As I get older, I am slowly retreating back into my 15 year-old dork zone of comfortability. I am spending more time playing and thinking about video games. I recently purchased a yo-yo because, really, is there a better age to brush up on your yo-yo tricks than 31? I am obsessed with Battlestar Galactica. (Although, that one doesn’t really count, because my essentially non-dorky girlfriend is obsessed with it too, as is pretty much everyone who has seen it and has taste.)

And then there’s this:

Scott Pilgrim. I loooooove Scott Pilgrim. I have not bought a comic since I was probably 13, but I have recently become totally obsessed with this series. There are three volumes out right now and I have been biting my nails waiting for the fourth. It’s all about this 23 year-old guy in Toronto who plays bass in a band called Sex Bob-omb. He meets a girl named Ramona Flowers who has discovered an interstellar passageway through his brain. If he wants to get with Ramona, he must battle her seven ex-boyfriends. The story weaves in elements from kung fu movies, manga comics, video games, and pop art, but it never feels tongue-in-cheek. I think the thing that amazes me the most about it is how completely engaging and believable the characters are. As a person who appreciates the artistry of comics but does not really know them very well, I am astounded by how much a simple expression or body position can convey about a character. I’m not going to go into a full review right now, but if you’re interested, drop $10 and let me know what you think. Actually, drop $20 bucks and pick up I, An Actress while you’re at it.