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Spotlight: Thank You

9 Dec

December 9, 2011

One of the pleasures of Mob Week has been that I have been able to sit back and read my own blog as a fan. When I contacted the amazing people who I hoped would participate (and I had not a single no), I knew that each one had a specialty or special talent, but I didn’t know what they would send. Just as you opened the page every day without knowing what the topic would be, so did I open my email. I am proud to say that I was thrilled each and every time. Did I expect to feature a trio of artists, a pair of musicians, and a diverse group that included professional writers and actors? While I had hopes, I really didn’t expect it. Did I expect to feature a treatise on the meaning of pulp? A scholarly argument against the TSA? Viennese legends? The Simpsons? And my very own installment of A Spot of Bother?

No I did not.

And to the readers, and to everyone who commented, I thank you especially, because not only did I accomplish one thing I set out to do- create a sense of community- but I accomplished something I didn’t expect. I got to personally see through a friend’s eyes how much your likes and comments touched her and made her happy. She’d never experienced that level of engagement before. I’d gotten a bit jaded by obsessively checking the stats all day. I’d forgotten how it felt to get that first feeling of acceptance. I’m glad I got that reminder.

On the surface, this week must have seemed like an easy ride for me. After all, I wasn’t worried about coming up with a topic and writing a blog everyday. I had people doing the work for me. Sweet scam, right?

Wrong. The truth is that I worked harder for Mob Week than any week of Imponderables ofrmonth of Saturday Comics. I won’t bore you with the details but this was a lot- a lot!- more behind the scenes work than I anticipated. And suffice it to say that every Mob Week contributor had the patience of a saint for answering all of my emails.

However, I started out talking about pleasure. Dare I say, “But I digress?” I found that besides just reading the posts, I had the unexpected pleasure of writing the intros. Some were longer than others, but all were from the heart and every word was true. I didn’t expect to love writing them as much as I did.

Am I jealous of Jeff Lynch?
Of course I am.

Is Mac of BIOnighT the most interesting man in the world?
Yes.

Does Joe McTee’s scholarship put me to shame?
Sadly, it does.

Would I make a deal with an evil spirit to write like Matt Cowan?
Where do I sign?

Is Mike Mongello the Number One pin-up artist around?
You’ve seen them, and he is.

Is Nutty Nuchtchas entwined in the world wide web in a way I only dream of?
Big time.

Do I really think Ingrid Prohaska should be required reading and listening?
Totally!

Does Threedayfish put my mental movie database to shame?
In a big way.

Do I have a spot in my heart for the mysterious Savage Opopanax?
Seriously, we all do.

Should all of you run to Relic Radio and talk to Jim in his forums?
Yes! NOW!

Could I ever hope to out-act or out-entertain Peter Church?
I won’t even try.

And did Jessica May really move me?
Absolutely.

Do I owe all of them a debt of gratitude?
And do I owe all of you who visited this site a huge thank you?
Yes I do.

Thank You.

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Spotlight: Nutty Nuchtchas

28 Nov

November 28, 2011

Nutty is a New Yorker turned Canadian, and road warrior. She visits more conventions per year than a former Star Trek cast member, but, despite her busy schedule, she manages to find time to make excellent contributions to the Beyond The Wall podcast (http://specficmedia.com/category/podcast/beyond-the-wall/) and SciFi Dig (http://www.scifidig.com/index.php?s=Digger+Chat), as well as produce her own monthly show of geek news and reviews, Nutty Bites (http://nimlas.org/NuttyBites).

She also creates art, comics, and cosplay pieces – info on all of which you can find at her site, http://nimlas.org

As is often said, no one is allergic to Nutty.

In a piece that is prefectly apt for this time of year, she hits the nail on the head of something I am sure we all noticed but takes it in a direction all her own.

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Is it just me, or has every holiday gotten bigger and bigger each year? Christmas is being advertised before Thanksgiving, there are isles in almost every store dedicated to Halloween, there are even Halloween greeting cards. The icons and symbols of each Holiday are being used to promote it and to sell the holiday. People used to do lights on their house for Christmas, now there are lights and decorations for Halloween and Easter too.

Now don’t get me wrong, I like a good bit of escapism as the next person. I talk like a pirate on September 19th, I carry a towel on May 25th and I say May the Fourth be with you. I like holidays and I will cling at even the made up ones to get my escapism on, it’s fun and it’s a way to add whimsy into everyday life.

What I’m curious about is what happens next? As the holidays grow larger and the symbol of the holiday (Santa, a Turkey, an Easter Bunny, a Shamrock) becomes more representative of what the holiday is about as opposed to the roots of the tradition, how will this evolve in the future?

I take you to 500 years in the future where you wake up to eat a green shamrock shaped food substance and go to work in your green bowler and everything you see that day is green. Your car is green, the streets are green, it’s like driving through emerald city (without the horse of a different color.) Everything is green until the next holiday, let’s say it’s Simpson’s Day, because of course by then the Simpsons will have historical status. Now you have painted your body yellow and dyed your hair blue. Your care is a garish cartoon color and your food resembles a cartoon donut. Everyday a holiday steeped in traditions you don’t understand so then there isn’t a special day that goes by.

Or, does this world I have projected sound like fun to you? I can say I’m not attracted to the idea of living in the Simpson’s world for a day or two.

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