Saturday
We’ll make this the Cliff’s Notes recap of the past 48 or so hours.

Friday was a fairly laid-back day. and came over so that I could help Nox suss out a problem with his computer. We figured it out, made an excursion to LS Micro, fixed the problem and he was good to go.

I spent a good portion of the rest of the afternoon – and later that night – dealing with a computer that I’m cobbling together for a friend. As I mentioned, it’s not going as smoothly as it could. But, I will prevail.

Today was also fairly lax. and I had lunch with Nyx. I stopped at Dr. Volt’s (a local comic shop) to feed my paper crack addiction. I’m still only collecting two titles. Does that make them my “gateway titles?” And, I avoided buying any plastic crack. That was a nice achievement. Then it was back home to work on my friend’s computer again. More problems, but I think that I know what I’m going to have to do to get past them. But I’ll deal with that tomorrow.

Bowling was good; tonight’s top score was a 181, I think. Not only did and Larry go, but Pat and Staci joined us. And, as an added bonus, a couple of friends from IRC dropped in, too; one of them I haven’t seen in five years (but we’ve chatted fairly regularly during the intervening time). After that, it was off to breakfast. As usual, more people joined us there. All-in-all, it was a nice way to cap off a good day.

Stray Toasters

  • I have cotton candy. knows of my weakness for the spun sugar confection and brought me two bags of cottony candy goodness.
  • Nyx forwarded me the URL for Unusual Uses for Everyday Items. It’s a neat site.
  • Metropolis Citizen: “Thank you, Green Lantern!”
    Booster Gold: “I am not Green Lantern!”

  • , when I mentioned that I needed to keep an eye out for some computer parts suggested that I check University of Utah Surplus and Salvage Department. They seem to have a little bit of everything.
  • What is Aqualad doing with/to this dolphin?!

    No. On second thought, I don’t want to know.

  • From PopCultureShock: Lex Luthor: Man of Steel #1
    I like stories that add to a character’s… character. Something that makes them less of a two-dimensional image with word and thought balloons attached and turns them into “a person.” With motivations. Feelings. Fears. And, from what I’ve seen in this preview, that is exactly what Brian Azzarello has done. The interaction between Lex and LexCorp janitor Stanislaw Levin (page 4, page 5) shows Lex as a person. One in a very high position. One who genuinely seems to care about the people in his employ. And one who has a reason to dislike a certain “strange visitor from another planet.” I might just have to pick up this mini-series.

  • I just messaged my mother. She told me to go to bed. I’m 34 years old and 2000 miles away… yet I’m still “her kid.” That made me smile.

Hm, Mom may have been onto something, after all…
I am tired.

Namaste.