Catching Up! Here are some random updates:

Spent the weekend sneaking into the SOLD OUT San Diego Comic Con. Seriously, how can a convention sell out? Well, get the entire cast of Heroes, a bunch of Battlestar Galactica fans, and dozens of people dressed as god knows what and you’ve got packed to the limits. It can be said that I’ve officially crossed over: I’m now into full-on superhero comic books. It’s taken a while. I’ve tepidly waddled through high brow Chris Ware and Persepolis and (most recently) Fun Home. I’ve moved to the “literary” (AKA Alan Moore written) graphic novels: your Watchmen and V and From Hell and Invisibles. I’ve then ventured into the non-superhero works of mainstream presses (AKA the Brian K. Vaughn thing) with titles like: Y the Last Man, DMZ, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Crossing Midnight. I’m now following a few authors I’m interested in and joining legions reading books like Ultimate X-Men (Vaughn again), New X-Men (Grant Morrison), and Dr. Strange (Vaughn Again), and Superman (Morrison Again). These are author specific at the moment but I feel like this is the gateway drug. Now all I need is to speak with a retainer in my mouth, get some glasses with masking tape, and work on getting worse acne…

Not exactly new, but I was wowed this year by Mimobots (think collectible japanese toys that are actually USB memory sticks). I was suckered into buying one this year – most specifically a 2GB version of this little fella.

Took my mother to see Avenue Q. I got some great tickets the day of the show and figured a little bit of puppet sex is what brings the family together.

Rhea and I went to the premier of the Bourne Ultimatum last week. Yes, it was pretty awesome.

I am restraining from talking about Potter. I’ll say I’m left feeling satisfied and think I “get” the epilogue.

NEW BAND ALERT: As far as being a cutting edge music snob, I think I’m behind the curve by anywhere from 6 to 2 weeks, depending on if you ask someone from Pitchfork or the Village Voice, but I just started listening to Vampire Weekend. I have what looks like a full length album I’ve been listening to, but based on their site it may just be a compilation I was sent. In any case take two bands I am obsessed with: The Walkmen and the Hallelujah Chicken Run Band and you’ve got a close approximation of Vampire Weekend. I think there will be a lot more emphasis on the indie-rock band using african rhythm in the coming reviews of the band. Eventually it will be turned into this whole “white appropriation of black music” thing just like this always does. For now it’s catchy and hittin’ the spot.

Hot Fuzz on DVD today, new Common out (though not as excited as I’ve been before), looks like I’ve got a couple mainstream purchases to make.

I’ll eventually get to posting something more spectacular. For now, stay rest assured that I’m busy working on a conference proposal, a graffiti curriculum, and a field trip for 700+ students.
“There’s glass between us!”