All right, i've actually got something written! i'd been hardcore writer's blocked of late (coincidentally, i talked to brian who writes the Misanthrope column, and he's been writer's blocked too. interesting, eh?), which really sucks. before we get started though, i gotta say something:
Cate! i lost your email address! get in touch, okay? also, props to all the rest of ya'll that emailed me, thanks a heap, and keep it coming!
Umm. let's see, anything else on my mind? oh yeah, just this- looking back at what i've written, this being the second or third draft of this column, maybe my over all column title should be Parenthetically Yours. (cuz i use a lotta parentheses.) (but on the other hand, i also ramble a lot and i'm still white trash so i guess my current column title fits too. *sigh* ) anyway, on to my column...
I can't believe it, but i've spent close to one hundred dollars
on comic books in the last 3 days. as if evidence of my
Geekery was lacking, right? i originally intended to intersperse fun
facts about Chlamydia throughout this column, but i lost the sheet.
the only tidbit of info i recall is that right around 3 million folks
catch this fun little microbe every year. wear a condom folks!
But back to the comics thing, what the hell's the matter
with me?! i leave march first to go to Sunny England for 2 weeks,
staying with my pal Melissa (for FREE! i just love her!), and i'm
gonna need cash to eat and for public transportation. so what do i
do? blow a hundred bucks on fucking COMIC BOOKS!! records i could see,
maybe, cuz...y'know, they're records, Punk Rock Credibility and all
that jazz, but no, genius that i am, i choose to waste my hard earned
cash on what? comic books.
Now don't get me wrong, comix are rad as hell, particularly more adult oriented comics (NOT porn. that can be had for free via the internet. i'm talking mature reader comix that're aimed at people who like thought provoking stories as opposed to spandex clad buffoons and snappy banter) like Sandman, or Hellblazer when it was written by Jamie Delano. (Generally speaking, DC Comics 'Vertigo'line produces some high quality creative work, as opposed to Marvel Comics, who published mainly stories about costumed vigilantes with inhuman proportions. They used to put out more daring stuff, under the name Epic Comics which did some great work in the 80's, but i'm pretty sure they don't anymore, what with Marvel going bankrupt.) The aforementioned work is great and all and definitely worthy of purchase, but enough's enough, ya know? (insert bad 80's metal band reference here.) (as opposed to GOOD 80's metal...?) One can only spend so much money on comic books without it becoming excessive. i think $20 is a good cut off for acceptable spending. that means my purchases were nearly FIVE TIMES the accepted amount!
Y'wanna know how much books for my classes cost me this semester? $57, and a sandwich. i bought one book, stole another, got a couple for free or real cheap from some pals, and gave my man Tim ten bucks and a foot long Subway sandwich for another. (since we're on the subject of fast food, i feel it's my duty to warn all of you: if you haven't yet tried Taco Bell fajita wraps, DON'T. my girlfriend bought me one, being the hopeless romantic she is, and i'm a damn junkie now! they're so good that they're addicting! and the supreme ones are even BETTER! and, in addition to being super yummy, they're also expensive as hell, especially cuz i gotta eat 2 or 3 to make one full meal.) granted, i have to buy one more book and some drafting supplies for my lighting and scene design class, but at this point i've spent more than 40 dollars more on comic books than on my school books.
How horrific! what poor priorities! to devote more of oneself toward entertainment than education?! that's what's wrong with this country! kids these days have no clue of what it takes to make it in a world that's yadha yadha yadha blah blah blah!
Which reminds me... i recently got to hear my uncle and grandma's opinions on a variety of issues... HOO BOY was that ever fun! some choice quotes: "we oughtta put a wall up around our country, stop ALL immigration." "those foreigners shouldn't be allowed to come over here and have their babies be born amerikkkan citizens!" yeah. let's just make the gene pool MORE narrow, uh huh, sounds good to me Cletus. now don't get me wrong, i adore my uncle and grandma (and my uncle DID make a statement i agree with, that this country is headed towards more labor disputes and such) but i also think those two are a definite example of why some people shouldn't be allowed to speak. don't kill 'em mind you, i'm opposed to bloodshed, just... put 'em some place. =)
Taco Bell, comic books, man, my place in Geekdom is assured! on a related note, my girlfriend (having given up on trying to get me to stop referring to myself with the 'G' word) recently described a phenomenon she calls Geek Appeal. while i don't fully understand this odd trait, let me just say that ladies-an-gentlemen i gots it and i gots lots of it! :) and hey, if it keeps my girl around then rad rad rad.
I'm even trying to locate a pocket protector, to complement my sweater collection and hush puppy shoes. i may not be Punk As FUCK but i got a rad girl and i'm cooler than hell ;) and cooler than you.
