Phew!
► After calling and leaving messages on Friday and yesterday, I heard back from my pension caseworker this morning. Thankfully, my meeting and review have been postponed. Dad is to call her when he returns in April and schedule a new meeting.
Apparently the meeting is to take an hour to ninety minutes, and I'm required to bring in 12 months of utility receipts. Since my sister only saves them for a month or two, that's going to require some visits to the electric and gas companies. Luckily, I don't have to worry about that for awhile.
Anyway, that's a huge weight off of my shoulders. Now I can focus on worrying about having to house and dog sit for 8 days in mid March. Bleagh.
► My Power Girl statue (which I ordered 3 weeks ago) should arrive at the comic book shop tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to pick her up on Saturday.
► Help Nathan Fillion Buy Firefly - I've never watched nor have any interest in Firefly, but I'd love to see what he'd do with it if he got it.
► Milestone Creator Dwayne McDuffie has Died - Really shocking and sad news, especially since it came on the eve of the release of the All-Star Superman DVD animated movie he scripted (and a day after his birthday), and hints at future projects he had lined up. Dwayne McDuffie was a terrific writer, and comics and animation will be all the poorer for his absence.
► "All Star" Interview: Grant Morrison - Grant Morrison discusses Superman and how he seems and envisions the character, while I, yet again, wonder why the hell he isn't writing one of the monthly Superman titles for eternity.
► Man shot dead for eating popcorn too loudly during Black Swan - Now there's a completely rational reaction. Amazing that he was able to restrain himself long enough to wait until the credits.
► Charlie Sheen Rents Yacht, Porn Stars To Watch Jaws - And how do you spend your money?
► Newswire George Lucas pretty sure the world is going to end in 2012 - If that's true, why is he bothering to reformat the Star Wars movies for 3-D rereleases?
► From chat:Kai: I want some!
Derek: well those are slightly unsettling
Kai: they're cute!
Quote of the Moment
Boris 'The Blade' Yurinov: You can keep the 10 grand, along with the body. But if I see you again - YOU MOTHERFUCKERS! - Well, look at him.
- Snatch. (2000)
Drinking: Barq's Root Beer
Eating: hotdogs
Reading: Vanity Fair magazine (March 2011 issue)
Last Watched: State and Main (2000)
Apparently the meeting is to take an hour to ninety minutes, and I'm required to bring in 12 months of utility receipts. Since my sister only saves them for a month or two, that's going to require some visits to the electric and gas companies. Luckily, I don't have to worry about that for awhile.
Anyway, that's a huge weight off of my shoulders. Now I can focus on worrying about having to house and dog sit for 8 days in mid March. Bleagh.
► My Power Girl statue (which I ordered 3 weeks ago) should arrive at the comic book shop tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to pick her up on Saturday.
► Help Nathan Fillion Buy Firefly - I've never watched nor have any interest in Firefly, but I'd love to see what he'd do with it if he got it.
► Milestone Creator Dwayne McDuffie has Died - Really shocking and sad news, especially since it came on the eve of the release of the All-Star Superman DVD animated movie he scripted (and a day after his birthday), and hints at future projects he had lined up. Dwayne McDuffie was a terrific writer, and comics and animation will be all the poorer for his absence.
► "All Star" Interview: Grant Morrison - Grant Morrison discusses Superman and how he seems and envisions the character, while I, yet again, wonder why the hell he isn't writing one of the monthly Superman titles for eternity.
► Man shot dead for eating popcorn too loudly during Black Swan - Now there's a completely rational reaction. Amazing that he was able to restrain himself long enough to wait until the credits.
► Charlie Sheen Rents Yacht, Porn Stars To Watch Jaws - And how do you spend your money?
► Newswire George Lucas pretty sure the world is going to end in 2012 - If that's true, why is he bothering to reformat the Star Wars movies for 3-D rereleases?
► From chat:Kai: I want some!
Derek: well those are slightly unsettling
Kai: they're cute!
Click to viewQuote of the Moment
Boris 'The Blade' Yurinov: You can keep the 10 grand, along with the body. But if I see you again - YOU MOTHERFUCKERS! - Well, look at him.
- Snatch. (2000)
Drinking: Barq's Root Beer
Eating: hotdogs
Reading: Vanity Fair magazine (March 2011 issue)
Last Watched: State and Main (2000)