geeks!

The NY Comic Con 2008 occurred this weekend. It happened in New York, of course, so it's barely relevant for purposes of this photoblog, but we have plenty of geeks in NJ who were eager to hop on NJ Transit to go enjoy the pleasures of such a convention.

How do I know these are comic geeks? Note the predominance of black and red, the presence of at least two Spidermen, and the fact that Jay (partner of Silent Bob) appears to be sitting on a bench checking out his PDA. Mayyyyyybe it's just a coincidence and that gentleman is not actually affiliated with any sort of enjoyment of comics, but I DOUBT IT.

(Just so there's no confusion: I use the term "geek" affectionately.)

black friday

After a delightfully warm Thanksgiving, America now gets to celebrate BLACK FRIDAY (which is absolutely nothing like Good Friday. I always get 'em confused).

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is an INSANE shopping day. Some stores open at 4:00AM; the rest open at 5 or 6:00 at the latest--and people are actually THERE at that time before dawn! There are sales. There is traffic. People go absolutely CRAZY to get bargains on their Christmas shopping.

Personally, I try to stay off the streets (and away from malls!) as much as possible.