Thursday : 20 October 05
It’s been an all-around good day. I got to sleep in a little this morning, that’s always a good thing. It was “No Bad News Thursday” at work and thus no one was harming in the making of this work day. My lunchtime workout was good; I was muscle fatigued (but not overly so) by the time that we left. We went to the gym in… American Fork, I think; I’m not sure if we had crossed into Pleasant Grove. *shrug* Doesn’t really matter, either way. The gym has an… odd layout. It’s going to take a little getting used to. And we’re going to have to learn what equipment is where. Again. The rest of the day was good and before I knew it, it was time to head home. Aside from a couple of Utah drivers who acted like… Utah drivers, the commute home was relatively uneventful.

After a little rest at home, there was trip to Jo-Ann Fabric to get the rest of the fabric for my Hallowe’en costume. Being a fabric store and since they carried patterns, I didn’t think that I’d need to check the cloth requirements before leaving the house.

I should have. Why? Because I couldn’t find one – NOT ONE – copy of the pattern in the store. *braincramp* On the plus side, I did find what I think will be excellent fabric for my cloak… and I did remember how much of that I needed. So, there is at least one more trip to the store in the works.

Tonight’s CSI was good. I was expecting the case to simply be a Hallowe’en prank that a family pulled. I was wrong. Very wrong. And I liked the mostly-subtle psychological things that the writers are using with the Nick Stokes character.

Stray Toasters

  • How Rail Guns Work (Now, where’s the Teflon®?)
  • The Simpsons… now playing…. on Arab television?
  • Giant steps are what you take, walking on the moon…
  • I’m not really sure what to say about Mr. Suicide Bathtub Plug
  • I think that the premise of Marvel Comic’s upcoming mini-series, Ares sounds interesting:

    ARES #1 (of 5)
    Written by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
    Pencils & Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
    For thousands of years, Ares, The God of War, has been the most violent and ruthlessly efficient killer in Zeus’s stable. The Nuclear Option to be sent in when absolutely, positively, need to kill everything in sight. Now, Ares — who has invaded Olympus, attempted to take over earth, stood at the walls of Troy, and fought toe to toe with and against Earth’s greatest heroes – has turned his back on Olympus and centuries of brutal warfare to begin life anew on Earth with one goal: to raise his child. But what happens when Olympus – under siege and in danger of falling – calls on its most violent son to come to its rescue? And what happens if Ares refuses? Will Zeus destroy his son…and his grandson…to save his city? This five issues miniseries, illustrated by Travel Foreman and written by Mike Oeming, brings together heroes new and old, uniting Hercules and the Greek Pantheon with the Marvel Universe. Ares is the God of War, so we promise this is like no heroic book Marvel has done before. Heads will fly and blood will flow between Ares and anyone who stands in the way of his son.
    32 PGS./ PARENTAL ADVISORY …$2.99

    And another thing: When did Mr. T get promoted to God of War? (click for image)

  • Has someone ever forwarded you the email that tells you to forward it to all of your friends and Microsoft will send you a check for $5.00? Yeah… that one. I was walking the web and came across an article on Life’s Little Annoyances, by Ian Urbina. In it, he tells the story of Jeff Zickgraff and what he did when friends sent him that email. It’s a thing of beauty.
  • From boingboing.net: Starbucks to print God quote on cups
  • By way of Real Tech News: Yo! The Speech Accent Archive Available Online
  • Apparently, I’m on something of a meme/quiz-taking kick… at least for me.
    You scored as Blade. Thats right you are the booty kicking you cross me and I will stomp a mudhole in your butt type. Sexy and a great fighter with mad fighting skills

    Blade
    		75%

    Marius
    		67%

    Lestat
    		58%

    Armand
    		50%

    Louis
    		50%

    Spike
    		42%

    Dracula
    		42%

    Deacon Frost
    		25%

    Angel
    		17%

    Akasha
    		0%

    Whose your Vampire personality? (images)
    created with QuizFarm.com

  • I came across this blog (of sorts) by way of Backwash. I saw this quote and it made me laugh:

    Friday, April 18, 2003
    “did you notice i cleaned the car?” said the mother to her three kids, piling into the SUV. “did you notice i need braces?” the eldest daughter replied.
    –near my office

    The parent blog can be found here.

  • Here’s another look at the upcoming All-Star Superman #1, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. I remember when I first saw Mr. Quitely’s artwork, a few years ago; I didn’t care much for his style. It’s grown on me, over time. I remember having the same opinion about Stuart Immonen’s work. It’s grown on me, too. The work of Mike Mignola, the creator of Hellboy, however… it still does nothing for me.
  • Melissa Etheridge with short, blonde hair. Huh. That’ll take a little getting used to. *shrug* I still like her music, though.
  • “You know the one thing I miss most about the ’80s?”
    “Underoos?”
    “No, but they’re a close second.”

And that’s a wrap…

Namaste.