Monthly Archives: October 2006

Speaking of Comics

Posted on October 12,2006 by Toren

There are some wonderful “Physics of Superheroes” demos (from the book of the same name by James Kakalios) up on Youtube. These were captured when James spoke at a convention, and they mix the two great tastes of comics and … Continue reading →

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Sorry, Nonsense

Posted on October 12,2006 by Toren

Here’s a quote from a dream I just had: That is going to give you a “Sorry, Nonsense.” A “Sorry, Nonsense” gives you one point. And what does a point get you? Sorry, Nonsense. Weird. The dream also featured some … Continue reading →

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Slackademics: Musicology

Posted on October 11,2006 by Toren

Tonight Joyce and I met John at Stephane & Sheri’s for a night of food and learning how to read music! It was very edumacational, as are all Slackademics courses. There was some degree of surprise to find out that … Continue reading →

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Screwing Around with Blog Themes again.

Posted on October 9,2006 by Toren

As you can see I’m trying out new “skins” for my blog again. The last one was good because it was straightforward, but I decided I wanted a sort of banner with my artwork on it. Which I’m still working … Continue reading →

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Bad Actors

Posted on October 8,2006 by Toren

Pursuant to my previous post about starting up a Vancouver chapter of Improv Everywhere, I had a couple of ideas. If we can get about 30 people, dressed up like homeless people, and if we can find a suitable spot, … Continue reading →

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Art at V-Con

Posted on October 5,2006 by Toren

So tomorrow is V-Con and I’m trying to figure out what to bring for the art show. I had some grand schemes of getting things framed but my heart just wasn’t in it. Frames! Frames are for suckers. So anyway … Continue reading →

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Chili Con Crazy

Posted on October 4,2006 by Toren

Today I was interviewed for the Victoria music magazine/paper Absolute Underground. When Kevin asked me earlier in the week where and when I would like to do the interview, I decided it would be serendipity to schedule it alongside the … Continue reading →

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My 15 Milliseconds of Fame

Posted on October 4,2006 by Toren

You can see me in this clip from X-Men 3 at the 47 second mark, on the right.

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Lani’s Looking Out For All of Us

Posted on October 4,2006 by Toren

You are receiving this mail because you seem likely to be interested in signing on for wacky and questionable enterprises. Improv Everywhere is a group that does stunts/pranks/performance art in public places in New York, like staging a repeating time … Continue reading →

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Oh Yeah, I Took Down the X-Men Art

Posted on October 2,2006 by Toren

Kind of bad form to ask permission AFTER I post his artwork, but here’s the response: Toren, I’m afraid I cannot condone or support anyone downloading material or images from my site (which is declared on the homepage)– because there are … Continue reading →

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