Been wanting to do this for a while - finally got around to it.

I made a Dr. Who / Dalek themed lock screen for my Samsung Galaxy SIII.

Behold: Dalock!


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Nerds. Love nerds. It’s really neat how fans and the subjects of their fandom can connect.

Still stupid excited for December.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer

Trailer reaction by Happy Hobbit

Cast reaction to Happy Hobbit reaction

Happy Hobbit reaction to cast reaction to Happy Hobbit reaction



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Last night, Bea was baking what I’m sure will promise to be a wonderfully delicious chocolate Guinness cake. I was ready to go to sleep, but it still needed some somewhat-time-sensitive tending to.

So, she said “If you don’t mind I’m going to catch up on watching Game of Thrones while waiting for the cake.”

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Everyone has their little indulgences, their own dirty little secrets.

One of mine is an ABBA tribute album by various metal artists. And I think it’s vastly superior to the originals. Not that I’m a big ABBA fan, but when the originals come on via shuffle, all I can think about is how much better the cover is.

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Despite a run-in or two with the Po-Po which basically amounted to them telling us to get out of the way, Mardi Gras this year with my krewe - the St. Anthony Ramblers - was pretty smooth and a lot of fun. As usual the Panorama Brass Band was great, and everyone seemed to have a good time. My, how has our little Krewe grown.

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My friend Neil ( @ntraft) currently has his instant messenger status as:

“Dude, this van is like rolling probable cause.”

I sent that along to the other bearded computer/bicycle/D&D nerd Will™* who actually has what would easily pass for a child molester van, and his response was equally good:

“ha maybe one day i’ll paint it a less rapey color”

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Dog vomit. I’m not kidding. Almost every time I’ve cleaned up dog puke, the dog has done it twice, and usually inside a span of a minute or two.

Indy just threw up, and it was entirely bile. Every last ounce was bile, except for an almost-new Heartgard tablet:


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I’ll admit it, for over a decade, I’ve been a fugitive.

This week, I “manned up” and made things square. I was tired of not knowing when I’d finally get tracked down and the book thrown at me, so I decided to square things up.

I paid my $1 fine from 1999 to the New Orleans Public Library.


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