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Thursday – 03 Sep 2009
Tis the day before 9/80 Friday. Amen.

Last night, I started printing off a few things from Himmelveil: Streets. Nothing major, just some LinxTabs and a few street tiles. There’s going to be a lot of cutting involved with getting stuff set up, but I think that the flexibility will make it worth the work.

Workout
Wes and I got in a late workout today… but that’s still better than no workout at all!

• Calf Raises: 3 sets/10 reps, 100 lbs
• Leg Extensions: 3 sets/10 reps, 80 lbs
• Leg Curls: 3 sets/10 reps, 80 lbs
• Sit-ups: 3 sets/20 reps
• Bench Press: 3 sets/10 reps each, 225 lbs/205 lbs/185 lbs
• Lat Pulldowns: 3 sets/10 reps, 120 lbs
• Fly: 3 sets/10 reps – 2 sets @ 100 lbs, 1 set @ 120 lbs

Weight (morning): 185.5 lbs

Then, I rushed back to the office for the… 13:30 meeting… that got cancelled… at 13:25.  *blink blink*

Stray Toasters

• sent a few pics of the family to me last night.  The cutest of the bunch:

  
  (She’s asleep, but it looks as though Pixel’s saying “No, really, talk to the hand…”)

• Outlook poor for Great Barrier Reef
• From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” file: Japan’s new first lady says [she] rode UFO to Venus
• Smash and grab robbers clean out Apple Store in 31 seconds
• 
• The Art of Manliness, by way of
• From the “Ewww, gross!” file: FDA says residue is frog or toad, how did it get in Pepsi can? Worst pun/quote of the article:
  

  But the DeNegris say they’re hopping mad over Pepsi’s handling of the matter.

• YouTube may stream movie rentals

Quote of the Day
Today’s QotD also has the added (dubious) distinction of being “Unintentional Porn Overheard at Work.”

I was talking with Coworker Andrew about a salad that he was making. Not seeing any meaty bits in his salad (they were at the bottom of the bowl, apparently), I asked if he was a vegetarian. He told me that he was not.

A couple of minutes later, on his way out of the break room, he stopped by my desk to note that while he is not a vegetarian, he prefers not to eat “animal-shaped” meats – he’ll eat chunked, sliced, diced or other not-on-the-bone meats, but other than that it’s “No Go, Flight.” He summed it up this way:

I don’t put anything in my mouth that I don’t have the intention of swallowing.

I immediately told that I owed a dollar to the swear jar. (Which will use my last “banked” buck in there… but it was worth it.)

Namaste.

Wednesday – 02 September 2009
Middle of the week, next-to-last day of the work week.

After purchasing both the Himmelveil: Streets and Himmelveil: Sewers sets from WorldWorksGames yesterday, I didn’t do anything with them. It wasn’t for lack of desire or motivation; it was more a case of “the lazies.” I’m okay with that. I’m still looking at making enough pieces over the next week or so to make the Arkham Asylum map.

Last night, SaraRules and I watched the rebroadcast of the NCIS episode, “Legend,” the lead-in to the spin-off show, NCIS: Los Angeles. I’ve also noticed something about the commercials promoting the new series: None of the ads have featured Louise Lombard, who was in “Legend,” as team/office lead Lara Macy.

LL Cool J… Check
Chris O’Donnell… Check
Louise Lombard… Louise Lombard… Bueller… Bueller… Bueller…

I ‘unno what happened – other than her character must not have tested well with audiences – but she’s not on the show. *shrug* Oh, well. Maybe she’ll resurface on CSI:… at least, I don’t think that they killed off her character there.

Stray Toasters

• The menu for the reception has been chosen.
• For SaraRules: Graffiti comes of age in New York
• Great Shades of Elvis Slumdog Millionaire…!
• Coworker Dave posted a link to this gem from the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” file: Kons for Kids
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• 32 Heroes Who Must Play a Deadly Game — Or Die!
• IOC questions money issues in Chicago’s 2016 Games bid
• S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Nick Fury (Classic) and Maria Hill to be NPCs in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
• 
• Why Gmail went down

Next on the docket: Taking steps to transform “plain, old Wednesday” into “Comics and Sushi Wednesday!”
Posse, out.

Namaste.

Tuesday – 01 September 2009
First day of the month; the year is just moving right along. And, to top it all off, this heads up a short week, too. I’m trying to decide whether it’s going to be a four- or five-day weekend. I’m sorely tempted to take next Tuesday off, as well. We shall see.

Last night was my night to cook dinner. I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted to do when I left work; by the time I got home, I had not only an idea… I had a plan, as well. I fired up the grill and set about putting my insidious plot in motion. I thawed a couple of chicken breasts, made a dry rub for them, applied said seasoning and then slapped ’em on the grill. Next up, a can of cream of mushroom soup went on the stove. When the soup was ready, I added two cups of rice and let it sit. Back to the bird. While waiting for the chicken to cook through, I watched Monday Night Football through the screen door. When the chicken was done, I brought it inside, pulled a green leaf salad out of the fridge and it was dinner time.  I was pleased with how well the chicken turned out – nicely spiced on the outside, tender and juicy inside.

After the game, SaraRules quilted for a bit while I surfed and geeked.

Football Update
The Vikings traveled to The Lone Star State to take on the Texans in Reliant Stadium.

Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans
17 – 10

This game had a few notable features:

1. Minnesota QB Brett Favre, under center, for the first half three quarters of the game.
2. RB Adrian Peterson (yes, that one).  ‘Nuff said.
3. RB Chester Taylor put up a number of good runs for the Vikings offense.
4. Texans’ QB Matt Shaub looked decent… but a little fragile, at times.

This was  good (preseason) Monday night game. Both teams showed up to play. Favre, only scheduled to play the first half, stayed in the game through most of the third quarter. He looked good on the field – solid passes, set up good runs and even threw a couple of blocks.

One more week of preseason and then the real deal kicks off.  Amen.

Workout
Wes and I got in a late workout today… but that’s still better than no workout at all!

• Calf Raises: 3 sets/10 reps, 100 lbs
• Sit-ups (with twist): 3 sets/20 reps
• T-Bar Pull (barbell): 3 sets/10 reps, 85 lbs
• Bench Press: 3 sets/10 reps each, 225 lbs/205 lbs/185 lbs
• Compound Row: 3 sets/12 reps, 125 lbs
• Chest Press: 3 sets/10 reps, 95 lbs
• Lat Pulldowns: 3 sets/10 reps, 120 lbs
• Fly: 3 sets/10 reps – 2 sets @ 100 lbs, 1 set @ 120 lbs

Weight (morning): 183.0 lbs

Stray Toasters

• There’s a new look to The Late Late Show – it’s in HD now – and comes complete with an updated opening and theme song.
• I have the new WWG Himmelveil: Streets and Himmelveil: Sewers sets!
  (Next on the list: Building a 3D version of the WizKids’ Arkham Asylum map…)
• Digital Dharma
• The latest version of Game Center on NFL.com is taking some getting used to, but I’m liking it.
• Both Newsarama and Comic Book Resources have had good coverage of the Disney acquisition of Marvel.
  • The Misney Universe – Our Favorite Disney/Marvel Mashups
• Twisted Princess
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• Sales Decline Accelerates at Borders
• I’m having ramen for lunch. It’s “Oriental Flavor,” which happens to be my favorite… but I started wondering something just before I started eating:
  1. What exactly is “oriental flavor?”
  2. Who determined that this is what the Orient tastes like?
  3. HOW did he determine that this is what the Orient tastes like?
• Fall Bacontern
• The Olsens Don Bunny Ears: Who Looks The Most Ridiculous in Their Animal Ears?

Namaste.