Weekend Round Up #8

I'm diving right into it. The Godzilla trailer dropped this week and I don't care what anyone has to say, I can't wait to see it. One of the first films I snuck out to watch was Godzilla vs The Smog Monster so I have fond memories of this series. (Though the Matthew Broderick debacle was painful...)

Here is the trailer - I was sold when I heard that iconic Godzilla roar!

I have a strange fascination with photography of deserted places. There is something haunting about seeing decaying buildings and the like and it makes me curious as to what happened there when there was life...

Christopher Payne, a photographer and author has released a book with a series of shots from inside a  State Mental Asylum and some of the pictures are amazing. It's definitely on my order list from Amazon. 

Photos by Christopher Payne from the article at Brain Pickings 

You can order the book through Amazon click here.

I'm a huge fan of Spoken Word Poetry/Slam Poetry and the folks on the youtube channel Button Poetry have some amazing videos from some powerful speakers. This is one I watched recently and I found the power behind the words almost captivating. 

 Check out their channel. 

Okay - this is serious. I have to recommend this graphic novel series by the amazing Joe Hill with art by Gabriel Rodriguez. I'm just waiting on the final book to arrive from Amazon. Seriously, this is a series that has me hanging on every word, panel and page. It starts with murder most foul and has some of the most realistic dialogue between characters that I have seen in a while.  Plus, the Lovecraftian undertones make you check doors and cupboards at night. I'm not going to give too much away because you have to read it. You can check it out on Amazon as well. 

And, in sad news for Geeks, Harold Ramis died this week. 

This is a fitting tribute to a great actor and director and was drawn by Ash Vickers. Source MegaCynics

Hope this has brought a little enjoyment into your day. 

Peace and pancakes

Jaime

Weekend Round Up #7

Seriously, how fast did this week go. I really have no recollection of time for this week...

But that won't stop me from launching into the Round Up.

The first thing that had me, literally, squeeing was the drop of the full Guardians of the Galaxy trailer.

I'm not going to lie, I am so excited for this film. Only, I feel like I need a whole host of fans to see it at the same cinema. Watch and enjoy. Yeah!

Also, look at the poster:

I just feel as if Marvel definitely has it's sh*t together. (Excuse the swearing...)


Now, I love me some great cosplay but this next one is so adorable I would wear it to teach...

Tumblr user Katsucon blogged this. Seriously, this is some amazing design. I'm a little jealous. And, yes, I would definitely cosplay at school. Definitely.

Next on the list - I've never seen the Tonight Show or anything, mainly because I barely get seven channels on the Freeview over here but Jimmy Fallon's Ragtime Gals cover of "Ignition (Remix)" is truly classy.

Then, moving from fun to terrifying is photographer Nicholas Bruno who suffered from sleep paralysis. He has used his experiences and sleep journals and channeled them into some stunning and terrifying photos.

I can't share the photos here but if you go to his website (link above) you will see some amazing stuff.   His portfolio is just fascinating. It also makes me a little jealous.

And, finally, check out this website Imaginism Studios for some of the cutest illustrations ever. The work is well drawn and imaginative (hence the name...) I would love to have this skill at drawing and love to have prints on my walls.

I hope everyone else's weekend has been going well. It's a soggy one over here but the rain is a welcome change from the heat. Hot weather reminds me that I could never live on Tatooine.

Peace and pancakes
Jaime