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.

Waves

Has there ever been a better reason to want to take up surfing than this?

Yesterday

Yesterday (Monday) was a good day. I spent the morning reading the latest issue of "Surfer Magazine" and drawing (surfers, go figure) while I finished watching "Raiders of the Lost Ark". I did my usual fruitless job search online as I played games, read on Wikipedia for awhile and entered a few random contests. It was ESPN sports television ("ATH" & "PTI") while I read the latest "Rolling Stone" beginning at 5 pm. I worked out from 7 - 9 pm, and then took a quick shower, before stretching my last $60 at Hannaford (I had coupons for $5 off $50, and free cat litter - score!). I watched the Ravens/Texans game (I beat my brother Kevin in the first consolation round in our fantasy football league - thanks Andre Johnson!) and the beginning of "Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom" (the worst of the franchise by far - Kate Capshaw, you cannot act!), and then fell asleep around 1 am while reading old issues of "Terminal City".