Julie Schwartz passed away this weekend. Thanks for getting the Silver Age of comics rolling, and all the things you did afterward for the industry as well. You’ll be remembered long after there are words in a voice-balloon on a four-color page.
My Creepy Valentine – Sometimes it’s the expression on a face. Maybe it’s the off-kilter sentiment expressed in the wording. Maybe it’s just a monkey. These are genuine valentines that no one with half a brain would send on February 14. Gallery 2 is even worse (or even better, depending on how you look at it) than Gallery 1.
Organic Machinery, a showcase of computationally generated insects. Cool.
The Official Laurel and Hardy website.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida (I forget if I linked here before.)
Well, rather than a day out and about, I just took a quick jaunt down to Picasso Joe’s, picked up a root beer float and just got a bit of fresh air. I saw a guy that looked like William Schallert.
Newt and I snack from similar containers. He has a silver pouch filled with pounce-treats, and I have one filled with York peppermint bites.
There’s an offer to get unlimited long distance all over the US and Canada for $5 a month. I think I’ll invest in that, even though I currently don’t make $5 worth of long distance calls. I could’ve really made great use of that back when I was using dial-up BBSes, back in the day. There are a couple of people scattered around the map that I’ve been wanting to talk to more often, and this could be a good way of implementing it.
LAYER ONE:
— Name: Scott von Berg
— Birth date: February 02, 1969.
— Birthplace: Boston, MA.
— Current Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
— Eye Color: Dark Blue.
— Hair Color: Primarily Dark Brown, but with silver, blond and red in small amounts.
— Height: 6’5″ish.
— Righty or Lefty: Lefty.
— Zodiac Sign: Aquarius.
LAYER TWO:
— Your heritage: Maternal: English(& some mixed UK), German; Paternal: German (Bavarian), Russian.
— The shoes you wore today: Black Canvas Sneakers, just for a quickie walk. I need New Birks.
— Your weakness: craving for knowledge, books, factoids, trivia.
— Your fears: Losing loved ones
— Your perfect pizza: extra cheese, garlic, mushrooms, black olives. (right now. varies according to my salt/savory tooth)
— Goal you’d like to achieve: increased time together / closeness with those I care about.
LAYER THREE:
— Your most overused phrase on AIM: unknown. maybe “see you later, ‘gator”?
— Your first waking thoughts: What time is it?
— Your best physical feature: I think my eyes are nice. Some folks like the hair.
— Your most missed memory: Weekend outings with assorted pals. I don’t do that very often any more. I used to go out with whatever gang I was with.. Either Gamers, Chums, or whatnot.. regularly scheduled “playdates”.
LAYER FOUR:
— Pepsi or Coke: Diet Coke. (not a strong pref.)
— McDonald’s or Burger King: Both are pretty gross… if forced, I’d pick BK.
— Single or group dates: Just me and my sweetie, thanks.
— Adidas or Nike: Neither. again, if forced, Adidas, just because of the Nike sweatshop stories I’ve heard.
— Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Either. I prefer Arizona Green tea.
— Chocolate or vanilla: chocolate.
— Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino
LAYER FIVE:
— Smoke: no.
— Cuss: yup, but I’m cutting back again.
— Sing: Daily (note it doesn’t say “sing well”)
— Take a shower everyday: yes, sometimes twice.
— Do you think you’ve been in love: Certainly.
— Want to go to college: been and done.
— Liked high school: yeah, it was a mixed bag, but mostly good.
— Want to get married: yes.
— Believe in yourself: yes. I’ve had doubts about things, but overall, I’m positive.
— Get motion sickness: not for years, but I’m sure I could get it again.
— Think you’re attractive: yes, to those that matter.
— Think you’re a health freak: no.
— Like thunderstorms: yes, especially if I’m inside, under covers.
— Play an instrument: I fiddle with the recorder sometimes.
LAYER SIX: In the past month…
— Drank alcohol: A Rum Drink at the Cheesecake factory, A Beer at sushi.
— Smoked: no.
— Done a drug: just caffeine from tea / soda-pop
— Made Out: nope
— Gone on a date: nope
— Gone to the mall?: I walked *through* the Galleria, to get to the Bookstore from he water taxi
— Eaten an entire box of Oreos?: no, but I did nail 2 pints of Ice cream
— Eaten sushi: numerous times.
— Been on stage: nope
— Been dumped: nope
— Gone skating: nope.
— Made homemade cookies: nope, but that’s a good idea. or maybe banana bread?
— Dyed your hair: nope.
LAYER SEVEN: Ever…
— Played a game that required removal of clothing: yes.
— If so, was it mixed company: well, with a girlfriend. I wasn’t alone.
— Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: yup, but not for a long while (unless you count IV drip. then, October)
— Been caught “doing something”: yes.
— Been called a tease: no.
— Gotten beaten up: I’ve lost fights, but never really been pounded.
— Shoplifted: yes, many years ago. (I was a minor-minor)
— Changed who you were to fit in: Well, I’ve taken on attributes of other people that I’m around, but I was still “me”.
LAYER EIGHT:
— Age you hope to be married: whenever it feels right between my beloved and myself.
— Numbers and Names of Children: currently one, Newton
— Describe your Dream Wedding: small, simple. Full of happiness and anticipation.
— How do you want to die: after a long, long life of happiness and comfort
— Where you want to go to college: already been. I wouldn’t mind going back to school to just continue learning, if time permits.
— What do you want to be when you grow up: I’d like to continue something in the same vein that I’m in now… doing something that makes a positive difference in the world.
— What country would you most like to visit: Oh, lots. I’d like to start with a major USA tour, and go from there.
LAYER NINE:
— Number of drugs taken illegally: Numerous. (Includes underage drinking)
— Number of people I could trust with my life: You mean whom do I trust to look out for my best interests? *Maybe* three.
— Number of CDs that I own: A lot. Mostly burned blanks.
— Number of piercings: none.
— Number of tattoos: none.
— Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?: a bunch of times… maybe 12?
— Number of scars on my body: 4 majors, two good sized ones on my lower back, one on my right ankle, the back of my right hand, and lots of uncountable small ones.
— Number of things in my past that I regret: regret’s an odd word. Every needlessly hurtful thing, and nothing at the same time. I try to do the no regrets thing.
— Who did you get this from: Rune.
Burgers & Fries under the Microscope.
