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Haven’t seen Scott Pilgrim yet? Maybe you should.

I know the big geek movie coming out this weekend is Piranha 3D, but if your one of those that hasn’t seen Scott Pilgrim, I implore you to do so this ..read more

Let’s Talk Inception

But let’s leave out all that talk about reality, what’s real, what’s a dream, and what really is Cobb’s totem.  Let’s talk about all the great or not so great stuff that gets overshadowed by the intricately ambiguous ..read more

Jane Austen Violence

So I’m finally reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and, as on the nose as that title sounds, it should really be called Pride and Prejudice and Zombie and Kung Fu, because Lizzie, in this version of the classic tale, has been trained in the orient.  Having expected blunderbuss’ and cannons and having received katanas and ninjas, I must say it’s taking me out of the story more than the zombies are, simply because I was completely not expecting that. 

It has, however, totally put me in the mood to watch the 6 hour version the BBC made forevs ago.  Other things that put me in the mood to watch Jane Austen ..read more

My Little Pony Mods

Ooooo!  I hadn’t seen all of these My Little Pony Mods.   BuzzFeed ranks 50 of the best.   They make me smile.  Here are my ..read more

The Expendables: A Call To Arms

I have girl arms and I’m going to answer this call.  I tried reading ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ while on vacation.  I kept hearing how everyone loved it.  I made it through the Eat portion and then wondered, “Why the hell am I reading this?!  I don’t give a frak that you had an orgasm over a pizza in Naples.”  I threw the book from my floating raft across the pool to scrape along the deck and hit a lounge chair.   (Sorry roommate for returning your book unread, water logged, and gouged with pool deck ..read more

Painting the Trench Run

I came up with an idea to paint the wire frame animation of the x-wing dropping it’s payload into the thermal exhaust port, and when I was framing through the DVD I thought “Hey, the canvas came in a three pack, I might as well make it complete!”

I loved how muted and simple the briefing animation was, especially the last painting signifying the explosion.

So I started out with the triangle of doom.

Added the most ridiculously modern painting of a torpedo I’ve ever attempted.

And threw in a little explosion action to top it off.

It turns out the two paintings I wasn’t planning on doing I like the most.  What do you ..read more

If You’ve Ever Wanted to be A Dread Pirate Roberts

SQUEEEEEE!!!! I’ve always been torn between wanting to be the first female Dread Pirate Roberts, or just making out with the current Wesley version of him…

Somehow I think having a replica of his sword will not help me in my decision.

BUT! The same company, Factory Entertainment is making a Inigo Montoya sword.  Obviously so my husband and I can recreate the best.sword fight.ever.

Though I’m a little worried of what would happen if I fought left handed.  I’m kinda a bumbling bookish sort of warrior.  Don’t let me tell you that story about the cannon and my right big toe, people might make fun of ..read more

Life at the Dollar Cinema

So point blank. When someone says dollar movies what immediate comes to mind?

For me its sticky floors, outdated trailers, bad seats and a copy of the film that seems to have one too many scratches.

But for me it also brings back the memories of good times growing up in San Antonio, TX. The “Dirty Dollar” as we all dubbed it, was the place to be on a Friday and Saturday night. Its where any teenager with a car and not much else in his pocket would go for entertainment. My friends were so frugal that they would walk in, dumpster dive for a beverage and popcorn container, and proceed to ..read more

For the Overly Curious Star Wars Fan

I was doing some research on the Star Wars wire frame graphic (don’t ask) and I stumbled upon this little gem from ‘77 on youtube.  It’s a step by step tutorial of sorts on how they did the graphics for the Death Star Attack briefing. ..read more

JarJar Finds Something to Smile About

Just a little something to let you know that I’m not completely MIA as I relax in Mexico this ..read more