Sunday : 23 July 2006
It’s been a good weekend.

and I saw Lady in the Water last night.  It’s been taking a bit of a drubbing, but I liked it.  I didn’t see what people found so confusing about it.  In fact, I think that this movie was just fine.  It wasn’t a “simple” movie, so you couldn’t just turn off your brain at the door.  It was an M. Night Shaymalan movie and thus… there were overt things and many hidden, no… “subtle” things.  I picked up on a couple of the subtleties, I missed a couple of the overt.  And that’s fine with me.

Tonight, we saw My Super Ex-Girlfriend.  I liked this, as well.  It’s not necessarily Oscar fare, but it was fun.  It was a good satire of both the superhero genre and romantic comedies.  And I think that I am beginning to like – and even appreciate – Luke Wilson more as an actor.  And that was Eddie Izzard?!  Really?!  I had no idea of that until the credits rolled.  That was a pleasant surprise.  Director Ivan Reitman seems to be back on top of his game.

I’ve questioned my sanity in the past, but every once in a while, I will do something that brings the whole “Have you lost your mind?!” question screaming back into focus.  I’ve been wanting to get in a bike ride for the past few weeks; for whatever reason(s), I haven’t.  Until today.  When it was 105 degrees Fahrenheit.  At least.  I think that it was about 103 degrees when I finally headed out.  I rode for about an hour-and-a-half.  It was good.  I’m sure that my legs will be good and sore tomorrow, but it was worth it.

[19:03] : Insanity.
[19:03] : That’s the only answer.
[19:04] : yeah?
[19:04] *** Auto-response sent to : Gone, baby… Gone.
[19:04] : Rode from about 5:20 – 6:45
[19:04] : dude.  it’s like 195 degrees out there.
[19:05] : 54th South/32nd East to 36th South to 36th South/36th West THEN did a mile on Granger’s track then back up 36th West to 5620 South and home.
[19:05] : And according to the Weather Channel’s site, it’s 103°
[19:05] : yeah.  195.

Tomorrow is Mormon Christmas… no, that’s not it.
Mormon Pride Day.  No, that’s not it, either….
Pioneer Day.  State Holiday.  Parades.  Re-enactments.  Fireworks.  Rodeos (and I don’t mean the Isuzu vehicles, either).  Everything but the kitchen sink.  I don’t get it as a paid holiday (I think that we are one of the few “local” companies that doesn’t act like a local company –  I’m good with that), but I think that I might take the day off and hang out with and friends.  Hey, if you get paid leave, what’s the point in not using it every once and again?!

The Adventures of Indigo Bolt
It is Double XP Weekend in Paragon City and the Rogue Isles.  So, I have been on teams patrolling the neighborhoods for miscreants.  I have spent most of this time fighting Nemesis, the Carnival of Shadows and Rikti.

I hit Security Level 40 today. 
“To Level 40….. and beyond!”  (Apologies to Buzz Lightyear.)
Starting with my next level, I get to pick from the Epic Level Powers.

Stray Toasters

Quote of the Day
I was chatting with about the weekend and mentioned that Pioneer Day is on Monday.  The conversation then turned (imagine that) a bit to the left:

[19:33] : So how was your weekend?
[19:33] : It’s been pretty good.
[19:33] : Coolio.  I just got back from the annual BBQ orgy that is the Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest.
[19:33] : I think I’m taking tomorrow off for Mormon Christmas… I mean “Mormon Pride Day”…. I mean “Pioneer Day,” since my gf has it off.
[19:34] : Jazz + Ribs = *jealous*
[19:35] : Well, I could give a hoot about Jazz, I go for the Meat.
[19:35] : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Day
[19:35] : It’s even bigger than 4th of July
[19:35] : Which makes me sad.
[19:35] : But, that’s me.
[19:35] : The locals eat it up.
[19:35] : Go figure.
[19:36] : I am surprised there isnt a Brigham Young day.
[19:39] : This is pretty close to it.
[19:39] : Besides, he has a university.
[19:39] : And statues.
[19:39] : And stuff.
[19:40] : And stuff?  Like what?  His own line of action figures?
[19:40] : Actually, there’s:  BYU, BYU-Idaho and BYU-Hawai’i
[19:40] : Oooh.
[19:40] : I could make a MINT if I could get some BY action figures made.
[19:40] : *ponder*
[19:40] : That would rock!
[19:40] : O_o
[19:41] : “Relive the early days of The Church with your very own Brigham Young action figure!”
[19:41] : With kung-fu grip.
[19:41] : “I say to you, brethren, that this is the right place.”
[19:41] : Man, you have come up with the BEST idea EVER!
[19:42] : Well, just send me a little of the proceeds, and we will call it even.

Namaste.