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	the stuffs inside my head that must get out archives 2010 may april march february january 2009 december november october september august july june may april march february january 2008 december november october september august july june may april march february january 2007 december november october september august july june may april march february january 2006 december november october september august july june may april march february january 2005 december november october september august july june may april march february january 2004 december november october september august july june may april march february january 2003 december november october september august july june may april 2002	Fri, 30 Jan 2009 can you name this mystery comic shop? My friend and colleague Joe Field of Flying Colors Comics in Concord has posted this mystery comic shop challenge on his blog. I'm far from positive, but it sure reminds me Bob Sidebottom's now-defunct Comic Collector Shop in Downtown San Jose. I'm barely old enough to remember taking the bus down there a few times, but can anybody confirm or debunk my hazy memory? [/topics/etc] permanent link Wed, 28 Jan 2009 Nerd in chief The Onion covers our new president's problems communicating his vision to his cabinet. [/topics/etc] permanent link Fri, 23 Jan 2009 Watchmen flashback teaser A blast from the alternative past... [/topics/arts/movies] permanent link Thu, 22 Jan 2009 Avatar the race-bender? Check out what local cartoonist Derek Kirk Kim has to say about the racist casting of whites for the new Avatar: the Last Airbender movie. I totally agree with him, but I feel like asians get of pretty easy compared to the casting and portrayal of Arab characters in Hollywood. If I wanted to be an actor, I could expect to either play a terrorist villain or a genie of some kind for my entire career. [/topics/arts/movies] permanent link Tue, 20 Jan 2009 Wondercon is coming Just a reminder that the bay area's biggest and best comic convention will be back in 2009. Wondercon is always a lot of fun, and I'll be hosting a panel there again this year related to comics retailing. Speaking of retailing, the online nomination form for the 2009 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award is up, and you can feel free to nominate your favorite comic shop (whoever that may be) for the prestigious award. [/topics/etc] permanent link Thu, 15 Jan 2009 RIP, Khan!!!! [/topics/etc] permanent link RIP #6 [/topics/etc] permanent link Tue, 13 Jan 2009 Hijinx top 10 in Entertainment Weekly Check out the January 16th issue of Entertainment Weekly (the one with the bearded guy from CSI on the cover) on page 71 for the second appearance of the Hijinx Chart. We chart our top 10 selling graphic novels and comics for December. Get yours today! [/topics/store] permanent link Mon, 05 Jan 2009 help support the Willow Glen Robotics team 2009 will be my second year helping out the geniuses in training in the Willow Glen High School Robotics team prepare a bot to compete in the FIRST Robotics League challenge. This is no simple "battlebots" competition. The kids have just a few weeks to design and build their bots to particpate in tele-operated as well as fully autonomous challenges. Check out the video above to see the crazy challenge for 2009. If you'd like to help the team with a donation of tools, technical books or useful part, you can bring them by Hijinx any time. If you'd prefer to donate money, you can use the following link: Yes, I know times are tough, but consider the following facts. First of all, these kids will be the ones paying off our massive debts for many years to come. And they'll also be the ones solving the problems that previous generations have been unwilling or unable to solve. Schools don't have shop class or auto shop like they did when I was in school, and for some the robotics team is the only place they get to use real tools and solve problems with them. The world needs engineers more than ever before! [/topics/tech] permanent link