Mind Rot

Everything I like: video games, comic books, cartoons. All that stuff your folks warned you would cause your brain to rot. Enter and revel in the festering remains of my cerebrum.

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I am the terror that flaps in the night.

Saturday, December 16, 2006

On the therapeutic powers of celery

So we're at my brother-in-law's house, eating breakfast. My nephew is watching "Wonder Pets," a preschool program concerning the adventures of a photorealistic duck, turtle and guinea pig. Said critters are helping a puppy make it through a doggy door so that said pooch can go pee. All four animals make it outside and relieve themselves simultaneously. Following, one animal grabs a vegetable, starts to eat it, and utters the immortal line:

"Celery is great after a good pee!"

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Deck the halls with figgy pudding

The holidays are upon us, meaning we are once more caught in the iron, lobsteresque grip of Chrismahannakwanzaatetentinehog's Day or whatever we're calling it these days in order to keep from offending everyone, or everyone with lawyers, at least.

For those of you who've been asking, yes, I am still gaming. The problem is, as it often tends to be at this time of year, there are too many games, and I find myself staring down the shotgun barrels of the seasonal overload. I am currently trying to juggle Final Fantasy V Advance, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Elite Beat Agents and Yoshi's Island DS, all at the same time. Not to mention that Thundercat and I just picked up Lego Star Wars and haven't even cracked it open yet. And I'm not even going to start on Final Fantasy III until all this stuff is behind me.

So, if you're here looking for insights on the games of the holidays, I'm afraid that I have none, or none of substance, just yet. I will go on record as saying that, so far, I'm enjoying everything, and have no real complaints about any of the games I've played over the past few months.

Animation-wise, I haven't seen anything new for a while. Anyone have any recommendations? Things like Happy Feet and Monster House don't interest me in the least, so feel free to recommend other current or even classic animated movies (bearing in mind that I've seen every single Disney film, including Fun and Fancy Free, Make Mine Melody, Saludos Amigos and even the publicly-disavowed Song of the South).