I'm absolutely unimpressed with the new Nickel designs for 2004. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they are changing them, but I just don't particularly like the designs. I guess the boat isn't so bad, but the clasped hands design just looks... crowded. I'm for the return of the buffalo nickel... I like those.
Speaking of coins, I still haven't got a Missouri or Arkansas state quarter from circulation for my collection. I have Maine now, which I think is the best design so far. And I have only one wish for the Washington state quarter. One only. I know it won't happen, but still... My one wish is that the Washington state quarter does NOT have an apple on it. My ideal Washington state quarter would have evergreen trees and mountains, and maybe water, but NO APPLES. However, I'm betting we're going to end up with an ugly crowded design that tries to incorporate all the aspects of the state, including apples... ug.
Also speaking of coins, here is a small activity that you can do if you are feeling slightly depressed. It's called "Feeding the Karma-Beast". See, we all know that finding a penny is good luck, right? And there have been many advice columns written about people who find pennies when they are thinking of lost loved ones. Where do all those pennies come from? Well, I know that in some places I've been, they come from me. It's just a matter of taking a few bright pennies and, if you are feeling depressed, just drop them where people are likely to find them. It's amazing how much more cheerful you feel if you feed just a couple of pennies to the karma-beast in the hopes that someone who needs a lift will find them. Drop enough pennies over a lifetime, and you are guaranteed to have a positive effect on somebody, someday.
Elayne and Robin Riggs' wonderful cat Amy had an adventure which resulted in lots of comic books all over the place. Luckily, neither cat nor comics were harmed. And yes, that is a Doctor Who comic book that Amy is standing next to in the bottom picture.
Speaking of Doctor Who, the 40th anniversary is this November 23rd. Yup, 40 years since it first appeared on TV screens. Dr Demento is apparently devoting some air time to celebrating 40 years of unabashed geekiness, and some people have apparently tried designing a Google logo for the day (though who knows if Google would be interested in showing it). I'll probably have some sort of lame "happy anniversary" post that day. Just to warn you.
The Guardian does an interview with Paul Levitz. If you'll recall, Paul was kind enough to personally answer my query about the possibility of me putting out a special Aquaman collection. via Mark Evanier
Johnny B is predicting a Seahawks win again. He has thus far predicted that the Seahawks would win every game. Considering JB's understanding and knowledge of football, I consider the fact that the Seahawks lost two of those games to be a fault on the side of the Seahawks, not in JB's predictions. And, to tell the truth, what I saw of both those loses was enough to convince me that the Seahawks should have won, but didn't pull together.
You know those animated gifs of dancing superheroes and stuff? I've seen a Spider-Man one... I want an Aquaman one. Nice Aquaman dancing... maybe even morphing into the modern Aquaman and back again. I don't think I have the artistic skills required to make one, but it would be fun to try. Let's see, you start out with the classic Aquaman, then have his hair grow long, then he grows a beard, then suddenly he'd have a harpoon, then his shirt would get torn off revealing the harness, then the harpoon would morph into a golden hand, then he'd lose the harness, cut his hair, and the hand would turn blue, then he'd gain back the golden scalemail shirt, then his hands would get green gloves again as he goes back to the classic, and ... this isn't going to happen, is it? That's one long dance.
Riverbend is posting recipes from Ramadhan at a new blog. So far all we've got is a recipe for Lentil Soup, but I think I want to give it a try. I need to make up a shopping list for it... let's see... lentils... oooh, gotta try the meatballs, too.
Another blogger comes out with a confession of depression. Deeper and worse in most ways than mine. I've always heard good things about Tacitus, now I know why. via Calpundit
Response to my one try at fiction was rather lukewarm, so I'll keep fiction off the blog from here on out. I'm also mildly disturbed that an entry that was very difficult to write and came from the bottom of my heart got less response than one tossed off in an idle moment that happened to be about the comic book flap of the moment, but I guess that's the nature of blogging at work. And nobody responded to my question about whether people like getting Aquaman sketches each Saturday night, but I'll keep posting them anyway, especially as I've just gotten a handful more permissions that will take me through to next year at my current rate of posting. Why am I posting these minor complaints? Hey nobody reads to the bottom of a post like this anyway, so I might as well vent a little.
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