Archive for September 23rd, 2002

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A REASON TO BE HAPPY

by Tom on September 23rd, 2002
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Sometime when it comes to adding new blog material, I will find myself at a loss. Then I remembered I have something to celebrate!

Over the weekend, I finally joined the 21st century and got myself a broadband internet connection. I was tired of slogging through the 56k trenches and proclaimed an upgrade was LONG overdue.

Of course, like everything else in my life, there were obstacles preventing me from getting broadband in my house. The dilemma were two-fold:

1.) I live in Iowa - the most technologically backwards state North of the Mason-Dixon line

2.) I live in the boonies - effectively crippling what small window I had of obtaining service.

Ultimately I went through a satellite internet service called Prairie I Net. It's pretty cool. They attach this antenna to your house which pulls in the internet like a vortex from the upper atmosphere frequencies abandoned by UHF stations. It makes for good dinner conversation.

I love my new connection. It's fast as hell. The only draw back is that they had to drill a hole in my house and snake a wire down from the pitch of my roof. Not exactly conspicuous. Cami said it looked very "white trash". Ironic, sine this is actually quite a leap in technology.

Anyway, I just thought I would share the happy news.

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DON’T YOU READ THE TRADES?

by Tom on September 23rd, 2002
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DON’T YOU READ THE TRADES?

I was trying to think of a rant to coincide with today's strip, but it all boils down to one simple issue.

For years, several Hollywood actresses have complained that to be commercially viable, there is a need to make them into sex objects and disavow their development as actual characters. Susan Sarandon in particular has been vocal about this.

It strikes me that sending both Sarandon and Goldie Hawn out into multiplexes all tarted up and recounting their days as loose, 60's era groupies is not the way to combat these perceptions.

The Banger Sisters has "in it for the money" written all over it. A damn shame because I respect Sarandon as an actress. Maybe Moonlight Mile will do something to restore my faith.

Goldie Hawn, on the other hand, I'll give a pass because, really, what else does she have on her plate? Not much. Better trot out those over-inflated lips to movie audience before they outweigh the rest of her face.

I guess that was more of a rant than I expected. Whew. Cleansed.

For those not in the loop, Carrington over a Movie Punks has put together a great forum for his website. If you've already been to Mitch's Nothing Nice to Say, then you already know that it's become quite the hangout for several other web comic creators, including myself.

Why I'm pumping up someone else's forum, I don't know. I guess it's just what happens when you've got an audience as large as Carringtons. More power to him cause he's a great guy and I'm sure as hell having a lot of fun over there!

If you'd like to humor me, you can always post in our forums. I promise I'll try to get more conversations started in there.

I'm starting to put together a Bonus Material section for the site. Some of the features I plan on including are character bio's and uploads of some of my old battle comics from junior high with commentary. They'll make more sense once you see them.

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