Hey Kids! Comics!

When I revamped this blog, I forgot to add a few of the links I had listed.

No great loss, really, but in the meantime I've found some (what I find to be) funny online comics.

So I'm putting up another link list.

They're not for everyone, but then I have a dark & twisted sense of humor.

Anyway... here are some samples, and the links are over to your right of you want to check out more of them.

Anomaly

Cyanide and Happiness

Red Meat - from the secret files of Max Cannon

The Warehouse

(I actually had The Warehouse linked before so this one isn't all that new on here)

The Bacon Tomb

Hey!
I'm just futzing around online today.
I have a few new links to put up, but in the meantime I came across this and wanted to share it.
The Bacon Tomb
and
The Bacon Tomb: A Year Later

Mmm...yummy.

Shopping In Seattle

On Saturday, Hotness & I went to Seattle to do a little shopping near Pike Place Market.

On a previous business trip she took, she had borrowed an Oriental dress that looked really good on her (well, I thought it looked good) and she wanted to pick one up for herslf to have for when we go out to nice events.

It just so happened that back in July, when I had jury duty, I managed to run into a couple of shops near the market that carried these dresses. So I made a mental note of it and planned to come back with her to get them.

I didn't look too closely at the styles of dresses these shops carried, only that they had them.
So when we went yesterday, I was a little dissapointed that they weren't like the one she had worn before.
But all was not lost.

One of the two shops:

carried a variety of styles and we were able to find something equally nice that had more versatility to it than just a dress.

Hotness set her sites on a green jacket with a high Mandarin collar.
(jacket detail)

While I spied a beautiful black velvet jacket with pale purple trim and coin 'buttons'. It had a matching top that went with it.
(jacket & top detail)

Both of these could be paired with a either a long or short skirt that she already has, or a nice pair of dress slacks (that she's still looking for).

So all in all, I think it worked out better than just getting a dress.

Sorry I don't have any pictures to show you with her wearing the outfits, but we have a special event coming up next weekend and I'll take some pictures to post then.
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Afterwards, we both met up with my friends Liz and G-rod for a late lunch at a Thai restaurant in Redmond called Noodle House.
I hadn't been there before, but they have really good food!

We got together to celebrate my birthday, and they both bought my lunch as my present.

Thanks you two! I'm really glad to have you as friends in my life.
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Then the four of us parted for the day and went our separate ways.

Hotness and I went back home where she took a nap and I watched "Superman Returns"
A lot of fans were kind of on both side of the fence about it, but I really liked this movie.
Yeah, Kate Bosworth wasn't a very convincing Lois Lane, but overall I though it was good.

And besides, EVERY time I watch this scene:

I just want to stand up and cheer.


Oh! One last thing....

I saw this on a building while we we're getting ready to leave Seattle and thought it was kind of funky.

I like random things like this.

I think I might start up a second blog just for random pictures taken by cel phones.

ECHO

Terry Moore's latest creator-owned book is coming out in just a few months. (In fact, March I believe is when it'll be on the stands).

Being the "Moore Whore" that I am, I thought I'd help plug it on here to get more people interested in it.

His last series, "Strangers in Paradise", was a surprise hit with a H-U-G-E following both here in the States and internationally.

I was latecomer to the series but once I started reading it, I was drawn into the story immediately.

Terry is a fantastic writer who gives a lot a depth to his characters and his art is very clean and easy on the eyes. (Not cluttered or overly detailed).

"SiP", as it was affectionately known by fans, dealt primarily with a couple of high-school friends who had grown up and the turns-of-events their lives took just trying to find their place in the world and to find love.

No super-hero battles. No space-ships. No zombies.

Just a 'real life' kind of book that was great for all types of readers.

His new project, ECHO, is about another female lead character but this time she happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This one has more of a Sci-Fi vibe to it, and with Terry's skill at characterization it looks to be another great story. Here's the solicitation for it.

Need more convincing to get it?

Here's a 5-page sneek peek at the first issue!

You'll want to pre-order it from your local store to make sure they get it.

It's an extremely difficult task, so I'll give you detailed instructions. Are you ready? Good!

1) Walk into your local comic book shop

2) Ask someone behind the counter to order you a copy of "ECHO" by Terry Moore

3) Wait until it shows up

That's it.

I know that'll probably be hard, but I think you all are tough enough to handle the job.

Honestly, though. I really can't recommend his stuff enough.

He is a master crafstman when it comes to writing comic books, and his art is without a doubt some of the best out there today.

Keeping It In The Family

A couple in Britain was married..... and then found out they were TWINS!

Eeeeewwwww!!!!!




(The marriage was quickly annulled by the court)

House-keeping

Just doing a little cleaning up around here. Nothing major to report.

I took a couple of the links down:
Dave's Longbox
(He's got a really funny sense of humor and it's worth checking out for his nostalgic comic book reviews, but he hasn't been updating his site regularly)
Stuff They Say
(It's a funny site, but after I got to thinking about it, it really isn't something my mom could read. So down it goes)

And I put up a new link:
Simply Recipes
This site has tons of cool, yummy recipes.
Remember that salsa I made a while back? I got it from this site.
I also made penne pasta & asparagus w/ ricotta cheese that I found here and it was not only quick and easy, but very delicious!
If you like to cook (and even if you just like to read recipes) this site is wonderful.

Well... enjoy!

Hotness

I don't call her Hotness fer nothin'!

Yowza!