July 2008
Ballantine Books to Publish Book Inspired by the...
Collection to be published simultaneously with Garfield 30th anniversary book NEW YORK, NY – July 30, 2008 – Paws, Inc. and Ballantine Books, a division of the Random House Publishing Group, announced last week at Comic-Con International that Ballantine will publish a book inspired by the popular webcomic Garfield Minus Garfield. Garfield Minus Garfield (www.garfieldminusgarfield.net) made...
And finally….
WatchMean Tuba Player via Today’s BIG Thing
Proof I went to bed too late and woke up way too...
jacobbijani says:
There’s only two pages of posts on my dashboard.
A tumblr phenomenon I’m all too familiar with.
“24,000 children died today from starvation. What makes you think God will answer...”
– Bumper Sticker (via brigno)
“I will remain” by The Old 97’s....
Sorry no announcement yet dear reader. Still waiting on the official thingamiijig :(
Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog - now taking over... →
International viewers, rejoice! This Hulu link is magically VISIBLE outside the US! That’s called being responsive to your audience… major props to Whedon & co for that.
If you haven’t watched it, do it now before it comes down. It’s kind of genius. Via cvxn
WooHoo!
“Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely...”
– Bill Watterson
The Top 5 Reblogged Garfield Minus Garfields
I was quite surprised with the results: 5: Something wrong with pants
4: Officially Bored
3: Life is strange
2: Can’t seem to get anything done lately
1: Conquer the world
Irish women take abortion case to Europe - RTÉ... →
Ireland’s abortion ban is to be challenged at the European Court of Human Rights.
At the moment, if an Irish woman wants an abortion she has to travel to England to get it done. The situation is utterly ludicrous.
“Welcome! Feel yourself at home.”
– Our foreign waitress (via marco)
Now that’s hospitality!
How Many Five Year Olds Could You Take in a Fight? →
This short survey will tell you approximately how many five year old children you could fight at once. Results are based on physical prowess, training, swarm-combatting experience, and the flexibility of your moral compass.
I’m proud to say I could could take on 17 five year old kids in a fight.
The Riff: Interview: "Garfield Minus Garfield"... →
So, who’s behind this now-phenomenally-popular bit of inspired photoshoppery? Meet 32-year-old Irishman Dan Walsh, who turns out to be a really nice guy. He answered a few questions via e-mail about the strip.
Alas I’m 33 not 32 :’( But he’s right about the “really nice guy” bit. Honest.
Catholic contraception ban 'catastrophic' - RTÉ... →
More than 50 dissident Catholic groups have issued an open letter to Pope Benedict saying the Church’s ban on contraception has been catastrophic.
The church will never back down on this - they simply want as many potential money donating battery hens as possible, they don’t care about the consequences.
“There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love...”
– Alice Thomas Ellis
Neeeeeeearrrgh! Still waiting. That is all. Thank you.
Bugger. My time conversion was all out of whack. I think it’ll be another 3 hours until my announcement, which will make it 3am here :(
Critical Ass
adj. The stage in fat accumulation when fabric can no longer contain the enormity of one’s buttocks. Jesus, I can’t zip up these jeans anymore - I’ve reached critical ass!
via Urban Dictionary
Days with My Father →
angad:
Beautiful.
Heart wrenchingly beautiful.
New Zealand girl changes bizarre name - RTÉ News →
A New Zealand judge has ordered a name change for an embarrassed nine-year-old girl called ‘Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii’.
There will be a big (Travors/G-G related) announcement today but I can’t say what just yet. I’m looking forward to it though :)
How to Read a Book →
The speed reader assumes that reading twice as fast makes him twice as productive. The best speed readers are so good that they can read a book by simply farting in its general direction. And they’ll even score 60% or better on a comprehension test while the smell lingers patiently in the air. Of course, a reader who thinks that doubling his reading speed makes him twice as productive is like a...
“If I Die Sudden” from John...
ephemeron:
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals-...
Protestor glues himself to Gordon Brown - RTÉ News →
A campaigner from the anti-climate change group Plane Stupid super-glued himself to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during an event last night.
Close Call
Yesterday I nearly killed a million people. It was a close call. It all started as I sat in front of my drawing workstation and wondered how to finish a comic. The best solution I could come up with involved mocking Microsoft’s Vista operating system. While I have no personal gripe with Vista, I know that many of my readers do, so it would have been a popular strip. After years of...
Marco's Instapaper Mentioned In Today's WSJ →
marco:
boutofcontext:
“A handy way to store Web pages on your iPhone or Touch for reading when you’re offline. While on your computer, an Instapaper button added to the Web browser can snag Web pages for your personal Instapaper database. Then, when your iPhone or iPod Touch is online, it synchronizes with the Web-based Instapaper database. Later, when you’re offline, the pages are still there...