Month: September 2005

It Takes More Than a T-Shirt…

…but its a start.

I've spotted 3 different online stores with special T-Shirts created for benefitting victims of Hurricane Katrina. Let's hope the same people don't need additional help after Hurricane Rita hits land.

I wonder if/when Pat O'Brien's re-opens in New Orleans, will they still serve Hurricanes?

Without further adieu, I present the shirts:

1.) Threadless – Regrowth: Katrina. Request a reprint if you want one. Threadless will contribute $20 to the Red Cross, for each $10 t-shirt.

2.) RopeADope – Renew Orleans. All Profits will go directly to the Preservation Hall Hurricane Relief Fund. Cost: $20 or $30 depending on which style.

3.) Mule Design (The Feed Store) – Please Help New Orleans. All profits from this shirt will be donated to the Red Cross. $25.

Desolation Jones

Desolation Jones is a English private detective with L.A. privileges and nothing else (the opposite of Butch by the end of Pulp Fiction). He's got to find this colonel his Hitler porn. Yes, Hitler porn. Oh…because it's missing, duh.

Related links:

Warren Ellis interview

Desolation Jones review

Desolation Jones: author's commentary

Other recommended Warren Ellis titles:

Transmetropolitan, Orbiter, Global Frequency (apparently there's a trailer for a tv show out there, but I believe the plug was already pulled on the project.)

Haven't read Fell yet, but it's at home waiting, as is Desolation Jones #3, which won't be waiting much longer.

This item was originally published on Sept. 7, 2005, but I felt like making real links oout of it, so it's got a new date, as if you care.

Moongirl

Moongirl looks promising. Can't wait to see more. That doesn't look right. Can't wait to see more! But that looks to eager. Suffice to say, this post is here so I remember to return in a month or two. Further inspection shows that Phil Knight (yeah him) is behind this venture. So they probably don't need me attracting attention, they should have some funds lying around. I wonder if they use sweatshop labor in the animation studio.

Random Facts About Vin Diesel

I revisited this site that I linked to a while back, mainly because I found a piece of scrap paper where I scribbled down a few facts for submission. I must admit that the site seemed a lot less funny than it once did. Perhaps the additional traffic watered down the quality of submissions. Not to say mine are the best, in fact I thought some were much funnier when I first wrote them then I do today. I'll list them here for the crickets to read.

Vin Diesel speaks fluid dolphin.
Vin Diesel likes that Kelly Clarkson song and is not ashamed to admit it.
Vin Diesel shot 50 Cent all nine times.
Vin Diesel is the reason Stephen Hawking is in that damn wheelchair. Why he talks that way is anybody's guess.
Vin Diesel thinks the president should take yet another vacation.
Vin Diesel fantasizes about sitting in a cubicle making PowerPoint slides all day.
There's never been a Hurricane Vin, and you know who is pretty fucking pissed about it.
Vin Diesel thanks you for your patronage.
Vin Diesel thinks your wasting your time.
What Vin Diesel really wants to do is direct.