Thursday: coda
The post-work evening looked rather drab, until called and asked if I was interested in getting sushi.

Well, let me think about that… Sure!

And out we went. Tepanyaki Japanese Steak House. I think that this is the first time that I’ve eaten in a Japanese steak house since I went to visit and Tyanna back on Long Island. (And that’s been a while!) It was fun… even though I missed the shrimp that the chef tossed at me. Oh, well. I had a Chicken and Shrimp combination plate, with Ika (squid) nigiri and California Rolls. Quite tasty. It also reminded me of Kabuto, the Japanese steakhouse that Mom used to take us to in Greensboro, so it was not only a nice change of pace, it brought back a few pleasant memories.

Stray Toasters

  • I am, once again, talking with the lovely Ms. .
  • Safest Seat on a Plane: PM Investigates How to Survive a Crash
  • Fluffernoodle. Almost as amusing to say as “Jigglypuff.” But not quite.
  • Thank you to Tyranist for returning me to a softer world.
  • Chocolate. Milk.
  • CubeNews1
  • I was wrong: There is an Iron Lad ‘Clix… which means that it makes even less sense for there not to be a Hawkeye II ‘Clix.
  • I Would Die 4 U/Baby I’m a Star – two songs that make me bounce like a fiend.
  • This excerpt from Ask Kate amused me.

    Dear Kate,
    I wonder what early Borg looked liked? Was it just some alien race that decided to go cybernetic? If so, when did they start assimilating other races? Is there a species 01? Questions like this just go on and on, like why do the Borg speak English(they even think in it). I find these questions confusing, maybe you could give me some insight.
    YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED 10 of 23-

    Hi 23,
    Well, since you’ve asked me… early Borgs are among us! You’ve seen those people who walk around dazed with an earbud in one ear — early Borg! And those people who have a phone on one hip, an iPod on the other, and a PDA, and have to have the latest and greatest electronic gadgets — oh yeah, Borg too! Besides, haven’t we all seen the way the cellphone has evolved, remember how big they used to be only a few years ago? Next we’ll be implanted with our phone and we’ll have to plug the charge cable into our arm to power the batteries. See, we’re being consumed and dependent upon our technology… Technology is overtaking us! Grab your less advanced 8-tracks, and manual typewriters — and go! Run for the hills! Save yourselves!!!

  • And, since I’ve already crossed the Neutral Zone… for : Requiem for Methuselah
  • Oh, and here’s a bit of trivia for : Yvonne Craig, probably best known for her role as Batgirl from the 1960s Batman television series, also had a guest appearance on Star Trek: The Original Series. Whom did she play? Marta, you know… “the green chick.”
  • The theme from The Simpsons, played on two guitars… by the same guy. Check it out.

Namaste.