weapons of massdistraction

It’s been a gloomy, sleepy week so how about some Friday fun? Hmm, looks like it’ll be more than five good things this time. I’ve been hoarding.

• First off, I’m wondering if this method may work for my balance-challenged child. Poor kid doesn’t know how to ride a bike yet and I think it’s high time he learns. But that means I’ll have to buy him one.
• Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood to score film of Haruki Murakami novel. Should be interesting.
• Huh. I got a photo credit in Inflatable Ferret’s write up of Modern Radio Records. It’s just a shot of the merch table at the Turf Club but whatever.
• At age 10, Kathryn Beaumont became the model and voice for the lead character in Disney’s animated film, “Alice in Wonderland.” Now, as an adult 59 years later here is her take on Tim Burton’s new film. Which we still haven’t seen. But will get around to seeing at some point, I’m sure.
• I’ve mentioned Seth Grahame-Smith’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter before but now there’s one of those funny little trailers for the book. I’m sure I’ll read it but Mike Mignola’s The Amazing Screw-On Head will always be number one in my heart.
• Stephen Fry is tweeting again (which must mean he finished working on his manuscript). And posted this gem, a generic Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer with all the elements one might expect.
• Holy crap, The Haunted Playground is one seriously creepy short film…made by a local 9 year old! Nooooo, please don’t tickle me Elmo!
• Now to the other end of the spectrum with The Daily Otter! So much cute!
• New favorite band name, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, and their video for Footscray Station. Plus their original inspiration. Oh the 80s. Eep.
• Our friend Tigger’s “five questions” with Joe Furth of Eclipse Records, who has been providing records, all ages shows, and arcade games since 1999.
• A funny article in WBL’s Pioneer Press about my old junior high buddy, Gus Lynch.

If we could afford it we’d be heading to England for Spring Break. Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Day Out exhibit will be at the Spaceport in Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninusla (near Liverpool, I think). Still, the kiddo and I are excited to get out out of town soon even if it is just one state over. Road trip! Naturally we’re finding out about events we both would have enjoyed happening at home that weekend. Like…a flickr photowalk. And we just received an invitation to a special open house at the Children’s Theatre (as we had season tickets at one time), with a tour of backstage and everything. And we’ll be missing the 1st Annual Vegan Chili Cook-Off. Hopefully that means we can make it next year.