- Have felt a little nauseous since lunchtime, & now my ear refuses to pop. Got high hopes for tonight's MOMBcast! Maybe I'll puke! Yay! #
- (I hope I don't puke. Gluck, bluck, I feel yuck…) #
- @SorenLorensen Uh… I can't be held responsible for anything I might have said in the nausea wracked excesses of the afternoon… in reply to SorenLorensen #
- @SorenLorensen …I believe I ALSO said both "sexy" and "cavewoman". Make of it what you will…
in reply to SorenLorensen # - "I wanna be a triangle!" #
- I think Homer might actually have a brain tuna or something. His hallucinamations seem to be getting worse. #
- OMFG the duracell bunnies just formed a duracell giant elephant. What the hell? #
- Managed to NOT be sick on't podcast. YAY! #MOMBcast! #
- @davidwynne Senser, sir? in reply to davidwynne #
- @TracyAnnO Gosh. Are you actually tiny, or are they all quite tall? I had thought you were taller. Not that taller is better. It isn't. Um. in reply to TracyAnnO #
- @davidwynne Oh, fucking of COURSE. Sorry, I'm an idiot… in reply to davidwynne #
- @TracyAnnO Welp, either way, you look LOVELY. THEREISSAIDIT! Five five is probably about average for a lady, innit? in reply to TracyAnnO #
- @davidwynne God, but no, but GAH! It's SO embarrassing! I don't know how I could make such an obvious musical error. FLIP! I know it well! in reply to davidwynne #
- @TracyAnnO We've got a monkey in the name of the Monkey On My Back comic podcast. I'll let you know how that does RE: listeners… in reply to TracyAnnO #
- @DimitriMOMB That was quick. Kind of. in reply to DimitriMOMB #
- @thecraigmorris Funnily enough, @Sulman & I were talking about the awesomeness of In Bruges just today. It's awesome, innit? in reply to thecraigmorris #
- @davidwynne I just got a bit carried away when I thought I'd seen a reference to Senser. GAH! in reply to davidwynne #
- @DimitriMOMB Did I MAKE this week's deliberate mistake? in reply to DimitriMOMB #
- @jhewlett After that tweet, I don't think I've really understood the point of being a DJ AT ALL, frankly… in reply to jhewlett #
- Somehow didn't tweet earlier: Blog post – In Which I Solve The Movie Piracy Problem For EVERYONE Once And For All – http://bit.ly/13jTZ5 … #
- …You're all very welcome. #
- @thecraigmorris In Bruges was actually my favourite film of last year – http://bit.ly/uePsb in reply to thecraigmorris #
- @thecraigmorris It took up a remarkable chunk of that week… multi-part post, spanning my entire life. It was a meme, dontchaknow! in reply to thecraigmorris #
- RT @katiewest: Link: Ghost (Natasha Poly: Multiple Exposure) 2009 – via Susannah Breslin. http://tumblr.com/xgi3ji0g8 #
- Just in case for some INSANE reason you aren't already subscribed to it, the 4th #MOMBcast is here! http://bit.ly/44bt3! #
- http://bit.ly/44bt3 – Rich & Nick are sick, Jon talks about Daredevil: Born Again, we give with the Marvel love, & other stuffs! #MOMBcast #
- @EvilLandlord Oh, balls… it SHOULD pick up that it's a blackberry, & use the mobile theme. Which I haven't looked at in ages. Damn, sorry. in reply to EvilLandlord #
- @Glinner Blimey, ta for the nod. That's the busiest my Mentions column has been in FOREVER! I may have to start regularly blogging again! in reply to Glinner #
- @KajunFirefly Ha! You KNOW it makes sense… in reply to KajunFirefly #
- @SamShepherd Aww, feel better, youse! in reply to SamShepherd #
- @Sulman Grrr… Course, if you FF @steevbishop around lunchtime, we should be able to see the mushroom cloud from Starbucks! in reply to Sulman #
- @andydiggle What IS a split digraph…? Wait, no, never mind, I'll google it. in reply to andydiggle #
- RT @RichMOMB: Meat Eaters – Keep Being awesome http://bit.ly/P2mLj (Oh, that's just awesome…) #
- ATTN: Erotic Care Bear novelists! http://tinyurl.com/ykzqco3 "Topics include safety, love, and threesomes." (via @essrose) #
- @danwellman Happy birthday, little nipper! Doubling in age at such a fast rate that pretty soon they'll be older than us all! in reply to danwellman #
- Ever Dream this man? http://bit.ly/3rw5Pj (Totally giving me the heebiejeebies… & isn't it the midget from Twin Peaks? via @RichMOMB) #
- Science fiction is so weird. Somebody else shared this, but not sure who, now – Captain Kirk Has Taken Too Much LSD – http://is.gd/4mdQy #
- @RichMOMB Listened to the podcast yet? in reply to RichMOMB #
- @RichMOMB About to in a minute, when I've got me some CRISPS! in reply to RichMOMB #
- Drawings by artist whilst tripping his nuts off – Interesting LSD Madness http://bit.ly/f7plg (Fascinating, thanks @RichMOMB) #
- @MissDracula The 'Flashdance' soundtrack is a brilliant accompaninment for ANYTHING. in reply to MissDracula #
- @MissDracula …Apparently, I got so excited by the idea, I forgot how to spell 'accompaniment'. in reply to MissDracula #
- @steevbishop Wow. We're ACTUALLY tiny, aren't we? in reply to steevbishop #
- @acheverton Feel sorry for the artist come the last drawing. Poor bastard doing exactly the same work, but now despondent & disillusioned! in reply to acheverton #
- I'm… pretty sure I just bought this Red Bull because a cute student was fidgetting around with the top of the container. I didn't want it. #
- From last night: #MOMBcast 4 is available now! – http://is.gd/4mgN7 – We talk about DD: Born Again, @neilhimself's Twitter project, stuffs! #
- @Specsneedaclean Not that much. Maybe a couple of cans a week. Only enough, I suppose, that it's exceptional enough for me to mention it! in reply to Specsneedaclean #
- Also, I Solved Movie Piracy at Nixsight last night. http://is.gd/4mh04. Yes, you may touch me! #
- @Specsneedaclean Oh, no, I liked it! in reply to Specsneedaclean #
- Little piece of genius advertising-writing for y'all… http://twurl.nl/olm6v6. (RT @georgelondon) #
- @Specsneedaclean Um… now this scenario is starting to weird me out a little bit. in reply to Specsneedaclean #
- Not sure where the joke here is. This is EXACTLY what happens in Brokeback Mountain, isn't it? http://is.gd/4mhGm #
- @Specsneedaclean You LOVE my cheeks. Cheek! I meant cheek! in reply to Specsneedaclean #
- Heh. March Of The Penguins. May lose something in translation, but lovely Canal+ ad – http://is.gd/4mieP #
- @willmcinnes I think it's something to do with original sin. Or original Sin-dy, off the videos on the internet. in reply to willmcinnes #
- @georgelondon Oh god, you've reminded me… I've got my Thursday socks on, cos I couldn't find my Friday ones at short notice. Worried, now! in reply to georgelondon #
- Right. Nipping to the bank. Wondering what to do about my lunchies… #
- @georgelondon No, my sister bought me a set of 5 pairs, each pair with a weekday written on them. I get weird about wearing the wrong day. in reply to georgelondon #
- Hm. Comments appreciated, but can't help noticing that thus far, most responders to the post have picked up on the anon twitterer's idea… #
- … & not my GENIUS one. The bit with the GENIUS in. So far only @KajunFirefly has mentioned my GENIUS, & I suspect they were being ironic! #
- @georgelondon I KNOW! Stupid sister. What, just because I might have mentioned naked weekends once, doesn't mean we do them ALL THE TIME! in reply to georgelondon #
- RT @Rich_Fulcher: I've just cancelled my Daily Mail subscription. (LOLS. ACTUALLY the funniest thing anyone has said on the subject.) #
- @camiknickers God, that's depressing. Me & Girl One will be sitting on the sofa, full of ill & feeling sorry for ourselves. Come on over!! #
- @camiknickers Dammit, punk'd again! Nothing ANYONE says on this stupid internet is ever true! in reply to camiknickers #
- @camiknickers Heh heh heh! I like kittens! in reply to camiknickers #
- "A cutting saw accident"? What the fuck is a cutting saw, Jon? What good is a saw that doesn't cut? #
- Heh. Listening to @RichMOMB's graceful handling of @neilhimself's project. Good to see that all our prep work on that paid off!
#MOMBcast # - Listening to the #MOMBcast as I work. We were REALLY quite bewildered this week. I pronounce us Calciyummy! #
- RT @AJCann "most students reject the mobile potential of podcasting" http://bit.ly/1ZJJaI #
- @acheverton Suppose it's possible that if God didn't really create everything so much as seperate & designate them, not his jurisdiction… in reply to acheverton #
- @acheverton …& in fact you can read that 1st Commandment as the 1st ever passive-aggressive note written, rather than an order. in reply to acheverton #
- As @Sulman has quite rightly noted, that podcast thing is a bit heavy. I RT'd it for work reasons, so I'd remember to read it. Sorry! #
- Yay! We managed to sneak in a reference to porn in the final quarter! Yay, that was close… We almost forgot! #MOMBcast #
- @Sulman Is that here at work? in reply to Sulman #
- Oh you fucking idiot! Ra's Al Ghul doesn't have a "Z" in it! You make me SICK! #MOMBcast #
- @Sulman Sheesh and blimey! in reply to Sulman #
- We totally failed to take a photo this week, @RichMOMB & @DimitriMOMB #
- @Sulman Oh, that doesn't sound as ominous as I was expecting AT ALL… It'll probably be FINE! in reply to Sulman #
- Oh, really? There's a misogynistic trap, now, is there, @DimitriMOMB? What's that, A TRAP SPECIFICALLY FOR MISOGYNISTS, eh? #MOMBcast #
- …Is it some sort of catch-&-release scheme, @DimitriMOMB? Do lots of unwitting NORMAL men get caught in the net, like dolphins?? #MOMBcast #
- "It's tough at the slightly higher than the bottom!" #
- Hah! I like when @DimitriMOMB cautiously suggests that we MAY have something cool on next podcast, & then @RichMOMB just shouts it out! #
- Well, I'm pretty pleased with this week's #MOMBcast. I'm also quite pleased that we left that offcut at the end. Yay, us! #
- @tonymoore Damn, they're short. Seems like only an hour ago you were breaking out the boxset! in reply to tonymoore #
- @DimitriMOMB Yup… I'm always thinking, all the time! in reply to DimitriMOMB #
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MOMBcast #137 is recording tonight! Get involved!
MOMBcast #137 is recording tonight!
As always, we welcome contributions - 2-5 minutes of audio sent to MOMBcast@gmail.com - and questions/comments either here, at G+, FB or at the same email address.
We’ve also got a copy of Antony Johnston and Sam Hart’s beautiful new espionage GN The Coldest City to win - it’ll be tied into tonight’s show, so listen and keep an eye out here or at MOMBcomics.com for details on how to enter.
Oh, and we’re still asking you that question about animated movie adaptations of comics - go comment here or at G+ or FB in the relevant place and we’ll talk about that tonight, too!
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Peach for godsgirls

Illustration by Victo Ngai for the fiction “Sweet Dreams” by Peter Stamm
“She went to the bathroom, filled the tub, and got undressed. The mirror misted over with condensation, and the smell of pine needles filled the air. She turned off the water, and the apartment suddenly seemed very quiet. Then she heard footsteps, and Simon’s voice through the half-open door. He said, I’ll just go downstairs for the bottle of wine. I thought you’d gone already, said Lara, and she poked her head through the crack, and he kissed her on the lips and tried to barge the door open, but she held it shut. They kissed again. See you soon, said Lara. It was odd, she still felt a little ashamed in front of him.”

This scene is one of my earliest comic memories. It was the first point at which I saw a comic character making a mistake, which meant it was probably the first time I really processed them properly as characters and human.
Spider-man has webbed up a doorway to stop a criminal escaping, but then realises that the criminal is escaping out of the window instead, and in his hurry to catch them he forgets his own webbing.
It seems gloriously ridiculous out of context, but if memory serves it was part of a pretty intense and dramatic story featuring Alex Summers (Havok).
(This was me, by the way.)
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