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All that was left was a Torn Cowl

RIPPED COWL
All that was left was a Torn Cowl and a sad Sidekick or Two

So Batman: R.I.P. comes to an end.  It was a long, turgid, throbbing, uh.. cock fest.
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I’m beginning to think that Grant Morrison only likes a female character if he has it written down somewhere that she has a penis or will eventually turn out to be the reason the Hero is dead or crazy.  Even Ragged Robin was nothing but trouble for King Mob.  So it shouldn’t be a surprise to me that  the woman Bruce Wayne took into his confidence was pivotal to his downfall, it’s just the way Grant Morrison writes, Talia Al Ghul was just a plot point to get Damien into the picture and so on.  So when the Calvary shows up to save Batman, it’s not staffed with the local Bird of Prey or any of the Outsiders, it’s the XY brigade to the rescue (or at least, the Distraction)

Please forgive me for spoiling the story for you, but Batman has gone underground now to deal with the Black Glove and will resurface in a reasonable amount of time, because, as we all know, The Batman is always one step ahead.

Best moment of the Issue and the real saving grace of Grant’s writing, it’s well written, engaging and entertaining, especially the Joker, who is portrayed in his essential lunacy and casual violence, especially in his accidental disposal by Damien.

I strongly recommend this for Batman fans interested in seeing “the end” of the RIP series and recommend as a read for Joker fans either way.
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Activity on 2008-11-25

twitter (feed #9) 8:17am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Time to Clear off the car.. Snow is teh suck
twitter (feed #9) 9:20am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Still Not Awake Yet, Speaking And Writing In Capitalized Words! Also Everything Is An Exclamation To Wake Me Up!
twitter (feed #9) 9:49am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

New blog post: Repeating the Retouching Process http://tinyurl.com/6jnrhv
twitter (feed #9) 2:30pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

London Tweeters: What’s this about banning Drink at Private Functions on Public Property?
twitter (feed #9) 2:44pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

@KVL Is there an official statement on it yet?
twitter (feed #9) 4:16pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

I have a horrible squeal in my right ear.

There were 6 Events on November 25th

Repeating the Retouching Process

Morning LeavesWatch for Water

I’ve been poking away at some older pictures, trying to juice them for more Arty goodness.

Take these two for example, the original (retouched) version is on the Left.  I tried to deepen the contrast and enhance the decayed look of it.  On the right we have a deeper contrast pulled from a semi-HDR version of the same image, enhanced via multiple processes.

A Trash OutA Trash Out High Contrast

In this second Example; I have retouched an earlier picture in an attempt to give it a bit more punch, which I think I achieved. As opposed to the above examples, I didn’t take any hands-on steps to enhance the image; instead relying upon simple overall color and tone enhancement.

Activity on 2008-11-24

twitter (feed #9) 8:00am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Good Morning… heading out in about 30 mins
twitter (feed #9) 9:44am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

@1000000 Banned a scraper from connecting to my website, watched my daughter play Guitar hero with controller behind her head.
twitter (feed #9) 9:47am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Finished my required training, meetings coming up.
twitter (feed #9) 9:57am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

New blog post: Busy Days, Sleepy Evenings http://tinyurl.com/5zhgw3
lastfm (feed #4) 8:12pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 8:16pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

twitter (feed #9) 8:17pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Rammstein for the Win
twitter (feed #9) 8:18pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Re: Rammstein, I understand about 5% of it; I could be grooving to “Fat Dudes are Pathetic Poseurs” and only get the Fat part.
lastfm (feed #4) 8:21pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

twitter (feed #9) 8:21pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Hmmm, Punisher or Decepticon…. Sticker Decisions…
lastfm (feed #4) 8:25pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 8:29pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 8:34pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 8:51pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 8:57pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 9:01pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 9:05pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 9:10pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 9:14pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 9:18pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 9:21pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

flickr (feed #2) 9:24pm Posted a photo on Flickr.

lastfm (feed #4) 9:25pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

flickr (feed #2) 9:25pm Posted a photo on Flickr.

lastfm (feed #4) 9:29pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 9:32pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

There were 26 Events on November 24th

Busy Days, Sleepy Evenings

Sleeping Cats

Sleepy Cats – By NiteMayr

I started a new Job last week and am finding the transition to a work day that is mostly full to be exciting especially after the past few weeks of fairly empty days.  As a result my evenings feel kind of unfulfilled as I don’t get anything done (save cooking dinner or watching a movie).  Additionally; the blog has been getting some work done, but no actual writing.

We’ll see how things come out after I start working late nights in a few weeks.

Activity on 2008-11-23

twitter (feed #9) 9:34am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Good Morning, it’s sunny and bright out
lastfm (feed #4) 9:54am Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 9:59am Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 10:03am Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 12:23pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 12:27pm Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

twitter (feed #9) 6:04pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

This weeks Top Gear is so Good, I applauded
twitter (feed #9) 11:11pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Late Night. Not Achieving anything; finally purchased book with generous Gift Card From Kerry though.

There were 8 Events on November 23rd

Activity on 2008-11-22

twitter (feed #9) 8:59am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

I am not a fan of all this snow.
twitter (feed #9) 9:05am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Why not just go Free Today? http://tinyurl.com/69u752
lastfm (feed #4) 9:58am Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

flickr (feed #2) 10:11am Posted a photo on Flickr.

flickr (feed #2) 10:13am Posted a photo on Flickr.

lastfm (feed #4) 10:19am Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 10:23am Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 10:26am Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 10:29am Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

lastfm (feed #4) 10:32am Scrobbled a song on Last.fm.

twitter (feed #9) 7:32pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Wii Haf Explosiv http://failblog.org/2008/08/05/wii-fail/
flickr (feed #2) 7:36pm Posted a photo on Flickr.

twitter (feed #9) 9:25pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

28 Lighting Effects http://tinyurl.com/5p5z5h

There were 13 Events on November 22nd

Activity on 2008-11-21

twitter (feed #9) 9:00am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Good Morning, wipers on new car stuck in “lifted” state due to ice this AM, going to have to carefully clean them if I leave the car outside
twitter (feed #9) 9:19am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Jen smacked the Batmobile into shelving units yesterday. Not too much damage, car is going to scrap yard this week sometime.
twitter (feed #9) 11:50am Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Busy morning, frustrated by hard-coded paths in code.. LoL
twitter (feed #9) 3:56pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Strictly for the Jedi Fans http://www.flickr.com/groups/527151@N21/
twitter (feed #9) 4:52pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.

Do you remember that Summer? http://mixtapes.demodulated.com/

There were 5 Events on November 21st