Random Access

Wednesday – 21 January 2009
Midweek and all’s well.

Last night, Chris came over for dinner and ‘Clix gaming. SaraRules fixed a tasty southwestern chicken dish, with corn and tomatoes and rice pilaf. Very tasty. We ate and watched NCIS before playing.  After dinner, SaraRules went into the office and quilted; Chris and I played dolls.

We had Round 2 of our Green Lantern Corps vs. Sinestro Corps battle; this time, I played the Sinestro Corps. As an added bonus, I finally got to use some of the terrain I got from World Works Games:

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Chris lined up with:

• Abin Sur
• Big Barda and Mister Miracle
• Ganthet
• Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
• Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
• Kyle Rayner
• Sinestro
• Tomar-Re

I brought a fairly beefy SiCorps to the table:

• Arkillo
• Batman
• Lyssa Drak
• Manhunter (Arkham Asylum, 2 figures)
• Manhunter (Cosmic Justice, Rookie)
• Parallax
• Sinestro
• Superman Prime

And it was on. We weren’t playing tournament rules, so we just had a good, old-fashioned slugfest and shootout. And, in the end, I wound up winning the game. This brings the Sinestro Corps to two wins and zero losses. We discussed the fact that – assuming that the HeroClix line finds a pulse soon – WizKids/Pinata needs to update a lot (read: “most”) of the Green Lantern Corps’ figures, because there aren’t a lot of heavy hitters in the current sets… and while they may do “okay,” they can’t really go toe-to-toe with many of the newer figures for long.

Stray Toasters

• Black first family ‘changes everything’
• From BBC News: Notes to Obama: Maya Angelou
• Apple quietly updates $999 white MacBook with unibody specs
• Drew sent a ink to: Rainer Spehl Wood MacBook Case
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• Because it came up on the iPod this morning while I was eating breakfast – and got stuck in my head – here’s a bit of musical joy (or pain) for you:
  

  You’re sleek as a thoroughbred.
  Your seats are a feather bed.
  You’ll turn everybody’s head today.
  We’ll glide on our motor trip
  With pride in our ownership
  The envy of all we survey.

  Oh Chitty, you Chitty
  Pretty Chitty Bang Bang
  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  We love you.
  And Chitty our Chitty
  Pretty Chitty Bang Bang
  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang loves us too.
  High Chitty low Chitty anywhere we go
  On Chitty Chitty we depend.
  Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  Our fine four fendered friend.
  Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  Our fine four fendered friend

• Science vs. emotion in NJ’s river dolphins debate
• And, in today’s “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” news: Blow-up doll sex suspect arrested in Australia
  

Namaste.