Chronicles of a Boy and His Tiger
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Well I know how I am going to spend 100 bucks.
My favorite comic series of all time, Calvin and Hobbes, complete in one very cool hardcover collection. This sounds cheesy, but this silly comic strip had a big impact on me when I was growing up - it enriched my vocabulary, engaged my mind with Calvin's little philosophical inquiries (I love the commentaries that Watterson made on mass media), got me into drawing comic strips and cartoons, and literally defined "imagination" for me.
*Charles Trivia !*: In grade 6-7, I wrote and drew 4 issues of a comic book I entitled "The Magnificent Three", a spinoff of all of Calvin's alter-egos: Spaceman Spiff, Stupendous Man, and Trigger Bullet. Pretty geeky, but fond memories none the less.
Speaking of Geeky, I am also adding this book to my 'buy-from-Amazon' list:
Excerpts from the book are already pretty funny, and the book has some pretty cool 'pop-art' illustrations that go along with its pearls of wisdom.
FIND A WEAPON
Your pathetic human hands are useless here. Choose a blunt or pointed instrument (serrated edges don’t work against metal or durable plastic). Even a simple crowbar can save your life – you can run away while the robot condescendingly bends it into a pretzel shape.
Hehe I think I am the only person who buys these kinds of things (^_^). In terms of what's new in my life... uh not much, essays and law school applications have kept me busy 24/7. Tomorrow I'm going with friends from my club to talk with people about religion and Christianity. I'm a bit nervous about that, but who knows: maybe I can miraculously transform into an extrovert? I think that would be definite prove of a God (^o^)
That's it for me - Best of Luck surviving Midterms :p
Posted byCharles Ang at 10:39 PM
Ya, Calvin and Hobbes is truly one of the greatest newspaper comics of all time, and probably my personal favourite. Many fond memories of reading it over the years.
I think I'm going to go pick up this new collection too. After all, it's just too good to pass up.
e.g.
Calvin: "The simian aspect of your countenance suggests a heritage unusually rich in species diversity."
Moe: "What?"
Calvin (handing Moe his lunch money): "Here you go."
Calvin: "That was worth 25 cents."