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Apologies to all for linking to the hard-rockin’ sounds of Sleater-Kinney without warning you about the hard-rockin’ yesterday. I actually was browsing with my speakers turned off at that point, so I was wholly unaware of the hard-rockin’-ness.

For everyone who’s ever enjoyed Jowdy! the interjection, there’s now Jowdy! the t-shirt.

A quick look at my referrer logs brings up some alarming searches: no less than nineteen instances of “terry schiavo jokes,” seven of “site joshreads.com lesbian,” and one apiece of
“the truth about stressed out moms and crystal meth” and (of course) “i am britney spears and i am picking my nose stick figure.”

And finally, you knew I wasn’t going to let this one by:

Benjamins? Brah? Rap-dog? Criminey!

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The Phantom, 4/21/05

I know where it looks like this is going, but most superheroes don’t dispose of their nemeses by lining them up and then shooting them execution-style in the back of the head. On the other hand, most superheroes have more super powers than a pistol and a purple lycra suit.

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Actual conversation conducted mere moments ago between myself (TCC) and the future Mrs. Curmudgeon (TFMC) about the issue of hipster music magazine Magnet that just arrived in our mailbox:

TFMC: You know, Sleater-Kinney is on the cover of Magnet. I think that’s the first time I’ve seen women on the cover.

TCC: Uh huh.

TFMC: I also think it’s the first time I’ve seen people smiling on the cover. Usually they’re too cool for school.

TCC: Yeah, those girls are sly. They have sly smiles on the cover.

TFMC: Uh huh.

TCC: But not, you know, sly like Sally Forth.

There you go, kids: indie rock to mass-market newspaper comics in three moves! I have problems.