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1. I can walk! Was in the city yesterday. Did a lot of walking. Didn't get out of breath. Didn't get exhausted. Actually, had a lot of fun. Wow.
2. Dental hygienists told me to get a battery toothbrush a while back. I did. They were happy with the results. But the cheap one I got at first had a couple of problems. First, it ran on two AAA batteries, which needed to be changed relatively often. Second, despite the rubber gasket, water managed to seep into the battery chamber, corroding the contacts. I told Dad one day when he was going out for errands, and he got me a Crest Rechargeable Spinbrush. And it has the niftiest feature: It charges by induction. Which means that both the brush and the charger are completely sealed and waterproof. No contacts. It's a little thing, really, but it's brilliant. (And I only need to charge it once a week!)
3. In the interests* of getting to know my new Dreamwidth friends, an old meme. LJ friends are, of course, welcome to play, too. :)
Comment on this post. I will choose seven interests from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are interested in them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so others can play along.
(Since this post is about several things, please let me know in your comment if you want to play.)
*Er, so to speak.
4. What's the deal with SGA? I've seen it mentioned by a slew of Dreamwidth people. (Although it's possible that in a couple of cases I was misreading something about the SCA.) I watched Atlantis for a few seasons. It was okay. IMHO, it didn't hold a candle to SG1. And I found that when SG1 went off the air, I wasn't motivated to keep up with SGA. That's just me, and I don't mean to put down something that so many others obviously liked. I'm just wondering, though... are people listing SGA (but not SG1) as a fandom because they think SGA > SG1? Or is it just that SG1 went off the air first?
5. New icon! Whaddya think?
6. I've been reading a comic book series called "Take A Chance." It's written by C E Murphy, and is published by a little indie company by the name of Dabel Brothers. It's being published as a miniseries, with the hopes of picking up enough readership to justify an ongoing series. It's pretty cool.
Concept:
It was a world much like ours. About five years ago, after seeing her son gunned down in gang crossfire, a woman became the first costumed vigilante. No powers. Just martial arts training. And it was a rough start. But, gradually, she learned the ropes. The media dubbed the heroine "Chance" after someone noted that, "This lady likes to take a chance." Then, a few years later, a North Korean WMD experiment got loose. Of those who contracted it, roughly a third died and a third recovered unaffected. The other third... got (random) super powers. They became a class unto themselves. They don't wear masks because they feel untouchable. Above everyone else, sometimes literally. You're either "one of us" or you're just a civilian.
That's the background. Our story picks up shortly thereafter. Chance is pondering her place in this new world. Whether she, no longer the world's only super hero, is obsolete. She quickly realizes, however, that her hard-won experience makes a big difference. Powers or not, she kicks butt. She's effective. And, perhaps more importantly, she's responsible. And she doesn't treat people differently just because they don't have powers.
There's more to it, of course. Her personal life comes into it. There's plot and detail and such. I don't want to give away too much. But... you've got a strong female character with her own identity (i.e. not part of another hero's "family"). You've got beautiful art (there are some scans over at the author's site). You've got an interesting set-up. And some pretty good writing. And a healthy dose of action. And let's not forget the Batman factor - watching a non-powered vigilante kick butt in a powered world is just an extra level of fun. I should mention, too, that there's a dose of realism. Practical details of life that (as Chance notes in her narration boxes) don't often show up in Saturday morning cartoons, and also things like the way she gathers actual legal evidence when she can, rather than confronting every bad guy personally and directly.
The first three issues are out now. More to come shortly. If you're into comics and looking for something new (especially if you're as frustrated as I've been with the Big Two lately), give it a look. Take a chance. I'm glad I did.
2. Dental hygienists told me to get a battery toothbrush a while back. I did. They were happy with the results. But the cheap one I got at first had a couple of problems. First, it ran on two AAA batteries, which needed to be changed relatively often. Second, despite the rubber gasket, water managed to seep into the battery chamber, corroding the contacts. I told Dad one day when he was going out for errands, and he got me a Crest Rechargeable Spinbrush. And it has the niftiest feature: It charges by induction. Which means that both the brush and the charger are completely sealed and waterproof. No contacts. It's a little thing, really, but it's brilliant. (And I only need to charge it once a week!)
3. In the interests* of getting to know my new Dreamwidth friends, an old meme. LJ friends are, of course, welcome to play, too. :)
Comment on this post. I will choose seven interests from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are interested in them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so others can play along.
(Since this post is about several things, please let me know in your comment if you want to play.)
*Er, so to speak.
4. What's the deal with SGA? I've seen it mentioned by a slew of Dreamwidth people. (Although it's possible that in a couple of cases I was misreading something about the SCA.) I watched Atlantis for a few seasons. It was okay. IMHO, it didn't hold a candle to SG1. And I found that when SG1 went off the air, I wasn't motivated to keep up with SGA. That's just me, and I don't mean to put down something that so many others obviously liked. I'm just wondering, though... are people listing SGA (but not SG1) as a fandom because they think SGA > SG1? Or is it just that SG1 went off the air first?
5. New icon! Whaddya think?
6. I've been reading a comic book series called "Take A Chance." It's written by C E Murphy, and is published by a little indie company by the name of Dabel Brothers. It's being published as a miniseries, with the hopes of picking up enough readership to justify an ongoing series. It's pretty cool.
Concept:
It was a world much like ours. About five years ago, after seeing her son gunned down in gang crossfire, a woman became the first costumed vigilante. No powers. Just martial arts training. And it was a rough start. But, gradually, she learned the ropes. The media dubbed the heroine "Chance" after someone noted that, "This lady likes to take a chance." Then, a few years later, a North Korean WMD experiment got loose. Of those who contracted it, roughly a third died and a third recovered unaffected. The other third... got (random) super powers. They became a class unto themselves. They don't wear masks because they feel untouchable. Above everyone else, sometimes literally. You're either "one of us" or you're just a civilian.
That's the background. Our story picks up shortly thereafter. Chance is pondering her place in this new world. Whether she, no longer the world's only super hero, is obsolete. She quickly realizes, however, that her hard-won experience makes a big difference. Powers or not, she kicks butt. She's effective. And, perhaps more importantly, she's responsible. And she doesn't treat people differently just because they don't have powers.
There's more to it, of course. Her personal life comes into it. There's plot and detail and such. I don't want to give away too much. But... you've got a strong female character with her own identity (i.e. not part of another hero's "family"). You've got beautiful art (there are some scans over at the author's site). You've got an interesting set-up. And some pretty good writing. And a healthy dose of action. And let's not forget the Batman factor - watching a non-powered vigilante kick butt in a powered world is just an extra level of fun. I should mention, too, that there's a dose of realism. Practical details of life that (as Chance notes in her narration boxes) don't often show up in Saturday morning cartoons, and also things like the way she gathers actual legal evidence when she can, rather than confronting every bad guy personally and directly.
The first three issues are out now. More to come shortly. If you're into comics and looking for something new (especially if you're as frustrated as I've been with the Big Two lately), give it a look. Take a chance. I'm glad I did.
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