October 2024 ⁂ Make like Michael Myers
I’m Chad Comello and this is Chadabout, a monthly update about what I've been writing, reading, and doing.
Hey all,
Happy Halloween to those who celebrate 👻
You know what’s scarier than all the horror movies I’ve watched lately? The thought of you not voting. So make like Michael Myers and slowly walk to your nearest early voting location.
On to the links…
✍️ MY RECENT POSTS
Chicago, fishing, and other recent views.
Night of the Living Dead, Nosferatu, and other media of the moment.
Shared my list of exceptional picture books.
In praise of Disney’s pop punk phase.
My blog is now officially old enough to vote.
🔗 FROM THE INTERWEBS
Reimagined ‘80s logos of popular brands.
Restoring a 1,200-year-old psalter discovered in an Irish bog.
How did you find accurate information before the internet? Librarians, of course.
Where did our 2004 photos go?
An interview with Saturday Night Live’s early ‘90s graphic designer of sketch titles, parodies, and props.
👍 CURRENTLY
Reading: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Watching: Midnight Mass
Listening: Storytime Singalong, Vol. 1 by Emily Arrow
💬 QUOTE
“In time we come to see that not only are we on the sidelines of the universe but that it’s of a universe of sidelines, that there is no center, just a giddy mass of waltzing things.” - Orbital by Samantha Harvey
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Photo: Our little grass guy.