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Flat in Bed

Filed Under Bold Star, Books, General, Internet | 8 Comments

The last couple of days I was flat in bed with fever and an erupting stomach. I missed the Komikero meeting last Sunday. I wasn’t able to work, which bummed me the most. I’m feeling a bit all right today to start working again, and there’s lots of stuff to do.

But for a couple of days I’ve had a chance to really rest, but not quite. Even lying down I came up with comics ideas and one that amused me (and Ilyn) the most was one with the title “Captain Noah and the Battle Ark”, complete with Battlejeeps and Trike-Cruisers. I’ve been puttering with the idea of a huge ark in space for quite some time, not realizing that it had been done many times before. So that’s why Leinil yawned at an ARK idea I had a while back. But this one I came up with sounds really fun, and its going to be for kids. Once again, it’s another idea that goes into the big black book, and as to when I actually start work on it (if I ever do), it won’t be for a long long time.

Lying down I also got a bit of a chance to read. Budjette Tan had given me a copy of WISDOM, written by Paul Cornell. Now I’m a huge fan of Paul Cornell because of his stories for Doctor Who. I thought his writing on Wisdom was terrific and it made me want to start collecting his stories.

I also read a magazine on Genealogy, “Who Do You Think You Are?”, published by the BBC, and it’s made me interested in finding the roots of my own family. It may be difficult as there might have been a couple of undocumented name changes in our past that could obscure accuracy. But still, it might be interesting just what I would find investigating our old church records and what it would say about our family.

I also listened to a few podcasts I downloaded into this neat little gadget that Ilyn bought me for my birthday. I’d been hankering for this thing for several years now and I’m glad to say we could finally afford to get it. So I downloaded a few episodes of Comic Geek Speak, which I’ve been listening to on and off for the last few years. Only now did I stumble into an episode that featured “Uncle Sal”, apparently a recurring guest on the show who is much enjoyed. Me, I was laughing my head off the entire time. This guy is hysterical. Politically incorrect, inappropriate, but just absolutely hysterical.

I’m kinda worried for my friend Arlan, whom many of you know as the artist of “Where Bold Stars Go To Die”. It seems his illness has gotten a bit worse. To those out there who believe in a God, please pray for him, and even if you don’t, if you could just send good vibes his way or leave messages for him at his Facebook page, I think it would be great. We are of course, still holding on to hope that Arlan will be with us for many more years to come.

Comments

8 Responses to “Flat in Bed”

  1. Jonas Diego on February 1st, 2010 5:06 pm

    Glad to hear you’re doing better, man. :)

  2. Jose Mari Lee on February 2nd, 2010 2:11 am

    Gerry:

    I think you should slow down a little bit. You certainly need more rest.

    I feel sad about Arlan’s illness. I’ll be including him in my daily prayers. Being young, there might be a chance for his body to recover.

    That Ark idea sounds fun, but rest is what you need right now. You must listen to what your body is telling you.

    -Dr. JM, your family doctor
    :)

  3. Jonas Diego on February 2nd, 2010 9:39 am

    Sir, you seem to know a lot about health and fitness.

    I have a few questions you might be able to answer but this might not be the proper venue. Can I email you? Thanks! :)

  4. Leinil yu on February 2nd, 2010 10:52 am

    I hope you get better soon, Ger. just chill a bit and relax:)

  5. Jose Mari Lee on February 2nd, 2010 11:43 am

    Jonas:

    I don’t have all the answer and I’m not a doctor. But, if you have a question and I can answer them, why not? Yeah, you’re more than welcome to email me at: tauruswarrior@shaw.ca

  6. macoy on February 4th, 2010 9:45 pm

    ooo podcasts–check out “this american life” and “radio lab”, great stuff.

  7. Gerry Alanguilan on February 5th, 2010 2:02 am

    Oh yeah… the Radiolab podcasts are awesome. Their analysis of Orson Welles’ radio drama of War of the Worlds is still my favorite.

  8. Jay Sanchez on February 11th, 2010 1:30 am

    Sir Gerry, check out “The Moth”. Its a podcast with amazing short stories that usually last 12-15 minutes each. All stories are real ones though. No Fiction. Its amazing to see how fantastic, colorful, radical, and unreal some lives can get. Its awesome and inspiring. Definitelly my favorite podcast ever.