Webzines, blogs, comics! Computers might still be far from replacing books, but the amount of reading we do online is growing everyday.

1. Comics: A good starting point is Get Fuzzy, the story of a cat called Bucky, a dog named Satchel, and their owner Rob, a bit of a geek. This might sound vaguely familiar, but the similarities with Garfield end here. It's way better, which is not hard, considering that all Garfield jokes nowadays are either related to him eating too much or moving too little. Also good are the office humor of Dilbert, the family tribulations of Foxtrot and the wordplay and nonsense of Pearls before Swine.

2. Blogs: Here are a few interesting ones, even though some aren't updated very often anymore: Neil Gaiman's, Zach Braff's (yeah, the guy from Scrubs), Dave Gorman's tour of the USA, Billy Corgan's Confessions, Belle de Jour. And in portuguese only: David Fonseca's recording diary, Gato Fedorento, Blogue dos Marretas and my favourite, Há Vida em Markl, featuring, among other stuff, transcripts from comedian Nuno Markl's radio show.

3. Online mags: A wonderful invention indeed! Here's a small list of publications, usually filled with very diverse imagery. Colors (from Benneton), Clandestina, This is not a magazine, Badly Stitched, Urban Collective, Delve, Simple Things, Manzaneta.

The year started with an excellent omen. The day we arrived in Lisbon for a short holiday, my uncle Nelson got his hands on two tickets for the REM concert and asked if I wanted them. Of course I did! It ended up being a year for so many gigs, including Audioslave, Kaiser Chiefs, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Pixies. And Billy Corgan. Twice. In consecutive days.

I can point out the precise moment I fell in love with Billy Corgan. October 4th 2000, Smashing Pumpkins concert. He walked on stage, in this long white coat, huge and powerful and I surrended. So I wasn't too upset when the band broke up, as I was curious to see what he did solo. Then he formed Zwan, and I did love their music too, but again wasn't too upset when this band also broke up.

When he finally put out a solo album and I got to hear theFutureEmbrace, I was happy. Being biased about all things Corgan, I tried to figure out if I really did love it or just wanted too, but after months not being able to turn it off, I'm now sure it really is one of my favourite albums ever. It's definitely not easy listen, as Billy Corgan managed to create pretty unusual electronic sounds to match his wonderfully weird voice. And although, as the title suggests, he is aiming for the future, I can't help but compare it to the spaceship interiors of 2001 Space Odissey: still gorgeous, they now feel more retro than futuristic.

My teenage behaviour peeked around the time where he brought his tour to London, when I camped outside the London Forum all afternoon to make sure I had a front row spot. It was a great afternoon, spent getting to know other hardcore fans, all concentrated on the impossible task of looking cool. Of course, you can't possibly be cool if you get all excited because you shook Billy Corgan's hand. Or if you go round the back and wait for ages for a glympse and an autograph. So I'm definitely NOT cool.

Tour over, Billy Corgan has gone silent , not updating his website or his blog. Hopefully, he's just busy writing more songs. So for the time being, I'm back being a grown up too.