There’s a part of me that wants to become a drunkard. I want to grow my hair out, forget to shave, and smoke all the time. I want to be disheveled, with greasy hair and IP’s coming out of my three piece suit. I’m tired of living a life that feels full of forced conformity.

Am I crazy? It’s quite possible. I don’t know what to make of things at this point. Hopefully at some point this semester I can actually see where I am headed. I still have a grip on what I’d like to do with myself. I feel happy, and I feel that my life is going the way I’d like it to go. However, there’s this strange part of me that just wants to completely and totally withdrawal. I just want to be lifted from the stream of time again. I need to recreate myself.

Eh?

In about forty days, I'll be checking in to my dormitory at the Academy of Art University way up in foggy San Francisco. A week after that is orientation, and then classes begin. So here's how I've prepared.

1. Social: I've updated the About Me page here on my blog, cleaned up my Facebook, and joined a few niche communities like Last.fm and Plurk, so I should be "connectible" without having to spend much effort.
2. Physical: I've started a workout regimen that I'm hoping will be good for anybody starting at zero, like me. On Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, I'm doing the Couch-to-5k-in-6-Weeks plan. On Thursdays, Saturdays, and Mondays, I'm doing the Hundred Pushups plan. And just because that left Tuesdays free and I want to go swimming, guess what days I'm going to try to hit the pool.
3. Monetary: I've saved up a few hundred dollars, so I'll be able to afford the cheap flight back to San Diego every once in a while, and that's in addition to the regular school breaks that my family will pay for. I should also be able to afford the occasional movie and restaurant.
   
4. Scheduling: All of my classes are spread out from Monday through Thursday, which means that I'll have long weekends without having a "dread day." My classes are later in the day so I can sleep in. It's pretty ideal.
   

Everything is going according to plan. If any of you that are already out at college have any tips though, please leave a comment.

No pick this week, but that's not stopping me from a Fast Five and an all new contest!  Fast Five picks include Marvel 1985 #3 (Marvel), Scalped #19 (Vertigo), Ghost Rider #25 (Marvel), Conan The Cimmerian #1 (Dark Horse), and Mighty Avengers #16 (Marvel).

I also talk a little about The Dark Knight and the all-new Watchmen trailer.

Contest this week is for Batman: The Long Halloween TPB (DC), so if you'd like to enter send me an e-mail at CammysComicCorner@gmail.com!  The winner will be randomly selected by this Wednesday, so start e-mailing.

(on facebook chat)
Emily: Last night I was having way too much fun with your mom
Emily: jokes

In this episode we look back at the wonderful life of the Martian Manhunter, as the pick of the week is Final Crisis: Requiem #1 (DC).  Fast Five picks include Captain America: White #0 (Marvel), Green Arrow / Black Canary #10 (DC), The Goon #26 (Dark Horse), Joker's Asylum: The Penguin #1 (DC), and The Invincible Iron Man #3 (Marvel).

Amazing week for comics, and I almost cried man-tears (seriously).

I’m hoping that the Washington Times is conducting a social experiment or making a very inappropriate and scary joke, because this is just insane.

The Department of Homeland Security has expressed great interest in making everyone that wants to get on an airplane wear a special bracelet that can be used to shock you so badly that you won’t be able to move for several minutes per shocking. It also features a built in GPS, so they can monitor you and shock you from anywhere. It will have all your personal information stored in it, and can be used for “interrogation purposes” as well.

Expressing interest isn’t the same as seeking implementation, but with stuff like this combined with President Bush pardoning himself against potential war crimes, I’d almost bet that you thought about George Orwell before I even mentioned him in this sentence.

We need January. Immediately.

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Here is an interesting event.

sin(666)+cos(216) is approximately equal to (1+sqrt(5))/2, better known as the golden portion/ratio/gods number/phi.

I’d like someone to respond to this post, and explain why the bottom (sin cos method) is inaccurate at digits 255, and 256.

*The long decimals have be truncated here on Bagelwood because James' mind can't handle the horizontal scroll bars they'd otherwise make. To see the full numbers, either do the math yourself or click on the title of this post to see it unmodified over on Justin's blog.

I apologize for the show being a day late, but the Fourth of July made things quite hectic.  Pick of the week is Hellboy: The Crooked Man #1 (Dark Horse), with Fast Five picks including Manhunter #32 (DC), Station #1 (BOOM! Studios), Jonah Hex #33 (Vertigo), Secret Invasion: Front Line #1 (Marvel), and Nightwing #143 (DC).

Awesome week for comics, and hopefully no one lost any fingers to firecrackers.  Those pages can't turn themselves, you know!

The can tried to cut me so I had to stare it into submission to make it stop
(Josh)

From a week with tons of Secret Invasion cross-overs, one book stood out from all the rest: Young Avengers Presents: Hawkeye #6 (Marvel).  Fast Five picks include Daredevil #108 (Marvel), Green Lantern #32 (DC), Ms. Marvel #28 (Marvel), Final Crisis #2 (DC), and Secret Invasion: Runaways / Young Avengers #1 (Marvel).

Lotta big titles from Marvel this week. C'mon DC, get your act together!