Happy Birthday, sweet giant. So dear, so kind, and most reliant. Thank you for the fond memories you have given. May your day be filled with peanuts and dreams of large women. <3 ~Zora
So…why have I had a bandage on my face all day? I shall tell you why…for it is a Legend for the storybooks:
It had begun in her bedroom….with intruders…with *Space Ninja Pirates*….The mystical smarmy bastards rudely awakened her in the middle of the night, standing at the foot of her bed, the Ninja Pirate Master-Captain declaring in a loud, steady voice: “Arrrrrr-HAI!!! We’re Space Pirate Ninjas! ……Isn’t that FUCKING AWESOME??!?!” And then they challenged her! But valiantly, gracefully, she beat them back, accompanied with shaky camera tricks, thumpy rave music, and witty puns of such seismic radness and witty caliber, that the words alone delivered devastating punches from across the room and even caused some of the SNP’s to swoon in bewilderment and longing…when the dust and the glitter finally cleared, she had only suffered a single cut to her face…and a stubbed toe, but there are conflicting theories that she may have sustained the toe injury before bed, when she tripped over her My Little Pony collection…the surviving SNP’s were made to walk the plank onto a pile of ceremonial tantos and wakazashis. Some who witnessed the spectacle suffered from head-explody from epic optical/brain over-exposure…some say she chose to wear the Hello Kitty bandage as a sign of power and superiority over her enemies…
Some say she just had a mild skin irritation that required ointment and a bandage…
I’m leaving you for Prince Lotor of Planet Doom…he treats me mostly right and he has actually conquered planets while you cannot conquer a single Castle…and a Castle that is called ‘GREYSKULL’ for Eternia’s sake!! Yes, it’s true that he has been thwarted by Voltron on several occasions…but Voltron is a giant Robot formed by 5 robotic Lions, while you can’t even defeat a single man who sports the haircut of a little girl and who out-pusses the actual modestly-sized pussy cat he rides on. That to me, spells that you just cannot commit, since you obviously cannot commit to ridding your empire of a man who has to add the word “He” to his name to actually convince the universe that he IS a man. At least Prince Lotor is a few steps ahead of you…with his cunning wit, strength and incredibly GORGEOUS hair, and MY sorcery to effortlessly bestow recycled footage of my greatest magic spells, we shall defeat the Voltron Force and conquer the universe…but don’t feel too bad…when you bow beneath our feet in agonized disgrace, the amused thought of us still being friends MAY cross my mind…
Ray Harryhausen has passed away at the age of 92. Even though growing up in a time where special effects had vastly improved in cinema, I still loved the hell out of his work. Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans, Jack the Giant Killer…I watched all of these films, and though it was easy for most to laugh at the ‘outdated corniness’ of his work, I watched in spellbound awe…stop motion is HARD, and it takes the patience and dedication of a Saint to accomplish the fluid movements Harryhausen’s creations had. There was such detail, intricacy, and LOVE put into his work. They truly were ALIVE to me. It just goes to show that you don’t *need* high tech CG effects to ensnare and inspire the imagination and creativity within a child’s heart. I bow to you, Mr. Harryhausen. May you rest in peace.