Monday
Dead Presidents‘ Day.
Hey, look… A play on words (and titles), of sorts.

I woke up this morning to a call from Perry. He was just touching base with us and wanted to thank us for stopping in to see him on his birthday. After that, the morning was somewhat lazy.

offered to help us with stripping the wallpaper, so we picked him up, grabbed a bite to eat, and then came back here to have a go at the paper. It took almost three hours to clear the west wall. With three of us working on it. Oy. We also (finally) noticed something: The idiotstick who hung the paper didn’t primer the wall first. Shortly after this revelation, we stopped being quite as careful about removing the paper… because I’m going to have to primer the to-be-painted area anyway. We also rediscovered just how ass-tastic (thanks, Nyx!) a job that person did in the alcove in the living room. We are going to wind up replacing the wainscot molding and the baseboards, too. And then, I shall paint.

We stopped around 5:30, cleaned up and headed out for dinner. When we returned,
was here waiting for us.

…but no one else came over for poker. That was fine. We sat around and talked for a bit and then Nox and I came down to the HCC (to game and watch 24) while and Nyx entertained the cats and watched TV.

Stray Toasters

  • I am heading to Moab in the morning. Just an overnight trip, this time. One lot; underground installation. I should be back Wednesday afternoon.
  • and : Broken Frontier has a sneak peek of The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #5.
  • I finally used the wireless Xbox controller that I got for Christmas. It was very cool. But, like a glasses wearer who recently switched to contact lenses, I kept expecting to have to maneuver around the cord. I would laugh when I caught myself doing that.
  • I literally laughed out loud when I read this entry from .
    “Dat Dude”
    Cracked me up, it did.

  • Action and Intrigue in a Sci-Fi Setting
  • I have received confirmation that my Xbox replacement cord has been shipped.
  • For : From the DCG – Classic Nightcrawler
  • I like Albea’s take on Cyclops and Phoenix’ daughter: Marvel Girl
  • : Here is an interview with Christian Bale about Batman Begins. Enjoy.

That’s it. I really should hit the rack so that I can be ready to go tomorning. See you on the other side of Wednesday.

Namaste.