Some cursed, some prayed, some prayed then cursed, then prayed and bled some more

Things that are happening today that are undoubtedly worth writing or reading about:

- Massive, horrible rainstorm.

- Pacquiao vs. Clottey

- Henry Kissinger hospitalized in South Korea

- Former porn director running for British Parliament... or something

What I'm actually writing about:

A list of my favorite nerdy things! Look, people, this isn't easy and on shitty, gray, rainy days, its especially hard.

1. Futurama
Not enough people watched this show. Still not enough people do. While I was in bed sick this week I easily watched 30 episodes. And it's as brilliant as I remember it. The mayor's name is Randall C. Poopenmeyer. I laughed at that for a good 15 minutes. Zoidberg: "It's toe-tappingly tragic." God. Fucking brilliant. Much more interesting than a boxing match or weather discussion.

2. Marvel 1602
I just finished reading this. It's a lovely little gem. They took all these Marvel superheros that we know and love and set them in Europe in 1602. Filled with political intrigue (Elizabeth I gets assassinated! James I hates Catholics! Odo the peasant! Magneto as The Grand Inquisitor!) and other fun nerdiness, it's just awesome. Written by Neil Gaiman, I recommend it to nerds and non-nerds alike. But mostly for nerds. And more thrilling than the details of a former politico's health problems in Asia.

3. The Sandman
Do you have 20-30 hours to spare? Then you should probably read all 11 volumes of Neil Gaiman's masterpiece. If you haven't and still refuse to, I might not like you. It's just flat out the best piece of comic epic-ness that has ever been written. Yes, it's better than Watchmen and it's better than Sin City. Generally speaking, if Neil Gaiman wrote it, I probably love it. And, despite how it might appear on the surface, it's infinitely more tantalizing than the story of a former adult entertainer running for public office.

What?

Oh, right, you've come to expect poop and/or semen and/or dick jokes in these posts. Sigh. Fine.

Cock. Balls. Cum-dripping balls. Feces. Monkeys throwing feces against phallic statues. Andy Reid choking on feces while pleasuring himself to the latest George Clooney masturbate-a-thon. James Cameron is making a 3-D movie of Dune where Paul Atreides is played by a 10 foot tall walking turd that jerks off as a means of attacking the Fremen raiders. Emperor Palpatine slathering margarine all over a latex model of a poop-covered Jabba the Hutt, dressed in Princess Leia gold bikini costume.

And my scatological nerd creativity is officially spent.