Courtesy of Skippy (of
Skippy’s List: The 213 things Skippy is no longer allowed to do in the U.S. Army fame)

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Hey, good to see you!

'Twas a good weekend here at the GrayMouse Inn. Plus, got a few things I want to put out there that you may want to know.

Then again, you may not. But since you're reading, I figure you do. ;-)
( First announcement )

OK, so the family & I spent the better part of the last 7 days either planning for or attending Origins 2010. Here, for those who care, is the recap of those days.

Short version. Another Awesome Time was had by all.
( Long version under cut )

So, I spent a day at GameCon 2010. It's a small game convention held in Aberdeen, MD. Website to be found here.

( Hm. This got long )

Yeah, I've been meaning to try and post for a few days weeks now. Thing is, every time I was up for writing, I was either not near a computer or bogged down with work. When I had the time, I had no interest ( Read more... )

There's an article in The Frisky(?) about 14 Celebs Who Are Jerks In Person (and a related article at Cinematical.)

I've been fortunate in this respect; the few celebrities I have met have been very kind and gracious. I'd like to take a moment to illustrate the flip side of the coin:
( Tom Savini )

Mother in law is fine. She showed up at her home as mousecat0 was talking to the police. I don't have all the details at the moment.

Investigation into the shooting is over, all exits open. Story about it here: http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0210/707225.html

Did you know that today has been declared International Quickie Day? (site NSFW. Duh.)

So, yes, go have a quickie on hump day (as suggested by montuos)!

So, this weekend we participated in the New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge. Now, for those of you who are wondering what that is, let me quote directly from their website: The New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge® is a not-for-profit event presented by The New Jersey Lighthouse Society, Inc. for the purpose of raising public awareness of lighthouses in ( Read more... )