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I am so very very glad she's painting in the Patron Saints series again

Long ago when I was kind of a jerk, I knew a very talented young woman named Sarah Atlee, with whom I once dropped a box of superballs down a the 14-story stairwell of the local Marriott to see how high they’d bounce back up. Sarah is a professional artist and a very good one at that and as part of an ongoing penance for that whole being a jerk thing, I like to make people aware of her work whenever I can.

I caught a blog post of hers last week that I quite enjoyed, about useful things to try when you are feeling stumped. I love, love, love that in addition to being a working artist who is genuinely doing interesting things that showcase her own unique voice and perception of the world, Sarah takes the time to be much better at having a blog than we fools here at the Bunny. Sarah’s tips for re-starting the creative juices can be read here. And while you’re at it, you should read her treatise and suggestions on How and Why to Title Your Work.

When I was a little kid, I spent a lot of my free time designing flying cars. In fact, frequently I have good ideas that are waiting for technology to catch up to being even remotely close to something I think would be rad. Lucky for us, this time we only had to wait about a year for ultimate glory.

Monday we shot a “demo” for a new IP we’re very very excited about it. It’s a narrative series, but it has a very strong interactive twist to it. The show is called QUALIA, and it is a crime procedural that does not give a damn about fingerprints or UV lights or microfibers or sunglasses or The Who because all the evidence you, the audience will need to solve the crime is in the heads of the witnesses.

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As noted previously, everyone at Psychic Bunny remains a tremendous friend and supporter of the IndieCade Festival, which showcases some of the very best things happening in indie games today. This year, IndieCade’s moved to its new home in Culver City. I in fact just came from downtown Culver and bumped into a half-dozen game journalists and creators for whom my respect has only grown the more I become familiar with their work.

Go. For the love of god, go. Play stuff. Talk to these people. Love them.  And if you want to hear what we’re planning in conjunction with IndieCade, come to the closing party on Sunday. Rush Street. 4pm.

The Echo Game cast and crew screening was last night, and a grand time was had by all.  We were at the Downtown Independent,  an extremely cool new theatre just blocks away from the PB office.  We had most of our cast and crew in attendance, the movie looked gorgeous up on the big screen, everyone had a blast, and to top it all off, it was Melissa (the young actress who plays Sarah) Lee’s first R-rated film.  We’re honored.

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If you’re reading this blog, I can’t imagine this is news to you. But it feels good to write it, so I am:  our first feature film, The Echo Game, is 100% finished, exported, run off to HDCAM tape, warm, cozy, and happy.  Moreover, it is ready for our first public screening, a VIP affair next week at the beautifully renovated and neighborly Downtown Independent theater.  This is a closed, invite-only event, so I can’t just say “show up”, but if you’re interested in an invite get in touch and we’ll see if we have tickets left.

Congrats to all of our hard-working cast and crew on the efforts that have led us to this point, and here’s to much continued to success for the film and to each of you!  We look forward to working with you again soon!

Just in case you’ve never heard of the star-spangled majesty that is The Echo Game, here’s the trailer.

Friend Lists.

I’ve been using these for a while, but nobody seems to know what I’m talking about so I thought I’d let the word out. If you have more than 100 friends on Facebook, and you’re having trouble filtering the status updates of your very best friends from the people you met in the elevator, friend lists are AWESOME.

On your facebook homepage, look on the left column that starts with “News Feed.” You can already filter things down so that you just see “Photos” or “Links” or “Status Updates” rather than have all of them feed into your newsfeed.

Ok, now click on the “more” text at the very bottom of this column. Now more filters pop up, along with text at the very bottom that reads “Create New List.” Click that. Now you can choose which friends and fan pages will belong to that list. For instance, I’ve made one called “Comedians” where I put all my friends that have funny status updates. Now I can click on that, and only see updates of those particular people

What’s also great is that you can also use friend lists with your privacy settings. Would you rather coworkers not see your photo album from Vegas? Your privacy settings let you make certain photo albums available only to friends of friends, or only to people you’re personally friends with, or to THIS list, or to everybody except THAT list. It’s really pretty powerful.

Paris drunk in Vegas

Also, when you make new friends, you can immediately add them to pre-existing lists. So when my Aunt finally joins Facebook, I can put her on my “Relatives” list at the same time I accept her Facebook “friendship.”

Anyway, just felt most people weren’t getting the most out of this feature.

While I’ve tried to stay in recession denial as long as possible, it’s bound to set in at some point. My clothes just aren’t so special anymore and I’d love to buy new ones. But I have to be smart so I’ve gone back to thrift store shopping and bargain hunting. On top of that I got motivated and suggested doing a clothing swap with a friend. We each “shopped” through the clothing and shoes of the other and came out with a bag full of new-to-me items to borrow! Today I’m rockin’ a black and white plaid shirt that I would have never picked out myself because of my aversion to plaid (I feel like it will make me look like a farm girl). Now I’m excited to try out more plaid because I look classy. Tomorrow I have several exciting options that will put my shopping urge to rest and keep my dollars accumulating.

He was there for just a second and then he was gone.

Fair warning right now: If you aren’t into comics, or, more accurately, aren’t looking to get a crash course in the DC Universe, then this post is probably not for you.

Still here?  Cool.  About a year ago, as Final Crisis was hitting stands, my friend Pat asked me to give him a crash course in the DC Universe so he could get caught up.  Whoops!  Final Crisis requires a pretty deep knowledge of DC history (even I got confused, and I’ve got be one your better educated folks on the subject).  However, I took this as an opportunity to take Pat on a whirlwind tour of the DC Universe, all the best (and most important) storylines therein, and spit him out the other side prepared for Final Crisis.  Admittedly this was fairly subjective - it’s made up of books I consider good enough to own, but excises a lot of material that is great but not necessary to the central story.  What I didn’t quite expect is that from this vantage, with collected trades and a guided tour, Pat was able to experience the DCU as I (reading in realtime) never got to… as one magnificent interweaving story.

Since then a few friends have asked for this guide, and having already done the heavy lifting, I’m happy to provide it.  It’s also worth noting that this a fine primer for this year’s big (hopefully more sensical than Final Crisis) event, Blackest Night. So head below the jump, dear reader, for your DCU Crash Course.

[Now edited to include suggestions from Scott Tipton at Comics 101)

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If someone actually asked me that question, this would be the answer. Including links to free downloads of podcasts and mixes.

Lazer Sword.  These guys are sick.  I’d rather listen to these songs minus the lyrics, but at least they do crazy shit to the accapellas instead of just playing them over their beats.

Glitch Mob. Also awesome.  Caught these guys at Low End Theory a few months ago.  Very fun show.

Flying lotus.  He was one of the first artists I heard that got me into this type of music.  Both links are random podcasts of his, and you can check out his record label Brainfeeder.

Gaslamp Killer.  A resident DJ at my favorite weekly event Low End Theory.

Low End Theory Podcast.  And of course the Low End Theory podcast, when i just can’t wait till wednesday.

Thanks for tuning in.