comics binge

The more I watch Linkara ripping bad comics to shreds, the more I feel like writing comics.

It's just... he'll point out that a plotline is really dumb, and I promptly think "He's right! It would work so much better if they started at the museum!" and before I know it, I'm mentally rewriting the entire thing and making it awesome.


Linkara also leaves me wanting to frantically read as many good comics as I can get my hands on - which it a pity, because it's really hard to find comics I like enough to spend $30 on. (Welcome to Australia, home of EXPENSIVE EVERYTHING.)

I know a lot about comics, but, actually, I haven't read very many. In fact, so far the comics I've read are:
- Asterix (fun, and I really should read them again now that I'm old enough to get the jokes)
- Tintin (most unrealistic ways to get out of danger EVER)
- Ultimate Spiderman (really fun - although I preferred the movies)
- Ultimate X-Men (interesting, but not enough to keep reading)
- Buffy season 8 (horrible in every conceivable way)
- Runaways (absolutely excellent, until they changed writers - Joss Whedon should seriously never be allowed near comics EVER AT ALL)
- Y The Last Man (kinda boring)
- Marvel 1602 (truly wonderful, but required an enormous amount of comic history knowledge)
- random issues from the Silver Age (usually featuring at least one person turning into a monkey, and really corny jokes)

So far, the ones that I consider to be worth at least $30 are Ultimate Spiderman, and Runaways.

...and I can't just buy a random comic in the hope that it might be worthwhile. I've tried that - and it never is worthwhile.


I'd also like to try Marvel Zombies and more of the Ultimate series, but that's all I've got. Anyone else have suggestions?

Chichester!

I am applying for yet another editing position - this one in the UK. Wish me luck!


My application letter is slightly more informal and chatty than normal. This is because I like formal application letters (and think they're generally more appropriate) but the only one that's ever actually got me an interview was the most informal application letter on the planet, in which I faffed around, blathered about fanfic, and then concluded that they probably thought I was weird and crazy but I actually did want the job...

Not sure why that letter got me an interview, but for some reason they liked it.


At least in the current letter I'm not outright calling myself crazy.

the pasta of prostitutes

Recipe #9 is penne puttanesca - a pasta dish involving huge amounts of anchovies, olives, and chilli flakes. (And believe me, it really is a HUGE amount of chilli flakes. MY MOUTH IS ON FIRE.)


According to my recipe book, this dish was a favourite of Roman prostitutes. They'd prepare it quickly between clients, and use the "robust scent and hearty flavour" to attract new customers.

I have no current plans to start up a brothel, but if I ever do I'll certainly bear this dinner in mind...

what I did this week

Even more photos! (Getting sick of them yet?)

Day 57:


This is my chocolate pudding, from last week.

dr_carrot and I ate it together. Mine's the one with ice-cream, but she didn't want ice-cream, and decided to have a drink of milk instead. There's really no way to have chocolate pudding without something white and dairyish.

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