So, what have I been up to? Plenty, but I’m too busy to really sit back and reflect upon it.
I helped Misty and Bombur get the new Coming Up Violet site up (yes, that was one of my Secret Projects).
I’m writing Brent: Agent of B.U.R.R. over on NamirDeiter.net. We’ve got a short preview up here.
There were some issues with the RSS feed showing things late and/or twice. I’ve made some changes that hopefully should fix that. If you have this issue for Thursday’s comics or later, let me know which RSS reader you’re using.
Been playing Super Mario RPG, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, and Pokemon Pearl (the Battle Tower is the best thing I’ve got for playing while you’re on a treadmill).
Watched The Magnificent Seven the other day. Seven Samurai is, by far, a better movie. I understand most of the changes they made to it: the Japanese caste system doesn’t really translate to the Wild West. Some plots had to be cut because of length. And they couldn’t get Toshiro Mifune. His character really makes the original movie, and his American counterpart isn’t as vibrant or as pivotal. But then again, The Magnificent Seven has Yul Brynner. Now, if you’re my age or younger, Yul Brynner is just a punchline to bald jokes – when I saw that he was playing the leader of The Seven, I said to Isabel, “At least he won’t have to shave his head”*. But if this movie came out in 1985 instead of 1960, the Internet would be full of Yul Brynner facts instead of Chuck Norris facts.
*: Which, if you’ve seen both movies, is hilarious. Trust me.
Tags: Magnificent Seven, NamirDeiter.net, Secret Project, Seven Samurai
And boy am I eternally grateful for that! ^-^
Let me know when there is something I can do to thank you for all the hard work.