Premise for the day

1. Waltzing REALLY IS FUN. Yes, you knew that. Waltzing among other beginners who are giggling and just enjoying it is AMAZINGLY FUN!!!
1b. Found out I missed the Davis Contra (thought it was next week). Intend to do that.
1c. Someday SOON will attempt Swing.
1d. Considering Alameda on Monday just to watch happy Irish. Or, if it's going to be that packed, stay out of the way and go on a following Monday.
1d1. ziibminthalij make for happy Irish.

2. Since DCF with sillymesaysme, late evening nosh after waltzing now seems to requires burgers and fries. And Barqs. So much for the diet.

3. Going to toss out papers 'n stuff. I've got two days to clear out old crap, and make room for me. No, won't be done all in one weekend. But I've got that time to toss papers, and settle my head and write and study.

4. I think the paints are coming out this weekend. See if I still really like painting, or if these should get thrown out.

5. I think we need an alcove in the living room. The Craft Project Alcove. One corner where all the Crafty Stuff will be stored.
5a. Am now going to start a running list of things I will go out and buy tomorrow. Clean, get shopping ideas, put them on the list. Write, move yarn, get organizing ideas, put it on the list. Need storage tubs, bookends...shelving? Shall I attempt shelving myself?
5b. Clean out cookies, old temporary files, old files that refuse to be unintalled (Norton seems a bit like HAL from 2001 on that note...) and defrag this thing.

6. Just relax, write, crochet, enjoy a real 2 day weekend. MAYBE cook something (Snuffy made corned beef. Tender, lovely corned beef. With roasted roots.) Going to cook some rice.
6a. Sewing. Aha. Sewing....

If you read comics in the 80's

or read your parents comics in the 80's.

This is probably what introduced you to Betty Paige:

The Rocketeer

The most delicious comic book series you ever ran across. One of those brilliant mixes of independent that combined beautiful artwork with great characters, that was totally out of left field in relation to what other comics, even other independents, were doing.

Was wonderful human level fantasies.
No, I don't mean fantasy fiction---I mean, the wonderful human level stories that run through your head that in your teens and twenties make you fantasize "Yeah, I bet that could ALMOST be me, if...". Like early Batman. Like The Spirit.

Sorry to report, Creator Extraordinaire Dave Stevens passed away from lukemia.
Good obit in the LA Times

And a damned nice pic of of Betty (same name in comic?) with the Rocketeer form one of the panels at io9.com