MUSIC MON! DOLPHIN SENPAI, PLEASE TURN OFF THE SIMPSONS!

SENPAI CLUB FULL 80's THEME SONG!

Senpai Club is my current favorite send-up of anime and the latest episode, which is meant to emulate 80's style animes of the same girl anime genre, is a hilarious homage to the style, pacing, and quality of that era.

Oddly enough? I like the character designs of the senpais more in the 80's version because I find their eyes far less disturbing. But they are always creepy.

ADHD-SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE DOLPHIN!

Summary: Dolphins are magic. Magic is evil. Evil is dolphins.

WEIRD SIMPSONS VHS

Is it WTF Wednesday yet?  LIZA!!!

CAPTAIN HOOK'S SUICIDE ATTEMPT

WORD OF THE DAY! 12/10/13!

STEVEN SPIELBERG'S HOOK (1991)

happy thought [hap-pee-thawt]
noun
1. Literature/theatre/film. Originally called "lovely wonderful thoughts" in the play Peter Pan, Or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904) or the novel Peter and Wendy (1911), both by J.M. Barrie, they became a mechanic in the Peter Pan universe that, when combined with faerie dust, allow someone to fly (see here and here). In actuality, in the novel it points out the happy thoughts are simply a silly diversion and the power of flight is merely from the faerie dust.
2. The idea or concept that someone holds onto to get them through difficult situations or times in their lives.

SUPER MARIO 3D LAND THEME!

EX. The most recent happy thought I discovered on the internet was the .gif and song posted directly above which, for some reason, I immediately linked to my favorite theme from my favorite portable Mario game, Super Mario 3D Land.

My most favorite of happy thoughts that I use to get through any difficult situation, from a bout of illness to a particularly obnoxious day at work/school to much darker and desperate moments, is the thought of having fun with my friends and family again. An example of such a moment, and some of those people, is pictured above is our yearly tradition of executing the zombified pumpkins left over from Halloween (photo of courtesy of Corey Blouin). In the photo, from left to right, is my father AKA imple, Chris AKA Stinger, Justin AKA Jas, myself AKA implejr dressed in laboratory goggles (for eye protection), a scarf, a light red jacket for my job, shorts, long socks, and green Crocs (I have no shame), and Zach AKA Zach.

And, while we're on the subject of happy thoughts here, I should recommend my favorite film by Steven Spielberg, favorite iteration of Peter Pan, and most likely the origin source of dark humor and whimsy that I try to inject into all of my Dungeons & Dragons adventures, the fairly divisive Hook (1991). Let's keep it brief:

I love this film. If you haven't seen Hook or it's been a while, give it a try on one of these chilly afternoons. Hook is one of my inspirations and one of my happy thoughts. (5/5).

Have a lovely Tuesday.

P.S. I'll do a real review explaining why I love Hook and why I think it deserves a place in any library of family films, but the time for that is not now. Not yet. Maybe... some day.

BONUS: BREAK DANCING OSTRICH

WORD OF THE DAY! 12/8/12.

fan theory [fan-theer-ee]
noun
1. A proposed explanation about a particular franchise, or any or all works and elements of fiction, whose validity is either completely implausible or unverified by the creature.

EX.

QUOTED FROM A FORUM POST BECAUSE IT WAS TOO MISSHAPEN FOR THE BLOG:
"Anonymous 07/27/09 (Mon) 02:17 No. 10536711

Aladdin: In one scene, Genie calls Al's clothes "so 3rd century." Genie has been the lamp for 10,000 years, so there's no way he could know of the fashion trends which hppened since he's been trapped. Which means the latest Genie could have been trapped in the lamp is the 3rd century. If he spent 10,000 years in there, it is now AT LEAST the year 10,300 AD when he gets out.

Conclusion: Aladdin takes place IN THE FUTURE. A post-apocalyptic world where only Arab culture (and some Greek) survived. It has been so long that the name "Arabia" has been corrupted to "Agrabah." The Muslim religion has atrophied to the point where there are no mosques, Imams, or prayers mats, but people still give praise to Allah in moments of happiness. Amazing technological marvels left behind by the previous civilization, like sentinel flying carpets or genetically engineered parrots which comprehend human speech instead of just mimic it, are taken for granted by the locals or considered "magic."

The Genie proves this by making impressions of ancient, long-dead celebrities like Groucho Marx, Jack Nicholson, etc."

The reply?

DAILY ROUND-UP! 10/4/2011

So dang tired...check out these "flash backs" AKA internet things I've saved links to over the years.

GODZILLA'S NEW DESIGN FOR HIS NEXT MOVIE?

My only caveat for a new Hollywood Godzilla movie would be

1. No Matthew Broedrick (sorry).

2. No stupid scenes where a huge ass lizard manages to lose a couple of helicopters.

3.Godzilla better have atomic breath.

4. There should only be one godzilla.

5. No baby godzillas.

6. No "That's a lot of fish!"

ROBIN WILLIAMS MAKES A BET WITH ZELDA!

Legend of Zelda: The Four Swords just got a release for DSi and 3DS, for FREE, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Zelda. If you got a DSi or 3DS download this awesome game. It'll be free until February.

LINKS' BARREL BEAT!

THE LAST UNICORN- NOW, THAT I'M A WOMAN! AKA THE WORST SONG IN ANIMATION HISTORY?

I discovered this incredible animated film earlier this year after watching a review from Nostalgia Chick. It truly is a lost classic and has some fantastic animation, characters and takes a lot of risks. My favorite thing to do is watch the movie and mock what an obnoxiously snob the Unicorn is and this sing pretty much encapsulates why she is the most annoying character in the film.

LITERAL BIOSHOCK INFINITE TRAILER!

LITERAL ASSASSIN's CREED's BROTHERHOOD TRAILER!

Doesn't get much better than Tobuscus doing these awesome literal trailers of these video game trailers. WIN.

PRESIDENT TAFT's SECRET PONY BRIGADE

"I love all you ponies. Except for Ponita! Who is a ridiculous pony!"