The once and future King

aliasjack — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:30:23 GMT

haven't looked at my personal lj or flist in at least half a year
haven't kept up with twitter in months
i am awful at managing multiple social networking sites

trying to decide if i even want to transfer my personal over as rp moves to dw

aliasjack — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:18:33 GMT

oh sup lj i've kinda forgotten about my main account lately?
i have...nothing much to report right now :/

aliasjack — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 08:29:06 GMT

so here is a post about some shit

comics shit for the last couple weeks, featuring Secret Avengers #13, the Static Shock Special, Onslaught Unleashed, Suburban Glamour and some other shit
~ So I haven't cared about Secret Avengers from the start, because even though it has characters I like (HANK but others also), I just can't stand Mike Deodato's art, and Ed Brubaker simply doesn't know how to handle more than one or two characters in a meaningful way. Either it turns out like Captain America, where the supporting cast suffers so the lead can shine, or like Secret Avengers, where the characters almost don't matter at all, because they're usually just taking backburner to the story being told. This is my least favorite kind of story! Characters should drive the plot, not the other way around!

Anyway, Secret Avengers #13 wasn't written by Brubaker, but Nick Spencer's taken over for the Fear Itself tie-ins. It was a Hank-centric issue, where he chills with a congressman dude he knows from young times. They'd worked some mutant rights work back then, though this guy's been in the civil rights business from long before. I really liked this issue, it was exactly as character-driven as I wanted, and very heartfelt. There's one panel where the guy's talking about how he used to be a teacher and misses it, and Hank gets this distant look because you know he misses it too. Sure, he's probably looking at the battemech thing on-panel through the window, but this is how I choose to see it.

Also! Art is by Scott Eaton, same dude who drew the majority of Endangered Species, so we already know he has experience drawing Hank. And because of this, it's possibly the first time he actually looks right in the better part of a year! Shit, it's the first time I recall his feet being drawn right since goddamn AXM! (doesn't help that everyone was sticking to that design since, and i really hated that design) But yeah, I was generally happy to read this and may have to keep an eye on these issues Spencer's doing if they keep up like this.

~ Onslaught Unleashed ended, I am not really down with how it ended. I do like that McKeever's handled the Secret Avengers way better than they had been previously (especially Sharon finally getting to be the boss she is, but where was Rhodey?), though what it meant to the Young Allies is really kinda...hrm. Two I liked ended up out of future stories, and I really am so tired of Gravity if we're being honest. Sure, it's the ending of McKeever's Nomad comics, but I'm just not really satisfied with that ending. And then at the end, Angie and Hank get to talk about Utopia, which is great! But it ended up being Angie coming to the conclusion that if two mutant minds together created Onslaught, then an entire island of them could only be worse, which is just...really McKeever? Also I wasn't wild about the art throughout.

~ If I haven't mentioned it before, iZombie is one of my favorite books out right now! Roberson writes fun, interesting characters, and juggles their stories effectively. Allred, as always, does the best fucking art.

~ The Static Shock Special was pretty great! Always great to see Cowan doing more work, and I generally enjoyed the main story. The real meat for me, though, was in the two-page backup by Matt Wayne, with art by John Paul Leon. Basically, it's Static and Rocket meeting Dwayne McDuffie, and they aren't playing any games. They play it straight and honest, calling it like things are, an appropriate tribute to the guy. Saying things like "Everybody loves you now because you're no longer a threat. Folks who ignored and belittled your work in life are annointing you in death," and "Worst of all, people who despised you now get to tell your story, they'll add and subtract stuff to suit their purposes. Nothing we can do about it, that's just what happens to legends." It was amazing.

~ Suburban Glamour! If you know Jamie McKelvie's name, it's probably for his gorgeous art of people in always great clothes. Suburban Glamour's no exception, but he's also writing this time, and turns out he's fairly decent! Don't let the first issue fool you, this is definitely a story of magic and fairies and even has a princess, and I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone! Only complaint is it's a bit short and I want more, but the trade's pretty cheap for four issues.

Saw X-Men: First Class earlier, have some thoughts, will share them later after I've gotten sleep or whatever. I really liked it for the most part!

aliasjack — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:52:40 GMT

So, I've been neglecting my main account lately, hadn't even read my flist in about a week until now. Guess I'm still getting in the swing of rping four characters and working full-time again.

so what's going on with me? Well, I got mugged Wednesday night while walking home from work! They got my last $12, but honestly I'd prolly be able shrug it off if only I'd gotten cigarettes at the gas station before it happened instead of figuring I'd make it to the grocery store before they closed.
Whatever whatever, nothing I can do about it. Wasn't hurt, that's the main thing.

Working open to close today. Eleven hours. Goodness.
Worst of it is UPS will almost certainly be delivering my birth certificate while I'm at work, unless they happen to come by in the next hour. Figure I'll just have to hope I catch 'em next time.

I should talk about...comics. Tomorrow. Weird things happening, some interesting reads this week.
Might see X-Men: First Class tomorrow. No grand hopes for it, but there will be Hank at least.

oh my goodness

aliasjack — Sat, 21 May 2011 06:51:18 GMT

between my first paycheck and the final unemployment check, which i should be getting tomorrow
i'm gonna have $400 this week!

i need to get some kind of to-do list going for what i'll do with all this money
~ anywhere from $150-200 should go towards rent
~ regular weekly expenses: cigarettes, comics, whatever isn't food, etc.
~ I AM GETTING NEW JEANS. all of the pants i've bought in the last...three (four?) years have been for work. the last of which is way too tight on my waist. i no longer have a work uniform. this all just adds up.
~ haircut! i think it's been growing since i shaved it last in october, which is way too much for my meager trimmer to handle. let someone else take care of it, start it back from scratch
~ i'm now leaning toward ordering the birth certificate over the phone, so i'd want to set aside the money to pay my credit card bill for that
~ i should also set aside the money for renewing my id once that arrives, and if there's any charge for a replacement social security card (because wherever my birth certificate ended up, that's right there with it)
~ comics i've been eyeballing for months! the avengers: coming of the beast hardcover! i still don't own final crisis: revelations for some reason! justice league international vol. 5! and hopefully the third runaways digest comes in this week because i don't have a paper copy but it is so vital to alex
~ i might actually get a bottle of vodka i miss having vodka
~ maybe see thor? idk! might make x-men: first class a higher priority

also since i get free rentals i've been thinking about picking up a new tv series
right now i'm weighing between whether to watch baccano or the wire first
but if it turns out we have parks & rec then that'll take top spot

it's 4a this wasn't a good idea

aliasjack — Fri, 20 May 2011 08:25:21 GMT

so now that my twit-ships haven't been working i feel like i should be bringing in actual content

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

oh well there's one thing
apparently i lost my birth certificate
i need it to renew my id so i can (maybe) get a new bank account
i haven't seen it since march but i can't seem to find it in any of my documents or anything
so the best option would be to order a new one from WA
i could order one by mail for $20 and have it take forever
or a could pay $11 extra and charge it to credit and hopefully have it ship sooner
i can't decide which would be better because i am indecisive

getting my first check from the new job tomorrow
and my last unemployment check saturday
this will be an alright week on financial fronts i think

also i have been listening to robyn a lot lately
particularly dancing on my own and be mine
and indestructible as always
i might be a little envious of her hair

From Twitter 05-15-2011

aliasjack — Mon, 16 May 2011 07:20:26 GMT

00:25:07: legs are like jelly, but i have free rentals, gonna watch a movie~~
00:54:42: whoa i keep dropping letters apparently my hands are too tired to type rn
11:01:15: Photo: abnormans: THESE TWO i heart them http://tumblr.com/xzh2j56ywk

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From Twitter 05-14-2011

aliasjack — Sun, 15 May 2011 07:15:16 GMT

10:24:52: oh hey you know what i get to do? CLOSE ALL MY JOBHUNTING TABS :D
10:28:52: down to two browser windows for the first time in ages
15:24:28: Off to work! Let's enjoy this while it's still exciting.

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From Twitter 05-13-2011

aliasjack — Sat, 14 May 2011 07:15:39 GMT

09:48:37: I just counted and 22 people congratulated me last night, thanks to all of you! Hopefully I won't have to whine about joblessness anymore.
14:18:38: aw yeah cut myself shaving~~ :c
15:32:56: Okay, I am just gonna let those last two tags sit for now. Gotta go to work! 8D
23:27:07: RT @thecarriekelly: i get that you love the boys, i love them too, but did you know that the girls exist as more than an afterthought/angst fodder for the boys
23:35:42: HI TWITTER YOU SURE HAVE BEEN BUSY
23:36:53: anyway i just wanted you to know that i'm pretty sure this job will be great :D!
23:37:32: also i get 10% off all comics and free rentals, i should start renting things

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From Twitter 05-12-2011

aliasjack — Fri, 13 May 2011 07:21:06 GMT

00:07:35: uggghhh i have a headache but no money left for painkillers and the store is closed anyway
20:38:35: my head does not like my lights right now but the sun has gone down and it'd be too dark without them
23:09:43: SO I GOT THE JOB AT THE COMIC STORE, I START TOMORROW AT FOUR :D :D :D
23:13:04: it really was pretty much as simple as turning in the application this afternoon, and him calling me back today and telling me to come in
23:13:47: after almost eight months of unemployment, too :O

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MY CURRENT FEELINGS, AS EXPRESSED BY HARVEY PEKAR

aliasjack — Fri, 13 May 2011 03:51:07 GMT

(yesss i got the job at the comic shop, i start tomorrow. just a week shy of eight months, too)

From Twitter 05-11-2011

aliasjack — Thu, 12 May 2011 07:17:54 GMT

14:14:04: RT @thecarriekelly: anyway you got it backwards, it's actually that i don't read it BECAUSE i have a problem with it. (you pretentious shit head.)
14:29:14: So all I had in comics this week is Batgirl and Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt. I went ahead and got last week's Avengers Academy, too.
14:30:02: I also got an application because there was a help wanted sign and the owner told me I should fill one out. So, uh...doin' that.
14:31:51: I found Wendy's subplot more interesting than anything else going on in Batgirl this month. ...Does this mean she'll meet Richard Dragon? :O
16:03:52: So, uhh, Youth In Revolt might should've waited until Onslaught Unleashed was finished. I know it's prolly next week, but implied spoilers!
19:22:23: skalja: D: http://tumblr.com/xzh2hd9wux
23:09:12: So I saw a Flashpoint checklist in a comic today and am just kinda...gaping at how much shit they will be publishing for this thing in June.
23:10:39: THERE ARE TWENTY-TWO TIE-INS FOR JUNE. MOST OF THEM ONE-SHOTS AND MINIS. WHAT THE FUCK.
23:11:16: just gonna be...quietly ignoring everything dc does for the next few months

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From Twitter 05-10-2011

aliasjack — Wed, 11 May 2011 07:22:24 GMT

00:02:46: wundygore: http://tumblr.com/xzh2gipmtd
02:24:17: Video: HELLO TUMBLR I JUST WANTED TO DROP IN TO LET YOU KNOW HOW GREAT THIS SONG AND VIDEO ARE also that it... http://tumblr.com/xzh2gk7arz
04:19:25: So they are reprinting Runaways digests, and the third one comes out his week. It's one of the ones I'm missing, but can I spare the $10?
04:19:52: yes the new printing is a couple dollars more than the old ones
11:58:35: RT @illusClaire: I CRYYYYYYYYYYYY no really, I do http://i.imgur.com/uBYbJ.jpg
12:06:25: skalja: yesss i love these http://tumblr.com/xzh2gorpl8
16:39:15: oh jeez the thermostat appears to be dead and it is so hot in this apartment, i am dying
21:39:28: youtube y u load so slow :c

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From Twitter 05-09-2011

aliasjack — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:16:46 GMT

10:10:57: Okay, time to get this interview done!
11:59:30: so the interview was a little short and i can think of two possibilities for this
12:00:27: 1) the lady was not used to interviews. i got the impression she's very good at her job, but this is not normally it. but it could aways be:
12:01:00: 2) they are just not interested in me :c
guess i'll find out next week whether they call or not
12:06:48: so yes i am just going to listen to this song forever http://youtu.be/oS2vMUIPeT4 #marinaandthediamonds
16:10:57: the only thing better than this song is it's video. so fun, so 80s http://youtu.be/RcoxfibLBLc #blackkids
16:21:52: so i'm just gonna play that song and dance forever now apparently

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From Twitter 05-08-2011

aliasjack — Mon, 09 May 2011 07:10:34 GMT

19:23:23: kk i need groceries pretty bad at this point. /zooms off!
20:12:42: aw yeah overestimating how much energy i have /o\ why haven't i eaten anything since breakfast?
20:13:24: (the obvious answer is i should've gotten groceries earlier)

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From Twitter 05-07-2011

aliasjack — Sun, 08 May 2011 07:09:46 GMT

00:54:48: welp, i just got approximately all of the feelings from looking at an icon. charles victor szasz you are in dire need of a hug :c
01:26:10: so twitter, just to let you know, this is a thing i did today http://www.livejournal.com/allpics.bml?user=asknoquestion (yes he is twelve)
10:38:01: My internet is being terribly uncooperative this morning :/
10:43:57: Case in point, it took five minutes for that tweet to go through ://///
13:52:37: i wish my lcs did fcbd sales, i could've made those four dollars stretch a lot further
13:53:07: esp since i always feel i have to buy something on fcbd otherwise i'll leave guiltily
13:53:54: i had a job the past two years, so it was easy and i could just grab a couple trades i was thinking about, but i only had $4 this year
13:54:34: so i just bought one of those errant issues of x-statix i didn't have yet
13:55:24: as for free stuff, i got captain america/thor, the tick, mouse guard, and atomic robo
13:55:43: there is a lot of loki in this issue and that is marvelous :D
15:49:15: RT @ChrisSamnee: #FCBD sketch STORM (with Mohawk)!! http://t.co/CfmUbRJ

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From Twitter 05-06-2011

aliasjack — Sat, 07 May 2011 07:09:48 GMT

01:03:33: Anonymous asked: Go on anon and send this to 5 people you feel are wonderful and lovely to other tumblr... http://tumblr.com/xzh2ek1xxb
01:33:35: iheartchaos: This is fantastic. http://tumblr.com/xzh2eln9v6

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From Twitter 05-03-2011

aliasjack — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:10:11 GMT

14:00:18: All the promos I've seen for this upcoming Schism storyline really annoy me.
14:00:43: X-Men vs. X-Force? Scott vs. Logan? THIS IS NOT THE RIFT I WANTED.
14:01:35: I want more people calling Scott out on his douchery and shortsighted leadership, not another chance for him to be a hypocritical asshole!
14:02:37: #linefacingatxbooksforever #andmyhopesweresohighwithgillenonboardtoo #thistweetsisjusthashtags #iamnotsorry

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From Twitter 05-02-2011

aliasjack — Tue, 03 May 2011 07:10:17 GMT

12:02:48: Didn't get the tour guide job. :(
12:03:28: But at least the guy was nice enough the tell me so instead of leave me hanging.

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From Twitter 05-01-2011

aliasjack — Mon, 02 May 2011 07:12:11 GMT

17:48:27: Hello twitter, I have been neglecting you today. But I got a pretty serious backread in return. At least my headache isn't so bad anymore.
22:58:39: RT @KryptonGirl: Osama dead? Shame islamophobia will not die with him.
23:00:15: RT @zacayoung: Obama is interrupting the end of celeb apprentice. The prez is getting revenge on Trump for birth certificate.
23:46:15: RT @HESherman: POTUS: “This is not a war against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader. he was a mass murderer of Muslims."
23:46:39: re retweet: that i think was the most important part

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From Twitter 04-30-2011

aliasjack — Sun, 01 May 2011 07:09:07 GMT

12:38:24: My goal for today is to listen to all of the Duran Duran.
13:05:59: Kitty is at his purriest today. Wondering if I shouldn't be worried about this runny nose he seems to have developed.
13:26:33: Oh, I just remembered that today is Sidewalk Art! I should really try to drag myself out to see it! :O
13:29:23: wonder how my camera batteries are doing right now, they can be so finicky
13:33:46: dammit, completely dead. but i need to take pictures! hopefully my old phone'll hold out
15:35:20: mean ol' tree cover, always ruining my lighting. wonder if any of my pictures came out
15:35:59: though it sometimes made colors look like they were glowing, which is pretty neat

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From Twitter 04-29-2011

aliasjack — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 07:10:13 GMT

08:46:10: Goodness, this'll be a busy busy day. Two interviews, possibly meeting a friend for lunch, helping a neighbor move.
08:46:30: I'm not sure I'll have enough spoons for all of it D:
10:23:47: And off we go.
12:35:20: Well, that first one was a bust. I'm customer service, sales just...isn't my scene.
12:36:01: Three hours to try to get my energy back before it's time for the second one.
12:55:35: dammit hands i would appreciate if you would stop shaking please
16:12:12: SO! I hope I didn't misread that, because I think it went reeeeaaaallllyy well! and somehow we ended up talking about Steve Ditko for a bit
16:13:19: It's for a job conducting walking tours, which would actually be a really cool job, so I'm going to just cross everything I have over here.
16:13:59: taking people around to tell them local ghost stories, and being paid for it, i want this to be my life

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From Twitter 04-28-2011

aliasjack — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:10:19 GMT

14:46:42: ugh, my e-mail has been down all day this really annoys me

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From Twitter 04-27-2011

aliasjack — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:11 GMT

14:21:13: The comics that were cover-dated with my birth month are a lot more interesting than the ones *released* on my birth month.
14:23:54: Cover-dated for 2/86, you've got the first chapter of Daredevil: Born Again, the last issue of Wonder Woman v1...
14:24:51: ...X-Factor #1, Booster Gold #1, Fantastic Four vs. The X-Men #1 (one of my favorite comics as a kid!) and Crisis on Infinite Earths #11.
14:26:38: Released in 2/86, all I'm really seeing is Secret Origins #2 (featuring the Blue Beetle!) and the Born Again still going.
14:28:34: As for comics this week, I got Action Comics (no more lex after this :c), UXM, Osborn, and Spider-Girl. Most I've paid for comics in a while

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From Twitter 04-26-2011

aliasjack — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:11:15 GMT

09:53:43: Video: angelophile: The world’s poorer for the loss of her. :( http://tumblr.com/xzh29yqfyu
10:17:08: fuck. chrome crashed and i lost every single one of my tabs D:<
10:18:31: that includes like every single rp thing i was keeping track of but might not've archived yet. fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
10:21:24: fuck this i have an interview in half an hour, there's no time to deal with this bullshit
10:21:46: but i'm angry near the point of tears rn :(
11:58:07: So it was a kind of pre-interview. Talking to the supervisor (who has my last name) to satisfy them that I'm capable of doing the job.
11:58:43: In a couple hours I'm going back to meet with the manager so they can find out if I'm a person they would want to hire.
15:24:07: OH YEAH, forgot to say. I think it went well! Now here's hoping it gets me somewhere.
21:42:33: i think the song that venture bros season 2 starts with is kind of my favorite thing ever #skippingbacktothebeginningoverandover
22:32:38: oh hey look what i found http://youtu.be/6YgAw1G-4zY #listensforever

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