Thursday : 18 May 2006
I slept poorly last night. Thus, I woke up a bit… irritable… this morning. I was slightly better by the time I thinned out the blood in my caffeine-stream. As the day progressed, my mood got better. The monkeys weren’t problematic today, not even the new one. My lunchtime workout was good.

came over around 6:00. We were going to the sneak preview of See No Evil. The only problem: I had forgotten what time it started. Most previews I’ve seen have started around 7:00 or 8:00. I had presumed 7:00-ish for this one. It started at 10:00. *sigh* So, Nox helped with some World of Warcraft stuff and then came down and read some four-color goodness while I installed and setup a TV tuner card in Intrepid. Then, it was off to The Gateway. Dinner at Applebee’s – I had the Bistro Sirloin Sandwich, on Nox’ recommendation. It was very good.

Then… the movie. As Nox put it: “It was a good bad movie.” This is to say that it was a bad movie and made no attempts to apologize for being one. “We’re light on plot and story… so, we’ll make up for it with lots of gore and suspense!” And, boy, did it ever. It was a WWE Films production. That’s “WWE” as in “World Wrestling Entertainment” and “Vince McMahon.” (Yeah, the guy who cut a deal with the NFL a couple of years ago to create the XFL.) Parts of the movie were just plain laughable. Others weren’t… but we laughed anyway. I wouldn’t pay full price to see this movie, but it might be worth catching at the dollar theatre. If only for laughs. I recognized one of the actors – Christina Vidal – but couldn’t remember “why” it at the time. I turned to IMDb. It didn’t let me down. She sang on (and appeared in the video for) the remix version of Will Smith’s Nod Ya Head (Black Suits Comin’) from Men In Black 2. And, if I remember correctly, she was also under consideration to take up the role of Ororo Munroe (Storm) in X2: X-Men United when Halle Berry decided to be a diva and say that she was too good to do “bit parts.”

After the movie, we stopped in to say “Hi” to .

The High-Flying Adventures of Indigo Bolt
I got to Paragon City and was invited to join a team on its way to Founders’ Falls to take on The Council. We fought them and rescued a defector. From there, it was on to Brickstown and Crey’s Folly to destroy a Devouring Earth hideout. That mission was successful, too. No one on the team died tonight.

I did not rock out tonight. But I shall, at least once, this weekend.

Stray Toasters

  • I had cotton candy tonight.
  • Seven days until X-Men: The Last Stand.
  • Eight days until I go home for vacation.
  • I found a “Coming Soon” notification for A Prairie Home Companion… the movie. This intrigued me. Having heard nothing about this before today, I sought more information. As usual, my go-to source for movie information provided what I was looking for. (And, if Bono still hasn’t found what he was looking for, maybe he should give IMDb a shot, too.) I think that I will have to see this movie. It looks fun.
  • By way of Wired: The Geek Guide to Kosher Machines
  • Questions for the NSA

Quote of the Day
From today’s conversation with :

[11:55] : la la la
[14:17] : *voop*
[14:18] : voop? that sounds ilke a fun noise.
[14:18] : *nod*
[14:18] : It is.
[14:18] : hehe
[14:18] : Just say it. 🙂
[14:18] : Voop
[14:18] : 😀
[14:18] : i can’t say it without laughing
[14:19] : It’s not “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” but it’s mine. So I can say it whenever and wherever I want…. and not infringe on Disney’s copyright. 😀
[14:19] : *voop*

Namaste.