Sunday : 19 February 2006
It’s been a pretty laid back weekend. And that’s not a bad thing.

I saw a couple of movies with over the past two days: King Kong and The Terminal, neither of which I had seen before. I enjoyed them both; however, I agree with a coworker on the fact that King Kong was longer than it needed to be, filled with what we agree were some unnecessary scenes that did nothing to advance the plot. The Terminal was a good character-driven movie. I went back and listened to some archived stories from NPR programs about the movie’s release. During an early scene in the movie, where Tom Hanks’ character, Viktor Navorski, was standing in the middle of the terminal and trying to get someone – anyone – to help him understand/translate a newscast about his homeland, I was reminded of a line from Paul Simon’s You Can Call Me Al:

He doesn’t speak the language
He holds no currency
He is a foreign man
He is surrounded by the sound
The sound

While getting my week’s four-color reading material, I picked up a few pieces of plastic crack from the newly released “Collateral Damage” series. Chief among the new acquisitions are:

I was rather happy with the haul.

I am also the proud owner of Fantastic Four, Mirrormask and Have You Heard: Jim Croce Live DVDs and The Original Cast Soundtrack of The Wiz.

And, as if all of that wasn’t enough: I was the recipient of the Marvel Comics 40 Years of X-Men DVD-ROM. Over 400 issues of the X-Men, from September 1963 through August 2005, including annuals. All in PDF format. *bliss*

Yep, it was a weekend chock full of comic-related goodness.

The High-Flying Adventures of Indigo Bolt and “Sparky,” the Ball Lightning Wonder
Tonight, I went on patrol in Paragon City. I was invited to join a team taking on what I was originally told was a “Level 30-something” mission. I joined the team. And I then found out that it was really a “Level 40-something” mission. Fortunately, someone was able to sidekick me. We fought members of the Carnival of Shadows. Despite dying a couple of times, I was able to put a significant dent into my XP debt and the remaining points to get me to Level 30.

Stray Toasters

  • I have Cadbury Creme Eggs.
  • I’m ready for Spring (or Summer).
  • Ms. sent me this video of DJ Keltech as Darth Vader doing… Oh, just watch this. (.wmv format)
  • Former FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover… was an I Love Lucy fan? Yep.
  • “No, Greg, believe it or not, the world doesn’t operate like World of Warcraft.” –
  • Bad Samaritan family won’t return found expensive camera *boggle*

Quote of the Day / Unintentional Pron Overheard in a Restaurant
I went to breakfast with and her boys on Saturday. One of them brought his Toy Story Woody doll/figure/??? with him into the restaurant. While we were sitting there, talking, I noticed nearby movement out of the corner of my right eye. I turned to find the doll right next to my face, which prompted me to blurt out:

Oh, look! A faceful of Woody!

…before I had time to think about what was coming out of my mouth. It was rather amusing.

Namaste.