Superhero iPod Shuffle

Whoo-HOO! I won again. And once I've gotten paid once or twice, I should have a few bucks to supplement my ten dollar credit!

Let that be a lesson to any doubting folks: if you don't enter, you can't win. But if you do enter, you have a chance at obtaining some cool free stuff.

Flip Flopping

When I walked out to get my mail earlier today I found a big white envelope in my mailbox. It was big and bulky, with a nondescript return address, and for the life of me I couldn't think of what I may have ordered and never received. After opening it I found these brightly-colored flip flops. Apparently awhile back I entered a contest (or a free offer, I suppose) on a whim which I'd completely forgotten. Now I am the proud (?) owner of a pair of Orbit Tropical Remix Gum flip flops, size 'L'. Hey, who am I to complain about receiving free footwear?

The IN Box

Today when the mailman came, in addition to the latest issues of "Playboy" and "Wired", I received the autographed copy of the French version of the graphic novelization of Richard Stark's "The Hunter" that I won from Darwyn Cooke's artist's blog. In addition to the personalization, Mr. Cooke included a little sketch of Parker! It's the same great story that I already own in hardcover, but it is oversized, and relettered in the French language. Very cool. I immediately went online to thank the owner of the Canadian comic shop (Strange Adventures Comix & Curiosities) who held the autograph signing and subsequent contest.