New Girlz 'N' Games web comic
A proper web presence for my Girlz 'N' Games comic is under development and coming (hopefully) soon. However, that doesn't mean new comics are on hold until then. Here's the latest strip:
As for the weekend, it was a mix of activities and expenses.
On Friday afternoon our company took us to the A1 Grand Prix test session. Admittedly I'm not into motor racing at all, but it's still an interesting (and ear aching) experience to spend a few hours watching the different countries' colourful main event vehicles in action.
On Saturday I forked out R800 for 2 new tyres (ho hum), and played World of WarCraft for the first time all week. My warlock is creeping ever closer to Level 70, reaching Level 55 and a half this weekend. Unfortunately, due to ADSL cap issues, I won't be able to play until 1 March again, which is quite frustrating given the decent progress I was making.
Otherwise in my "chill" time I ended up dipping into my DVD collection and watching a few other films on TV.
Dragon fantasy film Eragon was something of a mixed bag. On the one hand I thought the special effects, especially the treatment of the dragons, was fantastic, as was Robert Carlyle's evil warlock. But the film lost its coolness factor when the dragon started speaking with a gentle, feminine voice. And I always think it's a bit presumptuous to leave this type of film open ended, as if the film makers believe it will be a big enough hit to warrant a full movie series.
I bought Bill Murray's Scrooged at the end of last year to specifically watch for Christmas, but never got around to it at the time. Watching it again now after many years it's a great little snapshot of the late 1980s, although the ending is a bit heavy handed in terms of sentimentality.
I missed the highly acclaimed Little Miss Sunshine when it was at the cinema, so I was very happy it was the MNET Sunday night movie. I don't know if the film's mix of drama and comedy would appeal to all audiences, but the film really works because of its fantastic casting and characterisation. Little Miss Sunshine is ultimately feel-good stuff, but feel-good realistic stuff. As in real life there are no nice tidy resolutions. However, characters develop a pride in the "super freaks" that they are, and draw strength from their similarly disfunctional family.
In case you didn't know, the Academy Awards were held on Sunday evening in Los Angeles (very early on Monday morning, South Africa time). I contemplated getting up at 3am this morning to watch the show live on DSTV, but just couldn't motivate myself (even though insomnia had me wide awake at 4am).
If you, like me, prefer to watch the delayed broadcast on MNET this evening, I won't post up the winners' list until tomorrow. If you can't wait till then, there are plenty of sites that have already posted the full results list. Here is just one...
Oh, in other personal news the bf got back on Sunday afternoon.
As for the weekend, it was a mix of activities and expenses.
On Friday afternoon our company took us to the A1 Grand Prix test session. Admittedly I'm not into motor racing at all, but it's still an interesting (and ear aching) experience to spend a few hours watching the different countries' colourful main event vehicles in action.
On Saturday I forked out R800 for 2 new tyres (ho hum), and played World of WarCraft for the first time all week. My warlock is creeping ever closer to Level 70, reaching Level 55 and a half this weekend. Unfortunately, due to ADSL cap issues, I won't be able to play until 1 March again, which is quite frustrating given the decent progress I was making.
Otherwise in my "chill" time I ended up dipping into my DVD collection and watching a few other films on TV.
Dragon fantasy film Eragon was something of a mixed bag. On the one hand I thought the special effects, especially the treatment of the dragons, was fantastic, as was Robert Carlyle's evil warlock. But the film lost its coolness factor when the dragon started speaking with a gentle, feminine voice. And I always think it's a bit presumptuous to leave this type of film open ended, as if the film makers believe it will be a big enough hit to warrant a full movie series.
I bought Bill Murray's Scrooged at the end of last year to specifically watch for Christmas, but never got around to it at the time. Watching it again now after many years it's a great little snapshot of the late 1980s, although the ending is a bit heavy handed in terms of sentimentality.
I missed the highly acclaimed Little Miss Sunshine when it was at the cinema, so I was very happy it was the MNET Sunday night movie. I don't know if the film's mix of drama and comedy would appeal to all audiences, but the film really works because of its fantastic casting and characterisation. Little Miss Sunshine is ultimately feel-good stuff, but feel-good realistic stuff. As in real life there are no nice tidy resolutions. However, characters develop a pride in the "super freaks" that they are, and draw strength from their similarly disfunctional family.
In case you didn't know, the Academy Awards were held on Sunday evening in Los Angeles (very early on Monday morning, South Africa time). I contemplated getting up at 3am this morning to watch the show live on DSTV, but just couldn't motivate myself (even though insomnia had me wide awake at 4am).
If you, like me, prefer to watch the delayed broadcast on MNET this evening, I won't post up the winners' list until tomorrow. If you can't wait till then, there are plenty of sites that have already posted the full results list. Here is just one...
Oh, in other personal news the bf got back on Sunday afternoon.
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