Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
On friday, a truck was parked on the side of my house. Inside the passenger seat, slept a middle aged woman. Slightly heavy, she looked out of it in the middle of the day. Her head was rocked back and tilted. She didn't look good, and hanging out of the back of the truck was what looked like her personal belongings. An air mattress, 19″ TV, desk lamp, clothes piled underneath, and
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There's better stories, and there's boring stories. This one is better than boring. I didn't write it. It's available at the link at the bottom if you want to see it in context. Most of us have a story or many stories like this, and if you don't, then you just haven't found it yet.
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It's always a journey to hit the Donutman in Glendora. Imagine, I'm on the westside, and it's a whopping 40 miles away. It's a special occasion when you go on a trip. Have good company, or go at it alone, like I have. Yes, I'm that way. While you sleep, I might be driving across Southern California for donuts. I'll eat them secretly like an addict. But this time, I was with newlyweds, Daniel and Lisa. Neither really like peaches, which is odd, since these are the best part of the Donutman, the peach! Here's a link to a previous blog photo that's a clear shot of what this looks like. The journey in a Prius works. 50 miles to the gallon? It's less than 2 gallons round trip! Here Daniel and Lisa pray to the Donut gods… This is an odd pose by Daniel. Poor building.
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I'm still learning or re-learning Final Cut so here's a quick video from the event on Saturday. It exists in Transmissions on our page, but I'm shoving it here, since shit, I did all the cutting and shooting. I can do this better, mark my words. It's hard to shoot still and shoot video. It's as if you need to choose one or the other to handle everything just right, but you can't. But check out the Mulan song, that's the best part. Maybe.
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The Scott Pilgrim, Bryan Lee O’Malley signing was first an honor to host, but also a behemoth of an event. Who knew the day would be so warm, and the crowd that came had to wait outdoors. We did buy water, but ultimately the strength of the youth came forward. In line, some played their own music. I saw a ukulele, and guitar, and people singing together. A love-in, in line? The line at first went straight down to Hide Sushi, then we snaked it around to fit in the gr/eats lot. Of course people were curious. Why so many people? Other shops were mad, the bar next door complained about a car parked wrong, but how many extra dollars did they earn from the hundreds of extra people around? We even had a couple of undercover officers who waited in line for a while and looked for people doing drugs or drinking beer. Of course, they said we were doing something wrong. But were we? Private lot, no blockage of the sidewalk, no extra noise, no beer, what’s the problem? Of course, they said we need a permit. But for what? That said, the event was packed. Bryan signed and signed and managed funny retorts to the many comments by everyone. He’s an incredible sport to handle so many people, all adoring fans, who love the comic and love the movie. The power of an indie graphic novel came forward and spoke volumes in West LA. This was only the beginning. The signing started at 5 and went longer until 7:30 and even then, it didn’t end. We had to cut some people off, but I told everyone to stick around. Bryan would be playing videogames and signing more.
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