Just in case you haven’t seen it. Here is the beautiful trailer of “Where the Wild Things Are” chock full of fantastic body puppetry and animatronic goodness.

Ye sly whiskered dog, ye can pre-order yer copy o’ Shimmer today. What better way to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day?

I’ll tell you what’s better: It’s a double-issue. 136 pages of piratical fiction.

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I also have to say that I loved working with Sean Markey on making this trailer. He created the original music for it. And if you like the art in this, by James A. Owen, wait until you see the rest of the issue. Every story is illustrated.

Well, the plants are still missing, but we have a bill of lading number now and an idea of where they might have gone. When they were shipped out of Kodiak, Alaska, there are two shipping orders for them. On one of them, the plants would have been put on a full trailer that was heading to another company. The suspicion is that they might have been unloaded at that other company. So, they are still working to track them down.

I finally got to speak directly to the person at the shipping company instead of going through the school. But, and this irritates me, the school didn’t pass on a description of what the crate looked like. It’s distinctive. White corrugated plastic, in an exposed steel frame on wheels. 5′ x7′ x 5′ and weighs 725lbs. I mean, it’s not like they are looking for one more cardboard box in a warehouse. Plus, it had my contact info on it. Argh.

I’m pretty much past hope at this point, but at least knowing how the trail progressed helps. Clearly, if they don’t turn up, I’ll be talking to a lawyer.

Rob and I went to see House of Flying Daggers last night. It is not as good as Hero but still well worth seeing. Visually stunning.