Things that have been occupying my time…

NUMBER 1

52-This is one of the most ambitious storytelling experiments I’ve ever seen. 4 writers and a slew of artists try to tell one giant story in 52 issues, published weekly. It costs $2.50 an issues and it features “B Squad” characters. No Superman. No Batman. No Wonder Woman. The catch? Well, Lex Luthor’s one of the baddies. What will happen to DC Comics in a year without their Top 3 heroes while their number one villain is running amok, giving regular folks super powers? 19 weeks in and we still don’t know. Oh, and did I mention that’s only ONE subplot? There are 3 heroes lost in space (one of which is blind!), a black-hearted dictator with the power of the gods re-discovers his compassion, a hero loses his pupil to Lex Luthor’s promise of power, 2 detectives trail a criminal organization that uses monsters and alien technology and another detective follows the path of mysticism whilst grieving over his beloved wife.

Oh, yeah, and “Time Is Broken!”

Nineteen weeks in and yes, this story is amazing! I’ve read every issue at least twice, looking for clues to the big mystery; what ties all these divergent stories together?

NUMBER 2

Catching up on my movie watching-I saw a few films this summer, but I’m disappointed by how few films I actually saw. So now, I’m catching up on DVD. Thus far, I’ve watched Inside Man, District B13 and Everything Is Illuminated. Both Inside & Illuminated are full of wonderful actor moments, though Illuminated is far more touching. B13 is just hardcore. I saw Talladega Nights a few weeks ago and I laughed my ass off. Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly , Sacha Baron Cohen and Nascar. Yes, it’s amazing!

PS I just re-watched Star Trek: Nemesis and it is nowhere near as awful as I remembered.

NUMBER 3

Organizing my stuff-That should be self-explanatory.

NUMBER 4

Writing-I’ve been working on a project with a friend of mine for about a month now. We aim to enter it into Channel 102. That’s all I can say about that for now. I’ve also been working on my book. It’s a lot of work, but it’s coming along…slowly.

NUMBER 5

Assembling a Fall Wardrobe-There’s something about a Fall Wardrobe that excites me more than nearly anything I can think of. In fact, I think the Fall itself just charges me up creatively. Perhaps it’s the crisp air, the turning of the leaves, or perhaps it’s because years of school conditioned me to see the Fall as a chance for new beginnings.



Oh well, that’s all for now!

Xoxo

Ian!!!

The downfall of America's youth...

I saw this on the My Chemical Romance Myspace page. It’s a picture comment.
Numerous grammatical errors and incessant gay bashing aside, I nearly pissed my pants when I read this.

“September 13, 2006 9:12 PM
u guyz seriously suck now... first album- pretty cewl second album- okay dvd- cewl dvd xcept the gay partz new song-sux serious balls like fucking seriously dude... its reallly gay... i wanted to shoot myself in the head just hearing it... seriously dude... fuckin eh...u guyz suck so badly now... im so embarassed to say I use to be a fan... seriously you know how badly i wanted to slit my wrists when u dyed ur hair and cut it like a fuckin ugly douche bag? srsly gerard way...u use 2 be pretty hot with ur old hair... now u look like a fuckin moron... not only that but u sold out 2 mtv... i seriously m gona be laughing my ass off when ur record sales drop to nothing... u guyz make me wana slit my wrists knowing i actually use to like you! holy fuck! I can't believe how sucky u guyz r... and also idun care how much money u make from ur gay ass recordz... just know they suck ballz... and umm... ur also kinda fat... the only real guy i kind of like in ur band is frank iero... and bob... or w/e that drummer guyz name is... dude... u guyz fuckin suck big fat hard throbing dick... and i hope u guyz never sell a record again...” Posted by xXCOKE WHOREXx [VNGNC]XxsavannahxX.

Seriously. Wow. What’s with the incessant gay bashing, little girl? What’s with the fat comment?

I’ll never understand why making a financially successful record is “selling out”. Even when I was a kid (which is what this little girl obviously is), I found it baffling. The Smashing Pumpkins weren’t “sell-outs” and neither was Pearl Jam (I never liked them all that much, but I never thought of them as sell-outs either).

What is it that drives these kids to be so venomous towards 5 guys who made a record they liked? You don’t like it? Go buy another record. As for wishing financial hardships on a band because you don’t like the new song? Are you in special ed classes or something, kids? Honestly, I think American children are getting dumber and dumber with each passing day.


It's a record, children! Do you want something to be angry about? Read a newspaper, there are plenty of things to be angry about, from homelessness to health care to the War in Iraq; there are a plethora of bad things in this world and so many kids choose to get angry over music.

I’ve done my share of tongue in cheek complaining (see my letter to Marvel Comics), but I see more and more people being outright serious and malicious towards something that is ultimately trivial.

Another thing that gets me is the wroter's petulant ranting stems from her opinion of the band's "new look". She barely addresses the song and she centers her rage on hair...HAIR! Ugh!

Look at the venom spurted by readers of Stereogum or Pitchfork media. You’d think this disaffected youth would come to expect mediocrity from Corporate America; but no, they want more naked and pregnant Britney Spears statues to bitch about.

Seriously, what’s wrong with this picture?