Comic Splat - Week 5

The Amazing Spider-Man #679
Tick tock time's almost up
Whew not P.M. but A.M
It's M.J. silly!

Winter Soldier #1
Bucky and Widow
They form the Soviet Twosome
Cold War adventures?

Fatale #2
Symbols and occult
Old time men wearing just black
Aliens among us?

The Punisher #8
Solid Snake anyone?
Punisher's winter outfit
Where is this going?

Experimental Haiku

Smash  Dive  Base Hit

Comic Splat - Rest of January

2nd Part to Spidey Story in 677.  Daredevil falls fro some bad luck!

Luke Cage's version of Avengers Assembe

My new favorite character, Iron Fist

Artist freedom shot

Was this on purpose?  Come on Citi Field with Yankee Stadium arches...Please!

Zoom Zoom

I agree with Smashing Hulk!

Experimental Haiku

                    n  l  i  g
                u                h
Sudden s                        t is born

Comic Splat - Week 4

Secret Avengers #21.1
Was this just a test?
The Captain get in trouble
Hawkeye takes over

Captain America and Bucky #626
Confusing old school
Replacement Bucky and Cap?
Adam Two and Traps

Justice League #5
Not much of a League
Darkseid issues his Justice
Batman plays the game...

Comic Splat - Week 3

Amazing Spider-Man #678
What a cliffhanger
Gosh, Madame Web is a Buff
Can Spider save World?

Avengers #21

The Avengers go down

What is that Hydra up to

Osborn taking over?

(Really was this shot necessary?)

Invincible Iron Man #512

Mandarin is back

Iron Man's foes are teaming

China is the target

(Note: Rank of Colonel is not three stars on the shoulder;)

Moon Knight #9

Moon Knight is a nut

Four heroes in just one man?

Serum, webs, and claws

Ultimate Spider-Man #6

Love the spider suit

Miles uncle is the Prowler?

Who is this Miss Brant?

William Gibson - Zero History

Book Three in William Gibson's Blue Ant or Big End Trilogy.  This trilogy really put Gibson back.  If I had to guess writing the books immediately following his Sprawl trilogy were difficult and were my least favorite.  With the Big End trilogy I really think he hit his stride again.  Read my impressions of Book Two here.  Pretty much the same thoughts.  I liked Spook Country the best.  The ideal of containers moving around the globe intrigued me.  This was about military clothing and a secret underground clothes designer was an intriguing idea but the chase and the bad guys were kind of silly.

As always the good quotes:

Page 57 - "He remembered Bigend saying they were a symptom of autoimmune disease, the state's protective mechanisms 'roiling up into something actively destructive, chromic; watchful eyes, eroding the healthy function of that which they ostensibly protected." - Gibson's view of London's ever expanding camera network...

Page 133 - "A cross between Grand Central and the atrium of the Brown Palace, Denver, structures aimed heroically into futures that had never really happened." - You know I have never been in the Brown Palace!

Page 207 "Soviet M-125-3MN Fialka cipher machine" - This thing existed.

Experimental Haiku

Portland 2012

Day One
Deschutes - New brews (Chainbreaker White IPA and Orange Cream Ale)
Powell's - Unbelievable as always
Movie - In Time ughhh awesome concept poorly conceived

Day Two
Mother's for breakfast
Nike Town updated concept - sweet
Keen socks
Beer at Bridgeport - Black Rain
Portland Restaurant yum
80s Video Dance Night at Lola's Room Crystal Hotel and Ballroom

Day Three
Nice run around river
Some writing at Powells
More beer at Deschutes
Massage (water jets!)
My Week with Marilyn

Day Four
Timbers
Bridgport
Writing at Wholefoods
Ace Hotel (?)
Jake's conversation

2011 Running Review

And that was 2011.  An apparent shift away from running and more time in the gym could be seen versus my previous seven years. Of course that average also included 2009 when I ran every day for a year.  Funny thing was that my 5K time improved in 2011 to 22:46 from 2010.  With some more specific type training (speed training and back to a good long run on Sunday - 60 minutes or more), I should get close to the 20:00 minute mark.  That would make me happy!