In the years before I moved out of Tucson, I was making a concerted effort to pare down my possessions to something manageable - I'd been a collector and a pack rat, and was neck-deep in useless geegaws. In the last month before I moved, I got everything I owned down to the point where I could have conceivably packed everything (outside of furniture) into my car.

Imagine my surprise when - after two months of living up here without ninety percent of my stuff - I'd ultimately coming to realize that I didn't actually need nor want a lot of the possessions I'd packed and brought with me after all. Yup, it's time for me to GET RID OF MORE COMIC BOOKS. ( Behind the cut )

Everyone's favorite "Guy Who Rides Bikes In Multiple Sclerosis Society Events" Ben Barnett (contribute to his upcoming bike ride here) has created possibly the most insane community of all time: mad_ape_den

For those of you new to mad ape den, read a little about it here.

Inexplicably, today is David Bowie day on the community, and I've contributed "Life on Mars?" (It's a favorite of mine because I love oblique social criticism AND the keyboard stylings of Ric Wakeman). How did I get Mickey Mouse, Ibiza, the Northern Broads (that's a place, not a bunch of tuff dames from Canada) and John Lennon down to three letters? Go see!

And then contribute to Ben's ride, seriously.