miscellany: that's what I get...

Nice little bugbite of some kind on my neck. Figures, being the only warm-blooded critter out at 4:00 AM.

I only hope it isn't the kind to get horrible swollen and travel along a vein. Doesn't feel promising, though. Have Benadryl, will travel.

(Okay, turns out it didn't get *really* swollen. Still itches like mad, despite the hydrocortisone cream. Waiting to see if the MSM helps it subside a bit.)

miscellany: "So why the hell do you still read comics?"

"For hope."

(And no, not those ancient Golden Age ones, nor the "Shogun Warriors" ones from the twenty for a dollar bin.)

There are a few fun web comics to check out below-- spent most of last week reading through various archives.

Questionable Content reminds me of a certain N.O., who will otherwise remain nameless, because he kicked this kid in the nuts really hard for saying "indie rock" one too many times. (Well, maybe not just for saying "indie rock", but having never met the victim, I can't guess accurately at any character quirks that might have instigated such a vicious attack.) Note that getting kicked in the groin has nothing to do with Questionable Content.

ScaryGoRound is lots and lots of fun. There's zombie raising, time travel, tiny vampires, killer robots, and a few trips to the afterlife. Oh, and ninjas and spies and evil inventors on an island, and cults, too!

The Adventures of Dr. McNinja. "What would Batman do?" and "In the chill of winter, the shamrocks in the grass had become frozen. And sharp. And deadly." It's a blend of some of the very worst comic book conventions ever!

crazy: aspirin and coffee and more aspirin, oh my.

Hurray for projected thunderstorms for the next few days. Woke up two hours before the kids-- nothing like trying to sleep when my joints are swollen like they've been hit with cartoon mallets, and they're as red as ripe tomatoes.

Two or three days of maybe two hours of sleep should really work wonders on my ability to cope with breathing, ha ha ha.

Hey, that aspirin's wearing off already. Damn it.

(I'd be dangerous if I could move. Y'know, that whole murderous rage at a rate of no more than two miles per decade. I am a violence engine.)

Time to compensate with an extra helping of coffee and kreteks :D

Anarchy Online: Lost Eden Q&A #5

A bit more information regarding the research system.

The personal research system offers seventy new options to learn for each profession. Unlike some perks, there are no ‘shared’ research lines, each profession has their own unique line of research open to them.

It would be great to see some more specifics about the different research lines. Looking forward to finding out about the pre-order bonus, too.

Full article at Funcom's site here.