Dirty Gypsy

Oh, I'm no hottie any more... shaved my head. Now I look like an angry punk. See for yourself:

The look that Lemansky gives Shane... Jesus. I just sat in front of the TV with my mouth open for about five minutes.

Episode Eight made me cry. So happy of an ending!

Jayne Cobb: "Let's be bad guys." (From Serenity.)

Finished Season One last night, started "aquiring" Season Two last night as well. I can't say for sure, but I think that Lou is my favorite character of the first season. (And his very first scene in the second season only supports that. )

I'm going to kill that stylist. I look like fucking Marine.

Actually, the only difference is less crashing.

My Xbox runs Nintendo, Gameboy/GB color/GBA, SNES, (some) N64, and Sega games. The controls are a little funny for Sega and N64, but definitely playable. That said... I love waking up on a lazy Saturday morning and breaking my fast with some old school gaming. Last night, I got bored of playing the Punisher... and switched to Super Mario RPG. The Secret of the Seven Stars? It's good times, man.

Sounds good. If the real DVD set is due out soon, I'll prolly buy it anyway. -DG

Any news on that DVD, Irish? I'm jonesin' for some Leary, man!! -DG

I can read DVDs, just can't write them. I can make the menus, but either torrent the results or put them one to a CD. How can I get these from you? -DG

PLEASE tell me you can burn me a disc of this! I managed to find 1-5 on torrents... but now I'm stuck and can't find anything else before seven. Tommy was getting his ass kicked by a bunch of accountants, last I saw, and I need to know what happens next, man! Damn if this ain't like crack. And I'll tell ya what... I've got iMovie and Toast on my computer... I'll see what I can do about making a proper VCD for each episode with a menu and chapters and stuff. Just help a brotha out here! -DG

In case none of you knew... Superman was one of my big personal heroes. I can pay talk all I want about my love for the anti-heroes, the Resevoir Dogs and Boondock Saints and Frank Castles of stage, screen, and comic; but there is a big part of me that is still six years old, crosslegged in front of the TV and watching wide-eyed the man in the blue and red suit doing right. Not avenging, not following orders, not driven by guilt... doing right. In a time when it's hard to find associations that make me proud to be American, Superman was... always there. And in my mind, from then till now, the images are the same. Truth, Justice, and the American Way = Superman. Superman = Christopher Reeve. I don't know if playing such an iconic hero on the silver screen helped to make him the hero he himself would become, though I have a nagging feeling it was the other way around. I can't imagine, begin to fathom, how hard it must be to fall from a horse and land so much futher down than just the ground, to not be able to hold your wife's hand and tell her that you'll be all right, to see your children terrified and wondering what's wrong with Daddy. The progress he made was astounding, and for that alone would have earned my respect. The amazing strength of character in EVERY appearance, EVERY statement, EVERY donation and appeal and personal sacrifice to help those in his position in the future, is why I cried when I heard this. I... I don't know what else to say. -DG

I'll have you know, sir, that I just read EVERY SINGLE GODDAMNED one of your strips. And they're quite good, by the way. But DAMN YOU for keeping me up when I have to get up at 5 am... :P -DG

Ok. I'm the first to admit that I don't know all that much about cars. This is mainly because until about 8 months ago, I never owned one. There's no shame in souping up a car. If you're going to do it, you SHOULD research the effects it'll have on your car. (Especially killing your engine life and gas mileage...) Personally, I hate driving a car that doesn't have any... well... a car without any balls. While I was trying to get a new car, I was borrowing a 87 Caddy with a BADLY tuned V-8 and 103,000 miles. Couldn't stand it. But what a lot of people don't pay attention to is that racing has a lot to do with your car. No one won a race with a go-kart. The rest of it is being willing to really drive what you have, though. When I've raced, it's been a late-night, spur of the moment thing. And I'm racing for the fun of it. The speed... the competition... hell, I know it ain't Nascar, but it's fun anyway. And people riding with me were suprised when I'd WIN. (With the 92 Ford Tempo, mind you.) Most of the cars could've easily blown me off the road, had they been willing to drive their cars. Most of 'em were fucked off the line, 'cuz they tried to floor it and ended up spinning their tires. I'm not a big fan of Mustangs.. not new ones, anyway. From what I've seen, the last few year's models won't hit their stride 'til they hit 40 or 50 mph. I don't have any place to store pictures of the new car, but as promised, here's some info: 97 Monte Carlo LS 3.1L V6 engine (Geeky engine info:) Engine Description (L82) 3.1L 60 degree V6 Horsepower (HP@RPM) 160@5200 Torque (ft-lbs@RPM) 185@4000 Block Cast Iron Heads Aluminum Valves 12 Displacement 3.1L (3100cc, 191ci) Cylinders 6, V formation, opposed 60 degrees Bore 89mm (3.50") Stroke 84mm (3.31") Compression Ratio 9.5:1 (End geeky engine info) If I work on it at all, I'll prolly just get her some better struts and MAYBE a supercharger... gotta look at it more carefully, though. -DG

My god. I can't listen to a single word you say again. Ever. Jesus. -DG

Sorry... the Thinking Man couldn't make it. I'm filling in. Besides the poncy, and the pretentious, and the titular character, this was a good story. Granted, I only read the first book. But there are a couple things that really bug me: -The titular character, Sandman, (or Morpheus, or Dream, or a few other names), isn't approachable. The reader doesn't have any grounds to relate to him on. He's a god, immortal and nearly all powerful within his realm of influence, so we can't relate to his sense of vulnerability once he's gotten his powers back. He has no sense of humor, nor any real recognizable human emotions with the exception of revenge and angst. Not even existential angst... "I'm bored of being a superpowerful being" angst. In the first book, Preludes and Nocturnes, I find myself identifying more with the "antagonists". Sure, they're patently insane and bent on destroying the world... but at least I can understand their motives. -Just about all the other characters in the book lent themselves to sympathy better. Even Death, another of the Endless... I read her little story and thought, "Wow... now I understand what all those goth girls I knew were trying to do. She just does it better." (And the gargoyle was kyoot! Not intellectual at all, but it bears mention.) -While I'm willing to allow some artistic license, some of the mythological and religious misreferences irked me. Cain and Abel refer to themselves as characters of "the first story". There were a few chapters of Genesis, a fall or two from grace, and the creation of a world before you, guys. Sorry to tell ya. There's more, but I think that should get a conversation rolling. Don't get me wrong... I'm currently reading Good Omens, so I don't doubt that Gaiman can write, and well at that. I'll definately be picking up American Gods when I'm finished with this one. I just didn't see too much development in this comic, and I doubt I'll be picking it up again unless someone can assure me these issues were just the victim of growing pains. -Your Local "Comical Literary Critic" DG

If y'all liked the movie, you definately wanna read the book. Same title, by Frank. I read it about three years ago, and he's been one of my personal heros ever since. -DG

http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s682222.htm Basically, Mel wants to make a flick about the last 12 hours of Christ's life, entirely in Latin and Aramaic, without subtitles. Would you go see it? -Your Local "Vestis Non Gara" Dirty Gypsy

Errr...I'm 6'+ and 200 lbs.+...(just weighed meself today, and found out that I've gained 20 lbs. since starting my new workout routine. I'm up to a rather intimidating 205.)

Hmmm...the Pikey, eh? Have a title like, "Areyahaboxer? Yehlooklikaboxer." -Your Local "JAYSIS! Wouljalookathasizeofim?" Dirty Gypsy

I know I've got plenty of time to think about it, but what could I be?

I've only read through "Those Who Dare". After that, I told my local comics shop to start looking for the issues after that, but they've had no luck. So I'm stuck waiting for more trades.

Night of the Living Dead

You can't argue with Gene Wilder.