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Good Hair
It's surprising how a good hair day can really make a difference. Especially when you have a curly mop like mine.
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
This evening I found out that indeed you can add too many chocolate chips to chocolate chip cookies.
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Amusing Trifles
I always feel awkward going to McDonald's and ordering a large number two with a coke. But I still do it.
The other day as I was driving to work I drove past a school crossing and saw the crossing guard stretching. How bad must that intersection be if the guard stretches between lights?! I hope he gets haz-pay.
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And the reason why I was posting to begin with
And what I was meaning to get to when I got online to write on LJ was to mention that I saw David Mamet last night for the first time on Real Time with Bill Maher. The guy blew me away. He was so articulate, funny, thoughtful and intelligent. If he were clean I suspect that Joe Biden would confuse him with Barack Obama. But back to the point, I ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Times
Soup was great! I'm still bummed about not seeing a particular person from MA. And the MN visit was filled with boardgaming. Sorry for everyone I missed because I got called into work. And we still have a coat of one person in particular from CO. I think my wife emailed you. You should get back to her ( Read more... ) -
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Emboldens the Enemy
At the risk of sounding really insensitive to the people of Boston, but people in positions to make high level decisions need to get a fucking grip and get their heads out of their asses!
I'm sorry, but how the fuck does this image:
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Yeah I'm Still Talking About Comics
So a couple of things:
First is this scan of page 171 of Understanding Comics, which I promised a while ago. I'll put it behind the cut.
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Comics and Sequential Art
So I just completed Will Eisner's Comics and Sequential Art. My initial impressions after completing the book are the same as when I started it. Wow. And anyone who believes that Scott McCloud's books make Eisner's obsolete has clearly not read it. As a collection these are really especially good ( Read more... ) -
And Now I Know I've Alienated Anyone Reading This
One thing I need to mention, though, is that page 171 of Understanding Comics, panels 3-9, gives one of the finest examples of why comics is an extraordinary storytelling method.
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