Only about an hour left before I skip out of here and embark on the long journey back via public transportation! Hurrah!

SO. Freaknerds. I figure the term is new to many of you out there, so I'll explain. Obviously, the term is a combination of the words "freak" and "nerd" -- and it's tempting to call them simply one or the other. They are very much like nerds of the Revenge of the Nerds variety -- loud, obnoxious, always cracking jokes in reference to something nerdy and never ever shutting up. That latter one is probably the main thing that keeps me out of their ranks, other than the fact that I actually put a modicum of effort into my appearance (and shower regularly). I hear their conversations loud and clear from my desk, and I get many of their references (including many of the Star Wars and Star Trek ones, though I'm not familiar with either franchise in a primary sense). But I'm not always talking. (more...)

First off, thanks to Stefan for donating to the Scary-Crayon cause! I really appreciate the support, especially with the site being about to exceed its bandwidth for the billing period yet again. That TMNT anime review sure is popular. (more...)

Yep! Again, two short pieces as opposed to full articles, but hopefully I'll have time to sit down and work on something this weekend. So first up, we've got Crayon Poetry Corner #7, entitled "Filthy Camels". This is a phenomenon I've noticed quite a bit while waiting for the bus -- at the Metro station, no less -- and it makes me fucking mad every time I see it. And am I the only one who thinks the camel looks like Bill Cosby? I guess it spits pudding. And then we've got a new installment of Dusty Plastic HELL: Hot Flash, this one dedicated to the memory of Rodney Dangerfield, who passed away on Tuesday. This one's for you, Rodney.

That's all I've got for now. I anticipate blogging from work, so stay tuned!

Greetings, readers, and welcome to a largely political Blog of Wes entry from work! But first, thanks to all who commented and e-mailed with birthday wishes. This one wasn't so great, but there's always next year... assuming the terrorists don't blow us all to Kingdom Come by then. Wonder Woman sure looks good in that bronze eagle armor, though. And now, on to our topics. (more...)

So as those of you who checked out the Site Talk block on Scary-Crayon's main page already know, I turned twenty-three today. Rah. Not a lot happened. I went to work, came back here and messed around with graphics for SC's layout update for a few hours (alas, it looks like I may end up scrapping most of the work I did tonight and go a different route instead). Soon I'll go to bed, since I'd like to get more than the three hours of sleep I got last night. I didn't do anything fun, I didn't hang out with any friends (because I don't have any), and I certainly didn't get anything noteworthy as far as presents go (presents? from where would they come?) because nobody really gives a shit about me or my birthday. Yep. (more...)