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th(e) [e]-lan'

Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it, and look what it's done so far.

About Me

People would call me an "artist", although I think that word is too loaded. I like making things. I like drawing things. I like writing things.

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My Interests

Comics, Illustration, Gnosticism, Myth, Storytelling, Film, Animation, Puppets, and attractive girls who aren't psycho or trying to peddle their live sex cam site.

I'd like to meet:

I like other creative types. I like dreamers and doers and magicians. (Which are all, of course, the same thing) Click here to view a bigger version of my map!
You can also make your own, it's free!

Music:

Lately, I seem to like songs with interesting lyrics: Flight of the Conchords (their stuff was funnier when they were low budget), Jonathan Coulton, Tom Waits

Or J-Rock: Shiina Ringo, Tokyo Jihen, Go!Go!7188

But, Kareoke-wise: Stevie Wonder, Tom Jones

Movies:

The True Matrix Trilogy: Ghost in the Shell, The Matrix, The Animatrix

Asian Cult Cinema: The Audition, Oldboy, Battle Royale, Hard Boiled, Shaolin Soccer

Anime: Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Millenium Actress, Grave of the Fireflies, Perfect Blue

Trippy Movies that make no sense: The Holy Mountain, El Topo

Television:

PROTO-COOKIE MONSTER

Books:

Comics: Sin City, Understanding Comics, Watchmen, Batman: Dark Knight Returns, Promethia, The Invisibles, Transmetropolitain, Adolf, Astro Boy, Akira

Text based books: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, It's Not Easy Being Green, The Areas of My Expertise, A bunch of Elaine Pagels books, I've been reading Vonnegut lately-- good man.

Heroes:

Alan Moore: Comic Book Writer and Magician


Jack Kirby: The King of Comics

Osamu Tezuka: The God of Manga

The Jim Henson: The Patron Saint of Puppets

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My Blog

///READ THIS BLOG FIRST///

Most of the time, I just mention some moment in my somewhat uneventful life. I just write that to practice writing. But every now and then I'm in my philosophical sort of mood and I'll write something...
Posted by th(e) [e]-lan' on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

wu-wut?


Posted by th(e) [e]-lan' on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:11:00 PST

This is just wrong

I thought giraffes were peaceful animals that just ate leaves all day.Nothing is right with the world!...
Posted by th(e) [e]-lan' on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:46:00 PST

I’d really love to say something wise and smart

But I'm not gonna. So here's some cool shit from thenursery.tv ...
Posted by th(e) [e]-lan' on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:26:00 PST

ALL HAIL LONGCAT!!!

LONG CAT!!!LOOOOOOOOOOOONG CAT!!!...
Posted by th(e) [e]-lan' on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:53:00 PST

SAVE LITTLE TOKYO

It looks like I should finally complete that Time Machine so none of this will ever happen.upper right hand corner, I'm wearing green and an old man is strangling me.But seriously, development and cha...
Posted by th(e) [e]-lan' on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:33:00 PST

This disturbs me.

Someone went through a lot of trouble just to change the male characters into female characters and vice versa in Neon Genesis Evangeleon. What's more disturbing is that the animation is prac...
Posted by th(e) [e]-lan' on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:19:00 PST

Batman Logos through the years

I found this really fascinating. I can only think of one other person who would find this fascinating, if not more so.Follow the links in the Newsarama blog.Check out Todd Klein's blog, he's got a lot...
Posted by th(e) [e]-lan' on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:45:00 PST

Responsibility vs Victimization

If everything is art, how can one be victimized by it? Only if the victimization is part of the art.To take responsibility is to be the master of the piece.Tonight I was pondering over issues in my li...
Posted by th(e) [e]-lan' on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:56:00 PST

Thisll help explain EVERYTHING

clicky
Posted by th(e) [e]-lan' on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:02:00 PST