Back To The Ivory Tower

It’s going to be a busy fall for me. I received a letter yesterday informing me that I’ve been accepted as a Humphrey Institute Policy Fellow. I and about thirty other young professionals will be meeting once or twice a month to solve the world’s problems and create the perfect meritocracy. I expect that it will be a little like being back in school, which actually sounds like fun. There’s also a study trip to Washington DC in February. I’ll finally make it to the East Coast, which I’ve been wanting to do for a while. As long as the city doesn’t get hit by some freak snowstorm while I’m out there. And I can only hope that the Forces of Good occupy the White House by that time. I have no idea what our schedule will be like, but I hope I have time to check out the Smithsonian and the Supreme Court. Big shout-out to my friend Adam and my boss MaryAlice for convincing the good people at the Humphrey that I’m more than just a pretty face.
My buddy Michael Drivas, proprietor and Chief Geek at Best Brains Comics, has a great write-up in the Minneapolis paper today. He just moved to a new location (1027 Washington Avenue, in case you’re interested) near the site for the new Guthrie Theater, which the article uses as a springboard for a discussion of old prejudices about comics and how comics have now attained a certain chic quality. Here’s my favorite quote from the article:
“Everybody is a geek about something,” Drivas, 38, said. “You can’t tell me that a guy who’s so into fantasy football that he buys specific publications and subscribes to particular Web sites to get information is any less geeky than a guy who goes to comic-book message boards and writes about what he thinks Marvel and DC should do.”
I’ve been a customer of Best Brains for about a year and it’s nice to see Michael get the attention. Can’t wait to see the new digs, Michael.