Marbles

Marbles. Check it out. A webcomic detailing the antics of a group of African kids just trying to get by. Sounds fun, doesn't it? I assure you it is. The characters are done in a caricatured style that emphasizes the state of the youths in a way that edgy comic readers can dive into. The creators manage this while not glossing over what would be, in reality, a saddening plight by sanitizing the visual content.

Done by a pair of gents from the Netherlands, the art is fantastic and the wit biting. However, it definitely isn't for easily jarred souls. The humor and verbiage are upfront as the comic details the mix of surreality and the everyday in these kids' lives. A mix used to great comic effect.

While there are always readers out in the wide world that will choose to ignore it and focus on minutiae, these characters have soul. They are likable, and I root for them in the context of their comic world. Contrary to some well-voiced opinions, the plight of man can be truly hilarious even at its basest levels. If you understand that, I strongly advise you to check it out. If not, well, there's always Family Circle.

Rembember, if you don't like it, blame Calan, the incomparable genius behind GingerDead and Friends, for bringing this to my attention.

Random Ramblings

Checking out the Bora Bora sim.













Things are peachy in SL. Just missing an image. I still look super, no?












Dropped by the Lily Pad Lounge to hear some live tunes. Check it out. Say hi to Drift Monde when you do.

Before I hit the TP to actually get down into the lounge, I grabbed a few snapshots of this fellow slaving away at a window washing camping chair. I believe he was up to about $L5 at the time. Let's hope he was able to hold out for more. Alas, window washing is a gruelling, thankless task.

Man Partly Swallowed by Shark

As reported by Reuters, a 25-year-old Aussie diver reports be partially swalloed, head first, by a Great White. What can you say? The guy was lucky. The tools of the trade for an abalone diver saved him - lead weight belt and abalone knife. As a recreational diver, I can't even fathom (get it? huh? huh?) what this would be like.

By Michael Perry

SYDNEY, Jan 23 (Reuters Life!) - An Australian abalone diver told rescuers he was partly swallowed head-first by a Great White Shark on Tuesday but managed to fight his way free, suffering a broken nose and bite marks around the chest.