Geek Fetish

According to Deidre Woollard, guys who read comic books are totally hot. I must be hanging out in the wrong comic book store, because I never meet any girls dying to hear my critique of the latest Supreme Power. I was having coffee with a woman last weekend and I somehow let it slip that I read comics. And I was a little disappointed in myself because I said it like I was admitting to something embarrassing, like occasionally wetting the bed. So if I ever see this woman again, I’ll be sure to proclaim, “Yes, I read comics! And I’d be delighted to discuss their literary and artistic merits with you in the context of our postmodern society. If Umberto Eco says comics are literature, then who are we to argue with him?”
Bloggers are getting press credentials for the Democratic National Convention. I’m a bit sorry I didn’t follow through on my own plans to blog from the Convention. But I’ll be very curious to see what kind of coverage bloggers can deliver. I hope they take the time to tell the stories that Big Media can’t be bothered to cover and that we get some good policy discussions, rather than just “So-and-So gave a speech and this is what they said.”