Friday, December 31, 2010

Colbert Lives! We sleep...

I'm giving you a choice: either put on these glasses or start eating that trash can...


Of course, if you put on a second pair, you see that it's actually Stephen Colbert under the ghoul under Stephen Colbert. He's That Good.

The subliminal text is the same, of course.

=)

Another response to the "Art Stephen Up Challenge." Actually, another two responses: one "My Colored-in Friend" portrait and one "Colbert Lives! We Sleep" portrait. =)

Hrmm... Maybe that should be "Colbert Lives! We Watch," eh?

Thanks to Zorky for bubbling THEY LIVE to the top of my recall sort over the holidaze.

After catching that "I call you my base" clip of G.W.Jr at a zillion-dollar-a-plate fundraiser or whatever-it-was way back when, my mind would always conflate it with the scenes in THEY LIVE where the rich ghouls and human power elite human power elite (start watching at the 8-minute mark =) are shmoozing at an underground gala dinner of their own, "backstage at the show." I totally see W's address as an outtake from those segments, y'know?

And don't forget Captain Colbertica, C01b3rTR0N!, and, oh, there's this, too: the new ColbertBook profile portrait...


Keep on keepin on~

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Hoth Township, NJ

A couple of snapshots from the Boxing Day blizzard of twenty-ten in the Jersey burbs...

We'll see THAT guy in hell...

It's a good bet the Empire knows we're here...


The township website claims that snow plows are at work on our street right now, but from our vantage point, we can't get visual confirmation on that (our house is situated so that we can't see either end of the street without venturing partway down the block). A lot of people are unhappy with how fail the snow removal and road clearance in New Jersey has been in the wake of this snowfall. Lucky for us, Mom extra-stocked up on groceries in anticipation of the holiday visit from my nephew, my sister, and I so we haven't had to go after the rabbits in the backyard...

Yet.

* UPDATE. 2-ish pm. The plows have come thru! It meant having to bust thru the resulting wall of ice and snow at the end of the driveway... twice... but hey, we're free to swarm Wegman's!

The first transport is away!

Hrmm... maybe we were better off not plowed...

Keep on keepin on~

* January 2, 2011. Found a couple of other Hoth-ic riffs on the Snowpocalypse. Check out Brooklyn.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Happy Frickin Holidaze =)

Season's Greetings,

(Please check all that apply.)
[ ] Sexy program!
[ ] Familial family!
[ ] Friendly friend!
[ ] Respected colleague!
[ ] Valued teammate!
[ ] Formidable opponent!
[ ] Brattle bud!
[ ] Copacetic acquaintance!
[ ] Fellow entry in a mutual friend's mailing list!
[ ] FB Friend(tm)!
[ ] FBI agent seeking to unite and strengthen America thru the use of the appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism!
[ ] Other.

Here's my latest quasi-annual electronic fruitcake framistat, half-baked and presented to you to commemorate the end-of-year holiday cataclysm, y'know, instead of getting you a proper present or even a card...


(Expect effects of sound and musical accompaniment.)

This Xmas eve, you have to help that bastard Santa out of an elfin pickle. That's right, elfin, not effin', altho that may very well apply as well. You see, his faithful-yet-fed-up employees want to teach him a lesson... So, they've locked him up in the workshop to show him just how hazardous it can be. To get out in time to make his overnight deliveries, you must lead Santa to the five keys, left by the elves, that will unlock the workshop exit. But be careful, cuz the elves are right—the automated workshop is crappy place to work, full of peril and safety violations. If he gets struck by a forklift or crate, or takes an unsure step onto a present or a pile of coal, Santa's done for.

Enjoy!

Io, Saturnalia! Happy Life Day! Farewell, year we make contact (did we?). Hello, Judgment Day (at least, that's what the Sarah Connor Chronicles told me =) ! Also, Mr. Year With No Integral Factors But Yourself And One.

Exciting! =)

Keep on keepin on~

p.s. The fruitcake is a little short on specific instructions, so here's a couple of tips. =)

1. Click the screen to start or re-start.
2. Use the arrow keys to maneuver.
3. The countdown clock is on the workshop wall, at the top left of the screen.
4. After failing to escape with the workshop running at full speed, you'll get the option to try again at not-as-madcap speed*, and more time**. Just click on the obnoxious invitation that appears near the bottom of the screen. =) *

Please direct all comments and complaints to this office. If for any reason you are not satisfied, I hate you. =)

p.p.s. Happy frickin holidaze.

p.p.p.s. Thanks to JG, NF, sis, and Frogger for feedback, beta testing, and inspiration.

* Later that night... Modified the game for an "EZ" option.

** Later still... Modified the "EZ" option with more time on the clock.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Captain Colbertica!

Stephen Colbert is known to the world as an enigmatic cable network pundit. But when the Colbert Nation is threatened by sinister forces, foreign, domestic, hypothetical, literary, or extradimensional, he springs into action as the Suped-up Soldier and Revenger... Captain Colbertica!


Another, even sloppier, response to the Photoshop Stephen Colbert's Portrait challenge: Captain Colbert-ica!

Yeah, don't look too hard at those abs. Umm... I blame it on the Super Solider Serum. Yeah, that's the ticket.

Keep on keepin on~

p.s. This challenge is also a project at crowdSpring (?).

Sunday, December 19, 2010

BTIES: Ho. Ho. Ho.

A gorgeous adaptation of a Neil Gaiman poem...

Merry thanks to Sister M for pointing me to this holiday goodness!

Keep on creepin on~