My big fat Greek salad

So, yeah. We had a potluck at work yesterday. In a fit of pique because I always end up being the one to bring a huge Greek salad and everyone else brings a small dish of something, I took instead a small Greek salad.

It worked out okay, anyway. There were wings and some somosas and other stuff. Work is going to be interesting, because we're working on integrating two new training classes of Spanish speaking reps. Last year we lost 20% of our class in April because the call volume was below forecasts.

Ah, well. I did come in #2 for my team last month. Yay me.

Last night I went over to Dave's to make up my character for the Marvel game. World premise is a little bit Aberrant, with some Rising Stars on the side. Oddly enough, I don't think Dave has ever read either of those.

My guy is called Bullet Train; he's a tough hyper-runner with Regeneration. The team works for AOL/Time Warner, and I plan to become a core part of the WCW.

I'm such a geek.

New Comics day

This week, it was thin in the old pull box, so I picked up a few other items.

First off, Rawhide Kid #1, the infamous 'gay cowboy' comic. Well, I guess he's gay. Everyone talks about how good a dresser he is, you see. And he sounds like a gossipy queen sitting around the campfire talking to the kids about the various heroes of the old west.

My favourite bit, actually, omitted TRK entirely and was focused on two of the supporting characters, Sheriff Morgan & his son. The teacher, Ms. Inguls (yeah, yeah, reall subtle) decides to let them have a moment to clear the air. Sherrif Morgan & his boy talk, and it's really quite funny.

of course, I then realize I've spent $5 on a comic about a gay cowboy that has neither a good shootout, nor hot man on man action. Not that I'm LOOKING for man on man action, mind you. But there could be more of any kind of action.

Issue #2 of Unstable Molecules: Definitely an interesting book. Sue Sturm (not a mispelling) is a harried single woman, raising her rambunctious teenage brother while trying to fit in to her post-war suburban setting. I liked the intertwining of the Vapor Girl story with Sue's life. It's a good read, although I'm wondering about the scene where Sue meets up with an old teenage friend of hers. It may foreshadow more trouble betwen her & Reed.

The text portion at the end (as well as every scene they have in the book) hints that the Reed/Sue romance may not have been the bed of roses we've always though.

Scars #2: Issue two of the new crime book from Warren Ellis. It's a bit on the violent side; the lead character, Detective Cain, likes to beat his co-workers into co-operation. The murderer he & his partner are pursuing is a horrifying one, and although they never deliver any open gross-out shots, the half spoken words and implications are more than enough to send shiverd down yoru spine.

I like the way Ellis draws you into each of the characters. The most upsetting bit in a book that's upsetting all the way through is probably the coroner. Her monologue about her own personal scars is a good piece of writing.

It's interesting, though, and I'm hoping I can track down a copy of issue #1.