You know someone named Arsenio Billingsworth?

Well, apologies for the delay in posting. Apparently, my readership has grown to 4! (that's counting me) I didn't feel like posting during break, as I was busy laying on the couch using the dog as a pillow. When I tried to post last week, Blogger wasn't working.



I promise to post a full review of Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter later today, but first I need to do a quickie review of the problems with comic books lately.



First is the explosion of pathos that is Marvel's Civil War crossover. Thanks to Johnnycakes (I'm going to make that nickname stick), I was able to read through the final parts over Spring Break. In summation for my non-comic-fan-readers:

-Captain America is dead (maybe)

-a 60-foot tall black dude is dead

-each state has its own official state-sanctioned superhero team; I can only hope that Ohio gets Colossus.

-Reed Richards is a douchebag

(Thanks to Near-Mint Heroes, who did a whole series of posters)

I also used the Break to to some random half-assed work around the house. I hooked up cable in the basement (so I can sit on the floor and watch a 9-inch TV with no remote), and supervised the installation of a garage-door code thingy. Plus (the important thing), I made sure my sister reduced her public stupidness.

I spent St. Patty's day finishing my tax return (didn't even get credit for the Toronado) and watching basketball in my pajama pants. I did get to see a fairly cool parade Sunday, and drank my obligatory green-colored Coors Lite. And then spent most of the day keeping the dog from attacking my neice and nephew. By attacking, I mean jumping around while the kids scream.

School has been exceptionally shitty, since pretty much all of the papers are due in the two weeks following break. That, and I think my ENG students are actually getting worse (with a few exceptions) - by the end of the semester, maybe they'll forget how to dress themselves.