It’s that time of year again. Matt is off to get his yearly dose of some disease. Go and meet him at PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) this weekend in Seattle, WA he’ll probably be at a table playing games and sharing needles.

Having watched the series and becoming engrossed not only in the characters, but the unique use of all these varying mythos references made the series so much more captivating. I’m glad this series got to their end, especially in these days of television shows with great starts and then failing. I was actually content with the finale in terms of character development and conclusion. I know there are many loose ends, but that gives fans the ability to imagine even after the series has completed. I also know its been a few days since the finale, but… *SPOILER ALERT* Everyone dies. Everyone is hungry for more answered questions, but do you really want another midichlorian explanation? Let the mystery of the show and your imagination run wild in those fan fiction produced goods.

If you didn’t watch the show at least watch the pilot for an interesting way to start a drama. Although I find the way JJ Abrams starts a story with the action first is a predictable formula (he’s been using it for last couple of films) it was still a smooth transition from action to story reminiscent of Pulp Fiction.

As a side note, JJ Abrams didn’t have a hand in production of the series since the very early stages of the show, but I think his theme of “love and companionship” bridges across his Felicity days affecting everything he touches. If images of hearts could be placed all over this blog, I’d do it.

Be it hoax or real, there is a Joaquin Phoenix Documentary circling Cannes.  It’s been quoted as having “More male frontal nudity than a lot of gay porn.”  and someone dropping a Cleveland Steamer on the late great Joaquin.  As much as Donald loves drawing balls and dude junk in general, even we have to draw the line somewhere.  I hope you enjoy the two girls one cup reaction video approach here.

*We’re aware of the double this typo in the first panel.  Thanks!

ABDOMINALS!!!
If you haven’t seen any of the recent Old Spice commercials, you should. Thank goodness we can just link these here directly for your viewing pleasure.

This first Video is of Comedian Terry Crews, ENJOY it like we have!

Here is the Superbowl Commercial with Mustafa (Ex-NFL player turned actor)

“I’m not a Jedi because I like the hum of the lightsaber in my hand…and I’m not a Jedi because I like being a Jedi. I’m a Jedi because the Galaxy needs Jedi.” This quote is from one of the many stories in the Starwars universe that fits quite nicely for the comic above. Whats your favorite ‘Jedi’ quote?

Horray! It has been one year since Straight Face Comics has launched! Just as messy and just as disgusting as a one year old except we can write our names.

Tributes to Filipino Prisoners dancing to Thriller and the Starwars Kid, if you’ve managed to miss these viral YouTube videos here you go.

THRILLER VIDEO

STARWARS KID

Matt and Jeremy after teaching Jesus 2 play are finally back in their own skin.  More important than letting Don know they’re ok, is of course the Iron Man premiere.    More on that this Thursday.

IRL Matt hasn’t  actually seen Iron Man yet, so no review.

I did however see Kick-Ass.  It was more action and less dark comedy than I thought it would be.  Not that either portion was bad just not in the ratio that I expected.  This was a departure from Nick Cage’s last 10 years of sucking, which was nice.  He’s on my list of actors that normally make me avoid a movie.  He got there by teaching me many harsh lessons about what a falling star will do to stay out of debt.  His quirky was subdued and worked. I am a sucker for a man that needs some revenge.  I’ll give the  movie a  ‘B+/ A-’.  I was glad I saw it in theaters.   It was great super hero foreplay to get me all worked up before Iron Man 2.

I’ve faithfully seen every Kevin Smith flick post Chasing Amy, I discovered Clerks/Mall Rats shortly after Amy was in theaters.  I still have not seen Cop Out, I wanted to post a proper review here, but just like my dead comic counterpart I’ve been unable to attend.  Instead I bring a dead Corey.  I actually liked Lucas quite a bit, Winona Ryder from Lucas was my childhood celebrity crush.  I know the redhead from goonies was in it, but I’ve always loved the geek girls.  Anyway if you see a nerd in horn rimmed glasses make sure to lean over and tell him he’ll be in softcore with his best friend someday in Corey’s memory.  He would have wanted it that way.

Finally got around to addressing the whole cast being dead thing.  Hope you guys brought your vomit pales.  For those of you who haven’t been following Matt and Jeremy died a few weeks back, their spiritselves clearly don’t have any claw marks or alien eye pokes.  Off Putting Talking Dog is also back to what he does best.  Well onto some mature subject matter about death, dying and philosphy or more puke jokes, whichever comes first.

Matt’s Death can be found here! Jeremy’s here! Off Putting Talking Dog’s here!

I’d write a blog here but I’m dead and I wouldn’t want to ruin the effect.

-Matt

Ever get that feeling that you should try new things? Sometimes “new” things can be surprisingly awesome and other times it can be a terrible, terrible idea. I’m more of the mentality that new things should be experienced, to help you learn and grow. These experiences help you to make decisions in life, like when not to run after that ball in the street during heavy traffic time or when not to throw eggs at houses when your neighbor is outside watering their lawn (unless you run much faster). If its an experience that probably won’t threaten your life, you’ll probably be safe trying it at least once (I’m not talkin’ about anal, but if you were thinkin’ it…). Go out of your comfort zone at least once in all aspects of your life, but in moderation. “Moderation” is the key, even if it was a “bad” experience just a little bit of the challenge/situation probably won’t have an extreme impact that would send you to the hospital.

Try the exotic food, but don’t swallow everything (unless you’re into that… I haven’t tasted it but I’m pretty sure its sweet like the candy I eat). Go watch a hockey game, you may find something almost as exciting/interesting as a football game (not soccer, you janky brits). Listen to some Rap or Country, or even the oldies, it may make your ears bleed but you can honestly say you don’t like that kind of genre. Take a dance class or try yoga, even if you’re totally beat I’m pretty sure there will be something worth the effort. Ripping one in any of the classes during the silent moments could be embarrassing, but if you’re only gonna be there once anyway then who cares. I got a good chuckle after getting a good whiff of that deadly cloud and the look on people’s faces as it diffused through the class. (I haven’t been back, but the memory of their faces… priceless).

Good luck on trying new things. If you haven’t tried anything new, what kinds of experiences would you like to try if you weren’t set on not trying anything new? If you have gone out and been adventurous, what was it and what was your experience like?