I was *cough* gently chided for not providing the link to the Hugo acceptance speech for Serenity.

Sorry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LYbtWdMpp4

Lets see - the contractors are moving along. Our fence is back up, and half of the dog yard is now seeded bare dirt. As if Nieve didn't track enough mud through the house before! It was so bad, I even swept this morning ( Read more... )

As previously reported, I am working today. 5:45 this morning came awful early, but since my body wasn't really eager to sleep yet, not as eager as one would think.

Here are a couple of things for your amusement:

Serenity props for sale. Perfect for gifts!!! *cough* grenade *cough*

That actually might have been a kangaroo you might have seen ( Read more... )

On the contractor side...I didn't even know that he was there Monday, until I noticed that he put water into Nieve's food bowl (and filled the water bowl too). He's making good progress. The plumbers were supposed to come today, but again, I was asleep. We do have functional laundry facilities again though (yay ( Read more... )

Last weekend was I-Con, a large convention out on Long Island, held on the campus of SUNY Stony Brook.

( overview, for those that don't know what I-Con is )

Well, it isn't Cows With Guns, but its the next best thing -

Combining Serenity/Firefly with the Llama Song!

props to active_apathy!

Anyone looking for a Computer Operations job in Merrimack NH?

Also, Penny Arcade makes an amusing Firefly reference

baralier made sure I didn't miss The LEGO (working!) difference engine

fireflyfans had a Serenity Ice Sculpture (at Carleton College)

Recent plates made me think of Halloween

GHOSTS
WITCH-
ANGELS

also

4PEACE (on a car with veteran plates)
GUI (yes, the car had windows)

The top 10 weirdest USB devices ever (includes heated gloves and slippers, and the beloved George Foreman USB iGrill)

Bush hack appointee to NASA is requiring all web site references to "The Big Bang" to include the word "theory" because it is "not proven fact; it is opinion". "This is more thana science issue, it is a religious issue. And I ( Read more... )

As zarhooie, shadesong, and kradical have all pointed out, Some people juggle geese (if you don't know the reference, watch Firefly!!!!!!!)

The latest in flight planning (I don't think it is quite a match-making service, but it pretty much works the same way)