2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295207#Comment_295207 2011-05-20T04:11:53-07:00 2011-05-20T05:53:43-07:00 Ariana http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1

It's Friday, it's FREAKANGELS: in which oh, Alice, I know, I hate it when that happens... G'morning, Whitechapel. If I don't mow the lawn today it may try to eat the house. I think there may ...

FREAKANGELS: in which oh, Alice, I know, I hate it when that happens...

G'morning, Whitechapel. If I don't mow the lawn today it may try to eat the house. I think there may already be a cat or two lost in there. I hear their screams in the night sometimes. I live in Portland, though, so it's been very easy just to look at my across-the-street neighbor's yard and say y'know, mine's not so bad, there's still a somewhat navigable path to my mailbox at least, I've just got a "natural" garden, clearly...

How's everyone else doing?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295210#Comment_295210 2011-05-20T04:31:26-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 3millionyears http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5422

Another good episode and a pretty good day all round. I think I may have got some good things happening with my web site with Graphic.Ly ! I'm not a gardening person - my green tarmac suggestion ...

web site with Graphic.Ly !
I'm not a gardening person - my green tarmac suggestion fell on deaf ears....]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295213#Comment_295213 2011-05-20T04:38:04-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 curb http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1334

Oh, to be out cutting grass right now! So tired.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295214#Comment_295214 2011-05-20T04:43:09-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 Purple Wyrm http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6726

We really are coming to the end now aren't we? So good, yet so sad. I want it to be next week already, but I want the last book to stretch out as long as possible damnit! Call me a sad, sad nerd, ...

Call me a sad, sad nerd, but this was playing in my head all through this week's ep.

This is Gallifrey (or Whitechapel...)]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295216#Comment_295216 2011-05-20T05:06:58-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 hmobius http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=785

Should have been cutting back the hedges this morning but was woken at 5 this morning by the small one. Hedges live to fight another day. Am on second Mountain Dew of the day to stay conscious. My ...

@Ariana. Portland? I thought you were in San Fran?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295217#Comment_295217 2011-05-20T05:17:09-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 staticgirl http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8537

Ariana - is it not ep 136? *hides* But anyway hello Ariana and hello Whitechapel. It's sunny and I have vegetables growing in pots I made from newspapers. Today all is right with the ...

But anyway hello Ariana and hello Whitechapel. It's sunny and I have vegetables growing in pots I made from newspapers. Today all is right with the world.

Freaks and angels.

And now I'm feeling sorry for Mark of all people.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295221#Comment_295221 2011-05-20T05:57:32-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 Flabyo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306

Why do I still have a feeling that this attempt to fix everything is going to go wrong somehow? Odd week at work, still not used to a new crown I've had fitted (been back to have it adjusted twice ...

Odd week at work, still not used to a new crown I've had fitted (been back to have it adjusted twice now), and a big hungover after being at a colleagues leaving drinks last night.

Got LA Noire to play tonight though, really looking forward to it.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295226#Comment_295226 2011-05-20T06:32:18-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 epp101 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10303

We're on about our 6th consecutive day of rain here on the right coast of the U.S., so all of the yards in our area are beginning to look like hay fields at this point. And, yes, we're behind on ...

And while all my neighbors yards are as equally neglected as mine at this point, I seem to have an embarassing weed problem they don't share in. I have weeds growing up through my hedges and in spots in my yards that look like small trees at this point. At least the ground will be soft enough to pull them out by their roots w/o too much trouble, provided the rain stops long enough for me to get out and get my filthy mits on em'.

It's funny how Mark was kind of set up to be the "big bad" of this series early on, and now he seems more of a tragic figure, worthy of pity and a shot at redemption. That's the kind of tragedy that seems to hit home for me more as I get older - not so much the "bad things happen to good people" bit, but the "good person tried to do good things, gets messed up and hopeless lost and becomes "bad" as a result". I guess as I get older I can see more and more of that in my own life and the life of those around me.

And, yes, I'm starting to feel that bitter sweet sadness of a series I've loved and looked forward to every Friday for a few years now coming to an end. That's a bitch, aint' it? It isn't a story w/o and ending, and the more we love our stories the more we want to see how they end, but are sad when we get there. There's a metaphor for life in there somewhere . . .]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295229#Comment_295229 2011-05-20T06:42:18-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 Berserker http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=41

I will say this much - it's very much enjoyable watching all the little pieces coming together, and watching the FULL picture unfurl. Good, good stuff.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295231#Comment_295231 2011-05-20T06:55:31-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 NextThursday http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8047

That seventh page gets me every week. Every. Single. Week. Builds my hopes up and then crushes them, but nbd. Aww I was an Arkady and Con shipper all the way through : ) Wish I had a yard. Or a ...

Aww I was an Arkady and Con shipper all the way through : )

Wish I had a yard. Or a green patch of something. Or a plant. The last one died because not enough sunlight reaches my window through the shaft...
Enjoy your monstrous greenery! The only things that ever try to attack me outside are busses.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295234#Comment_295234 2011-05-20T07:08:07-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 arf http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6120

A very appropriate episode for the Day of the Rapture. Come to my garden: we have triffids pretending to be butternut pumpkins!

Come to my garden: we have triffids pretending to be butternut pumpkins!]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295247#Comment_295247 2011-05-20T08:21:03-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 Miranda's Eyes http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1443

If a Rapture does happen tomorrow, personally I'd prefer the Ellis and Duffield version of same...especially since drinking will still be part of life afterwards.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295253#Comment_295253 2011-05-20T09:28:36-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930

@Flaybo - Because Warren Ellis wrote it. He has no qualms about killing Favorite Characters, ending in Horrible Tragedy, and/or Invading Your Nightmares. He also creates characters like Arkady. ...

He also creates characters like Arkady. Keeps us on our toes... keeps us guessing.

That's why.

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As for my gardening plans: mowing the lawn/cutting the grass. Tending to the few remaining tulips. Digging holes for the new bulbs we got, which I don't even remember what they were. The horrible part is that the best days for garden work are also the days you want to sit out and do fuck all. 74F, sunshine, gentle breeze? I'd rather sit on the porch, you fucking plants.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295258#Comment_295258 2011-05-20T10:27:07-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 ZJVavrek http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4243

Today, I will be mowing my lawn. It's the worst kept lawn in the neighborhood, despite also living in Portland (Northeast corner). All the lawns near mine are actually mowed regularly. I like the ...

@Purple Wyrm: Thanks for that piece. It fits wonderfully well.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295261#Comment_295261 2011-05-20T10:57:42-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 fod_xp http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6499

I'm on cloud 9 Miss Ariana, thank you for asking. These vol. 6 entries always get to me. By page three I feel like I'm going to cry because the art is so beautiful and the dialogue is way past ...

These vol. 6 entries always get to me. By page three I feel like I'm going to cry because the art is so beautiful and the dialogue is way past gut-wrenching. I LOVE Freakangels, and it is officially my favorite comic. Thank you Warren Ellis, Paul Duffield, and the lovely color Assistants for making something rare and special.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295270#Comment_295270 2011-05-20T11:41:00-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 Keith Kisser http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9327

Starting today, I now longer work on Fridays (Awesome) Because I'm loosing my job in July and have vacation days I need to take (not so awesome). But this week I turned 34 (not too shabby) and passed ...

And I'm sad that Freakangels is ending soon but looking forward to the last few episodes.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295275#Comment_295275 2011-05-20T12:11:46-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 draxxx http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7339

Hello Freaks and Angels. Late today! I am afraid of the coming pages, because I've never stopped being afraid of Mark. Thanks everybody, and see you in the big white room...

I am afraid of the coming pages, because I've never stopped being afraid of Mark.

Thanks everybody, and see you in the big white room...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295286#Comment_295286 2011-05-20T14:05:46-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 longtimelurker http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7739

"I've never stopped being afraid of Mark." They're ALL scaring me shitless right now. At the same time, however, It's refreshing to see the kids just being themselves. Not trying to ...

They're ALL scaring me shitless right now.

At the same time, however, It's refreshing to see the kids just being themselves. Not trying to act normal, not holding back their power, but just wielding their birthright as it was meant to be. Sure, they messed things up the first time (and I don't really believe everything's going to go that smoothly this time!) and yes, it is scary as hell and wrong and evil and all those things, but damn it, right or wrong, it feels good to finally see them exercising their abilities for real and exploring just what they can do after weeks and weeks of ennui and self-pitying nonsense. I don't know if the author intended this climax to feel so liberating but it certainly does to me.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295294#Comment_295294 2011-05-20T14:59:04-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 krel http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8533

Hello everyone! Great episode, as usual. These feelings I'm having for Mark, I never thought that would happen. It really is sad, how messed up he's been, but I'm happy he's getting help and ...

Great episode, as usual. These feelings I'm having for Mark, I never thought that would happen. It really is sad, how messed up he's been, but I'm happy he's getting help and being treated with compassion. Everyone seems to have grown up and realized what is at stake. I really love how everything is starting to wrap up, even thought I'm not really sure where we're going. I will be really sad when the ride is over.

Tomorrow is supposed to be our last day of sunshine in Seattle, for a bit. So, I will take advantage of that.

Have a great weekend, everybody. Ciao!]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295298#Comment_295298 2011-05-20T15:13:29-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 MrMonk http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6192

Page , col. 2: we've previously seen that view in ruin. Are the 'angels putting the wreckage back together? It seems that Alice might be forgetting what she know of the 'angels? Miki had better be ...

It seems that Alice might be forgetting what she know of the 'angels?
Miki had better be successfull in bringing Mark back into the fold. There are twelve blue nudes in the future.
And does Mark holding back gum up the work in some way?

And WTH happened to Alice's shotgun?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295299#Comment_295299 2011-05-20T15:23:32-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 JP Carpenter http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2485

Haha, I thought the FreakRapture was quite apt... going to have to find a new friday ritual when this is over. My garden's quite neat right now, or at least as neat as it gets. I fight the ...

My garden's quite neat right now, or at least as neat as it gets. I fight the neatness, I like it wilder. My roses are coming out and my vegetables are starting to grow...

This was the first episode in ages I haven't seen as soon as it came out, have been so stupidly busy at work - was given the corporate internal magazine to manage last week, haven't worked with print for nine years, so am getting back to grips with proofs and flatplans and production schedules and arguments with designers. And I still have an intranet and several other things to manage too. And no more people or hours in the day. Oh god. Is it too late for me to apply to be Raptured? Maybe if I find a true believer and hold onto their ankles as they're floating up?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295311#Comment_295311 2011-05-20T18:08:01-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 dddrum http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3799

Rapture, indeed.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295313#Comment_295313 2011-05-20T18:17:39-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 blind51de http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9433

You're not ending it, are you? Please don't end it yet.

Please don't end it yet.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295327#Comment_295327 2011-05-20T22:57:40-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 RubySocks http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9733

@MrMonk: No, I didn't construe it that way at all - I don't think Alice is starting to FORGET - I think Alice is starting to put all the pieces together, at least as far as realizing that it was the ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295333#Comment_295333 2011-05-21T03:39:39-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 government spy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6088

Are they turning into the version that we see in Luke's death vision?

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295344#Comment_295344 2011-05-21T09:22:24-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930

@blindside - Ending at episode 144. Six full volumes. I don't really want it to end either. :-(

I don't really want it to end either. :-(]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9880&Focus=295864#Comment_295864 2011-05-26T17:11:09-07:00 2013-05-18T17:22:45-07:00 applejuicefool http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10386

Seems obvious to me, they're destroying everything again, right? The first time they destroyed everything with no clear goal in mind, but since then, a new world has been built. They're destroying ...

Seems an apt theme though, just as this whole comic is an act of creation, ending it will simultaneously complete that creation and destroy the world where this community waits weekly and marvels over the awesomeness of each release.

-AJF]]>