Oops! My brother Pat just pointed out to me that the Chris Whitley link I had on my links page now points to a porn site. Sorry! The link should be to www.chriswhitley.com. By the way, I’ve been listening to his new album, Rocket House, a lot this week. It’s growing on me.
DSL
I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a DSL line. Maybe not a great idea to add $50/month to my budget right now, but still… tempting. Every time I look at DSL Reports it scares the heck out of me, though. None of these companies seem to have a clue what they’re doing.
Evil
Flag Mania
Okay, I know everybody’s got it, but I’m just not feeling it. Can I just do red, white, and blue peace signs? Is everyone cool with that? Thanks.
Charity
Red Cross etc
Lord of the Rings
Went to see a Lord of the Rings presentation at Lincoln Center last night. Very cool, even if I didn’t get home until 2am! You can find a bunch of write-ups on it at TheOneRing.net. The Cave Troll rules! I can’t help being a bit geeky about this. It really looks like the LotR movies aren’t going to suck! Of course, now I’m going to have to re-read all the books, too. Where am I going to find time for that?
Boston hike
Pics from last weekend’s Boston hike are up. I screwed up most of my right leg, but it was fun.
Patrick
My brother Patrick just got engaged! Congratulations!
Cerebus
I just finished reading the most recent Cerebus story arc, Going Home. As usual, great storytelling, great backgrounds from Gerhard, and some great funny bits in the main story.
Some weird stuff in the back, though, including a way bizzare essay in the back of the last issue. You can read it here, on the Comics Journal’s page. I actually think Sim makes some good points, although he goes way too far with most of them. You can read more about his essay here. Have fun.