On My Way

I can't help but get slightly excited about the few new people that have checked out my comic. All of my advertising push is starting to pay off as the days go along. Since Monday, there have been over 60 new people that have checked out the comic. And that, my friends, is cause for celebration--which, of course, will be a Dr. Pepper with pellet ice.

Anywho, I've realized that because of this push to check out my comic, I'm needing to start pushing people here, through ads and my new venture that will, hopefully, start up next week. So stay tuned.

In the meantime, I must give a quick plug again for Wall E. My wife and I checked it out for the second time last night. For having the majority of the dialogue being "Wall E" and "Eva," Pixar has made a mighty fine little film. Though I bet it's got nothing on the new Mummy. (For those of you that might think I'm serious, please know that although I plan on seeing The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, I have no expectations for it, and I think the world might explode if it is better than Wall E.)

I hope you all have a good weekend. Thanks for stopping by and for checking out We've Got Brains. See you Monday.

This Coming Week

So I feel bad about missing Friday. Honestly though, it would've been much the same as my "make up" post on Saturday, so you weren't missing much.

I'm back from my Colorado adventure. I needed to go out and see the family before some of them disappear completely. Sucks when your family decides to, you know, get old and die. I'll probably do what I can to make inappropriate jokes and think terrible thoughts, since that's one of my coping mechanisms.

As for this coming week, I'm going to be getting ready for my residency, though I'm still trying to decide if I want to do another Shattered Suns and Broken Hearts type project, though I doubt it, since I don't have the Intuos anymore. Instead of a new story, you'll probably just get boring updates of my residency shenanigans--which won't be much since I don't drink. Though my friends do, and they can be some nutty bastards.

Wish I could give you an update on the new films, namely Hancock, but both Logan and I didn't have a chance to check it out yet. Wall E should get a review soon, if not from Logan, then from me. And there is a good possibility of a new comic this week, but, again, we'll see how things go.

Good Possibility

Three major things happened this weekend. The first of which, and most detrimental, is the leaving of one of my good friends as she prepares to take off to Japan for a year. It's one of those bittersweet partings where it blows harder than the Big Bad Wolf because I'm gonna miss her, but at the same time, I can't help but be happy for her, considering this has been one of her dreams for the last few years: living in Japan. And you can't help but give her mad props for not only chasing after but also fulfilling a dream. I'm jealous.

The second is that this is the friend that I was borrowing the funtime Wacom tablet to make the last two months' comics. SO, this loss will, most likely, cause delays on the comic front. It may return to the every other week schedule for the next month or two, since scrounging up $300 will take some time.

Lastly, and least importantly, I saw Wall E and loved it. The makers of--I still can't get my mind around this--the 2006 Oscar Winner, Happy Feet, should look at Pixar's latest entry and learn a thing or two about making a film with a message. Wall E is gorgeous; it's message is relevant and illustrated in an interesting way; and the 103 minute film is just plain fun. Go see it if you haven't already. (But if too-cute robots aren't your thing, Wanted provides a good time of violence and humor. You can read my review here.)

Big Weekend... and the Highlights Are Pretty Much Covered

If you're anything like me--and in this, I think you will be--you're either freaking out to go see Wall E or Wanted, two of the bigger blockbusters for this summer. As I am ecstatic for Wall E, seeing it will be my goal for today. Luckily, or not, I was able to get my Wanted fix at midnight last night--tired as I am for the rest of the day. (I'm really going to try my best to get up a review for Wanted by today, but there are no guarantees.) For a quick blurb though, it's worth your time and cash. The action is sweet, sweet, and James MacAvoy puts on a more amusing performance than even Myers as Guru or Sandler as the Zohan. Check it out if you don't mind a bit o' brain splatters and a heavier dose of f-bombs than other recent flicks.

I must say that I'm rather proud, since I stuck to my guns and finished my novel's second draft, however, it sucks malignant tumors how once you finish with something, you check back over the beginning and realize it's worse than reading a 400-page history on green beans. A break from this whole thing sounds like heaven, but I need to get the general order of things together and ensure that the character I cut is actually missing from every page. Stupid details and having to worry about plot holes.

Writing is dumb. And yet, if I stopped, I think I'd explode. Talk about a catch-22.