First off, I have to thank xarrion for my invite to Google Wave. Since he's done that, I've found my Firefox tab list is just growing and growing with useful bots and general purpose silliness relating to Wave. Keeps me from getting alarmed about my diabetes or the fact I'm still off work. Hurrah! Something to distract me ( Read more... )

Can't talk about stuff for fear of bursting the bubble.  The wall is approaching and I suspect I've had a couple of scrapes.  Things are for now stable.  Though I seem to have inherited dad's sleep gene and my blood pressure seems to be up at the moment, which isn't a good sign but going to the gym doesn't seem appropriate right now.  Not until we' ( Read more... )

Will return on Sunday night according to universal whim.

This last week has been a helter-skelter, emotionally and mentally. Thank you to those thinking and praying. You made a difference.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Go see this movie. You owe it to yourself.

( movie cut contains no spoilers - how unusual... )

That's what I have to lose by 2009.  For my own good.  So I'm going to have to start making a few hard decisions.  Fortunately, the gym tonight was quiet and it was a good session; body is going to hurt tomorrow but hey, this is all for a good cause.

Cookie Monster is given the Proust questionaire a la James Lipton by NPR.  Funny?  Oh yes.

RIP Stan ( Read more... )

Golden Age Wonder Woman as agony aunt.  Possible bondage humour?  I don't know what do you think?

Following the movie translation of The Northern Lights into The Golden Compass, Phillip Pullman takes on environmental changes and carbon rationing by feeding people to polar bears.  Though I agree that zoo treatment of polar bears is often a bajillion ( Read more... )

This week has been bizarre.  I've seen things I'm still trying to make sense of.  As I'm failing spectacularly, I invoke braindump until I can get some kind of context.   If my wording is terse or possibly snarky, then that's a fair call.  Need to get this stuff out.

SG:UK was much fun.  Crewing is absolutely the way to go.   Oh, and ant bites ( Read more... )