Wednesday
The middle of the last week of 2004.
A cool, rainy day in Salt Lake Valley.

Last night brought another interesting dream. It was not necessarily a “bad” one, but it definitely made the Weird Shit-o-Meter move a few notches. In the dream, my grandmother and grandfather were having some sort of ceremony. As best as I can figure it, they were renewing their vows. This didn’t strike me as odd – not even when you take into consideration the fact that may grandmother passed away last year and my grandfather has been deceased for over fifteen years. Things went relatively smoothly. And, as one would expect, family and friends whom I hadn’t seen in years showed up to celebrate the occasion.

and I got together this afternoon for coffee. We both did some drawing: she worked on post-Christmas “Thank you” cards, I decided to do some figure drawing. I picked up a few assorted Heroclix figures on the last trip to The Bookshelf; Perry also gave me a few of his extras. They make decent figure models. I sketched a couple figures with ‘s guidance.

News
Jerry Orbach died of prostate cancer Tuesday evening. Although he got his start in the theatre, I know him best for two roles:

He left Law & Order at the end of last season, but was set to star in the newest member of the franchise: Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Additionally, many may remember him from Dirty Dancing (as Jennifer Grey’s father) and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as Lumiere. More information (1, 2)

Morning Edition: The Swiss Fight for St. Bernards
Morning Edition: Unmarried Mass. Gay Couples Losing Health Benefits
Morning Edition: Lionel Trains Maintain Appeal Despite Troubles
Morning Edition: Classic Films Added to National Film Registry
Morning Edition: Dudley Williams, A Life Spent Onstage

Stray Toasters

  • I can see most of my desktop again. Not my Windows desktop, my actual desktop. I had let far too many things come to rest there and hadn’t put forth the effort to do anything about it. Until today. Apparently, I hit some sort of breaking point. Things have now been filed, thrown away or otherwise displaced from my desk. Elbow room. Who knew?!
  • In today’s “Fifteen Minutes of Fame” news, someone has created a blog dedicated to “The Blonde Girl from the Old Navy Commercials.”
  • : I saw this user icon and thought of you.
  • – Free. Stuff. What are you waiting for?! Click!
  • Legion of Super-Heroes #1 hit the shelves today. I didn’t get a copy. Yet. But, I shall. Oh, I shall, indeed….
  • Faux Newz’ Past Sponsors Archive (borderline worksafe)
  • Sign Language – “A collection of photos containing humorous, bizarre, and or confusing signs from around the world.”
  • “…stop using your crazy female logic on me.” –
  • Monkey Business – Captain Memo!
  • Calvin & Hobbes + snow = ???

And that’s a wrap.

Namaste.