OFF CAMPUS

God, it feels good to just sit and write for the first time in what feels like forever.

There’s been a bunch of stuff I wanted to pontificate on but I’ve been too busy at the drawing table to get to it until now.  Alas, the art projects in question aren’t completed, but they are on schedule for a change.  So, if I may indulge myself …

Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty

The long-awaited release of Blizzard’s latest masterpiece (finally) draws nigh and me and mine have already secured time off from our prospective day jobs to properly enjoy it (Hollywood’s even flying in from LA).  With the possible exception of Street Fighter 2, no video game has provided me with as many hours upon hours of enjoyable play time as the original has.  So to say that I’m supremely psyched for this release would be something of an understatement.  There continues to be a healthy amount of criticism leveled at the game and/or Blizzard, most of which seems to be centered upon the lack of a LAN option and the steps that Blizzard has taken to curtail piracy of the still hypothetical RTS … I think.  It’s difficult to tell what some people are even bitching about and I just don’t have the time or inclination to sift through that much hate and bile.  I will say this to the haters, though: I’m not really sure why anyone would be waxing poetic about LAN networks.  I stopped attending LAN gatherings years ago due in no small part to the inescapable fact that it was insanely difficult to get everyone’s computers successfully linked together, and we even had the luxury of a gentleman who does networking for a living in our corner.  Frankly, I’d just as soon let Blizzard deal with that headache.

Wonder Woman’s New Threads

In celebration of Wonder Woman #600, DC Entertainment unveiled a new look for the First Lady of superheroes and, in so doing, broke the goddamn Internet in half.  I have to be honest: as much love and affection as I have for Jim Lee (the artist behind the redesign), I don’t much care for it.  I don’t have (as some evidently do) a problem with the very notion of the change; it just strikes me as a little bland.  Hell, while I’m on the subject, I’ve never really understood why she only has one costume in the first place; given the multi-faceted nature of the character, a whole slew of cool looks always seemed to be the way to go as far as I’m concerned.  The really interesting thing to my mind, however, is just how much talk and passion the costume change has generated.  Despite that facts that the comic sells relatively poorly and that DC seemingly can’t get any momentum towards a feature film built, the Old Girl still clearly has a huge potential fan base.  While I will concede that there is a shit ton of baggage that comes with being the super-heroine, I remain firmly convinced that DC is neglecting an incredibly lucrative creative property and that it would be well worth their time and effort to really making a go of unfucking that comic.

FIFA World Cup 2010

I would never have foreseen it, but I think I’ve actually become immune to the incessant drone of those fucking vuvuzela horns.  Regardless, I’m beyond pleased that charlatan “powerhouses” Brazil and Italy have already bowed out and look forward to Spain joining them very soon.  A German/Dutch final seems likely (and sounds delicious).

Smart Phone

I can no longer deny the indelible necessity of purchasing a smart phone; they’re just too damn useful and I find myself taking advantage of the convenience of text messaging more and more these days.  If I can make a somewhat embarrassing admission, I’ve owned my current phone for five or six years now, and it happens to be the second mobile I’ve ever owned (on the other hand, I guess I should feel pleased that it has lasted this long).  After much deliberation, I think I’m leaning toward the Evo 4G.  While I really want an iPhone, I really don’t want to pay AT&T and Twitter damn near blew up a couple of weeks ago when the new iPhone 4G was released with some pretty basic design flaws (I think; again, Truth continues to be elusive prey upon the plains of the Internet).  I’m hearing inconsistent things about T-Mobile (A-Rod and Boy Wonder love them, but my parents and brother hate them), and besides, I get a discount with Sprint through my day job that makes them very price competitive.

What I’m Reading: Oh My Goddess! Volume 1 by: Kosuke Fujishima
What I’m Watching: Red Cliff
What I’m Listening to: “The Royal We” (Silversun Pickups)

And now, Alessandra Ambrosio some hot Portuguese lady:

What I’m Reading: Tenjho Tenge Volume 17 by: Oh! Great
What I’m Watching: The 2010 FIFA World Cup
What I’m Listening to: “Help I’m Alive” (Metric)