Brendan Peveril . net

I’m low on sleep and most of the toxic things I use to avoid dealing with the world like a healthy human being. Result? I’m posting pictures of animals to my blog. The caption for this should either be something about it being hugz time now, or not wanting.

Let’s see, I’m tired as all get out, so I’ll bullet point this:

So very tired.

I’m not familiar with Mawil Witzel’s work at all, so I’m writing this as I read the novel originally, in a vacuum as far as that goes.

The artwork is something. Alone, it’s worth the price. He really captures the feel you get from spending too much time on the beach; The borderline heat stroke, the crashing waves, the heat of the sun, the constant press of wind and sand, the cackling flocks of gulls.

As far as the storytelling goes, I’m having a hard time coming up with anything to say that doesn’t sound like a backhanded compliment from a frustrated hack. Maybe it’s a little predictable, maybe it’s a little trite, but it’s effective, charismatic, and it speaks to me. Mix in a little bit of shamelessly blatant self insertion, and that’s what you get. I’m not going to call it ground breaking, or the best thing I’ve ever read, but it’s on my shelf, and I’ll probably read it again a few times.

Of course, maybe I’m being gentle with it because I’m, quite literally, marooned on a beach. If you are too I’d definitely recommend it, and if you’re not it’s worth taking a look anyway.

• Tintin in the Congo has been removed by the bookshop chain Borders from the children’s section in all its branches.

  I haven’t read this one, so I can’t really offer an opinion.

  (tags: comics freedom-of-speech racism)

• Babies of South Asian and Chinese ancestry are smaller at birth than those of European ancestry. No shit.

  (tags: medicine)

• Leader of polygamist sect with B.C. ties faces new sex charges

  (tags: cults)

• Researchers create embryonic stems cells from unfertilized eggs

  (tags: science medicine stemcells)

• In order to succeed, today’s freelance creatives need to:

  this is my dream job. I should just kill myself.

  (tags: writing)

• Legal catfight over Hemingway’s famous ‘6-toed’ pets

  Key West has sided with the people who run the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum to let the unusual animals remain cage free, also exempting the site from a city law that prohibits more than four domestic animals in a household.

  (tags: cats government)

I’m trying out my powers to post things from Flickr. Expect more things that look like content.

I am awesome at putting off working! There are more pictures, you know.

Fast breaking news: cutting your hair makes you look less like a serial killer.

Damn, that’s not a good look. I look like Trent Reznor going through withdrawal.

It’s not much of an improvement, but at least it doesn’t look like I’m going to eat you.

I’ll post a work update (there’s some actual news on that front) and a review later.