- @Mickipedia Well, sure. Jesus is a name, but god is a word, right? Does it capitalise OTHER names? Or is the iPhone religiously confused? in reply to Mickipedia #
- Oh my gods, a major BSG revelation… Watching Episode 410. Actually, the episode is CALLED “Revelations”, so I shouldn’t be surprised! #
- OH GODS MORE REVELATIONS! This episode is turning out to be ALL revelations! Maybe it should have been called Exhaust All Narrative Avenues! #
- OH WOW THE FINAL BIG REVEAL! You know, I have to say, if I’d seen that last scene BEFORE hiatus, I probably would have slit my wrists… #
- … the whole last scene is like the most depressing Gap or perfume ad in the world ever. (Deliberately vague on @sulman’s behalf). #
- I know irritation & invasion of space is supposed to be the thing that bothers you most, but is anybody counting the emotional cost of… #
- … getting mail notifications about new Twitter followers that turn out to be marketing accounts? Surely all those tiny heartbreaks add up? #
- @thoughtmecca You mean EVERYBODY gets the porn accounts? You’ve just made things worse! I thought that was just me – that it was flirtation! in reply to thoughtmecca #
- @jackassletters I never have been good at pre-emptive rejection. in reply to jackassletters #
- HAH! There’s another! So other people boot spam? I’m not worried about accurate follower numbers so I tend to just leave them to fester. #
- @douglasnoble You’ve stopped them wearing those little elf dog outfits? At last! It’s frankly just undignified… in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble Oh, for… Why would you…? They were just about to start trusting us with childcare again, and NOW look what you’ve done. in reply to douglasnoble #
- @idsharman It’s possible you just haven’t got the right sort of societal footprint. A couple of court orders & the right internet history… in reply to idsharman #
- … the pornographers will be clamouring at your door. @idsharman #
- Right. ENOUGH. I am NOT going to watch the next episode of BSG, OR the next episode of Lost. I am going to put the dog to sleep, regroup… #
- … & do the rest of my writing in bed. #
- “TO BED”! “TO BED”! Not “Put the dog to sleep”! Jesus, I ALWAYS get those two mixed up. #
- @joshhechinger God comes down and gives you actual, exchangeable God vouchers, you kick the head clean off… in reply to joshhechinger #
- The advert for the remake of Friday The 13th doesn’t leave much to the imagination… #
- @joshhechinger OH HA! Thass so funny I fergot to larf… </mackenzie crook> No, I mean, it has a title-card 13-count, & each shows a murder. in reply to joshhechinger #
- @joshhechinger … to the extent that in one it clearly seems to show a “machete in the back of head” moment, only without blade removal… in reply to joshhechinger #
- @joshhechinger … in another it shows a girl in the water about to be cut down by a power boat, only cutting away at the second of impact. in reply to joshhechinger #
- @joshhechinger I felt probably as freaked out and exhilarated watching the trailer as I would do watching the film…! in reply to joshhechinger #
- “I feel alone and detached from the world…”. “You, sir, are a freak!” VERY pleased to have found some old lost mp3s. EG. Nojahoda! #
- @wilw Do you know of Louise Wener? I reckon she probably gets defined as a britpop moppet all the time, though she’s been a writer longer… in reply to wilw #
- @wilw … which I imagine you can relate to. Still, I still kind of fancy her off the back of her music career, so… in reply to wilw #
- @douglasnoble Ah, you know, I forgot that. in reply to douglasnoble #
- N’night, Twitter! #
- @caseymckinnon I’ve not really heard anybody mention this new season so far – which seems like a contrast to the LAST season. in reply to caseymckinnon #
- I’m an ep behind on Lost at the moment, but for your consideration, my thoughts on the last bit of season 4 at nixsight: http://is.gd/hMDI #
- @wossy/@stephenfry As de facto Twitter ambassadors, I thought you may be interested in @davidbaillie’s Tweet-themed story: http://is.gd/hBE1 #
- @Bournemouthecho Well, it’s certainly good to know that we Brits don’t have the monopoly on wanky wounded outrage! in reply to Bournemouthecho #
- @Sulman I KNEW those bastards couldn’t be trusted! in reply to Sulman #
- @onelifeleft I don’t know from relevant, but does OLL have a Mario Kart Wii friend code? in reply to onelifeleft #
- @McKelvie HAH! That’s actually perfect. Kind of makes me want to see them do the whole movie… in reply to McKelvie #
- “CLEARLY IF GOD DICTATED A MESSAGE TO HIS PEOPLE, HE WOULD YELL IT OUT. CONSEQUENTLY, CAPITAL LETTERS ACCURATELY REFLECT HIS INTENT.” #
- I know retweeting is a bit lazy, but seriously – Lookit: http://is.gd/hNlm – via @McKelvie #
- @steevbishop She is like the anti e.e.cummings. EE CUMMINGS if you will… in reply to steevbishop #
- @steevbishop Quite the opposite. Our aircon & heating is set to the perfect schedule so that we are ALWAYS uncomfortably hot or cold. in reply to steevbishop #
- @Charlotta My mum failed to do her taxes properly for her business last year. Not sure exactly when the court dates are… in reply to Charlotta #
- @Bournemouthecho A circuitous effort to lose customers? in reply to Bournemouthecho #
- @Mykx 28…. uh… Gays Later? 28 Freaks Later? in reply to Mykx #
- @nixsight I Am Bell-end? in reply to nixsight #
- @Mykx Night Of The Giving Head? in reply to Mykx #
- @dailyecho Something for the weekend? REALLY? Tut tut. #
- @Mykx Um… You do know that Nemo wasn’t a zombie film, right? in reply to Mykx #
- @Mykx Hah! Is “Porn Of The Dead” a bit obvious? in reply to Mykx #
- @Mykx I don’t know, but they really should. It might be problematic… wasn’t it a curious case? Was Hitman himself creator-owned somehow? in reply to Mykx #
- @Mykx Hah… it’s got loads of DCU characters in it, so THAT won’t happen… in reply to Mykx #
- The… uh… the local newspapers are talking to each other. MEDIA CONSPIRACY! #
- @rstevens But, what, SIMILAR to Gary Coleman? Dammit, man, this story needs some fleshing out! in reply to rstevens #
- @rstevens Jan Michael Vincent? in reply to rstevens #
- Everybody should suggest alt-teen hearthrobs to @rstevens until it strikes a chord. We MUST get to the bottom of this… #
- (Actually, no, don’t. I’m just not cut out for this kind of rabble-rousing…) #
- (@rstevens Elephant Words fact: The busiest the site has EVER been was when we advertised at Diesel Sweeties. You rock!) #
- (@Bournemouthecho Is there a Portsmouth Echo?) #
- @Bournemouthecho Oh, but they’re not all Echoey. They’re much more Newsy, I’m guessing. That’s MUCH less fun. in reply to Bournemouthecho #
- @Bournemouthecho I was once interviewed by @dailyecho. Years later, the interviewer lived next door to us, by coincidence. TRUE STORY! in reply to Bournemouthecho #
- @Bournemouthecho HAH! Girl One is from near Dorchester. I only ever hear it WaHEYMouth, now. in reply to Bournemouthecho #
- My story on a proper, honest to godness anthology that – when it comes to light – will be awesome, is in the can. The feeling is new & good! #
- @kmellon It’s not nearly as good as the very similar “Some Kind Of Wonderful”. Aww, Mary Stuart Masterson! in reply to kmellon #
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Found Objects
Another Way To Breathe: On The Disir
HEAVY SPOILERS FOR JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY 638
I was asked on my Formspring “Was that always the real origin of your Disir, or something that evolved for EXILED?”. To which I responded….
When I created the Disir back in SIEGE: LOKI and NEW MUTANTS 11, I knew the origin I gave wasn’t the…
Kieron Gillen is killing it on Journey Into Mystery. It’s process like this that’s the reason why. Inspiring.
MOMBcast #137 is recording tonight! Get involved!
MOMBcast #137 is recording tonight!
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Peach for godsgirls
Illustration by Victo Ngai for the fiction “Sweet Dreams” by Peter Stamm
“She went to the bathroom, filled the tub, and got undressed. The mirror misted over with condensation, and the smell of pine needles filled the air. She turned off the water, and the apartment suddenly seemed very quiet. Then she heard footsteps, and Simon’s voice through the half-open door. He said, I’ll just go downstairs for the bottle of wine. I thought you’d gone already, said Lara, and she poked her head through the crack, and he kissed her on the lips and tried to barge the door open, but she held it shut. They kissed again. See you soon, said Lara. It was odd, she still felt a little ashamed in front of him.”
This scene is one of my earliest comic memories. It was the first point at which I saw a comic character making a mistake, which meant it was probably the first time I really processed them properly as characters and human.
Spider-man has webbed up a doorway to stop a criminal escaping, but then realises that the criminal is escaping out of the window instead, and in his hurry to catch them he forgets his own webbing.
It seems gloriously ridiculous out of context, but if memory serves it was part of a pretty intense and dramatic story featuring Alex Summers (Havok).
(This was me, by the way.)
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