This is a quick sketch I did for my own amusement a few years back and I thought I might as well share it in the hopes of giving a few laughs: “Thank you for that very nice share, Simba,” said Bambi, clapping with his front hooves. “I’m sure we all can relate to your … Continue reading The Animated Grief Support Group
For Fun
An Imagined Scene
Setting: Disney animation department. "Hey, you know how the first Lion King was kind of based on Hamlet, and the sequel was kind of based on Romeo and Juliet?" "Yeah, so?" "I was just thinking...we really shouldn't have done Othello for the third one."
Low Effort Blogging: The Two Altar Boys
Outsourcing to Brandon Vogt today with this old, but very amusing piece. The post is pretty good, but this anecdote is the best part, reproduced verbatim: The year was 1770, and in a small Italian church, two altar boys prepared for Benediction. Annibale Della Genga and Francesco Castiglioni entered the sacristy, put on their albs, and … Continue reading Low Effort Blogging: The Two Altar Boys
A Not At All Edifying Thought on the Feast of Ss. Cyril and Methodius
Today's the Feast of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavic peoples (hey, that’s me!). Among other regions, St. Methodius – who outlived his brother by several decades – evangelized Dalmatia, which makes me wonder… "So, Methodius, you're evangelizing Dalmatia! Any converts so far?" "Let’s see, last count...one hundred and one. By the way, … Continue reading A Not At All Edifying Thought on the Feast of Ss. Cyril and Methodius
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time…
Friday Flotsam: Sacred Heart and Jurassic Park
1. Today, of course, is the Feast of the Sacred Heart. This year it is also (coincidentally) the Feast of St. John the Baptist.The heart is the core and “noblest part of the human person” (as Pope Pius XII puts it), the seat of the soul and the passions and the innermost self. Thus the … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Sacred Heart and Jurassic Park
Niceness is Fun
Niceness is Fun
Niceness is Fun
(Just finished reading my first The Shadow novel, which inspired this)
Low-Effort Blogging: Marvel / DC Comic Con Videos
Had a pretty full day and didn't get around to writing a post, so more low-effort blogging. This time I'm outsourcing to YouTuber It'sJustSomeRandomGuy (whom I've mentioned before) and reaching back to the dawn of the second comic book film renaissance. Today, I'm sharing some of my favorite videos of his on the subject of...well, … Continue reading Low-Effort Blogging: Marvel / DC Comic Con Videos
Serpent's Den 