Daft Punk’s Electroma

Very rarely do i call something the best thing ever.  I often eat great food or listen to amazing music but i don’t recall ever claiming one thing as “the best”.  This being said, i can confidently say that i just watched the best movie i have ever seen.  I went into Electroma (directed by Daft Punk) thinking it would be an entertaining watch because they are known for having good music videos and i previously enjoyed their other movie Interstella 5555.  I was not expecting to be blown away like i was. As i sat in my living room, i could not believe how perfect the movie was.  At first i wondered if it was just me but then as the credits were rolling for a few minutes, my housemates and i finally started talking about how incredible what we just watched was.  The three of us were literally speechless.  After doing some reading about the movie, i read that people have sync’d Daft Punk- “Human After All” to the movie and it works really well.  I can’t wait to try it out.

Chicago Zine Fest 2010

I’m really bummed i’m not going to be able make it, but if anyone can they should go to the first Chicago Zine Fest March 12-13.  John Porcellino and Jeffrey Brown both signed on to do workshops and the reading.  I’m sure there will be more announcements as the fest draws closer.

ATO #1 Now Available at Quimby’s

The first time i went to Chicago, my friend Marc Moscato told me to check out a really cool zine shop called Quimby’s.  I followed his advice and i definitely wasn’t disappointed.  I had never seen so many zines in a store before and definitely spent more than i should have there.  Fast forward 5 years and now one of my zines is available on the shelves and online at Quimby’s.  Here is what they had to say about it:

Talk about a pre-emptive strike! Instead of moving to Portland and then writing a zine about moving, Derek did it all out of order and wrote the perzine in Buffalo before moving to Portland.  Welcome home, man.

It feels good to have my zine in stores all around the country.  Currently my zine is available at:

Atomic Books (Baltimore, MD)
City Lights Bookstore (San Francisco, CA)
Floating World Comics (Portland, OR)
Guapo Comics (Portland, OR)
Powell’s (Portland, OR)
Quimby’s (Chicago, IL)
Reading Frenzy (Portland, OR)

If anyone knows any other stores that sell zines, let me know because i would love to get my zine in as many stores as possible.

Zine in Progress: All Things Ordinary #2 (part 2)

My housemate James and i had another zine making night tonight.  We got off to a late start because he overslept, but we worked on our individual zines for a good 3-4 hours.  I can’t speak for him, but tonight was really productive for me.  I printed and laid out two stories i had written for All Things Ordinary #2.  The first was 9 pages and the 2nd ended up being 5 pages.  Combined with the 5 pages i laid out during the first zine making night, ATO #2 is currently at 19 pages!  In the process, i finished off two glue sticks as you can see in the photo.  Now i need to write more this next week.  I already have some ideas on what i’m going to write next so it shouldn’t be too hard.

I also need to buy more gluesticks!

Playlist for zine making night #2:

-Paul Baribeau- “s/t”
-Casiotone for the Painfully Alone- “Pocket Symphonies for Lonesome Subway Cars”
-The Evens- “s/t” and “Get Evens”
-The Postal Service- “Give Up”
-Sigur Ros- “Agaetis Byrjun”
-Girl Talk- “Feed the Animals”

Formspring.me- Interviewing with Web 2.0

After seeing several people on my facebook feed posting about this site, i decided to check it out.  Basically it’s a place where people can ask you any question they desire.  They can sign in or ask it anonymously, it’s their choice. You also have the option to delete them or answer them (they don’t become public until you answer them).  Give it a try and ask me something.  Comment with your account and i’ll ask you a question too.