Cheap Kitty Toys
29 June 2003, 12:42 AM

Ah, the wonder and allure of a wadded up piece of paper. :-)

That, or a rolled up Walmart grocery bag. Mysty just loves the crinkly sound of both of them, and will actually run-and-fetch the tightly rolled baggie. Either way, the slick wood floors make it even more entertaining to watch her - she can't get a grip and so "spins her wheels" for a second to get started chasing after a toss. (Very much like the running-in-place Saturday Morning cartoon characters.)

She entertains herself for hours by slowly stalking one of the crumples, then pouncing it and batting it with her paws. The slick floors help the crumples slide considerable distances when she bats 'em, keeping her running, stalking and pouncing for hours. Every so often she'll come sauntering through the room, paper or baggie in her mouth like a dead mouse.

Marvel Comics Movies
29 June 2003, 12:10 AM

More moaning about The Hulk:

I just watched "Spiderman" again tonight. Why, oh, WHY did they have to screw up "The Hulk" so badly?

Spiderman was extremely well told. Heck, even "Daredevil" - an unknown character to most people (including me) and a dark, cerebral and angstful series (a lot less pop-culture icon than Spiderman) - was told well.

The presentation of the story makes all the difference in the world. There were several instances in Spiderman where I could see the CG used to create shots of the web-swinging superhero that didn't look "real". But it didn't matter one bit. I was downright awed at how well they CGed the Hulk. (The HULK CG character is in the same class as Gollum in LoTR as far as a sense of being "real" and "acting" goes. And still crack up when I think about Gollum's MTV award acceptance "speech".) But, in my opinion, the presentation of HULK's story just, well, flopped. I'd watch it again, just to see the CG character, but I'd fast-forward through everything else.

*sigh*