OK, I’m lazy.  There.

I can’t promise regular updates.  It’s just not going to happen.

I’ll try to get extra content up on the site, but for now, you’ll just have to make due with regular Vlad comics, courtesy of Estragon.  I can write them, no problem, but drawing them and posting them, for whatever reason, beyond my abilities.

Anyhoo…

So I read alot of webcomics.  I don’t know what the normal amount is, but I have over twenty loaded for daily consumption (thanks to the awesome Morning Coffee plugin for Firefox).  I like to talk about them, but no one really likes to listen, so I thought I’d post that stuff here.  Just in case the Comittee of Geeks calls upon me, I will have thorough proof of my geekiness.

First up in this ’series’ is inkdick.  Normally I would say that autobiographical comics hold zero interest for me, and in the past this has been true.  I actually came across this comic while looking for places to advertise Vlad on Project Wonderful.  Maybe I liked it because Pranas, the creator, is going to the school I want to go to, doing the things I want to do (attending cons and making comics).  For whatever reason, I dug it, and read the entire archive in a single day.

What he does right:

• The art is cool and charming.  I grew up loving super hero books, but over the last five years I have really come to enjoy a much broader range of styles.
• The stories are short intimate glances at a relatively normal life. He keeps them short and to the point, so its an easy quick read that keeps you interested.

What he does wrong:

• I read the entire archive in essentially one sitting, so this wasn’t apparent to me, however reading the story it becomes clear that there has been issues with keeping a regular posting schedule. On this site I consider that sin numero uno; however I don’t doubt I will keep coming back for more.

I’m sorry, this is the best story I have.

After a careful, scientific review of many bags of “Fun” sized Skittles, I have discovered that they do not all contain the same amount of Skittles.  Some contain more than others, and many bags contain an inordinate amount of yellow skittles, which, as we all know, is the worst type of skittle.

Needless to say, I will be writing to M&M/Mars to discuss this matter further.  I find that it is a miscarriage of justice that there aren’t more strawberry skittles in my “fun” sized bags.  As everyone knows, strawberry is the best type of skittle.

Weekend can’t come quickly enough.

The Republican governors are meeting in Florida today, discussing the future of the Republican party.

Let me give some free advice to the Republicans.

You should continue to maintain these planks as the main part of your platform:

1) Intelligent Design — nothing makes you look more open-minded and intelligent than ID (after all, it’s got the word Intelligent in the name).  Sure, there’s an overwhelming amount of evidence for evolution, but you’ve got the best counterargument: “God did it”.  Best part of ID?  Very cheap to keep pursuing.  These scientists keep spending all this money on research, etc., all you have to do is keep repeating “God did it.”

2) Women’s “Health” — John McCain was right when he belittled women’s health in the third debate.  Why should we care if women are healthy or not?  (Besides, we do seem to have a population problem. )  The Republican party believes in forcing life into this world, they really don’t care what happens to life once it’s here.  Which brings me to the next plank in the platform–

3) “Air quotes” — Nothing shows that you are more serious than when you start “belittling” the intelligence of your supporters by adding “air quotes” to your statements, so that they know that you’re being sarcastic.  If people can’t tell you’re being sarcastic without air quotes, then you need to get better speechwriters.  The Republican party is the best thing that ever happened to America.  See, you can’t tell if I’m being sarcastic or not.  That’s why “I’m” sticking with “air quotes”.

4) God — Sarah Palin seems to have this obsession that God will “show her the way” to the White House.  (I really wish someone would just show the Governor Google Maps.  It’s pretty easy.  Just enter: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC as your destination.  You’ll be able to find your way there pretty easy without God.)  Why should Republicans stick to this right-wing God stuff?  Well, if you look at history, you will see that nothing has brought people together more than God:  Christians (Seventh Day Adventists, Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Methodists, Baptists, Southern Baptists, Pentecostalists, Mormans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Unitarians), Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Shintoists, Taoists, Hindus, Wiccans, Satanists, etc., etc.   All of these groups agree, right, and have never had any conflicts between them?  Maybe God is trying to show Sarah Palin the way to the White House, but that mischevious devil Dionysus keeps getting in God’s way.  You rock, Dionysus.  This beer’s for you!

5) Keep saying government is awful — Republicans want to get into government, even though they think that government can’t do anything right.  When looked at through this lens, the government’s response to everything in the last 8 years has been immaculate.  Katrina?  Perfect reaction.  Do nothing.  That’s called brand consistency, and, if the Republican brand has been anything these past years, it’s been incompetent.  Stick with it, Republicans!   We’ll be back to you in no time at all.  Cause if I was rich those Dems would raise my taxes.  Bastards.