I Need a Watch

I need a new watch.

Yeah, I know that I should get a new battery placed in an old watch, but then I wouldn't be able to get a Ribbon Watch. The "Washington" collection is my favorite, since I'm fairly conservative in my personal wardrobe choices and that would match best with my current clothing colors. "Sleeping Beauty" is probably my least favorite. Pink? Powder Blue? I can count the outfits I have in these colors in one hand. "East Egg" and "Peyton Place" are commendable for their boldness, but I'd probably not use them. I'm too chicken to try anything really daring.

Dream King Update (With Commentary)

Neil Gaiman recently announced a number of interesting tidbits in his journal that made me start drooling.

The upcoming republish of The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish is going to be a limited edition with Neil reading the story on CD. Drool! I must have it, since I don't have a copy of my own.

Hanging Out With the Dream King, published by Fantagraphics, looks very interesting. Neil is sort of a dream collaborator for me, although I hardly can imagine what we'd collaborate on, other than websites. Hey Neil, I can build a really cool non-linear website for you! The talent he works with astounds me. He astounds me. I'm sure the book is astounding!

Speaking of collaborators... Although I love Neil's short stories, I think I only really love them when they transform into other creatures. Murder Mysteries was an okay audio play and a short story, but my heart leapt at P. Craig Russell's adaptation of it into comic book form. The story touched me in ways that it did not in the other two formats. Now, Michael Zulli has adapted "The Price" and "The Daughter of Owls" into comic book form, to be published on September 29th. Should I order my copy now or later? Neil indicates that there is going to be another volume in future under the Creatures of the Night title.

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