Random Access

Wednesday – 08 August 2007
For some reason, I keep thinking that it’s only Tuesday. Not really sure why.

Last night’s game did not end with mass death – neither ours nor the mad god that we were facing. I consider that a “good” thing. That’s not to say that things didn’t hit the fan in short order. Because they did. With the quickness. Our mage attempted to use a scroll to ‘port us out of harms way… and rolled a critical failure. (For those non-gamers out there, think: “Put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye” bad.) The raw magic wound up taking the form another spell – Limited Wish. We got some rather… unusual… results:

• Three of our party returned to our home city
• One was returned to another part of the home city.
• My character… um… “slid sideways,” into a nominally parallel plane. (For lack of a better analogy, think of Patrick Swayze in Ghost – I could see/hear things around me, but not interact with anything or anyone.) Oh, and while everyone else went home, I stayed in the same place, which was about 10-14 days away from home. Greeeeat. Fortunately, I’m playing a monk and, as such, have a couple of feats that allow me to travel faster than normal and recover from fatigue faster than normal.

Fortunately, our group knows a mage who was not only able to find me, but also open a portal to get me home… after five days, by which time I’d already covered about 2/3 of the journey. (Like I said: “Bionic monk.”) Once everyone was together – and fully recovered – and we set about our original plan: Amassing an army to go and whoop some elevated being’s ass. Turns out that in coming to our world, the god had broken a pact among the pantheon and turned himself into Public Enemy #1. (Although, if he had turned himself into Flava Flav, I would have been much more amused.) We’ll see how things go next gaming session.

Stray Toasters

• I just heard some amazing news… but I can’t share it on here.
• Remoting Future – countdown timer to science fiction future events
• There are a plethoric ass-load (although not quite a metric fuck-ton) of pictures on Flickr under the SDCC: San Diego Comic-Con International pool.
• The IKEA 2008 catalog is out. I got a message from the Right Coast saying that the one I have delivered there has arrived; my local copy should be here soon. *genuflect*
• Minesweeper: the Movie, by way of Acolyte Derek
• 
• Eric sent me a link to a LEGO Guitar Hero controller mod. I countered with a video of someone playing YYZ in Guitar Hero 2 on Expert Level.
• SSDT / SSDG
• Douglas Adams on the now-extinct Baiji dolphin (yes, that Douglas Adams)
• World War II propaganda posters
• 
• Right to the heart of the matter
  Right to the beautiful part
  Illusions are painfully shattered
  Right were discovery starts

Pax vobiscum.

Tuesday – 07 August 2007
First off: The Rush concert was fun. My one gripe would lie in the hands of their sound engineer: He couldn’t seem to find the right balance of treble and bass… and wound up cranking the treble WAY up. Vapor Trails up. But, other than that, I had a blast! I was surprised at the range of ages present, but they were (more or less) all into it. The set list featured a nice mix of the old and the new, including a few surprises. They were surprises to me, as I had avoided seeing/hearing about the set list. I was also surprised to discover that the Maytag dryers were no longer part of the stage equipment. But, what they were replaced with made me laugh, especially when I finally sussed out exactly what they were. AND, they were a recurring gag throughout the show. But, one of the best surprises of the night was this. All-in-all, it was a great way to kick off the week.

Today has been… not bad. The workout was decent, but I had problems on the flat bench – I couldn’t get my 3rd set at 205 pounds. So, I did six reps of 205 and five reps of 185. But, after the rest of the workout was done, I went back and banged out three more reps at 205… and a slightly less-impressive fourth rep. But, I got all ten reps in. And that made me feel better.

Tonight is D&D night. I will finally get a chance to play after… a month away, I think. Holidays and other things and whatnot. We’re still at a bit of a crossroads as to what to do. And I think that at least one of us may/will die. But, as the song says:

Why are we here?
Because we’re here.
Roll the bones.

And that’s just what we’re gonna do.

Stray Toasters

• Turtle cheesecake. I had some. It was tasty.
• Isn’t she just terminally cute? I must have her.
• Civil War mail art: envelope illustrations from mid-1800s
• It’s been 10 years since Lady Lara Croft first graced videogame screens. Gametap is celebrating this with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – Gametap Collection. Check out the Re\Visioned animated shorts. The first three episode arc, “Keys to the Kingdom,” by Peter Chung, is good. The fourth episode, “Revenge of the Aztec Mummy,” by Brian Pulido, is weak – both in writing and animation. The fifth and sixth episodes, “Angel Spit (Parts I & II)” were written by Warren Ellis… and are good. The seventh episode, “Legacy,” also written by Brian Pulido had a pulp feel… and was not only MUCH better than “Revenge,” but might have even made up for it.
• How to make Windows XP work for the next seven years.
• reminded me of this comic from VG Cats. It makes us laugh.
• I’m still chugging along through Deathly Hallows.
• Penny Arcade + Empire Earth II = this.
• I know it’s not quite time for them, but I am craving pomegranates.
• Pencil removed from woman’s head 55 years after accident

This post was brought to you by the letter “E,” the number “4” and the Omega Concern.
(c) 2007 – National Midnight Star

Namaste.

Friday – 03 August 2007
I watched Casino Royale and finished Dark City last night.

• Casino Royale: Bond. James Bond is back. I haven’t watched this movie since its theatrical release. It was every bit as enjoyable on the small screen as it was on the silver screen. Daniel Craig makes an excellent rough-around-the-edges, newly-minted 007. It will be interesting to watch as this “blunt instrument” develops into the refined spy who defined cool for many a movie goer over the past 40-odd years. If, in fact, they are using this movie to “reboot” the James Bond franchise, I will be quite interested to see how they portray Bond as going from cold and detached, to falling for Vesper Lynd, to once again setting aside his emotions… only to later fall for – and marry – Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo.
   
  As the opening – and closing – credits rolled, I listened to You Don’t Know Me, the theme for this movie. Performed by Soundgarden and Audioslave front man, Chris Cornell, it stylistically harkens back to older Bond themes. It was also interesting to note how it was worked, very subtly, into the score… even in places where one would expect to hear the classic “007 Theme.”
• Dark City: As I watched this movie, I couldn’t help but draw parallels between it and The Big O:
  • Both take place in cities where people have lost their memories.
  • Both take place in isolated cities: Dark City is a… petri dish, for lack of a better term; Paradigm City has been sealed off from the rest of the world, inside a giant dome.
  • The protagonist lives a little outside the norm – both John Murdoch and Roger Smith know that “something isn’t right” with themselves and in their respective cities – and question the norms.
  • Both protagonists have, in supporting roles, a prominent female figure and a police officer as a somewhat reluctant ally.
  • Both features are done, to borrow a phrase from Warner Brothers Animation Studios, in a “dark deco” (and in some instances, gothic) style.

  I’m not entirely sure what I expected to get from the movie. It borrowed from many different concepts and blended them into a dark oleo. I’m not saying that it was bad – or that it was done poorly – but it was definitely… different. One thing that I did note was Jennifer Connelly’s presence. No, not for that reason (but, yes, she is nice to look at). I saw her and thought about her role in Ang Lee’s Hulk, in which she played the romantic lead opposite another man who not only had metahuman abilities, but also had… issues. I enjoyed the movie, but it would probably take another viewing for me to sort everything out about the movie.

Stray Toasters

• I was sent a link to this video from Loading.Ready.Run. by . It amused me… and reminded me of a (non-monkey) coworker.
• HALO ActionClix. Check out the size of that Scarab!
• Limited Edition ‘Diamond Variant’ Emma Frost Bust
• By way of boingboing.net: Freaky roadsign photoshopping contest
• While I generally find the LOLcats phenomenon (do DO do-do-do) only mildly amusing, this and this made me chuckle.
• WHAT?! And how did I miss this gem!?
• I just got an ego-boost-in-an-email from Mom. Not only is that a nice way to start the day, it’s even better than finding homemade chocolate chip cookies in your lunch. What was the last thing your mom sent you?

And now, off to save the world! to work.

Namaste.

Monday – 30 July 2007
Return to the work-a-day grind.

Yesterday was good. I didn’t make it to the Garden of Sweden, but I did manage to pull off a few other tricks, including lunch with , a brief stint in Paragon City and seeing , whom I haven’t seen in what has to be at least a year-and-a-half.

The Best
I may have to consider something of a “variation on a theme” (I’m not sure if the pun is intentional or not) to handle instances where an artist/a band has redone one of their previous works. In some cases, the artist/band just reworks the piece; in others, they are working with another artist or group.

Stray Toasters

• I’m craving a Tastykake Coffee Cake.
• The Bourne Ultimatum opens Friday. I feel another off-site training in the offing. Now, I just need to convince to talk the powers-that-be into endorsing it…
• I’m a 2×6 Lego Piece!

  Long and versatile, you’re a 2×6 Lego piece!

  What Lego piece are you?

  Take Other Caffeine Nebula Quizzes

• Gammarauders
• “Curly”
• The 50 Best Movie Robots
• But… I thought that the Internet was a series of tubes. Now, I’m confused.
• What happens when you turn the AC off in the server room?
• 
• Kate Bush
• “belligerent cockfags” *cracks up*
• Aarakocra
• The WETA Rayguns were featured in G4’s coverage of Sandy Eggo Comic Con.
• Origami Cthulhu

Blue skies and gentle landings.

Sunday – 22 July 2007
After errand running and an unfulfilling (and debt-increasing) trip to Paragon City, I headed to and Jack’s wedding reception. It was nice and I got to see quite a few people I haven’t seen in many rains. I was also reminded that m3l is one of the first people I met after moving out here.

Post-reception, I came home and puttered around the apartment for a bit before heading to breakfast. joined us. Hopefully, we didn’t scare her too badly. At least, nothing that a little psychotherapy and or hypnosis can’t take care of.

The Best
Last night, I heard a cover of Easy Like Sunday Morning. I had heard it many times before and it’s a decent cover… but I still think that The Commodores’ version – the original – is the best one.

Likewise, I was listening to Annie Lennox’ version of A Whiter Shade of Pale. Good version, but still not quite enough to knock Procol Harem’s version out of the box.

Stray Toasters

• I got bored again: Family pictures
• I haven’t rushed out to get my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; I’m more inclined to pick up a new Spenser book before breaking my neck to power-read HP7. Sure, I’ll read it. And, yes, I’m going to make efforts to avoid seeing/hearing spoilers, but I’m not too stressed about it.
• “Super plasma frag some bitches… expialidocious!” and “Napalm is Nature’s toothpaste!” (by way of Ctrl-Alt-Del)
• Chafing and vagina dentata.
• I’m about *this far* from rewriting King of Pain as a testament to life in Utah on a Sunday, like I did with Salt Lake Valley Sunday.
• Amusing sequence: Applegeeks Issues #123 and #124 and Ctrl-Alt-Del “Issue 124 and a Half”
• …and that reminds me: Sequins vs. Sequence
• I think I may have just broken …
• This is definitely going on the outside of my cube wall at work:
• 10 tech disappointments… with cool names
• I may wind up at a driving range within the next 36 hours. Maybe less. Maybe much less.
• Irregular Webcomic: Not just entertaining, it’s educational, too!
• By way of :
  …and…
  

“And now, for something completely different…”

Namaste.

Tuesday – 17 July 2007
I woke up in my clothes again this morning
I don’t know exactly where I am
And I should heed my doctor’s warning
He does the best with me he can

Okay, I didn’t really wake up in my clothes. But I did wake up. Before the alarm. Again. Not terribly long before it went off, but enough to make me think,”I could have gotten another 15 minutes’ sleep…”

The commute was, for the most part, alright… with the notable exception of a couple of van-driving PoW monkeys. Driving a little below the posted speed. In the left lane. Up Traverse Mountain.

*braincramp*

This required some judicious passing on the right. In fact, I had to go two lanes to the right so that I could also get around the semi that was in the next lane in. Fortunately, I wasn’t alone in my decision to “Choose the Right.” (Yeah, like I was going to pass up that golden opportunity…)

Stray Toasters

• I think that this is pretty cool: One giant leap for space fashion: MIT team designs sleek, skintight spacesuit
• From Dwim: The Want List: Sweep the Foot!
• From Derek: Wal-Mart to Sell Jesus, Religious Action Figures
• By way of Eric: Abortion and Slavery
• Welcome Back, Potter
• 

Namaste.

Monday (coda)
The post-work day has been somewhat productive.

• I got a new phone, as my old one was quite literally falling apart. I didn’t need anything incredibly fancy, so I went with the Motorola V3m.
• I looked in on a friend’s place, while he’s out of town.
• I cooked dinner (chicken breasts; rice, cooked in cream of mushroom soup; stir-fried vegetables)… and after it was done, fixed tomorrow’s lunch.

So, all-in-all, it wasn’t a bad evening. And I have a glass of Gewürztraminer (Holy crap, Firefox actually knows how to spell that… correctly) next to me. *nod* Not a bad evening at all.

I even caught online and chatted with her for a while. She pointed back in the direction of Monster by Mail. I then found the link to his Flickr page, with tons o’ zombified goodness. and I spent the next… half-hour or so stumbling across things that “fit” different people. Here’s what we came up with:

• and Tyranist: This should be up your alley.
• : You get two, this and this.
• : Pour vous… ceci
• : I saw this and thought of you.

And what conversation would be complete without the barbs and jabs…?

[21:03] : ah – for brad: http://flickr.com/photos/jawboneradio/670912335/
[21:04] : BWAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAH
[21:04] : You should [send] that to him… or post it.
[21:04] : i’ll let you 😀
[21:04] : you’ll be a hero
[21:04] : I already am… duh!
[21:04] : 🙂
[21:05] : i mean in the REAL world, silly
[21:05] : not where you dress in skirts 😉
[21:05] : I’m the Pope. What more do I need?
[21:06] : And, I look nice in that skirt.
[21:06] : I mean “shenti”
[21:06] : And I even shaved my legs for that!

Stray Toasters

• I really don’t feel like cleaning the kitchen. But, I will.
• and , this is a “Two birds, one stone” item: click here.
• Jelly Bellys.
• For :
• These Games Are So Bad, It’s Not Funny
• I have another idea for a lyric-to-drawing picture… and I think that it might supersede the one I’m planning on doing for Ed’s Song, because I can do this one much faster.
• The World Is Not Enough (video, by Garbage)
• Acolyte Derek posted a link to this video, done in LEGO. I countered with this video. And, I held this one in reserve, just in case… but I didn’t need it.
• I want another Sentinel Build-A-Figure.
• Jackie Chan (mp3)

And, that’s a wrap.

Namaste.

Friday – 13 July 2007
Thank God it’s…

Last night, after deciding what to do for dinner – being lazy and not wanting to go out to eat – I decided to take on Paragon City’s criminal element. As soon as I logged in, I was invited to join a team comprised of a few members of my supergroup. We fought The Council and Freakshow… and a hybrid Nictus-Freakshow (think “Freakshow, with some of the raw power of a Peacebringer or Warshade”) called “Shadow Freakshow.” There was some dying – and debt – involved. But, when all was said and done, I had reached Security Level 31. And I was alright with that.

Stray Toasters

• I was about to look up something on the Nictus-infused Freakshow and mistyped “city of heroes” as “city of herpes.” I caught the mistake before I hit ENTER, but I am almost afraid to think about what the results for that search would have looked like.
• Jesse, meet Sam.
• (among others) might dig on this: Steampunk Batman costume – for sale on eBay (I’m pretty sure that this link will go dead shortly after the auction closes, but I couldn’t pass up posting it. Thanks to for pointing this out!)
• We are a part of the Rhythm Nation.
  (We are, according to Janet. “Ms. Jackson,” if you’re nasty.”)
• DC Direct Action Figure Archive
• 
• , can you identify the other person (the one not in red-and-blue) on this cover? He looks… familiar.
  (And since he’s running around in Countdown, does that make it a Legion crossover maxi-series?)
• My calves hurt.
• Be selective
  Be objective
  Be an asset to the collective
• Notable citizens of Salt Lake – I grok seven of those; the other three…? Not so much. And what about the ever-lovable B’Orrin Snatch?

Namaste.

Wednesday – 11 July 2007
Last night was Harry Potter night. Many thanks, major kudos and a danke schen to for getting us tickets to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I thought that it was a good adaptation of (what I remember from) the book. Perfect? I don’t know that I’d call it “perfect,” but it was fun… exactly as a summer movie should be. I even referred to it as “…a great Star Wars movie.” No, there were no lightsabers or AT-ATs or Aluminum Falcons Millennium Falcons… but there was a very good wizards’ battle at the movie’s climax, which I thought had the same feel as the ‘saber battle in Empire Strikes Back – this is what I wanted to see. Go check it out.

Post-movie, I had dinner with , Mr. and Mrs. , Vikki and Chris. I found out that the went kayaking this weekend.

This morning, I woke up with a headache the size of… um… well, it hurt a lot. So I ignored the alarm (and the iPod) and rolled over to try and see if a little more sleep would help abate it. It did, to a degree. But, not enough of one.

Stray Toasters

• On the way to the theatre, Queen’s “A Kind of Magic” made its way into the iPod music rotation. It made me laugh.
• : You should touch base with ; he seems to have discovered an affinity for kayaking.
• 
• Transformers may be “More than meets the eye,” but what happens when they meet the Blendtec?
• By way of : Eyes Wide Shut – blindfolded artists draw their famous characters.
• 
• Pixel Mario cake made from cupcake squares
• Steampunk motorcycles

Attack the day like birds of prey…

Namaste.

Tuesday – 10 July 2007
This morning started off well enough, but was made more interesting/amusing by the following tidbit from Tyranist:

More Hasbro products begging for the Michael Bay movie treatment

The first few are… okay, but the last one put a wicked grin on my face.

Stray Toasters

• Last night, for the first time in far too long, I fired up the GameBoy. Advance SP, kids. I played a game of Madden 2003. As the Ravens. And won. If you remember anything about the 2003 season, you know that the Ravens weren’t exactly a… um… well, let’s just say that they weren’t a great team. But, the key point is: I won.
• Pretzel Goldfish.
• 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 S.O.S.
• 
• Librarians pimp their book carts
• 

Namaste.

Sunday – 08 July 2007: coda
Today was good. Lazy. Relaxed. And just… plain… good.
More about today after this break to backfill last night’s experience:

I neglected to mention that I went downtown last night to see Diane Schuur with the Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra. She put on a nice set. I think that I knew – somewhere in the back of my head – that she played piano, but for some reason spaced it off until seeing her play last night. *duhr* After her set, I stayed to watch Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-Coltrane Project, a five-piece band (upright bass, trumpet, sax, piano and drums) I liked them. Sure, some of the jokes between the songs were a bit stale/corny, but when they were playing… man, they were pretty hot.

I woke up this morning; I considered that a good start to the day. From there, I proceeded to do a whole lot of nothing for the next few hours. And that was fine. After a while, though, it wasn’t fine, so I decided to run a few errands.

And get a mocha.
Naturally.

Mocha was acquired. Errands were run. Then, it was time to find something for lunch… but I didn’t want the same old same. Jitterbug fit the bill, nicely. Post-food, I drove down to hang out with Kate, Perry and the kids for a bit… and came home with a few new pieces of plastic crack.

I did a few things around the apartment – including rehanging some pictures – before heading downtown to catch the final act of the Jazz Festival: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. It was the second time I’ve seen them in the past… year or so. And the show, though shorter, was every bit as good. They ended their set with Go-Daddy-O… and then filed offstage. People started leaving, but I stood in place – there was no way that they could end a show without doing their signature piece, So Long, Farewell, Goodbye. A minute or two later, they reappeared onstage and went into it. Before ending the song, Scotty broke into a few measures of Sweet Home Alabama and the rest of the band joined in. The crowd… went… nuts. I would love to hear them do a full version of that, I bet that it would rock eight ways from Sunday and in ways that Lynyrd Skynyrd never imagined. It was a great end to the festival. And, I may have to try and catch them in Vegas next month, God willing and the creek don’t rise.

Stray Toasters

• I am talking with the lovely Ms. … and you are not.
• I am also enjoying a glass of Merlot. And you are not.
• Diamond Select will be adding a Sue Storm statue (click the image) to their catalog. It reminded me that I still wouldn’t mind tracking down one of their Jean Grey statues (click the image).
• Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow
• 
• Steampunk Magazine – available for free download
• Indexed
• “…said the [click] to the [click].”
• Latest Chinese Safety Problem: Exploding Cell Phone Batteries
• , you may want to check this out.
• When I see this, the caption in my head says, “Daaaaaay-O! Day-ay-ay-O!”

Namaste.

Reason #29385 of “Why Rob shouldn’t be allowed to play with PhotoShop when he’s tired” is:

Wednesday: 04 July 2007
Happy July 4th… to those to whom it applies.

Many people fought so that we can have the freedoms that we enjoy today. They proved that with enough people gathered behind a cause, anything can be changed. Take time to remember that the day is about more than cookouts and sales and fireworks.

The Fourth of July reminds me of my paternal grandparents. Growing up, I would often spend a few weeks in the summer with them. Those parts of my vacation usually bridged the Fourth of July weekend. Every Fourth, my grandparents would pack me into their car and drive to Princeton to see the fireworks. I’d sit on the hood of the car, looking up over the shopping center, watching the various pyrotechnics. (To this day, my favorite display remains the chrysanthemum.) After everything was over – with my ears ringing and a slight headache from the explosions – we’d get back into the car and head home. I was usually asleep shortly after we got out of the parking lot.

This morning, despite turning off the alarm and not placing Nomad in the SoundDock, I was awake at 6:20 AM. Six. Twenty. For no discernible reason. *grblsnrkx* After staring at the clock for a few moments, I rolled over and went back to sleep. When I finally decided to get up and out of bed, I made coffee showered… and then proceeded to do a lot of nothing. I called Kris – she’s out of class today for the holiday.

Game night was canceled last night, so I had the opportunity to find something else to entertain myself. My weapon of choice: A movie. Live Free or Die Hard. It was good. Fun. Witty. Good writing. Sure, there were a few scenes that required some suspension of disbelief. But, you know what you’re getting when you walk into the theatre. I wasn’t disappointed. There were a couple of interesting trailers before the movie, as well: War, The Kingdom and… Hitman (which, if I am not mistaken, is based upon the video game series). Also, Timothy Olyphant, the lead antagonist, reminded me of a young Billy Bob Thornton in a few close-up shots.

Stray Toasters

• I fear that two of my interests (addictions/obsessions) are beginning to merge: I have an urge to build a replica of LSH HQ out of LEGO bricks.
• I have finally upgraded to Firefox 2.0 One change that will take some getting used to is the “X” on each tab, rather than the “x” at the end other Tab bar.
• 
• Ursula LeGuin rips into Slate Magazine

And now… time to hang out and have some coffee.

Namaste.

Thursday – 21 June 2007
I spent a quiet evening with the kids, after work.

Then… I played City.

I logged on first as Corvus Nox. I ran with a team comprised mostly of my supergroup, which was fun (and a little rare for me). We took on Council of Thorns and Tsoo. There were some deaths involved… on our side. But we managed to get through the missions. And ‘Nox got to Security Level 14. Which means that I get to ditch the second most-stupid superpower (Hover) in lieu of it’s beefier upgraded version: Flight. Selah.

I logged out, with the intention of going to bed.
(Please see entries on: “Road to Hell” and “Paving”)

Then, I remembered that I had gotten the Hand of Nefer-Tem up to Security Level 30… and neglected to pick out a new costume. I also remembered that new costumes are “earned” by taking on missions for the tailors at iCON. I had not yet completed my costume mission. *grblsnrkx* I had to defeat 30 Crey agents. Fair enough. At least I had started the mission before logging out last time. I headed to Brickstown to find some low-level (30 – 32) Crey. I found them. They, for some reason, shot… back. Ô.õ What was that all about?! Not only did they shoot back, they killed me a couple of times. The bastards.

I got through all thirty of them and returned to the iCON in Independence Port to see Lauren, one of the tailors. A nip here, a tuck there and a few adjustments later, I had a new, “formal” costume:

The kilt was the closest thing that I could find to a shenti, so I went with that. I’m happy with the overall look, too.

Stray Toasters

• I had a meeting with the Captain and his First Mate, Coca-Cola, this evening. Unfortunately, his Second Officer, Juice d’Orange, was unavailable. We were, however, able to come to an accord.
• Dwim pointed out this stop-motion film of a young man putting together a Millenium Falcon… out of LEGO bricks. Around 1:30 into it, keep an eye on the “exploding” red tile (lower left corner of the screen).
• NCSoft has finally added new flying poses to City of Heroes/Villains. I still want the ability to do loops and barrel rolls.
• likes to kill zombies.
• I’m still torn: Hopen or Malm. Decisions, decisions…

Next on the agenda: Acquire caffeination and ease on down the road.

Namaste.

Sunday – 10 June 2007
I’ve been emailing and texting Kris this morning – today’s her birthday. I would call… but she’s in a review class, for the Bar exam, which she will take in a few weeks. Yeah, in class. On a Sunday. It’s not exactly my idea of fun; it doesn’t seem to be her idea of fun, either. But, she’s doing well. That’s what matters to me.

I’ve also been chatting with . He’s currently in Germany. He said, “this is one emotionally cold country.” At first, I thought that it was simply an emotional detachment that could be attributed to guilt in their ancestors’ role in WWII. Then, I remembered something else:

[10:40] shadorunr: I just figured it out.
[10:40] shadorunr: Emotionally cold.
[10:41] shadorunr: Great engineers.
[10:41] shadorunr: They are going to colonize Vulcan.
[10:41] shadorunr: You’re in the midst of proto-Spocks!
[10:41] trellos: god i hope not
[10:41] trellos: i can’t see the vulcans wanting to create a master race
[10:41] trellos: i mean c’mon
[10:41] shadorunr: Those are the Romulans.
[10:41] shadorunr: Wait.
[10:41] trellos: spock is an intergalactic zebra after all
[10:41] shadorunr: [Being Romulans] would account for the warlike tendencies.
[10:42] trellos: i can see that

And, with that, we have solved one of the great mysteries of the Star Trek universe. Or what would be a great mystery, if anyone really gave a damn about it.

Stray Toasters

• I need caffeine. It hasn’t reached a critical stage yet, but I should get some soon.
• Canadian Filmmakers Festival
• MysteryNet
• Sissy is sitting on the floor starting at my hands while I type. It’s a little odd, but nowhere nearly as disturbing as this (Paragraph 2) was.
• Steam Trek – a steampunk take on Star Trek
• “Adults, a necessary evil.”
• “Parallel lines meet at infinity.”
  There are a couple of lines approaching an odd vanishing point.
• I believe that I will have to own this book: Rejuvenile: Kickball, Cartoons, Cupcakes and the Reinvention of the American Grown-up
• : Does this qualify as “cross-promotion” or is it just “jumping on the bandwagon?”
• Man in wheelchair takes ride on semi’s grille
• Tyranist and : From the CS Moore Studio – The Walking Dead Statue (preorder)
• Tetris fridge magnets
• Anthem of the heart and anthem of the mind
  A funeral dirge for eyes gone blind
  We marvel after those who sought
  New wonders in the world, wonders in the world,
  Wonders in the world they wrought.
• Yep, this pretty much sums it up!
• , I think this is up your alley: Bigfoot bust for sale

Namaste.