I was reminded in a two word message from the ever-laconic Tizano deSantis that I was aproximately one year BEHIND in my explanations as to where I'm gonna be at the ENORMOUS HobbyStar FANEXPO, here in Toronto, starting Friday the 28th of August at Noon and runing til Sunday.
Where am I in the largest fan gathering of it's kind in Canada, and the third-largest in North America?
There comes a moment in a generation when that generation begins to realise that they have a little more pull about the sorts of things that they see occur more than the generation that preceded them. Some people in my generation saw the election of Barack Obama as US President one such example of a kind of sea change that indicates one generation is gone and another one is taking over. Some people see the kind of "Scorched Earth" policy that has dictated US economics as being typical of the same kind of "all for me- none for you", "GREED IS GOOD" bullshittery that the disappointed hippies who became yuppies seemed to live for, and the fact that most of the whistle-blowers who are putting that mindset back into perspective are all under the age of 45 as another such indicator. This is also very likely.
For me, it's this little number right here -
Jane Austin & Seth Grahame-Smith's Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Coming soon, and available for pre-order from Chronicle Books.
I have a couple of Big Idea Posts in the old-head-cooker right now about the nature of web 2.0 and the benefits of shamelessness, how community finds you whether you want it to or not, why David Milch is my prophet, and on the death of one hobby and the reawakening of another.
I just have to find time to get to it.
So, the ideas are there - I'm not blocked - I'm just dancing as fast as I can over here.
Almost everyone coins or uses expressions that make sense to only a few people. What word or phrase do you use most often that you have to explain the meaning of to others?
The one I'm the proudest of is from the early 90s, and this was used before Joss Whedon used it. I'm proud of it because almost all of my circle of friends started using it instantly:
Had the pleasure of seeing an advance screening of Henry ("Nightmare Before Christmas", "James and the Giant Peach") Selick's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's CORALINE - with none other than Mr Gaiman there to introduce the film and provide a witty Q&A afterwards.
Any fans of Gaiman and especially of Nightmare Before Christmas owe it to themselves to check this movie out EARLY in the run to take advantage of the marvellous 3D effects and beautiful stop-motion work inside - and also to get a better idea of how much of NIGHTMARE was Selick and how much was Burton (hint: you may be surprised how much of it *isn't* Burton).
Have you ever ruined the ending or given away plot developments in a book, movie, or tv show by telling someone who hasn't seen or read it what happens? Has anyone ever done this to you?
I've done it accidentally, and, working at a comic shop, for some reason there are a lot of people who figure I already know how everything ends before I've had a chance to see it. It happens all the time, here.
As hoisted from the blog of my deary dearest velocityboy:
The first six people to respond to this post will get something made by me. It will be about or tailored to those six who respond first.
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations: - I make no guarantees that you will like what I make. (Although let me know if you have any allergies) - What I create will be just for you. - It'll be done this year. - You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a mix tape. It may be a short work of fiction, or a poem. I may draw or paint something. I might bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure! - I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
The catch? Oh, the catch is that you have to put this in your journal as well, if you expect me to do something for you!
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