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Met the girl. Hung out, waked around, had a bite to eat. I made her laugh several times, and I felt that a second date was possible. I texted her a few times on Monday; nothing major . . . just a "how are you?" note and a picture of something I had told her about. No response. I'm not getting anxious, but if she would cut things off, I wouldn't be too shocked. I've been having a crap week in general. ETA: I just want to emphasize that expecting other shoes or pennies to drop is, basically, at least 80 percent of my being. Example: the Mets have caught fire recently, and they're looking to play into October. I'm a lapsed fan, so their failures don't strike me as hard as when I was a kid. That said, I half-expect an airplane to drop and smush at least half of the team. I'm not saying "plane crash." No, I'm expecting a jet from LaGuardia to drop from the sky, in all defiance of physics, and squash the Mets. And that's what I usually feel in general in regard to dates and aftermaths thereof.

New ChallengeMania event in NYC next Saturday. I got a ticket in advance . . . it will be Derrick's birthday. Then Paulie got announced as a guest, followed by Cara Maria. I was starting to think of selling the ticket (or at least unloading it) . . . and then Ruthie got announced. Now I'm conflicted. It's on the same day as a comic show, but the locations are close enough to each other where I could do both. Any advice? 😊

Scanned it briefly. Is Hickman usually on the level of Grant Morrison, in the sense of writing stuff that you can’t “get” on the first read? I can appreciate that, but sometimes, I like something like what Morrison did with The Green Lantern this week. In briefly: “Green Lanterns from other universes! Wheeeeeeeeeeee!!!”

Situation: The Mets are now two games over.500, three games behind for a wild card spot. Question: At what point does the bottom fall out? This is beyond my "Mets can and will be fucked" screeds. The last few weeks have been spectacular, and we might be seeing a repeat of 2015. What, will Cano break a bone rounding a base,and a fragment finds its way between deGrom's eyes?

Isn’t being a mother the same thing? 😜😜😜 Seriously, though, the better sympathy angle wouldn’t been vying for two spots in the same region as Meagan Martin and Jessie Graf. Whoops, down goes Meagan. Looks like Sandy’s going to Vegas. ETA: Awwwwwwwww . . . Lobo is a cute Bull Terrier. Too bad his human (Alex Hatch) got struck down by the Lightning Bolts. ETA: Nobody cleared the course? Damn.

For anyone that subscribes to Comixology . . . they got the first six trade paperbacks available for borrowing. ETA: Grant Morrison wrote Happy! I feel like a putz, even if no one notices.

Does gen:Lock have a thread? I looked in Cartoons and Genre. Interesting premise.

Thanks, @Quilt Fairy! In other news . . . shit, Jake Murray bit it hard. I know he tries to be a “character,” but I don’t think that factored into his fall. ETA: Lightning Bolts just took out Lance Pekus. Opens up another slot for another unknown to shine.

I’m glad I padded the DVR recording time. The shootings should invoke some empathy from the current president, but that ain’t happening. John making fun of his own topics was a nice touch. I knew about the bull poker (or whatever it is called) from Rick Reilly’s book about “dumb” sports, and I knew inmates were the ones at the table. Basically, they sit down an pretend to play poker. If a guy gets up or the bull knocks him out, he’s eliminated. Yeah, it’s sad that society is six steps away from Deadman Wonderland (#animereference), and it’s not going to be on ESPN’s “The Ocho” block this week. Is Shepherd Smith supposed to be the sane one at Fox News?

Well. Looks like Preacher will be going for broke as it careens towards the finish line. I mean, we start off with God raining meteors upon the Earth because a dinosaur ignored orders not to eat its own shit. And then Cassidy was repeatedly tortured by a Noo Yawk Italian stereotype who donned a yarmulke and repeatedly circumcised him.We wound up with a shot of a bucket full of foreskin, and it looks like some of it was used to repair Herr Starr's ear. Where else on TV can you see this? On "regular" TV, I mean. I don't subscribe, and I've heard Doom Patrol and The Boys get damn freaky without regulations. Lots of fighting, lots of death, Tulip shoves Featherstone off a cliff, but she has stuff in her outfit that makes her a flying squirrel. Also, Jesse tries to make two assholes be friends with each other, but they wind up getting killed, and they top off the accompanying camels to boot. I'm trying to keep track of all of the plots (including Saint of Killers hunting Jesse with poor, poor Eugene in tow), but it's tough. The ride should be epic, though. Oh, and Eugene's credits shot has his lips on the other side of a glory hound hole. "Preacher: Because Fuck Subtlety, That's Why." ETA: “Glory hound” was typed on my laptop, so I can’t blame autocorrect on that one. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

No one else is watching? Jesse just got two guys and two camels killed by accident. And apparently, Grail soldiers can mimic flying squirrels.

Thought: would Kevin Conroy be playing the Bruce Wayne from Kingdom Come? ETA: Conroy played an older, gruffer Bruce Wayne in Batman Beyond. Here's a scene from Justice League (the animated series) where Old Man Bruce shows his younger self how to interrogate criminals.

"What wacky shit haven't we done yet?" "Having Cassidy tortured?" "Nah. How about the guy working him over circumcising him?" ETA: Cheesy Petes, "Bucket full of vampire foreskin" isn't something one can prepare for in advance.

The first scene has God raining meteors upon the Earth . . . because a Brontosaurus ate his own poop. Welcome to the final season of Preacher!!! Oh, and I know Brontosauruses didn't exist, for reasons that I don't fully understand. It was a big dino with a long neck, and "Brontosaurus" was the first word that came to mind. Credits have Eugene's mouth behind what looks to be a glory hole. Welcome to the final season of Preacher!!!

Wait, so we don’t get the whole thing in a single week? And I’m still thinking that this should play out like an old school network miniseries, as opposed to one episode per show. Kevin Conroy as (a) Bruce Wayne. Cut to fans praying Mark Hamil wouldn’t have to do reshoots for Skywalker Rising so he could play (a) Trickster. About as likely as the chances any of the Inhumans would appear in Endgame. But we did get Vandal Savage playing Jenga in hell, so . . . 🤷‍♂️🤔

We're down to two teams, and it's time for Goku and Jiren to exchange blows and philosophies, with Vegeta throwing himself into the mix. Because he's Vegeta, dammit. He actually manages to dodge Jiren's punches and makes contact on the enigmatic foe, and actually lands a Final Flash on him. Smoke clears . . . Jiren is crumbled on the ground. Two seconds later, he's unleashing a massive ki blast point-blank into Vegeta. Looks like the Prince of All Saiyans might be taking a nap. I just want this to be over. already. Translate that into Japanese, then put it under the main title . . . because that's most of DBZ/DBS in a nutshell.

Great. I'm guessing mixing in Tobias is out for that crossover. I suggest than because his is an evil born of arrogance . . . and yet he's fun to watch. You gotta give me him over the likes of Diaz, Agent Liberty and Cicada(s), right?

You mean like this? ETA: I knew about most of what Roy was talking about on [the always funny] "CP Time" segment. Try to find the collection of Hip Hop Family Tree stories written and drawn by Ed Piskor. He went over the origins of hip hop and rap . . . and that includes the great blackout of 1977 unexpectedly birthing dozens of aspiring DJs with new turntables. Also covered: the "scratching" technique . . . though I think that's different from the sudden (comedic} stop.

*sigh* I forgot to post that Adult Swim was going to run an episode of The Boondocks tonight with Aisha Tyler. It'll be on again at 3 a.m. . . . and if you want to seek it out, the title is "Attack Of The Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch," and it was awesome. So was Aisha.

LMD Coulson. I still think “Roboulson” works. AVClub is thinking early Thirties. The bad news is that they might cross over with “Daleks in Manhattan” and “Evolution of the Daleks,” which was a disappointing Doctor Who story. Maybe they run into feeble kid Steve Rodgers? Oh, and how hard was it for Elena to keep her mouth shut? Or could Shrikes forces mouths open that easily?

What. No, seriously, I don’t know what happened. I knew it was mostly awesome, Adele Deke didn’t suck even while keeping secrets, and May might be the baddest lady in any Marvel-related property (not her fault we haven’t see Black Widow as often) . . . but I’m confused. Not “trying to explain Legion” confused, but I’m close. So Team Brainiac is operating in the past. And they got a Chornocon version of Coulson. Roboulson? That’s one way to keep Clark Gregg in the show’s final season. I gotta hit AV Club. Maybe this can explain things for me. 🤷‍♂️ ETA: I don’t know how typing “Deke” led to “Adele.” 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Robin Thede's sketch show launches tonight on HBO. I might have to give that a look. and I didn't know she was head writer on TNS.

ESPN: "The Mets suddenly -- shockingly! -- can do no wrong" Half-Full: "Maybe Brodie saw that there would be a logjam for the wild card spots, and he held off on trading the bigger names for anything less than a king's ransom. A lot would have to go wrong with the other teams, but maybe -- MAYBE -- a postseason run isn't that far-fetched." Half-Empty: "That is adorable. When is Stroman making his debut? Saturday? Okay, he'll give up eight runs in two innings, then get a gun from his locker and shoot at least eight key players. And he won't even bother to visit the bullpen. Diaz could rebound, but if Brodie had traded him and got a sack of beans that were alleged to be magical in exchange, I'd say the Mets would have come out ahead." ETA: ESPN introduces us to Dustin May, a.k.a "Gingergaard." DAMN, that's some head of hair.

Found this on Facebook from the series. Do you remember all of these looks?

I got a copy of Power of X #1 for the blank cover. Could . . . could someone explain it to me? I think Jonathan Hickman writes way over my head. Haven't decided what I'd want sketched on the cover. Since there's a glimpse of the future of mutantkind, I'm leaning towards someone from X-Men 2099 just for kicks. Not Skullfire, though. Way too obvious a pick.