Reading: Mars Living by Ben Bova
Music: They Might Be Giants
TV/Movie: Cloverfield
Link o' the Day: Girl World by Ahlquist and Reilly



Rumor has it... electric fans rotate clockwise in the Northern hemisphere, and counter-clockwise in the Southern hemisphere. This is due to the coriolis effect.

Rumor has it... an early version of the Jimmy Buffet song "Cheeseburger In Paradise" included a stanza celebrating corn relish. Jimmy Buffet is allergic to corn relish, but he thought it would be amusingly ironic. Then he discovered that it was a childhood bully, not him, who was allergic and he had the stanza removed.



Rumor has it... the Marvel superhero Iron Man was originally conceived as being a female-shaped robot with the brain of Tony Stark implanted within it. Gender confusion was going to be a running theme with the character. The concept was dropped when the Marvel editorial board sobered up.

Rumor has it... bubble wrap uses air recycled from old soda cans and air conditioners.

Rumor has it... the surface of Mars not only has natural features which, from certain angles, resemble a humanoid face, but also a three-toed foot, a seven-fingered hand, and a three-cheeked posterior.



Rumor has it... the monster beneath your bed eats people who recklessly split infinitives.

Would I lie?

-=-=-=-=-=-



Today's link goes to a blog entry from comic book writer Steve Ahlquist and a project he and Chris Reilly worked on called Girl World which they are considering returning to work on. Included is a link to some of the early artwork and 20 pages of penciled art. A fun little thing to check out. If you're a comic book artist or similar type of cartoonist/illustrator--give it a look-see.

Cheers!