Random Access

Thank you to for sending a link to: Party Up Jesus Christ Superstar

As so aptly put it:

“Who needs Buddy Jesus when you have Gangsta Jesus and his homeboy Judas?”

Amen.

Sunday (coda)
Going to the library was a nice change of pace. I read one of my TCP/IP books. showed up a little later.  We sat, talked and people-watched.  Before we knew it, the library was closing.

I drove to visit Perry and the kids for a bit. They were doing well. I had a good time hanging out with them.

I came home…

…and found myself in the midst of a big domestic jag. I cooked dinner, not only for tonight but also for a few nights this week. I did laundry. Not “I took it to the cleaners to be picked up later.” I did it. And I was also reminded why I’m never enthused about doing my laundry here: The dryer in which I placed my colored clothes did not dry them completely. I have clothes hanging up to finish drying. *sigh* Oh, well… at least they’re clean.

Stray Toasters

• While cooking, I was listening to my iPod. If You Believe started playing. It was one of the songs from the soundtrack to The Wiz – the Broadway musical, not motion picture – that my mother used to play (OFTEN) when I was younger. It made me smile.
  

  If you believe
  Within your heart
  You’ll know that no one can change
  The path that you must go
  Believe what you feel
  And know you’re right because
  The time will come around
  When you’ll say it’s yours

  Believe that you can go home
  Believe you can float on air
  Then click your heels three times
  If you believe
  Then you’ll be there
  That’s why I want you to
  Believe in yourself
  Right from the start
  Believe in the magic
  Right there in your heart
  Go ahead believe all these things
  Not because I told you to
  But believe in yourself
  If you believe in yourself
  Just believe in yourself
  As I believe in you
  

• 
• The Figment 2000 – Yes, sometimes dealing with peoples’ IT questions is like this.
• Real Life – Sometimes, this is how I think of the monkeys…
• My UPS is dying.  Or dead… but unwilling to admit it.  This afternoon, the power flickered a few times… and then I heard a couple of start-up beeps from ‘Nine and Intrepid.
• : Here’s the link for the Goatse stickers I was telling you about.
• The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1 – Stephen King, by way of Marvel Comics
• : The HorrorClix AVP set is now available for purchase.
• and : You might want to check out these new figures from DC Direct…
• …and you – and – might want to check out these figures, too.
• Add a new Sisko figure to the Covet List.  It’s featured with other anniversary edition figures from the various Star Trek series and movies.  It’s the 25th Anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and it’s the 20th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation
• I just finished telling a story.  I wouldn’t necessarily call it a “bedtime story,” aside from the fact that it’s this late at night… but she seemed to enjoy it.
• Drove downtown in the rain
  9:30 on a Tuesday night
  Just to check out the late-night record shop
• : Boingboing has an article on the History of Electric Watches

Shower.  Beverage.  Bed.

Maybe a quick jaunt to Paragon City… or read some more School Days.

Namaste.

I’ve been wanting to go to the downtown library for weeks (more like months!).

That’s where I’m heading.

*bamf*

Sunday – 11 February 2007
I’ve been up, for as yet undetermined reasons, since 8:45 this morning.

After reading a few chapters of School Days, I decided to surf YouTube. This is what I’ve come up with so far:

• Citizen Hero – described as “The Real World meets the Justice League”
• Mash-ups!
• Gwen Stefani vs. Madonna: What You Hung Up For?
• Tom Petty vs. Rob Base: It Takes Two/Won’t Back Down
• Prince vs. Kelis: Milkshake Kiss
• Beastie Boys vs. Bloodhound Gang: Sure Shot/Fire Water Burn
• Metallica vs. Aretha Franklin: “Enter Aretha”
• AC-DC vs. Quad City DJs: Come On Ride the Train/Thunderstruck

I’m not sure what up for doing today. I should probably put some energy into figuring that out.

*voop*

Saturday (coda)
Thank you to and for their kind hospitality. Spending the evening in the company of friends is always a good way to close out a day.

Guitar Hero. Interesting. I tried – operative word being “tried” – to play YYZ, but it just made miss my guitar and bass. it was still fun, though.

I should probably just go to bed now.
Somehow, I don’t see that happening. Go figure.

Namaste.

Saturday – 10 February 2007
Today’s been pretty lazy.  Which has been a good follow-up to a lazy evening.

Last night, post-Clitorati, I came home and played a little CoH.  I joined a team and we went looking for trouble.  We found it.  Out biggest problem: We had a bad team leader.  Our team leader – who was also our healer – kept acting like a petulant child.  “She” (the character was female and the player seemed to be female, but it is the Internet, so who knows…)  kept running into areas, getting attacked and then backing WAY out of the room and leading the bad guys to the rest of us.  That’s not so bad, in and of itself.  The problem came when she would run a good distance away from the action… and then want to constantly teleport us away from our fights to heal us.  Most healers – most good healers, that is – stay on the edge of the battle, but within their healing radius to heal players.  Not this one.  When we complained about it, she would say things like “Fine!  Don’t come running to me when you need me” or “If that’s the way you want to be, see if I care.”  After the mission was over, I logged out.  I wasn’t in the mood to babysit.

So, I sprawled out on the sofa with School Days, the latest Spenser that I’ve picked up.  And I started reading…

…next thing I know, it’s 8 AM.  I don’t even remember nodding off.  Oh, well.  I moved to the bed, where I remained for the next couple of hours.

I puttered about the apartment for a bit.  invited me to see Pan’s Labyrinth a little after 2:00.

I joined her, , , and a couple of her friends.  The movie was good.  It was an interesting counterpart to Mirrormask.

After the movie, I stopped at Dr. Volt’s.  There were a few things in my box, but I decided to wait until next week to pick up my haul.  I came home and watched the second half of the Pro Bowl.  The AFC won (BARELY!) by a score of 31-28.  And there were six (6) Ravens on the AFC squad, including Adalius Thomas, who recovered and ran back an NFC fumble for a 70-yard touchdown.
Now, I’m off to hang out at ‘s place for a while.

Namaste.

Toy-filled Toaster-iffic-ness

• DC Super Friends – I must have one of those Green Lanterns.  Must.  It is an imperative.
  
• DC Direct Action Comics Superman – including General Zod, Ursa and finally a believable-looking Bizarro
• Diamond Select Star Trek: Deep Space Nine figures  *adds a Capt. Sisko figure to the Covet List*
• Hasbro’s 25th Anniversary G.I. Joe figures – MUCH better looiking than the craptacular Sigma Six line.

Break’s over.   Back on your heads!

Friday – 09 February 2007
So far, it’s been a good morning.

Last night was a quiet night, spent at home watching CSI: and the beginning of Batman Begins. The closed out the Keppler storyline on CSI: and brought Grissom back. It was interesting – it went in a direction that I had not expected… although I could foresee part of the ending about halfway through the episode. It still had enough twists to make me go “Wow” at the end, though.

Stray Toasters
All we hear is radio video gaga…

• William Shatner sings Rocket Man
• Goat Heckling
• 24: Aqua Teen Hunger Force – Jack Bauer meets the ATHF
• What do you get when you mix LEGO blocks and The Crüxshadows? Marliyn, My Bitterness
• Fresh Dog
• Block o’ Buck:
• Opening credits from the Buck Rogers pilot
• Opening credits from the series
• Buck getting his dance on
• Buck getting his dance on (What Is Love remix)
• Buck getting his dance on (Shake That remix)

Thanks to , , for some of the video finds.
: Not sure if I showed you this or not – Limited Edition Beast Statue from Bowen Designs

Quote of the Day (so far)

[09:26] : Good morning.
[09:26] : good morning and happy fucking Friday!
[09:26] : I am so glad this week is over
[09:32] : how goes for you?
[09:32] : SFSG
[09:32] : And, it’s Friday.,
[09:33] : Apparently, it’s “fucking Friday.”
[09:33] : Guess this means I need to find a partner.
[09:33] : Otherwise it’d be “masturbating Friday”
[09:33] : hahahaha

And that’s a wrap.  Thanks
Namaste.

Thursday – 08 February 2007
So far, today’s been a good NBN Thursday.

I’m just getting back from the gym… where I got more good news: I decided to check my body fat and BMI, on a whim.

• Body Fat: 10.7%
• BMI: 25.8%

Compared to my numbers from September ’05 – 15.4% and 28.1, respectively – that’s a noticeable change. I’d even say “improvement,” although the general concensus on BMI is that it’s a load of hooey. That’s right, I said “hooey.” Deal with it.

Stray Toasters

• I like boingboing.net; it often has amusing articles. Today was no exception: The World of Whorecraft Interview
• Anna Nicole Smith has died. brought it to my attention. I then discovered that had made a post about it. While it’s… sad… that she died, I can’t stop thinking: “Who’s going to be America’s Next Great Train Wreck?” Of course, astronaut/attempted murderess Lisa Nowak sounds like a good candidate.
• Toys for Grown-Ups
• Okay… let’s crank up the Wayback Machine: Intro Credits for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (pilot)

Quote of the Day (so far)

[14:18] :  http://kotaku.com/gaming/feature/feature-the-world-of-whorecraft-234565.php
[14:18] : I knew it!
[14:18] : zomg. anna nicole smith died.
[14:18] : yeah.
[14:18] : And that, too.
[14:18] : <3 whorecraft. 🙂 [14:31] : wait.
[14:31] : why are you reading about warcraft porn? 🙂
[14:32] : It was a boingboing article.
[14:33] : The opener intrigued me.
[14:33] : I clicked.
[14:33] : uh huh
[14:33] : I’m just glad that there’s not a City of ‘Guzzling Heroes porn…. at least not to my knowledge. And if there is, I don’t really want to know.
[14:34] : there probably is. 🙂
[14:34] : *plugs ears* I can’t hear you…. I can’t hear you….

Namaste.

The Wii Is a Plastic Box of Death

Veni.  Vidi.  Scribi.
“I came.  I saw.  I typed.”

More specifically, this is the conversation that started my morning:

[09:14] : So I had a dream last night.
[09:14] : Good morning, Dr. King.
[09:14] : Somehow I had gained super powers (still not sure what they were or how I gained them)
[09:15] : I ended up going to you to decide if I should use them for good or evil.
[09:15] : Wow…. the only thing I’m missing is the wheelchair.
[09:15] : And the A.I.-driven Danger Room.
[09:15] : And the telepathy?
[09:16] : *whistles innocently*
[09:16] : yeah.  strange. you decided they should be used for evil.
[09:16] : Even.  Better.
[09:16] : all in all. very odd dream. i believe the entire thing took place in the AF office.
[09:17] : Oh.
[09:17] : This means: I associate you with evil and American Fork.
[09:17] : That would explain it.
[09:17] : So um..  Sorry. 🙂
[09:17] : Could it be that I am influenced by the evil that is Utah County?
[09:17] : possibly. it does kind of get on you.
[09:17] : tough to wash off.
[09:18] : clearly you need special undergarments.
[09:18] : I have my super-suit.
[09:18] : I am not getting a set of MMPP.
[09:18] : muahahahahah

Tuesday (coda)
The day ended well.  I stopped to say “Hullo” to for a couple of minutes before crossing the county line.  As always, it was good to chat with him, if only briefly.

Home.  Some straightening and miscellaneous prep before Shadowrun.  The group finished off their mission… and was offered the chance to stay on the East Coast a little longer to see find out who is – or was – behind the attack on the team that they were sent to find.  Sounds like they’ll be hanging around for a while.

The Scales of the Eternal Justice of Ma’at
The Hand of Nefer-Tem patrolled a few neighborhoods in Paragon City tonight.  I’m still following up on the missing Warshades… and discovered that there are a few Peacebringers who are/may be in danger as well.  And, in doing so, I hit Security Level 12.
Stray Toasters

• Despite three (half-strength) cups of coffee, I’m winding down.  This is a good thing.
• Action Figures from “History in Action”   I am intrigued by this.
• , I believe that this will appeal to you on many levels.
• Damn, Gina!
• How could I not post a link to Hairstyle Names from 70s Ebony Ad?
  The power of Afro Sheen compels you!
  The power of Afro Sheen compels you!
• Web 2.0… The Machine is Us/ing Us: I saw a link to this earlier – and forgot about it… until pointed it out again.
• Most of you are probably already aware of Questionable Content.  I’ve seen it a time or two before, but never really noticed it… until today.
• “Stigmata of the eye…”

Sleep time.

Namaste.

She’s your friend…. OW!

Tuesday – 06 February 2007
Another day in the grind. So far, it’s been good: We’ve been talking Star Wars and how it is that anyone who isn’t/wasn’t Force-sensitive could possibly pilot a speeder-bike – at 200 MPH – through the forest on Endor’s moon… and not end up splattered on the side of a tree. That’s right, we talk about the deep subjects around here.

Last night was D&D night. Things went well… and not so well. Have you heard about the man who was booking a flight from Germany to Sydney, Australia but wound up in Sidney, Montana instead? No? Well you can read about it here. Our party had a similar thing happen: We were, in theory, being ‘ported to a friendly enclave across the desert. We missed. We wound up not only on another continent, but in a city that was considered “lost” nearly a millenium before. Under an ice cap. Oh, yeah… it was chock full of undead, too. Yeah, it was happy times. While the denizens weren’t necessarily “happy” to see us, they didn’t attempt to kill us on sight. That was a definite plus. We didn’t stay for tea, although we did ask a few questions, and we were on our way.

Stray Toasters

• I called home and talked with the step-Paternal unit last night; things are well with the southern contingent of the family.
• The Seven Deadly Sins and Their Combinations
• Joss Whedon is no longer attached to the Wonder Woman movie.  His comments on it can be read here.
• David Goyer is no longer attached to the proposed Flash movie.
• Ghost Rider opens in a little over a week.
• I still need to see Pan’s Labyrinth.
• This toilet gives an entirely different spin to the phrase “Go with a smile!”
• Stan “The Man” Lee is making a cameo appearance on the 19 Feb 07 episode of Heroes.
• It’s like comparing Apples and…. Apples.
• : It’s been a while (since there’s been a good one), but here’s a Catwoman pic for you.
• WizKids has announced HALO ActionClix.  Interesting…  No word on compatibility with HeroClix or HorrorClix yet.  Think about it though… The Master Chief vs. Galactus or Cthulhu.  The possibilities boggle the mind.
  “Where is your Pillar of Autumn now, Master Chief…?”
• The fourth movie in the Indiana Jones saga is slated to open Memorial Day 2008.

Zoom!

Namaste.

Monday – 05 February 2007
This morning has started off well, so far.  Up, dressed and out with no problems.  The commute wasn’t bad.  And I just brewed coffee.

This weekend was… interesting.

Friday, before heading to Clitorati, I heard from Bill – the beloved of .  He called to let me know that her surgery went well and that she was recovering nicely.  She was still at the hospital, but would be home on Sunday.  After that, I was off to Clitorati.

Saturday… was a rather low-key day.  I had brunch with and her boys.  I took the car in for its 50,000 mile service and oil change.  I tried to get it washed, but a gentleman a couple vehicles ahead of me “broke” the car wash.  *sigh*  So, I went to CompUSA instead.  As I was leaving C-USA, I noticed that one of the car’s sensors wasn’t reporting properly, so I went back to the dealership.  Turns out that the mechanic just forgot to reset it.  No big deal.  I decided to try the car wash again.  This time, success!  I did a little shopping/browsing before heading home.  I fought crime around Paragon City for a bit before heading over to ‘s to watch Mirrormask.
She seemed to enjoy the movie.

Sunday.  No…  SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!   No, that’s not quite it, either….   SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!!!  There, that’s better.  A lazy day, to be capped off in the company of friends watching the culmination of the 2006-2007 NFL season.  *bliss*
I got up, obeserved the appropriate hygiene rituals and headed to breakfast (we occasionally push Saturday night breakfast to Sunday morning now).  As we were wrapping up, I got three rapid-fire phone calls… which I missed.  I caught the fourth one.  It was .  She was a little panicked:

A water main had burst outside her apartment.  Ordinarily, that wouldn’t be a big deal, all things considered.  But, the water decided to find the “path of least resistance,” which happened to be along a series of tree roots.  The tree that belonged to said roots is right outside her ground-floor apartment.  Right.  You’re beginning to get the picture.

By the time I got there, the water was a little more than ankle-deep… and rising.  We spent the next little bit trying to move things out of the way and try to keep water out of the bedrooms.  The municipal crews showed up and shut off the main.  Good.  There was still the matter of standing water.  Not so good.  I headed to Home Depot and picked up a wet/dry vac – two birds, one stone: I needed a new vacuum anyway.  The disaster recovery crew arrived shortly after I got back; they pulled the water out of the carpet… and then pulled up the carpet and padding.  Correction: ONE of the guys did all that.  His name was C.J.  He did the work of three guys… while his coworker was in and out of the apartment and intermittently talking on his phone.  About two hours (and a dehumidifier and seven axial fans) later, they were done.  They pumped four-hundred-twenty-seven (427) gallons of water out of the apartment.   C.J. said that the average job was between 100 – 200 gallons.

After making sure that her boys – who were staying with their grandparents – were okay, and I headed to catch the end of the Super Bowl at Alyce and ‘s.  When we got there, I called so that the usual suspects could talk with her.  Post-game, showed me the halftime show, which he had kindly TiVOed.  Then, Wii gaming!  Boxing was fun, but whooped my ass.  Twice.  It was a good way to end the evening.

Stray Toasters
You’re kidding, right?  Maybe tonight.  Maybe tomorrow.

Maybe later this afternoon.

Who knows?
“The Shadow knows!”

Namaste.