Chaos Theory

Men are disposable

Really. No, science says so.

Cool Native Star interview

On the nature of magic and marketing.

Woot!

My old animation came up in Narbonic: Director's Cut.

Happy Samhain

Here's a wacky story for you.

Heh.

Don't Drink And Fly.

Another Halloween soundtrack

A Darker Shade of Pagan.

Oh man.

"When I was younger, I always imagined what I'd be like when I was older - and this is not who I want to be." The sad thing is she feels like that at 12. TWELVE.

GREAT idea.

Adult Chocolate Milk.

Shopping with Mochimochi

The descriptions of the stuff in her show are really great.

• Mochis: "The Mochis weren’t the first creatures to live in Mochimochi Land, but they were the first ones who thought to give it a name, so now they act like they own the place. They can be found in most regions behaving like unruly teenagers—engaging in horseplay, getting married, and ringing the doorbell of anyone who just sat down to dinner. They get away with all this mischief—plus leaving dirty socks all over the place—because they’re so darn cute. And some of them are rumored to have Mob connections."
• Unicorns: "The most magical thing about these guys are their magically low IQs. They’re so dumb, they don’t know how to make toast! They’re so dumb, their favorite game is 52 Pickup! They’re so dumb, they think chocolate milk comes from chocolate cows! All this stupidity means that no one feels it’s a great loss when a unicorn or two is picked off and eaten by swamp monsters. Besides, they taste like cotton candy and sunshine, so you really can’t blame the monsters."
• "Vertigoats have a genetic predisposition to pursue a single goal in life: to live on the top of the highest mountain. Unfortunately for them, the same genes that make them so determined to carry out their summit destiny also come with dominant traits of severe dizziness and weak ankles."
• Self-Actualizing Snowmen: "There used to be only one Snowman living alone on a mountaintop, until he read The Secret and empowered himself to build a friend. Each snowman in turn felt entitled to make his own new companion, and now they’re having a bit of a real estate problem, with imminent risk of avalanche. They plan to multiply further and conquer the world with the power of positive thinking, as soon as they believe in themselves enough to overcome that whole “melting” issue that gets in the way whenever they step off their peak."
• "Aliens from the planet Orangina (Citrus Galaxy) crash-landed their ship the other day just in time to ruin a perfectly good weekend. Their customary greeting turns out to be “Orange you glad to meet me?” which everyone in Mochimochi Land is very tired of. No one has bothered to tell them that Orangina is a registered trademark owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group, and they will have huge fines to pay if they continue to call their planet by that name." They also kidnapped the groom. 
• "Hyper-Hygienic Hippos, or HHHs, as they hate being called, have always been obsessive-compulsive about bathing. But one of them recently read an article about how it’s healthy to expose oneself to microbes in nature, so they’ve started taking mud baths obsessively until they can’t stand the dirt. Then it’s back in the water. This goes on 24-7 with these guys."
• "The original inhabitants of Mochimochi Land, the Displaced Cavemen only became displaced when this giant freakshow of a worm moved in and declared eminent domain over their cave. Now every time the worm passes through, they try to attack it with rocks and sticks, but so far they’ve just ended up with a lot of dinged rocks and broken sticks. On the bright side, they’ve never gotten so much fresh air and exercise, and they’re thinking about training for a marathon next fall."
• Rat-Infested City: "These mild-mannered skyscrapers have given up on their rat problem, and they’ve even started giving names their verminous friends. The rats, on the other hand, think that naming a skyscraper would be ridiculous."
• Zombie: "Brains are somewhat lacking in Mochimochi Land, and the most intelligent-seeming creatures in the area taste like wood chips."
• "Gravies are normally the most chilled-out guys in Mochimochi Land, with nothing to do but kick back and compost peacefully. But every once in a while, one of them sprouts an undead body part, and then they seriously freak. Everyone knows that zombies don’t wash their hands"
• Gnome and Santa Tug Of War: "When the malls shut down, the Impostor Santas came to town to duke it out for the only job left: delivering toys one night a year. When they’re not engaged in fisticuffs, they’re trying to outdo each other by distributing sackfuls of toys five nights a week, just in case there’s an audition process they weren’t told about. Meanwhile, the real Santa has been hiding out and watching Law & Order reruns in his pajamas for the past three years."
• "Twees are just like trees, except with limited motor skills and a very limited understanding of consequences. They’re also remarkably prejudiced for plants, with fights frequently breaking out between twees of differing leaf colors. (The varieties with fruit and branches get an unfair advantage.) Their conflicts are ignored by everyone else because it’s all just infighting, and really, who cares what those glorified shrubs are up to anyway?"
• "Contrary to popular belief, Ghosties feel no need to “move on” from this world. They are perfectly happy to have flying and haunting abilities, plus they get to cheat on tests all the time. So they ask you to leave your full-spectrum cameras at home, unless you want pots and pans flying at your head."
• "While everyone else is complaining about the world, the giant ants are doing something about it: gradually dismantling the whole thing in pieces to reassemble underground. Mochimochi 2.0 will include the addition of an ice-skating rink and a really classy casino. Admission will be $30, $15 for kids and seniors, and free for ants."
• Rolly Polly Panda Cornfield: "Rolly-Polly Pandas tumbled into town when a mild earthquake hit the
  San Diego Zoo. It was really just an excuse to escape to the luscious bamboo forests of China, and at first they thought they had made it all the way. It’s been years, but they all still pretend to each other that they are living in the People’s Republic, despite the obvious problems with this picture. The truth is that they’ve developed a taste for corn, and they’re pretty sure that the real pandas in China would make fun of their maize-induced girth."
• Mochimochi God On Cloud: "Only 20 percent of the population believes in him, so he returns the favor by only being 20 percent benevolent. He also acts all confused when someone makes an Elvis reference about his hair. He enjoys fried peanut butter, banana, and pickle sandwiches. He’s kind of a weird guy."

What?

Ken doll gets a reality show?!