Monday
And now, another episode of “How I Spent My Day Off…”

  • I got to sleep in. Until 9:30. And that was fine with me. Didn’t do much of anything during the early part of the day. That, too, was fine.
  • Jess and I (imagine that… BOTH of us had the day off!) went to Guru’s for lunch. After that, it was a trip to Old Navy (bought nothing) and Barnes & Noble (bought magazines, a new journal and a new sketchbook) at Fort Union.
  • After that, off to Borders. Yes, another bookstore. I was still looking for a book that the B&N didn’t have. Borders didn’t have it, either, but they did have a book that I have been seeking (without having to order it) for the past… four to six months. So, I got a few more magazines and the book. And, while I didn’t know it at the time: I left my Palm Pilot there. More on that later.
  • Jess wanted to go over to Fascist Place so… we did. She was looking for some clothes; I was just looking. She pointed out Justice League Monopoly at Hijinks. Meanie-head!!! After that, we split up: She went in search of clothing… I went to Gamestop. I found a copy of Qix (one of my all-time favorite arcade games) for the GameBoy…. and…. a copy of Star Trek: Starship Creator Deluxe. Only 9 bux! In the words of Eddie Murphy: “What a bargain! What a bargain for me!” Of course, this now means that I will have to follow-up on an idea that I had a couple of years ago: To make a starship, christen it the U.S.S. Ass-Whomper, create a crew based on friends from work and go out and… kick some intergalactic ass (or the closest analogue for some alien species).
  • Came home. Shortly after we got in, I got a call… from Borders. It seems as though I left my Palm Pilot there. *sigh* So…
  • I went back to Borders, got my Palm and then headed to the gym.

And now, I’m home and eating dinner. And watching the David Letterman show. Tomorrow, it’s back to the work-a-day grind. But, for now, I’m going to enjoy my remaining time off.

Song of the Day: In honor of Veteran’s Day, today’s selection is March from Midway, by John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra. This is John Williams the composer, not the classical guitar player (although the latter Mr. Williams’ work is also very good).

Site of the Day: m3l showed me this URL for “The Classic Comic Reading Room.” , are you paying attention? Good. This site has a number of famous first appearances of the heroes (and other characters) that have become mainstays in the comic book/graphic novel genre. Verra cool.

And that is all for now.

Namaste.