I hit Apple’s movie trailer site recently, and was floored to see that there were 26 different trailers for Star Trek: Into Darkness. For a film that is ‘shrouded in secrecy’, that’s a lot. I mean, is there anything left of the movie that we haven’t seen? How many times can you recut the...
Official Description: The Bourne Legacy takes the action-packed Bourne series to an explosive new level. On the verge of having their conspiracy exposed, members of the government’s intelligence community will stop at nothing to erase all evidence of their top secret programs – even the agents involved. Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) must use his...
As part of the new job, I have been given “free” tv. I put free in quotes because I have just a couple of bits I have to pay for, like having a DVR, but I am getting all the equipment, television channels, premiums like HBO and Showtime, all for “free”, so what I...
Either this weekend or next, I’m going to be releasing a novella to the folks on my email list (now’s your chance to join the mailing list and get the free ebook). Before that, I thought I’d show you what the cover looks like: If you want to read the ebook, sign up for...
This one is from photoshop. I didn’t do a ‘color version’ this time around. Straight doodling is easier on paper versus Photoshop. At least for me. Something about the difference between pressing pen to paper and plastic to plastic. I can’t explain it any plainer than this. ~P
Saw this last week when I was coming home. Turned off the main street into my neighborhood and saw the green glow. Tried to stop to take a pic but my car was sliding in the snow, so this is the best I could manage: The pole was leaning up against the fence. The...
I decided to take the laptop to work. I wait as long as I can stand to take my lunch hour (usually around 3 pm, or 5 hours into my 11 hour schedule), then I go off into the quietest corner of the break area I can find, plug in my ear buds, crank...
Official Description: Six tourists hire an extreme tour guide who takes them to the abandoned city Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. During their exploration, they soon discover they are not alone. Unofficial Description: Hey! You know what would be cool to do as tourists? Visit the site...
I recently came across the story about someone at Microsoft quitting or being asked to quit or being asked to simply leave (jury’s still out on which is which) over comments made on Twitter. This, of course, caught my eye. Delving deeper, the guy in question said some stuff on Twitter about the ‘always...
I am back in Photoshop this week. First, the photoshop sketch: Very simple and straightforward. Next, I added some layers and played around to get the following: I am pleased with this. Wanted my Jedi to look a little different, hence the purple skin. Thoughts? ~P
Why do fast food places always have 2 windows but the first window has a sign that reads: PLEASE PULL UP TO SECOND WINDOW? Why, when I tell people who call into my work to purchase television service that I need a credit card, do they say, “Okay, I have it here. Do you...
I’m not going to lie to you; it’s been a rough couple of months. The Epic Fantasy has languished without an ending. I keep talking about the long, crazy hours at work that make it difficult to sneak in any writing – nothing has changed there. But when I finally had a couple days...
Official Description: When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world. Unofficial Description: What a fun movie! This was another flick that I probably wouldn’t have watched on my own without a little prodding, but I am glad...
I’ve been taking my lunch to work with the new job. Mainly because they don’t want you to ever leave the building. Mostly for convenience and to save money. I also take my backpack because I have a lot of stuff to carry including promos, sale sheets, memos, so on and etc. But it...
This was supposed to be a giant head guy with a tree growing on top, but now that I look at it, it kinda looks like a mushroom cloud on top… hrm…. ~P
As part of my new job, I get (essentially) free tv. I say ‘essentially’ because I am paying $30 a month now to have all the channels, including all the premiums like HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and Starz, so – yeah. I have some thoughts on this that I intend to put into a blog...
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