Cyclic Synchronicity

Planetes Vol. 1 by Makoto Yukimura.

What I really liked about this work was the art. At times it was cartoonish, aloof, and yet at others it was dark and real-life. Yukimura's adapability really pulled this off. The story was better than average, but there was only one part of the graphic novel that had me on the edge of my seat -- Nono's revelation. Other than that, the plot was interesting, but not spectacular. The art though, was thoroughly enjoyable.

3:46:00 PM

Facing Death in Cambodia by Peter Maguire.

Maguire uses his academic war crimes background to explain how the Khmer Rouge leaders who led over 2 million Cambodians to their deaths were not held accountable for their actions. He travels to Cambodia several times over the course of a decade and interviews those who had served a role in the Cambodian Khmer Rouge period, including many who served at Tuol Sleng prison, where many Cambodians were kept until they met their end.

Maguire finds out what sounds as if it would be a conclusion too easy to achieve: that Western governments propped up the Khmer Rouge because they thought the threat of Vietnamese communism was greater. In the end, Maguire finds that the Khmer Rouge stayed in power because Western globalism superceded human rights.

3:22:00 PM

Monday, May 23, 2005

The Price on My Returns.

Intro to Mass Media: paid $xx; not sold back
Media Writing: paid $53; not sold back
Gender and the Media: paid $36; sold $15
Physics in Everyday Life: paid $81; sold $34

Total paid: $170 + Mass Media text (receipt unavailable)
Total returned: $49
Total eaten: $121 + Mass Media text

10:20:00 AM

Friday, May 20, 2005

Can't Make This Up.

"But people seem to really enjoy the ability to pinch someone's ass, digitally," said Yitzhak Wasileski, a Chicago student and Assbook entrepeneur. "So who am I to deny them that?"

It's all here.

9:25:00 AM

Thursday, May 19, 2005

New Respect for Reason.

Because of this:

And yet, despite the craptacular nature of at least four out of six Star Wars movies, there's little doubt that no film event has been more anticipated than Revenge of the Sith (with the possible exception -- and in France only -- of the next Asterix et Obelix extravaganza).

5:27:00 PM

I Won't Shop the Pig.

Unless they take that apostrophe out of "fixin's."

5:13:00 PM

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Free Comic Book Day Haul.

Following Cerebus #3
Age of Reptiles: The Hunt
The 3 Geeks: When the Hammer Falls!
Thieves & Kings: Vol. 1

4:24:00 PM

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

I don't need to launch into a diatribe about the redundancy of "ginormous" or "confuzzled," but "lingweenie" certainly is a good one.

A "lingweenie" -- a person incapable of making up new words -- placed 10th.

2:04:00 PM

I have yet to post my Free Comic Book Day purchases, but the free ones I got were

Flight Primer
Alternative Comics Presents
Funny Book
Owly: Splashin Around

There were certainly others I wanted to check out, though.

1:36:00 PM

Finish line is in sight, and the semester is almost over. My summer is packed to the brim, but I should make sure I hit the library this week and pick up a few books, including “Everything Bad Is Good for You,” by Steven Johnson.

1:35:00 PM

Monday, May 09, 2005

Check the expiration date.

Can we all just agree to let this pun die?

Eatery serves up 'egg'-cellent food

Eggs-cellent: Get cracking on good health with eggs

Restaurant not so egg-cellent

11:38:00 AM