I’ve set up almost this list or line-up of graphic novels I’m interested in purchasing and then reading. I keep hearing about The War At Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks. Rather, I keep reading things about it or seeing something on SLG Publishing’s website. Somehow I automatically simultaneously became aware of Zombies Calling, Hicks’ first [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Zombies Calling
Posted in books, comics, reviews on March 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Poem: Starboy (revised)
Posted in poetry, tagged abuse, alcohol, atmosphere, contest, drugs, revision, rocket, shuttle, space, spaceship, starboy on March 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Child you hurt your parents When you flew away Up beyond the atmosphere Into stars that day They’re sorry that they yelled at you They wished that you would stay Once you swept the window shade When you flew away Child you hurt your shuttle Soaring into sky Shown flight by a human girl But [...]
Fatigued
Posted in health, tagged D&D, diet, fatigue, health, push-ups, school, sleep, tiredness on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tired to the point of impairment. A fatigued character can neither run nor charge and takes a -2 penalty to Strength and Dexterity. Doing anything that would normally cause fatigue causes the fatigued character to become exhausted. After 8 hours of complete rest, fatigued characters are no longer fatigued. – Dungeons & Dragons v.3.5 Player’s [...]
Who Watches the Watchmen?
Posted in books, comics, movies, reviews, tagged Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, fatigue, superheroes, time, Watchmen on March 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It was Thursday night, Friday morning. The TV was on, but silent. I sat leaning on my table, radiator hot by my side, lamp illuminating the glossy pages of the book. It was 3:00 AM, and I was more than 3/4 of the way done with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s Watchmen, excluding the chapter-break [...]
Poem: A Thought
Posted in life, poetry on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I see each day and you look fine And I have questions on my mind I want to ask but I don’t know The way that things are gonna go It feels as though this could be it But it’s like all the same old shit I missed my chance, the timing’s wrong You’ve been [...]
Palm Lists
Posted in miscellaneous, tagged D&D, Eels, hand, notes, Novocaine for the Soul, palm, sketchbook on March 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
No! This blog will NOT become a haven for spam! Live, damn it! LIVE! I have written on my left hand, faded now from the washing I have done since lunch, three items, written for the purpose of organizing my thoughts. If I don’t have certain things written down to look at, I end up [...]
