I’ll have more thoughts on this later, but meanwhile…
HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP!!
(I’m a WHOLE DAMN TOWN!!!!)
HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP!!
(I’m a WHOLE DAMN TOWN!!!!)
I came across this on GeeksAreSexy and, being a Twin Peaks fanatic (did you know I graduated from Snohomish High School, which was used in filming Fire Walk With Me?), not to mention a gamer who lived through the 8-bit era, I thought this video from Filthy Frackers was worth sharing…
Suppose donuts give you magical FBI-powers? I bet the Black Lodge level is a pain in the neck…
Okay, as both a Twin Peaks fan and a Simpsons fan (obligatory “not as good as it used to be, yadda yadda yadda” comment here), this is just pretty freaking cool. As reported by WelcomeToTwinPeaks.com, Belgian illustrator and art director Adrien Noterdaem has “Simpsonized” 15 Twin Peaks characters. Click on Leland Palmer below for all of the images and the full ensemble picture…
Time to go back to Missoula, Montana!! |
So while I continue chipping away at the sequel to Zeus Is Dead (working title, Zeus Is Undead), I figured it’d be fun to share with you some completely random, out of context dialogue from the rough draft as it currently stands. Why random and out of context? Because it’s more fun that way! (Plus it’s possible that watching the new Twin Peaks is nudging my mind in random, out of context directions…)
“Why ever are you going down to Earth? You’ll have to walk!”
“Their governments are paralyzed by zombie deniers and petty deadlocks.”
“YOU WILL ENJOY THE BARBECUE AS FATHER ZEUS ORDAINS!”
“Melpomene and Thalia. They claim it is a ‘sequel thing.'”
“Do you wish me to smite she who brought the corrupted potato salad?”
“I just adore when death rhymes!”
“The fonts are amazing!”
“What in Medusa’s buttcrack are you?”
“You know how Alecto is. There’s really not much difference except now she smells a little funny.”
“You try being funny after dealing with Nyx!“
“Leavenworth is an Oktoberfest town. We need Oktoberfest dollars. Now, if the people can’t drink here, they’ll be glad to drink at the festivals of Chelan, Hanford, Long Island…”
“Eris was NOT a member of Guns and Roses!”
“Oh, come on! Finish the brains you have!”
“Some mortals have eaten zombie meat.”
“You dare contradict the wisdom of the great Brandt Sledgeman!”
“Do you do things like this because nobody likes you, or does nobody like you because you do things like this?”
“Malevolence would be if that thing started playing disco.”
It’s been almost a week since I got a Twin Peaks re-watch post up here. They’ll resume shortly. It’s just that since last Thursday I was busy selling books and communing with other geeks at the 40th annual Seattle sci-fi & fantasy con known as Norwescon! I had a great time, sold some books, hung out with fellow authors Tiffany Pitts, Camela Thompson, and Janine Southard, went to a few panels, and almost made it to the final round in a gigantic Cards Against Humanity tournament.
I also took a lot of pictures! While you wait for the next Twin Peaks post, please enjoy a slice of my experience, captured through my less-than-perfect phone camera!
See? My MINI Cooper has as much cargo room as a Lincoln Navigator!#NotReally#WholeCarCouldFitInNavigator pic.twitter.com/7zRmt22nak
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) April 13, 2017
I had a great time, but after 4 straight days of stepping out of my comfort zone and interacting with so many people, I came home Sunday evening and pretty much collapsed! 😀
It’s about time for another Bad Sci-Fi Theater post! This time around, I put up the choice of movies for a vote on Twitter, and low and behold they declared that I must watch the first Judge Dredd movie from 1995. This tour de force of entertainment features Sylvester Stallone and that thespian of thespians who brought us not only Deuce Bigalo: Male Gigolo, but ALSO its sequel: Rob Schneider! (Okay, so I admit I laughed at the “Makin’ Copies” sketches on SNL back in the day, but I really can’t stand the guy. So thanks, Twitter. I owe ya one. 😉
So hey, here we go! [Read more…]
More answers, more troubles, and a gigantic flying sow I didn’t even know existed. Curious? Then it’s time for the fourteenth installment of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian…
So Percy gets a triple-vision this time as he goes to rest, but before I get there, I’d like to give Thalia a kudo or three for giving some sound, needed counsel to Percy at the start of the chapter: Don’t let what Prometheus said lead Percy to being soft on Luke. Despite his situation, Luke is responsible for the bad choices he’s made. After the last chapter’s parley set a bit uncertainty in both Percy and the reader (or at least, this reader), Thalia helps him to get grounded and refocused. [Read more…]