In today's "Minimum Security" comic, find out how to lose weight by making revolution! http://ping.fm/qxUp2

Decolonize! Act effectively to defend the planet. New video of Derrick Jensen Q&A: http://ping.fm/aUZRv

"There is only one task: to accelerate, through every available means, the downfall of this oppressive culture." Grosz/Heartfeild, 1920

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NaNo update: 18,178. Only about 1,000 words today, fighting the whole way. Blergh. *hack* *cough*

For those of you who might not know - The mods have issued a general amnesty for Yuletide. So if you defaulted at some time in the past and think you aren't qualified to sign up -- You are! But signups close tomorrow at 9 pm EST, so go quickly!

In other news, I'm sick again. Damn it. I think I've been sick about four times in the last two months -- my immune system is clearly falling down on the job. Especially since I got absolutely zero writing done yesterday and might get none tonight. On top of missing the Mountain Goats concert. *sad face*

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My first week full-time on Unshelved we spoke in 4 venues (California Library Association, Ingram's booth at AASL in Charlotte, the University of NC, and the University of SC (Go Cocks!)). It was a great but exhausting week, with an extreme low point (my daughter being stung by a stingray at Huntington Beach (she's fine now)) and a fabulous highlight (being given the art below by Sarah Dutton, a fan who came out to see us with her parents in NC).

From Fan Art

I missed the SoCo shots at Charlotte's Hooters, but did visit ImaginOn again, saw the ImaginOn sandwich menu at the supermarket next door, and then scored an ARC of the new Joe Sacco book at AASL. (If you're ever in that part of NC, try the lamb tibs at the Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant -- thanks to Michael Rockliff at Workman for discovering it and leading the way!)

Survived 6 flights, if you count connecting flights (I do) and now I'm back in the big wet that is Seattle, fighting moss, a cat on my lap, seeing how much I can type before my wrists give out.

Posted by Gene on 11/10/2009 10:47:00 AM

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It's been a while since I last mentioned these two. I've been a huge Twitter user forever. Follow me at @billba and be amazed at what I consider funny or interesting enough to tweet. Now that he's unemployed Gene is tweeting a lot more at @ambaum. We all particularly enjoyed the hourly update of his first day working from home. Already his personal grooming habits have taken a hit.

Meanwhile we have almost 3000 fans of the Unshelved Facebook fan page. By becoming a fan there you can get our strips and blog posts in your news feed along with breaking updates from your friend's dog. Lately our fans have also been using that page to comment on strips, which is quite fascinating and potentially a huge time suck for yours truly.

(And yes, my other strip Not Invented Here also has its own Twitter feed and Facebook fan page too)

Posted by Bill on 11/9/2009 1:49:00 PM

I got a comment about my last comic saying that it condoned smoking, but I don't, that is nonsense! You should also not lasso cats out of trees, if that doesn't go without saying. Historical smoking is another matter, go ahead and have a smoke in the trench, but I advise against lighting three cigarettes at night.

Remembrance Day always makes me ruminative about the place of history in our current consciences, because it is one of the few holidays where we are explicitly told listen you have to remember this thing that happened ok and, one, people pay attention, two, there is nothing jamming the line like bbq's or parties or football games or chocolate eggs or presents. History: You should give a shit, who knew.

Just so we are clear though, I don't really care about Queen Victoria's birthday either so go ahead and slam it back on May 24 weekend, fireworks and the whole bit. Honestly we should all get free corgis on Victoria Day.

I don't usually share my tendency toward cuteness on the internet, but today is a special day.

*big sincere eyes*

You see, John packed my lunch today. He made me a special hummus and olive sandwich with CHEESE -- even though he's allergic to cheese and doesn't even like to touch it. But we were out of other protein items and he knows how much I need protein at work and he didn't just want to squash too much hummus on the sandwich.

AND! He put two cookies in the bag. TWO! Of the special wonderful flown-in-from-England currant shortbreads that he knows I adore soooo much! Because he thinks I am special and wonderful and deserving of COOKIES!

I feel so incredibly, amazingly loved. LOVED, I say!

/cute


All right. That's it, move along. Nothing to see here --

http://www.someguywithawebsite.com/blogarchive/week_2009_11_08.html#002877

This is beyond moronic. (via Tom)

MAD Magazine artist Tom Richmond has been working on an iPhone app with movie director/entrepreneur Ray Griggs that allows users to search a database for contact information of every congressman. Tom did 540 caricatures - one for every representative in union and territories - for the app. Unfortunately, they have learned that Apple has rejected the app based due to "content that ridicules public figures."

Here's details and screenshots of Richmond's work (let's reiterate that he drew 540 caricatures before Apple rejected the program). There is absolutely no political bias, agenda, or opinionated attack on anyone whatsoever here. As I noted in this post title, this is a company that found no problem with selling an electronic fart machine on their home page, yet a valuable resource for contacting and identifying your Congressional representative is "controversial."

Had a really, really fun photoshoot with Visioluxus / Elisa Lazo de Valdez!

( NSFW )

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I kind of have a morbid fascination with how deeply buried the lede is regarding what appears to be a gigantic prick-waving contest over how high we can raise the national debt.