Yesterday a grubby old man wearing tight clean blue jeans and a scowl purchased a magazine called "Inches". He was rude, barked at me when I offered him a discount card, and, at the end of the transaction, snatched the magazine and stomped out of the store without a word in reply to my enthusiastic, "Have a great day!"

Upon learning what "Inches" was about, I remarked, "No wonder that guy was such a dick." (more...)

1. The other day, I was ringing up a woman's purchase while her friend stood back and watched. The woman decided to go ahead and get a discount card, which requires her name, phone number, etc., so following the prompts on the register I first asked for her last name. She told me -- it was "Arnold" -- and suddenly her friend burst into laughter so hysterical she had to lean against the adjacent counter as she tried desperately to catch her breath, only to break out into peals of laughter just as it seemed that she was about to stop. I thought this was rather strange, so I looked over at her with a raised eyebrow as the customer inquired as to what was so funny. Quoth the laughing woman, "Your name... that always makes me think of Benedict."

Then they both broke out in a maniacal fit of laughter. If they ever stopped, it wasn't until after they left the store. (more...)

Well. For the first time ever, we've got a legitimate NOT SAFE FOR WORK piece on the site with An XXX Crayon Haiku. X marks the spot, you see. But for those of you viewing on the job, Crayon Poetry Corner #6 should give you a spot of entertainment until you until you get home. (Although even there, the urinals may raise a few eyebrows in the office...) Also, the Site Talk block on the main page has been updated, as has the Links block further down, so check out those new additions as well. And as always, enjoy! (more...)

Finally, Scary-Crayon presents: How Halle Berry became Catwoman.

As you can probably tell from the drawings, I hadn't planned on this article tipping so heavily in the direction of social commentary, but that's what I get for sleeping a few hours and writing this one with the sun in the sky. Anyway, enjoy! Tell your friends! Leave comments! Etc.

Now, I'm off to <sneers&curses>work</sneers&curses>. Ja.

After waffling around a bit concerning the topic of the next Scary-Crayon article, I decided to forego the usual suspects for something spur of the moment and timely, since it's related to a flick opening this weekend. Like the Pan piece, I drew up a handful of quick illustrations to go with it, so when I get off work around 6 tomorrow I'll scan and color those and actually write up the piece -- if all goes smoothly, I should have it up around midnight, though if I finish it earlier I'll sneak it up whenever. It's still counting as Saturday's update, though. 😛 But stay tuned -- I think you'll like this one. If nothing else, the drawings are hilarious. At least I think so. But then, I'm a psycho. You may find them disturbing.

Oh, and I finally bought The Phantom Tollbooth yesterday. Dunno when I'll get around to reading it, but it's here.

And Mickey! Thanks for the video, chica. 😀

I think I'll grab some tortilla chips and watch a quick half-hour show before heading to bed. Ja.