Checkin In: Santa Cruz, CA (also, mini Batman rant)

[thehefner]

I had thought to have been a lot further along by now, especially considering how little I saw yesterday after leaving L.A, but if today's any indication, it's gonna take me a full week to make it up to Seattle. Then again, I have to wonder how many other things I'll see along the way on par with the time-consuming nature of Hearst Castle and Big Sur.

I may have to skip Napa Valley, which is probably for the best. Even if I could rest to sober up for the night, I've learned that I shouldn't drink anything if I'm driving the next day, as even a single beer can hamper the next day's ability to wake up energetic at 7am. And really, spitting out wine? What an expensive day-long cocktease.

I imagine I'll be spending the majority of tomorrow in San Francisco (hint hint, kali921! Don't leave me hangin'!). Seeing the Winchester House is a priority, as is finding a comic shop. Need to see how the hell this abortion known as BATMAN R.I.P. wraps up.

Which reminds me, the news just broke that the Paul-Dini-scripted BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM video game (in the style of SILENT HILL horror survival games) will feature Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker! FUCK YES YES YES!!!!

Meanwhile, on scans_daily, a noted asshat had to be "that guy" and sniffed (or at least, I imagine he sniffed) "Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy are good actors, but they are not the Gods fanboys make them out to be. Nor is Paul Dini a god." In a rare moment of snark (for I loathe to be snarked and to be snarky alike), I simply replied, "We have some lovely parting gifts for you."

I mean, clearly they're not gods. But dude, get over yourself. No one likes a contentious snob, especially not one against something so universally respected and beloved. Meantime, you show me someone who can do a more pitch-perfect job than those three respectively, and let's get them hired pronto, because dear lord, we need more people of the caliber of Dini, Conroy, and Hamill.

Oh, and I am officially accepted into the Orlando Fringe Festivals. With NYC, Montreal, Winnipeg, Indianapolis, and Vancouver, that makes six for 2009. Am I seriously mad enough to go for seven with Minneapolis, because I keep hearing that it's so goddamn awesome that it's a must-do?

Comments

Winchester House.

[suburbfabulous.livejournal.com]

Hefner vs. ghosts.
I pity the dead.
They never stood a chance.

Re: Winchester House.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

(read by the ghost of Donald LaFontaine) For them, death was just the beginning. Now... the end is coming to San Francisco.

Re: Winchester House.

[suburbfabulous.livejournal.com]

WORD.

[bagelofdeath.livejournal.com]

Which reminds me, the news just broke that the Paul-Dini-scripted BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM video game (in the style of SILENT HILL horror survival games) will feature Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker! FUCK YES YES YES!!!!

YOU KNOW WHAT. OKAY.

I LOVE MY WII. I am not ashamed to have purchased it and I am VERY PLEASED with everything that it does and I do NOT regret buying it and The Godfather for Wii is FAR superior to the Godfather for the other consoles because you get to punch out other families by actual punching.

BUT FINE, OKAY? YOU WIN. I'll buy a goddamn PS3 or whatever they want me to get to have this stupid stupid game. I hate you.


Oh wait. It's available for PC.

...nevermind. Rock on!

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

That's one more console than I have. I will need to mooch off my gamer friend, themadhatter26. I foresee an entire day of gaming and beer and geekery ahead of us once it comes out.

But if I were to have one, it'd be Wii. Hands down. You chose wisely.

Now get me Richard Moll as Harvey Dent. Fuck, get me Harvey Dent period. We don't know if he's in it, but we do know you get to collect Two-Face coins! But seriously, I need more Richard Moll as Two-Face.

[gnort.livejournal.com]

Two Face is in Lego Batman (a game I still need to play despite owning it for some time) if that's of any comfort.

[bagelofdeath.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine why you would collect Two-Face coins and then never see Two-Face at all. It would actually be pretty odd.

And thank you! I love the Wii. And I have LEGO Batman, which won me over immediately by using the Batman score.

[tompurdue.livejournal.com]

When you said you had a Batman rant, I was expecting the other news.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

There's other news? I haven't caught up to LJ and whatnot over the past couple days.

[tompurdue.livejournal.com]

I mean the end of the Batman RIP storyline, e.g.:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/holy-smoke-batman-are-you-dead-1038882.html

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I'd probably give more of a shit if the story weren't so godawful.

Also, Holy Unimaginative Cliche Headline, Batman!