Contrary to what most people tend to believe, comic books have always existed on the periphery of the social and political fabric. It is a medium that is ideal for exploring subjects of all depths and magnitudes, being both literary and visual in nature. For decades comics has been willing and able [...]
Archive for February, 2008
22 Feb
How I’m Doing 2/22/8
You know how I know that I’m getting old? Because I can’t go for a walk without tripping into some sort of medical problems lately.
A few weeks ago, I had gigantic blisters appearing on my feet. Then I hurt my back… WHILE I WAS SLEEPING… somehow. Then I got sick last week. Now? I’m pissing [...]
18 Feb
Drive
I am a nomad by my very nature.
I hear the call of the open road; feel it in my bones. Traveling is like breathing to me, second nature. Sometimes I sit behind my desk at work and the walls begin to close in on me. It isn’t a bad job; [...]
13 Feb
Reading is Fucking Awesome
14 Comics You Should Be Reading
I love comics. It’s one of the defining aspects of my personality. In fact, as a child when I had no real role models, it was comic books that taught me most of what I know about how to be a man. Yeah, it sounds strange. [...]
12 Feb
The TV Shows Strike Back
Well the Writer’s Strike is finally over. I’m sad that they didn’t get as much as they deserve, but it is a start. Also, I think we can all agree that a longer strike would just hurt more people than was necessary. As has been mentioned many times, the people [...]
7 Feb
10 Writers That Have Influenced Me
I started back to work on a writing project that I haven’t been able to touch for months. The project, called Earning My Ears, is an auto-biographical account of my time working and living in Walt Disney World. While it is written very much in the vein of my comedic voice, [...]
1 Feb
Guitars, Cadillacs and Hillbilly Music
Last night I was really excited because I had a ticket to see Miranda Lambert. Some of you have read my thoughts on the woman. It’s fair to say I gush about her. And it would not be an exaggeration to suggest that I would like her to have my babies… [...]
