The Call Is Coming From Inside The Grouse
...the past few days coming up on a week now, I have been experiencing some strange discomfort in my chest area from time to time. I also have no health insurance (though the plan is to sign up for it this week). I have been searching what it could possibly be and thus far, I think I have been able to rule out the worst case scenarios considering that it's been nearly a week. Some forums have suggested that the feeling(s) go away in a few week's time. Thus far, most signs point to some form of acid indigestion or another. Still, this is a bit of scare for me.
In the past few years, I have been trying and struggling with buying more natural and organic foods. After ending my run as a vegan and vegetarian, I went through an adjustment period where I was just trying to reacquaint myself with eating chicken and fish again. It was actually hard because I had a lot of guilt about it for a while. I made the switch back based on a doctor's recommendation due to digestive issues I started struggling with mightily in my early 20's (and still to this day).
Once I had gotten far enough away from the moment I sold out (I'll call it what it is), another part of me kicked back into gear. When I was in grade school, I loved Big Macs. Though we didn't eat McDonald's the way kids do now, it was a triumph to have it before knowing how truly bad it is for you and more. So, feeling a misplaced sense of freedom, I had my first Big Mac in over a decade. And another. And then more. Way more than I care to admit now.
Fast-forward to now, this past week has been a bit nervy. My father passed away completely unexpected from what was ultimately cardiac arrest two months ago. Now, I've been feeling chest discomfort after certain meals for the past week. I keep trying to tell myself that it's likely food related and that a change in my eating and drinking habits will go a long way to beating back anything more severe down the road. Still, it's hard not to see a correlation between the two at the moment.
On to more fun things...
...serial killers would not seem an appropriate study for the graphic novel medium at first glance. The average person likely equates the comic book world with men that fly and shoot fire from their eyes. In many ways, Hollywood has a large hand in propagating this stereotype. When a comic book or graphic novel is adapted to the big screen, they market the film dependent on the content. When a new X-Men movie is coming, they make certain to let the world know that it is a Marvel Comics property. It was years before I realized that From Hell was adapted from the Alan Moore graphic novel. Same thing for Road To Perdition by Max Allan Collins.
Anyone who has ever set a curious foot into a comic book shop, especially one that has a wide array of content, nothing could be further from the perception. While the bread & butter is (and likely always be) the superhero, adaptation and science fiction genres (and much of it is very good in its own right), there is a wealth of books that cover every genre nook. While even my own collection has a heavy dose of superhero, crime noir and weird horror, I also own Economix which is a graphic history of the American economy.
I am a walking wish list of titles that I would like to eventually read and possibly own. I have numerous volumes of Superman, The Flash and Green Lantern that I plan to check out. I have every intention on checking out Sandman, iZombie and I Love Trouble. I also find myself always considering titles like Petrograd (alternate historical fiction of the assassination of Rasputin), The Book Of Genesis by R. Crumb and even Hyperbole & A Half by Allie Brosh.
Recently, I ran across a series of comics based on famous murders of the Victorian era by Rick Geary. In a style similar to R. Crumb or Art Spiegelmann, Rick Geary illustrates historical data of Jack The Ripper, H.H. Holmes and even some lesser known killings of the 1800's. Last week, I found and purchased A Treasury Of Victorian Murder Compendium Volume One, compiling several of his individual stories into one beautiful hardcover for $24.99.
This would be the paragraph where I "highly recommend" looking out for this title and yes, I do recommend it for anyone curious in these crimes. They are informative to the point of being a little dry (though I suspect that was the intent). The stories read like short documentaries rather than sensational tales. The illustrations straddle the divide between realism and being cartoon-y. And the volume number suggests that there may be a second volume either available or in the works. Or if you'd like to investigate the writer/artist directly, his website can be located at http://www.rickgeary.com.
Read: A Treasury Of Victorian Murder: Volume One by Rick Geary
Listen: Weston Splitsville
Watch: New Girl
In the past few years, I have been trying and struggling with buying more natural and organic foods. After ending my run as a vegan and vegetarian, I went through an adjustment period where I was just trying to reacquaint myself with eating chicken and fish again. It was actually hard because I had a lot of guilt about it for a while. I made the switch back based on a doctor's recommendation due to digestive issues I started struggling with mightily in my early 20's (and still to this day).
Once I had gotten far enough away from the moment I sold out (I'll call it what it is), another part of me kicked back into gear. When I was in grade school, I loved Big Macs. Though we didn't eat McDonald's the way kids do now, it was a triumph to have it before knowing how truly bad it is for you and more. So, feeling a misplaced sense of freedom, I had my first Big Mac in over a decade. And another. And then more. Way more than I care to admit now.
Fast-forward to now, this past week has been a bit nervy. My father passed away completely unexpected from what was ultimately cardiac arrest two months ago. Now, I've been feeling chest discomfort after certain meals for the past week. I keep trying to tell myself that it's likely food related and that a change in my eating and drinking habits will go a long way to beating back anything more severe down the road. Still, it's hard not to see a correlation between the two at the moment.
On to more fun things...
...serial killers would not seem an appropriate study for the graphic novel medium at first glance. The average person likely equates the comic book world with men that fly and shoot fire from their eyes. In many ways, Hollywood has a large hand in propagating this stereotype. When a comic book or graphic novel is adapted to the big screen, they market the film dependent on the content. When a new X-Men movie is coming, they make certain to let the world know that it is a Marvel Comics property. It was years before I realized that From Hell was adapted from the Alan Moore graphic novel. Same thing for Road To Perdition by Max Allan Collins.
I am a walking wish list of titles that I would like to eventually read and possibly own. I have numerous volumes of Superman, The Flash and Green Lantern that I plan to check out. I have every intention on checking out Sandman, iZombie and I Love Trouble. I also find myself always considering titles like Petrograd (alternate historical fiction of the assassination of Rasputin), The Book Of Genesis by R. Crumb and even Hyperbole & A Half by Allie Brosh.
This would be the paragraph where I "highly recommend" looking out for this title and yes, I do recommend it for anyone curious in these crimes. They are informative to the point of being a little dry (though I suspect that was the intent). The stories read like short documentaries rather than sensational tales. The illustrations straddle the divide between realism and being cartoon-y. And the volume number suggests that there may be a second volume either available or in the works. Or if you'd like to investigate the writer/artist directly, his website can be located at http://www.rickgeary.com.
Read: A Treasury Of Victorian Murder: Volume One by Rick Geary
Listen: Weston Splitsville
Watch: New Girl
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