So, yeah, I was a little excited for TMNT. Hey, I’m a child of the 80s – I was around for half of ‘em – I love the turtles like I should. ;P And the movies? Especially Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and TMNT2: Secret of the Ooze. Those were gold. (I thought the third was okay. Argue how ninja turtles shouldn’t be samurais all you want, it still had the return of Casey Jones and “Tarazan Boy” playing over the creds… It’s at least survivable cinema for those two reasons alone. =P)

I was kinda’ hesitant about TMNT, though. The turtles’ designs… Well, hell, the people, too. Ick. The CG and action was stellar, backgrounds were gorgeous. Story… Well, who doesn’t love some good ol’ Leo/Raph angst? (Mikey and Don? Kinda’ under-used. And the mystical/dimensional/immortal/hub-bub was really weak.) When I’d heard CGi Turtles, though, I envisioned something less… Saturday morning cartoony. I really dig it for being stylistically different – and seeing the Turtles and Casey and April (all ninja-ed up) in action does make the characters grow on ya’. A bit. A tiny bit. A very tiny bit. But it really… Ugh. Not a fan.

Anyhow, I hop on a plane up to Virginia, tomorrow! Again, art week next week, followed by regular updates again starting the first week of April! (Tristan will be back – with “surprises” for Colin! ;D)

PS: Saw TMNT and.... Well, yeah... Saw TMNT. ;P

I’ll also be headed back up to Virginia this Monday, where I’ll pretty much be for the next month-and-two-weeks. =D …Aside from a weekend in Boston and a weekend in Houston, anyhow. ;P Hope to see you guys at a show!

Also, Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable?” Da-a-ammit. I’d finally gotten that out of my head (Despite having put it on my play-list… Hey, fuck you, it’s a catchy tune. ;P)… And now it’s there. Again. To the left. To the left. (Hey, it’s that or Gwen Stefani’s “The Sweet Escape.” Also damned catchy.)