Obviously, it's too early to say a lot.  As such, I'll keep it shortish:  I'm not particularly optimistic, given that nearly everything since Infinite Crisis has seemed programmed to annoy me...particularly things helmed by Geoff Johns.  And launching 51 new #1s in one month seems like a terrible idea.  (Also, not a fan of the costume ( Read more... )

     Sorry for the weeks without comment.  I've been trying to choose my words more carefully after that last post, and I've been bouncing between sick (acute bronchitis...nothing says "good luck concentrating on that test!" like taking codeine and steroids at the same time), busy and tired.  My graduation is six weeks from Thursday (May 12) and I ( Read more... )

     So in the last couple days I've polished off both A Deeper Blue  (and thus the Paladin of Shadows series as a whole) and Tristan Donovan's Replay: The History of Video Games (I had been reading both simultaneously, bouncing back and forth as the mood struck me).  The former was exactly what I expected, and after the long and occasionally ( Read more... )

      (Full disclosure:  While I've read the books and enjoyed them thoroughly, I'm not an evangelist or anything; the first trailer for the movie was what got me to take notice of the character and the books)

I'd call it a solid B; probably the weakest of Edgar Wright's three feature films, but by no means bad.  It is going to utterly confound ( Read more... )

 My local comic shop, Alan's in Longview, is closing down after over twenty years.  Friday is the last day.  I don't know whether this has anything to do with Hastings expanding their comic section or not, but it's pretty disappointing nonetheless.  I like and respect the owner and manager, and it sucks to see them have to hang it up.  It also ( Read more... )

     Borrowed an iPhone to download the 09 Atomic Robo (et al.)  FCBD special since it wasn't on the PSP comic store and the first Dr. Dinosaur story isn't in any of the TPBs.  I had kind of thought from descriptions that the new issue came chronologically first, but on looking at them together it's clear they're a single story and the FCBD special ( Read more... )

     So, with the unorthodox way Austin Books and Comics does things (they keep EVERYTHING on the shelf for 12 months, and reorder over and over as long as Diamond will re-sell...and so they don't keep track of customers' lists.  Every Monday you have to fill out a weekly checklist on their website) my impending departure from Austin (10 days, ( Read more... )

Just wanted to drop a quick apology to those who've been following for the last two months, particularly the EQ2 friends who encouraged me to blog my CCRC experience in the first place.  I really did intend to write more often than I have, but this just hasn't been as eventful as I expected.  We've settled into a fairly static routine--I work at ( Read more... )

     It looks like, barring major news, every other day is the best I'm going to manage.  There's only so many ways to say "Today I spent three hours going over my resume in minute detail with a counselor, and another two applying for volunteer positions around Austin."  (Also, a lesson in the use of MS Excel.)  Things are starting to drag, simply ( Read more... )

     Nothing really going on here today.  Throat still hurts, but far less than it did yesterday.  Eating salisbury steak was still painful at lunch, though.  Morning was more prep work to try to get me into the Work Experience Program, which is a bit of a long shot since schools want full-semester commitments and it's already February ( Read more... )