Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (aka glecharles) (aka loudpoet)

An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Your Birthdate: August 16You're incredibly introverted and introspective. You live inside your head.You spend a lot of alone time meditating and thinking.People see you as withdrawn, and at times they are right.You are caring and deep, but it may be difficult for you to show this side of yourself.Your strength: Your original approach to thinkingYour weakness: You tend to shy away from othersYour power color: Pale blueYour power symbol: Wavy lineYour power month: JulyWhat Does Your Birth Date Mean?

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

5 Things Tagomeme

Via Salomé; now consider yourself tagged!5 things in my refrigerator:1. Nestlé Quik Chocolate Syrup2. Nathan's Brown Mustard3. Gallon water dispenser4. Assorted chocolate candies5. 4 bottles of Heineken5 things in my closet:1. Shirts2. Pants3. Shoes4. Comic books5. My old Vectrex system5 things in my pursebag:1. Gameboy Advance SP2. MP3 player3. Composition notebook4. Cell phone5. Plastic baggie w/baby wipes5 things in my car:1. 2 Children's car seats2. Stroller3. 2 Folding lawn chairs4. Isaac's Grow to Pro 3-in-1 Baseball Trainer5. One each of Isaac and India's first sneakers

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

CBC Quickees: Public Enema and more…

It's been a long time between reviews, yes? Between the revamp here and PopCultureShock's server crapping out for almost a week, I skipped my Pull List Propaganda column this month and the pile is growing again. I'm saving the TPBs -- including Bluesman Vol. 1 & 2 and East Coast Rising -- for next month's column, but here's six quickees for your consideration.Thunderbolts #103 (Marvel, $2.99): The first Civil War tie-in I've read so far and it was actually better than the main event itself, which is really just a series of "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if...?" moments Mark…

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CONTEST: BOOM! Sampler Winner

"If winning Wizard's award for Best New Publisher didn't make them front and center of your buy pile, maybe my pleas will.You need to buy their books. One visit to the website will show this isn't some normal run-of-the-mill I have friends in comics operation. They're one of the few remaining operations that gives me hope for comics not heading down the same stale path as today's movies.Alright, I give up. They aren't the best new publisher in years. I just can't name another one that's better..."Congratulations to Rob of The Definite Maybe for his winning entry in our BOOM!…

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Say What?: 6/22/06

"...the exact same phrase 'That stuff from Japan...' was used two weeks earlier on my last trip through Customs and my manga examined for the same reason; because Japanese manga is 'really filthy stuff.' The reason I was so heavily raided this time, I found out afterward, was one of the manga titles had the word 'boy' in the title, which 'alerted' them to pedophile materials."--Elizabeth McClung, To Canadian Customs: X-men means X-rated (via Blog@Newsarama) "I'm happy that the market is able to handle this many copies of anything, and I know I may receive some grief for this, but…

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