Monday
Land stopped by this morning. He was out trying to find a replacement DVD-ROM drive for his laptop and was in the area. We sat, had coffee and tea and chatted for a while.

Errand day. Although, today also included “Comics Day.” I (finally) picked up my copy of Legion of Super-Heroes #1. And it was definitely worth the wait. I really like what Waid and Kitson have done with it. Earth of the future, as Kitson draws it, looks interesting. And I like the fact that there seems to be some serious thought given to the political aspect of the 31st Century DCU. The Legion. It’s not just a group of kids anymore. It’s a movement. I haven’t been this excited about waiting for the next issue of LSH for a long time.

Poker night was tonight. And we actually played poker. *stunned* , Matt and Dave came over. We played until somewhere around midnight, and then we just sort of drifted away from the game.

News
Morning Edition: Dave Barry Calls It Quits, Unless…
Morning Edition: Detroit Struggles to Overcome Urban Blight
Morning Edition: Shirley Chisholm, First Black Congresswoman, Dies at 80
Morning Edition: Moral Values Seemingly at Odds with Popular Culture
Day to Day: A Celebration of Boston’s Unique Accents
Day to Day: The Marketplace Report: Delta Air Lines Fare Changes
All Things Considered: Harvard Law Professor Draws Crowds to Class

BBC News: First Black US Congresswoman Dies

Stray Toasters

  • I just picked up a new (and long overdue) hard drive for DS9. Which means that there’s going to be a lot of file shuffling going on. Maybe I’ll finally get rid of some of the files and folders that I haven’t used since God was a boy. Other bonuses include, but are not limited to:
      a) Consolidation from two HDs in DS9 to one
      b) Replacing the Enterprise‘s HD with one of DS9‘s old drives (more space).
      c) Still having two drives available for “whatever.”
  • LEGO® GOOOD! *gesture*
    LEGO® movies AMUUUSING! *gesture*
    BrickFilms and Oblong Pictures

  • Three words that I would have never expected to hear together:
    Indoor. Tropical. Island.
    Leave it to German engineering to come up with it. and , did either of you ever hear anything about this during your time in Germany?

  • By way of Broken Frontier: Red Sonja Returns
  • From the Comics2Film DCG: Mr. Incredible and Dash as Batman and Robin
  • “Orca colon” and “It always hurts later.”
  • Here’s a little behind the scenes peek at the upcoming Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Quote of the Day
From Astonishing X-Men #7: The X-Men are returning home from a mission when a large subterranean creature decides to do its best Godzilla impression in midtown Manhattan. The X-Men are in the process of beating the creature into painful submission and a hasty retreat when the Fantastic Four arrive on the scene:

The Thing: See! I told you they wuz in our soup!
Mr. Fantastic: Sorry to break into your frequency, Mr. Summers, but I’d be grateful for a sit rep…
Cyclops: Big monster came out of the ground. Thought we’d send it back.
The Thing: We do big monsters! Big monsters in Manhattan, that’s our signature piece!
The Invisible Woman: Ben…
The Thing: Well, perhaps we can lend a hand…

Thus, the FF and the X-Men proceed to teach the creature a lesson about stepping on other peoples’ property. After all was said and done…

Mr. Fantastic: Probably one of the Mole Man’s creations. They pop up from time to time, head straight for the Baxter Building. Still not sure what brought you people out here — this is a little off your beat, isn’t it?
Wolverine: Oughta be grateful.
The Thing: Grateful?
Wolverine: Monstro was practically capped ‘fore you bothered to show.
The Thing: Didn’t they come up with a cure for your kind?
   (referring to a current plot running through the X-books…)
Wolverine: You got a problem with mutants?
The Thing: I meant Canadians.
Cyclops: — just trying to get out there more, do the work we should be doing.
Mr. Fantastic: Your team’s saved the world more times than they know.
The Invisible Woman: But not with the Fantastic Four at your side and dozens of news cameras running.
Cyclops: (smiling) Well, that wasn’t exactly a drawback, no…
The Invisible Woman: That came out wrong. Of course we’d be nothing but pleased if this helps the mutant community.
The Human Torch: But what if it backfires? What if the press brands us a menace?
Wolverine: Then you’ll get a much more interesting bunch of groupies, kid.
The Human Torch: *thinks* Reed? Can we be evil now?
Mr. Fantastic: Maybe after dinner.

One thing that wasn’t shown in this exchange, however, was the fact that the FF and the X-Men are “off-duty” friends, as well. Mr. & Mrs. Richards have consulted with Professor X about their son, Franklin, and his (not always) latent mutant abililties and the X-Men’s Wolverine and Angel are semi-regulars at The Thing’s poker games. But, there was only so much space for the story… and I liked how the guest appearance was handled otherwise. The X-Men seem to be in very capable hands with Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and scribe Joss Whedon.

That’s it.
I’m ghost.

Namaste.