The end of one century and the beginning of another

Should auld acquaintance be forgot? I mean, probably?

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Honestly, are they that different? Sexy Iraq vet trapped in the Nevada desert versus sexy Sicilian princess trapped in the Bohemian sheeplands? Six of one, am I right?

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100) Motor Girl: Real Life by Terry Moore, finished October 2

I love Terry Moore. And not just because he's skilled at drawing beautiful women. Although no question he is, though they aren't just pin-ups—they are living breathing humans with particular ways of standing and moving their eyebrows and speaking to others. They are real people.

And it's not just pretty girls, either. All his people have personality and realism or, alternatively, cartoonishly chaotical qualities. Both of which are great.

Our hero in this story is an ex-Marine who was held and tortured in an Iraqi prison. She may be an excellent mechanic and able to deal with 112-degree heat, but her grasp on reality is weak (he costar is an imaginary gorilla) and she is not great with other people.

Also, there are aliens and a government conspiracy and such.

This is just the first volume—I picked it up cheap from a Fantastic Comics sidewalk sale—and now I'm obliged to read the rest.

Of course, eventually I will need to find Moore's alleged masterpiece, Strangers in Paradise—I saw a couple enormous volumes for cheap at Comic-Con but, well, a guy's got to start at the beginning, you know?

And first, he's got to finish Motor Girl.

two days

101) The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, finished October 5

Shakespeare's kind of a little weirdo.

Curious how the only person to truly die was a child.

Also interesting how correct the Delphic Oracle is.

And how many years pass.

And its fairy tale certainty that princesses are born physically beautiful and perfect in etiquette and nothing can hide that.

And the amazing efficacy of a simple disguise.

I mean—was Shakespeare face blind??

(If you must be a Shakespeare-themed Conspiracy Theorist, consider this one. After all, consider what Tybalt says: "This, by his voice, should be a Montague.")

one day