Taco Devil Mar, part 2 (this time with pictures!)

There's not a lot to say about the 5 pound burrito fiasco that Tom didn't say in his retelling. So I'll let the pictures do the heavy lifting. Look at how, the further down you look, the worse we look. It's the deadly trifecta of stomachache, failure, and realizing you're out 20 bucks.

It takes two people to lift. Seriously.

5 Pound Burrito>Tom's head.

I can't say I understood the strategy behind the burrito ball.

Needless to say, we're all failures.

Props to Alex for bringing the camera, and to Steve for being too big of a woman to participate, freeing him up to take pictures.

Taco devil Mar

This is truly a sad day for the YNTEers. We entered the Taco Del Mar on Meridian and 112th with a spring in our steps and a twinkle in our stomachs, though left saddened and $20 dollars poorer when we entered the 5 pound burrito challenge.

Starting out strong, Evan, me, and some random kid named Alex ripped mercilessly through the four-tortillaed demon for over fifteen minutes. This one was strong with the force (and tomatoes) and wore us out just a little over halfway. I stood up to pace the table and decide my next move, while Alex rolled his up into a condensed ball and Evan kept a steady, grueling pace. This man was surely a champion. Conditioned for such events with various heart attack burgers and donut holes, we watched in awe as Evan slowly but surely edged towards the win with just under 3 minutes left.

"yeah.." Evan timidly burps, trying to hold in the pounds and pounds of ricey innards of the tenacious devil, not quite wanting to admit defeat. 1 minute, 30 seconds, 5 seconds... We had all lost.

The torturous cashier laughs maniacally as we droop our heads, wanting nothing less than a swift death, or a breath mint.

Lets put it this way: Cinco de Mayo is no longer fun..

We will have official pictures of the brutal defeat soon so stay tuned

Free Comic Book Day was today...

...and you missed it. It was a blast and you all should go next year!

I picked up a bunch of free comics, including Avengers, Wolverine, Simpsons, Clone Wars, and a special 25th Anniversary reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Number 1. I also got some classic Punisher trades, and two Wolverine graphic novels, so now I can read up and see just how inaccurate the movie was.

But the fun part of it for me was dressing up in my Rorschach costume. Picture time!

Myself, Batman and a mini Boba Fett

Some Stormtroopers from the 501st were there to keep out the troublemakers.

Me vs. Batman, who will win? (Hint: totally me.)

Jango Fett and a Clone Trooper were also on hand to keep us safe.

All in all, a fun event as always. Probably the best FCBD yet. Next year, I'll see you there!

You can check out Atomic Comics' website for more pictures. As of this writing, they're not up yet, but they should be soon.

Free Comic Book Day is Saturday!

...and you should totally go.

I'm going to recommend Atomic Comics in Tacoma. Anyone in line before 10 AM, not only gets their free comics, not only gets the in line early prizes (generally posters and graphic novels), but they also get to see me in costume! FUN FUN FUN!

I'd also like to point out that this post is in no way a last minute cop out to make sure the blog has 4 posts this month. It's not even a last hour cop out! I have 68 minutes to spare. I'm AWESOME!