I’m not saying girls are bad drivers.  Most are probably better than me, but I wouldn’t have a sticker like this on my vehicle with a big self-inflicted dent in the tailgate.  It’s like some guy saying, “silly girls, politics are for boys”, and then accidentally becoming a convicted felon.

I found the dialogue of this comic scribbled in the margin of a sketchpad, I suspect it was hastily transcribed while listening in on a conversation between Aaron and Rob Roys.

These conversations are a one way street and they usually involve Rob reciting “fun facts” related to various burrowing parasites while Aaron shudders and makes disapproving noises.

I think this visceral response to the mention of tiny grubs wriggling around in his head is the sign of an active imagination and a healthy mind… just the type of fertile birthing ground a brain worm might seek out to spawn a legion of writhing larvae.

• Comic - Brain Worms

Rob has a show hanging at Annie Kaills featuring some of his latest work, no abstract brain worms but it’s still worth checking out. Hmmm.. My head itches. It’s probably just this wool hat and a lack of sleep.

Ted Stevens is a tough bastard and, despite being a popular villain, I have to really like the guy right now.

I just got done listening to the FBI tapes on the ADN Political blog and he sounds both smart and inspiring. I’ve listed to a lot of other video and audio recordings from the VECO investigations and Stevens makes that parade of greedy clowns look like a bunch of amateurs.

Bill Allen comes across as a bit of a sniveling douche bag but he probably just feels bad for selling out his friend.

STEVENS: I think they’re probably listening to this conversation right now, for Christ sake.

ALLEN: Well, they’re not supposed to be. Because this is uh, this cell phone, it’s… my lawyer went and, I got it so that I could talk, you know, on it. So…

The audio recordings are an incredible invasion of privacy but what a window into a person’s thought process and personality. Stevens has been vilified so much and it was good to hear him speak without any political bullshit clouding the context. It cut through the presumptions and second hand information.

• Stevens / Allen Phone Calls

Draw your own conclusions but as far as I’m concerned, the trial is over and Stevens wins.

We asked the question “What does it mean to be Alaskan?” to several hundred participants at the Forum of Young Alaskans this past weekend. The resulting word cloud is beautiful and illuminating.

• What does it mean to be Alaskan?

note: I removed the words “Alaska” and “Alaskans” from my data for aesthetic purposes, they were giant and felt repetitive. Thanks again to Wordle.net for this fun tool!

Anyone who went to school up in Fairbanks will remember the siege-proof Gruening building planted in the middle of campus. It was a solid, imposing brick of concrete prepared to defend campus administrators from any student uprisings.

Ty Keltner built an amazing replica out of legos and put together a comic detailing the process. All the final structure needs for atmosphere is some kid chucking watermelons off the roof and a few pale streakers being chased by bike cops.

• Ty Keltner’s Amazing Lego Gruening Project