mumblings and ramblings

ratan is not amused

Yup, another month of cute cartoon girls. It’s not that I am losing interest in real girls, I just find it hard to post images here that are good enough. But these manga chicks are always good enough. When doing a month of one subject you need both quantity and quality, something these manga chicks do in a pinch.

This month I present Yui from K-On! I haven’t seen the anime yet, but I’ve read both available volumes of the manga and have the next two pre-ordered. It’s really good and cute stuff. It’s a genuinely funny slice-of-life comic that translates well and, as I said before, you can never have too many comics about cute all-girl bands. Remember that if I ever get around to creating that Las Almejas comic! 😉

As always, the same disclaimer applies. I didn’t draw these, found them on /c/, etc, etc…

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Saving my all-time favorite for last… Driver 8. I know I said that Good Advices was the final Fables, but I lied.

There is something very Southern and haunting about this. Add to it the great train video and you have something of a perfect song. Or a perfect memory of a perfect song. Somehow it reminds me of the those long ago trips down south in the van. Passing by many small towns and sometimes seeing trains along the way.

BTW, this isn’t the official video. I found it on YouTube and like it better, so there!

Well, the final day of Holo. But fret not, I bet you’ll see a lot more of her in the future.

I still don’t know what I’m going to post next month. Stay tuned because the ghost in the machine will choose and I’ll be surprised come the morning.

Standard disclaimer still applies, even after 30 days: I didn’t draw these. They were found on 4chan’s /c/ etc

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Hey kids, almost May! I included a bit more than usual to make up for yesterday’s anemic output:

Complaints end golfish racing at Wash bar
Nine surprising uses for beer
Lightning strikes near shuttle on launch pad
NASA’s stereo planet finder
5 facts about NASA’s Voyager spacecraft
Feds sting Amish farmers for selling raw milk Your tax dollars at work, America
Superman renounces US citizenship All the smart kids liked Batman anyway
Armadillos pass leprosy to humans
Leaking home dials 911 for help That’s one smart house
Man dressed as cow steals 26 galls on milk
Clayton teacher strips at school, arrested
Limp Bizkit led to fatal fight
Rotting fish dumping an act of revenge
Man lived with woman’s corpse in Santa Cruz apartment
Driver survives 200-foot plunge off South Rim
Man shot to death after fender bender
Dozens of dead and starving llamas found
Woman’s online ‘boyfriend’ revealed as housewife

Until next time!

The REM cover:

The original version by Wire:

I head the REM version first, but I far prefer the Wire version. Both songs are great, though. And that video above is funny enough to justify its inclusion here (though I still think it’s the weakest song on Document).

Standard disclaimer applies: I didn’t draw these. They were found on 4chan’s /c/ etc

Bonus:

And on we go…

Fayette’s sword-wielding ‘ninja’ still on the loose
The myth of the moderation of Hamas
Six planets now aligned in the dawn sky
Atheists seek chaplain role in military

Superman sign swiped in Ohio

NJ residents hate new solar panels Sounds like NJ is cranky today

Grocers prepare for anti-Walker stickering

Until next time!

Awww, cute video. Sad song, which makes the video kind of melancholy.

Standard disclaimer applies: I didn’t draw these. They were found on 4chan’s /c/ etc

Bonus:

Here we go again!

Missing alligator returns home to nature center
Police inadvertently shoot dog attack victim
Fryer grease rustling rises due to oil price hikes
Truck loaded with bess closes Wyoming highway
Toddler rescued from washing machine
Easter lark turns fatal
Mystery explosion obliterates home
Sledgehammer used in Mexican killings
Man attacks Girls Gone Wild tour bus
Dingoes attack 3 year old
Man apparently used power saw in murder-suicide
Man exposes himself in cemetery

Until next time!

I usually have a policy against posting live videos, but gat dang it… 1985 REM live! And it sounds pretty good. Great, in fact.

Standard disclaimer applies: I didn’t draw these. They were found on 4chan’s /c/ etc

Awww, poor Holo

Standard disclaimer applies: I didn’t draw these. They were found on 4chan’s /c/ etc

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