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May 10, 2013

Planning for Blake’s London: Final(ish) Plan!

By gegallas

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Monday

Arrive Heathrow at 5:05 p.m.
Take the Heathrow Express, and then taxi to hotel.
I think I may get to my hotel around 8 p.m. Hotel is near Russell Square. Check into hotel and get situated.
Ask the concierge for a dinner recommendation near the hotel. Or…
Simon of shipscooksstuff.wordpress.com has kindly offered to “show [me] some of Soho’s pubs and give [me] some background on [his] home city.” So sweet! Hopefully, we’ll meet up either Monday or Thursday.

Tuesday: Special Event Day!

Before 10 a.m., explore Russell Square and surrounding neighborhood.
10 a.m.: David Bowie is at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Afterwards, explore the V&A. Ask information desk about the “…four of Blake’s ‘fresco’ paintings on display permanently” as well as Arts & Crafts/William Morris and other must-sees.
Lunch: The Queen’s Arms and/or the V&A Cafe.
After V&A, Tate Britain: The new Blake room will open on May 6th. Ask information desk about the Pre-Raphaelites. Perhaps take a 45-minutes free collection highlights tour at 11, 12, or 3.
Leave some time to relax and possibly nap in the late afternoon.
7:30 p.m.: G. E. Gallas Invited to Speak to The Blake Society! at 17 South Molton Street.

Wednesday: Touring Around!

If exhausted from Tuesday, sleep in a little bit.
10 a.m.: National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, or return to a museum from the previous day.
Lunch: Eat somewhere near/in museums.
1 p.m.: Harrods Vintage Bus Tour of London with Champagne Tea at Harrods – Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, The London Eye, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, Nelson’s Column, Hyde Park, the Houses of Parliament, The Royal Albert Hall, a cruise on the River Thames, and tea/scones at Harrods (until 6 p.m.).
7/7:30 p.m.: Jack the Ripper Tour (option #1, option #2, or option #3).

Thursday: Blake’s London!

My friend Elena may come up from Barcelona for the day to see me!
10 a.m.: British Museum – Department of Prints and Drawings, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, etc.
Lunch: Tea and Tattle (41 Great Russell Street) or London Review Cake Shop (14 Bury Place).
Blake historical sites: (a) St. James’s Church, (b) Royal Academy New Somerset House, (c) St. Mary’s Battersea, and (d) Bunhill Fields.
Either National Portrait Gallery (open to 9 p.m.) or pubs with Simon.

Friday

Depart: Back to San Francisco!

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March 30, 2013

Arr, Ye Matey: “Assassin Bound” Ho!!!

By gegallas

My dear friend Tina is just launching her own creative adventure, and I wanted to share her work!

Assassin Bound: assassinbound.tumblr.com

Summary: “A ridiculous crossover fan adventure between Ubisoft’s popular Assassin’s Creed video game series and Andrew Hussie’s extremely popular Homestuck webcomic adventure.”

Truthfully, I know very little about Assassin’s Creed or Homestuck, but so far Assassin Bound is quite entertaining.

My friend has wonderfully snarky humor and it’s fun to participate by offering suggestions as to what should happen next. Whether a diehard Assassin’s Creed and/or Homestuck fan or not, Assassin Bound is worth a look!

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January 10, 2013

The One Lovely Blog Award + The Very Inspiring Blogger Award!

By gegallas

Another award!!! I’d like to thank T. Jay Santa Ana (artbyanto.com) very very very much for nominating me for The One Lovely Blog Award + The Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Be sure to check out T. Jay’s awesome graphic design and illustration work.

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Rules

Thank the person who nominated you.
Add The One Lovely Blog Award + The Very Inspiring Blogger Award to your post.
Share 7 things about yourself.
Pass the award on to 10 nominees.
Include this set of rules.
Inform your nominees by posting a comment on their blogs.

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Facts

Check out these other posts for more than seven facts about me!

Instead of writing another “7 things about yourself” list, I thought I’d share my 7 top favorite obscure films list (in no particular order)!

I’d be interested to know how obscure these films really are (as in if any of my followers/readers have ever seen these).

P. S. I’m afraid a number of them might possibly star Laurence Harvey, aha ha ha. Threw in a few Japanese titles as well.

I Am a Camera (1955)
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
The Cat’s Meow (2001)
Life at the Top (1965)
The Clone Returns Home/Kurôn wa Kokyô wo Mezasu (2008)
Confessions/Kokuhaku (2010)
The Ceremony (1963)

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Nominations

So much talent on WordPress!

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January 7, 2013

Comics I Admire: “Pre-Raphernalia”

By gegallas

Who says comics can’t be educational and hilarious?

Today, I’d like to share a very special online comic I admire very much! Please, let me introduce you to…

Pre-Raphernalia: The Pre-Raph Sketchbook Cartoons of Raine Szramski!

Raine Szramski is the awesome (and, not to mention, super nice) artist/illustrator of Pre-Raphernalia as well as another amazing series called Heaven & the Dead City, which can be either read online here or purchased here.

Pre-Raphernalia centers around the Victorian avant-garde artists known as The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, including the likes of John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. These artists were quite eccentric, even by today’s standards, and lived oftentimes rowdy and scandalous lives.

What’s so wonderful about Pre-Raphernalia is that Raine takes the true historical events/relationships/facts and depicts them to the full extent of their eccentricity. When reading, I often find myself laughing out loud! Furthermore, she takes the time to write a full historically-accurate explanation of each comic, thoroughly detailing the backgrounds of each individual involved.

I highly recommend Pre-Raphernalia for anyone who wants to learn a little bit of history while having a fun time doing so.

Below are a number of my favorite images/pages from Pre-Raphernalia.

The following images belong to Raine Szramski.