Random Thoughts

In Journalista, Dirk Deppey misrepresents my opinion on the word "minx". I didn't "take issue" with it. I was simply confused and asking for clarification. Oh well. I can't expect him to have read all my other comments on the subject. I am actually closer to Dirk's opinion of "who cares" than he realizes. I just didn't understand why there wasn't more of an outcry, since the word (in my mind) clearly had negative connotations. Now I know why there isn't an outcry. The meaning I thought the word had is apparently not what most people think. That's the problem with words. Definitions, and connotations, change over the years. A girl with her head stuck in old books is likely to get a bit confused when words don't mean what they think she means.

Bully's Fantastic Christmas Part 3.

The Beat covers the Annie Award Nominations.

Cheyenne Wright, who draws Arcane Times, got married November 1st. And he's finally put up wedding photos and afterparty photos of his Day of the Dead wedding. Girl Genius fans will note the appearance of Phil and Kaja Foglio.

FoxTrot going Sunday only. Since I stopped reading newspapers regularly, my comic strip reading has declined a lot. I don't think I've actually read FoxTrot in months.

Downloading comics. Legally. Via Boing Boing.

Inverted Jenny vote stamp turns out to be a fake.

Scary Mary. Best. Remix. Trailer. Ever.

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Linkdump

Johnny B's NFL Picks.

I really enjoyed this entry about comic criticism and comic book journalism.

Heidi has a Variant Cover Survey up, go pitch in your opinion.

I dropped Seven Soldiers less than halfway through, so I was surprised to read this very positive review of the collection of mini-series.

Bully on Daredevil. Another Bully Ten of a Kind.

Oh fine, I'll mention the stamps.

Some idiot disses comics in Wired (and he is an idiot, because he doesn't even know what "genre" means) and Neil Gaiman sets him straight: "It's always best to be offended by things you haven't read. That way you keep your mind uncluttered by things that might change it."

Loren Coleman's Top Cryptids. And the Top 50 Cryptids. Just in time for Hallowe'en.

A good patch for Boy Scouts to earn. Free culture.

Boing Boing has more on Net Neutrality, and why it's a good thing: As Craig "craigslist" Newmark put it, imagine if you tried to order a pizza and the phone company said, "AT&T's preferred pizza vendor is Domino's. Press one to connect to Domino's now. If you would still like to order from your neighborhood pizzeria, please hold for three minutes while Domino's guaranteed orders are placed." That's why we need Net Neutrality.

We welcome our new Elephant Overlords.

Today's Foxtrot is a must-read.

Martial Law. Yep, America died on October 17th. More at Slashdot.