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Conjunction of Geekdoms
OK, Star Wars LEGO was sweet and Harry Potter LEGO has had it's moments but now... OMG...
INDIANA JONES LEGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or at least that is the rumour out of Celebration IV.
They had the Adventurers line for several years and it was very "Indy-esque" but actual "Indy" sets, too cool. -
Happy Star Wars Day!
Today is the day. 30 years ago on May 25th, 1977 Star Wars opened ( Read more... ) -
Evening Out
elinor_godwin and I finally went to the Bent Mast here in James Bay. Only took five years of living in the neighbourhood.
It was worth it. We went for drinks and appys while celtic musicians had what is apparently a weekly jam session. I thought it was a little loud but the food was nice and they have Merridale Cider on tap ( Read more... ) -
Sewing Help needed
As neither elinor_godwin nor I sew I need some help with some fighting clothes. I need a simple doublet and pants set and a new set of fabric "legs" as the old ones are rather, shall we say, pungent ( Read more... ) -
Shove it up your corporate right-wing ...
Listening to the radio yesterday I got a little annoyed. A right-wing think-tank published a report calling on Canada post to be "privatized". They cited a need for "improvements" that would come from this destruction of another public service ( Read more... ) -
LEGO Fun
This is kinda fun. I am sitting at Canwest mall at the VicLUG display and using the wireless network to cruise the net (and write this) between visitors ( Read more... ) -
Farewell Annica
[A very SCA-centric post, sorry if anything doesn't make sense to those not involved.]
When I was Duncan I knew Her Ladyship Annica Van Heusden. She is dying now. I just read Ekaterina's memories and have been thinking about her the last few days after hearing she was in hospital.
Annica made My Lady's wedding dress oh so many years ago. I ( Read more... ) -
Have a Merry LEGO Christmas!
Well Christmas was good for me as I got both the Holiday Train (10173) and the Creator Buildings (4886) sets. What was really really surprising however was what my sister found for me in a second hand store for $7.99: the Dark Forest Fortress (6079).
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Bird Flu and Bureaucrats
So there I was with 40 or so fellow university employees listening to two VIHA types talking about their plans for responding to a new pandemic. I found their presentation somewhat informative but also rather disturbing ( Read more... )
