So I got a couple of early birthday presents in the mail from you writery types …
Thank you!!
I totally dig my “Grendel” comics (Vivat Grendel!), and my wicked cool crystal skulls (I’m pretty sure they make me Indiana Nolan). I must say that I’m still a bit befuddled, however, by the “Horny Goat Weed.”
Exactly how is Horny Goat Weed employed? Is it meant to repel horny goats? (I can’t imagine their arrival is welcomed by most of us.) Or to attract horny goats? (If you want to breed them on your farm, then it would be helpful.) Is it meant to placate horny goats by making them more chill? Is this the kind of weed that Jeff Session wouldn’t approve of?
This song is dedicated to writers with W.I.P.’s (works in progress) everywhere.
You know — like something that’s 75 or 80 percent finished, but lacks a proper ending. You just KNOW you need to finish it … even if it’s for no other reason than the sunk costs fallacy. (You’ve already invested so much time and effort!)
I’ve got two such projects. Let’s make a pact. I’ll finish mine if you finish yours. (I almost wrote “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours,” and that’s weirdly Freudian. I’m glad I caught myself.) Anyway, we’ll ALL be winners, so we ALL get the shiny red hats.
Now WIP it
Into shape!
Shape it up!
Get straight!
Go forward!
Move ahead!
Try to detect it!
It’s not too late
To WIP it!
WIP it good!
[Update: oh god, now this song is in my head and won’t stop! Send in Credence Clearwater Revival immediately!]
I just started the Twitter hashtag #spaceforceselfies to troll Donald Trump’s planned “Space Force.” Just take a shot of yourself in any sci-fi getup to parody an eager recruit. You get extra points if you work in a gag directly at the president’s expense within the photo.
This could be a lot of fun if it gains traction among the cosplayer crowd. I’d go first, but I haven’t the slightest idea how to make a costume.
I’d love to figure out a way to make a convincing costume for the Mobile Infantry depicted in Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s “Starship Troopers.” This … this might actually just be an elaborate excuse for me to dress up as “Starship Troopers.”