Someone Who Knows a Lot about Cars, Please

Okay, I was driving home with my sister and I jumped a kerb (i.e. a "curb") while going around thirty mph. The kerb wasn't high, but we felt it all right. Right after the incident we thought we heard some clicking sounds coming from the vicinity of the wheel. So I pulled over and we inspected the area around the wheel in question, and nothing looked wrong. The car drives the way it normally does and the alignment is okay as well. The sounds seemed to stop immediately, and in hindsight people always start noticing noises when something bad happens even if those noises were there before the incident. And it's possible that the sounds weren't coming from the wheel at all. The car brakes fine too.

The thing is, I'm still worried about it. I will be taking it on the highway tomorrow to see if anything is wrong with it at speeds above 45 mph. So anyone reading this who knows about cars, should I be worried? Please let me know, anyone.

Ruminations of a Dolt

Is it more tech-savvy to refer to a computer as a "machine"? I'd just entered the conference room of the engineering building that had two computers, both of which were being used. The girl on one of them was like, "Do you need to use this machine?" I think people say it to sound smart but to me it kind of sounds pretentious.

The Pope is My Idol

It's probably all the religious programming of Holy Week talking. I was watching a documentary about JP II's influence in the world, you know, what he's done and how he's made a difference and so forth. Man, he did a lot, and he's a swell guy and I just love him and that doc almost made me cry.

I have been very worried about his health lately, and had already been worried about who his replacement is going to be but after seeing this show now I'm really worried. I mean, how on earth can anyone make as big a difference as he did? Can anyone replace him? I really, really do hope so. I don't know what to say.

I think it's time I started going to mass again. I'm coming, Jesus!

A Sad, Sad Day

The Pacman lost. Manny Pacquiao lost to Erik Morales in 12 rounds, 115-113. Shit.

The Fanboy Strikes Back

I went to the Smithsonian yesterday to hear Frank Miller, among others, talk about comics, specifically the graphic novel, which has become very vogue lately. Personally, I think it's weird that regular people are getting into comics, you know, the way that suddenly "underground" comics are cool. I think it's just a morbid fascination with us Homo-sapiens-fanboys (more commonly called by our sub-species fanboys) that causes critics in reputable magazines like Time to write about comics seriously and not as the medium of choice for youngsters and socially inept adults like me.

Actually I kid. While the comics world has its fair share of weirdos, the majority of its population is normal, socially-functioning people, like in Chasing Amy.

Anyway, you can't possibly imagine how excited I was to see Frank. I mean, come on! FrankfuckingMiller! YEAH! You see, Frank Miller is one of my heroes. I was so happy just thinking about hearing him talk. I was about to add him to my list of heroes I've seen in person, up there with Bob Dylan and Lou Reed. If you think I'm kind of overdoing it for a mere comics dude then you most certainly haven't read The Dark Knight Returns, and you should.

So I get there, and I see this leaflet:

"THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m.
Meyer Auditorium

"We want you to be aware that because of a sudden illness Frank Miller is unable to join us today. We are pleased that the program is proceeding with Terry Nantier, Paul Pope and Calvin Reid..."

GRAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!! HULK SMASH!!!!!! NO FRANK??? NO FRANK!!! Frank! FRANK!! FRAAAANK!!!

But then I was there already. It took me a while to get there, and to have just gone home empty handed would've been even more unfulfilling. Besides, even though Frank wasn't there, I thought it might still be interesting. There were a number of very interesting parts but I have to admit I was yawning a lot. And just to add, Paul Pope's stuff looks good and I plan on checking it out in the near future. Terry Nantier is owns NBM Publishing, and they are the American publishers of a lot of really cool European stuff that I really like. Calvin Reid is a critic for Publisher's Weekly. Chatty fellow, that Reid.

I was a little pissed of that they hardly showed any pictures, though. Come on guys, we're talking about comics here. If we didn't want pictures, we'd read a real book.

Spuh-ring Buh-reak

Spring break is here! Woohoo! I have three midterms to go back to! Woohoo!

Click. BLAM

The Wrath of Khalid

That's right. One of my professors totally busted me doing homework during class and was all, "Please put that away. You are really disrespecting the subject matter when you do that. You can step outside and do that."

All right, fuckface. This is war.

My Niece

My niece, Sophie, is sick. She has an ear infection and has to take antibiotics. She is in high spirits though, and hopefully she will be good as new in no time. I should put a picture of her on here one of these days.

I Rode the Bus Today -or- My Message of Love

To all the dear, spoiled, whiny passengers on the bus today--especially the middle-aged mustachioed cheeseball weirdo with the scooter, wristguards and blackberry, as well as the bearded pseudo-VIP misanthrope--dicks.