Monday, September 29, 2008
Mmmm burger
Tonight's How I Met Your Mother was pure distilled truth. And funny. Alas, I don't know that I can claim to have such a burger place in my memory banks, but burgers are serious business and there is nothing more vital than the best burger. One day, it will be my cheeseburger. One day.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Killing time
The lovely wife is trying to kill a few brain cells watching Smallville. I suspect she'll kill more than a few. So in my own attempt to kill a few brain cells I've turn to the intarwebs and you lot. I'm pretty sure the wife will lose more brain cells, but it will be close.
Alas, the series of tubes isn't really humming today. I suppose there are a few distractions. I'm listening the ambient music mix from Magnatune and I poked around over at Whatever. Both of moderate interest.
Grilled up some brats for dinner. Have recently run across a few different interesting recipes. One of my coworkers pointed me to a deep chocolate pound cake recipe in the latest issue of Bon Appetit (I think). It sounds delightful. I'm not sure why I've run across a couple different chocolate cake recipes lately, but yum. And then there was the Hellfire Steak recipe in some grilling book or other. I forget the title. How to Grill or something like that.
Caught the last 10 minutes of The Wedding Singer. Billy Idol makes that movie. I want to listen to the soundtracks now...
Sounds like favorite niece is recovering from Appendicide. Have I mentioned lately that I love favorite niece? I'm pretty sure that the AMA will soon adopt the term Appendicide. And if they don't they should. (And on a slightly related note, apparently you have to have your head shaved for Appendicide. At least according to slightly evil little sister to aforementioned niece. Heh.)
Well, that's all I've got for now. Oh so thrilling. I shall go poke around the wilds of the internets and maybe something will strike my interest.
Alas, the series of tubes isn't really humming today. I suppose there are a few distractions. I'm listening the ambient music mix from Magnatune and I poked around over at Whatever. Both of moderate interest.
Grilled up some brats for dinner. Have recently run across a few different interesting recipes. One of my coworkers pointed me to a deep chocolate pound cake recipe in the latest issue of Bon Appetit (I think). It sounds delightful. I'm not sure why I've run across a couple different chocolate cake recipes lately, but yum. And then there was the Hellfire Steak recipe in some grilling book or other. I forget the title. How to Grill or something like that.
Caught the last 10 minutes of The Wedding Singer. Billy Idol makes that movie. I want to listen to the soundtracks now...
Sounds like favorite niece is recovering from Appendicide. Have I mentioned lately that I love favorite niece? I'm pretty sure that the AMA will soon adopt the term Appendicide. And if they don't they should. (And on a slightly related note, apparently you have to have your head shaved for Appendicide. At least according to slightly evil little sister to aforementioned niece. Heh.)
Well, that's all I've got for now. Oh so thrilling. I shall go poke around the wilds of the internets and maybe something will strike my interest.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Inspired by true events
Ran across this on the internets today and thought that it was only so so. So I feel compelled to try and come up with my own list of geek wife trials. I am sure this will fail horribly.
1. Realizing that there are too many days celebrated in Geek Culture. (Talk like a Pirate Day? Pi day? Who makes these things up?)
2. That sinking feeling that comes from the knowledge that the tech gadget he just came home with will be replaced by a shinier version we just have to have exactly 2 seconds after he left the store with the now horribly out of date item.
3. Comic book movies. Except for Spiderman. He can wrap me in his web any day.
4. Why are there dice with more than 6 sides? And why do we have so many of them? And why do I know that there are 4 Editions of Dungeons and Dragons?
5. Why am I sacrificing valuable closet space to board games? I could have shoes. Or storage space.
6. Children that wander around clamoring for Braaaains. Ok, that's pretty funny. But the fact that my 4 year old knows more about zombies than your average human being is stretching things a little bit.
7. Plastic instruments. I don't care if the game is fun and I have a good time playing it. I want my house back and I'm not running a plastic garage band. And don't get me started on the bongos.
8. Why does my favorite t-shirt have a robot dressed as a green dog on it? And why do I suddenly crave tacos? Or cheese?
9. What do Tina Fey and Felicia Day have that I don't? And why do I know what the Evil League of Evil is?
10. Why are the kids reading books that did not originate in this country? And watching TV shows also not from this country? Any future therapy bills are so coming out of his toy budget. And I don't want to talk about the toy budget.
Eh. Needs a little work. And some wasabi. But it's a start. Celebrated the letter r's birthday a little early the other day and gave him Yestisburg. You know, Gettysburg with Yetis. In a card game. It was fun. And the instruction booklet was hilarious. I may also have to try my hand at letters sent from Yetisburg.
And how about that Eureka season finale? That was a bit of a downer for a cliffhanger. I'm a little on the glad side that Psych, Burn Notice and Eureka are taking breaks, but I am certainly interested in picking them back up again. I kind of like this short season twice thing. And I like the PI on House (and Felicia Day was on as well...).
1. Realizing that there are too many days celebrated in Geek Culture. (Talk like a Pirate Day? Pi day? Who makes these things up?)
2. That sinking feeling that comes from the knowledge that the tech gadget he just came home with will be replaced by a shinier version we just have to have exactly 2 seconds after he left the store with the now horribly out of date item.
3. Comic book movies. Except for Spiderman. He can wrap me in his web any day.
4. Why are there dice with more than 6 sides? And why do we have so many of them? And why do I know that there are 4 Editions of Dungeons and Dragons?
5. Why am I sacrificing valuable closet space to board games? I could have shoes. Or storage space.
6. Children that wander around clamoring for Braaaains. Ok, that's pretty funny. But the fact that my 4 year old knows more about zombies than your average human being is stretching things a little bit.
7. Plastic instruments. I don't care if the game is fun and I have a good time playing it. I want my house back and I'm not running a plastic garage band. And don't get me started on the bongos.
8. Why does my favorite t-shirt have a robot dressed as a green dog on it? And why do I suddenly crave tacos? Or cheese?
9. What do Tina Fey and Felicia Day have that I don't? And why do I know what the Evil League of Evil is?
10. Why are the kids reading books that did not originate in this country? And watching TV shows also not from this country? Any future therapy bills are so coming out of his toy budget. And I don't want to talk about the toy budget.
Eh. Needs a little work. And some wasabi. But it's a start. Celebrated the letter r's birthday a little early the other day and gave him Yestisburg. You know, Gettysburg with Yetis. In a card game. It was fun. And the instruction booklet was hilarious. I may also have to try my hand at letters sent from Yetisburg.
And how about that Eureka season finale? That was a bit of a downer for a cliffhanger. I'm a little on the glad side that Psych, Burn Notice and Eureka are taking breaks, but I am certainly interested in picking them back up again. I kind of like this short season twice thing. And I like the PI on House (and Felicia Day was on as well...).
Monday, September 22, 2008
Couple of books
Finished Soon I will be Invincible and it was great. Fun superhero story that hits all the right notes. It touches on most of the clichés found in superhero stories and tweaks them just enough that it's a fresh read. Plus it leaves you wanting to know what happens next time. It is a little frustrating in that it's so much easier to make compelling villains. You always find yourself rooting for the bad guy that never wins. There are a couple decent good guys in the story, but it also touches on just how boring they can be or how they're really not that different from the bad guys. That's actually one of the more fascinating aspects to superhero stories - how the heroes and villains are really two sides of the same coin and all it really takes is a shift in lighting to make them switch sides.
Also finished Only Revolutions (Only Revolutions? Only Revolutions? Maybe Only Revolutions? Ok enough Danielewski nods for now.) The fact that I finished it about a week or so ago and haven't said anything is its own sort of commentary. Whether it's about my blogging or the story I leave to you. It was certainly interesting. And it grew on me, but it was no House of Leaves. I did find it a truly mindbending piece of fiction. Danielewski is either brilliant or someone with far too much time on their hands. Quite possibly both. Rest assured you don't really need to check this one out.
I'm looking forward to Neil Gaiman's new one, The Graveyard Book. Soon...
Well, must go, kids are clamoring to go play Rock Band at the neighbors. I will not comment on where I fit in that spectrum.
Also finished Only Revolutions (Only Revolutions? Only Revolutions? Maybe Only Revolutions? Ok enough Danielewski nods for now.) The fact that I finished it about a week or so ago and haven't said anything is its own sort of commentary. Whether it's about my blogging or the story I leave to you. It was certainly interesting. And it grew on me, but it was no House of Leaves. I did find it a truly mindbending piece of fiction. Danielewski is either brilliant or someone with far too much time on their hands. Quite possibly both. Rest assured you don't really need to check this one out.
I'm looking forward to Neil Gaiman's new one, The Graveyard Book. Soon...
Well, must go, kids are clamoring to go play Rock Band at the neighbors. I will not comment on where I fit in that spectrum.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Notes about nothing
I've been meaning to jot some random stuff down for a couple days now, but not really had time. So go play with Wordle. It will probably be more interesting.
We've been watching the HBO series John Adams that was based on the book by McCullough. It's been pretty interesting. The Revolutionary War has been somewhat fascinating to me of late. I read 1776 a while back and this has been another interesting look at that time period. It's definitely pretty amazing that this country ever got started when you look at how things were. The Civil War is also pretty interesting. I may have to watch Gettysburg. I read the book that one was based on and remember finding it compelling as well.
We watched most of the first season of Case Closed, but ran out of time to finish the last handful of episodes. Need to check it out again. Fun little anime series involving mysteries. It makes me want to read more of the Kindaichi Case Files. Fortunately the Library has a bunch of those as well, so once I finish Death Note that's probably next. Speaking of which, I'm almost through that series. It's definitely been interesting. Strange little series that it is.
Played some Lost Cities (it'll pop up on the right there at some point) with McK the other day. She still needs some work as a gamer. We'll get her whipped into shape. Hone those tactical skills.
Just as a note, G's favorite color is T Rex.
And apparently M is going to be a writer. They were evaluating reading skills the other day and she felt compelled to tell her teacher what should happen in the sequel to the book they were using for the test. Her teacher apparently has never had that happen before.
Caught the new trailer for Quantum of Solace, the new Bond flick. Daniel Craig is still the man. Looks really good. I really like the reboot of that series. It's better a little more grounded in reality. The characters are a little grittier, not quite so cartoonish. Good stuff.
We get a lot of cooking magazines at the Library. I have snagged a few recipes of late. Will let you know if there are any good ones. There's a really yummy sounding chili recipe. And a curry recipe and one for asparagus and another for mushroom soup and... mmm recipes. Oh and Bake or Break has a delightful looking chocolate cake recipe up at the moment.
We've been watching the HBO series John Adams that was based on the book by McCullough. It's been pretty interesting. The Revolutionary War has been somewhat fascinating to me of late. I read 1776 a while back and this has been another interesting look at that time period. It's definitely pretty amazing that this country ever got started when you look at how things were. The Civil War is also pretty interesting. I may have to watch Gettysburg. I read the book that one was based on and remember finding it compelling as well.
We watched most of the first season of Case Closed, but ran out of time to finish the last handful of episodes. Need to check it out again. Fun little anime series involving mysteries. It makes me want to read more of the Kindaichi Case Files. Fortunately the Library has a bunch of those as well, so once I finish Death Note that's probably next. Speaking of which, I'm almost through that series. It's definitely been interesting. Strange little series that it is.
Played some Lost Cities (it'll pop up on the right there at some point) with McK the other day. She still needs some work as a gamer. We'll get her whipped into shape. Hone those tactical skills.
Just as a note, G's favorite color is T Rex.
And apparently M is going to be a writer. They were evaluating reading skills the other day and she felt compelled to tell her teacher what should happen in the sequel to the book they were using for the test. Her teacher apparently has never had that happen before.
Caught the new trailer for Quantum of Solace, the new Bond flick. Daniel Craig is still the man. Looks really good. I really like the reboot of that series. It's better a little more grounded in reality. The characters are a little grittier, not quite so cartoonish. Good stuff.
We get a lot of cooking magazines at the Library. I have snagged a few recipes of late. Will let you know if there are any good ones. There's a really yummy sounding chili recipe. And a curry recipe and one for asparagus and another for mushroom soup and... mmm recipes. Oh and Bake or Break has a delightful looking chocolate cake recipe up at the moment.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
In which I talk a little bit about gaming
I still have memories of receiving the original Basic Dungeons and Dragons set when I was younger. My Uncle had gotten it for me for Christmas. He was in the Navy at the time and would stop by every so often when he had leave. I was so excited about the prospect of battling a Dragon that I made him insert one into the adventure we were playing. Never mind that I was a lowly level 1 magic user that could barely cast magic missile. I wanted to battle a dragon. So he humored me and then mercilessly killed my character. It was great. I spent a few years with that game, definitely good times.
You may have noticed that I mentioned recently that the new 4th Edition was out. It has been years since I've rolled the old polyhedral dice and I felt like checking it out. I enjoyed the initial adventure they put out for the launch. I convinced the letter 'r' (there really wasn't much convincing involved) that we should give it a go here. So we set up shop, dragged the wife and McK into the room and handed them some of the pre-made characters and then proceeded to run through the adventure. We finished it up the other day. A good time was had by all (with a decent amount of skepticism from my wife). I doubt we'll roll up characters any time soon, but it was an interesting experience. And who knows, I suspect another dip in the role-playing pool is a possibility.
Gaming is one of those things that I spend a fair amount of time doing, but not a lot of time thinking about. Well, not the behind the scenes, nitty gritty aspects anyway. There are a lots of types of gaming: role-playing (D&D, Rock Band, lots of things fit), board (Blue Moon City, Catan), video (Boom Blox, Mariokart), card (Gang of Four, Canasta), the list goes on (and already that's a pretty bad set of examples, it doesn't really take into account genres or how any of those can fit in multiple places). I enjoy aspects of role-playing games but it's probably not my favorite. Honestly it's a toss up between board and video games. My current favorite board game is probably Blue Moon City. It ostensibly has a story (you're rebuilding the city you destroyed in Blue Moon), but the main draw is the mechanic. Using the cards in various combinations to earn the pieces you need to win the game.
As my family and friends can attest, I typically don't like losing. Bad habit, yeah yeah, blah blah. I don't like losing even more when it's a factor of random luck. If I understand why I'm losing, I'll grouse about it, but hopefully next time a new strategy will prove more effective. When it comes to Blue Moon City, for some reason I don't mind losing as much. Typically games are pretty close and that might have something to do with it. It might just be that it's a more fun game. There are a couple other games that we own that I suspect I'd like as well, but it's difficult to tell. Arkham Horror is the best example. It's co-operative, got an HP Lovecraft theme, and possibly a lot of fun. Can't find anyone willing to give it a go.
For one thing it's very long. Also very fiddly (this is a technical term, if you play games you get it, if not, go hang around BGG). The fiddly-ness could probably be overlooked (or gotten used to or what not), but the time factor is a bit of a problem. How often can we seriously get a 3-4 hour block to run through a game. Yeah, it's long. But HP Lovecraft. And bits!
As for video games, again, for a not so strange reason if you know me, I tend to lean towards the survival horror games. Or puzzle games. Both are good. Games that make you think a bit. And possibly want the lights on. I'm rambling a bit now, so I probably ought to wrap this up. I think the point I set out to make is that it's interesting to see the kids start to develop these interests. As mentioned I got my start pretty early and the kids are no different. It was fun to see McK stretch her brain a bit as a wizard trying to rescue a couple kids. She came up with some interesting solutions to some of the problems the group faced. G is rapidly becoming a platformer fiend. M is pretty fascinated by card games and a couple board games.
There are certainly a lot of benefits that come from all sorts of gaming. Problem solving, social skills, a desire to crush your opponents and leave them silently weeping in the corner, err sportsmanship. It's fun to watch the kids pick up those skills. And soon the family can take on the Old Ones and save the poor town of Arkham...
You may have noticed that I mentioned recently that the new 4th Edition was out. It has been years since I've rolled the old polyhedral dice and I felt like checking it out. I enjoyed the initial adventure they put out for the launch. I convinced the letter 'r' (there really wasn't much convincing involved) that we should give it a go here. So we set up shop, dragged the wife and McK into the room and handed them some of the pre-made characters and then proceeded to run through the adventure. We finished it up the other day. A good time was had by all (with a decent amount of skepticism from my wife). I doubt we'll roll up characters any time soon, but it was an interesting experience. And who knows, I suspect another dip in the role-playing pool is a possibility.
Gaming is one of those things that I spend a fair amount of time doing, but not a lot of time thinking about. Well, not the behind the scenes, nitty gritty aspects anyway. There are a lots of types of gaming: role-playing (D&D, Rock Band, lots of things fit), board (Blue Moon City, Catan), video (Boom Blox, Mariokart), card (Gang of Four, Canasta), the list goes on (and already that's a pretty bad set of examples, it doesn't really take into account genres or how any of those can fit in multiple places). I enjoy aspects of role-playing games but it's probably not my favorite. Honestly it's a toss up between board and video games. My current favorite board game is probably Blue Moon City. It ostensibly has a story (you're rebuilding the city you destroyed in Blue Moon), but the main draw is the mechanic. Using the cards in various combinations to earn the pieces you need to win the game.
As my family and friends can attest, I typically don't like losing. Bad habit, yeah yeah, blah blah. I don't like losing even more when it's a factor of random luck. If I understand why I'm losing, I'll grouse about it, but hopefully next time a new strategy will prove more effective. When it comes to Blue Moon City, for some reason I don't mind losing as much. Typically games are pretty close and that might have something to do with it. It might just be that it's a more fun game. There are a couple other games that we own that I suspect I'd like as well, but it's difficult to tell. Arkham Horror is the best example. It's co-operative, got an HP Lovecraft theme, and possibly a lot of fun. Can't find anyone willing to give it a go.
For one thing it's very long. Also very fiddly (this is a technical term, if you play games you get it, if not, go hang around BGG). The fiddly-ness could probably be overlooked (or gotten used to or what not), but the time factor is a bit of a problem. How often can we seriously get a 3-4 hour block to run through a game. Yeah, it's long. But HP Lovecraft. And bits!
As for video games, again, for a not so strange reason if you know me, I tend to lean towards the survival horror games. Or puzzle games. Both are good. Games that make you think a bit. And possibly want the lights on. I'm rambling a bit now, so I probably ought to wrap this up. I think the point I set out to make is that it's interesting to see the kids start to develop these interests. As mentioned I got my start pretty early and the kids are no different. It was fun to see McK stretch her brain a bit as a wizard trying to rescue a couple kids. She came up with some interesting solutions to some of the problems the group faced. G is rapidly becoming a platformer fiend. M is pretty fascinated by card games and a couple board games.
There are certainly a lot of benefits that come from all sorts of gaming. Problem solving, social skills, a desire to crush your opponents and leave them silently weeping in the corner, err sportsmanship. It's fun to watch the kids pick up those skills. And soon the family can take on the Old Ones and save the poor town of Arkham...
Friday, September 05, 2008
The one in which little sister one bangs her head against her keyboard
It's really her own fault you know? Anyway, on with the show:
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? In a crossfire hurricane
FAVORITE COLOR? The Colour Out of Space
FAVORITE CITY? Post Apocalyptic London (zombie outbreak preferrably)
TWO PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT? The Dreamlands, The House on Ash Tree Lane
FAVORITE ANIMAL? Def Leppard's
PAST LOVE? I'm pretty sure Elise McKenna and I had a thing going on
FIRST JOB? Annoying my little sisters
WHAT IS YOUR JOB NOW? See First Job, it never ends
WHAT WAS I DOING 10 YEARS AGO? I'd ask myself but the Grandfather Paradox prevents me
THINGS I HAVE TO DO TODAY? Stop myself from going back in time and becoming my own Grandfather
THREE THINGS YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME?
1. I am not left handed
2. You killed my father, prepare to die
3. I hear being the Dread Pirate Roberts is a nice gig
FOUR MOVIES/TV SHOWS I LOVE
1. Bourne Trilogy/Firefly
2. Horror Movies of all shapes and sizes/House (I'm sure you have not picked up on any of the sarcasm appreciation)
3. Kung Fu Hustle/Psych
4. The Fifth Element/Burn Notice
FOUR BOOKS I LOVE?
1. The Necronomicon
2. The King in Yellow (Here, you can borrow my copy)
3. That one that explains what Men Know about Women and is blank, oh yeah, that's a riot
4. The Book of Stupid Questions (I'm pretty sure most of these were taken from there)
FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD?
1. Tormentor of Souls (i.e. Big Brother)
2. Finder of Lost Children
3. Wheelman
4. Drummer for Spinal Tap (there's a reason this is the last one listed)
FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:
1. The Second Circle of Hell aka Kansas
2. Arkham (Massachusetts, not Asylum, although come to think of it...)
3. Denial
4. Scotland, aka God's Country - if it's not Scottish, it's crap
FIVE OF MY FAVORITE FOODS?
1. Haggis (where do you get your daily allotment of innards?)
2. Soylent Green (it's people y'know?)
3. Melange
4. Ambrosia
5. Braaaains
A: ATTACHED OR SINGLE? This is not that kind of blog
B: BEST FRIEND? Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend, inside of a dog it's too dark to read
C: CAKE OR PIE? Brownies
D: DAY OF CHOICE? The day Dread Cthulhu Rises
E: ESSENTIAL ITEM? Sonic Screwdriver
F: FAVORITE COLOR? Deja vu
G: GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS? Braaains. Oh wait, I did that joke already...
H: HOMETOWN? Doomed to wander the world righting wrongs
I: INDULGENCE? Mocking lists designed to let people know the real you
J: JANUARY OR JULY? January because it's cold like the stare I use on unsuspecting mortals like you
K: KIDS? Make good paperwights. With a little duct tape.
L: LIFE ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT? A good knife in the back
M: MARRIAGE DATE? Isn't your wedding day a little late to start dating?
N: NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS? Before or after I hid the bodies?
O: ORANGES OR APPLES? *processing error* could not compare
P: PHOBIAS? Those things I take great pleasure in creating in my children, family, friends, well everyone really
Q: QUOTES?
"Yes, have some"
"To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women"
"I say we call it your grave"
I really could go on...
R: REASON TO SMILE? See quote number two. Oh and when a plan comes together.
S: SEASON OF CHOICE? Tabasco
T: TAG SEVEN PEEPS!! Why would I try to play a children's game with a small animal made out of sugar?
U: UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME? My name, I always leave town before giving it.
V: VEGETABLE? I prefer the term differently abled.
W: WORST HABIT? Filling out these "lists"
X: X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND? I don't think either of those make very good superpowers
Y: YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Braai, wait, seriously? Again?
Z: ZODIAC SIGN? The one he used in that third letter to the cops - second line, fifth character, yeah that was a good one.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? In a crossfire hurricane
FAVORITE COLOR? The Colour Out of Space
FAVORITE CITY? Post Apocalyptic London (zombie outbreak preferrably)
TWO PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT? The Dreamlands, The House on Ash Tree Lane
FAVORITE ANIMAL? Def Leppard's
PAST LOVE? I'm pretty sure Elise McKenna and I had a thing going on
FIRST JOB? Annoying my little sisters
WHAT IS YOUR JOB NOW? See First Job, it never ends
WHAT WAS I DOING 10 YEARS AGO? I'd ask myself but the Grandfather Paradox prevents me
THINGS I HAVE TO DO TODAY? Stop myself from going back in time and becoming my own Grandfather
THREE THINGS YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME?
1. I am not left handed
2. You killed my father, prepare to die
3. I hear being the Dread Pirate Roberts is a nice gig
FOUR MOVIES/TV SHOWS I LOVE
1. Bourne Trilogy/Firefly
2. Horror Movies of all shapes and sizes/House (I'm sure you have not picked up on any of the sarcasm appreciation)
3. Kung Fu Hustle/Psych
4. The Fifth Element/Burn Notice
FOUR BOOKS I LOVE?
1. The Necronomicon
2. The King in Yellow (Here, you can borrow my copy)
3. That one that explains what Men Know about Women and is blank, oh yeah, that's a riot
4. The Book of Stupid Questions (I'm pretty sure most of these were taken from there)
FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD?
1. Tormentor of Souls (i.e. Big Brother)
2. Finder of Lost Children
3. Wheelman
4. Drummer for Spinal Tap (there's a reason this is the last one listed)
FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:
1. The Second Circle of Hell aka Kansas
2. Arkham (Massachusetts, not Asylum, although come to think of it...)
3. Denial
4. Scotland, aka God's Country - if it's not Scottish, it's crap
FIVE OF MY FAVORITE FOODS?
1. Haggis (where do you get your daily allotment of innards?)
2. Soylent Green (it's people y'know?)
3. Melange
4. Ambrosia
5. Braaaains
A: ATTACHED OR SINGLE? This is not that kind of blog
B: BEST FRIEND? Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend, inside of a dog it's too dark to read
C: CAKE OR PIE? Brownies
D: DAY OF CHOICE? The day Dread Cthulhu Rises
E: ESSENTIAL ITEM? Sonic Screwdriver
F: FAVORITE COLOR? Deja vu
G: GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS? Braaains. Oh wait, I did that joke already...
H: HOMETOWN? Doomed to wander the world righting wrongs
I: INDULGENCE? Mocking lists designed to let people know the real you
J: JANUARY OR JULY? January because it's cold like the stare I use on unsuspecting mortals like you
K: KIDS? Make good paperwights. With a little duct tape.
L: LIFE ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT? A good knife in the back
M: MARRIAGE DATE? Isn't your wedding day a little late to start dating?
N: NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS? Before or after I hid the bodies?
O: ORANGES OR APPLES? *processing error* could not compare
P: PHOBIAS? Those things I take great pleasure in creating in my children, family, friends, well everyone really
Q: QUOTES?
"Yes, have some"
"To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women"
"I say we call it your grave"
I really could go on...
R: REASON TO SMILE? See quote number two. Oh and when a plan comes together.
S: SEASON OF CHOICE? Tabasco
T: TAG SEVEN PEEPS!! Why would I try to play a children's game with a small animal made out of sugar?
U: UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME? My name, I always leave town before giving it.
V: VEGETABLE? I prefer the term differently abled.
W: WORST HABIT? Filling out these "lists"
X: X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND? I don't think either of those make very good superpowers
Y: YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Braai, wait, seriously? Again?
Z: ZODIAC SIGN? The one he used in that third letter to the cops - second line, fifth character, yeah that was a good one.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Quick catch up
So we enjoyed a little "staycation" over the lovely 3 day weekend. Borrowed Rock Band from the neighbors, watched a couple flicks, grilled some burgers, and had a thoroughly wonderful bbq over at the letter r's. I love me some bbq...
At any rate, Rock Band is quite fun. Especially when playing drums. The drums are definitely my favorite instrument in the game. Possibly because they're the most realistic, probably because they're just a heckuva lot of fun to bang around on. Kids and wife all had a good time getting into the band groove.
Still consuming books. Death Note is the latest graphic novel series. It's wonderfully warped. Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi is also terribly enjoyable. Still working through Only Revolutions and starting Soon I Will be Invincible. (Which if you like superhero type stories and humor I can already recommend. It's pretty good.)
Brick is a great little film noir piece. Raymond Chandler meets Humphrey Bogart as played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The upcoming Brothers Bloom is by the same director and looks promising as well.
Seems like I had some other random things to ramble on about but I am tired. You get nothing. Go follow Stephen Colbert on Twitter or something.
At any rate, Rock Band is quite fun. Especially when playing drums. The drums are definitely my favorite instrument in the game. Possibly because they're the most realistic, probably because they're just a heckuva lot of fun to bang around on. Kids and wife all had a good time getting into the band groove.
Still consuming books. Death Note is the latest graphic novel series. It's wonderfully warped. Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi is also terribly enjoyable. Still working through Only Revolutions and starting Soon I Will be Invincible. (Which if you like superhero type stories and humor I can already recommend. It's pretty good.)
Brick is a great little film noir piece. Raymond Chandler meets Humphrey Bogart as played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The upcoming Brothers Bloom is by the same director and looks promising as well.
Seems like I had some other random things to ramble on about but I am tired. You get nothing. Go follow Stephen Colbert on Twitter or something.
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