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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Editors.
If you read this column, you know Eaves loves a party. You also know we self-deprecatingly speak of mediocre Midwestern cities (we're from Louisville). Even with summer winding down, there's no need to stick out that lower lip. A slew of—well, ok, three–high profile openings will tickle even the slightest art and architecture enthusiast as Cleveland, East Lansing, and Cincinnati compete for the title of Bilbao of the Midwest. First up, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, designed by Farshid Moussavi Architecture, opens on October 6. Will the Mistake-on-the-Lake become the Rust Belt Riviera? On MOCA's heels comes the Eli and Edythe Broad Museum on November 9. OK, we don't know anything about East Lansing other than a school's there, but—hey!—now they have a Zaha Hadid.
And finally, Cincinnati, home to America's first Hadid, will welcome 21c Museum Hotel by Deborah Berke & Partners. Their website says it will open late 2012. Which project will be an urban game-changer? We could be swayed by opening night invites, but right now my money's on Cincy.
A decade of green growth celebrated at CitiesAlive!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Editors.
It's hard to believe that it's been 10 years since the first green roof gathering in Chicago, when 400 green roof enthusiasts came together from around the world to share their passion and knowledge of green roofs. Since then, we've laid some very important foundations for the industry, which enjoyed an amazing 115% growth rate last year.
On October 17-20 at CitiesAlive, we will gather at the Congress Plaza Hotel in Chicago once more, to celebrate all that we have accomplished together, and lay plans for the future growth of this industry. Performance is the unifying theme for programming that features the best and brightest in green roof and wall design, research, policy. 'On the roof with' conversations feature examples of what green infrastructure is best at – stormwater management, urban agriculture, increasing biodiversity, energy efficiency, job creation and more. Together, we're building a legacy of outstanding performance!
On View> Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School
Friday, September 14, 2012
The Editors.
The Formation of the Japanese Print Collection at the Art Institute:
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Through November 4
Frank Lloyd Wright visited Japan for the first time in 1905, inspired by the country's pavilion at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. He lived in the country while working on Tokyo's Imperial Hotel, soaking in Japanese art and culture. It had a lasting impact on his own work, especially the development of the Prairie Style as well as his renderings and presentation drawings. During his time in Japan, Wright became a pioneering collector of Japanese prints, and often supported himself as an art dealer. Clarence Buckingham purchased numerous prints from Wright in 1911 (including Utagawa Hiroshige's Sparrows and Camillia in Snow from 1831, above), which became the foundation of the Art Institute's print collection. This exhibition is composed of prints purchased by Wright, photos of an exhibition of his collection he staged in 1908 at the Art Institute, and drawings from Wright's studio.
Construction Fully Funded for St. Louis' Loop Trolley Project
Monday, September 10, 2012
Chris Bentley.
Plans for a fixed-track trolley system in St. Louis got a $22 million infusion last week, when the Federal Transit Administration followed through with plans to fund construction of the city's long-awaited Loop Trolley system.
The Loop Trolley Transportation Development District would administer a 2.2-mile track from the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park to the University City Library—part of a regional plan for more sustainable transit. Three hybrid electric trolleys will make nine stops along the way, offering connection with the existing light rail MetroLink system.
Let There Be Light: Cleveland Museum of Art's New Atrium Open
Friday, September 7, 2012
Chris Bentley.
After seven years of construction, during much of which visitors were sent on an underground detour, the Cleveland Museum of Art's expansive atrium opened in late August.
The 39,000-square-foot Rafael Viñoly-designed atrium is essentially a massive skylight, which arcs from 55 to 66 feet in height across a space nearly as large as a football field. Planting beds complement the granite floor, anchoring an airy space that houses a second floor mezzanine and could seat upwards of 700 people for events.
Hotel Made from Shipping Containers Planned for Detroit's Eastern Market
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Chris Bentley.
Following the many interesting developments in Detroit these days, one gets a sense that the city's post-industrial landscape is fertile ground for innovative design. A boutique hotel made of shipping containers seems to back up that trend.
Collision Works, as the project is called, touts the structural merits of shipping containers. "Shipping containers are considerably more durable than standard construction, can cost less, and most importantly are about 30 percent faster to build," writes project founder Shel Kimen.
On View> Grete Marks: When Modern Was Degenerate
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Editors.
Grete Marks: When Modern Was Degenerate
Milwaukee Art Museum
700 North Art Museum Drive Milwaukee, WI
Through January 1
Grete Marks was born in Cologne in 1899 to an artistic Jewish family, and she enrolled in the ceramics program at the Bauhaus School in 1920. In 1923 she left the school to marry a young industrialist with whom she founded the Haël Factory for Artistic Ceramics to produce her designs. These works are composed of simple geometric shapes, glazed with striking colors and patterns in the style of Soviet Constructivist painters and showcasing the Bauhaus ideal of uniting industrial mass-production with Modernist aesthetics. Marks' legacy as a potter was cut short by the Nazi party when in 1935 they declared her artwork "degenerate," and her avant-garde pottery career ended with the onset of World War II. This will be the first American exhibition to explore Marks' work and the circumstances that have prevented her name from entering the list of Bauhaus greats.
Five Pritzker-winning architects join "Save Prentice" campaign
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Chris Bentley.
Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Hospital has become the cause célèbre for architectural preservationists from across Chicago and beyond, now garnering five more Pritzker-toting allies amid mounting pressure for demolition.
Robert Venturi, Tadao Ando, Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, and Eduardo Souto de Moura added their names to a letter sent to Mayor Rahm Emanuel last month from more than 60 architects, including Frank Gehry. Dan Coffey and Jack Hartray of Chicago, George Miller of New York City, Denise Scott Brown of Philadelphia, and Bjarke Ingels of Copenhagen also joined the chorus of designers calling on Chicago city officials to grant the iconic cloverleaf structure landmark status.
New Life Comes With New Name for Purple Hotel
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Chris Bentley.
A rose by any other name may still smell as sweet, but what about a violet? Suburban Chicago's Purple Hotel, rescued this Spring from dereliction and impending demolition, may change its name to complement its transformation under architects Koo and Associates. The firm solicited name suggestions via Facebook, looking for "something mid-century and fresh." One early commenter declared, "Renaming the Purple Hotel will go over about as well as renaming the Sears Tower."
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The Funny Farm Comedy Club in Roswell had its last laugh Sunday after more than eight years and an estimated 250,000 patrons.
The comedy club was part of Startime Entertainment, a complex which included a miniature golf course, go karts, a video arcade, a sports bar and batting cages. Funny Farm manager Marshall Chiles said the operation was in debt and could no longer pay its bills.
The Funny Farm itself was the most successful component of Startime, Chiles said, but it alone could not carry the load anymore.
Over the years, the club has attracted talent such as actor Bob Saget, Marietta native and "Grace Under Fire" star Brett Butler, "Partridge Family's" Danny Bonaduce and "Saturday Night Live" alum Jon Lovitz. "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" standup and local resident Ron White would regularly test out jokes for his theater tours at the Funny Farm.
On the final night Sunday, more than 30 comics showed up to bid the club farewell and reminisce on stage about what impact the club had on their careers.
Kenney Johnson, who went by the name "Big Kenney" on stage and taught comedy classes at the Funny Farm, was given the honors to close out the four-hour show Sunday night. "It was frustrating to see the place shut down due to no fault of its own," he said Monday.
Johnson expressed kudos to Chiles for running a top-notch operation, one that took care of its employees, its customers and the talent. "He had a can-do attitude," he said. "He marketed the place. He'd wipe down tables, set up chairs. He'd drive the talent to radio stations. He even opened shows as a comic."
Chiles himself said "I'm happy to be moving on. But I'm also sad to be moving on. I really enjoyed it. I have a lot of good memories, made some great friends there. It really hit me Thursday night sitting on the side of the room watching everyone laugh."
Johnson was also wistful: "The physical location may have shut down, but the spirit of the Funny Farm will live on with all the people who were entertained and learned to entertain. We'd like to think we left our mark."
Jamie Bendall, who co-owns the Punchline Comedy Club, came by Sunday night as well as a sign of respect for his erstwhile rival. "The analogy is you fight hard during a sports match until the whistle blows," Bendall said. "But when the game is over, you meet at the middle of the field and shake hands."
The Punchline, he noted, is doing as well year to date, if not a smidge better, than a year ago. "It's a good alternative for people wanting to get away from all the negativity going on in the world," he said.
For now, Chiles will be operating the Laughing Skull Lounge in Midtown, a much smaller venue he opened a couple of months ago. And he is entertaining offers to place the Funny Farm in a different location, preferably nearby.
"It's a sign of the times," said Gary Abdo, owner of Uptown Comedy Corner in downtown Atlanta, which caters to an African-American audience. "They didn't have to survive on what the club did as a business. It fed off Startime and vice versa. They were able to bring in some names that the Punchline and I would not bring in."
But overall, Abdo said, "it's never a good moment to see another comedy club close." He said his club has been aggressively offering specials and deals to keep the crowds coming in and has managed to survive okay in tough economic times.
April 20th, 2009
5:34 pm
I was there several times, and frankly, I always felt a minigolf-videogame complex in Roswell was a weird place for a comedy club. A couple of overpriced beers, some chicken fingers and a 20 mile drive home afterwards… I don't know. Sometimes it seemed like the burbites didn't seem to get the jokes either. Hope the Laughing Skull is more fun.
April 20th, 2009
5:43 pm
I always enjoyed it. I went on Friday. It was a good bit of fun. I'm only 5 miles away and I'll have to go a long way to get downton. I'm not sure I want to hang out at a joint across the street from a gay bar anyways. (if the comics wern't kidding)
April 20th, 2009
5:54 pm
I actually enjoyed this place, compared to the punchline which is a crap hole. Punchline is run down, and doesnt have AC in the summer, and is too clustered. I guess I will have to look to the Cobb Cynergy center, and possibly the Laughing skull lounge.
April 20th, 2009
6:08 pm
Ok, take down my accurate comment that the punchline is run down and does not have ac, or refuses to run it in the summer. I enjoyed the funny farm, and its less crowded area. I will look to the Cobb center or Laughing Skull lounge.
April 20th, 2009
6:14 pm
Not surprising. Funny Farm was way the hell out in the middle of nowhere in a weird mall-complex. Terrible location. They did get some good performers in there, though.
April 20th, 2009
7:02 pm
The Funny Farm was a fabulous comedy club. I hope Marshall can resurrect it somewhere near the old venue. The final Sunday night with local comedians was a great way to say goodbye. I saw so many truly entertaining comedians there over the years – Emo Philips, Rich Hall, Christopher Titus, etc. Thanks to everyone at the Funny Farm who made it a good time every single time I went!
April 20th, 2009
7:02 pm
Man, now I feel guilty for not going for a few months. I really enjoyed the place, and we were looking into the Punchline–but if they don't have air conditioning… that's horrifying and definitely a deal-breaker. After the initial sadness when I got the e-mail about the Farm, now I'm feeling… yep, more sadness.
I agree with the posters who suggested the location was weird, but I got used to it. I was baffled by the whole Startime thing at first–"I want to see comedy. Why is there minigolf and a movie theatre?" but we got used to it.
I hate it when a place I'm used to goes under.
April 21st, 2009
5:28 pm
Well, thanks to all the people out there that supports live comedy… be it at the funny farm or where ever. The last show was a great night & I hold many fond and happy memories of the place.
And believe me when I tell you, the Laughing Skull Lounge is one the best places in the world to see live comedy. It is so intimate with only 74 seats, and the more intimate a space, the better the comedy.
So check out http://www.vortexcomedy.com and you will see that the same great comedians are down there that I got at the funny farm… and even better comedians coming through that normally dont do clubs bc they dont like them… but the small space is appealing to them.
OK, thanks again to everyone, and thanks for the kind words!
Keep supporting live comedy!
April 21st, 2009
5:29 pm
btw, I am the Marshall from the Funny Farm, I dont know who the first Marshall is that posted on 4.20.09…
April 22nd, 2009
10:16 am
I don't know why they even asked the guy from Uptown. That place is truly an abomination and a disgrace to the art of comedy. It's a shame that a club like the Funny Farm got dragged under by Startime. Economy or not, if the owners/managers at Startime knew what they were doing the whole thing could have survived. Why spend money trying to compete with AMC theaters and Andretti's? The comedy club was what Roswell didn't have!! The Laughing Skull is a great room and The Punchline still brings great talent. So I guess there's still hope for comedy in Atlanta. Uptown SUX!!
April 22nd, 2009
3:08 pm
I really enjoyed the Funny Farm. My spouse and I went regularly. The location was a bit odd, but it worked. I will say the show on Saturday ended a bit weird.
May 10th, 2009
10:46 pm
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May 10th, 2009
10:56 pm
The Funny Farm was a great place! My husband and I would go quite often and we are going to miss it dearly!
We have been going there since we started dating- and over the years we've been married and even pregnant with our daughter! (Yes, nine months pregnant, big belly and all!)
It has been our favorite place to go for date nights! It was a great location for us because we live only a few miles away.
Getting downtown will be a pain and crime downtown has risen, so we won't be making any trips soon to the new venue.
Please bring the FF back to us in Roswell!!!


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Gay Marriage/Gay Adoption
I saw a post in the larry tag (HERE) where a girl was doing a school project on gay marriage/gay adoption, and she wanted our opinions/thoughts on it. I started writing in her ask box, but I realized I would probably have to send like five of them to write everything I want to say, so this was easier.
So, wasted-with-horan, this is for you!
Personally I don't understand how people can tolerate (and even support) a marriage that lasts for 72 days and condemn a marriage between two people of the same sex who want to spend their entire lives together. Now, I'm a Christian, and I grew up being told that homosexuality was immoral and condemned by God. I believed it for a long time…and then I started thinking for myself. How could God condemn two people for loving each other, even when they're the same sex? Surely he would rejoice in the simple fact that there's a little bit more love in the world, no?
Second, there's the argument about whether or not being gay is a choice or if it's their nature. Have you ever seen what some people go through when they realize they're attracted to the same sex? Do you have any idea how much simpler their lives would be if they could just choose to NOT be gay? I'm fairly certain that a large majority would NOT willingly put themselves through all the ridicule and shame and beatings and being driven away from their friends and families if they had a choice in who they loved.
Third, we come to the argument of 'the bible says its wrong'. You're right, the bible does say it's wrong…but it also says that you can't work on Sundays, a man must marry a woman if he rapes her, slavery is okay and slaves are property, a woman must submit to her husband, anyone who commits adultery must be stoned to death, and that divorce is unholy and unacceptable in the eyes of God. Need I go on? You can't pick and choose which laws you think still apply and which don't in order to suit your argument. It doesn't work like that.
To address the issue of gay couples adopting - I say, "Why not?" Coming from someone who was in the foster care system for almost seven years, I can attest to the fact that I would have much rather have two adopted moms or two adopted dads than be forced to stay in the system for that long. The more couples who are willing to give a child a family, the better. Why deny a child the opportunity of a loving family just because the family happens to be a couple of the same sex? That's just foolish, selfish, and wrong.
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Homeless people in Indiana are feeling the wrath of Charlie Sheen's former goddess Bree Olson -- who's BEGGING her community to stop giving money to beggars.
Olson ignited a firestorm on Twitter earlier today when she posted a photo of a beggar -- and wrote, "STOP giving then money Fort Wayne! The more you give them money this place is gonna start looking like Skid Row."
She added, "Fort Wayne has PLENTY of room in the shelters and almost every church has food shelter and placement. No excuse for him or the others here."
Olson -- a former porn star -- was bombarded with insults from people who don't see things her way. One person wrote, "Some people are more comfortable asking for help than sucking d*** for money."
Still, we gotta ask ...
Bree... I'll give you money. Just wear heavy lip gloss.
F^ck you biotch. Heartless c^ck-sucker. Literally.
I'm guessing you didn't bother to read her responses? like the fact that the bum is making more money begging then the people giving him the monday? or how fort wayne was just in the news paper for job growth?
Wasn't this chick homeless before she shacked up with Charlie??
should they become prostitutes like her??
A whore trying to tell people what to do and what to not. ha ha. Let people give them money if they want, it's not your money. Go back and do what you are good at or stfu. or open a free restaurant for them than talking.
The professional whore/prostitute has spoken!
We should all follow her example!
"Bree" stick it up your ass honey, you know, like usual.
Stupid whore.
what compassion...her parents must be soooo proud......clASS real clASS
yah screw them, they should all sell their bodies for it!
Without him, she'd probably be homeless too.
Beggars can't be choosers, Bree.
Can't give the homeless money, but it is ok to give strippers money....
You know why she said this? Probably because Charlie gave money to a beggar on his trip (the picture was on TMZ). She's evil and vindictive and will forever be on my shiet list. God bless you, Charlie...and Bree, well you know where you can go. I very seldom call down people, but this woman is an azzhole.
"Better to remain quiet and thought a Fool, than to open ones' mouth and remove all doubt"
LMAO.... dudes give her handouts only difference is she accepts them in her hand, mouth and armpits.


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This year, the conference features a set of sessions specifically on 3D TSVs, with minimal overlap. There's also an additional session specifically on interposers, otherwise known as 2.5D. "The industry really wants to see 2.5D happen as an easier way to do 3D before all the 3D tools are in place," McCann said. "The struggle is over how much is an interposer going to cost."
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This thread is for a promotional game of Mafia brought to you by the good folks at Paranoia Paradise. We are, of course, always in need of a few good players, and there's even another game over there that's in signups as I post this. Fascinating really – if you already know Mafia or at least know you like it, you should consider signing up over there.
Mafia is a game of logical deduction and argumentation. Basically, a Game Organizer (that's me) secretly assigns every player a role. In the simplest execution of it, some number of the roles are "Town" and a smaller number are "Mafia". The members of the mafia know who each other are and have the shared goal of eliminating the town (or putting the game into such a state as the they could do so without resistance). The members of the town don't know anything except their own nature, but have the goal of eliminating the mafia.
The Game alternates between "Day" and "Night" phases. During the day all players may post, and they argue amongst themselves about who is likely to be a member of the Mafia. At the end of the day, the player that has been decided on (by a majority or plurality of votes cast) is Lynched. That player's alignment is revealed to everyone, and the player in question can no longer participate
At night, the Mafia decides amongst themselves who to kill. After a fixed time, day breaks and barring exceptional circumstances, that poor victim is treated in the same way as one lynched: Their alignment is revealed and they are out of the game.
In more complicated games (which also tend to be more fun) some players will also have "Power Roles", special abilities that alter how things work. For instance, the "Cop" is a member of the town who can, during night, secretly target a player to learn that player's alignment, while the "Charismatic" is a member of the town who's vote counts double and a "Jester" is a player of no alignment who wins by being lynched. Roles are also revealed upon death.
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This game has been tooled to the Limited forum in a couple of ways.
The names of every role in this game are the names of cards from Return to Ravnica. Furthermore, All 16 roles are cards from a single booster pack I opened, including a basic land and a token/tips card. There was no foil. This is a minor gift to the town: You know how a booster pack is distributed, so you might be able to tell if someone is lying about what card they are.
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Here we go! Canon has revealed a new four-pack of Powershot models today! The A-series, now made up of PASM-eunuchs, has two sets of new models, the A3100 IS and A3000 IS that follow up on the A2100 and A1100, but lose the AA-batteries in-favor of LiIons, and the A495 and A490 that follow up on the A480. The A590 IS is twisting on eBay as it sees these :)
Canon A3100 IS
Canon tries here to give the A3100 IS Elph-like design elements by going to a slimmer body. And they do that by ditching the AA-batteries, another defining characteristic of the storied A-series. Other features include a 4X optical zoom lens (35-140mm eq) with stabilization, 2.7" LCD, SD/SDHC with support for SDXC, DIGIC III, and the usual consumer-friendly features of modes, and face detection.
A sigh of relief, Canon has stayed with the 12mp 1/2.3" sensor...
The camera is available already for pre-ordering at Amazon for $180, in your choice of blue, red, or silver. The release estimate is for late February.
Canon A3000 IS
The A3000 IS is like the A3100, but it has a 10mp sensor and a $150 price instead. Also with LiIon battery instead of AA. The Elph-style is more evident in the silver-black scheme this model is using and it is available for pre-order at Amazon for $150.
Canon A495
No IS here, and the AA batteries are retained. It has a 10mp 1/2.3" sensor, with a 3.3x optical zoom lens (37-122mm eq), 2.5" LCD display, DIGIC III, SDXC support, and things like that.
It is available for pre-order for $129, in your choice of bright-red, bright-blue or silver.
Canon A490
This is similar to the A495 as you can expect, the marketing geniuses had to prune a couple of things off to justify the $20 price difference. As you can see at dpreview, the differences are minor.
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FIGURE PHOTO QUEUE 006 - Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu - Nagato Yuki - Coat (SEGA)
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai - Mikazuki Yozora - 1/7 (Good Smile Company)
FIGURE PHOTO QUEUE 005 - Mayo Chiki! - Konoe Subaru - Skytube - 1/7 - Swimsuit ver. (Alpha Max)
God Eater Burst - Alisa Ilinichina Amiella - 1/7 (PLUM)
Finally got Alisa today, which I bought from Hobby Search and well she's pretty damn good. My first getting something from PLUM, apparently their going to release Daiba Kanon next.
Anyway am very satisfied with this. The God Arc she's holding is done quite well too. I skirt and the shoulder Straps are pretty loose fitting so you probably take it off with little effort, but I probably won't do that she looks good with it…
The thought did cross my mind tho ahahaha. Ah and yes, the stand supporting the God Arc behind her is pretty strong and clips into it so that's good too.
Well I guess that's all I got to say for now, I'll be getting Megurine Luka next probably later in the week I'll be looking forward to that…
Fate/Zero - Saber - 1/8 - Motored Cuirassier (Good Smile Company) GET!
Yes I was excited to get this today, It really is awesome, It go as far to say it a Masterwork of epicness. Yea suck at describing things properly but it really is quite detailed, from Saber herself down to the Bike, its just whoa!
So yup am glad I didn't miss out on this one, I pretty much pre-ordered it after I saw it on the GSC Blog.
This is pretty much my first large Saber Figure …I do have a smallish one that cost 10 dollars(fits in your hand), it was from one of those Mystery Box things and I lucked out and got Saber, right now she's next to Zero Saber.
Anyway the next one I'll be getting will be the re-release of Triumphant Excalibur, see I wasn't a figure collect back then heh so I guess I missed out on some nice things >_>;
Hyakka Ryouran - Naoe Kanetsugu - 1/8 (Alter)
She arrived today, Yay! ^_^ And she really does look great. That Hammer is also quite beautiful too! Although its pretty troublesome to set up.Its probably best if you find a good place for her first so you don't have to keep balancing that hammer on the stand all the time.
Its not really that hard tho, oh and I guess the location has to be pretty stable too ^^, I'd be pretty cool if you could use a hammer like that in Monster Hunter, eh eh?
Oh and the view from behind ain't so bad either ahahahaha, One idea is to display her in front of a small mirror or some heh. I don't have one myself though. I'll probably display her above my TV with Bridget and Nagato.
Hatsune Miku - 1/8 - Append by Max Factory is now mine.
Oh something is here wonder what It could be…
Its a Miku Append Figure Woot! I actually order this WAAAY back in June, and it was supposed to be out Late July (I thought it would be a nice birthday present for myself heh) but then I got delayed all the way till November. And now here it is
This Boxshot here is just awesome-ness.
And here it is ready to assemble. I was abit worried at first but I didn't have much trouble, Although the Left tail wouldn't go in at first.
Shot from from behind, not much to see here really…That black clamp blocks alot out dang…
Finished. I suppose this would be my 3rd Miku Figure even though I ordered this before the Nendo I got. But that still got here much sooner.
Two of the main reasons I got this were…First, I just love the expression on her face, I suppose I have a thing for serious or cool expressions like this one.
And Second I suppose would be the outfit and my love of exposed navels, its where my eyes usually end up at first Keh heh heh.
One thing thing I'd like to add its that its probably the Most fragile figure I now have. See most of my figures up till now have had firm bases and/or Characters posing firmly on the ground.
But Miku Append here is hovering in the air supported by the black clamp on her back I mentioned earlier. If you move it around it wobbles quite easily. So its probably best to put it were accidents are least likely to occur.
For now I put it my desk next to my TV. Heh and now am really starting to run out of room to put stuff… I do have a small room after all.
Next Month and Expecting this and this. Ah and I was putting for doing chores, till Miku arrived…I guess I have to stop bumming around and do those now…
I got this Big Box today..
Also there's nakedness in this post so back away now if you hate sexyness..
Yeah, so I opened it up and this was inside…
Freezing Satellizer L. Bridget Sexy Ver. Is here Yay!
I had a look the the instructions…well I cant read Japanese but they did have helpful pictures. oh and in the to right hand corner there is the lacy leg wear ^_^ and all band for the arms to cover up that joints…what a wonderful idea that was. Am not using them tho…cause I do love girls in Y-shirts.
I had to take off the bra to remove some plastic wrapping that was in the way heh >,< Actually this is my first Cast-offable Figure…Yay me
Here I got done putting to that lace ^^; kinda felt awkward putting them on at first..one of the Top bands got a little ripped… >,< so did one of the arm bands 0_0; I was a bit worried after that..I tend to be kinda rough with things sometimes..I need to be more careful.
So yup the Y-shirt and Bra are removable..but I like the Y-Shirt so I put it back on later ^_^
Here the view from the back, pretty good eh? FREEing also put the Stigma's on her back to which is nice attention to detail there.
The bottom three are blocked by her hair tho ah wells..
Then I put the Bra back just to I could take another picture..
Then another closer one for good measure…then I took it off again so I could do…
This! Mwahahaha!.. yeah I was planning on displaying her like this when I got room. When I saw her in the box..I thought she'd look even without the bra ehehe =^_^=
It looks wonderful right? anyway after that. I put her back in the box and stowed her away since I don't have much space right now.
It was fun putting it together..I may get the other characters too, Ingrid is out next month and Rana and Ganessa are also getting Sexy Version too..I'll see what happens. Thats all for now
Reservations for Love is War Hatsune Miku and Hatsune Miku append nendoroid have opened! (just in time for her birthday!)
The Love is War deluxe edition can be purchased through the GSC Online Shop
I'll probably pre-order Love is War. DX maybe the Nendo..I dont have one yet….Well I bought the Miku Support Ver. One but GSC messed on the shipping with that…So its not going to get here anytime soon.


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ATSServer going crazy opening OpenOffice 3
Yesterday I had to open OpenOffice spreadsheets and at some point I couldn't anymore on my MacBook Air. Still on the beta, I installed the latest OpenOffice 3 stable, but no dice. My system went on to behave totally crazy again!
Now, today I tried fist to clean up the font databases. It didn't prove to work for my previous problem, but well:
shell> sudo atsutil databases -removeUser
Now OpenOffice is happy and the ATSServer doesn't go nuts on my CPU! Hopefully it will stay this way..
UPDATE: that didn't work for my other account.. So, I went on removing some more stuff:
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This release may be Monaco's most definitive, and can serve as both an introduction for those who don't know his music and as a stimulating addition to his work for those who do -JazzTimes
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Feb 05, 2013 Electronically height adjustable from 28–47 in. from floor, Ergo-Tier SW features solid steel construction, 60–84 in. wide table top, and five 4 in. casters (2 locking) for mobility and stability. Height-adjustable flat panel slat wall allows multiple monitor configurations and can be positioned close to wall. Aluminum slat wall also adjusts with tabletop and provides additional 19 in. of height via button actuation. Monitors slide within slat wall to create proper field of viewing.
Laptop Cart delivers data to patient's bedside.AFC Industries, Inc. College Point, NY 11356
Jan 21, 2013 Equipped with 12 x 12 x 5 in. storage compartment, Model LPC125 provides ready access to patient's electronic medical records, streamlining workflow as clinicians no longer have to wait for terminals to open up to retrieve information. Cart includes four 4 in. casters, 2 of which are lockable for in-place stability. Featuring 18 x 18 in. work surface to accommodate most laptops, unit is pneumatically height adjustable from 29–39 in. from floor to support sitting or standing operation.
Height-Adjustable, Single-Tier Desk has ergonomic design.AFC Industries, Inc. College Point, NY 11356
Nov 13, 2012 In addition to offering electronic height adjustment settings of 28–47 in. from floor to accommodate sit-to-stand settings, Swingle Tier™ workstation allows for personalization of tilt and back and arm support. Articulating monitor arms allow for focal length positioning, while swing lift keyboard platform, with single-hand height and tilt adjustments, makes unit equally suitable in radiology reading rooms, laboratories, security, and IT installations.
Mobile Cart for Tablets help clinicians edify patients.AFC Industries, Inc. College Point, NY 11356
Oct 17, 2012 Engineered to hold tablet or ipad™, Mobile Tablet Cart fosters access to data whenever and wherever it is needed for doctors and other caregivers attempting to educate and involve their patients. Unit occupies 23 in. footprint and is pneumatically height-adjustable from 28–44 in. from floor to accommodate sit-to-stand settings. Standard features include metal enclosure for storage, five 4 in. twin casters, and left or right side sliding mouse tray.
Lockable Laptop Cart meets needs of medical industry.AFC Industries, Inc. College Point, NY 11356
Oct 09, 2012 Featuring ergonomic design, Mobile Laptop Cart provides pneumatic sit to stand height adjustment, retractable keyboard tray with left or right mouse tray, and integrated handles on front and sides for maneuverability. Major contact surfaces are made of antimicrobial materials, making cart suitable for medical industry and cleanrooms. Additional features include storage bins, wire basket, and power strip with hospital-grade plug.
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The Teen Zone is an oasis for teens. It has everything new and exciting in terms of Young Adult novels and graphix, and gives teens a chance to have their own space in the library. And currently at the Nose Hill library, the Teen Zone has an art display up: art for teens by teens. Our art show Expressions features colourful and abstract work by students from Simon Fraser Junior High. The show features twelve original works by grade 8 and 9 students, and will be up in our Teen Zone until February. Come check it out!
The Nose Hill Library is starting up a dystopian bookclub for teens only. Our first bookclub meeting is January 25th, and runs from 7:30 to 8:30pm. We will be meeting on the last Wednesday of every month to talk about the hottest books with a dystopian theme. And what is the first book we will be starting with? Why, it's Divergent by Veronica Roth - an action based thrill of a read that is also soon to become a motion picture!
This is the latest treat from the folks who brought you The Hunger Games Challenge last October. Phone the Nose Hill library (403-221-2030) to register in our teen dystopian bookclub today.
Did you love The Hunger Games? Are you a fan of Harry Potter? Have you ever read a book by John Green, Neil Gaiman, or Lauren Myracle?
Would it surprise you to know that these books and authors, and many more, have been the targets of challenges meant to stop teens just like you from reading them? In fact, many of the 100 most challenged books of the last decade have been books for kids and teens - you can see the whole list here.
Every February Canadians celebrate Freedom to Read Week as a reminder of one of the fundamental freedoms set forth in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression - which includes reading and writing. We're lucky to live in a society that is mostly free from censorship, but even here in Canada we have to keep our eyes open. There are always people who want to "protect" teens by taking away books that offend them - like the ones I just mentioned:
But books are important, especially difficult, painful, possibly offensive books. As YA author Cheryl Rainfield says,
"Books saved me - realistic books that helped me know I wasn't alone and fantasy that helped me escape. Books helped me survive the extreme abuse that was my childhood and teenhood. I know how important it is to know you're not alone in your pain. That's part of why I wrote Scars...I know what it's like to have no one to turn to, nothing to help you hang on, except books. To have a book that might help another teen be kept from them—it seems wrong to me on a deep level."
It seems wrong to us, too. That's why we hold the Freedom to Read Week Contest every year. This year, the question is, "If you didn't have the freedom to choose what you read, what would that look like?"
You can enter in one of three ways:
All content must be your own work, except for short, cited quotations. Contest is open to Calgary students in grades 7 to 9. Include your name, school, grade and telephone number with your entry.
To enter:Send your project by e-mail email@example.com upload to Teens Create(http://www.calgarypubliclibrary.com/teens/teens-create)
OR submit a hardcopy to any Calgary Public Library location.
One entry per person.Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 15, 2013
If you haven't yet had the opportunity to see it, Fairy Tales, Monsters and the Genetic Imagination, the current exhibition on at the Glenbow Museum, is well worth the price of admission.
According to Mark Scala, the curator of the exhibition: "Monsters are something that we have created in order to embody what we most fear, and so the whole point behind that fascination in our culture is that these are simply imaginary, simply inventions." Monsters are examples of how we express fears, hopes and wishes.
A few personal highlights include Kiki Smith's imagining of Little Red Riding Hood, depicted both as a print and a sculpture, emerging from the belly of the defeated wolf.
Patricia Piccinini's lifelike sculptures feature fantastically imagined creatures -- perhaps the result of genetic manipulation -- engaged in mundane, day-to-day activities. In one an elderly mer-nursemaid is comforted by a small boy while it sleeps; in another, a weary looking creature nurses a baby while also taking on shopping tasks while the human parents are away.
Seeing this exhibition brought to mind a few complementary literary monsters. These monsters, and the stories they inhabit, reflect our feelings toward the unknown, both beyond and within us.
This Dark Endeavour, tells the story of a young Victor Frankenstein, whose later [in]famous exploits were told by Mary Shelley in one of the first books to address mankind's dangerous emerging interest in genetic manipulation.
Not for the faint of heart (or stomach), Richard Yancey's Monstrumologist series follows the exploits of Dr. Pellinore Warthrop, as told through the journal of his young assistant Will Henry as they study and contend with a gruesome assortment of monsters (human and otherwise).
Half World and its sequel Darkest Light by Hiromi Goto apply the concept of Hungry Ghosts to the contemporary urban setting of Vancouver. Half World, the waystation between the physical realm and the realm of spirit, has become separated, and it falls to 13-year-old Melanie to enter the Half World and somehow restore the balance. Half World is a vast cityscape filled with grotesque characters whose monstrous forms are based on the sufferings they endured in the physical realm, such as the eel-armed Lilla, and the aptly named Mr. Glueskin.
In A Monster Calls, A young boy is visited nightly by a monster that is inextricably linked to the emotional trauma he experiences, and must eventually face.
Don't be afraid of the dark : Blackwood's guide to dangerous fairies, co-written by Guillermo del Toro and Christopher Golden, is a literary prequel (by 100 years) to del Toro's eerie film by the same name. Be sure also to check out del Toro's stunning modern fairytale Pan's Labrynth, in which a young girl trying to save the life of her ill mother has to contend with fantastic and real-life monsters in Fascist 1940s Spain.
With a ghost-like, hill-shaped body, cold staring eyes, a wide row of shiny teeth, and a freezing touch that kills any plants she touches, the Groke is a mysterious character that haunts the otherwise pleasant adventures of the Finn-Family Moomin Troll. As the stories progress, the more we learn about this misunderstood creature; Eventually we come to discover she is the product of a profound lonelieness. In many ways, the Groke is similar to Gollum (currently starring in the feature film version of The Hobbit, as you may have heard), whose disfigured shape reflects his inner turmoil.
So here we continue our dystopian saga, discussing why these current YA novels are so popular... from a Social Studies perspective. Try this analysis on one of your teachers to see what their reaction is!
Divergent by Veronica Roth, calls this into question; what are the most important human character traits to uphold in order to eradicate evil from human nature? Which would you choose: Intelligence, honesty, selflessness, amiability or bravery? Partially inspired by Roth's study of exposure therapy, Divergent questions the very definition of bravery. How do you define bravery? What do you think it means to be brave? Can one character trait exist in isolation or do they always act in multiple possible combinations? What is your utopia? Can utopia be universal? Or is one's person's heaven always another person's hell? What happens in a utopia when people are non-conforming? At what point/what causes a utopian ideology to become dystopian? Real life examples would be communism under Mao or Democracy under Bush.
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale has left both Matched and Wither trailing in its wake. All three deal with genetics, i.e. matching and slavery. Lack of choice is prevalent. Think Star Trek laced with a hint of The Giver by Lois Lowry. If you add undertones of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, a book which I first read when I was 16, you begin to get the picture.
It's rare that I read a YA novel that I immediately want to re-read just to absorb all the poetry of the prose; it's that beautiful! Plus there is so much symbolism embedded into the book that you can tell Ally Condie used to be a High School English teacher. YA novels are often all about action and suspense. Matched, moving along at an ever quickening clip, certainly leaves you breathlessly wanting more at the end. Poetry is however, central to the book. It highlights the power of art to have political influence and be a strong force to fight against the apathy prevalent in coercive societies. There's a reason books/music/art get burned/banned. Matched underscores the power of choice; why it's important to have and why it might be beneficial not to. Implicit is that choice, held either in our own hands or societies, carries with it the ability to make both mistakes and successes. We can cause ourselves and others, both joy and sorrow along the way. Ultimately Matched takes a stance that human dignity; requires it. Otherwise we can all become so en-thralled...
The Hunger Games deals with many themes including survival, loyalty, slavery, and class privilege. It is this book that originally inspired this blog. Going out to schools in Calgary to do presentations for the library I came across many Junior High Social and Language Arts teachers who were using The Hunger Games for a novel study. It's a great book with so many leads for humanities discussions. In this way it follows The Giver by Lois Lowry, a book which is often used in schools as well.Both of these books have been banned in various places but that just gives credence to the fact that they deal with serious issues!
What struck me most about the Hunger Games is how closely it mimics a reality TV show, such as Survivor. The book thus deftly comments on our cultures obsession with entertainment; our need for vicarious living and ever more potent adrenaline boosters. And I admit I was drawn in, fully entertained, gripped by all the action suspense, romance and yes... suffering. This is in combination with a strong female character we can wholly sympathize with. Vicarious living at its finest! We are supposedly far above the Romans in our taste for civilized entertainment. But are we? Movies are simulated; reality TV shows "volunteered" for, and the news? Reality relayed at 6 'O clock each evening full of... human suffering.
For some interesting thoughts on Dystopian Fiction check out the following INFOGRAPHICS:
The Dystopian Timeline to The Hunger Games
If You Liked "The Hunger Games"…
Here's why one fellow YYC teen thinks dystopian novels are so popular these days. Warning: this may be a downer.
Soooo... anyone up for writing the next UTOPIA? We could certainly use some positive societal visioning. Any budding writers out there? Check out this Cartoon version of Thoreau at Walden. We'd LOVE to hear your voices in TEENSCREATE!
Why are Dystopian Novels so popular? This current trend not just with teens, it is also popular with many adults. These YA novels have even your parents following them! Why? Because they deal with real life issues that we either face in the world every day, or that the WORLD at large deals with every day. The proof is in the pudding eh? So what issues DO the current faves and bests deal with?
Wither The main issue this book deals with is the possible unknown side-effects of genetic engineering and insufficiently tested cures. This applies today to more than just genetics research; we have many diseases with unknown cures and unknown causes... Do we know the full effects of a lifetime of eating Kraft diner, painting our nails with formaldehyde polish, or spraying DDT on our vegetables and consequent genetic defects? No... and on and on and on with 100 million products and experiments we conduct every day. Diseases like ALS are New and just popping up and others like AIDS and many cancers still have no known cures.
Wither also deals with objectifying women and young girls solely for their looks (very western), reproductive capacities (prevalent in various countries today) and reproductive slavery. Slavery is slavery even within the confines of comfy couches and pretty lipsticks... As well as taking a look at what love really Is and Is not.
Birthmarked also takes a hard look at reproductive slavery, as well as being a case study for third world vs. first world paradigms. Set in 2403 in a society where our world and time is labeled "the cool age", it is an imaginative rendering of post apocalyptic survival - global warming style. The book even dares to propose how various current energy solutions such as using geothermic energy could have negative effects on society; or certain members of society, whenever dictatorship reigns. Our current world deals with global warming; 1st world vs. 3rd world; class issues and divisions within society (some more stark and apparent than others and some more covert); alternative energies and dictatorships Every Day. Perhaps the resonance of these books is not in their outlandish imaginings, but rather in their expressions of current realities made more digestible through the form of story. Check out the movie trailer here.
The Graceling series is perhaps one of the most multi-layered dystopian series of the bunch, teetering into the verge of fantasy, but striking home so closely to reality that I often found the books very difficult to read (even though this consequently made them my favourites of the bunch.) Dealing with issues of literacy and class, ability vs. disability, dictatorships, sociopaths, murder, justice, memory and healing, they also insert things such as birth-control and GLBTQ as givens, positive aspects of this much troubled society.
Bitterblue is the story of both a girl and a society recovering from the effects of a regime of terror. How does one uncover truth? How are "war crimes" dealt with fairly when the entire society is both implicitly guilty and traumatized at the same time? Can a thief be loyal, just, trustworthy and lovable? Can one be treasonous, break the law and yet be loyal and just under the law at the same time? How can just 4% of the population (the statistical existence of sociopaths) cause so much damage?
For some interesting thoughts on Dystopian Fiction check out the following INFOGRAPHIC: Is It Dystopia?
Social Studies 101 coming up, in the form of case studies presented in really engaging YA novels!
Stay tuned next Sunday for Part 2 of this blog: Dystopian Popularity Continued...
How many of you are as excited about upcoming The Hobbit movie? December 14 can't seem to come fast enough for me. Having said that, I will need to re-read the novel as it seems like it was such a long time ago since I originally read it. Don't get me wrong, I do remember what the novel is about, but would love to refresh my memory of its details. I don't know about any of you, but when it comes to the adaptation of books into movies, I tend to like the book better. The odd time, I have found myself enjoying the movie adaptation of a novel as well; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy being one of those rare occasions.
When I was initially talking to people about the movie, I was surprised to hear that the movie was going to be in two parts, but in doing some digging, I have learned that it will be actually in three parts. I find this news to be exciting. I have to question however, why a novel that is shorter than each The Lord of the Rings (LOR) have been done if they were done in two parts, right? The first part of the three part series will be called The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey is set to release on December 14 of this year. The second movie, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, will be released around December 13, 2013. The third movie, will have the same title as the novel, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, with news that it will be released on July 18, 2014. I am glad that Peter Jackson is directing The Hobbit, as it will be nice to see a continuation of his work on a book that is part of The Lord of the Ring series.
Don't get me wrong, I realize that you don't need to read The Hobbit in order to get the idea of The Lord of the Rings and vice versa, but having read The Hobbit first, does help lay the ground work for The Lord of the Rings. I am also excited to see that a lot of the cast from LOR will be returning to play the characters that they had originally portrayed. Looking at some of the trailers online, I can't wait for the movie to come out in theatres!
Okay, so it's mid semester and you're overloaded with homework. Right, ... right? Yeah, I thought so. Plus this is putting a serious cramp on your social life right? Well we, at Central, have the perfect solution for you. On Mondays (including this Monday the 26th!) from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. we have created a special study space for teens to work in on the third floor. Teen volunteers (Honours' and IB students) will be on hand to help you with your homework! Plus you can stick around until 8pm to finish what you started. Awesome right? Upcoming dates are Nov 26, Dec 03, and Dec 10. Teens in Grades 10 to 12 can come get help with your homework from other students. Plus check out some of our previous blogs for awesome homework help databases and other cool after-school programs offered at the library. Need a tutor? Due tomorrow? = No Problem! Did I mention the social possibilities of homework?? Always a way to meet new people...
As a teen I was part of the Peer-Support team at my high school. It was great! Mind you it wasn't a study group, but I definitely made some lasting friendships through it, plus learning a thing or two about psychology. My point being, that Peer to Peer homework support is a great place to do your homework in silence, and get out of the house, increasing your social network at the same time. Killing the birds of homework, better grades, happy teachers and socializing in one fell swoop. How could your parents possibly argue with that? Come on down!
This is the time of year when the fog rolls in and coats the land in a blanket of see-through mist. Things become strange and mysterious. Everything is dying. Christian's celebrate All Hallow's Eve and All Saint's Day. Hindus celebrate Diwali (The Festival of Lights). Pagans celebrate Samhain. Muslims celebrate Muharram. All three mark the beginning of a New Year, a new cycle, a new season. Everything goes to sleep, into the ground to await the rebirth of spring. In Greek and Roman mythology Persephone visits Hades. Her mother Demeter refuses to let the sun shine until her daughter returns in the spring. In the west, we celebrate Halloween and Remembrance Day. These are some of the many and varied ways we honour our dead. What better time for ghosts to roam across the field our consciousness? When more apt to recommend a few good ghost stories?
Now, I have a disclaimer to make, and that is that I don't normally DO ghosts, vampires, horror, or zombies ... or ANY of their ilk as a matter of fact. I have disclaimed this in previous Halloween blogs, so I think I deserve an A just for reading some ghost stories to recommend to you in the first place. I have been doing my best. I recently wrote a blog on Zombies, then I endeavoured to ACTUALLY read my first ghost story... not Casper but one bona fide as potentially scary - lightly scary mind you. I wasn't about to traumatize myself. It's been an interesting journey. I had rules. Never read the book at night. Always read the book with other people around. Don't read the book if you need to go into dark creepy corners or haunted woods afterwards... In the end I got so engrossed in the story that I actually ended up breaking all my own rules reading the book on Halloween night, alone, in the dark and... I was fine! I did however skip read ahead to the end when it got "scary" just to see if it was something I could handle, it was. Then, I finished reading all the details. So there you go. If you've never read ghost stories here's a recipe as to how. Similar to dipping your foot into the water to see how cold it is before you jump in. It IS after all my imagination that ends up being the enemy and not the inspirational book, DVD, CD, etc. in and of itself. I now have a theory. Books are much less likely to freak me out than movies or CD's, having I suppose, more control over my thoughts than on the sensory effects of sound and visuals... reading a book does NOT over-activate my negative imagination in the same way. My nerves are apparently more sensitive to visual and auditory stimulation's than that of the linguistical variety. So food for thought, test your own scare-o-meter!
You could start with some innocent fun morsels about friendly ghosts like Casper, Anya's Ghost and Slog's Dad or fake "ghosts" like in Ottoline Goes to School.
Move on to more "fake" ghosts, although beware what you wish for, sometimes "playing" can summon up your worst nightmares! The book I read? Classified as a light scare, All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn. I actually quite enjoyed this book. It is a light quick read set in a haunted inn and stars a pair of siblings on vacation. What impressed me most in the end was Downing Hahn's ability to integrate Shakespeare quotes and American history into a novel written for 10-14 year olds seamlessly probing deeper questions regarding history, class-ism, morality and right and wrong. Classically, "ghosts" stick around because they have something they want us humans to do; some inner conflict they need to resolve before they can be at peace. We all have "ghosts" that haunt us. What do they want to us to do? What does it take to make friends, put them at rest, and restore peace? How do we honour the unnamed dead once their histories are brought to light?
You can graduate on with a purportedly really scary read such as Wait t'ill Helen Comes by Downing Hahn or Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendra Blake; then indulge in savouring any of the following morsels which, I admit, have thoroughly intrigued me, but have received many reports about being downright frightening. I am tempted. I might be will just a wee bit obsessed with fairy-tales.... It remains a sad fact that many fairy tales are in-fact quite horrific when it comes right down to it, and VERY well suited to horror novels. In fact, I may have already read one or two without realizing it...
Try Sweetly (Hansel and Gretel) or Sisters Red (Red Riding Hood) by Jackson Pierce for starter fairy-scares.
The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff or The Replacement if you want something a little more terrifying.
Following this recipe for jumping into the waters of ghost and horror stories I, unlike you had no intentions of graduating, quite happy to remain forever a student ... or, considering the "fairy-scares ", so I thought!
In the end, aside from "enjoying " a good scare (note sarcasm), the ultimate value of these and stories like "All The Lovely Bad Ones" is that they help teach us how to be psychologically brave.
Good luck with graduating!
Inspired this past May (which was Zombie Awarenes Month), this post reviews a few graphic novels that fit the theme. Fairies and Ghouls beware! Halloween is fast approaching and Calgary just had it's own Zombie walk on Saturday October 13th! Do you have your costume ready? Or are you a die hard Zombie fan who will wash and recycle their Zombie gear creating environmentally friendly apocalypse wear for All Hallows Eve? For great Zombie books and movies year round check out Alex's great Zombie Awareness Blog from last May.
For now, here are some ghouly graphic novels to get your Halloween grease moving. Grimericks by Susan Pearson and Monster Museum by Marilyn Singer are both illustrated by the lovely Gris Grimly. Think Tony Diterlizzi (The Spiderwick Chronicles) meets Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas) - on paper. Take MaryLou Jones; the java drinking, peter pan collar, blue polka dotted dress, blonde bob, pilgrim shoe wearing skeleton as a Grimly Zombie example. Both books are filled with witty puns to boot! Singer gets straight to the point with a Zombie poem that teaches us how Zombies "dance" and a ghost poem delineating all the family "types". Pearson's
Recipe for a Grimerick goes:
1 limerick, lightly salted
dash grim
slosh of spook juice
1 cup giggles
3 ripe guffaws
Mix together with 1 funny bone.
Chill in dank cave.
Turn the lights down low.
Lock the doors.
Look under the bed.
Read with relish!
I hate to admit it, but I'm actually not actually into Zombies (I know, I know ... please don't bite me!), I AM however, very into juicy, messy, blotchy, splotchy drawings. How to Draw Zombies a Fantasy Underground book by Mike Butkus & Merrie Destefano, is chock full of them! There is much exquisite mark making here showcasing all the delicate intricacies of the artists hand and/or personality - if you believe in hand writing analysis. Each drawing/painting/digital rendering is broken down step by step so that you can see all the layered marks in isolation like Mr. Dress Up - Zombie style! Anyone up for creating a Zombie Mr. Dress Up art piece? We would love to see your submissions on our Teens Create page. Looking through this gem, I have to admit that Zombies are fine ground for digging in & sketching out all the gory details. Mr. Dress Up challenge aside, if you could draw a Zombie what/who would it be?
Here are photos of Calgary's May 2012 Zombie Walk, and here are the photos for the October zombie walk. Calgary's Zombie community is Awesome!
If that's not enough, these stellar Zombie comics and novels should keep you entranced for awhile:
Plus for former Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans... we currently have Diary of a Zombie Kid on order!
When dealing with ghosts what fits the bill of beautiful? Perhaps when the meaning of a mystery lies in belief being it's own reward? Or perhaps when illustrations tinge on being creepy but really are pretty brilliant comic illustrations. Slog's Dad illustrated by Dave McKean, (who also illustrated The Sandman by Neil Gaiman) is a master at this. Written by David Almond, this graphic novel defies easy categorization or interpretation, embedding itself heavily in enigma.
Always save the best 2 for last, right? Here they are. The winner has to be Zombie's Vs. Unicorns, a great new anthology compiled by Holly Black (Team Unicorn) & Justine Larbalestier (Team Zombie). The two duke it out with witty commentary before each short story and the reader is left to decided who wins, Zombies?? or Unicorns?? This book includes many stars of YA fiction such as Scott Westefeld ( who is Justine's husband, did you know?), Libba Bray & Meg Cabot. Westefeld may have actually been playing in this sandbox for a long time. Ever think of nanos as Zombies? Specials anyone? Kathleen Duey included a particularly haunting addition in which you could most likely classify the Unicorn AS a Zombie. Isn't any creature that has eternal life sort of technically you know - a zombie? I, I admit my Zombie love is growing, fed by Unicorns of course!
Finally, because Halloween should always end with something wholesome - like apples... candied - we will end with Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol. This book could be described as Casper... for 16 year olds, with just the slightest bit of Creepy!! thrown in. If you fell down a well, ... well would you befriend that ghost? Join Anya B as she navigates private school with her ghost. As their friendship develops she discovers that being friends with a shade may or may not be all it's cracked up to be; and that somethings are more important than others. This debut graphic novel written and illustrated by Brogol is Great. It has won numerous awards... for good reason! Long live....