Into the depths of my mind...

But i felt a need.  In my quest for inspiration in reading/writing I've been reading online stuff.  Specific stuff.

Online comics.

I didn't realize i had a problem until I noticed it was taking me over an hour to browse all the strips i was reading.

So here's my list of what I'm reading.

13) The Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch - Irreverant and surreal, it's a shame he's doing no new strips.  If he was, this one would be higher in my list

12) Ding! by Scott Kurtz- It's gone through a few incarnationsm but I like the new format.  I've got a few stories to submit. You may not need to play WoW, but you really do need to be an online gamer at least to get some of the gags. 

11) For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston- The only syndicated strip in the list.  I'm still waffling on the new format, but Lynn really does capture sibling relations unerringly.

10) Red String by Gina Biggs- I just found this in the last day.  Wow.  It's a keeper.

9) Fans! by T. Cambell and Jason Waltrip - T. Cambell is one hell of a writer.  I really loved the first couple arcs, then got lost for a few story arcs, and I'm starting to drift back.  This one's on the rise in my list.

8) Fun In Jammies - It's fun, the art's very clean, and the characters are real.  Meanders a bit, but I still enjoy it.

7) Striptease by Chris Daily - Great strip.  Could use a few less characters and plot meanders, but still very solid.

6) Candi by Starline X. Hodge - I love the writing because it's real.  The art is simple but very expressive. 

5) Menage a 3 by Dave Zero and Giz. - A funny, sexy and compelling story with one HELL of an artist.  Giz's art makes me want to hold my breath for updates.

4) PvP - By Scott Kurtz. Alot of people bash him, curse him and talk alot of crap about the writer/artist.  He's been doing the  strip for 10 years, and I think he's still funny.  Brent Sienna is my hero.

3) Wapsi Square by Paul Traylor - Hot babes, action, wierdness, mysticism and general mayhem combine for a great strip.  Paul makes me tear my hair out.  He gives you just enough plot development to keep the story going, but there are times i want to just choke him and scream "What the HELL is going on!"

2) Least I Could Do by Sohmer and Lar - Rayne is the world's biggest pig, and I love him in a manly-but-no-peen-touching way.

1) Penny and Aggie by T. Cambell and Giz, AGAIN - Who would believe a teen drama in comic form would have me completely enthralled.  Shades of DeGrassi High...

My Thirteen Favorite Famous (or not so Famous) Quotes

I'm a fan of history. I truly truly believe we cannot change the future without knowing and understanding the past. There is alot of wisdom in 4000 years of written history, and I draw from it where I can. Each of these are amazing quotes from amazing people, and can be attributed to just about any facet of life.

I'm putting these in reverse order, as they do have a hierarchy of importance to me.

( Thirteen slices of wisdom... ) 13) "It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand." - Mark Twain
12) "I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be." - Abraham Lincoln
11) "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill
10) "If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking." - George S. Patton
9) "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
8) "We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible." - Vince Lombardi
7) "Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it." - Mark Twain
6) "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" - Thomas Jefferson
5) "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin
4) "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche
3) "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
2) "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants" - Thomas Jefferson

1) "The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves." - Leon Trotsky

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First off, I want to aplogize for missing the last two weeks of Thursday Thirteen. Life has been crazy busy and I haven't had time to breathe, much less blog.

So, for this week's Thirteen:

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So I've been on a media bend lately. Audio, video, anything to stimulate the brain. Last week it was albums. This week it's movies. Picking 13 was harder than I thought I would be.

13 Must See/Own Movies - According to Me ( Read more... ) Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Thirteen Things about Adrian Todays list is an ode to my love of music and my lov of writing.  When I write I need loud emotional music, so these are my favorite thirteen albums to write to.  I'm posting them in so particular order, just as they struck me. ( Read Today's Thirteen... )  1. Stabbing Westward - UnGod      My buddy Thomas turned me onto these guys.  Amazing stuff.  Anger, love, hate, angst, self doubt.  Great fuel for the mind. 2. Queen of the Damned - Original Soundtrack      This soundtrack has been on my permanent playlist since the day I first heard it. 3. The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails      My personal favorite of Trent's albums. 4. Mechanical Animals - Marilyn Manson      Coma White is such a powerful track, possibly better than any track he's released. 5. Conan the Barbarian - Original Soundtrack      2 Words.  Basil Poledouris.  Nuff said. 6. Poe - Haunted      This snuck into my collection after hearing "Haunted".  She exposes herself to her listeners like few female musicians are willing to. 7. Evanescence - Fallen      Haunting.  Lyrical.  Amazing.  I'd have her babies just so I could hear her sing to them. 8. A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms      Another band/album my buddy Thomas turned me onto.  Oddly enough I have to be in the right mood to listen to them, but when the mood strikes me, there's nothing else I want to hear.  "Orestes" is one of the most played tracks in my collection.  9. Ministry - Land of Rape and Honey      Old Skool!  If we blared this at the Iraqi's insurgents over loudspeakers 24 hours a day, they'd give up in a matter of days. 10. Linkin Park - ReAnimated.      In three regular release albums, go figure.  My favorite album is a remix album. 11. Breaking Benjamin - Phobia      This is a new addition to my collection.  "Had Enough" is in heavy rotation these days. 12. System of a Down - Toxicity      Chop Suey, X, Toxicity, Aerials.  Wow.  Amazing. 13. Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace      "Just Like You" got me to buy the album.  The rest of it keeps it in heavy rotation in my house. Links to other Thursday Thirteens!  1. xakara 2. dazeddingbat 3. Leave your link and I'll put you on the list... Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants

Wow. So I wanted to do this meme, and I had a bajillion ideas. Big artsy stuff and deep inner delving, lots and lots of...stuff.

And then I realized, like always I'm trying to over-do, over analyze and super astound the world....and it never gets done. So how about the basics?

Thirteen Odd Facts about Adrian Drake ( How odd is odd? ) Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. moondancerdrake 2. xakara  3. Tinkerbell_NL

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