Fucking AWESOME

X-2, that is. Great story, great acting, great special effects, great greatness, and more great. You MUST see it. :)
Seiously, though, I was in awe. Riveted.


From the previews, other movies I must see: Matrix: Reloaded (of course--hell, the -trailer- had me on the edge of my seat, so I scooted back), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (starring Sean Connery!), Hulk, 28 Days Later (plague that annihilates, and also makes zombies! horror! from the director of Trainspotting!), and The Italian Job (heists and deception!.

Following the movie, we parted ways with his dad and went over to the Shark Club, where I was arguably underdressed (had to tuck my tshirt into my shorts to meet dress code, which looked great), had several beers and a shooter each, played a lot of pool, ogled numerous gorgeous women (including our waitress), played a lot of pool--and not too badly, surprisingly--and then went to his house for the night, as I'd drunk too much to drive home, and ended this run-on sentence. Then I slept on Nathan's couch, got a ride to my truck, drove home, and that's that.

Picked up a free ticket to the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival from a random guy (who, apparently, built and owns six observatories in Ohio and sells celestial photos at crafts fairs), as did Nathan and Dana (the girl we wre talking to at the bar, until Nathan asked for her number. At that point, she hesitated, gave him a number, said she had to go meet some other friends, and relocated to another part of the bar sans friends. Heh.) I'd give the ticket to my mom, but she's out.

Happy 24th birthday, Chris!

Happy 32nd birthday, Buddha!

Matrix! Comics!

IIII am seeing Matrix: Reloaded at 10pm on May 14 at the Muvico Egyptian 24 in Arundel Mills, Hanover, MD, with Misty and Chris and whoever else joins us. :) Join us!

Now, I think I'll take my motorcycle out, drop by work to a) request that night off and b) pick up my schedule for the upcoming week, and then hop over to Colzac Comics and Four Color Fantasies, Inc., because it's Free Comic Book Day!

And then, maybe for the hell of it, I'll go visit SSB at her new apartment in Towson, 90mi from here. :)

Fun things semi-outdoors

Stopped by work, got next week's schedule (2 open, 1 close, 1 mid-day). Going to be late for Cue Wednesday, but I'll still be there. Also requested evening of the 14th and opening on the 15th off, as I'm seeing the Matrix. Also, got the paycheck I forgot to pick up Friday.

In the parking lot of the shopping center where I work, I watched a bit of an R/C car rally; it wasn't a very interesting track and the cars weren't very fast/powerful.

Down the street to Four Color Fantasies, picked up a few free comic books--they had two boxes full, mostly this year's supply but a bunch from last year too. Chatted with the staff and some othe customers. Down the street some more to Colzac Comics, which has a nicer layout, better A/C, but only eight or so of this year's free releases.

The haul:
RoboCop: Stargate SG-1
Ultimate: Spider-Man (Issue 1, Powerless)
The Best of Dork Storm (Dork Tower, Nodwick, PS238, Snapdragons)
Rocket Comics: Ignite!
Ultimate: X-Men (Issue 1, The Tomorrow People)

Back up the street to deposit the paycheck, then stopped by the Civil War reenactment at the Sudley Manor House--briefly, as it wasn't free and I didn't have enough dollars to get in. :P

Attention Minnesotans and Reasonable People!

From John Kovalic of Dork Tower:

"[O]ddly enough, my publisher was not as enamored with my closing thoughts as the rest of the staff. So he killed the next morning's cartoon. He also killed a little editor's note on the opinion page explaining the departure of the paper's cartoonist. So there has been, apparently will be, no mention in the paper of its editorial cartoonist leaving."
-- Kirk Anderson, former editorial cartoonist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, favorite of Garrison Keillor

Follow the link, or see his final comic and what Kirk and John had to say ( here )

Raise your awareness

"Conversely, the more you work to feel nature, imbibe it, soak up that juicy interconnectedness like wine into a mattress, suck up that vibrational hum and awe and kiss, the more you realize the value of protecting and preserving and treading lightly, actually taking the time to taste your food, integrate with those objects, feel that breath of your lover. Simple, really."

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-- Mark Morford of SF Gate