So, did anyone get anything especially good for Christmas? From my wife: some great graphic novel collections (the first 3 hardcovers of Powers and the trade paperback of I Kill Giants) and an IOU for the sold-out FitBit, among other things. From mom, a shiny Zune HD and Zune Pass.

The Zune's interface is simply gorgeous. It's going to take quite a bit of time to work out some of the UI quirks, but when it looks that pretty I don't mind spending some time with it.

And if you haven't checked out Powers (and you like comics), please do. I know it's not exactly unknown, but I still try to bring it to folks' attention. It's currently tied with Y the Last Man for me as my favorite comic. And please check out I Kill Giants. It moved me quite a bit reading it, particularly with the year I've had. It's a little gem of a book.