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Jan 22, 2010 Compared to how little time I normally had when I was posting strips five days a week, I now have so much time on my hands that I almost didn't know what to do with myself! Better get a schedule on my hands! _______________________________________________________ Animator Bill Plympton has joined with Patrick Smith to create the brand new "Scribble Junkies" blog. I note it, because of their most recent posting: "The Story Myth." Although not specifically identified in the blog, the posting is noteworthy as it arrives so hot on the heals of the discussion everyone's been having about Avatar. _______________________________________________________ Here's last weekend's top ten box office postings according to Box Office Mojo. New releases are posted in yellow. Total grossed to date is posted in red. 1. Avatar $42.7 Million - $493.2 M 2. The Book of Eli $32.7 Million - $32.7 M 3. The Lovely Bones $17 Million - $17.4 M 4. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $11.6 Million - $192.7 M 5. Sherlock Holmes $9.8 Million - $180 M 6. The Spy Next Door $9.7 Million - $9.7 M 7. It's Complicated $8.1 Million - $88.6 M 8. Leap Year $5.9 Million - $17.6 M 9. The Blind Side $5.5 Million - $226.7 M 10. Up in the Air $5.4 Million - $62.8 M