current addiction..er..no scratch that.. current obsession ( waaaay better): calvin and hobbes.
recently read a collection of the comic strips, haay, i just love it. i love calvin! he is twisted! i love his remarks, everything! although in the back of my mind i feel sorry for him, he is one sad boy with not much friends to hang out with. and the imaginary bond that he has created with his stuffed tiger just makes you go awwww...then again, he is one little devil..anyway, before i start wishing he exists in real life and realize that he is no more than a mere lead residue on paper, I would cite some of my favorites:
That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
Calvin : You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
Hobbes : What mood is that?
Calvin : Last-minute panic.
As a math atheist, I should be excused from this.
I'm learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life ... Procrastinating and rationalizing.
A few days ago I never thought it existed and now it said goodbye just after I said hello.
I don't get the idea of death, what's the point of living if we are going to die too?
hobbes are you going to die too? hobbes: Don't worry. *tiger hug*
I like maxims that don't encourage behavior modification.
"See Any UFOs?"
"Not yet."
"Well, keep your eyes open, they're bound to land here sometime."
"What will we do when they come?"
"See if we can sell mom and dad into slavery for a star cruiser"
I understand my tests are popular reading in the teachers' lounge.
Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words.
"Bad news Dad. Your polls are way down."
"My polls?"
"You rate especialy low among tigers and six year old white males."
Dear Santa. Why is your operation located at the North Pole? I'm guessing cheap elf labour, lower environmental standards, and tax breaks. Is this really the example you want to set for us impressionable kids? ...My plan is to put him on the defensive before he considers how good I've been.
Hobbes : "Do you think there's a God?
Calvin : "Well somebody's out to get me!"
To make a bad day worse, spend it wishing for the impossible.
So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they're already met?
oh and the love story bit with susie:
"calvin:drop dead susie. you're so ugly i bet your mom puts a paper bag on your head when she kisses you goodnight."
"(writer's note: i forgot what susie said but it was a pun on calvin alright..)"
"calvin: it's shameless the way we flirt."
ok, i can't remember everything in that book, see i just borrowed it, anyway its 1a.m. and I haven't started writing my cultural paper...sigh.. as calvin puts it, "Reality continues to ruin my life."