Random Access

Friday – 10 December 2010
It’s my day off. I’m trying to decide what to do with the day. has suggested a possible trip to Hobby Stop, which seems like a good suggestion. Other than that, “…the future is wide open,” as Tom Petty said.

Last night, SaraRules! and I decided to go out for an impromptu date night. We saw Harry Potter and Six Months in the Woods the Deathly Hallows (Part I). I realized that it’s apparently been “a while” since I’ve read the book, as there were a few things that didn’t quite seem to fit what I recall from the novel. *shrug* Not a big deal. All-in-all, the movie was entertaining.

Stray Toasters

• I just got back from coffee with , Perry and the kids. It was a far better way to kick off the weekend than just sitting around the house, waiting for the garage door opener installer to show up… which I’m now doing.
• New SUPERMAN Writer Fills JMS’ Shoes But Walks Own Path
  • Must There Be a Superman? – The story that Roberson referenced in the interview
• SantaCon is coming to town…
• Neil Armstrong personally responds to an NPR correspondent’s rhetorical moon-landing questions
  Hmm… based on that second grey section, maybe Michael Bay’s take on the moon landing (as seen in the Transformers 3 trailer) wasn’t so far off.
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• Modern Treasure Hunts for the Whole Family
• The Doc and Rooch Show – lots of interesting O-Scale railroading videos
• I’m not typically a huge Conan O’Brien fan. (There, I said it.) This morning, there was an item on DC Comics’ Facebook page titled “Conan Gets Animated,” with the following description:
  

  Since the WB lot is home DC Comics, Conan realizes his dream of becoming a superhero!

  Well, then. With a lead-in like that, I was curious. Conan and a camera crew headed over to the WB animation studios and talked with Peter Girardi and then had a character drawn… by Bruce Timm:

• Renee Fleming to be Consultant at Lyric Opera of Chicago
• Wine Library TV
• From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…?!” file: Goat heads left on Hyde Park doorsteps
• Sports Stars Seek Profit in Catchphrases
• I just got pocket-dialed by a friend from back home. Naturally, I called him back and we chatted for about 10 minutes. It was a nice surprise.

Okay… off to wait some more.

Namaste.