Adjustment Bureau: Fate in NYC Displaces Aliens in LA Saturday March 12, 2011

It turns out that The Adjustment Bureau is a far better movie than either of the films I expected it to be. When I saw the first trailers for the film last year I was frankly offended. It looked like another global conspiracy movie, and while I understand the appeal… Read more

Vegas Schlockers Unite! Also... original strips! Thursday July 12, 2007

If you're going to be at Comic-Con, or if you live in Las Vegas, we have some prep-work to do. Yes, "we." 1) If you would like to purchase an original Schlock Mercenary strip, you need to email me and tell me which one. The prices remain the same as… Read more

October 11, 2002 Friday October 11, 2002

First off, if you haven't read the most recent entry, you need to. Or you can just trust me, and click right here for some fantastic off-track Schlock. Now, the news. Los Angeles-area Schlockers-- I'll be in Hollywood this next week, and on Saturday the 12th (that's tomorrow, as of… Read more

October 30, 2003 Thursday October 30, 2003

Leaving (for) Las Vegas entry, My trip to Orlando was a lot of fun. The Novell business I did was great -- I take a lot of pleasure out of nailing presentations and leading group discussions (and nailing hecklers during group discussions and presentations, but that's another story) and this… Read more

November 02, 2003 Sunday November 2, 2003

Las Vegas Comic-Con Update II: Comin' Home entry, I'm popping in to the Las Vegas Comic-Con only briefly this morning. If you're at the 'con and want to see me... well... you've probably missed your chance. There's always next year. I doubt I'll be able to keep myself away, even… Read more

For Boots Like These, I'd Grow Feet Tuesday July 31, 2007

Sandra was photographing my new boots, and found herself quoting Schlock... "For boots like these, I'd grow feet." They are quite nice. But let's backpedal. I love New Rock Boots, but it's hard to find a good selection of them anywhere. Then I found out that they have a small… Read more

The Future of the Comic Strip Thursday April 27, 2006

Brad Guigar, whose finger always seems to be on the pulse of these kinds of things, just linked to this article in the LA Times. The upshot is that newspaper strips are too timid, and the art form is stagnating at least in part because editors lean towards pleasing legacy… Read more

Saturday April 26, 2003

Just to prove I can do it... Tuesday July 22, 2008

... here is a picture I took last night as I drove towards Las Vegas. The crepuscular rays were much more pronounced in person. I blame the camera phone. In order to get this photo onto the web I needed to 1) mail the picture to my gmail account, 2)… Read more

The Immortals Saturday November 12, 2011

The best thing about this movie is that now I'm an hour and fifty minutes closer to Christmas. Some of the fight choreography was quite good, but those scenes were always horrifically festooned with gore. Mickey Rourke made a decently convincing horrible human being, but he was usually offered gory… Read more

November 01, 2003 Saturday November 1, 2003

Las Vegas Comic-Con Update entry, I'm still here at the Las Vegas Comic-Con, and still using a dial-up connection. I'm also short on the equipment necessary to upload pictures (short one USB camera cable, to be precise), which is a real bummer because Chalain and I have some awesome pictures.… Read more

I'm back from France. I don't have anything against the French, but here it comes... Sunday May 20, 2001

I was having a great trip: Saturday and Sunday were spent sight-seeing and relaxing, Monday was spent kicking off the conference, and on Tuesday I was In My Element teaching technical sessions. Then Tuesday night I got sick. Wednesday, trooper that I am, I over-medicated and delivered the rest of… Read more

May 20, 2001 Sunday May 20, 2001

I'm back from France. I don't have anything against the French, but here it comes... I was having a great trip: Saturday and Sunday were spent sight-seeing and relaxing, Monday was spent kicking off the conference, and on Tuesday I was In My Element teaching technical sessions. Then Tuesday night… Read more

July 13, 2004 Tuesday July 13, 2004

Butch! Your Back! entry, Okay, the title of the letter is something of an inside joke from the #schlock_mercenary IRC crowd, but you get the point. Butch is back. Chopping Block, my favorite single-panel comic, has returned from hiatus! Last October I went to the Las Vegas Comic-Con, where we… Read more

October 31, 2003 Friday October 31, 2003

AAAUUUGH! DIAL-UP!! entry, I'm here at the Las Vegas Comic-Con now, and my hotel has no high-speed internet access. I had to pay $5.00 for the telephone cable across which this entry will pass as I upload it ("I'm NOT an internet addict... I can quit anytime I want to.")… Read more

In other news Tuesday May 8, 2001

I'm worried. Today (May 8th) I'm stuck in Las Vegas at Networld Interop (note to Schlockers at N+I--I'm around the Novell display, and I'm wearing a red Novell shirt and tan pants) while my five-year-old goes on a field trip. Her field trip is to a local public-service facility called… Read more

Sunday January 27, 2008

It's not safe to have all these signs on the same door... Sunday June 22, 2008

... but you're going to put them all on the same door anyway, and there's nothing we can do to stop you. We finally got things straightened out with the manufacturer. You can order the Schlock Mercenary Warning Signs now. They come in sets of eight for $20.00 +s&h, and… Read more

Tuesday May 6, 2003

June 26, 2005 Sunday June 26, 2005

Set your duck on fire... entry, June 26th, 2005 I'm pleased, very pleased, that Wednesday's burning duck was so enjoyable for so many of you. Even some French people took the time to email me and say "hurray" or "vive la revolucion" or some such. Since then I've written two… Read more