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| | Subject: | Happy Fireworks | | Time: | 01:45 pm |
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| | be safe tomorrow all :) | comments: Leave a comment   |
| | Subject: | INDY COMICS PULSE ADVERTISING DEAL | | Time: | 03:40 pm |
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| Heya Indy Guys 'n' Gals,
I have a special offer for you for advertising on THE PULSE the month of July and August. It is the cheapest that I have ever offered advertising. All you have to do to learn more is -- AND THIS IS IMPORTANT -- email me at jencomx3 @ aol.com with PULSE MAKE ME A DEAL in the subject line and I will give you details.
Jen | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | ARMY Wives | | Time: | 11:23 pm |
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| Did anyone watch the premier last night?
I loved it.
I was thinking they were going to be generic and call the death of the bar owner or that cheating wife as the "death of a loved one," especially after we saw everyone else OK.
Then, when they were in college and it happened, I was like "Brilliant!" I didn't see it coming.
I thought it was really well done!
I love this show! | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | BOYCOTT Exxon and Mobile | | Time: | 09:33 pm |
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| got this from someone seems like a good idea
Please Read!!
LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE OF SUBWAY'S FIVE DOLLAR SUBS AND HOW IT FORCED QUIZNO'S CHANGE THEIR PRICES. QUIZNO'S NOW HAS 5 DOLLAR SUBS. AIRLINES ARE NOW COMPETING WITH ONLINE SITES (LIKE EXPEDIA.COM) TO BEAT THEIR PRICES. YOU CAN NOW BUY CHEAPER TICKETS DIRECTLY FROM THE AIRLINES RATHER THAN GOING ONLINE. THIS STRATEGY WORKS AND WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THE CHANGE IN GAS PRICES. PLEASE RE-FORWARD THIS TO PEOPLE YOU KNOW. MY POCKETS ARE HURTING LIKE YOURS AND WE NEED A CHANGE.
Boycott $4.00 Dollars a Gallon ( Pass it on )
THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' GAS FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET GAS BACK DOWN TO $1.30 PER GALLON. This was sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this summer, take time to read this please.
Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea. This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the 'don't buy gas on a certain day' campaign that was going aro und last April or May! It's worth your consideration. Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $ 4.00 a gallon by this summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.
Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one),EXXONand MOBIL.
If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out on me at this point... keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!
I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000)... and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth group of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers.
If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level further, you guessed it... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!
Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all!
(If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send this to 10 people... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a mathematician. But I am. So trust me on this one.
How long wouldall that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you!
Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $2.00 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
Lets Try Something Different. Keep it going. | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Roman Polanski | | Time: | 10:22 am |
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| I am SO sick of famous people making Roman Polanski out to be this great hero who was wronged by the media. He was in his 40s and had sex with a 13 year old GIRL. Every time I turn on the TV, I see another celebrity talking about how it was concensual, and he loved her, and all kinds of things like that; THAT if we hear a "normal" person doing today for the same reasons, we'd want him or her strung up, it sickens me.
I feel bad for him and what he went through with the Manson Family. But that doesn't make this right.
The "famous" people say the judge was just trying to make a name for himself and went after Polanski too harshly because the judge wanted to be "known." BUT, HE-HAD-SEX-WITH-A-THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD!!!
They're making some kind of movie about him that will be on HBO this summer. It's early previews are already getting this critical acclaim and support. When the 22 year old softball coach has sex with his 15 year old player, he gets fired and put in jail. There isn't praise about him. There isn't anything great said. AND that I could see more than a 44 or 45 year old having sex with a 13 year old. But the softball coach isn't world famous. And I'm just using that as an example, because I heard about it on the news a while ago.
I mean, am I missing something?
Do we think he was seduced by the 13 year old?
Do we think it was ok that he had sex with the 13 year old?
Does this make anyone else see red?
If I flip by another talk show, and hear another host talking about how great Polanski is, and how he got a bum rap in the '70s with all of this, I think I'm going to scream. | | comments: 10 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | marvel ultimate alliance help | | Time: | 03:32 pm |
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| ok i finally have a second controller and you're supposed to be able to enter these arcace levels by using it at the end of the first level by entering a code ...
but i can't find the xbox 360 code anywhere to do that ...
anyone know how to make it happen? | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Deep Discount Summer Sale | | Time: | 03:51 pm |
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| can someone if you think about it email me to make sure I know when the Deep Discount Summr Sale is?
I'd hate to miss it :0
I have some birthday money burning a hole in my pocket ;)
Jen | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | All my friends are sick! ME TOO! | | Time: | 11:06 am |
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| I find it uncanny how so many of us are sick at the same time this week! In the winter, I can see all of us being sick at the same time, but in the summer ....
I've been sick since Sunday night.
I was very dizzy all day Monday and most of Tuesday.
Then it moved to pain in the throat!
SUCKS!
Jen | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | xbox live | | Time: | 09:25 pm |
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| ok I just got on xbox live.
my little cousins had to show me how to do it ;)
so if anyone else is on xbox live send me a friend thing
my username is jencomx3 just like my aol email
:D
Jen | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Birthday is coming :) | | Time: | 09:30 am |
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| | I know my family and friends always seem to have trouble shopping for me :) so I updated my deep discount DVD wish list which can be found by searching for jennifercontino @ gmail.com and I updated my amazon wish list which can be found by searching for my name. If you still need help, ask alex :) | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | PULSE is Down | | Time: | 09:32 am |
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| We're moving to a new server and that's supposed to fix a lot of the problems we've had the past few weeks -- supposedly.
So, I know the site isn't coming up :)
Thanks!
Also, I'm going to be at the Pittsburgh Comic-Con this weekend. I have a fun panel with prizes tomorrow and Karaoke tomorrow night starting at 9 pm if you're near, come and sing with us :)
On Saturday I have one of the panels that got the most buzz last year, The Comic Book Match Game. We have great prizes for that as well!
So, if you're at the show, check it out and look for me. I'll be wandering around where the pros are most of the show.
Jen | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | NEW York Comic Con HELP! | | Time: | 10:49 am |
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| Hi,
If you're going to the NY COMIC CON and would like to help THE PULSE cover it, please let me know! There are a lot of great panels and we'd love to have coverage of them all.
We'll plug whatever comics or projects you're working on in a bio at the end.
So if there are some you're planning on attending, or if you're interested in helping a Jen out, please EMAIL me at jencomx3@aol.com to let me know.
Please DO email me and not reply to this -- it's easier for me to keep track of helpers on my AOL account, ok? :)
Thanks!
Jen
http://www.comicon.com/pulse | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | How is Life Treating You? | | Time: | 12:48 pm |
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| How's everyone doing today?
How was your Easter?
Mine was great!
We were worried about potential snow ruining my uncle coming in from out of town, but the weather held up and we had a really nice visit :)
Then Sunday we went to my grandma's (Dad's mom) and it was nice there. She invited my grandfather (Mom's dad) to come as well.
Jen | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | boomerang tv channel | | Time: | 01:54 pm |
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| anyone have any of recording stuff off that channel?
its our high def channel here so I can't record to our vcr from it ...
they are showing a lot of cute xmas specials this weekend though that I'd love to have forever like the Yogi Bear ones and the Flintstones ones :)
let me know if you have this technology ;)
Jen | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | sick sick sick | | Time: | 02:02 pm |
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| I got sick last Wednesday -- SO sick, I don't know how I posted any stories or did any work the rest of the week. I lost 10 pounds in one day -- I'll leave it to your imagination how. Thursday I felt a little better so I just thought it was a 24 hour thing. Friday, I felt horrible again and was back to the sick sick sick. Saturday I woke up with horrible chest pains and the sick sick sick again. Yesterday I was just a little sick. Today I feel kind of ok.
I called my doctor on Saturday and she said there is just a really bad stomach flu going around taht knocks you on your ass for like six or seven days. So, be careful if you have it or think you're coming down with it. IF you start to feel better, still eat like chicken soup or bland things -- trust me, PLEASE trust me ;)
anyway I lost most of last week ... so if you emailed and I didn't answer that's why ....
Jen | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Death in the Family | | Time: | 10:17 pm |
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| Lat night my paternal grandfather died. It was unexpected -- kind of -- because, although he'd been in the hospital for a few months, he was supposedly doing very well. We were watching an old movie when the phone rang and my aunt told my father that he died. He's had ahlzheimer's for several years.
So I'm not going to be around much the rest of the week. | | comments: 13 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Playboy Magazine | | Time: | 05:49 pm |
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| As many of you know, my grandfather is in the hospital. He probably will never come home from the hospital and the bills are going to start piling up for my grandmother. I would like to help her out. I know in the attic in boxes is supposed to be an almost complete collection of Playboys from the 1950s to the 1990s.
does anyone know of anyone who buys those for "fair" prices or is anyone looking for those?
let me know :0)
Jen | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | deep discount sale | | Time: | 01:01 pm |
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| i'm not getting all my deep discount emails
so when that big dvd 20% off sale is going on .. can someone make sure they email me to let me nkow of post here?
:0
Jen | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | RIP Robert Goulet | | Time: | 10:32 am |
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| I'm so sad that Robert Goulet died. It just isn't Christmas in my house if we're not listening to his '60s CDs. My favorite songs of his is "He's Going To Take Away Our Christmas," a song about God telling Santa Claus not to have Christmas this year unless there's peace. We grew up listening to that album when we were little and bought the CD directly from Goulet's store. In fact we bought two copies of it, because it's my brother's and my favorite Christmas CD so we each wanted to be able to hear it whenever we wanted.
Anyway, his voice was so distinctive and his orignial songs were kind of always different from what one would expect.
He was waiting for a lung transplant and died at the age of 73.
Rest in peace, Mr. Goulet. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | I really am rethinking my position on my love of dogs. | | Time: | 09:38 pm |
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| It's been over two months since the dog began barking at 5:45 or 6:00 a.m. and goes until 7:00 a.m. every day. Saturdays/Sundays -- it's no different. We've called them a few times. They basically have said "F-U" and there's nothing they can do about it barking at that time for an hour.
My mother, who believe me is one scary woman when she is angered, called them on Saturday night. The woman, who used to be one of her very good friends, lied several times while talking to my mom.
She said:
1. the dog is chained out there first thing in the morning.
-- that's a lie, because the dog is across the street shitting in our yard and if it were on a chain they wouldn't be at the door screaming for it to come home and get back here. They could just grab the chain and pull it in.
2. she's busy getting her kids (ages 12 and 16 or 17) ready for school in the morning.
-- a few minutes later when my mom asked why the boy couldn't wait at the door for the dog to get done with its business in the morning, she told my mom, "I'm not waking my kids to do this. If your daughter doesn't like it, she can come down at 6 am and let the dog out so it goes right back in."
My mom was like THAT is not OUR responsibility to let YOUR dog out and the problem is SHE does not WANT to be awake at SIX A. M.!
She has a doggie door in the back of her house, but she won't let the dog out that door, because that would mean the dog would SHIT in their yard and not go across the street to my house.
She won't put a muzzle on it, so it won't bark a milion miles a minute!
My mom talked to her about noise ordinance laws and she tried to say my brother listens to his radio too loud -- which he does sometimes in the afternoon -- but her dog barks all day as well and they have one party after another every Friday and Saturday; so that arguement of hers was quickly abandoned.
My mom threatened to call the police if this keeps up.
BUT here's the problem ...
We have to call 9-1-1- and state the nature of our emergency. I somehow think, "well a dog is barking every morning from 5:45 to 7:00 a.m. waking up our household every day." is going to get us a police officer, when our township only has one or two on duty at that time, to the neighborhood in TIME for the dog to actually still be outside barking. They have to catch it outside barking.
THEN they will just issue one verbal warning. The next time it's one written warning. The last time, I think, it's a 25 dollar fine and then BAM start the song all over again.
I seriously can't function.
I've gotten maybe 4 consecutive hours or less of sleep a day since this started. THEY even let the dog out around that time on Saturdays and Sundays -- or earlier since her husband I think leaves for work at 5 a.m. and lets out the dog before he goes to work.
It's F-ing crazy!
I can't sleep with ear plugs.
Ear plugs hurt my ears. I wear them when I'm swimming because I have to, but it hurts my ears to have them in longer than a half hour or something.
I shouldn't have to leave my house to get sleep. My cousins have offered I can sleep at their house, but that's crazy!
We've all talked to them several times and it's gotten no response.
I don't know what else we can do.
I want to go out there and get all the shit from it in our yard and dump it on their porch ....
I'm just SO angry! | | comments: 15 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | HELP! | | Time: | 04:50 pm |
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| My mom is starting a business and she's been looking to me to help her in every single facet and I'm kind of going crazy.
She needs frames to house these poems she writes and sells. We can get some frames at the dollar store for like five bucks, but we'd like to find a place where we can get some in bulk for that price.
I keep looking online and find these wholesale frame things but there the ones that are 8 x 10 or 11 x 13/14 are like 18 bucks.
I just have to be missing something!
Does anyone know of any wholesale places online that are those sizes around the 5 - 7 range for buying like 50 - 100 frames?
Jen | | comments: 6 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Dog Days Part two | | Time: | 02:19 pm |
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| Yesterday the dog only barked for about 5 minutes at 6:30 am. So, that wasn't enough to wake everyone in my household ...
Today it was back to the old standard. The dog was out at around 6:28 a.m. and it barked constantly until after 7:00 a.m. From my bed I heard them go outside and in a few times, but they didn't take the dog in.
I'm keeping track in a notebook of this early morning thing. I'm going to have words with her again this weekend and try ONE more time, before I turn things over to the authorities.
It sucks how insensitive people can be. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| I don't sleep well at night -- I never have. I have insomnia off and on and I've gotten used to it. So, most nights, I don't fall asleep until really * really * late. But, usually it's ok, because I can sleep until eight am or nine am most days.
But, our neighbors have this little dog -- they've had it for a while, but since summer ended and the one has gone back to her teaching job, she's decided to throw it outside at six F$C#NG am every day and just let it bark outside until she leaves for school at SEVEN AM. So I'm awakened with the barking symphony and, I don't know if you're like this, but once I'm awake, I can't fall back asleep again.
So, I've been going for the past five or six days -- because she does the same thing on the weekend now -- with only three hours of sleep a day. AND IT'S KILLING ME.
So I said if she did it this morning I was going to have words with her. So at six am I called her and she said she was getting ready for school and that she HAD to let the dog out, because it bothers her and her family when they all are getting ready for school in the morning and she can't help it. Then she told me if I didn't like it, I could every morning go down at six thirty when I woke up and let the dog out. I told her "I don't HAVE to get up at six thirty! YOU'RE waking me up at six thirty!" Then I asked her why her children couldn't wait for the dog to go to the bathroom and let it back in immediately.
She said "no one else is awake yet."
WELL IF IT'S WAKING ME UP, I'm sure it's loud enough to wake up the people in your own house!
I'm so mad.
I don't understand why you can't take some responsibility and either wait until your son is up and make HIM wait with the dog -- HELL MAKE HIM WAKE UP TEN MINUTES EARLY for school if it's too much of a hassle for everyone else!
This is the same neighbor who usually on the weekends of summer keeps us up to all hours because there is ALWAYS a party to all hours going on there and we NEVER complain.
But I don't know how much longer I can keep going on just three hours or less of sleep a day. AND I'm not going to take something to sleep in the morning which will put me in a fog all day when it should be THEIR responsibility to keep the dog quiet.
I mean, damn, install a doggie door.
Wake the son up a few minutes early -- he's like 12 or 13, he can be responsible for this -- but DO something.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! | | comments: 10 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | xbox | | Time: | 11:31 am |
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| Anyone moved up from xbox and still have some games lying around?
I'm looking for quest or fun type ones.
We have Prince of Persia Sands of Time and Warriors
Shrek II
Ultimate Aliance Marvel
Justice League
Tetris
and Taito Legends.
I ordered something that had Pac Man on it from Deep Discount DVD, but they just emailed me today and said the item is no longer in stock. Which sucks, because I saw the game for 5 bucks at a used game store way out of town Monday grr! :)
Anyway, I'm looking for games for it or suggestions of games that are Quest ones to seek ;)
Thanks!
jen | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | E-MAIL Problems | | Time: | 12:39 pm |
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| IF you're someone whose e-mail address I SHOULD have, please send me an e-mail at jencomx3 @ aol.com
I lost a lot of e-mail addresses.
my AOL still isn't working.
I'm signed on at my computer as a "guest".
GRRR.
It's been over a week now and I don't think it's going to get better.
SO, I need contacts resent.
Thanks!
Jen | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | PULSE COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE SO FAR | | Time: | 12:02 pm |
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| We've got a lot of great coverage so far! I hope you'll check it all out!
 SDCC DC'S GROUP THERAPY
BY BRUCE MacINTOSH
Dan DiDio hosted another round of DC panelists late Thursday evening. This time it involved the creators of DC’s team books: Sean McKeever – now on Teen Titans; Gail Simone – formerly on Birds of Prey, now on Secret Six; Michael Siglain; Geoff Johns; Tony Bedard; Dwayne McDuffie; and Eddie Berganza.
 SDCC CROSSING OVER
BY BRUCE MacINTOSH
The DC “Crossing Over” panel was jammed with creators who have had their comic creations converted to the big and little screens. The panel discussed how the comics medium is crossing over into the mainstream. DC writers are coming IN and going OUT to other mass media, such as TV and movies. How is their work as comics writers being received in the world. The unofficial moderator of the panel, John Cunningham (VP Marketing DC Comics) opened by commenting that comics writers have gained a new respect in the TV and movie industries: “This is serious, serious business.”
 SPOTLIGHT ON ... DARWYN COOKE
BY STEVEN PROUSE
The room was already peppered with eager con-goers laying over from the previous panel when the flood gates opened to the swarm of happy faces eager to hear from one man: Darwyn Cooke. J. Bone, who has worked with Cooke many times before, served as panel moderator for this "Spotlight On" panel and opened with glowing statements about how Cooke's sense of design and color is much needed in the industry today.
 SDCC: MONDO MARVEL
BY LEE ATCHISON
There were plenty of announcements of new series, exclusives and more from yesterday's Mondo Marvel panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Be sure to tell us which ones have you the most excited so far ....
 SDCC: MARVEL'S STAMP OF APPROVAL
BY MARCUS JOHNSON
For the second year in a row, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Super Hero Stamp dedication ceremony helped kick-off the first full day of Comic-Con International: San Diego.
 SDCC FRIDAY IS SOLD OUT!
If you were planning on going to the San Diego Comic-Con for just one day, better make it Sunday. You also better get your ticket as soon as possible, because Friday and Saturday have sold out within days of each other ... and Sunday may be next!
 SPOTLIGHT ON ... ADAM HUGHES
BY KATHERINE KELLER
At today's Spotlight On ... Adam Hughes panel, the comic creator revealed some details about his life in comics, his career so far, and teased All-Star Wonder Woman.
MARVEL BEATS DC IN SOFTBALL ... AGAIN
BY LEE ATCHISON
In the second annual Marvel versus DC softball game for the Hero Initiative, The House of Ideas was victorious ... again!
FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES MOVIE
Robert Tinnell's popular Eisner-Nominated Feast of the Seven Fishes is going to be made into a motion picture. Who would PULSE readers like to see cast in each role?
 COUNTDOWN TO THE FINAL CRISIS
BY BRUCE MacINTOSH
A slew of DC talent was on hand to talk about the weekly event rocking through the DCU. Dan DiDio, Paul Dini, Tony Bedard, Adam Beechen, Jimmy Palmiotti, Sean McKeever and others were there to tease what the storyline's counting down to: "The Final Crisis."
MATT WAGNER ON ZORRO & MADAME XANADUA
BY KATHERINE KELLER
At a special Spotlight on panel this afternoon at San Diego Comic-Con, Matt Wagner alerted fans to two new projects: Zorro and Madame Xanadua. What do PULSE readers think of Wagner taking on these characters?
 ISIS' PAL, JOANNA PANG
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO
When I was little I wanted to be Cindy Lee. She was always involved in one Isis adventure or another and I thought that was awesome. Joanna Pang brought Cindy Lee to life every Saturday morning and she enjoyed her work -- a lot. However, she never knew how popular the series had become until a few years ago. Now, she's in San Diego ready to meet fans and introduce Isis to a whole new generation. She spent some time before she left answering our questions about her time with Isis.
DC TO PUBLISH HEROES GN BASED ON NBC SERIES
DC Comics has announced plans to collect and publish the NBC Heroes online comic book. How many PULSE readers will get this?
THE GODFATHER COMING TO COMICS
>Boom! Studios and Paramount have teamed to add a new comic book page to the Corleone saga. No talent is attached to the project yet. Who would PULSE readers love to see take on this series?
 JENNA JAMESON'S A VIRGIN
Virgin Comics has already nabbed many celebrities to bring new comics to life. Now they've added adult superstar Jenna Jameson to their ranks. Jameson's working on a new series, Shadow Hunters. How many PULSE readers will be checking this out?
INDIANA JONES AT DARK HORSE
Indiana Jones returns to comic books! The adventurer is going to be starring in an all-new, all-ages comic series from Dark Horse. The publisher will also release Omnibus editions which collect both the Indiana Jones and Young Indiana Jones Chronicles comic series. Who would PULSE readers love to see working on the new series? Why?
DARK HORSE GETS CREEPY & EERIE
Creepy and Eerie, two horror staples are going to return to comic book shelves next year courtesy of Dark Horse Comics. Bernie Wrightson and Steve Niles are already attached to work on a few stories, what other comic creators would PULSE readers like to see tackle this genre? | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | AO HELL! | | Time: | 10:15 pm |
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| I'm having major computer issues.
Two weeks ago I got an error message when I tried to sign on and it went from bad to worse.
The message made me have to update my AOL. SO, I did.
That made my address book disappear -- as you can imagine I didn't like that much.
So, I went to tech support.
They told me some things to do.
None of those worked, so the last resort was to uninstall my AOL and reinstall it.
So yesterday at ten am I tried to do that.
Every version I reinstalled wouldn't let me connect to AOL.
At the last step of it all, it never let me put in my existing name and password.
SO I spent ALL FRIGGING DAY yesterday on the phone with tech support.
I kept getting hung up on accidentally by tech support then had to go through 30 minutes of automated things before I got a human.
The tech people had me try a million things.
Finally they had me sign on as a guest.
I can access the internet as a guest, but I don't have any of my bells and whistles that signing on under my screen name gives me.
I'm so STRESSEd b/c SDCC is this week and not having all my stuff at my fingertips sucks.
The tech people said they can't fix this and had to send it on to higher up tech support people.
I hope they can fix this, because it's makin' me upset!
I've been on AOL since 1994. I don't want to get something different.
But I'm thinking about it .... | | comments: 8 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | DIET update! HEALTH update | | Time: | 10:09 pm |
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| The diet/exercise is still going well.
Since June 17th, there have been only five days I didn't exercise and I was sick three of them. So I've been doing well. I've dropped around 15 pounds already since then. I'm watching what I eat, exercising, and not eating because I'm bored.
My eight year old cousin has been walking with me most days. He's very tall for his age --I'm just a head and a half taller than he is. His stride is almost as long as mine and he keeps up with me perfectly. He's got a perfect build, so his little legs are getting muscles in them. We walk for 45 - 60 minutes almost every day.
He's hyperactive/oppositional defiant disorder, so the exercise is good for him as well :)
NOW for the health ...
I've been having throat problems since January. I thought it was my thyroid, that was normal. (I have a thyroid disease). I thought I broke a bone in my neck or shoulder -- I banged my neck on the refrigerator when I was putting something away. Those x-rays were normal. But the pain I had in my throat/neck was still there. A few months ago I went to the hospital in the middle of the night, because I felt like I couldn't breathe. The doctor there made me feel like I was insane and had nothing wrong. He told me it was a panic attack -- I told him, "I've had panic attacks, THIS is not one!"
But, again, I was sent home with nothing done to help the neck pain/pressure.
It got really bad and I was beginning to be worried I had a tumor or something else in my throat. SO, I asked my doctor to do an upper gi. Believe me, I didn't want an upper gi. I hate drinking that gunk!
BUT I kind of feel vindicated, because they found a problem --- NOT that you want a problem, but you get the idea. I have a hyatal hernia ( I probably spelled that wrong ) and my esophagus is very inflamed -- that's why I have the pain. So they gave me Xantac and i'm supposed to take that twice a day.
I don't want to take it forever, so I'm hoping once the inflammation goes down that I can just stop the pills.
I'll have to talk to my doctor.
On the plus side I got my perscription for 4 bucks from Giant Eagle :)
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| | Subject: | DIETING! | | Time: | 02:37 pm |
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| Well ... I've jumped back into the diet and exercise waters again. I stepped on a scale on June 17 and didn't like what I saw ...
but I've managed to lose 15 pounds since then. I'm walking or swimming just about every day and eating way less than I did before.
I used to drink about three caffeine free cokes a day, but now just drink maybe three cans a week.
I used to get a slushie from the ice cream shop every day as well but get one once every two to three weeks ... maybe!
I start my day eating five to seven almonds, because I heard that is good for your metabolism ....
It's been tough and I still have like 20 pounds to go before I hit my first goal weight. Then I'll decide what my next goal is. Probably will be 10 pounds after that ... then I'll see.
I should be ok for the next few weeks in terms of temptation, because there are no birthdays or things coming up. MY church festival is the first weekend in August, but if I am "careful" I should be able to avoid a million calories. :)
I plan on joining a gym once summer is up so I can try some other exercise machines -- I have a treadmill at home, but figure I will probably need some different exercises to keep losing weight after a while.
But we'll see what happens :)
Anyone know any really * easy * low impact exercises that help you shed inches?
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| | Subject: | HELP Wanted San Diego Comic-Con | | Time: | 12:44 pm |
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| Hi All,
Wow, there are a lot of panels this year at SDCC! Over 400!! It will take an army to cover all of those -- and each one is important for different reasons. So, I'm putting out the call for help. If you're going to SDCC and if you think you can cover a few panels a day for THE PULSE, I would love to know. There are so many cool things that look to be happening here ...
So, please email me at jencomx3 at aol.com with SDCC HELP in the subject line if you think you might be able to help with coverage. If you're a comic creator, a bio at the end can plug whatever you like. If you're just a comic book fan, this is a great way to get yourself out there.
Thanks in advance,
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| | Subject: | PULSE: PLUG YOUR SDCC APPEARANCE | | Time: | 01:46 pm |
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| Hello All,
Hope you are having a great summer so far. It is moving a little too fast for me. IF you are planning on attending San Diego Comic Con at the end of this month, I have started a thread on THE PULSE where you can plug your appearance.
Just go to
http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/36/t/006457.html
And fill in the blanks if you like.
ALSO if you have some upcoming projects we have not talked about on THE PULSE yet, please let me know.
Plus, did you have a chance to check out any of our new columns? Just about every day, we have a new column for you to read.
I would love to know what you think of the variety now.
Thanks!
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| | Subject: | PULSE: CBLDF, TRANSFORMERS, COUNTDOWN, IMPACT, Paul POPE & MORE | | Time: | 02:39 pm |
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|  QUESTION of the WEEK: What Comic Book Has Lived Up To The Hype?
 WHO COUNTS IN THE COUNTDOWN # 44: ECLIPSO
BY BRUCE MaCINTOSH
Every week, DC’s Countdown introduces characters unfamiliar to some readers. Fear not! THE PULSE is here to illuminate these characters, so that you will never be in the dark for long. In this Episode of Who Counts in Countdown? we’ll shed some light the penumbra profligate, Eclipso! Who is she? Where did she come out of the shadows of the DC Universe? And why is she casting an evil darkness over our shining light, Mary Marvel?
 AM I ALONE IN THIS? MoCCA: The Pop of Paul Pope's PULPHOPE
BY DAN FLEMING
Paul Pope. Perhaps the closest independent comics will ever come to having to a rock star to call their own. Part Jim Morrison, part John Locke, all Comics Destroyer. Armed with my most anticipated book of MoCCA, PULPHOPE, he is ready to allow us a peek into his creative process.
 KELLER'S CBLDF CHALLENGE: Just 10 More Donations Needed!
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO
Last week, Sequential Tart's Editor-in-Chief, Katherine Keller offered to donate the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund US$1000 if 40 people would each donate US$25 to the Fund. 30 people have already donated in response, and one person has generously offered to match Keller's US$1000 if the goal is met.
 IMPACT WANTS YOU FOR A RISING STARS ART BOOK!
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO
Want to be the next big thing in comics? Impact Books is offering you just that chance! They're looking for artists to showcase in an art book. Around 145 of you will be included in their Rising Stars of Fantastic Art volume. Impact's Publicity Manager Greg Hatfield gave us some details about how you can become the next Rising Star.
 ARCHIE'S 65th ANNIVERSARY PLANS
Archie Comics turns 65 this year and as a treat for fans of the publisher, they are reprinting the entire first issue and the first Archie Andrews story ever in this week's Archie Digest # 236. This is a chance to see how the characters have changed, what made them endearing in the Golden Age, and, truly, the beginning of a franchise. How many PULSE readers plan on getting this special issue?
 AM I ALONE IN THIS? THE DIRECTORS CUT SPECIAL EDITION DISC ONE
BY DAN FLEMING
You know what I really want from life? Not money. Not fame. I want a law, steadfast, staunch, and punishable by death, stating major DVD releases cannot be double dipped within a five year period. Take the time, get it right the first time, because I often don’t have the willpower to resist a second purchase.
 SATURDAY MATINEE: Spidey, Teen Titans, Hellboy, Buffy & More
BY ADAM KOPPEL
Hello and welcome to SATURDAY MATINEE. I'll be writing a regular column on the latest superhero movie news, recent DVD releases and projects that I think need the green light.
 SUPERVILLAIN SATURDAY: M is for MYSTIQUE
ENTRY BY PETER SANDERSON
This week as we look at the Supervillain Book, the shape-shifter Mystique takes center stage ....
QUESTION of the WEEK: What Comic Book Hasn't Lived Up To The Hype?
 TRANSFORMERS PT 3: GENERATION 1, PART TWO
BY SID BECKETT
Continuing our look at Generation 1 history, we take a look at the unique properties of the cartoon, the Dreamwave and the IDW comics, and the contradictions between the three.
 SNIDER'S LEGION OF DOOM AT SIX FLAGS
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO
If you visit the New England Six Flags this summer, you might have a chance to see a Legion of Doom live-action performance featuring Lex Luthor, Sinestro, Cheetah, Captain Cold, Riddler and the Joker. Writer Brandon T. Snider was responsible for the dialogue of these SuperFriends villains. He told us what it was like taking these childhood favorites and introducing them to a whole new generation.
 CAOS: PT 6 ROUNDTABLE
BY JANE IRWIN
In our final Comics are Open Source presentation, all of the participants engage in a roundtable about self-publishing, that teaches valuable lessons for anyone considering that option.
 BUCCELLATO'S DANGEROUS BATTLE OF THE BANDS
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO
This isn't American Idol or, even, America's Got Talent. In Steve Buccellato's Battle of the Bands, the groups are fighting with their fists as much as their voices! Plus their instruments are used to inflict physical pain -- not just the pain we might feel in our ears when a wrong chord or note is reached. It's a crazy harem manga, making its debut at San Diego Comic-Con from TOKYOPOP, but are PULSE readers going to be tuning in? Host Buccellato gives us a few reasons why this Battle shouldn't be missed.
 HEROES '07: GREAT PODCASTING SUMMER
BY BRUCE MacINTOSH
Set right down, here, youngster, and let an old timer tell you about the days when podcasting was just starting, back at the turn of the 21st Century. Back then we loved comics and admired their creators - we just didn’t have a way to listen or see them, or talk about them with other comic fans! That is, until podcasts like Comic Geek Speak, Comic News Insider, SciFi Dig, and Golden Age of Comic Books came along.
 BONG DAZO TOYS WITH STAR WARS
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
For Star Wars artist Bong Dazo the trip to a galaxy far, far away began with playing in the mud. Now Bong creates custom action figures with lightweight polymer clay, but growing up, a little water and dirt was all he needed to get down and dirty enough to create his first masterpieces.
 MaCPHERSON'S SCARY POO, EDGAR ALLAN
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO
Edgar Allan Poe seems to be a favorite amongst comic creators this year. There have been several projects featuring either the writer or his eclectic creations, but Dwight MacPherson is taking things a step further by creating a story based on his idea of Poe's muse or inspiration. In the Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo, the writer's taking Poe on a crazy adventure -- or, considering the works Poe has created in his lifetime, maybe not so crazy of a ride. But what really inspired MacPherson and what will comic fans think when the Poo hits the fan? For answers we turn to the scribe ....
 TAKE JOSS WHEDON TO DINNER
Now is your chance to hang out with Joss Whedon. One lucky bidder will win the opportunity to take the scribe to dinner. Find out how you can win the chance of a lifetime!
 MARVEL SELL OUTS: X-MEN ENDANGERED SPECIES
Marvel Comics' X-Men are selling out. Issue 200 and the Endangered Species one-shot have sold out from Diamond. How many PULSE readers checked it out? What did you think?
 AM I ALONE IN THIS?: My Mecca MoCCA
BY DAN FLEMING
Dan finally got into the show on Saturday! And, boy, he did it all from scaring Vertigo editors to working up the nerve to * gasp * carry on a conversation with Brian Wood. Find out about some of his new discoveries, and where the "cool" place to be at MoCCA was, by making with the clickity-click.
 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: Northwest Passage
BY CHRIS BECKETT
Forget the summer movie season. For the best action-adventure blockbuster, you need look no further than Scott Chantler’s Northwest Passage. Come on in and find out what you’re missing, and read what Scott Chantler has to say about his historical adventure and comics in general.
 MAKE WITH THE FUNNY COMIC: OUTER ORBIT
BY LUKE FOSTER
Any comic that can make you laugh out loud more than once is a good one. Any comic that can do that in every issue of its run is even better. Zach Howard, Sean Murphy and Reed Buccholz's “Outer Orbit” from Dark Horse falls into the latter category.
 CIVIL WAR SCORE CARD – CIVIL WAR #3
BY BENJAMIN F. MILLER
If the second issue of Civil War brewed the conflict whose beans were ground in the first issue, the third issue has our cup almost overflowing. Here, old friends cause serious damage to each other, some heroes consider changing sides, while others remain neutral. Nothing is certain, and surprises are to be found in every lightning storm.
 WILL PFEIFER'S FELINES IN CATWOMAN
BY JENNIFER "Me-Ow!" CONTINO
Both women called "Catwoman" have gone through a lot since the Infinite Crisis. As we look at what's happened recently in the series, writer Will Pfeifer promises there are a lot of answers ahead for fans of both Selina Kyle and Holly Robinson, that is if either survives the current arc Catwoman Dies!.
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| | Subject: | PULSE: Buffy, Countdown, Skysharks, Heroes Con, MODOK & More | | Time: | 12:56 pm |
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| QUESTION of the WEEK: What Comic Book Hasn't Lived Up To The Hype?
 MARVEL PREVIEW: GSMA The Avengers & Mystic Arcana: Black Knight
Marvel Comics has released a few previews of upcoming projects including: Giant-Size Marvel Adventures - The Avengers #1 and Mystic Arcana: Black Knight. How many PULSE readers are excited about these upcoming stories?
SHIPPING THIS WEEK: What Are You Getting?
Diamond's listed which products should be in stores this week. Which ones are PULSE readers eager to see? Why?
 MY SATURDAY @ MoCCA
BY CHRIS BECKETT
If you’re one that gets excited about comics as an art form and the endless possibilities of the medium that have gone all but untapped, then the MoCCA Arts Festival would have been the place for you. Come on in, and see why you need to make a date to attend next year.
 WES HARTMAN'S AERIAL SKY SHARKS
BY JENNIFER "Fly Me To The Moon" CONTINO
"Gas and bullets aren't free," Wes Hartman said, as one of the reasons why his Sky Sharks charge for their aerial services. Kind of like the A-Team of the skies, if you've got the money, these mercenaries will take on the mission. But will their adventures endear them to comic fans or will these Sky Sharks sink? We've got some reasons from Hartman, why PULSE readers should look, up in the sky!
 WHO COUNTS IN THE COUNTDOWN # 45: MONARCH
BY BRUCE MaCINTOSH
Every week, DC’s Countdown introduces characters who may be unfamiliar to some readers. Fear not! The Pulse is here to shed some light on the background on these characters, so that you so you will always know what’s going on. This week we’ll answer two questions about Countdown Issue #45. First, “Who is that character in the last panel of the main story of this issue?” Then, after we reveal that it is Monarch, we’ll examine tortured path he took through comics to get to this point.
HEROES '07: THE CARTOONIST: INDIE COMICS ROUNDTABLE
BY NICHOLAS VIGNEAUX
Big names of the small press Chris Pitzer (Adhouse Books) and Chris Staros (Top Shelf) were joined by indie comics veterans Jim Mahfood (Grrl Scouts from Oni and Stupid Comics from Image) and Paul Hornschemeier (Mother, Come Home from Dark Horse) to shedding some light on the business aspect of independent comics.
 MARVEL PREVIEW: Super-Villain Team-Up MODOK'S 11
Hey Modok fans, Marvel Comics has released a preview from its upcoming SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP/M.O.D.O.K.'S 11 #1. How many of you plan on checking this series out? Why?
 PAUL LEE & BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
BY JENNIFER "Slay On!" CONTINO
Artist Paul Lee might not be a vampire slayer by profession, but that didn't stop him from drawing them in the pages of Buffy The Vampire Slayer # 5. He's a fan of Joss Whedon's creations and hopes that shines through in the art ....
HEROES '07: S.C.A.D. IV: SUPERHERO ANATOMY
BY ERAKLIS PETMEZAS
Former Starman artist Tom Lyle passed out paper, pencils and a handout by Andrew Loomis on basic anatomy at Heroes Con to give us a tutorial in basic anatomy.
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