Drunken Pumpkin

One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

A site dedicated to Abe Vigoda’s well being.

And a page that is umm… probably killing Abe Vigoda a little bit every time it’s opened.

Enjoy.

(It was this or pictures of my dinner from last night.)

Stay tuned, there may be more mayhem later today. I make no promises.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

Using circular logic to pat your nationalistic pride on the back.

I’m shocked and amazed that Jeff would consider any format changes to the beloved Drunken Pumpkin. Has he no loyalty to the dozen or so of you that stop by every day?

Actually, I got an email the other day saying that he was playing around with some new ideas for the site and I was pretty happy. After all, we’ve been doing this for just over a year and I finally gave him a book on PHP so we can actually sort out what all of this stuff does. I’m hoping that in the next few weeks/ months we’ll have some more original stuff up, and the site might be a smidgen more interactive. But that last bit is more in your court than ours. Unless we log your IP addresses and come to your houses individually and make you leave comments. Trust me, that’s still an option.

In completely unrelated news I was looking at the guest list for Wizard World Chicago. I have yet to figure out how some of these people become attached to comic book conventions. I understand Lou Ferrigno, he was the original Hulk. And I almost get the presence of the Star Wars second string and Battlestar Galactica, but what’s with the wrestlers? And what’s with the playboy model? I know that hot chicks are a big draw for these events, as it’s the only way most of these guys will ever be in the presence of a woman that isn’t running away, but what the hell does that have to do with comics?

Maybe I’m just peeved that I’ll be there with my wife and won’t have a chance to faun over the Playmate paid to put up with me. Yeah, that’s probably it. But if you make it to Wizard World look me up. I’ll be the guy buying comics.

Tune in tomorrow for fish.

Can you spot the fake websites in McAfee’s quiz?

I’m sad, I only got 7 of 10 right. That may actually mean that I don’t deserve to have any personal information.

…and I believe that in the near future we will probably be shaking things up with regard to the layout of the site. The byline on the Drunken Pumpkin is ‘Amusing Ourselves’ and we’ve got some new ideas.

Given that fact, if there is anything that any of our regular visitors (yes, we really do have regular visitors) can think of that they feel would improve their experiences while visiting the Drunken Pumpkin, please email Pyrophage or myself so that we can make sure to incorporate any and all of your suggestions.

Hell, we’ll even take suggestions from irregular visitors, we’re not picky.

I went out looking for Harry Potter spoilers to compare them to the real ending. My favorite is this one from Heckler Spray. Although I have to say that it is quite off the mark. Hermione doesn’t die.

The reason Hermione doesn’t die is the fact she never existed in the first place. I tell you, that syphillis can be a killer.

I think maybe Rowling is next planning to tell us the true story of Harry Potter, the poor little boy that thought he was famous while he was in a coma. I see it as being a truly tragic tale.

Of course, both the spoiler from Heckler Spray and myself are completely fictitious. However, there have been a rash of people posting real spoilers on the web. I personally don’t have a problem with that sort of behavior. After all, if you’re reading stuff about Harry Potter instead of actually reading Harry Potter being told who lives and dies isn’t a major concern. On the other hand, a radio station in Indiana was actually reading the last few pages on air. That seems a little uncalled for. You turn on the radio to find out about the weather, and somebody ruins your book for you. Although I think the death threats might have been a bit much.

Now, the real question: How long until J.K Rowling is on Anti-depressants? Any guesses?

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.

I’m currently reading Harry Potter. I’ll get back to you when I get through the bit about the syphillis induced fever dream.

Stay tuned.