You cannot buy those little Frappucinos here, and the nearest Starbucks is an hour's walk away, and I do not have a car. So I am experimenting, due to Personal Health Wossname (insulin resistance, a suspected developing lactose intolerance, and stuff).

Recent efforts at tweaking the Top Secret Recipes model have resulted in a pleasant buzzy thing based on cow's milk -- 1/2 UK pint each double strength coffee/milk, 1/3 cup Splenda, 1tsp cocoa. But milk is milk and that's not a good thing. So now I'm about to try soy.

It's sweetened soy milk.

Can't bloody well *win*.

From the Talkaboutcomics forums:

Good afternoon. I'm Shaenon Garrity, webcartoonist and Modern Tales goodwill ambassador. I write and draw "Narbonic" on Moderntales.com, I write "Li'l Mell" on Girlamatic.com, I sporadically write "Trunktown" on Serializer.net, and I am always right.

I come to you today because I wish to submit a comic to Graphic Smash, an upcoming Modern Tales sister site devoted to action/adventure comics, and I need an artist.

Xeric gives grants for self-publishing comic books. Here's some details on what the grant covers and how to apply. The next deadline for applications is July 31, 2003.

A blog called Whitespace has a good entry on writing endings that is worth checking out.

Rest in Peace and thanks for the memories Mr. Hope. Check out this history of Bob Hope comic books, which featured Super Hip, possibly the squarest superhero of all time...