tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:12:30 +0000"My inner dialog, now in easy-to-read text form!"http://www.siriusgraphics.com/noreply@blogger.com (Chris)Blogger632125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-2379687998541447566Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:25:00 +00002008-10-10T13:32:07.829-04:00sinfestcomicCourtesy of "Sinfest": http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/10/economists-for-economists-fundraiser.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-4125567487701689071Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:19:00 +00002008-08-14T17:20:48.737-04:00videoCommercialVerizonVerizon Wireless Surprises Customer - Watch more free videoshttp://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/08/verizon-sent-network.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-991310881431653495Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:40:00 +00002008-08-12T11:44:52.436-04:00HamletFacebookFound this on StumbleUpon. View Full to read http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/08/hamlet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-1035593644107552274Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:23:00 +00002008-07-28T14:28:19.487-04:00LittermaidStoryReviewproduct"I've got an idea for a new invention!" said the short gentleman. He had the pale skin of someone who didn't leave the house much. And not for something even marginally cool as addiction to PlayStation. "Everyone hates cleaning the litter box," the man said, not waiting for the sarcastic response I had just thought of. As a service, I try to think up new ones for each customer. Personal touch http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/07/literary-product-reviews-littermaid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-3725265790776038086Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:27:00 +00002008-07-07T11:33:44.105-04:00Doctor WhoCarsDragonConWall-ePixarWall-e 5 Word Review: Oh Hell Yeah It Rocks. Slighty Longer Review: Never before has so much social commentary been put so DIGESTIBLY into a film, and most of that message is never spoken with dialogue. PIXAR has shined their "2-layer film" Formula (The kids get it on one level, the adults get the deeper message) to a mirror finish on this one. Not just an immensely enjoyable film, but a http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/07/brief-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-1076177436996783245Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:23:00 +00002008-07-01T13:24:30.955-04:00WalkFundraiserALSWe're back from a brief hiatus! And we've been scheming in our absence to get people involved with ALS Advocacy in our own particular... Um... "Idiom, sir?" Yes, Idiom! Thank you. So here is the deal: Fiver and I have started a team for the annual Walk to Defeat ALS, sponsored by the ALS Association of Georgia. This is the big fundraiser for ALS, since we don't have a telethon, and Mel wants http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/07/walk-to-defeat-als-join-fivers-team.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-4354662717578672265Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:48:00 +00002008-06-26T00:51:51.399-04:00PhotoshopTripcomicJapanMelissa and I are back from Japan. Here's a taste of the Trip Report (forthcoming): http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/06/japan-snapshot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-1568788923853375510Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:09:00 +00002008-06-25T08:10:40.104-04:00T-ShirtCartoonThis shirt has renewed my faith in T-shirts in general. I must have this. And I think Wade should love it as well. http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/06/88-mph-sherman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-924446408372132835Mon, 19 May 2008 17:38:00 +00002008-05-21T17:46:31.118-04:00PetitionTHE HOBBITHOBBITProject FiverI'm sure most of you are familiar with PROJECT FIVER, a petition I created to get Melissa cast as an extra in THE HOBBIT. Well, Melissa and I have been going back and forth on how to break the news, but we're just going to cut to the chase. A Production Liaison has contacted us, and they want to make Project Fiver happen in the next year or so. To quote someone famous: "There is no emoticon http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/05/project-fiver-contact-with-new-zealand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-2660305055139357019Tue, 13 May 2008 15:27:00 +00002008-05-13T15:46:05.683-04:00videoEvolutionPretty awesome stuff. And the soundtrack rocks. (Nine Inch Nails from the '300' soundtrack) Watch More How to and DIY videoshttp://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/05/evolution-in-5-minutes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-1423217424621474133Wed, 07 May 2008 15:59:00 +00002008-05-07T12:04:36.312-04:00fanlightsremoteAfter the ceiling fan in Matthew's room decided it REALLY wanted to know what gravity was and took a swan dive, we replaced all the fans in the upper rooms. Ron-In-Law chose these ones with a remote control to change the fan speed, turn on & off the lights, and dim them. Pretty cool feature: (1) Mel can change the lighting and fan in her room without asking for help, (2) the old fight about who http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/05/why-its-awkward-living-with-your-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-867898430252872556Fri, 02 May 2008 04:40:00 +00002008-05-02T00:55:34.355-04:00ReviewSuperheroIron MancomicMovieDear Sweet Holy Ghost of Stan Lee. IRON MAN has just unseated SPIDER-MAN as my favorite comic book movie. And I didn't think that could be done. While Spider Man is a milestone of Superhero movies done right, IRON MAN overtakes it in the end. And while the CG is schweeEEEEEEEET, what really makes this film is Robert Downey Jr. I knew he was just the right pick for Tony Stark. Because Tony Starkhttp://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/05/tony-stark-done-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-2321441770085532281Thu, 01 May 2008 17:58:00 +00002008-05-01T14:47:45.607-04:00MelissalaptopDisneyCraigI have to give credit where it is due for a moment here. Melissa can no longer walk without someone helping her. Either I have to "drive" her by her shoulders, or she can use the roller-walker with someone behind her. This has severely limited her mobility, and she spends part of the day in our room reading stories and watching movies on the computer. We were just about to cancel our NetFlix http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/05/disney-tech.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-987298315928615706Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:24:00 +00002008-04-29T11:27:04.370-04:00AARPOkay, who's the smartass who signed me up for an AARP card? I just got a membership card in the mail Saturday. I'm only 34 for pete's sake! I'm tempted to keep the card though, and try to see if anyone would question it. "One Senior Citizen Ticket to IRON MAN. Yes, I have an AARP Card. Yes, I'm Chris Kern, here's a photo ID..."http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/04/prank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-8628834861805469284Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:31:00 +00002008-04-18T16:41:12.621-04:00JuJuBesRantCandyYesterday, my Mom-In-Law just delivered a trio of easter candy that she forgot to give me. A box of Dots, Good & Plenty and JuJuBes. Dots were fine, G&P are always good, but I had to throw away the JuJuBes after one handful. These are just as awful as I remember. If I had to explain JuJuBes to a foreigner, this would be it: "Imagine a sweet, colorful gummy candy that looks like a http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/04/jujubes-evil-or-just-dangerous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-1299183461300358571Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:12:00 +00002008-04-17T00:13:39.989-04:00SongChoirChristmasA little late, but some SMALL things have kept me from doing my usual editing projects in the evenings. can't imagine what! So here it is. My first choral arrangement, and my first music arrangement since about 1996, and that was a failed attempt at "Buddy Holly" by Weezer for my UGA A Cappella group The Accidentals. I wanted to make a song with a real message for Christmas in Atlanta. So herehttp://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/04/wet-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-5853805746579418388Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:27:00 +00002008-04-07T09:28:41.803-04:00MelissabirthdayDragonConAWAThanks everyone, for the great birthday wishes. I had a very busy day, it happens. Getting Melissa and Matthew ready for church on Sundays is busy in itself. We arrived late for the pre-show choir practice and they told me I had a solo in a song we've done before, so I thought I was set. Only they didn't give me the solo in the same spot as last time. Heh. So I ended up leaving an empty space http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/04/birthday-34.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-6564282309886939823Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:40:00 +00002008-03-11T15:50:37.395-04:00MelissaPetitionProject FiverMany of you may know my wife, Melissa Kern. She has helped out with the Tolkien and Young Adult Literature tracks at DragonCon. She even appeared in a well-known DragonCon TV commercial. Mel has been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien since she read The Hobbit as a child, and has always loved books. Her heart leaped when she saw the preview for Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of Lord of the Rings, andhttp://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/03/many-of-you-may-know-my-wife-melissa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-6867760947193407970Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:54:00 +00002008-02-25T08:59:23.084-05:00YouTubeJimmy KimmelMatt DamonSarah SilvermanI've always been kinda lukewarm to Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel (Who are a couple, I now find out). I just never found them all that great. Well thanks to a friend of Melissa's and YouTube, I they each have gone up a peg in my book. This is what Sarah did during the Writer's Strike: And THIS is how Jimmy Kimmel responded on the Oscars Post-Show last night: I'll give you three guesseshttp://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/02/new-respect-for-kimmel-and-silverman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-6899342294824534609Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:15:00 +00002008-02-20T11:41:57.929-05:00NashupdateThe Strike is over, and nothing truly remarkable is happening on a day-to-day basis here. However, we recently re-established contact with the Nash family in Northamptonshire, UK, whom we haven't spoke with in nearly two years. They asked what's been going on in our lives. This forced me to think back and how much has changed since 2006. I'm attaching the text of the email here, as a CLIFF'S http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/02/catching-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-7947963205882021118Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:53:00 +00002008-01-08T13:56:23.586-05:00strikeJust so you know: I have not written here in a month to keep solidarity with my writer brethren in the Writer's Strike. Not that I make a cent on this page, but I do feel strongly about defending the right to be paid a small amount for your works by greedy media corporations. That and I haven't had much to say recently that's been funny or interesting.http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2008/01/solidarity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-439301784587604560Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:24:00 +00002007-11-27T17:27:47.262-05:00HEROESLOLMacroJust a little fun for the HEROES fans out there... Pics from Greg Beeman's Bloghttp://www.siriusgraphics.com/2007/11/heroes-macros.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-905741637094082611Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:36:00 +00002007-11-22T15:37:13.500-05:00videoTwilightReviewSuburban OtakuVampirebookI've decided that since I have a video camera, rudimentary editing software and an opinion on things, that I should give Video Blogging a try. So I submit for your approval: Suburban Otaku. This week is my take on the popular vampire romance novel "Twilight" by Stephanie Meier. Let me know what you think. PS: Happy Thanksgiving everyone. The meal gave me some much-needed render time to http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2007/11/suburban-otaku-01-twilight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-1087331963652857385Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:18:00 +00002007-11-12T08:37:21.254-05:00MatthewFallcomicLeavesI took Matthew out for a walk yesterday morning. The northerner in me loves when the weather spikes suddenly cold in November. It reminds me of August in Chicago. -------------- "Daddy! Look at all the Acorns!" "Yes, kiddo, all over the place. And all the pretty leaves too." "They're all on the ground." "Of course. This season...this time of year is called 'Fall'. Because the leaves turn http://www.siriusgraphics.com/2007/11/comic-strip-fall-conversation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123035.post-5098273500307439624Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:02:00 +00002007-11-06T09:35:39.648-05:00A cappellaHiroHEROESI might be behind the times, but I just found out that "Hiro Nakamura" from HEROES (aka Masi Oka) sang with the Brown University a cappella group Bear Necessities. His bio(?) He served as the Bear Necessities' Musical Director his senior year. He was also an "Honorary Brown Derby" when he helped organize their 1995 tour of japan.It was Masi's family that organized the tour, and Masi was our tourhttp://www.siriusgraphics.com/2007/11/cappella-hiro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)