Sunday
I hope that everyone had a good – and safe – Fourth of July.

I slept until 10:30-ish. Not too bad, considering that I didn’t get to bed until after 4:00 (again). The morning was productive: I finished hooking up the A/V equipment and finally found the power supply for the computer speakers. All that’s left is to set up the printer and hook up the G3.

I also had a nice conversation with . It started with us talking about Fourth of July celebrations and the reason that I get so bent out of shape with how much more hullabaloo Pioneer Day gets as opposed to the Fourth. From there, we touched on my issues with the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day here. And then on to Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word. Then I asked her about peoples’ opinions of Bowling for Columbine. I’ve heard that Michael Moore has a… knack… for spinning his movies to elicit certain responses. I figured that since she knows some of the kids and their families from Columbine, she would be a good person to ask how well or poorly the movie was received in the Denver area. She was. Her main comments:

[10:41] : I watched that, merely out of curiosity. Lots of misinformation contained in it.
[10:41] : I don’t think he did a very good job on researching the information.
[10:56] : I don’t think that Michael Moore talked to the right people when he “researched” his project.
[10:57] : It makes me somewhat leery of seeing his new movie.

had mentioned a similar problem with his film, Roger & Me. It was something to think about.

The usual suspects and I saw Spider-Man 2 today. (And, according to his co-creator, Stan Lee, the correct way to spell the name is “Spider-Man,” with the hyphen… just for the record.) It was fun. Again, it was a comic book on film. Sam Raimi did a bang-up job with this one. I was happy all-around with it. And, the elevator scene: Classic.

Following the movie, , , and I went to Borders for a bit. I did a bit of drawing/sketching. It’s been too long since I’ve done that. It felt good. We then headed off for a bite to eat.

, , and I then made an impromptu excursion to Park City to see fireworks on the day that they were intended to be seen. *sigh* Life behind the Zion Curtain… (I wonder if festivities for Mormon Christmas Pioneer Day – which will be on a Sunday next year – will be held on Saturday or Sunday?) But I digress. We got to Park City, found convenient parking and headed to the No Name Saloon. 32 ounces of Hefeweisen goodness. Mmm. And on a Sunday, no less! Double the pleasure! We walked down Main Street and found a spot to watch the pyrotechnics – it was a good display. We’re considering skipping the SLC ones next year and just going up for the Park City show. We followed the fireworks with pints of Guiness at J.B. McGuire’s (or something like that). Then we fought traffic – and my wanting-to-be-empty bladder – back to SLC.

Stray Toasters

  • Happy Birthday to the July gang:
    • / (Belated! Sorry.)
  • From came this.
    Star Wars + Lego = amusement.

  • The HCC now has room to move around! Hallelujah! Yes, there are still a lot of boxes to go through, but I can navigate the room without having to do my impression of the Fantastic Four’s Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic). I still need to figure out where to hang my lithographs and animation cel. And the rug. *sigh*
  • “Ridiculous clothes,” glass frogs and fur jock straps and bikinis.
  • : I’m need to pick your brain about printers again. 🙂

Quote of the Day
: new birth control campaign from my roommate this morning “Don’t have kids, they will pee in your bed”

And with that, good night.

Pax.
Namaste.