I haven't posted recently. Two weeks ago I was down in NJ visiting the girl and dressing up as 60's psychotic cult leader for Halloween. After coming home I fucked off one day, had guests the next 2 then fell pretty ill until just today. I got to work on a few things, but the only real accomplishment was the style of jswells.com and some 'political' comics that those of you who would get it have already seen. Jswells.com still needs some tweaking, but all in all, it looks like my desk at any given time. I got some other character sketches done, some writing (though I didn't even pretend to start NaNoWriMo this year) but needless to say, not as much got done as needed. Typical me.

I've had a lot of foreign movies piling up recently because I haven't had the attention span to read subtitles. The last few days of last week were mostly spent on the couch and I got caught up with a shitload of shows and movies, but still had the non-English ones set aside. But last night while I was feeling much better, my good friend Hulksmash was over who had never seen Old Boy. It is still probably my favorite movie to date, definitely the best movie from South Korea which says a lot as there are many, many great films to come out of South Korea in the last few years (Dragon Wars aside). Even when a good director (who isn't Hyung-rae Shim) takes on the tired old 'big monster' genre you get The Host. Great movie for a big monster movie. Characters you care about, get involved in and don't always root for the monster to crush and eat them so they'll stop fucking annoying you like in Cloverfield.

This brings me to Chaw. (it's online to watch here. Not sure if it's really legal but...). The concept behind Chaw is the most reviled of all crappy SyFy Channel bullshit, cop-out, bang a movie out in a weekend with some has been actor wash out, plot devoid waste of airspace, horrifically overdone 'Big Animal Eats People' movie. I only got it because there was a special that if you buy 3 Korean DVD's you get one Free, I had a fever and insomnia at the same time, and...well, I was a complete sucker for the packaging. I mean, look at that boar! I was expecting the fluff that it presented itself as but I wanted something light as I'm still taking cold medicine. As with The Host, Chaw blew me away. Somehow...it was a great movie. Not just because of the cold medicine (or Guinness or Scotch) but it was a well written, acted and directed blast from beginning to end...and even through the credits. Obviously it's not a movie to be taken too seriously and it carried it's ridicule of itself well. One part I don't know if it was intentionally funny or not, but the Great Korean Hunter of the story brings his great White Hunter friends in from Finland..who are all very obviously American rednecks. It was full of really fucking bizarre characters, shit you don't expect and it's own social commentary as well but with no outright morality lesson.


The copy I have is region 3 from Korea and I didn't see anywhere that they were going to release it here at all. It's worth a rental at least definitely proving that even a tired, rehashed idea can still be made into a real enjoyable movie if you just know how do line up all of your dominoes well.

Make somebody happy today. Mind your own business.
~Ann Landers




...me? I'm eating pancakes.
~JS Wells

You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.
- Sacha Guitry

It's been a long time since I found a band that I instantly fucking loved like this one...

Diablo Swing Orchestra.

( From Their MySpace... )

( I still want to blame Jesse...but...well... )

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=ht...
You are an elite member of the Weapons Development Specialists of Evike.com Corporation.
Waking up you find your team locked inside the corporate building with only one way out... with the weapons given to you by the lone survivor, you are to locate 5 fuses to power the generator to unlock the magnetic bolted gate. The building is running out of oxygen and a horde of undead awaits you. Complete this mission and alert the world of the infection!

Tired of boring haunted houses? Tired of playing zombie video games and wishing you could do something the game wont allow? This is your chance to do it all! Experience the thrill of going through a zombie- infested warehouse in pitch dark with extreme effects to give the ultimate player experience! Not only will you go in a small group, you will be armed! This is the first interactive haunted house where you will be able to shoot the zombies that come out at you! No more video games! No more movies! Experience the real thing and play the storyline in life! This is not laser tag! This is not paintball! This is a 1:1 scale experience with life-like weapons and simulated BBs to take out your target! No dirty paint to see your shots!

You will be given two Echo 1 Custom "Zombie Slayer" Zombat airsoft guns and two Tokyo Marui Hi-Capa pistols with limited ammunition and a couple flashlights. You have one objective and that is to make it out alive! You and your teammates will have to work together or forever hold your peace. Zombies die only with head shots!

For the first time ever, you will be provided with everything you need! This is not just an Airsoft game, this is truly an intense experience! This is a Halloween maze that you will have never experienced before! You will be ranked and timed! Not only will your scores be posted online and compared to other players, but you will need to beat level one to make it to our next game! Thats right, this is not just a Halloween event! This will become a reality game that will last all year! For more information on signing- up for this once in a lifetime experience, please visit http://www.evike.com/zombiehunter for all the details!

CREDITS
Producer: Scott Byrns
Director: David Sinatra
DP: Tim Cruz
Key Gaff: James Milner
Key Grip: Andrew Doyle
Sound: Carlton Diggs
AC: Megan Woeppel
PA: Aaron Adkins
PA: Eric Edmonds
PA: Bill Radtke
Makeup/SFX: Cara Zozula
Makeup: Sarah Aumentado
Makeup Assist: Margaret Wang
Makeup Assist: Theresa Farber
Technical Advisor: RT

CAST
Billy - Chris McKernon
Tony - Baha Abuhadwan
Alex - Andrew J. McGuinness
Lisa - Stephanie Valencia
Tommy - Hank Fortener

ZOMBIES
Ruben Guajardo
Jake Smartt
Camila Gaskey
Matthew Kong
Oliver-Ray Castillo

EVIKE CREW
Evike Chang
Wayne Lee
Clifford Tjing
RT
Bryan Lam

Odin Has Chosen Her

Who knew that running a blog about Viking History could bring out the crazies?

Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:13:11 -0700
From: mist******@yahoo.com
Subject: What is the thought of Living Valkyries
To: gunnora@vikinganswerlady.com

Hello, My name is Jennifer. Years ago I had a friend who had recently turned to ositrue from Wicca.

Ed. note: a search turned up nothing on this “ositrue.”

She often called the name of Odin to have him help her win games of fun with our mutual friends.. One night as punishment he burned a psykickly gold band into my arm.

Wait. Odin punished you for asking him to help your team win at Pictionary? I suppose that is a bit below him.

Since then I know he’s watched me. Tonite after watching a movie with our mutual friends but not the woman I mentioned before, by second sight I saw an old entity that is loosely bound to me. He told me that I must preform the rite of the promise of Valkyrie and be in true essance a Living Valkyrie.
I have lived though a lot of strife in my life and come out burned batterd and scared but not beaten into submission. I am a fighter and have been since I was born, died and revived. I am also a maid of near 40(Vergin)..

Here, we give you a moment. Reread, chuckle, picture Steve Carell, whatever.

I was told that it was my life path to be made a valkyrie in this life and to rencarnate no more. As I am bound to something else and the religion I am now. I refused to go to a body of water and bathe their. I asssumed there was something that would have taken place. I drive to my old temple and on the steps ardently fought for my own right to live my own path. But I have a gauntlet and two golden graclets that can only be seen by second sight. Of which I know were given to my by Odin as well as were augmented recently due to a strong thunder storm that had high energy spikes in it’s undercurrent. My friends and I have second sight so we can all see what I have.
My question to you is do you know what a living valkyrie is exactly. And can you tell me anything about why he’s soo attracted even though I push him away whenever he tries to draw me near?? Also I could have sworn I was in golden manicles (handcuffs) Until I reached the steps of the temple.
You probibly think I am mad! I wouldn’t blame you. I know I am an old soul. I also can faintly tell that you have something special to you. This is why I am telling you all of this and posing this question to you.
If you could give me any information at all I would more than just appricate it.
MY only other choice is asking Yahooanswers.com and lets face it. Most of the people there would give me web sites they don’t understand the information of or tell me I am going to hell or belong in a loony bin because I belive that Odin is chasing me!

Thank you for reading this. I know it’s a lot to digest. Even if you have no clue or think I should be in a padded room, please just e mail me to tell me you got this letter.
Thank you again! Your website is wonder and I am very greatful that I found it.
Jennifer.

Do you think her iPod has anything on it besides “Immigrant Song”? “Valhalla, I am coming,” indeed.

Submitted By: Christie W