the weblog of David A. Price

• Heading home. #
• @acmacom What we don’t do for our shows… #
• Editing tomorrow’s episode. Not sure how I feel about the Marvel Tales segment this time around. Feels like something’s ‘off’. #
• @LordShaper Yeah… yeah, that’s gotta be it. #
• @acomicbookgirl If I don’t, I’m sure I’ll hear about it. Maybe it’s because it’s a Claremont-written issue? #
• @acomicbookgirl Pre. Definitely pre. It’s actually not a mutant or X- title. #
• @LordShaper Oy. You poor, poor soul. #
• @acomicbookgirl It’s one of my favorite comics. It was fun trottin’ down memory lane. #
• @acomicbookgirl I appreciate that! #
• @acomicbookgirl Meant to say, I dug your review of Ms. Marvel #26. #
• Going to sleep. Finally. See y’all in a few hours. #
• @plinkostick Happy birthday!! #
• Off to work. iPod’s queued up, sunny day, should be a nice drive. #
• Just pulled into work. Wonder what the day will be like… #
• Getting things together for secret (no longer unnamed) project. I’m giddy. #
• @acomicbookgirl That’s ridiculous. #
• @espressoDOM Because it’s good! #
• Coworker just emailed me a link spoiling DC Universe #0. #
• @comicbooknoise Nah, he’s good people and had no way of knowing. By the time I get around to reading it, I’ll probably forget. #
• @comicbooknoise FYI, it’s from my work address. #
• @SCederlund @comicbooknoise Silly, the real Mar-Vell is… oops. #

The third of May is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! And Jon Hook wants to tell you what Elite Comics has in store for its patrons. Following that we have the new releases for the week and an all new, all different Bring ‘em Back by Backwards Dave! Mike Sims and the Mighty Marvel Movie Minute!! Current Events with Pat Loika (warning: Secret Invasion spoilers)!!! A voicemail from Carlos Cordova!!!! With a special guest appearance by Aaron C. Macom of SciFi Dig!!!!!

Comics mentioned this week include Avengers: The Initiative, Daredevil, New Avengers, Thor, X-Men: Legacy, Ms. Marvel, Mighty Avengers, Punisher, and Marvel Team-Up.

Get it here.
Full show notes along with the Marvel items shipping this week can be found here.

• If it’s where I left it, and I finish what I have to do tonight, this week’s Marvel Tales will be a Marvel Team-Up from the late 70s. #
• @patloika Will that cut down on overbooking? #
• Getting my teenage sister on Twitter so we can keep in touch is echoed here: http://tinyurl.com/62rkdc (thanks to @Hellstorm for the link). #
• @brydeemer For what duties do you need more people? #
• On my way to work. I should be there on time… Should. #
• @kellysue Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that. #
• @comicbooknoise No. No, you should not. #
• @comicbooknoise Did he? That’s funny. I’m posting the week’s releases and haven’t checked mine since I posted in his. #
• @BrianReed That’s good news to those of us that buy your books, right? Right?? #
• @MikeOliveri We should thank Redmond for job security. #
• Lord, but do I ever despise the ‘find’ feature in Internet Explorer. #
• @ronxo Is that something you’d want Bendis or Johns to handle? #
• @dewaldp Against. Either follow me or don’t. I’m not going to give you a cookie, but I might offer something interesting in my tweets. #
• @dewaldp Just like I’m often entertained by the poeple I follow. #

• RE: WordPress and thumbnails - Should it be this difficult, or am I missing something? #
• Around Comics 180: The Return is available. I’m driving nice and slow to work today. #
• At work. Planning on how to attack the projects in my way. #
• Forbes article, ‘Twitter King’: http://snurl.com/266u3 #
• It is to chuckle: Dell to continue to install Windows XP after June 18 on PCs: http://snurl.com/2671l #
• @Dan_C_ I love it! I have Visat on a virtual test PC and I never use it. Major ugh. #
• @Dan_C_ Yeah, but you’re cutting edge #
• @dcorsetto I can send you those noises if you’d like. I use WS_FTP at work. #
• @plinkostick Nice! #
• @patloika with you it’s either the teaser for that flick or ‘dirt teen’! #
• @patloika Is she your lover? #
• @dewaldp Thank you! I’ve been using MoTwit (used to be TreoTwit) for some time. Nice to see alternatives (http://snurl.com/268cg). #
• @_eldave_ If it makes you feel better, I’m not watching it right now, either. #

Our weekend was pretty uneventful. It was nice having one where we didn’t have to run hither and yon and could take our time doing it.

Friday night we went to check on our friend Karen, who’s recovering from surgery, and have dinner at her place. Saturday, the three of us drove up to Dutchess so Renee could check out the deals at Plant Depot and so I could fill up the Tucson (gas being a tad cheaper just north of us). We also checked out a Fish Market that sold out of their batch of hard shell crabs right before we got there. I grabbed some salmon steaks which I plan on grilling soon. I got to hang out with Nanuuq in the car while mommy went into the shops. After we returned home, I mowed the lawn which is something that needed to be done. The weather cooperated nicely. Today, we watched No Country For Old Men and The Last Mimzy.

Not a bad weekend and nothing I can really complain about. I did take a few photos of the yard since Renee likes to check on her work. Plus, I have to take some shots of our little Japanese maple that survived the winter. Finally, there are some pictures of a house near us that has some gorgeous landscaping. Unfortunately, you can’t really tell that from these images, but I’ll have the camera with me again the next time we head that way.

UPDATE: I had photos attached to this post but, after closer inspection, I did not like the way they came out. Plus, I spent way too much time fooling around with resizing them.

I should have spent the time working on the show notes for this week’s Marvel Noise.

• Watching Surf’s Up with Renee, Mike’s Hard Lemonade in hand, Nanuuq’s snackin’ on the floor, mini tacos in the oven. Things’re good. #

• Wondering if I should bother with Garageband to record my podcast. Audacity’s been my main tool. Hmmm… #
• @iamhannah @SCederlund I’m running a MacBook (Intel 2GHz and 1GB) and 10.4.11. Should I expect problems? Is it easy to export/save as MP3? #
• @_eldave_ An audio (or video) file that you can play on your computer or MP3 player. Like a radio show. There are many. Check out iTunes. #
• @iamhannah Oh, sure, get me all excited and then - bupkis. #
• @SCederlund I might be emailing you in the future. You’ve been warned. #
• @iamhannah It’s all good. #
• G’night all. TTFN #
• Wondering if I should install the Wordpress upgrade before the weekend’s over. #
• Why do the fools getting gas block the entire pump with their vehicle? The hose stretches, people. And I might fit if you were courteous. #
• Sitting in the car with ‘Nuuq, wife looking for ideas in Plant Depot. Fish market,next, then Home Depot. Later, groceries. Finally, movies. #
• If this weather keeps up, I will be able to cut the grass. Which pleases me because it’s needed and I can use the exercise. #
• http://twitpic.com/lce <- Nanuuq #
• @acomicbookgirl Thank you. She’s waiting patiently for mommy. Figured I’d test TwitPic in the meantime (and between time). #
• Thank you, twitter friends, for keeping me occupied while on line at the pet store. #

• @Bruce_R It’s what the studios pushed on the public I think. I prefer Myrna Loy or Norma Shearer or Lauren Bacall. #
• @Dan_C_ Damn you Dan! 6th place, 44wpm. I suck #
• @Dan_C_ grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr #
• @SCederlund Ooooh, Bergman. Nice. Kate Hepburn doesn’t really do it for me. Neither does Stanwyck. Gene Tierney does. #
• @acmacom Read the first three-parter, haven’t read the sequel(s). #
• who wants to be a reference on my part-time job application? #
• @acomicbookgirl Ha! Sure. I’ll keep you posted #
• @SCederlund I need to tweak some of my settings. #
• @Dan_C_ HA! #
• I [heart] Rob Liefeld: http://snurl.com/25rrm #
• @acmacom Thanks, man. Way to rub it in. #
• @mbreitweiser I don’t know. That Iron Fist is killer and I like the Black Widow sketch. But today’s DD is sweet. #
• Feeling real sleepy all of a sudden. Could I have not gotten enough sleep, he asks, already knowing the answer. #
• @MikeOliveri Or Ben. #
• @BrianDenham Grass is always greener… #
• @espressoDOM Happy Anniversary!!! #
• @jbacardi Oooo, that is nice! #
• @iamhannah As long as it’s not the iPhone…. #
• @acomicbookgirl Aside from my not owning one? Nothing. But @iamhannah forgot something at home and I hope that wasn’t it. #
• @iamhannah whew! #
• @acomicbookgirl No worries! #
• @chriseaton Thank you, Biggie! ‘preciate that. Now… which part(s) do you agree with me on? #
• Hard to keep my eyes open. Renee’ll have to drive us home. #
• HOLY CRAP!! @comicbooknoise is on twitter! #
• @SCederlund @comicbooknoise Then he wouldn’t be Derek. #
• @comicbooknoise And currently you do none of these things? #
• @comicbooknoise ~whew~ Okay, good. Had me scared… #
• Headin’ home! #
• @iamhannah I’m enjoying wordpress. #
• @patloika What happens now? Comps for other nights? Check nearby hotels? #
• @Spiderguy72 Do tell! #

Preview pages have been posted on the Marvel Noise site for some titles shipping next week. Those available are Immortal Iron Fist #14, X-Men: Legacy #210, Ultimate Human #4, New Warriors #11, the first two pages of the four stories in Marvel Comics Presents #8, New Avengers #40, Thor: Ages of Thunder #1, Marvel Illustrated: Moby Dick #3, Marvel Adventures Iron Man #12, Ultimate X-Men #93, Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula, The Order #10, Avengers: The Initiative #12, and the first couple pages of the four stories that can be found in Giant-Size Avengers/Invaders #1!

Here, here, and here.

• @MikeOliveri HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! #
• @MikeOliveri Is he a pimp? #
• ‘Shaman’ is a fun word to say. #
• @jbacardi Still haven’t read that. I was thinking of Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen. #
• Watching UNDEAD on Monsters HD while encoding Marvel Noise 31. Looks… entertaining. #
• @acmacom I have NO idea what the hell was up with Nic’s hair in that flick. I wonder how far it stray’s from Dick’s original story. #
• Oh, this movie is a HOOT! #
• Episode, done. Show notes, done. Better late than never. Need sleep. Blog post tomorrow. Maybe some DS before my eyes close? #
• Why does Safari take FOREVER to load a page, while the same does not happen in Firefox?w #
• @brydeemer It’s crazy. I watch the ‘loading’ circle spin like mad for a bit. I’m not getting rid of FF, but I don’t love everything about it #
• @LordShaper I use Firefox and Opera at work over IE. Love my MacBook. At times I dread going to work because of my PC. #
• @MikeOliveri It was the first browser I installed as well. And it’s my default. I’m gonna mess with Camino later. #
• @brydeemer Hmmm… I’ll do some checking. #
• @MikeOliveri We haven’t either. Faculty wants it, but then we tell them that the apps they use won’t run. Looks like fall of ‘09 now. #
• @LordShaper That’s pretty much what I do, too. #
• @LordShaper I’m a day late, so Derek’s server might be busy since Geek Brunch is released on Thursdays. #
• @comicaddiction Oh, suuuure. AFTER I disconnect the iPod! #
• FINALLY playing around with Quicksilver. I think I’m in love. #
• @BrianDenham awwwww #
• Hey, @_eldave_, how’s work? #
• Eating dinner while putting the Sneak Peeks on the Marvel Noise site for midnight release. LOVE that Blood of the Tarantula! And Thor: RoA. #
• @DaveTaylor PDF alternatives to Adobe? Both reading and writing, pay or free. #
• @DaveTaylor Sure. Or Tucows, Google. I’ve used PrimoPDF, PDF Creator (sourceforge), M$ has a plugin for Office ‘07. #
• @DaveTaylor And there are a bunch of sites that will convert a file to PDF. #