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About Me

I'm a professional writer. Hi!

My Interests

Comic books, writing, cartoons, movies, music, Lost...um, video games sometimes.

I'd like to meet:

Superman. Or Chuck Jones. Unfortunately, Chuck Jones is dead and Superman is not real.

Music:

I guess I have to say Thee Harmonious Fists and The Cadets, right? Also, The Who, The Hives, The White Stripes, Louis XIV, classic Elton, Ben Folds, Neil Young, Talking Heads, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Kanye West, T. Rex, David Bowie, Ludacris, Gorillaz, The Darkness, Jay-Z, Hot Hot Heat, The Shins, Aerosmith, Cake, Dolly Parton

Movies:

Out of Sight, Get Shorty, Big Lebowski, Fargo, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Jaws, El Mariachi and Desperado, Kill Bill, Jackie Brown, True Romance, Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, Spider-Man, Evil Dead 2, Robocop, Rocky, Boogie Nights ...this could really go on for years.

Television:

Stroker & Hoop. Harvey Birdman. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Assy Mc Gee. Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!, Scrubs, King of the Hill, Metalocalypse. Family Guy, Teen Titans, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Lost, Chapelle's Show, The Daily Show, Northern Exposure, Best Week Ever, Ed, Batman the animated series. I am a fricking TV addict.

Books:

Tishomingo Blues- Elmore Leonard. Freaky Deaky - Elmore Leonard. Rebel Without a Crew - Robert Rodriguez. Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon. New X-Men by Grant Morrison changed my life and motivates me daily. Dark Knight Returns. Watchmen. I really like Brian Michael Bendis.

Heroes:

Chuck Jones. Elmore Leonard. Charles Schulz. And you, for reading this. Thanks for everything.

My Blog

The 13 Greatest Movies

I had a very bizarre dream last night that is probably interesting to no one, except that at one point, some vague person in a position of authority asked me to name 13 of my favorite movies. Now, I ...
Posted by Merrill on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:55:00 PST

Squidbillies

We just posted a lot of Squidbillies clips at adultswim.com. Here are a few with me in them, because I am completely full of myself:As a dude delivering church information:divmain{overflow:visible;} ...
Posted by Merrill on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:05:00 PST

Uncle Doug

So, I did this spot for a friend a while back and banged it on out. The entire budget was $16. I think it looks like at least $30 worth of pizazz. Tell me what you think: ...
Posted by Merrill on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:23:00 PST

Scary Stuff

I have been a way for a bit and have not been as active as I should have been with this blog. But, here are some things I want to say quickly.1) Apparently, I am actually on the new Robot Chicken DVD...
Posted by Merrill on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:54:00 PST

Things That Make Me Sad

1. Sigourney Weaver in Direct TV ads.Ugh. The ones with Christopher LLoyd were bad, but this one is downright depressing. I guess because Doc Brown is a goof ball, but it is beyond bizarre to see R...
Posted by Merrill on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:02:00 PST

I Have Seen a Lot of Movies

I've seen a ton of movies recently. Here's what I thought:Hairspray:I have to be honest, I received free tickets to this thing and I kind of thought it would suck. The only reason I was at all inter...
Posted by Merrill on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:39:00 PST

Dumb

Dumb Things I have Done Lately:1) Watched Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer expecting it to make as big a jump as X2 made from X-Men 1. If I was 9, I would have probably loved this movie. Bu...
Posted by Merrill on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:39:00 PST

Scout Eats Metal

So, we have a new problem with the puppy. When we leave for work, we give Scout some treats and toys and stuff and put her in her kennel, which is just like a big metal cage. Then we go about our da...
Posted by Merrill on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:36:00 PST

Getting Back to Normal

OK, so the last few weeks, I have kind of fallen off the whole blogging thing. The truth is, it has been a crazy few weeks. Kat has not been around too much (first Italy, and now in Philly with her ...
Posted by Merrill on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:13:00 PST

Thanks Orbitz!

It's 2:23 AM. The phone rings and I shoot awake. Has something happened? Is there some kind of disaster?Why, no. It's only Orbitz reminding me that my wife, who by the way, is in Italy, half the f...
Posted by Merrill on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:55:00 PST