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Neal Holman, whom you might remember from such pinnacles of awesome as Silly Spider Monkey Fiasco, Frisky Dingo, and Sealab 2021, has a comic in an online competition which I think you'll really dig.

Rather than try to explain it myself, I'll let its synopsis do the talking:

Predictably, the legend of the giant monster turtle that eats little campers like so much candy comes true, ruining a perfectly good summer at Camp Thunderhawk. From the chaos, four counselors (Peter, Raj, Sarah K. and Sara G.) arise to lead their kids to safety and slay this rampaging jerk of a turtle, all while dealing with the epic rigors of summer love. And zits. And Warren Timmings, the crazy man from the woods. Did I mention there’s a crazy man from the woods? It’s a summer camp story. There’s a crazy man, his name is Warren, and he is most definitely from the woods. Love, Lust and a Giant Killer Turtle is our love note to summer camp, teenage romance and bad monster movies. It’s fun, it’s utterly ridiculous, and it’s terrifying, a comedic horror story told with real characters suffering real loss through absurd circumstances. In movie terms, think Shaun of the Dead as opposed to Scary Movie and its various offspring.

You can peruse Love, Lust, and a Giant Killer Turtle here on Zuda Comics. If you do indeed dig it, I encourage you to join up at that site and vote for it in the competition. If it wins, Zuda will give Neal and his co-conspirator Chad Hurd an ongoing series, and that can only end well for all of us.

Meeting tonight.

Sadly alt.coffee aka Hopscotch Cafe is finally gone for good. I wonder where we'll end up now.

Back on May 14, Governor Paterson announced that New York must recognize same-sex marriages which have been performed in Massachusetts, Canada, and other places where it's legal to do so.

Yesterday, a Christian lobbyist group announced they have sued the state to keep such a law off our books.

So, the Governor is now polling his constituents (that's us) to gauge public support for his position. This means that if you call his office at 518-474-8390, you will be able to quicky voice whether or not you support the Governor's position on same-sex marriage. You will only be asked for your 5-digit New York ZIP code.

More info in this post by Marriage Equality NY.

A nickel's worth of free advice...

When you wake up at stupid o'clock in the morning and are struck with sudden insomnia, and you groggily turn your game console on to calm your brain down and kill some time in hopes of getting back to sleep... make sure the game in the machine isn't this one.

Jeepers. *twitch*

Irena is an immigrant to the United States, who fell in love with and married an American. They were very happy together, and following the long, expensive process to obtain her permanent American citizenship. Sadly, he suddenly and unexpectedly passed away.

Becuse he died before the immigration process was completed, she is now being deported with no right to appeal. This is an automatic process by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and is commonly known as the "widow penalty."

Please take a few moments to read Irena's story.