Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Why My Niece is Awesome pt 632

Devra & the wife took her to the hot springs a few days ago.

After initial trepidation (hot springs stink) she enthusiastically embraced the experience.

At one point when Devra didn't step lively enough for her she put her tiny fist on one hip and declared

"C'mon, lady! What are you waiting for, a hotdog and ketchup?"


Four years old.

Monday, May 28, 2007

A threat from the captain's chair

UPDATE or face exile from the blogroll, BOBO.

aaaaand something for Adrian

Welcome to Nerd Vegas!

I don't really 'do' comics any more, except in a professional capacity, but as a lifelong fan I was entertained and amused by this very thorough guide.

It was also surprising to see a shout-out to Stuart Ng about 3/4ths of the way through, under 'Shopping Tips'.

He swings by the store a couple of times a year and always goes over our graphic arts & alt culture sections with a fine tooth comb- now I know what he does with the yeild.

Hairy Legs

Possibly in answer to DT's Prayer, the girls sent me a link to their European vacation blog.

Now we have a futuristic way to track their irrepressible hi-jinks!

Full Service Blog

I'm fresh off the phone with Tina & Devra, who experienced their first bump on the road to Europe.

first bump,artist's conception

Happily, they recently renewed their subscription to the word of mouth only Baxblog Tech Support Line.

For future reference, here's how you restart a confused iPod.

attn TERI

This is a link to my pal Teri's store so she will see it and be able to find my blog.

I lack confidence in the effectiveness of last night's drunken instructions:

Okay, you just need to google 'Shark Boner' to find Ivan's blog and click on his link to mine.


=(

Saturday, May 26, 2007

my favorite middleweight

Arthur Abraham ascended to that particular throne a while back on the strength of a series of epically surreal Smurf-inspired ringwalks.

Unfortunately for us all a lawsuit by some tight-assed copywrite obsessives forced him to shelve the Smurfettes.

But his dedication to giving fans a mind-bending prefight show remains undimmed by corporate wet blankets, as witness his latest title fight stroll.

In today's bout with Canadian Sebastien 'Double Trouble' Demers he strode to the ring accompanied by the dulcet tones of Farewell, Humanity, essayed live in the arena by 80's Krautrock hair metal gods The Scorpions*.

No clip available, but it was pretty awesome.

Not a bad fight, either.


*the Scorpions are notable for what is generally regarded as one of the most egregiously awful album cover of all time, as well as one of the most offensive lyric refrains to ever grace the American top 40:
The Bitch is Hungry
She needs to tell
So give her inches
and feed her well

from Rock You Like a Hurricane