This weekend was Emerald City ComiCon. I went yesterday and it was pretty fun. I didn't get there until about 4 or so, but that still left 3 hours to walk around. There was some pretty cool costumes and some terrible ones too. My favorites were to the two guys dressed as Venom and Anti-Venom. Of course there was the regular costumes like Darth Vader, Storm Troopers and Bounty Hunters. Sadly, no one was dressed as Dog the Bounty Hunter. The cutest was a little girl that was maybe 4 dressed as Wonder Woman. There were a couple other kids dressed up too, but she was the cutest. There were too many bad ones to really pick the worst, but I'll get into that one in a minute. There were more costumes, I thought, than last year. But I could be wrong.
So, I already mentioned Venom and Anti-Venom. I don't know why, but I really liked those costumes. I saw a couple Deadpools and even Lady Deadpool. Too bad no one thought to do Kidpool or Dogpool. That would have been pretty cool. I saw Kick-Ass, which is pretty easy costume to do. There was a Hitgirl, which was not really that great. There was a Ramona Flowers, which like Hitgirl, wasn't that great. There was a Hellboy and even a Hellgirl. Both of those were pretty good. I thought there would be more aliens from Star Trek, seeing as how William Shatner was there. There was a couple of Predators, one being better than the other. The oddest one I saw, and I still can't figure it out, was someone dressed as a German Shepard. That one boggled my mine. I have no idea what it was from, unless maybe it was suppose to be Rin Tin Tin.
As I said, there was more than a few bad ones. It wasn't necessarily the costumes that were bad, but more the people who were wearing them. I know that part of the fun for some people is dressing up like your favorite character, and that's cool. And maybe it's comic books unrealistic portrayal of women characters that ruins that for me. If you've ever read a comic book or graphic novel, you'll know that the women are very well endowed. Especially ones like Emma Frost, who is known to where some of the skimpiest outfits. So, when I see a flat chested, unattractive girl dressed up like her, I'm not really a big fan of it. Granted there isn't many women that can pull off the Emma Frost look. A few of the other bad ones was a chubby girl dressed as the Scarlet Witch. Again, I have no problem with you dressing up, but if you don't look good in spandex, please do us all a favor and dress accordingly.
After ComiCon was over, they had a panel with Rainn Wilson and the director of his new movie, Super. It was a really fun panel and even had an appearance by a couple of the local "Superheroes." The trailor for the movie was good and made me really want to see it. It opens nationwide April 1st, or if you live in Seattle, April 15th, so if you have a chance go find a theater that is playing it. It's a low budget film, so it might be hard to find it, but it looks like it will be well worth it. After the panel they had a meet and greet, but you had to purchase those in advance, so we didn't get to meet him. That's okay though. Before we left I had to say hi to and meet a few of the people from the BJ Shea Morning Experience, which airs on 99.9 KISW from 6-10am Monday-Friday. I originally was just gonna say hi to Vicky Barcelona, who has a podcast called Intern Radio, but figured we could say hi to BJ Shea, The Rev and Mono Nick as well.
Afterwords, we headed to Laughs Comedy Spot to see Myq Kaplan, who was hilarious. Check him out if you get a chance.
Overall, it was a really good time, and I can't wait until next year. Hopefully I'll be able to get there a little bit earlier so I can see some of the other panels and meet some of the guests.
Bye for now...
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Ramblings of the day...
People annoy me. It's one of the reasons I loved living alone. Then you don't have to deal with other peoples bullshit. You can be alone and don't have to listen to other people bitch about stuff. Plus having privacy is great. I love being able to walk around naked, but you can't do that when you live with people. Well, I guess you could, but I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate it. The only downside to living alone is the expenses. It isn't cheap being on your own, even when you have another person that works. One of the things that truly annoys me is people that complain about stupid stuff. Granted I complain when I have to clean the cats shitbox, so maybe I'm a little bit of a hypocrite. But, I do end up cleaning it, I just like to make a scene first.
I have found that living with people only makes you dislike them. Living with Lindsay is one thing. I'm married to here and have to deal with her craziness, just the same as she has to deal with mine. Everyone is a little crazy though, that's what makes people unique. But dealing with other peoples craziness is another thing altogether. That's the reason I hibernate in my room most of the time. I don't like dealing with the craziness. The worst is when people don't admit that they are little off their rocker. No one is completely sane. That's the beauty of humans, no one is perfect. Could you imagine living in a world where everyone was perfect. That would terrible. That's like people that move to Hawaii and after a few years start to hate it. The fact that it almost never changes probably gets to people. But I'm sure it would be the same for someone moving from there to here. The shitty weather we have here would drive a person who is use to sun 90% of the time insane. Then we wonder why we're the suicide capital of the world.
Something else that annoys me is people that are fake. You may visit and their house is spotless, but what about when no one is there. I would rather see peoples shit laying around and know that they are actual people, then go to a house and it be spotless. Then it just seems like no one lives there. Why make your house look exquisite just to impress people? It's your own place, screw what other people think of it. Of course, it shouldn't be a complete disaster. Those same people may talk nice to your face, then turn around and talk a lot of shit about you. If you don't like me, tell me. I'd rather not waste my time hanging out with someone that is gonna talk shit about me later. I could be playing video games, or watching tv, or tons of other things that would make me happier. Fake tans annoy me too. The worst is the girls that fake tan and bleach their hair. Who the hell really finds that attractive? You look like and asshole. You could have been hot before you started trying to look like those Jersey Shore sluts. Fake tits I'm okay with, cus I like boobies. And extensions are alright too. But that's really it. The whole plastic surgery thing baffles me. Why do you want to look 20 at age 50. Your face may say 20, but the rest of you is still old and some parts may not work that well.
So, yeah. That's all I can think of for now. And all the scenarios are just examples. I'm not targeting anybody in particular. Just making observations, so no one take anything I've written to heart. :-)
I have found that living with people only makes you dislike them. Living with Lindsay is one thing. I'm married to here and have to deal with her craziness, just the same as she has to deal with mine. Everyone is a little crazy though, that's what makes people unique. But dealing with other peoples craziness is another thing altogether. That's the reason I hibernate in my room most of the time. I don't like dealing with the craziness. The worst is when people don't admit that they are little off their rocker. No one is completely sane. That's the beauty of humans, no one is perfect. Could you imagine living in a world where everyone was perfect. That would terrible. That's like people that move to Hawaii and after a few years start to hate it. The fact that it almost never changes probably gets to people. But I'm sure it would be the same for someone moving from there to here. The shitty weather we have here would drive a person who is use to sun 90% of the time insane. Then we wonder why we're the suicide capital of the world.
Something else that annoys me is people that are fake. You may visit and their house is spotless, but what about when no one is there. I would rather see peoples shit laying around and know that they are actual people, then go to a house and it be spotless. Then it just seems like no one lives there. Why make your house look exquisite just to impress people? It's your own place, screw what other people think of it. Of course, it shouldn't be a complete disaster. Those same people may talk nice to your face, then turn around and talk a lot of shit about you. If you don't like me, tell me. I'd rather not waste my time hanging out with someone that is gonna talk shit about me later. I could be playing video games, or watching tv, or tons of other things that would make me happier. Fake tans annoy me too. The worst is the girls that fake tan and bleach their hair. Who the hell really finds that attractive? You look like and asshole. You could have been hot before you started trying to look like those Jersey Shore sluts. Fake tits I'm okay with, cus I like boobies. And extensions are alright too. But that's really it. The whole plastic surgery thing baffles me. Why do you want to look 20 at age 50. Your face may say 20, but the rest of you is still old and some parts may not work that well.
So, yeah. That's all I can think of for now. And all the scenarios are just examples. I'm not targeting anybody in particular. Just making observations, so no one take anything I've written to heart. :-)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Kids...
So, this being my first post, I figured I'd make it about the thing that has been bothering me for awhile. Some of you may have already seen my posts of facebook about how I feel about people having kids. I don't think people should be allowed to have kids if they don't have a job and an education. If you cant take care of yourself, what makes you think you can take care of a child. Sure, the state will help, but is that really any way to live. No kid wants to grow up being the welfare kid at school. Believe me I know, I was that kid most of my life. Its not fun. And why do people think its okay for these uneducated, unemployed people to have kids. Maybe I'm jealous that these people that don't deserve kids are having them, while I've put 8 1/2 years into a relationship and for some reason cant have kids. And I hate when people say it was an accident. If you are not actively preventing it, it isn't an accident. Its either you being stupid, or you wanting a kid so you'll have someone to actually love you.
I know a lot of people that have kids and honestly I can name maybe 5 that I would consider good parents. Of course my idea of a good parent might be different than other peoples. I know single mothers that are better parents than two people combined, and that's sad. If you didn't want to raise a kid, maybe you shouldn't have been an idiot and used protection. You should at least be able to support your own self before you have a child. I don't think that someone has to make a lot of money to take care of their kids. I'm sure it helps. But if you love your kids and want the best for them, why bring them into a world where all they're gonna know is just getting by. I would rather be set in my career and be able to afford having a child than having a child and having to struggle to live. I know people on both ends of the spectrum. Some are good parents, some are not. Some make good money, some don't. But the ones that are good parents all have something in common. They all put their kids before themselves. Letting your baby sit around in a shitty diaper til he gets a rash is not my idea of good parenting, but why does he have a shitty diaper? Maybe its because the parent cares more about themselves then their kids. Some people need to realize that once you have a baby, nothing else matters. If you would rather hang out with your friends all day than take care of your kid, why even bother. The kid would be better off with someone who actually wanted it. I know people that for whatever reason cant have kids and would love to have a family, but these people that don't want kids are having them.
I have no problem with people buying their kids clothes from goodwill or thrift stores, as long as the kids themselves are clean and look nice. Not having a lot of money is no excuse to send your kid to school looking like they just rolled out of bed. I would rather get up 30 minutes earlier each day then send my kid to school looking like a ragamuffin. But some people cant be bothered to take the extra time to make their kids look nice. And yet these people can have kids, while lots of couples that would love to have a family, can't.
As I said earlier, I only know a handful of people I would consider good parents. On the other hand though, I can only name a handful I think are bad parents. The rest are decent. What qualifies a person to be a good parent to me? Going out and partying every weekend when you have kids, may not be the best thing. Sure your kids may be dressed cute and clean and well taken care of, but what kind of message does that send to the kid when their parents are out all night. Helping your kids learn is probably one of the most important things a parent can do. Something a simple as reading them a bedtime story or watching one of those terrible kids shows is something you should want to do so your kid learns and grows. But some people cant even do that. Kids are suppose to be the most important thing in your life, not a deterrent. If you would rather go out with your friends than sit at home with your kid, maybe you aren't cut out to be a parent.
Well, that's all i can think of for now, so I'll leave it at that.
I'll try to do this once a week, but don't hold me to that. :-)
I know a lot of people that have kids and honestly I can name maybe 5 that I would consider good parents. Of course my idea of a good parent might be different than other peoples. I know single mothers that are better parents than two people combined, and that's sad. If you didn't want to raise a kid, maybe you shouldn't have been an idiot and used protection. You should at least be able to support your own self before you have a child. I don't think that someone has to make a lot of money to take care of their kids. I'm sure it helps. But if you love your kids and want the best for them, why bring them into a world where all they're gonna know is just getting by. I would rather be set in my career and be able to afford having a child than having a child and having to struggle to live. I know people on both ends of the spectrum. Some are good parents, some are not. Some make good money, some don't. But the ones that are good parents all have something in common. They all put their kids before themselves. Letting your baby sit around in a shitty diaper til he gets a rash is not my idea of good parenting, but why does he have a shitty diaper? Maybe its because the parent cares more about themselves then their kids. Some people need to realize that once you have a baby, nothing else matters. If you would rather hang out with your friends all day than take care of your kid, why even bother. The kid would be better off with someone who actually wanted it. I know people that for whatever reason cant have kids and would love to have a family, but these people that don't want kids are having them.
I have no problem with people buying their kids clothes from goodwill or thrift stores, as long as the kids themselves are clean and look nice. Not having a lot of money is no excuse to send your kid to school looking like they just rolled out of bed. I would rather get up 30 minutes earlier each day then send my kid to school looking like a ragamuffin. But some people cant be bothered to take the extra time to make their kids look nice. And yet these people can have kids, while lots of couples that would love to have a family, can't.
As I said earlier, I only know a handful of people I would consider good parents. On the other hand though, I can only name a handful I think are bad parents. The rest are decent. What qualifies a person to be a good parent to me? Going out and partying every weekend when you have kids, may not be the best thing. Sure your kids may be dressed cute and clean and well taken care of, but what kind of message does that send to the kid when their parents are out all night. Helping your kids learn is probably one of the most important things a parent can do. Something a simple as reading them a bedtime story or watching one of those terrible kids shows is something you should want to do so your kid learns and grows. But some people cant even do that. Kids are suppose to be the most important thing in your life, not a deterrent. If you would rather go out with your friends than sit at home with your kid, maybe you aren't cut out to be a parent.
Well, that's all i can think of for now, so I'll leave it at that.
I'll try to do this once a week, but don't hold me to that. :-)
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