Friday
It was nominally warm today. It was a pleasant surprise.

Coffee was… just Jess and me. I read some comics and flipped through a few magazines. I checked out a few model railroading magazines and have renewed my interest in removing the futon from the HCC and setting up a table for my train and monorail. But then there’s the issue of the cats… I also did a little drawing. More – and regular – practice is needed. But, it could be worse: I haven’t regressed to drawing stick figures. Yet.

News
Morning Edition – ‘Lightning in a Bottle’
All Things Considered – The Real Truth about Men and Tailgating
Fresh Air – Animation Historian Steve Schneider and the late Chuck Jones

BBC News – Queen sell pirate music to fans

ENT News – Microsoft Throws Doors Open on Early Security Bulletin Notifications

Stray Toasters

  • g0t Covenant? G4TechTV does. All-day Tuesday. It’s Halo 2 Day. 20 hours of coverage dedicated to Halo and its sequel.
  • You Have Bad Taste in Music
  • The trailer for the final Disney/Pixar film, Cars, is out. Take a look.
  • There’s also a “secret trailer” out for the upcoming Fantastic Four movie.
  • IDW Publishing has announced Smoke, a new comic written by Alex de Campi and drawn by Igor Kordey.

    “Smoke is the story of a black ops soldier, Rupert Cain, searching for the truth behind his commanding officer¹s murder. Along the way, he uncovers a chain of lies and manipulation that reaches deep down into his own past, and all the way up to the most powerful people in the country. Smoke is a violent, blackly comic thriller about how wanting to do the right thing can make everything go wrong…”

    And, there’s just something to be said for the cover art, too…

          
    (click the thumbnails for larger images)

  • I just suggested that a friend penny-lock an annoying family member in a room. Of all the things that I remember from my college, I find it funny that this is in the forefront of my memories. (And, no, I was never pennied in a room.)
  • By way of RottenEggs.com: Don’t do stupid #*@! like me
    (Number 45 makes my inner Marylander giggle because, as reminded me: Real Baltimorean thugs skip the knives and go straight to guns.)

  • Chron X – The original online trading card game. I was getting rid of old files on my hard drive and came across my old Chron X folder. It’s been a while since I first played – long enough that Blue Sky Red Design is no longer affiliated with Sony or their Station.com subsidiary. For more information: What is Chron X?
  • David Hasselhoff… and Spongebob Squarepants…
    *head going ‘splodey*

  • For the gamers: Console Database

Quote of the Day

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
    – Confucius

Namaste.