Bully for Bobby

I was walking Bobby this morning down the back alley way.

Halfway down we encountered George - the big friendly boxer who in my backyard yesterday to play with Hallie. Bobby's never liked George, and when he saw him started barking and charging at him. George, being the big nervous Nellie he is, took off in a hurry and hid in his own backyard. After we passed he came out and ran up the alleyway towards next door.

There was just something funny watching a big 60 kg being chased by a little 5 kg one.

Buffy and Angel Comics

A few weeks ago I read part one of the comic series Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight, which finally found its way into the local library. Not a bad effort. the writing was slightly better than the average Buffy comic and it took the characters in interesting directions (when will they get parts 2 and 3?).

Anyway, I just discovered that there's also an Angel: After the Fall comic series as well, which follows on from the last episode. Hmmm, I think I know what I'll put a request in for next.

Apparently both are supposed to be "canon", meaning that they're accepted by "official" sources as part of the continuity of the series. Most of the time (unless it's the Star Wars universe) comics based on TV shows are merchandise, rather than canon, because either a) no major changes (or ones that that changed back) happen to any major characters in such stories, and b) they seldom have any effect on the main story's continuity. Of course both these comics take place after the TV shows, and they're not making more of either, so I guess that gives the writers free reign to do what they like (though please, no Canon Defilement or Reset Buttons like the  One More Day hash in Spiderman).

Hmmm . 

In search of...

Bugger. My favourite pen is a Bic Grip Roller (looks like the image right). It has the optimum grip and pressure for my drawing web comics. But - I've had great difficulty in finding these lately - only blue seems to turn up in Woollies and Coles. The Bic Website is no help. I could get them at The Pen Guy online, but minimum order's 300 and even at 58¢ each that'd be $174! The Paperchase has them too, but I need a credit card to use that.

Have you seen this pen in a shop in Australia? Tell me if you know where I can buy some.

Rocky Horror Remake Horror?

Apparently MTV are going to remake The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Interesting comments at http://www.stoptheremake.com/ .