Robot Monster.

On Monday, I had to teach some Grade One kids about "Shapes" (triangles, circles, squares, etc. NOT skinny, obese, buxom, etc.). Since I had a slight fever and a lack of energy due to a cold, after a rousing game of "draw various shapes on the blackboard while blindfolded", I got lazy and instructed them to draw Robots using the shapes we had learned. They all turned out fairly generic; here are some examples.

When I added "Spiral" to the mix asked the kiddies to draw monsters, that's when their creative juices began to flow.

This last one may have stretched the definition of the shapes he was allotted but this Gorgon is such a masterpiece that I couldn't possibly object. (Clash of the Titans was on TV the night before. I wonder if it was his inspiration.)

ANY of these creations are a superior example of a Robot Monster than this one!




ps. I absolutely hate it that 6/7-year old kids can draw better than me.

King Kong Kudos.

I'm a big fan of all versions of the movie King Kong. Then again, who isn't?

 

I don't ever recall seeing a novelization of King Kong but there was one written, even before the movie came out. I wouldn't mind reading that some day. In the meantime, I'll have to make do with the Japanese mangatized version of the story. Alas, only the first couple and last couple of pages are in colour.

 

 (No matter what I do, this picture won't rotate properly.)

Did you know that there was a Japanese version of the movie way back in 1933? Too bad it has been lost.

From the Wiki page,  "An obscure Japanese clone Japanese King Kong (和製キングコング Wasei Kingu Kongu), directed by Torajiro Saito featuring an all-Japanese cast and produced by the Shochiku company, was also released in 1933. Detailed information outside of Japan about this film cannot be found."

 And it has a sequel also mostly lost. "A Japanese-made monster/period piece that was produced by a company called Zensho Cinema in which King Kong attacks medieval Edo (modern Tokyo), and arguably Japan's first Kaiju (giant monster) film, predating Godzilla by sixteen years."

Without getting into the Toho KK vs. Godzilla (a story for another day), I'll leave you with the Japanese version of our favourite King Kong cartoon from the 60s.

Happy Baltan Day.

Sorry I've been incommunicado of late. Just lazy I guess.
I've spent Valentine's Day with the sniffles and three Robocop movies. Not a bad way to spend it, but it has certainly not ranked very high on my VD list.

Regrettably I was unable to find any Godzilla chocolates. I did though fine a can of choco-wafers featuring Ultraman vs Valentine Baltan. I wasn't sure what I was getting when I picked them up, and apart from the cool looking can, I was pretty much ripped off.

Also in a "looks cool but is ultimately a ripoff" would be these Star Wars VD gifts. The box looks nice, but it contains 9 mini-Rice Krispie cookies, I'm glad I only got the Millennium Falcon and not the Tie-Fighters.

Containing the same cookies are these little bags of SW-VD which come with a little strap. I gave them to each of Alex's kids.

These chocolates are well worth the price. Very tasty and a lot of effort was put into them. I gave them out to a dozen friends at dinner last week.

I was out for a few brew last night and picked up some Kitty cookies to give out to the female patrons, alas, it was naught but a sausage fest with no ladies in sight. I guess I'll have to give them out to my co-workers on Monday.

I hope you out there fare better with your Valentine's Day than I.

 
I don't know why Darth is so upset. She could be smooching her brother!