests, and can even perform expressions with you, once you learn it from an expression book. Your dog also reflects how pure or corrupt you decide to become.

There's a whole world to explore here besides just following the main storyline. Getting married, having kids, taking a job, buying or renting out a house, going shopping, having protected or unprotected sex, and even (!) prostitues are just a taste of what you can take part in. I highly recommend the game to an rpg lover or even to a casual gamer. It's pretty easy, engaging, and you become really attached to the characters. (I even teared up during one of the last cut scenes). The only complaint I have is with the pause screen options. Sure, it's easy to access the maps and items, but pausing in the middle of a rough fight sequence just to access a cure-all-health potion kind of takes away some of the momentum. It does make it easier, however, to try and keep those experience points. Another tasty treat: fans of Firefly will be happily surprised with how some things turn up. So play and enjoy it! Just remember to wear a condom. And oh, one of my favorite lines: "The time is, very late!".
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Onto other news...if you haven't yet checked out the new Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated series, I highly recommend you do so. It's got a great, vintage Batman vibe and a wonderful sense of humour. I haven't seen all the eps yet, but they're all tivoed and waiting to be watched. Check out this link to see some pictures and videos of an episode featuring the Blue Beetle!
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If you're just as excited as I am about the watchman finally getting the green light, then cheers! There's a new viral site that features exclusive content and overall cute, kitschy stuff preparing you for the film. If you don't have any of the single issues, now is the time to acquire some: we're currently on issue # 5 of the reprinting. I plan on rereading the trade a week before the movie comes out!

Tuesday releases: Repo! The Genetic Opera, Max Payne, Moonlight, Saw V, City of Ember

Also, I've been working on a new idea for a site redesign. I figure, if I'm going to be good about continuous updates, then I'm going to make sure it looks stellar. Did I just say stellar? Yeah, I went there.

2009-01-05T13:07:00.010-06:00

January 19th, 2008

My posting has been past due. One of my resolutions this year is to be more active on here and online in general-this will be possible because Jc finally has internet and I found a solution to read websites through google reader. Yay for cool google apps!

Anywho, here's a quick "I'm really excited for this" 2009 preview:

Movies:

Watchmem

Star Trek

X-men Origins: Wolverine.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Terminator Salvation.

Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince.

Night at the Museum 2: Battle at the Smithsonian.

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

Push.

G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra

Castlevania.

Sherlock Holmes

New Moon

Coraline

...and I'm sure a truck-load more that I'm forgetting. This will be a good year in movies!

Games:

RESIDENT EVIL 5

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Diablo 3

The sims 3

Uncharted 2

Ghostbusters

DC Universe Online

Heavy Rain

God of War 3

and tonssssssssss more.

Yes, kind of a cheat post, but there will be more to come later. I've been playing fable 2 alot lately and I went into gametime-only mode for awhile.

2009-01-05T00:44:00.022-06:00

January 8th, 2009

A few of my favorite pictures of 2008:

For a quick 2008 recap, here are my top 5's:

Favorite games I played (and am still playing):

left 4 dead
little big planet
fallout 3
lego batman
fable II

Favorite books I read:

Breaking Dawn
Twilight of the Dead
World War Z
The Outlaw Demon Wails
Tales of Beedle the Bard

Favorite comic storylines:

Tie between Buffy Season 8 and Fables
Joker by Brian Azzarello
Secret Invasion
Final Crisis
Kick Ass

Favorite movies I saw:

THE DARK KNIGHT
Cloverfield
There Will Be Blood
Iron Man
Pineapple Express

Favorite NEW music I found:

Lykke Li
Crystal Castles
Cut Copy
Does it Offend you, yeah?
Explosions in the Sky

Favorite New Albums:

MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
TV On the Radio: Dear Science
Sigur Ros: Med Sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
Nine Inch Nails: The Slip and Ghosts (duh)
Radiohead: In Rainbows

Favorite Events:

Frightmare Fest
Wizard World Texas
Dallas Scifi Con
Our Birthday Halloween Party
St. Patty's Day Parade

And there you have it! The best of 2008 wrapped up in one neat little post. I have a 'looking forward t0' 2009 post that I've been working on as well and hopefully it'll be up by the end of this week...

2008 was my year of revelations. 2009 will be my year of magic...

2008-12-17T22:48:00.006-06:00

December 17th, 2008

Currently listening to: Dream Theater, Dresden Dolls, and Underworld.

Random, I know. Story of my life.

In case you ever imagined being in a porn, er...watching a porn with Nathan Fillion in it, now is your chance: PG PORN.

Basically, you get Nathan Fillion. In a construction worker outfit. Sweaty. Sexy. And...murderous? This is James Gunn's PG porn: hot, steamy, and...sexless. It's a pretty funny and unique story line from Good Boys Productions and Safran Digital Group featuring Nathan and Aria Giovanni in their first webisode. I've been laughing for minutes.

Also, in the past DAY I've become a member and a fan of twitter. I...can't...stop...tweeting. Really. I have to control myself so I am not constantly blabbing away. Find me on there: melissa_kay. It's the one in 7 sites that aren't blocked at my job, so it's a grand ol way to keep track of what's going on and post my incessant ramblings.

Also, saw Twilight AGAIN with my sister. For some reason, I love the first 30 seconds of the song, Eyes on Fire, from Blue Foundation, on it's movie soundtrack. I am determined to play it on my guitar by the end of this week.

Wolverine trailer is up. The more I see Hugh Jackman, the more I want him to play Bigby. (from Fables- ABC just announced they are going to put this to production-SQUEE!). I know, I know, he is so over done what with Wolverine and all that jazz, but come on. He is overdone for a reason. And that reason is that he is gorgeous and manly and oh so perfectly wolf-like. He can play my Bigby any day. Back to the trailer: GOOD STUFF. I am just PISSING myself over Gambit right now...that is the sole reason alone I will see it. Well, besides the obvious. But Gambit has been my favorite x-men since the age of time...my first cat was named Gambit.

2008-12-07T22:12:00.007-06:00

December 7th, 2008

TOMORROW...

THE DARK KNIGHT IS RELEASED AT MIDNIGHT!

Many stores across the nation will host midnight release parties for the film so be sure to check out your local listings for all the news.

I highly suggest trotting down to your local Best Buy for yours. Not only will they include a FREE choice between two mini-statues (the joker and batman) if you purchase the special edition, but they also have NINE versions of the film to choose from! NINE I tell you.

Nine:

Dark Knight: Fullscreen Version

Dark Knight: Widescreen Version

Dark Knight: Special Edition

Dark Knight: Special Edition (w/ Batman Mask)
BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE

Dark Knight: Special Edition (w/ Clown Mask)
BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE

Dark Knight: Blu-Ray

Dark Knight: Blu-Ray (w/ Batpod)

Dark Knight: Blu-Ray (w/ Batman Mask)
BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE

Dark Knight: Blu-Ray (w/ Clown Mask)
BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE

Dark Knight: Soundtrack Special Edition

I don't know about you, but I'm about to piss my pants out of excitement. Which, coming from me, isn't anything new. I'm always about to piss my pants from laughing too hard or being overly excited about something geeky. But SQUEE!!! So excited...tomorrow!

Also, I just bought Metroid Prime 3 for my new Wii. =D

2008-12-03T21:29:00.017-06:00

December 3rd, 2008

Hey peeps! It is now the last month of the year. Crazy how time flies by...a lot has happened this year, and most of it was pretty good. Dallas has treated me well and been nothing short of peaceful. It's no Austin, but I've come to adjust to my life here pretty well. With that said, however, I will move to new york in january of 2010. It's not definite, but I've been talking it over relentlessly with hopefully my future roomie to be. I've always wanted to live in New York and I know that I would regret it like no other if I never even tried. I'M SO EXCITED! I'm going to be visiting her in February to check it out...and I figured, well if I'm actually going to come to NY, then I might as well go when the NYCC 2009 is! Hell yeah! I don't really know anyone there except for her, so it will take a great deal of convincing on my part to get her to come. But if not, I'll just go myself (sometimes it's even more fun that way-take the Star Wars/Sci Fi con for example! Oh yeah, I went to that too, in October! Met BRUCE CAMPBELL! Pictures on my flickr.)

Another thing, I just found out that finally Repo! The genetic opera is going to be playing in Dallas starting this friday, the 5th, at the Angelika. Jc is urging me to wait to rent it (it's coming out sometime in January) because he and I both have heard such mixed reviews-with the emphasis on the negative. However, how could I not see Anthony Stewart Head in huge role on the big screen!? He doesn't understand my Buffy love. He likes and really enjoys buffy...but not to my extent. The other day, some random lady at this restaurant asked if the ring I was wearing was my wedding ring and if I was Irish. I just laughed and said no-this is my Buffy ring. Hardly any one gets it. Hehehehe.

A short recap of November's events:

-drew a ton...pictures at bottom of post

-WIZARD WORLD 2008 was a blast!! Pics are up on my myspace and my flickr. I got a ton of sketches and got to meet pretty much almost every one I wanted to meet, except for Brian Azzarello. I emptied my pockets out fast and also found a couple hard to find movies: Evil Dead the musical!, Fantastic Planet, and the full grindhouse (planet terror/death proof) as it was originally presented in the theatre. It was a different experience from last year's, considering then I went with my friend Jenn, but nonetheless a very good time!

-I also turned 25. Wow. ehhh....

-I now am the proud owner of a Wii and a PS3! I've been mario karting and mortal kombatting it up for days. The new DC Universe vs MK is pretty awesome! The characters are a blast to play. However, not all humans/aliens/supernaturals are created equally. Superman vs. catwoman? Really? The Flash actually blows everyone out of the water. No one has anything on him. I asked for little big planet and the new tomb raider for Hanukkah. Jc has little big planet and it really does fascinate you. The graphics are incredible and every little detail is exquisitely adorable. Not to mention the cute little guy himself! He also already made me a level-I'll have to post pics of it later.

More on my flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/melissa-kay

2008-11-03T23:49:00.007-06:00

November 3rd, 2008

I have so much to blog about I don't even know where to fucking start. Perhaps my prayers will be answered and the birthday god will bestow me with an iphone or GASP! unblocked internet access at work soon. The blocking is getting ridiculous. I do have another blog that I have unfortunately written more in the past couple of weeks. It's anonymous though. You'll never find it. It's a more honest, this-is-what-I'm-really-thinking-no-apologies type thing. However I would like to start this approach here. I have no qualms anymore. What you see is what you get. For the most part.

Anywho, I just saw that a 19 year old British boy apparently had his named changed from George Garrat to "Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine The Hulk And The Flash Combined". I'm 100% serious. It's on the news. I wonder what kind of nickname he'll get for that...CFFTSSBW? OR C F2 TS2 BW? Okay, really, I guess that'd be kind of fun to announce over an intercom though...or to scold at. "Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine The Hulk And The Flash Combined, go to your room!" Or, Do you, Melissa, take Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine The Hulk And The Flash Combined, to be your awfully wedded husband? HAHA. Oh the possibilities.

For Halloween, I went as Princess Leia and super mario. I made a Silk Spectre costume and it's pretty badass, but I may save it for the upcoming con this weekend...pictures to come.

I love steak and I love steak and butter. Extra butter please. I always ask for this at Chili's but they always give me a funny look. I'm like, "HELLO dumbass, it says steak with STEAK BUTTER right there on the menu". Swear.

I early voted. Go me! Tomorrow I'm wearing my Obama for yo Mama shirt to work. I hope I don't killed by all the Republicans I so closely work with. If said happens, JC can take all my comics and movies, but only if he hides my magic bullet. KIDDING. He can only take the comics.

2008-10-23T00:31:00.005-05:00

October 22th, 2008

I should never attempt to write a blog in the wee hours of the night again. (I mean, except for right now). Horrible spelling/grammatical errors. BLERGH.

I am furiously sewing away at my halloween costume. Well, a part of it. You will see.

I miss monkey see monkey do.

This Sunday is not only WORLD ZOMBIE DAY but also WONDER WOMAN day. Just a little heads up.

I know this is probably supposed to wait until around the end of December, but I can't help thinking and reviewing this past year and how it compares to others. I have decided that this year was my year of "Revelations." 2007 was my year of "Indulgence" and 2006 was my year of "Mistakes". I'm old and decrepit so I can't really recall any previous years than that at the moment. This will be a future blog to come. DUN DUN DUN.

EXACTLY TWO MORE WEEKS UNTIL I AM A QUARTER OF A CENTURY OLD. =(

2008-10-20T21:29:00.009-05:00

October 20th, 2008

Right now I am obsessing over Repo! The Genetic Rock Opera.

Anthony Stewart Head (GILES!), Paul Sorvino, an amazingly fucking awesome soundtrack, sci-fi, blood, and....Paris Hilton?

This movie comes out November 7th in select theaters. If it's not playing in your area, then you can request it. Watch the trailer NOW!

goodness.

Also. World Zombie Day is this sunday, October the 26th. There will be national zombie walks all over the US of A, so check out their official site to see if there is one near you. The zombie walks will be taking place in over 50 cities and will also host a food drive. And if you happen to live in Pittsburgh (lucky duck!), then you can participate in the Zombie Fest! It includes a zombie masquerade ball, a zombie walk, and overall convention goodness in the Monroe mall- where the original dawn of the dead movie took place!

2008-10-16T21:43:00.014-05:00

October 16th, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

So I finally decided on my two halloween costumes. Princess Leia and Cherry Darling. Oh, but of course! We're having a party the weekend of the 25th, the night after I get to meet Bruce Campbell....so good day for all.

We saw Quarantine last weekend, which is a 'zombie' film loosely based upon the original that was released in Spain [rec]. I felt it was pretty good but I left the theater a little disappointed. It had a strong beginning and lots of potential....but the ending...I mean, really?! I don't want to give anything away, but let's just say that in case you took a leak during the last 5 minutes, you could always catch it on THE TRAILER. You know, the one that's ALWAYS shown on TV. Yeah, that one.

There's a whole bunch of banging outside my apartment right now and it's kind of freaking me out. Sometimes it's scary to live alone.

On another note, I cannot believe that Don Cheadle replaced Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes in the next Iron Man. I love terrence, he is so cute and loveable! And, don't get me wrong, I do appreciate Don...but you can't just DO that when you've already grown accustomed to loving an actor as a character already. It's like saying the oracle 'changed forms' in the third matrix-unsatisfactory. Although I think that the real actress actually passed away? I don't really remember, but I do remember hating the new one as well as the third matrix. Which I saw on midnight on my...22nd birthday? Tragic. I will NOT talk about this movie.

Anywho, off to hopefully another good dream with Cillian Murphy ;)
"Many people say that it doesn't make a difference...but I say, it's the difference that makes it"

SNOOCHIE BOOCHIES!

2008-10-15T23:27:00.005-05:00

October 15th, 2008

Dear Blog,

I have neglected you so. No need to worry my dear, I will give thee all my time and devotion in a couple of boss-will-be-out-of-town days. I am doing just fine, watching the new movies, playing lego batman, working on my graphic novel, and loving you. I saw Quarantine last weekend, and I am still undecided about how I feel about this movie. Review will commence on zombie pic thursday. I hope all is well in the world of blogging.

Sincerely,

2008-10-01T10:20:00.008-05:00

October 2nd, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

Iron Man finally came out! And it was better than ever. When I went to best buy, I also came across that Black Sheep movie I posted about awhile ago. I can't believe they even sold it there! Too funny. I was tempted to buy it, but it was $19.99, so eff that. Way too expensive. I have this everlasting queue at Amazon right now that lists a ton of random and ridiculous movies, but I just can't seem to bring myself to actually buy any of them yet (limited monetary resources), so these hundred or so random as hell movies just lie there in my shopping cart...waiting to be purchased. Waiting. And waiting. Some of them have been waiting for over a year. I just thought it was a good way to remember a movie that I eventually wanted to see/buy. Yup.

SO I just found out that none other than BRUCE CAMPBELL will be in Plano during the Saturday of the Scifi/Star Wars Fan Days II con! EEK!! I cannot even CONTAIN MY EXCITEMENT. So much, that I misspelled excitement 4 times. There are so many cons coming up that are actually accessible to me finally! SO EXCITED. Not to mention my birthday coming up (yikes) and our halloween/bday party. Happy thursday and 2nd of October, all you libras!

2008-09-24T18:26:00.005-05:00

September 24th, 2008

So I heard something today on the radio that bugged me. For some reason, djs were talking about football and jerseys and I don't know what else, but they mentioned type o negative for some reason. (I don't really know what the band has to do with football, but anyways) And some of the djs were like, "What's that? A blood type?", to which one finally replied, "No, it's a band.". Now this is a ROCK STATION. A rock station. How do you not know of this and you claim to be THE rock station?!!?!?!?!?!?!

AUSTIN I MISS YOU.

2008-09-19T10:23:00.006-05:00

September 22, 2008

This movie is on my queue list on amazon as we speak. It just looks so ridiculous that I HAVE to see it. It got pretty good reviews, so it's not a total waste of money.

Leia is finally getting spayed today. THANK GOD. She's definitly been on the verge of going into heat and constantly biting and scratching her way through everything, including what's left of my skin. She's also gotten so fat. I love it.

Let's see...nothing much to write home about considering my lack of website access; most of what I find out now is done on the weekends.

So...tomorrow. It will be here. No, not Iron Man...that comes out NEXT Tuesday. I'm talking about the long awaited game from Lego:

GET EXCITED! I still don't have a ps3 so I will have to mooch off of JC's. I have a strong urge to buy it for my ps2, but I know that I will eventually acquire a ps3, and have to buy it again, so I will just have to be patient.

2008-09-11T12:33:00.015-05:00

September 11th, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

Soooo it's definitely been quite a long time since I have updated. This is due partly to the fact that:

a) blogger has been blocked at my job.
b) jc doesn't have internet yet at his place.
c) i am a lazy bazy midget.

Because blogger has been blocked, all sites remotely related to blogging (e.g. comingsoon.net) have also been blocked. I have found a way around all of this; however, it takes multiple clicks and extreme dedication to be able to go through. Sometimes I get off lucky....sometimes I can never get through. Sucky mcsuckerton.

I finally decided on my final two costume choices for halloween, one of which I will be wearing to the wizard world texas con in november--the weekend after my birthday. BEST WEEK EVER. Yes indeed. I'm not going to get too excited, because I don't want to jinx anything. I have to start making the costumes soon...

I read this book the other day called Twilight of the Dead. Don't let the cheesily drawn cover fool you, this book is anything but the stereotypical teenage horror genre it appears. Not only is it a great character-driven zombie story, but the overall plot and action sequences are well thought out and incredibly interesting. I was riveted from the very first page and finished the book in a day and a half, which is fast considering my large lack of readable time. It's SO good, in fact, that the author's making a sequel. On his official website, you can actually chat with him via the forums. He posts regularly and even gives you sneak peaks of the new sequel coming out...it rules. Did I even mention the rave reviews?! If you are into zombies, horror, or like a really interesting take on the old zombie tale, then you will LOOOOVE this book. Do it.

I'll leave you with a really good treat:

CLICK ME.

Trust me, it's worth it.

"Your bed is a car".

2008-08-28T08:51:00.004-05:00

August 28th, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

This picture is HILARIOUS. I love it...make sure and read all the captions. It might have fallen out?! Hahaha!! Yesterday we watched the Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake. Not the new one with Nicole Kidman, but the one before that with my honey Jeff Goldblum. In case you weren't aware of this fact, I am a HUGE fan of Mr. Goldblum. And this movie was definitly the Vibes/Earth Girls are Easy Jeff too, which is definitely hot. But overall, it's such a great flick, with great cheesy early 80s sci-fi synths to boot. I do want to see the new version of it though, Invasion. Has anyone seen it?

Anyways. I just found out that now I have blocked access to comingsoon.net. The nerve! The absolute nerve! What harm does knowing the latest movie info do anyone?! Grrr...this aggravates me greatly. I am just counting my lucky stars that blogger hasn't been blocked yet. I do remember something posted on there last night about a facebook movie being made? What the....? Really? I mean..a MOVIE? That of course means a myspace special is up next. Pffft.

I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new dvd shelf. I chose white to match my furniture. I am SO EXCITED! Yeah, kind of lame...but I haven't had a place to put all my movies, videogames, etc in one place, much less FIT it all in one area...so now I have the perfect solution. It is gorgeously delicous. Like a mini library of media entertainment! I've always loved that library look of organizing dvds. Well I always loved the idea of a mini library period...and when I finally move into a place where I have room, I'll have a mini book library as well! For now, I just have all my books/graphic novels in different shelves all over my apartment.

It is now THURSDAY and I am so proud of myself. I have blogged every day of this week so far. Go me! Just 3 more days to go!!

2008-08-27T16:00:00.006-05:00

August 27th, 2008

Sooo today kind of sucks. I hate fighting with my parents. But I really hate that I have to live pretty close to them too. And work is sloooow...it always goes by so much slower when you have nothing to do. Sure it's fun to surf online... until you realize almost every site is blocked. Bleh.

I got a free cookie today though. And xxx vitamin water.

If you haven't already yet, go and buy season 2 of Heroes (or at least rent it). It came out yesterday, along with the delicious new special edition DVD and blu-ray versions of Nightmare Before Christmas. Season 3 is going to start soon...

and it will be SO much better.

2008-08-26T15:46:00.007-05:00

August 26th, 2008

Are you prepared?

The site was created for citizens of the San Fran Bay area, but I think it's a great site for a starting point in creating your own personal zombie survival kit. [check out this commercial!] Or other...extremely life-threatening emergencies that having a kit could come in handy for. The site aims at natural disasters, fires, terrorist attacks, and even contagious diseases. But honestly, nowadays, with all this INCREDIBLY scary bio warfare taking place, the idea of a zombie isn't too far off. So take tips. Be prepared.

When I was younger, I was obsessed with tornadoes. I wanted to be a tornado chaser. (and still kind of do). Even before it was trendy by Twister. I had my own version of a tornado emergency bag that I kept under my bed and always brought it out the second we had a 'really severe' thunderstorm watch, etc. All of my preparedness, [note: lugging around a huge bag and 'taking shelter' in the food pantry under the stairs] always scared the hell out of my younger sister. But I was thoroughly convinced that this was a necessary precaution and that one day, in the near future, it would come in handy and save our lives. I never ended up taking the emergency bag to college.

Nowadays, with the global warming causing crazy weather patterns all over the world and crazy terrorists, the possibility of an emergency disaster is not very far off. I'd say it's about time to make my own emergency kit again. Jc and I are constantly tossing ideas around about our future survival zombie attack plan. I'd say we have it down to an art now, covering every angle and every last item needed.

Next up, my own personal zombie survival kit. Well, I think I'll post it..I don't want too many people out there trying to steal my ideas and horde all the supplies. The idea of an apocalypse fascinates me...

What are your own personal zombie survival plans?

2008-08-25T10:18:00.004-05:00

August 25th, 2008

Good Monday! Today I woke up around 8:15, after a pretty realistic dream (that I can't remember anything about!) and thought it was pretty early and that I can go back to sleep. And then CRAP! It's a monday, not a sunday! So I literally got ready in about 7 minutes and was at work by 8:35ish (I live close). Note that my work starts at 8. Oh well, at least I got the extra z's.

This weekend I:
-saw house bunny (I was coerced into it by my sister) and it was stupidly funny.
-hung out with Ariel alot
-and worked it out with Jc that we were not going to move in together right now. We both agreed it was kind of soon, and we would rather move into a new place together as opposed to him just moving into mine...and I haven't even lived in my place for 4 months.

So things were good! I feel less stressed and more carefree.

Yesterday, we went to a comic store, and that was nice as usual...until I spotted a new graphic novel LIKE MINE. I mean, almost exactly! I had a mini heart attack and immediately started reading it. I even bought it. But then I calmed down when I realized the story is completely different, as well as the illustrative style. Phew. But I was very worried at first- I don't want anyone to already have my idea, and have it already published before mine is even finished! :( They already stole my Veronica Mars name.

Long story short: My pseudonym when I was way younger was Veronica Mars. I looooved that name, and I especially loved the name Veronica. My first comics were, of course, the Archie and the gang series--so naturally I loved Veronica. She was sassy, beautiful, smart, rich, kind of snobby, but incredibly compassionate and loving at the heart of it all. To me, she was glamorous and was an older version of what I could be (well, the dark hair part). Of course, things changed as I grew older, but I still love her and think she's essentially a good person in a snobby rich person disguise. I thought Betty was boring. But then again, this was me, way back when I was teeny.

And Mars...I just loved that as a last name. So, my ideal pseudonym was created...and later STOLEN from me when it was made into a famous TV series. You can imagine my shock when I first discovered it!

2008-08-21T10:49:00.004-05:00

August 21th, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

I ended up making the nin show on monday! Yay, and it was fantastic. Boy, does Trent put on a show. Our seats were pretty damn close too. I usually am on the floor, and it's amazing, but seeing it from a little bit further away was amazing in a different way....I might have missed out on the whole experience of his light show. It was beautifulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. SIGH.

I've been watching the Twilight and Trueblood trailers alot these past couple of days. The sookie stackhouse series (which trueblood is based on) was actually one of the first vampire series I picked up--even before Anita Blake! And I love it...it's hilarious and romantic and adventurous. I just loooove it. Although I'm pretty skeptical about the character choices (Anna Paquin as Sookie-Really?) I think that they captured the overall feel of the movie. And it's on HBO, so all the blood and gore will be in full effect. I have to somehow acquire HBO before it airs. And twilight...hmm. It looks like it could be good. Very cheesy though, and I'm not too sure about Kristin Stewart playing Bella. I always thought of Bella as more feminine and Stewart's voice and delivery is pretty man-ish. And some of the things, or rather, way, she says her lines makes me cringe. But, I am so in love with this series and will of course be midnight-ing the day it comes out.

Next week, my bosses are all out of town at work and so, all of my meetings have been cancelled! I made a vow to myself to then post every single day that week. It's harder than it seems-constantly keeping up with posting. I have a lot to say sometimes, and I mean to post about it, but then, when I actually have the time, I'm usually watching a movie or reading other people's blogs, or drawing.... and then the night is up and I'm back to the next day. (how's that for a super long run-on sentence!) I am proud so far, though, that I do post every week. I've had many blogs and livejournals in the past where I post for a couple of days and then, six months later...I'm like, hey, sorry I haven't posted in awhile, etc. And then six months after that, same thing. Repeat pattern. So, this is good so far! Yay one time a weeker. But alas...I'm definitely going to try and be more proactive with my blogging. So anywho.

I made puppy chow. It was tasty.

I really want some funnel cake.

2008-08-15T09:07:00.007-05:00

August 15th, 2008

Zombie Pic Friday:

Sorry for the lack of zombie pic postage yesterday, but I will make up for it today with two pics! Enjoy!

So, to sum things up, this has pretty much been the WORST WEEK EVER. For the following reasons:

1. The nine inch nails concerts I was supposed to attend (both the oklahoma and the dallas), is not going to happen anymore. My friend ended up bailing on me (even though we've had this planned for like SIX MONTHS.) Needless to say, I was panicked and distressed, so I have been desperately trying to sell both of my oklahoma tickets, while in the meantime, trying to find a good deal on a pair of dallas ones. The reason is-I bought both of the Oklahoma tickets and my friend bought both of the Dallas ones. Big mistake.Well, no one can get off work early enough to go with me and make the drive to oklahoma, so I have to sell them. And for some other reasons, my friend can't sell me the Dallas ones. So now I'm having to buy a whole new set. And now, my boyfriend does not want to go because he didn't budget his money to pay for his ticket, even after I reduced the price by half :( The story is even longer, but I'm too depressed to even spell it out anymore.

2. The living situation. So, after months of continuous back and forth decisions, we had finally decided (we being JC and I) to move in together, for at least a month, and see how it works out. I've been the most stressed just because I like living by myself and it was hard imagining it all. (Plus his cat pisses on his bed all the time, and who wants that to happen?!) But alas, we made a decision, so now...I'm hoping it all works out.

3. Finding out some truly awful news about a friend.

4. Because I'm not going to Oklahoma anymore, that means not being able to go to the one and only Action Figure Museum. I've been looking forward to this for months!!! TEAR. I must go soon.

Okay, that's pretty much it, but the nin thing is HUGE. I go to alot of concerts and love alot of other bands, but this. is. THE. band. I have been looking forward to his next concert for TWO YEARS now. And this was supposed to be the time that I meet him. My love for Trent is incomparable. Well, I'm sure lots of other fans say the same...but you know. Hopefully my next post will be about how much fun the Dallas show was! *fingers crossed*

Also, the trailer for the new zombie flick, Dance of the Dead, is up.... and DAMN it looks good! Thanks to Randy for the heads up! I've been hearing alot about this movie, but haven't seen much of it, and now I can (and you can too) : Dance of the Dead trailer. Zombies and the prom? What a glorious combination. I love how it starts off as a seemingly innocent high school movie and then BOOM. Zombies. Fight for you life. Also I watched this movie called Watching the Detectives yesterday with Cillian Murphy and it was pretty okay. It's kind of a blah romantic comedy, but with a little quirk in it. I just wanted to see it because it had Cillian Murphy and was about a vintage movie store. Worth it.

2008-08-07T14:00:00.002-05:00

August 7th, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

Hehehe...I think it'd be hilarious if people actually paid to post stuff like that in real newspapers. I kind of want to do it. Watch me.

2008-08-05T14:08:00.008-05:00

August 5th, 2008

Today I could hardly get out of bed. It was definitely one of those days. I think I slept pretty okay last night, so I'm not too sure what the deal is. My sister came over yesterday and we worked out together. Yes...I worked out. Walked. On the treadmill. I think by sometime next month, I'll be able to run...and maybe by sometime next year, run and not die.

On Sunday, I saw Jersey Boys the musical. It was fantastic! I love musicals...and I haven't seen one in person in quite a long time. Speaking of musicals, we just finished the Buffy musical episode a couple days ago. It's definitly in my top ten list of all-time favorite buffy episodes. And speaking of Buffy, the unaired 4 minute pilot from the animated series proposal has been surfacing all over the net. Oh, if ONLY. But I really wish that they would make a movie. I think it's about that time...they waited, what? Four or so years for a sex and the city movie when the series ended? It's definitely time for a cinematic Buffy experience.

I took pictures of my apartment last night. Just for fun. And mainly because I cleaned alot. I might post pictures of it later.

I like her stuff.

2008-07-31T09:44:00.007-05:00

July 31th, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

So! I finally was able to purchase a new digital camera (after mine was STOLEN from me a few weeks ago) and have uploaded a few pictures and found time to finally resize some others. They're all posted below. Well, a couple of them...I upload all of my pictures to my flickr account, which is linked on this very page!

I had a bit of a monetary crisis over the past few days, so I am holding off spending and eating a lot of food until friday-when Breaking Dawn comes out! I'm so very excited about this. I think it's crazy how lately the series has become so huge. I've read stephanie meyer since her twilight book first came out a few years ago, thinking not many people WOULD even read it. But lo and behold, it's become super popular! All of a sudden, I'm seeing huge displays in book stores and even walmart this past year. It's crazy! But hey, it's popular for a good reason...so I highly recommend the series.

Past few day's recap: I went to my cousin's wedding (it was fun and good to see all of my extended family-and when I say extended, I mean, I met some of my cousins for the first time!), made a lot of progress on my graphic novel (that I am so excited about-it's finally coming together!), am on the 5th season of Buffy now (for JC), discovered a lot of celebrities had nose jobs (even winona ryder! crazy!), and dreamed of finally meeting Trent in a couple weeks. A COUPLE WEEKS. Oh my goodness...I have waited so long! And we get to see him play twice!

Okay, for a picture recap:

Me eating a shit ton of pizza before The Dark Knight at midnight

Jc joker-ized playing cards to get us in the mood while waiting in line...

Its freddie mercury!

And his 70s chick!

One of my bestie's, Jenn and I, in Austin...

Random weird picture.

2008-07-25T08:44:00.005-05:00

July 25th, 2008

I am still so upset about comic con. Now Hugh Jackman makes an unscheduled visit!? And I am DYING to see pictures of Gambit in action. The more I keep reading about who's there, the sadder I get. So, next year is a definite no matter what. At least wizard world is right around the corner! AND is during the weekend of my birthday! Yay! That will definitly be an awesome week...

Anywho, geek boy alerted me to one of the best things I've ever seen:

ZOMBIE HARMONY.

click it!

A dating site. For zombies. Can it get any better? I tried navigating through the page, and I don't think it's actually 'workable', but the front page is hilarious enough. They pay homage to Barbara (off NOTLD) in one of the profiles. My favorite is Luvs2cuddle. HAHAHA. I seriously laughed for about 5 minutes straight. Dislikes? Barricaded windows? Lol. I think it'd be funny if they actually made something out of it! I personally would be a 'slow moving zombie' looking for a 'fast moving zombie'. So check it out and get a good laugh!

2008-07-24T10:27:00.009-05:00

July 24th, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

The Dark Knight count: 3 times already. And I plan on seeing it in IMAX very soon. I hear its AMAZING that way. I don't really even know how to start reviewing such a perfect film. I just...don't. It's amazing. Ingenious perfection. It brought tears to my eyes and chills to my spine. I never got up to pee in the middle (and I ALWAYS do). Not even during the second time. Okay, so I did during the third, but I was dying. Anyways...please go see it, if you haven't already yet. WOW. I love you chris nolan. I love you christian bale. I love you HEATH LEDGER. I'll be able to review and talk more about it later, when the initial dream like state wears off. Might be awhile...

Also, the Watchmen trailer! Wow! Its so beautiful! I am stoked for this. It was...fabulous. I went home and have been listening to that smashing pumpkins song that's playing in the background nonstop.

I read recently that MTV is going to remake Rocky horror picture show. EGATS. This is dreadful news. How can they remake THIS cult classic?! It's a cult classic for a reason, it's...it's...irreplacable! I am disgusted and definitely not looking forward to this.

I've finally been able to get JC to watch buffy with me lately, and now he's hooked! Right now we're in the beginning of season four, and he already feels as if he is now an expert on the characters. Season four has actually been the least watched season for me, just because Angel and Cordelia leaving left such a bitter taste in my mouth. Plus, Riley annoys me. But, after watching it all over again for the hundredth time, I'm beginning to have a new appreciation for it. It's funny, relate-able, and not as bad (by bad I still mean Buffy-awesome) as I remembered. Anywho, we both had a brilliant idea: That Xander (Nicholas Brendan) NEEDS to play Ash on an evil dead remake! HAS TO. He. is. perfect. If you have seen even one episode of buffy, you will have to agree. Not only does he possess an uncanny physical resemblance to bruce, but his facial expressions, mannerisms, the way he talks, and EVERYTHING about him just screams Ash. I went and googled to see if anyone had come up with that idea yet, and people already have. We have to pitch this.

I've been following all the hype and tv shows, websites, magazines on comic con and I might cry. I would give my left arm to go. I was planning on it too, but, my amazing luck! I have a wedding this exact weekend. I am trying not to get upset and just kind of look at the floor set pictures and read about who else is going to be present with fake disinterest. But I eat it up. I get excited and then disappointed every time I realize that I can't be there. So sad. So if anyone goes...tell me how it is! Take a zillion pictures! Get tons of autographs! Buy lots of toys and goodies! Commission tons of sketches! And do it for me. I will love you (even if I slightly might hate you because you went).

I went to Austin last weekend and it was lots of fun and very much needed. I didn't get to visit as many places as I would have liked, but it was still a blast. I wish I could say I have pictures to post, but my camera, being stolen and all, could not take pictures. I brought a disposable one though, and when I finally get it developed, I'll post some pics.

2008-07-17T12:30:00.003-05:00

July 17th, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

Of course, its a BATMAN ZOMBIE. That's because of the impending greatness that I have waited for, for 3 years now. 3 long, hard, and painful years. I remember exactly where I was 3 years ago when I saw Batman Begins. I was living in austin, had super long hair, and still living with a bunch of roommates. Oh, how life has changed! And definitely for the better. There's nothing else to really say except...

HAPPY DARK KNIGHT AT MIDNIGHT DAY!!!!!

ENJOY!

2008-07-10T12:36:00.009-05:00

July 10th, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

I HAVE to see this movie. I mean, come on! I've heard of it before, but I never actually looked it up until recently. It's gotta be hilariously great. Look at the tagline!

Anywho...I don't know if anyone is aware of this yet...but there will be FOUR comic book movies in the theater at the same time. FOUR. Four! Wow, four is kind of a weird word when you repeat it like that. Almost looks like sour...so then I kind of want to say f-our. But anyways. As I was saying. FOUR comic book movies in the theater at once!!! *Squee!* Add to that a side helping of Indianna Jones and a lot of other amazing movies and we might possibly have the best theater line-up (?) in the history of line-ups. Amazing. What's even more amazing is the fact that I'm so excited about this. Oh, the little things! Anywho, I'm hoping that we can make it to the midnight showing of Hellboy tonight. It all depends on a few things that I'm sure will be taken care of.

What sucks right now is the fact that my work has gotten more strict about the Internet, so accessing blogger and blog-related websites has been a bit of a challenge for me. Stupid blocked websites! Grrrr!

My 4th of July was fun and very HOT. It will probably have been the hottest 4th of July I've ever had. Think 105 degree weather with NO AC. Bleh. It was still a fun night despite the fact that I was melting, and didn't stop me from downing deliciously handmade hamburgers my friend Katie made for all of us. The days that followed were rough though, and things are still a bit stressed right now. My boyfriend is very stressed and going through alot, so it weighs on me too. Sometimes I am too empathetic and feel the exact same amounts of stress and emotion he is going through, which is not good for either of us. One of us has to stay sane!

I've been in a creative zone for the past few days and have worked on a couple of things. I made this painting/collage (it's a little blurry though-I left my good camera at a friends! ):

It goes with my apartment theme very nicely. It being red and black of course. Then I drew some sketches and scanned them in to color digitally. I've done lots of work with photoshop and stuff before (well of COURSE, its my J-O-B!) But I don't really do much coloring on the computer, because I'm so keen on prismacolors and paint. But I did...I held off the urge, and digitally colored. Be nice, it was almost my first time:

(credit for zombie girl: Jc originally sketched it, and I touched it up, inked and then colored it)and my Buffy tribute:

This one's all me. Well, there you go! Happy thursday! Happy hellboy 2 comes out at midnight day! Happy ONE WEEK UNTIL THE DARK KNIGHT comes out day! =D

2008-07-03T12:58:00.002-05:00

July 3rd, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

Enjoy!

Sorry for the oh so short post and lack of updates, this week has been crazy busy with moving my office and not having much internet accessibility. Things will slow down next week though...until then, have a happy 4th!! And go see hancock! (and Wanted)

2008-06-26T12:46:00.003-05:00

June 26, 2008

Addendum:

Two in one day? That's what she said!

A few days ago, Nine inch nails has shared with us live rehearsal footage of their latest and greatest. They just posted more tasty goodies today, and you can find it on http://www.nin.com/. I'm SO EXCITED FOR THIS TOUR. I'm so excited. I'm so excited. Eeee! Also, I'm a little sad because I don't get to see Crystal Castles or Does It offend you, yeah or deerhunter...but instead, we get the other band. Which I'm sure is good...but still.

Next up: How to enjoy food.

2008-06-26T09:02:00.004-05:00

June 26, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

Yesterday I nearly pissed myself after reading a small article in Missbehave magazine. Seriously. The first line was, wanna ruin your day? Then how about you take a bite into a delicious muffin and then realize its full of those rodent shits we call raisins. (Or something to that effect). So funny. I'm still laughing about it. I hate raisins! So I understand.

Lately I've been working alot and yesterday I began organizing my dvds into sections (zombie, action, drama, vampire, director, etc) It's fun! Yes I'm a dork, but I live for that kind of organization. Too bad I can't incorpate that into other parts of my life!

Oh, I also decided I'm going to start working out. I looked at the gym yesterday, so that's a start!

Anyways...

Upcoming movie updates I'm interested in:

The Dark Knight. Three magical words. If you're like me and can't absolutely effing wait, then I highly suggest downloading this oh so adorable mini widget: The Dark Knight Countdown. Squeal! It's very very hard not to read all the juicy spoilers and give-mes that sites and magazines and even entertainment tonight have to offer. It is VERY hard...but I hold out, barely skimming it, so as to be the best surprised. Because I want to be surprised. And yes, I do know what will probably happen, who will probably die, because I've read Frank Miller's version...but I'm still holding out. But anyways, if you're interested, Rolling Stone wrote quite an exciting review here. 3 1/2 stars!! And applause all around! But, of course!
World War Z. Not many updates here, they are being incredibly hush hush where this is concerned. Which I think is a GOOD thing...because, it really might just be the BEST zombie movie ever. The new slated release date is for 2010. There were a ton of rumours going around awhile back about the script being released, with J. Michael Straczinski pleading fans not to obtain it, "...If all you want is to talk about the script, then great…but if you want to see Max Brooks’ novel brought to film, brought to life, and maybe make one of the best zombie movies in a long time, can we declare a moratorium on both analyses and passing around my script (which people shouldn’t have in any event) until AFTER the film gets made?". All I can say is WOW, and go JMS! That's the way to do it! Other rumours: Brad Pitt possibly starring as the interviewer, it being made in a documentary-format (Diary of the Dead anyone?), and that Alphonso Cuaron (Children of Men) might direct it. High hopes!

Black Sheep. Think zombies...and sheep. Zombie sheep. Sheep zombies. What else can I say?! I will see this movie.
Cloverfield 2. This is also pretty tight-lipped and the existence of it is even shoved under the bus by some. Yet, watch this interview where director Matt Reeves openly talks about the sequel's possibility, and his other new film, the Invisible Woman, a "Hitchcockian thriller".
War of Gods. They have landed director Tarsem Singh ("The Fall," "The Cell") on for this 300-like movie. Watch the interview here. Also watch for cute little tidbits about the new 300/blu-ray type prequel film!
August. I am VERY excited about this film because it stars two people that I really love: David Bowie and Josh Hartnett. Emphasize the David Bowie a little more. The story consists of two brothers, "Tom and Joshua Sterling (Hartnett and Scott) whose Internet start-up, Landshark, is as hot as a New York City summer – only this is the summer of 2001, their company is in lock up, its stock price is plunging and, in a few weeks, the world will change forever. " Check out the scene clip here.

And that wraps up the mini movie update for this week! Whew! That's very hard to do while supposedly working. Talk about sneaky mcsneakerton! Dun dun dun.

2008-06-23T10:16:00.005-05:00

June 23, 2008

A few of my favorite things today in no particular order:

1. Fafi & Camille Rose Garcia dolls, 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tooned Up Animated Maquette 001, 3. Buffy and Angel, 4. Zombie Wedding, 5. IMG_1754.JPG, 6. Dark Knight, 7. together forever, 8. Superheros Cake, 9. Lego Batman Pic, 10. "LA STELE DI BATMAN", 11. vintage tea set with cupcake, 12. Designer Vinyl Toys 3, 13. At Last: Zombie Love, 14. Zombie Love Print, 15. In case of zombies..., 16. The Cubes (corporate zombies)!

I started looking up zombie pics, then moved on to toys I wanted, then cupcakes, then cakes, and I just couldn't stop! And wow, my attempts at cupcake making are a laugh compared to these. We made some the other day (and I even got to put them in my little cupcake holder). Only, of course, I forgot the actual cupcake cups AND the pam...so in the middle of mixing, I had to run my ass to the store, hoping the batter wouldn't ruin. It didn't...and the cupcakes were pretty decent! Pictures to come soon.

I also dropped my ipod in the bath this weekend. Total heartbreak ensued.

We had a rock band marathon all night saturday with friends so that was fun...and last night we watched the Night of the Living Dead remake while I painted/collaged. It was great as usual and I heart Tony Todd. What a candy man.

2008-06-19T09:29:00.005-05:00

June 19, 2008

Zombie Pic Thursday:

Enjoy!

In other news, nothing too exciting is happening here. I'm about to start a new art project that I'm excited about...and hopefully it actually works out. (because usually I have all of these elaborate ideas only to later realize that to actually execute such ideas might be a tad impossible). I also have a really big decision to make soon about my future. I just wish things didn't have to be so dramatic and extreme where that was concerned; why can't I choose one way, and then decide to move the other way a few months later instead of NEVER? I hate finalities.

Anyways, off to more sketching and illustrator!

2008-06-17T08:45:00.004-05:00

June 17, 2008

Good Tuesday!
Soooo I did actually end up seeing The Hulk on friday. My boss let me out of work early and I immediately rushed home to see if Jc and I could make the movie before he had to catch his flight. We saw it.

And...I liked it. I didn't LOVE it, but I did like it. I didn't really hold any major expectations to begin with, so I was pleased. It was entertaining, full of action, had a couple of small little easter eggs, and a fabulous appearance by Tony Stark at the end. (Oops, that's all kind of a spoiler...but if you're a real fan by any means and were dying to see it, you would have already. So I don't feel that bad). Speaking of Downy Jr, I saw Kiss Kiss Bang Bang last night, and it was AWESOME. I looooved it and highly recommend it. I've heard of it before, but never really considered it until I realized Downy was the star. Love him.

Anyways, I just found out I have a wedding (my cousin's) the actual weekend of the San Diego comic con, so that sucks. :( Oh well, next year it is!

My cat, Princess Leia, has been pretty crazy lately. I take that back--she's being a total TERROR with a capital T! Scratching, biting, running and jumping everyone and everything. My poor little deaf persian doesn't hear whenever I reprimand her so it gets a tad frustrating!

2008-06-12T10:18:00.004-05:00

June 12, 2008

It's...ZOMBIE PIC THURSDAY!

Starting now! It will be my new weekly thing- from now on, every thursday I will post my favorite zombie pic of the week. =D This one, of course, is a classic. Had to start with an oldie but a goodie.

Get ready everyone, tomorrow is friday the 13th-wahoo! I had originally planned to go back to Austin for the weekend, but due to unforseen circumstances (the volkswagon dealership, namely) I probably won't be able to. Which is sad, because I hate making promises and all these plans, only to have them thwarted by my stupid car. Apparently there is something wrong with the exhaust and some other weird thing, but I'm not currently up on car lingo, so I would just sound dumb if I even tried to explain it. Buuuuut, they put me in a rental car so at least I have a way to get around....only not to austin. Boo!

Also, of course, everyone knows what tonight/tomorrow is-the opening day for The Hulk!! Yay x 80. I have purposely avoided websites, magazines, and blogs that have mentioned possible spoilers because I want to be surprised. Same thing with the Dark Knight, of course. But that's another story. So I am VERY VERY excited. Only...I have to wait until Monday to see it. You see, my boyfriend has to go out of town this weekend for family reasons, and he made me promise (and by promise I mean SWEAR) that I would not, under any circumstances, see it without him. He's a big comic buff too, so it's our thing to do the midnight showings, and seeing all of the movies together. I promised...but it's going to be VERY hard....(that's what she said) hahahah!

2008-06-09T23:06:00.007-05:00

June 10, 2008

The weekend flew by way too fast. I can't believe it's...TUESDAY already! Although, at least that means that monday is over. The weekend consisted of once again, many movies and and tons of relaxing.

OH! I can't believe I typed 3 sentences without mentioning that I'm typing on my NEW MACBOOK PRO. Yes, I finally bought it! I've had a macbook, but I recently sold it so that I could upgrade. I'm hungry for power. And this baby delivers.

Anyways, Super Mario brothers was good cheesy fun....my favorite. After awhile, I realized that Samantha Mathis from Pump Up the Volume was in it (only going by a different name). Another great movie! I love it. My next big purchase: a playstation 3. I currently mooch off of my boyfriend's, and luckily am able to experience the greatness of all the amazing new games that have come out thus far. (Indianna Jones Lego, Grand Theft Auto, etc) But by golly, I HAVE to have one in my possession by the time the new Lego Batman Game comes out!!

2008-06-07T21:46:00.006-05:00

June 7th, 2008

After reading the latest buffy issue, I am still at a loss of judgment for Buffy's newly established bicurious behavior. Surely whedonites across the world would recoil in shock if such a storyline was ever used on the tele; but now, low and behold, everyone rejoices when it's introduced in comic book form. I was definitely taken aback when I first read it back in issue number...12 was it? Can't really remember, but it was a definite mouth-dropper. I like how creative the series has gotten in comic book form and I believe that it transferred over really well overall. Yet I am still one of those that will ALWAYS be a huge buffy + angel fan, and her little experimentation efforts are getting her no closer to that unlikely reunion I have always fantasized about. SIGH.

Anyways, also this week: Secret Invasion, Batman rip, Iron Man, Detective, Fables, Giant size astonishing, and a few more. I'm always going to be a bit behind now that I moved to a city where the nearest comic book store is 30 MINUTES AWAY. Yes, awesome. So awesome that every wednesday I am constantly reminded of how I used to live 5 MINUTES AWAY from Austin book and comics...one of the three holy grails of comics in austin. Sigh. OH, plano.

What's on tonight's movie agenda: Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (ie Let Sleeping Corpses Lie) and the live action Super Mario Brothers. Reviews will commence soon after.

I went to Denton on thursday with some friends for 80s night and it was a good time. Saw some old friends, met new ones, and danced, danced, danced. Also, I have major new inspiration for my apartment. I'm very excited. VERY excited. Also, today I bought a whole lot of movies.

2008-06-04T09:26:00.003-05:00

June 4th, 2008

This weekend I threw a mini pool party for my friend, Ariel's, birthday. You can view the pics here.

It was fun and I was quite the hostess with the mostess. We went swimming and tried to make the most out of a broken cd player. Not to mention hamburgers, hot dogs, guacamole, and smores galore! MMM. Food.

By the way, let's talk a bit about guacamole. I love it. I could seriously eat it all day...and to think that I have only tried it for the first time 2 years ago! Egats! I think everyone should have their very own bowl of guacamole a day. It's somewhat healthy right? Well it's green and it's a vegetable, so that counts in my book.

2008-05-30T11:38:00.012-05:00

May 30, 2008

If you know me at all, you know that I can’t stand yogurt. No, this isn’t your typical aversion to a particularly nasty type of food; this is a hate. A gag-inducing material that I find utterly repulsive. And yes, I have tried it, so it’s definitely not one of those, ‘don’t knock it till you try it’ type of things. For example, yesterday at target, I was browsing through soaps. I am very keen on the vanilla scent (obsessively almost) so I was on the lookout for one with it. I finally found one…but after looking above the word vanilla, I see the word “yogurt creamy”. I was immediately disgusted and settled on an almond oil instead. This is how intense my dislike for this creamy cup of crap is.

Well, I come to work today and my coworker is suddenly rambling on and on about this delicious new yogurt. I tune her out, until I catch the words ‘whipped cream’. So! Apparently there is a yogurt out there called whips, which is very light and fluffy and resembles a sort of mousse-like whipped cream…and comes in a variety of flavors. So I will branch out adventurously during lunch and purchase this mysterious product (I can’t resist the promise of a HEALTHY whipped cream, and am curiously intrigued that it is made by a yogurt company).

I'll keep you posted on the results. In other news, sex and the city comes out today! Yes, that's my guilty pleasure and I have heard good things. I still need to see Speed Racer and Narnia though. Indianna Jones was AWESOME and I enjoyed every minute of it...we went to the midnight showing the night before it came out and all. I could see how some people might think it's too out there or what not, but really...it actually isn't. I won't spoil it, but if you think about all of the other jones films, they also possess a supernatural element so the alien thing isn't really that unbelievable. Harrison just looked so old though! It was kind of sad...and made me feel old...

We're both uber dorks and wearing our Indianna Jones shirts for the premier:

2008-05-25T10:51:00.001-05:00

May 25, 2008

Alright. It's finally done. Done! Fin! Complete! After many grueling months of trying to make time to finish this website, I have finally done it. No more ignoring my boyfriend while attempting the world of html. No more sneaking into blogger and photoshop at work. I am finished, and damn proud of it. I love it...I changed my mind on the layout and style about a bajillion and a half times, and am extremely giddy and super proud of what I finally ended up with. So here it is...welcome to my blog, my site, my domain. Also, yay brownies!

2008-04-25T11:17:00.015-05:00

April 25, 2008

The site is getting finished, slowly but surely. In the meantime, check out my other website, http://www.melissa-kay.net/ for my 'design' portfolio. I worked pretty hard on that one, but it doesn't have everything on it. My picture site will be here soon...and this will be done too. Its hard to work on this when you work over 40 hours a week and have a new all-encompassing boyfriend!

But fear not, everything is coming along...it's all about trial and error.

2008-03-28T13:16:00.004-05:00

March 28, 2008

We live on a mountain
Right at the top
There's a beautiful view
From the top of the mountain
Every morning I walk towards the edge
And throw little things off
Like:Car parts, bottles and cutlery
Or whatever I find lying around
It's become a habit
A way to start the day

I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you

It's early morning
No one is awake
I'm back at my cliff still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make on their way down
I follow with my eyes 'til they crash
Imagine what my body would sound like slamming against those rocks
When it lands will my eyes be closed or open?

I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you

2008-03-27T16:32:00.003-05:00

March 27, 2008

It's amazing how just a small part of a song, a lyric, or even a miniscule beat change whispers to your soul. It's gems like these that make the day worthwhile. It's music that makes LIFE worthwhile. Without it, I would surely have deflated and faded into some form of nonexistence.

I even find that when it's been a few days that I haven't listened to music, or GOOD music...I am crabby and wound up...I need its solitary emotional release. Sometimes it's soft, melodic acoustic tunes, sometimes its hardcore, thrashing, screaming metal, sometimes a slick dance beat...whichever, I love it all and I love how I am lost in nothing but it's power to consume my every sense.

I wish I had my own soundtrack, tuning out boring-ass meetings, heightening a sexual escapade, motivating me even further...yeah, that'd be nice.

Music and love...the only things that truly make this life worthwhile.

2008-03-14T18:05:00.005-05:00

March 14, 2008

I have another blogger. One that tells the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about little old melissa. Stuff no one in the whole wide world knows, not even my journal (because sometimes people may read those, and sometimes...I kind of want them to read them subconsciously) I know you want me to share it with you.

....don't you wish I would....

2008-03-04T13:37:00.004-06:00

March 4, 2008

maybe...

...you're gonna be the one that saves me.

i think you already have.

2007-11-20T02:08:00.000-06:00

so.
i will decorate this and type in this and love this and cherish this and add shit to this

all very soon.

2007-08-17T11:16:00.001-05:00

i'm moving from my other blogger account to here. get excited.

2007-08-13T17:07:00.000-05:00

Hello. How are you?
I'm disillusioned. And okay.

How's my one outlandishly silver gray hair, you ask? Oh, it's just wonderful...shinier than the oil slicked on norrin rad's chest. And right at the front, so in pretty much every lighting, I rogue out. I might keep it. It's kind of rad. And proof that I'm better off single.

2007-05-12T20:50:00.007-05:00

Links.

2006-05-25T19:58:00.005-05:00

**Note: I have created the ULTIMATE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE over at the Girls Entertainment Network: here. **

Considering this is a site that blossomed out of love and respect for zombies, zombie preparedness and information will be at your disposal:

Your worst nightmares have come true. The dead no longer stay dead. Zombies are taking over the planet. So what do you do? Give up and become a happy meal for one of the ever growing ranks of the undead? Not on your life! You'll be prepared for this and everything else (Could you kill the ones you love to save your own neck? What kind of weapon would you use? Where would you hide?) with the help of the following.

First, let's take a look at what drives a zombie:

Human brains. Yes, ladies and gents, the only thing keeping that zombie truckin is the promise of sweet human flesh. An example of a typical zombie food chart:

Zombie thought process: Stagger. Hunt for brains. Eat brains. Stagger. Repeat till beheading/starvation.

Now that we understand how a zombie works, here is an emergency procedure diagram to help deal with these pesky creatures:

In order to defeat zombies, one must possess and employ one of these:

Some last minute tips (from The Zombie Survival Guide):

1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Blades don't need reloading.
5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.

For further reading:

http://www.zombiehunters.org/

http://www.lostzombies.com/

http://www.allthingszombie.com/
http://www.zombie-nation.net/
http://www.zombiecommandos.com/

2006-05-25T16:47:00.007-05:00

Email me here:

melissakay8@gmail.com

My myspace.
My pictures.
My portfolio site: coming soon.

2006-05-25T13:58:00.009-05:00

My name is Melissa. I'm an artist and a writer, zombie fighter, comic reader, gamer, dancer, lover, sleeper, eater of great eats, and a super ninja damsel of doom.

2006-05-25T13:38:00.020-05:00

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2006-04-06T19:59:00.000-05:00

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