Sunday : 31 July 05
Oy.

It’s been a busy past few days. I left home Friday evening to spend a little with the Clitorati before heading down to Cedar City. Even though the time was brief, it was fun. A short while later, Cecilie (the movee), Mike and showed up… and we were on our way.

I haven’t done a road trip in a long time; I had forgotten how much fun they can be. Three hours and change in a car: Amusement. I actually started to nod off a little before we arrived in Cedar City (something to do with only six hours’ sleep in the previous 60 hours…). But we got there and hung out for a bit (translation: “We shot the bull and drank beer for a few hours…”) before calling it a night.

Next morning: Up and get underway. We moved boxes. And boxes. And more boxes. And bins. And furniture. And stuff. LOTS of stuff. The “operational theory” was that we would get up, load and be on the road by noon (or close to it). I’m sure that most of you are aware of my take on “theory vs. practical application.” This move didn’t deviate from that paradigm. It took us, five or six hours to load the truck. We didn’t get on the road until after 4:00. Then we pointed the truck northward and headed for Salt Lake City.

We got back to SLC a little before 9:00. By this time, we were tired and just plain ready for the move to be DONE. All caps “DONE.” We had the truck unloaded in two hours. Yeah, we were that ready for it to be over.

Cecilie and Co. dropped me off at home, I showered (Have I mentioned how much I appreciate love indoor plumbing?! I do. A lot.), and then headed out to breakfast. It wasn’t a large turn-out, but that was fine because one of our former favorite managers, Melody (not to be confused with ) was back… and she’s back for good! At least as “for good” as anyone ever stays in one place in the restaurant business.

This morning, I woke up to the phone ringing… and missed the call. I called back; it was Angie. We made tentative plans to get together. That was followed by a call from Dee; he needed some ideas for “things to do while your brother is in town.” I drew nothing but blanks. He said that he’d come up with something. I then contacted Angela, who had messaged me last week about getting together for coffee. A few minutes later, plans were formalized and I was getting ready to go out.

Angela and I met at Cocoa Caffe. We chatted for a couple of hours, something that we haven’t done in a long time. It was good to hear her talk about the things in her life that have changed and what she’s doing to make – and keep – herself happy. She’s come a long way since we first started talking. That’s a very good thing.

::: intermission :::

I played City of Heroes for a few hours this evening. Don was online so he sidekicked me for a while; then I exemplared (basically I became the “senior” hero and he was the sidekick) with him for a bit. It was good. I picked up a couple more levels… and I’m one step closer to Flight. And that kicks the pants of Hover any day, although, I can’t really bitch about Hover at the moment. It’s helped me out in a couple of places. But, maaaaan, is it slow.

and I watched Glory tonight. She had never seen it; I saw the last third or so while I was sick a month or so back. Excellent movie. I will definitely buy a copy of it. Watching it also has me pondering a longer, more involved post about it… but that will wait until at least tomorrow.

Stray Toasters

  • Happy Birthday, !
  • I need to pick up some gummy worms or cotton candy. Or both.
  • “Blitler”
    You pretty much had to be there for this one.
    Just nod and smile… and know that it makes me laugh. That’s enough.

  • In talking with my friend this afternoon, Don, he asked me to remind him about DC Comics’ “Zero Hour” and if I was the reason that he started reading/collecting The Legion of Super-Heroes. Guilty-as-charged. (, you might be interested in checking that LSH link…)
  • “Look, Mommy, ninjas!”
    “No, dear, those are geeks. Ninjas wear hats!”

  • Interesting article from Buzzscope: SDCC Panel – Blacks in Comics
  • : Trigun Maximum: Black Vash PVC Figure
  • ….

    WELL, IT’S A-BAT TIME!!!

    After months, if not years of speculation about the release of special editions of the previous BATMAN films, Warner Bros. officially announced on Tuesday that all four films would be released in two-disc special edition format on October 18th. All four films will be released individually, as well as in a gift set titled “Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology, 1989 to 1997”. In addition to digital transfers of each film, the DVDs will include several bonus features, including director commentaries from Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher, behind -the-scenes featurettes, cast and crew interviews, and music videos. One can only wonder if the Batman Forever Special Edition will be the much rumored “good version” of the film.

  • : I believe that you will like this.
  • From Real Tech News: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Trebuchet
  • Hawk: “How can those two flirt at a time like this?”
    Gina: “Because danger makes people horny.”
    Hawk: “Ohhh. Then we all must be really horny.”
    Gina: “Hawk?”
    Hawk: “Yeah?”
    Gina: “Stop talking now.”

  • Thursday, I mentioned that I got a new Wolverine HeroClix. I’ve been trying to figure out the story behind it. It seemed like it should be from X-Men: The Days of Future Past… but I couldn’t say so with 100% surety. Until tonight. I came across my post from 11 June 05 in which I posted a link to this and this. That cemented it for me. The image of the figure on the WizKids site is at a bad angle, but if you look at the actual figure, the pose is a spot-on take of the model and the comic cover.

It’s late and it’s a school night, so I should hit the rack. More than once, I considered taking Monday off. But, I’ll go in and grin and bear it. It’s Monday, after all. Maybe I’ll take Friday off, though…

Namaste.