Well, my wife just called them ‘vampire seeds’ after mishearing me say I was going to have some sunflower seeds, so OBVIOUSLY that’s all I’m ever calling them again; frankly I’m surprised it took this long. She also hates Brad Bellflower, the absolutely fictional founder of Apartments.com, with an incandescent loathing that would kill any…
Tag: Reading
New Comics Haul Week Of 9.28.22
READER: My brain is on fire. Not (or at least not only) for comics reasons, nor for fever reasons because I’m the only one left in this goddamn state who wears a mask, but for a reason I don’t think I’ve ever brought up in my writings here: my lifelong, absolutely personality-destroying obsession with neography,…
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 9.30.22: Tracking Reading
This week’s LBT was Choose Your Own Adventure! So I looked back into the LTB Archives to see what would catch my eye like a fishhook in an unwary face, and saw a prompt on a topic to which I devote a great deal of time in my human life: Tracking Reading. Do you keep…
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 9.23.22: Reading Seasonally
Against all expectation and odds given by local bookies I am back for my second week of LTB, because I got the dang bug now, and it will not be satisfied until each of the countless eggs it’s laid somewhere on/in my person has hatched into a thoughtful, or at least fun to write, post….
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 9.16.22: Tips For Newbie Bloggers
I’m…fairly sure I’m allowed to do this? I’ll be the first to admit that mine is a very new site, at six months in October (although as of this writing I’ve hit the 55-post mark, and you have only yourselves to blame for encouraging me) and have a lot to learn both about the art…
New Comics Haul Week Of 9.7.22
Shortly before beginning this article I received an Alolan Sandshrew in Pokémon Go, courtesy of an egg sent to me by a pal in France; her name is Shrew Barrymore, and I’ve only had her for half an hour but if anything happens to her I will Faint everyone in this gym and then myself….
Books Read April 2022
Key:-(R) = Re-read-(B) = Read To My Wife At Bedtime– No Author = Comic 1st The Kaiju Preservation Society – John Scalzi I enjoyed this so much I wrote a whole review of it!Long review (with picture of Godzilla and Mothra kissing) short: book good! Protagonist leave gig economy to take care of and defend…
Books Read March 2022
Key:-(R) = Re-read-(B) = Read To My Wife At Bedtime– No Author = Comic 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th That’s all I have to say, I couldn’t possibly make a stronger pitch for this book myself. 8th 10th 15th 17th 24th 29th 31st Quick question, citizen: do you need more than THIS FUCKIN GUY to…
New Comics Haul Week Of 7.6.22
GOOD WEDDIN’-DAY, all. I will tell you, without shame: it’s been a rough little while, for many reasons, and it heartens me to know that I am not alone in this. Join me in taking what comfort you can from this new and tiny monster, Soon-To-Be-Celebrated Local Cat Finland J. Cat: Beyond him, and the…
Review: Desert Eagle, Vol. 1
This is not my usual kind of comic; I’m not generally intrigued by gangs and crimestyles and juvenile delinquency, no Kuwabara stan was I in the springtime of my youth. But something about the blurb—revenge, brotherhood, punching—spoke to me, as did the cover art, which hinted strongly at a flavor reminiscent of older-school manga while…