Little Things

This past week has been a whirlwind of antihistamines, sinus infections, and fevered hallucinations. This happens two or three times a year for me - for whatever reason, the changing of the seasons brings on allergies, which inevitably turn into a nasty sinus infection. Every time. Without fail. It's a real pain in the ass. If my language is stilted, it's because I'm still swaying back and forth, posting through a haze of acetaminophen and menthol cough drops.

So while I've been doped up on NyQuil, I've had plenty of time to peruse the internet, and possibly due to my current state, some things have taken hold of my addled mind more than others. Here are a few of those things.

1. Remember how Vince Wilson (the ShamWOW guy who had his tongue bit out by a hooker) is basically the Scout from TF2? Well, he's just been topped. Unbeknownst to all of us, Billy Mays has been moonlighting as the Heavy:


Simply incredible.

2. More TF2 stuff: Meet The Spy. Yes. That's about all that needs to be said.


3. This particular video brings out the nerdish fanboy residing deep (or not-so-deep) within the inner recesses of my mind. Edgar Wright has been keeping a video blog of the Scott Pilgrim vs The World shooting, and apparently it's going pretty well. This particular video even has Brian Lee O'Malley in it! I'm one of those guys who watches the director and cast commentary on movies over and over again, so to say that I've been following these obsessively would probably be an understatement.



I'm really, really excited about the Scott Pilgrim movie, because I am an unabashed, retarded fan of Scott Pilgrim. I've never been too big on traditional comics. I like superhero stuff, but the continuity has always been too dense for me to jump in and start reading (plus, comics are expensive as heck). It is at times incoherent, at times ridiculous, and at times infuriating. But despite that, I adore it, primarily for the feel of it - the raw energy that the comic exudes. It blends real life and relationships with ridiculous video game fights and the occasional tiny breaking of the fourth wall. It all combines to form a really compelling universe that I would like to see explored further.

I've been in the process of writing a comic for a while - and by process, I generally refer to the banging of my creative tendencies against a brick wall until blood comes out. That blood is then exposed to a complicated milling process, a dark nightmare machine that bellows smoke and failed dreams. The end result is a delicious powder not unlike cornmeal. My point is that if I can capture the feeling of Scott Pilgrim without direct plagiarism, I would be really proud of the result.

I may post some of it later. The tricky part is going to be finding someone to draw it. I can't draw a straight line with a ruler.