Thursday
I went to work late today. Sleeping in was my gift to myself after seeing Episode III last night. It was a good day at work; I’m having a few duties added to my job, which I think is cool.

I watched the CSI season finale; it was directed by Quentin Tarantino. It wasn’t what I expected. When I hear his name attached to a project, I expect too-cool for real life characters and copious amounts of hip (or trying-to-be-hip) language and/or blood, not necessarily in that order. This episode kept in line with the series… with a couple of Tarantino flairs. There were a few scenes that had me sitting there, staring in the slack-jawed wonder of “Did I really just see that?!”

I also got a couple of phone calls from home: Dad and my (maternal) uncle. They were just calling to check up on us and make sure that we’re doing all right. Nothing wrong with that. Things are well on that side of the country, as well.

News
Morning Edition: Study: Post-Foster Care, Teens Unprepared for Adult Life
Morning Edition: I Blog, I Said: Writing Amid the Rabble
Morning Edition: Pregnant Teen Takes Graduation by Storm
Talk of the Nation: Women in Combat: Rules and Reality
All Things Considered: Carefree Dancing for Kids
Fresh Air: Rare Billie Holiday Music and Footage

Stray Toasters

  • I like paying bills online. This is not to say that I derive great amounts of pleasure from paying bills (I don’t… especially because that means less “play money” for me). I enjoy the convenience of point-click-type-click-print…. and the bill is paid.
  • : Here’s more information about Ororo: Before the Storm
  • Activision has announced X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, to be released this fall. I caught glimpses of Archangel and Bishop in the preview and pictures. It’s going to be a long summer. Let the coveting begin.
  • I neglected to mention the passing of Frank Gorshin
  • “You’re not going to let me be your friend anymore, are you?”

  • He does not look happy.
    Someone must have tugged on his cape.

    (Click the pic for a larger version.)

  • Why do most zippers say ‘YKK’ on the pull-tab?
  • Coors Light is using The O’Jays’ Love Train in a new commercial. I’m not sure what I think of that.
  • Lights, Camera, Armageddon
  • I don’t know why I’m surprised that Wikipedia has an article about the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

Eight work-hours until the weekend. I’m good with that.

Namaste.