He's Back.

Time for a new post at Gothic Charm School! Of Goths and School Dress Codes

...yes, "balls" was a double entendre.

I have fallen in love with a piece of software I bought to use later this year with my class when we study graphic novels. It's called Comic Life, and it is incredibly easy and fun to use. Plus, under $30! I highly recommend it if you've ever had a desire to make comics but, like me, lack the artistic talent to do so. This Mac program is completely integrated with iPhoto (though I believe there's now a PC version as well), so it's super easy to use your pictures. Buffista parents, I guarantee you would have a blast turning your kidlets into comic book characters using this program.

Anyway, the reason I'm posting about it here is because I used some of the F2F House on the Rock pictures to test it out, and I thought some of you might enjoy the result. It's hardly professional (no snarking at the layout, Pete!), but it took me all of 30 minutes to make and was a lot of fun.

Here's the link: [link]

Enjoy!

ETA: If you want to comment, let's take it to the F2F thread so we don't muddy up Press. (Plus, F2F only has 30 posts left in thread! We can use the comic to kill it off and open a new one!)

ETA2: Edited to fix link

...maybe we can get John Travolta to play him in the TV movie!

If you know anyone who is not registered to vote or anyone who works with unregistered folks, new voters or anyone else who might need some encouragement, please pass along this cool, poignant and instructive video .

It's a bunch of celebrities talking about why you shouldn't vote and then getting serious about why you should. It also includes a quick and simple way to register online...before tomorrow, which is the deadline in some states.

Apologies if this is a link repeated in a thread I haven't read. I found it in a UK paper.

ETA: BEWARE...this video includes significant swearing...cuz you know that is what inspires the cool kids.

ETAA: bleeped version

...I feel unclean.

Dan Savage of Savage Love is giving personal advice to everyone who forwards him an email receipt ($25 or more) for supporting California's Gay Marraige initiative.

I just got excellent advice on which pic to use on my dating profile.

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The Coastal Conservancy has just published a nicely designed (great photos, really good maps, all current info according to the places I checked that I know) book called, "A Wheelchair Rider's Guide to the San Francisco Bay and the Nearby Coast." I shouldn't be, but I'm boggled at how many places are accessible. Did you know that many state beaches have free beach wheelchairs to loan, with special fat tires for sand? They're meant to be pushed on wet sand. Cool! It's got a lot of info for the adventurous wheelchair user as well as not so adventurous or otherwise mobility-impaired, and includes hostels in the area.

It's free of charge by calling 510.286-1015 or [link] or here, specifically: [link] There's also one for LA and Orange County. Pass the word along.

(Erika, I'm mailing you a copy on Monday.)

Hear ye, hear ye: we are discussing Buffista F2F 2009 in F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us: "F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us"

It's the West Coast year, so Seattle, Portland, and a more rural/resort-y type of destination have been floated. We're giving it until 6 pm board time this Wednesday for further proposals of locations and date discussions, and then we're making polls and trying to decide things. If you've got ideas, please stop by and let 'em be heard.