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How about throwing a parade for Carl, complete with a Yaz Queen? And I will go to bed now.

Saw him at Heroes Fan Fest last year. Seriously, even if you're a casual fan, you gotta check out his panel.

@mojoween: Mookie Wilson always seemed to be happy. The cat in that picture? Not so much.

I'm at Liberty City Anime Con. Watching The Wallflower from Funimation. There is a lot of screaming. So. Much. Screaming. Also nosebleeds. Anybody here seen this anime?

Hey, Mookie Betts is off to a good start, so that might not be far-fetched.

That is sweet. This is what I can offer at this time.

Do drag folk frequent Washington Square Park? Damn, and extremists are holding a meetup there on Saturday? The last few times I went there, it was to check out a gathering of dachshunds. Way cuter. Kenan needs to up his NDT impression if he's going to break it out again. To me, NDT is monotone when doing his things (which is probably different from when he does the talk circuit). It's a lovely monotone, though. I'm really hoping that wasn't a real cake, in the sense that chowing down on that much in one sitting might be hazardous to one's help. Or maybe sheetcakes are different from the regular kind. I never have company over to break one of those out.

Just wondering if anybody out there has met a "ninja." I have not. However, I was on Facebook recently, and I found out about an event in Chatham, NJ, later this month. I think I can make it . . . it's less than an hour from where I live. The ninjas listed: James McGrath, Allyssa Beird, Lucio Battista, and Anthony DeFranco. Here's the link . . . I don't know if anybody not on Facebook can see it, though.

The anime is interesting, but not compelling. Nice to see Kaneki crash mentally. "Stitches" is just the biggest friggin' mess. I mean, I thought there was a factory that pumped out deranged white-haired Ghoul hunters, but the kid was put through the wringer. Also: two of his classmates became Ghouls; probably the same way Kaneki was changed, because "wacky E/R mishap" is too dopey for this anime. Seriously, what made Mado a lunatic, and how long before his daughter starts murdering innocent Ghouls and break out the bugged-out eye, like Uncle Ruckus in The Boondocks?

I vaguely remember Starr pummeling Hoover senseless after the buggering. I don't think Starr threatened him with a tarp, but it was a nice touch. In another place, I read that Allfather would look normal . . . or at least not comically obese. That probably means Messiah-as-imbred might be off the board as well.

Apparently, Sam is off for a few weeks. Tonight, TBS runs the episode with the interview of President Obama. I didn't want anybody getting flatfooted at 10:30. I figure we need her today, because she can wield a scalpel and a sledge hammer with relative ease.

Got Future Quest Showcase #1 today. Blank cover, so I can get a Space Ghost sketch at a con. Good stuff with Space Ghost dealing with his future, Jan & Jase (and Blip), and the Herculoids. In other news, The Jetsons will be coming in November. If you don't want to wait for the collection of the HB annuals, the backup story is in Booster Gold/Flintstones, which was a blast to read.

Well, that sucked. Redemption Challenge was lame for the preset brackets, and grabbing the opponent and hoping for luck is such a lame way to win. I'm not Jenna's biggest fan, but at least she shoved two girls out of the game. Tony, on the other hand? Fuck Tony. Seriously, I have to root for him because of the two kids with two mothers? How is he more "worthy" than Darrell? And playing "Ava Maria"? Fuck your, BMP. Tony sucks, Shane sucks, and I know that does not apply to those kids. I feel bad that they got asshole DNA in them. Better idea: Start with a four-way battle on a bigger platform. Winner gets a bye, loser is out for good. Other two guys face each other, winner gets a shot in the final. And maybe play for two points, when a kamikaze maneuver nets both players half a point, and double splashdowns cannot determine a final winner. Sorry if it sounds like I'm babbling . . . I acknowledge that this makes more sense in my head. Sucks that Tony lucks into another chance, Ammo's win is more or less negated, and Darrell doesn't get to do to Cory what he did with Brad. At the very least, he could've shaved Cory bald. Damn, I'm mad. And I didn't mention Camila's graceless reaction to Amanda losing. I don't like Amanda . . . but fuck off, Camila. Seriously. And fuck Johnny for starting a sentence with "If I had to bet $275,00 of Sarah's money . . ." You won, asshole. Stop rubbing it in.

Thought while I'm watching tonight's episode: if the Double Cross gets brought back, have the player announce who he/she wants to send in before the draw is made.

Lady Gaga to play Citi Field at the end of August. And now I gotta worry about her health, because anybody remotely associated with the Mets seems to suffer. I think the fans do come out to root for Stanton. The problem is that there are probably very few Marlins fans in Miami. When the city cares about sports, they do that for the Dolphins and Heat. At least that's the impression that I get.

Bumping up because the Messiah is being promoted for next week's episode, and I am a little giddy. I mean, I get that the series isn't dependent on the comic . . . but after Herr Starr's little mishap, I think we might get a character more fucked up than Eugene.

I had fun. I knew what was going to happen to Starr because I read the comics, and it was still great to see. I mean, I know that is shit you're not supposed to joke about that, but it's Herr Starr . . . hence, it's funny. Nice that the undead life agrees with Denis. Probably the worst thing Cassidy could have done, but it was fun this week. Also fun to see Jesse acquire cops and hole up for a week. And I totally thought the heavy dude in the mask was "Bart." Ever see the Punisher movie? Remember the Russian? That was Garth Ennis, and it was better than the movie. "BART" being a drone? Meh. But then it kills Harry Connick, Jr., and I'm laughing again . . . not because I hate the guy, but it just feels so random. Like Frankie Muniz popping up in the PSA.

Hell of a night. Spills, chills, and tears. James McGrath almost got put down, three women advanced to the dread Nail Clipper, the Nail Clipper winds up invoking more nightmares than Ring of Fire did on TNW (I think Flip still wakes up in cold sweats because of that), and Jamie Rahn not only doesn't get the WWWA treatment, he was the first guy to finish the course. Kinda odd that he got the Sponsor Award, especially after Joe Moravsky finished it faster. Funny that Jon Alexis wound up finishing in third. Turns out he's not good in team situations, but his height helps him in the prelims. I feel bad for Michelle Warnky. She got that far, but so many other people made it to Nail Clipper. What would have happened if she and the two other ladies (Allyssa and Jesse) made the top 15?

I follow Honest Trailers on Facebook. They will be covering GOTG2 tomorrow at 1. I liked their take on the first movie. "If you're confused, the main hero is the white guy." ETA: Here it is. Epic Voice Guy liked it, but not as much as the first one.

I got this from Otaku USA: Japanese comic got inspired by Kamina.

I found this in the past week: Homecoming poster drawn by Yusuke Murata, artist of the popular manga One-Punch Man.

As far as covers of "Take On Me" go, I think the Jeffster version works best. And I hated Jeff and Lester on Chuck. I don't know if there is a God or anything like that running the universe, but I hope John Oliver is blessed somehow. So good. So, so good. I mean . . . yeah, bringing "Weird Al" Yankovic after talking accordions was expected, but it worked. Also: cute robots trying to play soccer! I know, according to John, a British person dies when you use that word in place of "football." As long as it isn't him, I'll be happy.

This is basic Rick . . . he is his own worst enemy, he is everybody's worst enemy, and he manages to drag everybody into the depths of his own personal hell, whether he consciously means it or not. Basically, this is "Time Heist" from Doctor Who, only with the twist getting revealed halfway through. Now I want Justin Roiland and Peter Capaldi in a recording booth together. Hey, Christian Slater voiced a guy not named "Slater"! Progress!! Like Amy Schumer's character not being "Amy" in Snatched. The janitor kinda looked to be the same species as Lil Poopy Butthole.. Shame about his eyes, though. Funny that Morty carries a card that Rick has to stamp.