Yeah, the usual stuff: first sentences of the first post (well, the first public post, every month from 2008: January Just looking through some photos I took in December 2007, all of which I took because they amused me or made me go "what the...?" Some photos that ... well, read it. February There are times, you know, when I read a story online and I'm genuinely unsure whether it's a sign...

Hey, greywingnut , check out this post: Star Trek: A Comics History

Below is a list of links to my first 25 posts showing a selection of James Bond comics covers from around the world. 1. - Casino Royale . 2. - Live & Let Die . 3. - Moonraker . 4. - Diamonds Are Forever . 5. - From Russia With Love . 6. - Doctor No . 7. - Goldfinger . 8. - Risico . 9. - From A View To A Kill . 10. - For Your Eyes Only . 11. - Thunderball . 12. - On Her Majesty's...

gothamajp is always teasing me about my love for custard well I found this which has an audio tour read by Nicole Blackman that starts at the factory where they make the damn stuff and then takes you on a little tour of Birmingham. You can follow along on the map provided in the podcast, go to Birmingham and walk the tour or follow along on the google map like I did. I originally started...

Once again Alan ( gothamajp ) put me on to some new features. So, I thought I would test it out... I was looking over the comments. This one made me kinda smile. "good but needs an emo other than that its grate KITE666" I thought Mark was angsty enough... :)

And so I'm back from Austin, and it was fun. okay, I've been back for a few days, now. But had to teach. And tend to computer repairs. And other non-bloggy activities. But though humid, it's always an invigorating town. I stayed with my friends Rick   and Brandy, I did a mini-writing workshop with some incarcerated young men at a juvenile detention facility -- all of whom asked good questions, and...

Here's a meme from gothamajp I found interesting. Not sure I have five favorite bands that *no one* reading here has heard of, but I think it safe to say a large majority of people have not. Hopefully. I'll give it a try at least. What are your Top 5 recording artists that no-one else has heard of? (They must have recorded at least one commercially released album.) 1) Kenna Kenna is...

gothamajp has some early design mock-ups for his forthcoming book James Bond: The Illustrated 007 at his LJ today. I want this book and I want it tonight. Unfortunately we'll have to wait a few months. *pout*

Title: Back In The Saddle Word: metallurgy Challenger: gothamajp Length: 200 words exactly The office hadn’t changed much: the same view from the windows, the same shelves, the same books on the shelves. He stole a glance at the papers in the tray to the left of the computer screen; probably the same memos unanswered from when he’d left, the senders still waiting for a reply. He sat...

JAMES BOND: The History of the Illustrated 007 From the Publishers PR - Now for the first time, the complete history of the illustrated JAMES Bond is chronicled by pop culture historian Alan J. Porter in James Bond: The History Of The Illustrated 007. Porter’s new book examines James Bond’s adventures in newspaper strips and comic books. Before Bond became world famous with his movie series...