I had some work to do this weekend, but not as much as previous weekends, so it was comparatively relaxing. I also finished and turned in my application for the Telltale Games Creative Workshop, which was a hoot and a half. I'd never written anything in Twine before, and I find myself in agreement with Ryan North…

BEHOLD MY MESSY HAIR OF DETERMINATION!

Yeah, it has nothing to do with science or actual scientists. It's just a name.

High five!

I would prefer the Lloyd Alexander route: "We don't know who your parents were and it doesn't matter, you can be a bid damn hero regardless of whose DNA you have."

Does the Terrible Trivium know this guy's biting his style?

Edit: My first attempt at this came out meaner than I wanted. Anyway, they're a Christian sect that believes in treating most disease with prayer rather than medicine. It's, ah, not terribly scientific.

This concept of "wuv" confuses and infuriates us!

Oh, that's actually pretty lame. The whole fun of a musical episode is the character expressing their thoughts and feelings in heightened fashion, and original songs really make it more effective. Otherwise it's just them doing karaoke for an hour.

Aw man, I was hoping for Mxyzptlk being behind it all. But I guess Music Meister's okay too.

I feel sufficiently aware of penguins, thank you.

Wait until he meets his American counterpart, Dickinson Flashlight.

He's really showing us what a man with a cannon in his chest can do!

Thanks, buddy. Good luck to you too.

Oh, yeah. Insisting that he doesn't have sex with women with whom he shares a genuine romantic interest is silly and downright Puritanical.

U.S.Avengers: The villain is Donald Trump. They're not even subtle about it. It's Donald Trump. But as a pirate with a golden skull head. Also, the Red Hulk has a giant mustache. Also, a thinly-veiled version of Bruce Wayne shows up and turns out to be a robot. It's only been two issues and I'm kind of in love with…

Huh. Personally I'd buy Bruce Wayne not having sex with the various society women he dates, but not because it would prevent him from being Batman. I'd just assume he'd have moral reservations about having sex with women in whom he's not really interested and doesn't plan to pursue. The playboy lifestyle is more of an…

I prefer the appellation "il Douchey."

I'm the same way I usually am after applying for a job I really want (the IDW one): jittery and anxious. Of course it's only been a few days and I can't realistically expect anything to happen yet, but I'm afraid of being passed over yet again. It sucks, but it's better than not having a prospect in the air. At least…

This Week in Siberia: I finished up Rise of the Tomb Raider this past week, which was plenty fun in the moment but didn't leave a greater impression on me. It accomplished what it set out to do, and wasn't bad by any means, but won't end up a favorite either. Though I found myself unexpectedly charmed by the "Croft…