Tuesday : 27 September 05
Once again, Utah couldn’t decide what kind of weather it wanted. Cloudy. Sunny. Rainy. Oh, Hell… let’s go for the “Random Assortment.” Just like a bag of Brach’s candies. Aside from that, it was a good day. Work wasn’t bad. Worked out with Eric and Cecilie – I started working out with Eric, then went to put Cec through the paces with some arm work. The rest of the workday proceeded apace.

After work, I had a little pre-game downtime. Quiet and relaxing. As my uncle would say,”It was most excellent.” Then, it was off to ‘s for game time. He’s running a D&D campaign. I took a few figures over, in case we got into a combat situation – I took a small assortment, so that I could have something to at least vaguely represent my character class. I considered taking one more figure, but decided not to at the last minute. Turns out that it was exactly the one that I would have needed. *D’oh!* All of our characters came close – dangerously close – to dying. came close to at least seriously injuring himself – he nearly fell down the basement stairs. Fortunately, years of video game playing have jacked up his reflexes to superhuman levels.

Stray Toasters

  • I dug out my soundtrack to the movie Brassed Off this morning. I hadn’t listened to it in quite some time. And that’s a shame. In fact, I should track down the movie, too. It would make an excellent addition to the DVD collection.
  • After 14 years, Mark Hamill is returning to the DCU… as The Trickster. He originally played the character on the short-lived CBS series, The Flash. He will reprise the role on an upcoming episode of Justice League Unlimited.
  • From the “Yes, I’m going to Hell; please prepare my handbasket” file: sent me a link to this story today. It’s a great story of someone who overcame what many would view as an insurmountable adversity. However, when I read the second line, I started laughing.

    Colonel White High School senior Bobby Martin, who was born without legs, was sidelined Sept. 16 during a game against Mount Healthy for not being fully equipped.

    That seems pretty straightforward. But, because of the way I’m wired, my head immediately took the following two things and put me one step further on the express to Hell.

    Colonel White High School senior Bobby Martin, who was born without legs, was sidelined Sept. 16 during a game against Mount Healthy for not being fully equipped.

  • and : Something about this picture looks… “wrong.” I like the pose, but the hips and legs look a little “off,” to me? Of course, it might just be the perspective. But still… *shrug*
  • Banned Books Week 2005

    Suggested Activities for Banned Books Week

  • You know what? If they had done something like this back in the day, I would have bought it hook, line and sinker. After all, Mr. Fox pulled off a pretty believeable teenager in the Back to the Future series.
  • The latest addition to the office Magnetic Poetry:

    mama says that I am not the fairest one of all
    anymore
    but
    they will never know
    I’m not a human being.
    & we’re not in Kansas
    so I got that going for me

  • Pictures from Wonderfest, a convention for science fiction, fantasy and horror model-makers.
  • This is just… freaky: Reality Manga, from Worth 1000.

Namaste.