Cell phones are ubiquitous these days. Everyone has one, and just about everyone thinks they have to best ringtone ever. I’m here to tell you, no, no you don’t. Pretty much every ring tone is annoying. It’s that way by design so you pick up the phone as soon as possible. Some are just worse than others.

I’ve always been a big X-Men fan. The Animated Series came out when I was in 6th grade, and I’ve seen every episode multiple times, including at least 3 times I sat down and watched all 76 episodes in a row in a short span. I still have my VHS Tape, cup and placemat from the Pizza Hut promo. It was also one of the few series I read regularly at the time, I had all the issues of Uncanny from 281 (coincides with X-Men, Vol 2 #1) all the way up through and past Jean and Scott’s wedding to the Age of Apocalypse and most of the corresponding X-Men issues until I lost interest in comics the first time.

In the spirit of Avengers vs. X-men, for this week and next week, I’m gonna draft my own Avengers and X-Men teams respectively.

Most of my exposure to the ‘A’ team was through their West Coast Branch, because for some reason I bought a copy of Avengers West Coast #1 simply because I could when I was a kid. I’m gonna try to avoid the big names and go with a more offbeat list. While I could just use the Fantastic Four and Spider Man (really, look it up), here’s my list.

While this isn’t food blog, I’ve had a bunch of food related entries of late, and I think the type of people who enjoy the mashup of Doritos and Tacos might also enjoy this tasty mix. Apparently it’s only been released in the UK as of now, with no plans for a US debut, but I think if we make enough noise they will bring it here, or if you are so inclined, just make one yourself. I give you, Hot Dog Stuffed Crust!

On this day in 2063, Earthicans will make first contact with beings from another world, namely the Vulcans. At least, that is, according to Star Trek. So get into the spirit today by shaking peoples hands, giving them the Vulcan Salute, telling them to “Live Long and Prosper”, and of course, listen to some Steppenwolf. And if you happen to play Star Trek Online, there is a new event today where you can go to the Utopia Planetia shipyards on Mars and get your very own replica Phoenix.

Peace and Long Life to you all!