Happenings

Moving is always such an interesting excursion....

"Sibling" finally moved into the new house (yaaaay!). Earlier this week I went over to help her out with the move - this included numerous trips back and forth from the old apartment to the new place, as well as some hardcore apartment cleaning. Naturally, we left all of the bigger furniture for the movers. They came eventually....

Everything went fine...and almost went downhill when the guys brought in the couch.



That thing, which was probably made in the 70's or something (a hand-me-down item), was freaking heavy. And it had to go upstairs.

Thankfully no carnage occurred while the poor guys carried the thing upstairs, but man, was it rough watching. "Sibling" paced around the living room floor, I tensely sat in the chair, with Agatha Christie's Death in the Nile clutched in one hand and my mouth tightly clamped with the other. Somewhere on the stairway, we could hear the one guy breathing heavily, the other was swearing in two languages. I think the drops of sweat are still stained on the wall...

Regardless, the beastly sofa bed made it upstairs. We only assume that the guys are still fine.

Back at home, the studio's still a mess, but it looks better than it did before (at least there are no balloons anymore!). And in other news, I will be at the Toronto Fan Expo (August 28-30). So I'm getting ready for that - more info will come as the dates get closer.

In the meantime, happy Friday.

R.I.P.

Michael Jackson's Dead

I was just finishing my dinner when my mom and I got a call from "Sibling", who informed us that Michael Jackson had just died.

What!?

Two hours later the T.V.'s still on, now on CBC with Jian Ghomeshi, discussing about Michael Jackson's career, his life, etc. I think it's been almost an hour since his death was confirmed by everyone in the media.

My thoughts? Well, I didn't exist when Thriller came out but after that...he was still big in my earliest memories of childhood (think "Free Willy/early Simpsons" era). I never bought his albums, but he was, and still is, entertaining nonetheless. And you can't say that he wasn't an icon.

For someone who didn’t really have a normal life, I hope he rests in peace.

Fifth Book Finished!

The Glen Evan Crisis, written by Mary E. Kitchen, has been published!

I must say though, I am not quite pleased with the way the drawings look in this book. For some reason or another, a lot of them turned out really faded. Weird. Then again, self publishing a book isn't quite that easy....

And then, while flipping through the book, do I notice some notable drawing mistakes!!! AAACK!!!!

But that's ok, it's published. And Ms. Kitchen is happy.

I did my job. :D

My Portfolio on The Becka Comics!

Take a few moments to browse through my portfolio on The Becka Comics! It's awesome, and it's powered by flickr gallery.

Also check out flickr while you're at it...

What the Studio/Office Currently Looks Like...

...a mess.

This past weekend turned out to be a massive cleaning session, and the amount of junk one can accumulate in their house is really quite something to behold. It was also one of those cleaning sessions where there are certain thing(s) that I could not find at all while there were plenty of other things that were found that shouldn't have been found. There were also things found that could possibly be sold on eBay....hmmm....

And finally, there were things found that were quite...interesting, but that's for another blog post.

But the cleaning is not done, for there are still things left in the house that need to be yet discovered, rediscovered, and packed. "Sibling" has bought a house, and can now take more stuff from this house and into the new one, hence the mad cleaning.

Meanwhile, I have somewhat become a reality t.v. whore, or something - at least for the show Britain's Got Talent. I've gotten into the habit of checking YouTube every week for new clips from the show, and today I've been watching some clips of the semi-finals. Two of my favorite acts have made it for Saturday's show...I'm super stoked.

Susan Boyle, although sounding a bit nervous at the beginning, gets bonus points from me for singing one of my favorite Andrew Lloyd Webber songs, Memory, from the musical Cats.



...and I love this routine by "Diversity"....

Star Trek Movie: "Live Long and Prosper"

This past weekend I had the opportunity to see the new Star Trek film with my parents, which is a rare occasion (I think the last movie I saw with my parents at a movie theatre was The Lion King....yep. Lion King). My parents, who were fond of the original classic Star Trek series, wanted to see what this movie version with Captain Kirk and Spock was like. I went to see it more out of curiosity - while I was never really a Star Trek fan, the previews made it look like a movie that I'd want to go see. Plus, I wanted to see J.J. Abrams' take on the original franchise, since so far I've been enjoying his films.

I must say that I was quite impressed with the movie, as well as my parents (while my mother also admitted that there were moments where she had to shut her eyes). The story was intriguing, the CGI was awesome, the acting was good, and I was not bored. There was plenty of action.

The film does have a little something for "the new generation", the fans, and the ones who loved the old Star Trek (even Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock, makes an appearance!!!!). The filmmakers did a very good job making Star Trek accessible, considering the mass amounts of remakes out there that epically fail to do so. I would, not only recommend the movie, but also see it again while it's still on the big screen.

And for your enjoyment, here's a "Star Trek" clip I found on YouTube.