Far better than Creationism's theory of "intelligent falling."

Scientist pursuing theory that gravity is an illusion.

At first glance you might think you won't be able to understand all the science stuff. But I'm not keen on science stuff and I found this article fascinating. This Verlinde guy thinks in compelling ways. And he's right about one thing: even if he's proven wrong then something has still been learned and that makes it worth it. If you have an aversion to science talk, put it aside and read this article. It's worth it.

In other news, you do not have the right to photograph me based on my occupation for part of your scavenger hunt. Even if it wasn't against the policy of where I work to allow guests there to start photographing things I'd still say no. I am not a trained monkey there for your amusement. I am trying to make a living. And in this day and age the last thing I want is to show up under the "Photos" tabs on the Facebooks of fifty dumbass teenagers I don't know. It was nice telling the lot of them to piss off, even if it was in the most courteous way possible.

Dentist tomorrow. Fun. I am saving a piece of my mom's chicken fried steak to eat before I go. I want the last thing I ever chew with this tooth to be something good.

Not such a bad day off after all.

The tooth extraction went quickly and efficiently. I was in the office maybe a half hour tops. He says he does this all day every day and it shows in his efficiency.

With my mouth still full of gauze I got a phone call from the artist I've been working with on a comic book for a while. He informed me that the first issue is ready to go. I just finished giving it a final proof and passed it back to him and we're hoping it will be available for purchase from ka-blam.com within the week. Purchasing details will be made available as they come about.

What's that? What's it about? Oh, well the comic is called Systematic and it is the story of a daydreaming mystery novelist, his loving wife, and a mysterious cult out to take over the world be rewriting the English language. Bullets fly, suckers fall for hot dames, and hilarity ensues!

Wow, I think I just wrote a tagline...

Writer's Block: No place like home

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Five things I like about Kansas City
-The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. 'Nuff said.
-The Plaza and Zona Rosa. They're really just outdoor malls lined with trendy chain shops that sell overpriced merchandise to white folks with too much money. But they're pretty and pleasant and just nice places to be most of the time.
- Even though it's a big city I can set out in any direction and be out in the country in fifteen minutes.
- Westport: also an outdoor mall lined with trendy shops that sell overpriced merchandise to grungy hippies. But still really, really nice.
- There's something for everyone here. Whether you like sports, music, art, or theatre you can find it here. I've lived here for nine years and haven't scratched the surface of everything I could be involved in.

Five things I hate about Kansas City
- There is not a gaming store anywhere anymore unless I want to drive an hour south to Kansas.
- Being a Frankensteinian amalgamation of smaller communities and one lacking public transportation in any meaningful sense, there is no fast easy way to get anywhere from anywhere else. It's a good thing I like driving because you do a lot of it here.
- A huge drawback of living in a football town is that everyone assumes you love football and follow all the happenings of the local team. Mostly I don't pay attention to football and when I do choose to pay attention I don't choose the Kansas City Chiefs!
- Concerts for the kind of music I like are few and far between. Bands I pay attention to avoid the hell out of Kansas City. 90% of the time they'll play St. Louis one day, Denver the next, and avoid the fuck out of whatever's in between. I think the busiest year for me concert-wise I saw three shows.
- Like I said above, there's something for everyone. But it makes us jack of all trades, master of none. There's music, art, and theatre sure, but if you're really passionate about one of them over the others you're not going to find enough to satisfy you.

I've lived in two other places, both small Kansas towns. Kansas City has the advantages and problems of a big city. I like it better over all. But I miss certain things about small town life and college town life: everything in walking distance, feeling safe going out to any part of town at night. But I don't regret coming here and if I moved back to one of those little towns I'd probably start feeling cooped up very quickly.