The Seduction of Nut

Thanks for voting last week.

Here are the first poll results of the new year:

According to you, when Nut spotted a beautiful princess gazing out of the window of the tower, Nut was seeing...

the inner poo (71%)

a total babe (14%)

a hallucination (14%)

poo magic (10%)

Be sure to vote again this week!

Stats Week: My Year in Music 2010

Last.fm conveniently keeps track of all of the music I listen to. Here are my top twenty-five artists, albums & tracks for 2010:

Artists

 1. Scala & Kolacny Brothers
 2. The Bamboos
 3. Kylie Auldist
 4. The Pipettes
 5. Laura Vane & the Vipertones
 6. Pink Martini
 7. Glee Cast
 8. Kelly Willis
 9. Nikki Yanofsky
10. Anamanaguchi
11. Great Big Sea
11. Equation
13. Lori McKenna
14. Dick Brave & The Backbeats
15. Hilary McRae
15. Paper Aeroplanes
15. Gizelle Smith & the Might Mocambos
18. Cara Dillon
18. Lunik
20. Daft Punk
20. Saint Etienne
20. Sara Gazarek
20. She & Him
24. Jill Phillips & Andy Gullahorn
24. Colbie Caillat


Albums

 1. Kylie Auldist - Made of Stone
 2. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - On the Rocks
 3. Laura Vane & the Vipertones - Laura Vane & the Vipertones
 4. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Dream On
 5. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - It All Leads to This
 5. The Bamboos - 4
 7. The Bamboos - Side Stepper
 8. Kelly Willis - Translated from Love
 9. Anamanaguchi - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game (Original Videogame Soundtrack)
10. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - One-Winged Angel
11. Dick Brave & The Backbeats - Dick This!
12. Hilary McRae - Through These Walls
13. The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes
13. Gizelle Smith & the Mighty Mocambos - This Is Gizelle Smith & The Mighty Mocambos
15. Saint Etienne - Travel Edition 1990-2005
15. Daft Punk - Tron: Legacy
17. Sara Gazarek - Return to You
18. Jill Phillips & Andy Gullahorn - Christmas
19. Paper Aeroplanes - The Day We Ran Into the Sea
19. The Pipettes - Earth vs. The Pipettes
21. The School - Loveless Unbeliever
22. Karen Elson - The Ghost Who Walks
23. Delain - April Rain
23. Colbie Caillat - Breakthrough
23. The Living Sisters - Love to Live


Tracks

 1. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - "Someone New"
 2. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - "With or Without You"
 2. Kylie Auldist - "Made of Stone"
 4. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - "Every day I love you less and less"
 4. Cantus Vocum Chamber Choir - "Dirait-on"
 6. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - "Can't Get You Out of My Head" 
 6. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - "One-Winged Angel"
 6. Kylie Auldist - "It's On"
 6. Kylie Auldist - "Lookin' For You"
 6. OK Go - "This Too Shall Pass (Marching Band Version)"
 6. Danielle Ate the Sandwich - "Party in the U.S.A."
12. Cara Dillon - "Spencer the Rover"
12. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - "Yellow"
12. The Apples in Stereo - "Sunndal Song"
12. Hilary McRae - "Every Day (When Will You Be Mine)"
12. Laura Vane & the Vipertones - "Roof Off"
12. Kylie Auldist - "I Will"
12. Kylie Auldist - "In a Week, In a Day"
12. Laura Vane & the Vipertones - "Did It Anyway"
12. Knightsong - "You Are the New Day"
21. Equation - "What Did You Do Today?"
21. The Bamboos Feat. Kylie Auldist - "Now That You Are Mine"
21. Laura Vane & the Vipertones - "Steam"
21. Laura Vane & the Vipertones - "You Give Me What I Want"
21. Laura Vane & the Vipertones - "Man of your word"
21. Laura Vane & the Vipertones - "No Words"
21. Kylie Auldist - "Kiss and Tell"
21. Kylie Auldist - "Ship Inside a Bottle"
21. Laura Vane & the Vipertones - "Am I Dreaming?"
21. Kerfuffle - "Three Ships"
21. The Pipettes - "Our Love Was Saved By Spacemen"

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this afternoon. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (+11). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
4 (+23). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
5 (+4). Odd Is on Our Side (Kindle edition)
6 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
7 (-). Dilbert: 2011 Day-to-Day Calendar
8 (-3). Walking Dead Volume 13
9 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
10 (-8). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
11 (+25). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
12 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
13 (+1). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
14 (+10). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
15 (-). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
16 (+16). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
17 (-14). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
15 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
16 (-). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
17 (+20). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
18 (+12). Dilbert: 2011 Wall Calendar
19 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
20 (+11). Superman: Earth One
21 (+19). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
22 (-3). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
24 (+17). Watchmen
25 (R). American Born Chinese
26 (-8). Walking Dead Volume 12
27 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
28 (-16). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
29 (-3). The Walking Dead, Book 6
30 (+3). Big Nate: From the Top
31 (-9). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
32 (-9). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
33 (-5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
34 (+10). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight
35 (+15). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
36 (+6). V for Vendetta
37 (-16). 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective
38 (-14). The Walking Dead Book 5
39 (-1). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 10 - Extremes
40 (-5). Tron: Betrayal
41 (-7). Odd Is on Our Side
42 (R). The Arrival
43 (R). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
44 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
45 (-16). The Walking Dead Book 2
46 (R). Batman: Hush
47 (R). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
48 (R). Brightest Day, Vol. 1
49 (N). Chew Volume 3: Just Desserts
50 (R). Batman: Year One


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* The Wimpy Kid stays on the top once again, but slips to #36 on the overall chart.

* Kindle editions of Dork Diaries & Odd Is On Our Side remain popular for post-holiday purchasing.

* It must be the start of a new college semester, as books like Maus, Persepolis, Fun Home, Understanding Comics, and Watchmen all see double digit jumps up the chart.

* Only one new title this week: Chew Volume 3, way down at #49.

* Dead Watch: Only nine Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, with every volume showing some slippage; though the latest collection stays in the top ten.

* The bottom of the list this week is #3,882 overall, a serious slide from the previous weeks.