Year: 2003

Best comment on the Democratic chances in 2004 came from Comedy Central; it was either the Daily Show or Colin Quinn’s program at 11:30:

The only shot the Democrats have in 2004 to win the presidency is if they lower the voting age to six and nominate Spongebob Squarepants.

PAD

Just when I think the world can’t get any screwier, I can’t help but notice that the markings on Mike Tyson’s face uncomfortably remind me of the tattoos on serial killer Karl Coven from “Captain Marvel.” Now I don’t know how long Tyson’s had those markings, nor do I know if Ivan was aware of them, but they sure are evocative of Coven. All he needs is a tattoo displaying his brain. Then again, maybe Tyson doesn’t want a tattoo on his buttocks.

PAD

I’m not sure if it’s been mentioned anywhere, but I’ll be attending the Wizard Con in Philadelphia this weekend. I’ll be arriving late Friday and will be there through Sunday.

Hope to see you folks there.

PAD

I’m trying to locate what appears to be a catalogue page on line with “Dangerous Visions” offered on it. There’s a review beneath it that starts off with ‘Although a legend, Harlan Ellison admits he’s a pain in the…” It is listed as an “editors pick,” and the review has a date on it of 4/29/03.

Furthermore, there’s a little “Buy me!” Icon.

I need to get a url for that page so I can read it myself. I’ve been checking google. and thus far come up empty. Does anyone have a clue from whence this piece originates?

PAD

Just turned in the script for CM #14. It is quite probably the weirdest one to date. And if you’re familiar with the history of the series, that’s saying something. Primarily a conversational issue as Captain Marvel chats with the original long-haired, leather-jacketed version of himself and his naive, blue-and-red uniformed version from the beginning of the run before he went nuts, while Rick talks with the young, sixties-talking Rick Jones who drove out onto the testing range (complete, inexplicably, with 60s-style slang like “Daddy-O”) and also Rick during the period when he was Captain America’s partner and dressed in Bucky’s old uniform (an action that Rick now refers to as “disturbingly necrophilic in retrospect.)

We’ll see how much of it actually sees print.

PAD

Kathleen and I got married.

One year ago today, we announced to a room of about 300 Italian Star Trek fans (we were overseas for a convention) that Kathleen was pregnant.

Today we’re sitting around watching a deluge outside.

Ah well…two exciting May 26ths out of three ain’t bad.

PAD

Happy 2nd Anniversary to Peter and Kathleen!

(To everybody else, if Peter doesn’t post today, you may speculate why in the privacy of your own skulls.)