...Chet Presley interviews FRACTION and it's full of fireworks.

They make up by the end, though. Here's how it concludes:

Unfortunately, we've reached our last question, Matt, and as a reward for putting up with my bullshit the mic is off to you. Feel free to talk about whatever you want.

Thanks for your more-than-superhuman patience with me on this interview. I think Peter Milligan is second only to the Hernandez Brothers in terms of writing amazing comics that seem totally invisible to people, and that's a shame. I think the noble failure of the psychedelic Beach Boys are better than that Mike Love pap that came later. First live music I ever saw was the KOKOMO era Lovernaut Beach Boys extravaganza with Stamos on the drums and it was a complete bummer. I like Godzilla movies because the sense of scale terrifies me. I don't dislike the films of Ron Howard because he offends me, but rather because he DOESN'T offend me. I say "either" with a hard I instead of the hard E and I don't know why, but I do. I think people that say "rahhhther" are funny-sounding, but I'm cracker trash from North Carolina, so don't listen to me. I get bothered when people refer to the race cars as "NASCARS." They're just race cars, dumbass. I'm not saying that as a fan, or anything, but as a southerner. It's like calling video games "Nintendos" or something. I'm having the most fun of my writing career going between CASANOVA and PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL and I'm the last person that ever thought I'd say that. I'd rather write with joy than write for cash, and I promise the minute something starts to bum me out or become a chore to complete, I'll bail. Uh. My dog likes to wear his Krypto cape. I think Dwayne McDuffie should be writing JUSTICE LEAGUE comics. I liked IDENTITY CRISIS because SUPERHERO CSI MURDER MYSTERY is totally awesome. I disliked IDENTITY CRISIS because I think using children's iconography to tell that kind of store is woefully inappropriate. I suspect that, had WATCHMEN starred the Charlton heroes as was originally intended I'd feel the same way. Is that weird? Does that make me a prude? Is that somehow ironic as I'm writing the Punisher now? I don't know, but it's how I feel and I'm not sure how to justify it. I don't get JUSTICE but I read it like everybody else. I *DO* get SUPERMAN BATMAN but I started reading it with the second to second to last issue, so, so much for that. Geoff Johns just wrote a TEEN TITANS book that felt like both a TEEN TITANS story AND a DOOM PATROL story, and that's a hell of a trick to pull off. DC should publish a DOOM PATROL showcase volume soon. I think THE TYGER Punisher special that Garth Ennis and John Severin just did is remarkable. I love Ed Brubaker's CAP and DAREDEVIL. I know a little bit that's gonna happen in DAREDEVIL and always wince when he tells me what's going to happen in CAPTAIN AMERICA because I like reading it so much. That's pretty name-droppy, I guess, but I hope it doesn't sound dicky. It's impossible for me not to enjoy a comic that Bendis writes, even if i don't particularly like it, if that makes sense-- that guy's skill and enthusiasm for what he's doing makes even the bummer issues at least fun to read. GØDLAND is the first thing I read out of the box, every month, without fail. I wish I had the new TV on the Radio record, and the new Black Heart Procession record. I like robots. As an idea, I mean. I wish I came up with the idea behind Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's PHONOGRAM first. I'm so proud we're sharing publishers. I have to write CASANOVA #6 soon and am stuck. I'm going to be at HeroesCon, San Diego, and Stumptown up in Portland, OR this year. Come say hi.

New Theme: Japanese Cherry Blossom: Merlin Mann says, "Lovely mod to the WP Hemingway theme. (I use a lightly modified Hemingway on MerlinMann.com)"

Kelly Sue says, "Pretty! Pretty! Pretty!"

(Link via del.icio.us/merlinmann.)

1 - Casanova is out! 2 - Laurenn's coming to visit! 3 - First day of summer. 4 - Steve Niles' birthday! Happy birthday, Steve!

Terry -- whom you may know as T2 from the comments threads on this site -- has his own blog now.

Yay, Terry!

Not shopping right now, saving money for cons. And a new washing machine... ours went kaput. So, of course:

Ow. Ow. Ow.

Not shopping sucks.

Who has a http://del.icio.us page I should add to my network and/or RSS reader? Charlie Chu? Terry?

Give 'em up, people. I need to know your bidness.

I can't stop weeding. Sometimes, I have to fight the urge to pull weeds from other people's yards. I dream about weeding -- I'm not even kidding. I once snuck up onto Mark's porch to get better leverage on a tree of heaven volunteer that just. had. to. go.

This compulsion of mine wouldn't be so bad if:

A) I had more time for such things;
B) I had more sun-hardy skin; or
C) Bugs did not love to bite me so.

This morning I went out side intent on simply watering my window boxes. I wore sunscreen, but hadn't perfumed myself with my usual bouquet d'OFF as I meant this to be a five minute chore. You see where this is going, don't you?

I went looking for the spray extension to the hose, and ending up noticing an area by the garage where trumpet vine was murdering everything that was meant to be growing there. I grabbed my pruning sheers, a bottle of stump and vine killer and... somehow, it's an hour later, I'm covered in bug bites, there are trumpet vine carcasses strewn all over the sidewalk and I think I need a second shower.

Also? It's 12:41.

It's a sickness.

This sounds like fun. Of course, I never manage to find time for Self Portrait Tuesday, so I doubt I'll manage a whole week, but... well, maybe one of you will. Jenblossom? I bet you'd do a fine job. Ms. Martin? You're crazy talented with the camera...

Another Color Week!: "Another photographic week of color to start on monday june 12.

here are the rules!

please post a single photo on your blog to the following schedule color theme:

monday :: white
tuesday :: brown
wednesday :: black/grey (but not a b&w photo)
thursday :: blue
friday :: red"

(Via trudesign.)

Kudos to Wendy's for Dumping Partially Hydrogenated Oil: "Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
Quite simply, Wendy's removal of artery-clogging partially hydrogenated oils from its deep-fryers will make its French fries and fried chicken healthier than similar foods at McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, and other competitors..."

(Via Center for Science In The Public Interest.)

Good news over on the Professional page.

I'd kind of like to see this.