Welcome to the blog about nothing and EVERYTHING!

As I type this line, glancing at 4:20 PM in the corner of my screen, Michael Jackson's PYT playing, I'm reconciling my self-proclaimed noble promise to stay on a weekly schedule with this blog against the severe lack of an organizing principle for content. On one hand, it's easier to stick to a schedule if you're not constrained by content guidelines, on the other hand, maybe the content would be more relevant, useful, or entertaining if there were some guidelines. But what can I say I am completely tangential and full of whimsy and curiosity. So I present:

FIVE UNRELATED TOPICS THAT I FANCY

1. The Drawings of Gustave Doré

2. The Free Info Society

3. History and art relating to the rape of the Sabine Women

4. The life and works of Carl Barks

5. Image production such as panography

The Better Later Than Ever

In memory of the highly respected Manny Farber, who passed away August 2008. I was never in a class he taught, but I was certainly in classes by individuals he influenced, not to mention the Visual Arts Department he almost single-handedly willed into existence. Reading his White Elephant Vs. Termite Art was one of very few eureka moments I had in college, and I feel a kinship with him for it.

Today, despite having no plan for today's post, despite having nothing important to say, nor cheap gimmick to rest my laurels on, decided to, just as I have done physically through my often tempestuous life, burrow through with tenacity, eschewing the rose-colored dream of having something monumental to show or say, nor the complacency to show off the consistency and/or correctness of methods and choices. I'm late. I have nothing. It's one of those day and dollar aphorisms butting its trite head into reality. And I am inclined to respond, "Oh well."

On some random episode of House that I watched @ Justin TV after having just been rehabilitated from a rare life-threatening syndrome, Joe Morton's thinly veiled Barrack Obama character explains that he will still run for president, but will most likely lose. House then questions why he would run at all, to which the senator replies, "Oh so you mean to say you believe you have to win every battle . . ." Or something to that effect.

Well maybe there is something to say having to do with the current state of the U.S. and world economy, the politico-military stalemates occurring around the globe. But that's a jig saw puzzle for somebody else's amusement. What's the country song now about going through hell? Hahaha this is a Forrest Gump marathon, you're just passengers on my train of thought (props to whichever rapper I heard that from). Arbitratily, the end.

The Laziest Post Sunday

So I drew this on Thursday, knowing I could use it as a cheap post on Sunday. How's that for premeditated laziness? I'm noticing that my drawing skills are directly related to how effortlessly I can draw a portrait of myself. I must be really good now because this slop appeared out of nowhere like bird shit.



I also wanted to share my interest in battle mcees and highlight this classic Dumbfoundead victory:

Not Even Optioned

Sorry this became more of a Sunday Evening Noodle. I think you'll enjoy it, though. I present: Not Even Optioned: movies that have not been made, certainly not licensed, in fact, not even a script optioned. And for the first installment I'd like to take a peak at what an anime to live action Hollywood film might look like (sans giant robots or monsters and therefore sans insane CGI) with my version of Lupin III.




So where else to start but with the inimitable Lupin III? You can tell Chris Evans is becoming a Hollywood hero with his roles in Fantastic Four as the hotshot Johnny Storm, and in his upcoming Pusher from DC Wildstorm. His increasing popularity will make this role a step back for him in a few years, thus we'll never get to see him try to pass off frat-boy arrogance for Lupin's weasely charm.




And while we're on that note, playing mild-tempered ace marksman Jigen, will almost certainly be a step back for Mr. Viggo Mortensen who first caught our attention in some ring movie. It might have been the Ring, I just didn't think he had the chops to pull off a creepy 6 year old girls ghost, but hey he can do anything! You saw him in Eastern Promises and David Cronenberg's adaptation of John Wagner's History of Violence. Oh yeah and in that horse movie winnebago or something. Yeah he's probably a little too bad ass to play Jigen.



Does anybody recognize this actor? Why yes it's Asian superstar Takeshi Kitano! Oh wait, no that's the old guy who does the gangster movies. No this is Takeshi Kaneshiro. He's that guy from Wong Kar Wai's Chungking Express and Fallen Angels! Wha? Who is Wong Kar Wai? Sheesh. Nevermind, this is the guy who rescued the blind chick on House of Flying Daggers, yeah, he was Samanosuke Akechi in Onimusha 3. Ohhhh now you know him o_0! Well yeah, he'd be pretty cool as Goemon, plus the chicks who like Asian guys'll dig him. What this movie isn't real?!?



And now my personal favorite casting. There are obvious reasons why Anne Hathaway would make a just perfect breasts . . umm perfect Fujiko. She's got those convincing eyes, sharp wit and poise for a girl so young, no doubt from growing up the daughter of an actress. In addition to that, she just showed us she's got the chops to play a secret agent and go toe to toe with vet comedian Steve Carrell in Get Smart. But after showing us her serious side in Havok and Brokeback Mountain, we can be pretty sure these fun flicks won't come too often in her career. Plus what's an anime? We don't know Anne, but you're swell ^_^@




You know who might actually be cool enough to want to do this movie? Joe Rogan! That's right Joe mothereffin'-eff-fake-comics-who-steal-material Rogan! And I'm still bugging out how dead-on he could match Zenigata's expressions. Of course everybody knows he's too busy proving the moon landing was fake. Drat.

So there you have it. Lupin the Third, the unmade movie. I could go on to pick a director, set designer, soundtrack--but what's the point? It'll never be made. You may now proceed to attack my terrible casting, but first this Anne Hathaway/Fujiko intermission:



oh yeah that's the stuff.