“Saturday night’s alright for fighting…”
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It’s the weekend. Amen.
Last night, SaraRules! and I – along with a few friends and family – went to see Thor. Kenneth Branagh did a great job of tackling 40+ years of comics history, adapting it and making it accessible to fans and non-fans alike. Chris Hemsworth was good in the title role, and Natalie Portman was a fun Jane Foster — who made the transition from nurse (in the 60s comics) to scientist. Clark Gregg also had a nice turn, reprising his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Colson. I managed to catch all five of the Easter Eggs, as noted in this MTV article… and saw – and completely glossed over – this one, until a friend noted it after the movie. It was a fun movie and a good start to the summer movie season.
This morning, I was up early-ish, to take SaraRules! to the airport. She’s got a conference on Beantown next week, meaning that I’m a bachelor for the next four-and-a-half days. After that, I met Nyx and Jeff at the Wasatch Community Gardens Plant Sale — SaraRules! wanted some plants, but that whole “leaving on a jet plane” thing kind of precluded her from going. I picked up the plants, brought them home and got them in the ground.
I’m trying to figure out the day’s next evil plot. I need to run up to Dr. Volt’s for Free Comic Book Day. Then probably lunch… or a trip to a train shop… or both. Then, it’s back to Dr. Volt’s this evening to run a tournament. No rest for the wicked, I guess.
Stray Toasters
- Today is also National Train Day.
- Yesterday came with two bits of news for HeroClix fans:
- WizKids previewed two figuresfrom their upcoming Green Lantern movie tie-in set.
- HeroClix World sneaked a look at this Autumn’s Superman set… including new Legion of Super-Heroes figures!
- From the “Sometimes, people suck…” file: Muslim group: Two imams pulled from plane bound for North Carolina
Yeah, I’m sure there’s more that I could add, but I’m going to go play in the sunshine!
Namaste.
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