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Thor’s Day.

Good day at work.
Good evening after work – met up with , and for dinner at Olive Garden. There was…. something… about our waitress that just seemed a little off. And her voice was slightly annoying. At least to me, it was. *shrug* And there was a veritable cavalcade o’ people to watch tonight.

Song of the Day
Like The Weather by 10,000 Maniacs
(This song has been stuck in my head for two days…)

Stray Toasters

• Dinosaurs, Wonder Woman and Winnie the Pooh. Oi.
• Half Life 2 source code…. leaked
• Google: The Next Generation
• Telcos Stand Up to RIAA
• I enjoy it when a television show or movie can surprise me. Last night’s Smallville, the season premiere, surprised me. In a good way. There were a few twists that I didn’t foresee… and they even brought in a character that I didn’t expect. Bravo.

Quote of the Day

• : People who cry (at work) are pathetic.
• From tonight’s episode of Bebop
  Child: “The star fell, Bull.”
  Bull: “That is no ordinary star. That is the tear of a warrior. One who has finished his battle somewhere on this planet, a pitiful soul that could not find his way to lofty realm that awaits us all.”

• From tonight’s PPG – Mojo Jojo:
  Once, I was once a vengeful, mad genius bent on destroying mankind.
  But now, I am a vengeful, mad genius bent on destroying mankind… with superpowers!!!

Namaste.

Overcast morning here in the Land Behind the Zion Curtain. Overcast, but warm. It wasn’t easy getting myself out of bed, despite the fact that I went to bed (relatively) early… at least I remembered what day it was.

Hopefully, this will be a day that starts slowly, but gathers steam and ends on an upswing. But for now, coffee will have to bear the load.

Happy birthday October LJers:

I repeated my rush hour mantra many times this morning: “Utah drivers…”

Tuesday
It’s been a decent day and a nice, quiet evening.

I might fire up the XBox and go on a Covenant hunt.
(Where’s when you need him…?)

Song of the Day

• Oak Tree
• Jerk Out

…by Morris Day and The Time, respectively. (Thanks, !)

Stray Toasters

• Is Law & Order turning into the next Star Trek? Think about it:
  Star Trek:
  • The original series
  • The Next Generation
  • Deep Space Nine
  • Voyager
  • Enterprise

  Law & Order:

  • The original series
  • Special Victims Unit
  • Criminal Intent

  …all that they need is two more series.

• …like a hobo on a ham sandwich!
• By way of Slashdot: Track a Soda Can with GPS
• MIT Open Courseware
• Like your broadband connection? Travel, but on the road? Take it with you! That’s what a man and his wife in Oz are doing. (Details)
• Reason #33 that we like : This.

And so it goes….
And so it goes…
And you’re the only one who knows.

Namaste.

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Post-Game Night Wrap-up: We lived. Well, most of us did. At least one NPC, a van and a three houses caught the business end of an ass-whoopin’. We’ll probably hear about what happened to the residents of those three houses next week. That bodes ill. There were a few moments where we weren’t sure if and Spydr’s characters would live – they got into a slight rage/frenzy-induced altercation. With each other. It wasn’t very pretty. But, they both made it.

I woke up this morning with no clue what day it was. It was a a little disorienting. So… I turned over and went back to sleep for another fifteen minutes. That seemed to put things back into proper perspective.

Something from a few years ago that still makes me laugh: A copy of a note/memo from former coworkers of mine…

Top 10 Little-Known Dr. Seuss Books
10. Bears on Steroids
 9. Horton Lets a Poot
 8. The Northbound Lomax and the Southbound Mack Truck
 7. The Cat in the Hat Smokes Crack
 6. Hop on Pot
 5. Myrtle the Turtle Wears Bea Arthur’s Girdle
 4. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Go Screw Yourself
 3. Condoms Are a Silly Hassle
     (Sorry, that’s a little-known Dr. Koop book)
 2. Green Eggs and Navel Lint
 1. The Grinch Who Stole a Peek at Jose Canseco in the Showers

It would seem as though is planning on putting us through the paces tonight. This should prove interesting.

Sunday
I worked on my tan again today. I went to the swap meet to check a few things. I still say that was right: “Cro-Magnon eBay.” And the mullet sightings… *jawdrop* If National Geographic (or Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom) ever did a show about mullet watching, I would know exactly where to recommend that they go to shoot the footage.

Home for football (see earlier post).

Post-football, we headed to Borders to hang out for a bit. Had coffee, drew, talked with Amber, Heather and Charlie. On to get a bite to eat and then it was off to see Once Upon a Time in Mexico. I liked it. It was a little over-the-top in spots, but it was fun. made a comment that it was a modern pulp fiction (the genre, not the movie). He’s right.

She broke color barriers in both professional tennis and professional golf

• She was the first African-American to compete in U.S. Championships and at Wimbledon
• She was also the first African-American woman on the LPGA tour

I don’t remember exactly when I first heard of Ms. Gibson – it was sometime in elementary school – but I remember being impressed by her accomplishments. Even then.

1927 – 2003

Links of the Day

• Borrowed from : For anyone new to the Internet or email …and even for some who’ve been around for a while, but still haven’t clued in.
• What is the Fanimatrix?
• TV and Cinema Micro-Hero goodness. (And, speaking of Pulp Fiction, there are even Micros of Jules and Vincent…)

And that will be all for tonight.

Namaste.

Made some REALLY boneheaded – and costly – plays… after making what looked like a good effort of coming back. Their end of the game drive was good, but a turnover killed any hope of a win. And, I have to give a big nod to the Kansas City Chiefs for a well-played game.

Bye week.

Won. They blanked Atlanta. Blanked Atlanta. Nice job.

How Do I Swear in Foreign Languages?

God bless the Internet.

Friday
Not a bad early part of the day. And, it ended with coffee, drawing, conversation and dinner with friends.

Most people are familiar with him as an author or actor. To me: He’ll be the spokesman for the Intellivision… especially for Major League Baseball. And the man who invented Sidd Finch.

1927 – 2003

Stray Toasters

• Jackalopes, Lamas (and/or llamas) and elk! Oh, my!
• I spent some time digging through information on CSS. Finally. It doesn’t look that bad.
• I finally picked up the power supply for the next computer that I’m putting together. Nothing big or fancy. Just a basic system for someone who’s not too computer inclined… and whom I intend to drag (kicking and screaming, if need be) into the 21st Century.
• I discovered a good method for drawing/sketching in hair… from a book that loaned to me a while back. I was amazed at just how well it works!
• Saw at the bookstore this evening.
• Amusing stories over dinner… which included a cameo appearance by Bill.
• Vivi. Applebee’s. Always a pleasure.
• Mmmm. Corona.
• Femme mullets. *blink blink*
• Someone just sped out of the parking lot. Peeling out, screeching tires and all. Is it bad of me to have hoped for a wrenching metal sound as they sped, uncontrollably, into the still-torn-up/under construction road just outside the complex?

Namaste.

Robert Palmer died last night from a heart attack.

Like many other teenaged males in the mid-80s, I remember when he seemed to… “just appear” on the music scene with his video for Addicted to Love. And, I admit: It was more for the models than for him… But, whether as a member of The Power Station or as a solo act, I enjoyed the man and his music.

He will be missed.

1949 – 2003

This morning, The Pretenders’ Back on the Chain Gang was playing on the radio when the alarm when off. That’s not the first thing that one wants to hear when getting up and preparing to face the work day. I think that the only thing that could have made that situation worse would have been had this been the first thing heard on the radio on a Monday morning.

Thursday
Not a bad day. And, tomorrow is Friday.

NPR/PRI Stories
From Marketplace: A story about the Winchester Mystery House.

Stray Toasters

• Les Claypool (yes, the one from Primus) seems to have an eye ear for anime. Apparently, he’s been in the business for over 10 years.
• Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first personal computer.

  ::: distracted :::

• I have just discovered a couple of things about changing my journal’s style… while attempting to help make changes in her journal.
• I think that I have just discovered a few things in Photoshop.
• I’m sure that there were more things…. They’ll keep.

It’s later than I had planned on getting to bed. Damn that Photoshop!!! It’s time to call it a night.

Namaste.

Sequitur. Non-sequitur.

Any questions?

I was looking over a couple of things on my site and came across the following:
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If you can come up with any amusing or puny or just plain clever mixed-up titles, post them in the comments.

Wednesday
Oy.

Let’s see… in the past 14 days, we have covered over 4500 miles:

• 410 (each way) – Salt Lake City to/from Las Vegas
• 1830 (each way) – SLIA to/from Dulles Airport
• 60 (each way) – Dulles to/from Baltimore

…and that doesn’t include the travel within the cities. Yeah… there was a pretty good reason that I was so out of it by the time I went to bed last night. And, I was even in bed by the ungodly (for me) time of 12:15. Twelve-fifteen! That’s almost unheard of!

The weekend was… busy/eventful: