Jarvis Slacks
The Facebook Uprising…
It happened slowly. One minute I was checking Myspace eight or nine times a day, looking to see if I had any new friends, seeing if that girl broke up with her boyfriend or not. The moves on Myspace mirrored my own life. I wanted to make sure that certain people were in my “top … Read more
The Reads: Riffing On Strings…
So, I’m sitting at home, trying not to cry because I’m so broke and alone, when I get my copies of Riffing On Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory. I bet you are like, who cares. I do, cause I got a short story in it. Like Marriage, the story I submitted, is about … Read more
Impressions: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Yep, I saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. One thing that me and some homies have said is that we felt like we were watching a movie with actors in it that knew that they were playing in a movie. There were some scenes where I felt like I was watching … Read more
Nightlife: Bare Feet Edition
Check out the Thursday’s Currents or www.starnewsonline.com for fresh weekly “Good Evenings” I’ve always wondered why people like it here, and I think I’ve come to a dramatic and bold conclusion. Wilmington is appealing because of its extreme level of diversity. Wilmington isn’t big. It isn’t necessarily prettier than anywhere else. There are other cities … Read more
The Games: Dark Sector
I originally posted this at Port City Gamer. Check it out for more Jayslacks goodness. Dark Sector is the exact kind of game I like to play. You shoot stuff. Stuff shoots at you and you try not to die. There is also this “toughness” quality that I can’t latch down. Some video games give … Read more
The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian: Impressions
The Narnia movies are a weird monster. Superficially, it is children playing in a world of sword and talking animals and moving trees. Another level is the story of children growing up, with the realization of the real world pressing on them. On the third level is, of course, the religious overtones that are pounded … Read more
NightLife: Top Ten Things I’d Change.
You can read these at www.starnewsonline.com or in the Thursday’s currents. By whose authority can I judge and critique our nightlife scene? My bar tab last weekend was sixty-five dollars over the course of three hours. That’s my authority. If I bought you a beer when I was drunk, you’re welcome. Ten. Bars would aim … Read more
Amazing…
The website, Blu, has an amazing animation set up that you have to see. Click here. The work is just amazing. I can’t really describe what it is you are about to watch. Trust me that it is amazing. Think of all the time it would take for you to do that, as you watch … Read more
Comics: Nova
Cosmic based comics, which mean comics about dudes in space, have a hard time. There aren’t any dudes in space. So why should we care if there are dudes out in space doing stuff? But Marvel tends to do a really good job. And Nova is, by far, one of the best comics out … Read more
Nightlife: Hillarie Burton Edition
You can see the original of this article at www.starnewsonline.com or in the Thursday’s paper. Thursday Night: I was late to the Grey Gardens Spring Fashion Show and fundraiser organized by my colleague Jess James. Tickets were $25 dollars a head. I got a free ticket by nefarious means. The irony of getting a free … Read more
