Having reached either a level of freakitude or an advanced age wherein life has blown out my memory, I’ve decided that it’s in my best interest to start a blog. To put it bluntly, things have gotten so strange that I’m having trouble remembering what I’ve done and where I’ve been. Not to imply that this is some casualty/tragedy case. It isn’t.

Life have just been that weird. I wouldn’t wish the last two years on anyone. Not that it’s been entirely bad or entirely good. Just intense to an unusual degree. I had expected that getting older would mean a gradual cessation of the chaos. I was wrong.

But enough of this maudlin trash. On with the new & relevant. Forever forward, Pax Americana! Or: a bit about the blog.

First thing’s first. My name is Jarett Kobek. For those new to me, or to those old friends & lovers with whom I’ve lost contact (or summarily expelled), I live in the outskirts of Hollywood, California. I’m originally from Rhode Island. Then New York, then Boston, then Detroit, then Providence, then New York again. Now I’m in California, thousands of miles away from the vast majority of people I know. Presumably this makes stalking me a little harder than it once was.

The blog is intended to document the weird junk and events currently constituting my life. Some of this will be edifying. Other parts amusing. Very little titillating.

Once upon a time, I ran a website known in certain circles (those composed primarily of 13 year old boys) for its extremely foul-mouthed criticism of film. This was around 2000/1. A lot of funny things came out of that period (nothing useful), but probably the best was getting a shout-out by Tom Servo in his book. That site was fun but an enormous pain to update & build a readership with in those pre-blog days. So in remembrance of its spirit, the other major attraction (so-called) of this blog will be my random reviewing/criticism of films and books and comics. (Seriously, kill me for the comics.)

Next post: an hilarious trip down Memory-lane! With shocking repercussions for the world of comics!