May 7 is Free Comic Book Day, an event created by people in the comics industry to increase readership. On this day, all around the country, comics retailers give away special free copies of certain titles.


Not satisfied with a single day, Yet Another Comics Blog has generously declared all of May to be Free Comic Book Month. Each day he is giving away a free comic to one lucky reader. Guess who was picked for Day 3?


The month is still young, so if you want a shot at some free comics, be sure to take this opportunity.

I'm not going trade my computer in. With the discount I would lose and the restocking fee I would pay, it would cost me around $300. I was already planning on upgrading my RAM (an extra gig rather than 256 MB) and when I need more hard drive space I'll get a USB 2 external drive. The processor speed bump was minor, the video RAM only matters in video games (which I don't plan to do much of) and the wi-fi isn't worth much when the computer is two feet from my ethernet switch anyway. So I'm going to keep my computer and continue to be very happy with it. The price for the older iMacs like I have has dropped to $1299, so I can get back the difference between that and what I paid. If you're thinking about getting a Mac, this is a good time to make the switch, whether you're getting the newest iMacs or you can find one like I have for $1299.

Apple just upgraded their iMacs. For the same cost you can now get a computer with a faster proc, double the memory and hard drive (and video RAM), and a dual layer superdrive. Oh, I think I'm going to be sick. Excuse me.

Update: I read that if they upgrade a product within 10 days of you purchasing it, you're eligble for an exchange. I hope so. I would probably lose the 10% discount I had Friday, but this seems like a much better deal.

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Mallrats (Collector's Edition)

Guero, Beck

Midway Arcade Treasures

Last week the father of Vincent Pereira, a man I greatly admire, passed away. As many of you know, my dad died suddenly over 11 years ago. It's something that I've been holding deep inside of me for most of that time. During my therapy here I've really started talking about it and letting go. I went to the cemetary last month to do something I never really did, which was say goodbye to my dad. Growing up, my dad was one of the only people who I felt really loved me for who I was. He had no expectations. He took tons of his time out to spend time with me doing what I wanted to do. He took interest in my interests. Whenever I was going through hard times I knew I had my dad to fall back on. When he left this world, that net was suddenly gone. I have been so blessed by God with many people who have taken on that net. Sometimes I just don't realize it because of my own insecurities. I've had this idea in my head that because no one on this earth can love me to the capacity that my dad did that no one really loves me. This false idea grew and grew and I began to push people away. This is especially true with the ladies. I'm learning now that people really do love me and they do it in their own way and that is cool. It seems so simple, but I'm just now seeing it. So last month I said goodbye to my dad for real for the first time. I'm not forgetting him. But I am letting go. He would want that. He would want me to live life to the fullest and to let others into that life. I don't just have to have the handful of people I've let in to my bubble. There is so much more out there. Yeah, there's lots of hurt and pain, but there doesn't have to be as much as I've brought upon myself.

I just wanted to take a moment to thank every single one of you guys out there who loves me in your own special way. I'm sorry I don't see it all the time. I'm sorry if I pushed you away because I felt you weren't loving me enough. I'm sorry if I demanded more than you could give me. I'm working hard to change. It's going to take some time. But I'm on the right path. It's the least I can do in becoming the man my dad raised me ot be.