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Comment on Parade of Oddities by eatthelemons

eatthelemons — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:01:32 +0000

Thanks for the comment :) I think you’re right in terms of Fragonard’s technique being similar to plastination, but since they didn’t have plastic around and wax can only do so much, they still haven’t worked out what injections he used to preserve the tissues.

Thanks for the amendment on my description of the disease, though I didn’t mention that it went through skin, just that it took over muscles, tendons, etc.

Of all these places, Kunstkammer in St. Petersburg was the most unbelievable, but the Bone Chapel is pretty breath taking. I’d love to read that story you mentioned. I’ll see if Google provides.

Comment on Parade of Oddities by Trevor Mcinsley

Trevor Mcinsley — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:58:40 +0000

I suspected that the method used by Honoré Fragonard may have been similar to plastination by coating the tissue and injecting it with a preservative, as can be seen by the amazingly well kept shape of the veins in the horse. If you look on the museum’s website it explains that he used injections and coatings of wax to achieve the effect, much like the use of plastic in modern techniques.

Also Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva isn’t bone protrusions through muscle and skin, it is actually the soft tissue turning into bone. The horrific nature of this is well seen in skeletons of its victims where muscle has been ossified and permanently frozen in place.

That last place looks genuinely amazing, I have seen that quote before, I think it’s from a medieval poem/song called the Dance of Death which tells of a party going astray on horseback and coming across skeletons singing those lines and dancing in the forest.

Comment on Final Fantasy 8 Sucks: A Review That’s Too Damn Late by aubskibob

aubskibob — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:19:25 +0000

Thank god. I just finished FF7 (after having only played NES and SNES version for most of my life) and moved onto FF8.

It is such a huge and utter piece of shit. I’ve got about 5 hours of game-play and I am fucking done with it. I’ve played a fair amount of RPG’s in my time, and this is probably the fucking worst one I have ever played.

Square should be ashamed of themselves.

Comment on Bite Me: A Love Story — A review by Steve

Steve — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:37:19 +0000

I agree with senor fly quite a bit. However I wouldn’t consider the book “padding” as much as “fan service.” At the end of “You Suck” everyone knew there would be a 3rd book in the series. By ending this book the way he does, Moore has allowed the characters to come back when he feels like they should (if they should at all)and not have the need for another vampire book looming over his head.

Comment on Bite Me: A Love Story — A review by Fly

Fly — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:24:52 +0000

OMG and ‘Kayso fit her character well, when she’s talking. It’s very repetitive is the problem.

And as for the end, it’s not so much lack of elaboration, it’s just very open ended. It’s clear he wants to use some of these characters in future books so he doesn’t really give them a final fate.

Comment on Kick-Ass: With No Power Comes No Responsibility? by cocohala

cocohala — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:28:55 +0000

I also enjoyed the movie. It was hilarious! I laughed through most of it.

Good review =)

Comment on Bite Me: A Love Story — A review by cocohala

cocohala — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:26:46 +0000

The story seems to have an interesting angel. However, I’m so sick of all these Vampire stories, and their addicts, etc. I think the world needs a break from all this “stuff”. It seems much more readable than Twillight, for instance.

You said that the fact that she starts her paragraphs (the Goth girl – although I don’t believe in labeling) with “OMG” and “‘Kayso,” doesn’t ruin the book. I beg to differ, I feel a book should represent literature positively, how is “OMG” a literary element/word now?

I think you are trying to say that the author should’ve elaborated more towards the end, right? The worst feeling is that “empty, wondering” feeling, and personally it ruins my idea of the book,

I think I should still give it a shot, as long as no vampires shine in the sun, I’m good, ha ha!

Comment on True Blood vs. Sookie Stackhouse Books by eatthelemons

eatthelemons — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:06:59 +0000

OK, I take it back about taking things back. I’ve been reading the books and they’re just as flat and one-dimensional as ever. Although I have to give her props for the insane amount of details. Even though the details are usually mundane, it really makes the world real enough to pull you in and keep you turning pages.

The show, in the meantime, is not even really following the books at this point, so reading them doesn’t seem to be giving much away. True Blood has evolved past the constraint of the Sookie Stackhouse books.

Comment on Living the good life for a good cause: The 88forAIDS benefit cocktail party by Rob

Rob — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:58:04 +0000

A really good friend of mine has been HIV positive for almost 10 years. This is one of the reasons I have a monthly paycheck allotment going towards HIV research. Thanks for this article.

Comment on True Blood vs. Sookie Stackhouse Books by eatthelemons

eatthelemons — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:03:05 +0000

So I just finished “Dead in Dallas.” Yeah, I wrote a review before actually finishing the book. And now I feel that I was a bit harsh. I’ll rework the review to add in the fact that the books are a different, less mature and intricate take on a story, but the story did originate with Harris, and she deserves praise for it. I didn’t hate reading this book. It was relaxing, easy, and quick. Nothing wrong with that.