Staving off boredom

So, guess who got stuck with reference desk duties on the last day of the winter quarter? Go on, guess! Yes, that's right, me. It's very quiet here today, even for a library.

But honestly, I haven't been up to much lately. I think I have a pretty good story for the comic I'm writing for the class I'm taking (remember that? Scroll down a bit, or check the January archives). OK, let me qualify that. By "good," I mean "workable for a 16 page story so I can have something to show by the end of class." Anyways, here it is. The main character is a young man who is just starting college. Alone in his new dorm room, he gets a visit from an unexpected ally - his old imaginary friend from childhood (I did decide to go with a woodchuck here). Then, after the imaginary friend gives him a pep talk, he meets a couple of his new neighbors and finds them to be friendly. I guess that's about as well as anyone could explain it. We'll see how it turns out (probably silly, but hopefully not embarassing).

And, just so this post won't be a total waste of your time, an alert reader (the mysterious Jorge) sent me what is being billed as a rough cut of the now infamous-before-it-even-exists "Snakes on a Plane." I learned two things watching this video: 1. Snakes, when cornered in airline environments, will attack your eyes, and 2. Making this video took dedication. Dedication that few, if any, of us have. (note: this one requires Flash Player v.8. Took me a while to figure that out, so I thought I'd save you the trouble)