My friend Karyne shared this with me the other day, and I just had to share with you. It has some NSFW language, so use your headphones.
And I'd hold off on watching this if you're planning on eating chocolate pudding any time soon. Watch it before it disappears.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Hug a copy editor today
Most of the time, you don't notice copy editors. A lot of people don't know what they even do. But I assure you, they're important. Not only do they try to keep all the L's in reference to Public Storage, but they also are responsible for finessing the copy; making it the best it can be.
And they have to do it in such a way that it doesn't look obvious to the reader (or to the writer). It's not a glorious job; that is to say, there's not a lot of attention paid to what they do.
So, given that I am both a copy editor and an incredible affection whore, I created a group on Facebook for copy editors and fans of copy editors. It's called Hug a Copy Editor. Like many Facebook groups, it's fairly pointless but fun to participate in anyway, so check it out.
As of this post, we've already got more than 30 members, and there's a burningly important question on the poll, as well as some copy-editing-related pictures.
And they have to do it in such a way that it doesn't look obvious to the reader (or to the writer). It's not a glorious job; that is to say, there's not a lot of attention paid to what they do.
So, given that I am both a copy editor and an incredible affection whore, I created a group on Facebook for copy editors and fans of copy editors. It's called Hug a Copy Editor. Like many Facebook groups, it's fairly pointless but fun to participate in anyway, so check it out.
As of this post, we've already got more than 30 members, and there's a burningly important question on the poll, as well as some copy-editing-related pictures.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Author, author
I've now been to two book signings. The last one was quite a while ago, when I saw Beverly Cleary. Today on my lunch break, I saw Brad Meltzer, whose latest book is Book of Lies. I held off buying it till today, just for the signing.
He talked about the book for a little bit and answered a few questions from the audience before getting to the actual signing. He seems like a cool cat; very mellow and self-deprecating. We talked for a little bit while he was signing my book, and I mentioned that it was nice to meet him in person, as we'd traded e-mails a few times.
"Oh, what's your e-mail address?"
I told him.
"Oh, you're Sparkman! Yeah, we e-mailed each other just a week or so ago."
So that was pretty cool. Plus, he's a Superman nerd like me, so we have that in common.
I haven't finished the book yet--I only got through 125 pages on the train ride home--but I'm digging it so far. Again, here's a little bit about the book. Check it out.
He talked about the book for a little bit and answered a few questions from the audience before getting to the actual signing. He seems like a cool cat; very mellow and self-deprecating. We talked for a little bit while he was signing my book, and I mentioned that it was nice to meet him in person, as we'd traded e-mails a few times.
"Oh, what's your e-mail address?"
I told him.
"Oh, you're Sparkman! Yeah, we e-mailed each other just a week or so ago."
So that was pretty cool. Plus, he's a Superman nerd like me, so we have that in common.
I haven't finished the book yet--I only got through 125 pages on the train ride home--but I'm digging it so far. Again, here's a little bit about the book. Check it out.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Wharrgarbl.
This never fails to cheer me up. I offer it to you on the off chance you need a little cheer.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Head over heels for the Monkees
OK, so now Brody and I are working our way through various episodes of The Monkees. I'm working up to my favorite episode as a kid, "Monkees Get Out More Dirt," which guest-starred Julie Newmar.
I don't know how many of my fellow 5-year-olds back then developed a crush on her because of the one-two punch of this episode and various turns as Catwoman on Batman, but it sure worked on me.
And in other Monkees items, I found this while poking around on the Intarwebs. It's the Monkees' feature film Head. While it has gained a cult following, I can only imagine the puzzled looks from the young girls who loved the group when they saw this for the first time. It's odd, but it's got some cool tunes in it.
As for the movie's title, I heard a story (apocryphal, I assume)that it was named Head with thoughts of a possible sequel in mind so they could use the immortal tagline, "From the producers who gave you..."
You know, I think you can just do the math on this one for yourself. Enjoy.
I don't know how many of my fellow 5-year-olds back then developed a crush on her because of the one-two punch of this episode and various turns as Catwoman on Batman, but it sure worked on me.
And in other Monkees items, I found this while poking around on the Intarwebs. It's the Monkees' feature film Head. While it has gained a cult following, I can only imagine the puzzled looks from the young girls who loved the group when they saw this for the first time. It's odd, but it's got some cool tunes in it.
As for the movie's title, I heard a story (apocryphal, I assume)that it was named Head with thoughts of a possible sequel in mind so they could use the immortal tagline, "From the producers who gave you..."
You know, I think you can just do the math on this one for yourself. Enjoy.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
If only it were always this easy...
"Hey Dad," my son said.
"What?"
"I wanna play the Indiana Jones game."
"This one?" I pointed to the PlayStation 2.
"Yeah."
I don't know why he wanted to, but I wasn't about to say no. Keep in mind that when he plays Lego Indiana Jones, that actually means I play it while he watches and provides a running commentary.
"That's Indiannie Jones!"
"You found a treasure chest!"
"You broked the man!"
And even more amazingly, he fell asleep watching. I think he just wanted to unwind, but it was fun for us to share the time. Even though he didn't have a controller in hand, he was telling me the story, so in a way, he was playing, too.
And he already told me that we have to get Lego Batman.
Soon. Very soon.
"What?"
"I wanna play the Indiana Jones game."
"This one?" I pointed to the PlayStation 2.
"Yeah."
I don't know why he wanted to, but I wasn't about to say no. Keep in mind that when he plays Lego Indiana Jones, that actually means I play it while he watches and provides a running commentary.
"That's Indiannie Jones!"
"You found a treasure chest!"
"You broked the man!"
And even more amazingly, he fell asleep watching. I think he just wanted to unwind, but it was fun for us to share the time. Even though he didn't have a controller in hand, he was telling me the story, so in a way, he was playing, too.
And he already told me that we have to get Lego Batman.
Soon. Very soon.
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