Jonti Picking, the rarely referenced real name of Weebl, has an interview on Samsung.com, about how a daft English guy making Flash toons about mumbling wobbly egg-things can lead to everyone from MTV to makers of toast spread beating down his door for business.

weebl and skoo ride again!

Forget about Norway!

Got back from Austin again — more watching movies with Mark. This one was his idea, but for once, we didn’t go to the Drafthouse. We went to the Dobie Theater instead.

They had a one-week only showing of Tokyo Godfathers. Great flick, if you’re patient enough to read subtitled Japanese anime. Another triumph of great writing, loosely based on the old John Wayne/John Ford western “Three Godfathers,” and great art direction, led by Nobutaka Ike and Mad House, headed by project director Satoshi Kon. (And if you’re not a huge fan of feature-film Japanese animation, those names should mean nothing.)

Don’t want to knee-jerk any…

More “Strategy Guide” madness, now at Newgrounds, so you don’t hammer the bandwidth at Needle’s own site. This time Guido plays Bubble Bobble with his kid sister.

Remember the story I did about the Alphaville Herald? The guy who was basically running a subversive underground-type site for The Sims Online, name of Urizenus?

Turns out, as The Independent reports, Urizenus’ player is a philosophy professor doing research for a book.

Edit: Well, I’m a moron. The old Salon article I referenced way back when said he was a prof in the lead graph. Durr.

(Shamelessly stolen from GBS on the SomethingAwful forums, which I’m trying not to make a habit.)

Ted Nugent opened a gash in his knee with a chainsaw, requiring stitches. What’s funny as hell is that the guy has his own message board, and responded to fans concerned for his well-being:

dammit my friends, PLEAZE use your head better than this numbnut Micheal Jackson like dorkboy does!! sheeeesh!! had the damn kevlar chaps IN MY FKN HANDS this morn but NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo…..tuffguy doesnt put em on. just cuttin dwn one stinkin tree with a 36″ Stihl monster for the tribe. thats all it takes!! gashed the livin shit outta my L knee was bad enuf but my fkn heart bout shutdown in the ambulance. KLSTRPHK USA! dedicated trauma team repuped & sewed me up, Shemane AND Melissa rubbed my arms, Melissa got me an xtra hot, triple cupped peppermint mocha & Im at home leg elvated, ready to spank the shit outta myself for being so stupid. will I ever learn? the jury is still out!! no moonwalkin this week for this ol boy. truth be told, I cant survive my dumbself. BE CAREFUL! I’ll hafta remember that when we whip out the helicopter nxt wk!! OH MY GOD!!

And…

no shit. the painkillers are comin on now. I just stumbled on a Gerry Garcia guitar lik. now that hurts. then I puked. the Dead wants me to tour with em now. God hep me. pray & laugh at me/with me wont you!! AND LEARN FROM MY STUPID MISTAKES DAMMIT.

This man rules.

So I drive down to Austin to see Adam West live at the Alamo Drafthouse, where they’re playing the 1966 “Batman” movie. Hook up with friends Mark and Elan and head downtown. Mark gets a parking spot less than a block away, and is euphoric.

It would be the only time all night any of us felt that way.
Continue reading Fuck You, Adam West…

News here.

Re: George R.R. Martin’s teaser:

From: GeoRR@aol.com
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In a message dated 12/28/03 12:43:19 PM Mountain Standard Time, j@off.net
writes:

> Hopefully someone will catch these before it gets in print. Can’t wait for
> the finished book. From the two teaser chapters I’ve read, doesn’t look like
> you’ve lost your touch.
>

Thanks for the heads up. I’ve fixed these. A dozen people have written me
about “fire wire” but you’re the only one to catch the other two.

Glad you liked the teasers.

George R.R. Martin
http://www.georgerrmartin.com