Tuesday
The alarm went off this morning… and I stayed in bed for another seven minutes. It wasn’t much, but it was enough. Then I got out of bed and went on to face the rest of the day.

I work with some intelligent people. Very intelligent. We’re talking “OMGXBOXHUGE” intelligence. Some of these guys have forgotten more about technology than I have ever learned. But, they are very down-to-earth people. I’m a good deal younger than a lot of them, but they’ve never made me feel unwelcome or like a little kid at the big kids’ table. Today, I found out that they’re old-school geeks, too. We were talking about movies and books and The Lord of the Rings trilogy came up. And, boy, you should’a heard those guys go. It was funny.

Tonight, and I went on a double date with Dave and Alyce. We saw the sneak preview of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and had dinner at Biaggi’s. The movie was fun. It was a good adaptation of the book. Yes, “adaptation.” There are some things at which continuity purists (and you know who you are) will wrinkle their noses. My advice to you:

Get over it.
It’s a movie.
It’s supposed to be fun.

Remember that.

Thank you. Move along.

and Alyce hadn’t read Hitchhiker’s, but both enjoyed the movie. Dave and I laughed a lot. As did many others in the theatre. We had a good time. I give the movie a “big thumbs-up with an okay.” And, should you go to see the movie, stay through the credits. Just a friendly suggestion.

Dinner at Biaggi’s was something of a mixed bag. The food and the atmosphere were great. Our waiter, Jai, left more than “a little something” to be desired. He took our drink and dinner orders promptly… and then he apparently slipped into a parallel universe. With the exception of coming to refill our water, he was nowhere to be seen for over half an hour. Nearly forty minutes later, he reappeared, our entrees in tow. When he took our orders, I also ordered a glass of wine to be brought out with my entree. I never saw it. When questioned about it, he tried to place the blame on the bartender. “Bad form, Peter. Bad form.” Maybe he was having an “off” night, but I doubt that – he seemed to have no problem engaging in witty reparteè with the table next to us. For a good five minutes. *shrug* When another customer in his area asked for parking validation, we asked if he would bring one for us as well. He headed into the back and we never saw him again.

This does not mean that I will not return to the restaurant – I think that it was a fine establishment and I recommend it to those of you in the SLC Metro area – but I will think twice about where I am seated if I find that I have Jai as my server.

Stray Toasters

  • My one complaint about Gaim is that the Buddy List button doesn’t minimize to the System Tray.
  • *knock knock*
  • Back atcha, Nyx:

    :: how jedi are you? ::
  • I think that I am in love.
    Maybe it’s lust.
    Right now, it’s kind of hard to tell.
    Either way, the object of my affection can be found here.
    Thanks to for introducing us.

  • : I know that you’re a bit of a Joss Whedon fan; if you haven’t seen it already, here is the trailer for Serenity.
  • By way of Wired: Life After Darth
  • In the words of Will Smith (from Independence Day): “I have got to get me one of these!” –
  • Rockapella will be in Logan, UT in November; I haven’t been to one of their shows in a few years. I might have to make a “Happy Birthday to me” present of that.
  • Marvel supports the troops with special comic
  • For fans of The Crow, NECA is producing The Crow: Rooftop Battle figures.

Namaste.