Update:

We managed 11 posts for the month of October (a good number, I must say), so I figured it was time for the blogging equivalent of a 'clip show' episode.

• The papers have, mercifully, gotten slightly better with 13/20 getting at least near passing grades (the class is on a Pass/Almost Pass/No Pass grading system), which is up from 8 the previous paper. At this rate, it'll only take two more papers before 115% of the students are passing. (or, as Disco Stu puts it, "from 1970 to 1971, sales of disco records increased 500%; if these trends continue...hey!")


• I'm still working on the second review for the IJOCA. The book, Comics and Film, is a collection of (barely related) essays, which makes it much tougher to completely cover in 1000 words. Hopefully, it'll be done by next week.


• I've started 1 of 3 major projects for this semester, since I'm presenting it to the class next semester. I'm looking at Werner Herzog's newest wave of films, especially Invincible, as they relate not just to his earlier works, but to 'historical'/Weimar-era german national cinema. So far, it's involving a lot of scare quotes and references to Lacan. I'll keep a running tally of progress on this and the other two projects (both seemingly pointless assignments for a Ritual Theory class that's being taught like an undergraduate seminar) as the semester progresses.


• My PCA abstract (in a greatly condensed form) about Captain America and Bucky (who I think is going to be revealed as the 'new' Captain America in the next few months) was accepted for the 2008 conference; not only that, but I've been assigned as a panel chair. I get to look forward to a fun San Fran trip!


• I'm at or over .500 with each of my fantasy teams for the season, despite a miserable 0-4 start in the Cincy league thanks to the massive suckage of Steven Jackson and Drew Brees. To keep the record good, we'll forget my co-management of the Wife's team, which is not doing so well...


• The fall TV season has pretty much settled down. Bionic Woman has pretty much been dropped (even though I still DVR it from time to time), and the Thursday night block has been real hit (30 Rock) and miss (Scrubs). The high point, though, has been Pushing Daisies, a fantastic program, for which I've been slowly working on a legitimate review.


• Finally, the 'roll call' failed miserably, as I only got 2 responses - not to downplay Koco and PB, but the Wife didn't even bother replying, and I force her to read the blog constantly. How do you do it, Geoff Klock?

PS-Chris Sims, who I would have a nerd-crush for if I ever met in person, posted the following comics panel for the Invincible Super-Blog's holloween post. It really might be the single greatest editor's note I've ever read, and that's including an old Scott Lobdell note in X-Men that literally read "ed-we don't remember which issue this happened in, but trust us, it happened..."