Wow... It's been a long time. Allow me to warm back up by noting a quick thought as I watch my boy play Modern Warfare 2 (spoilers).

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I have stuff that I need to get out of the house. It's stuff that I do not now (nor in the near-future expect to) use, and believe that someone else might be able to get better use out of it. And, while I'd love to see a couple of bucks for anything that I move, I believe that the benefit of getting it off of shelves and out of corners far ( Read more... )

Anyone out there playing Mafia Wars on their iPhone? This common criminal is looking for a few bad folks to help take on larger jobs. Send along your code and I'll see that you get a cut of the take.

I have not heard this man speak, nor am I a writer who is given to attend conferences at some university in the middle of America. And, yet, the speech give by this man, on the "Enormous Absurdity of Nature" bears reading. Stream of consciousness though the writing is, it touches upon many interesting points, and has made for an enlightening start ( Read more... )

I'm not sure how I feel about these: Ultimate Dragon Rock Band Figurine Collection: Fiery Youngbloods (with thanks to foofers for pointing them out ( Read more... )

I am quite indignant that no one told me that Mollie Sugden passed away last week. And I am unanimous in that!

I suppose that since I'm slow on the draw, I'm definitely not the first in our community to find the web comic Housepets. But, since finding it a couple of weeks ago and sporadically catching up on the backlog, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoy it. The most recent chuckle-inducing line comes from this one: "I feel like I have died on the inside ( Read more... )

These, I've known about for almost as long as they've been available (at least since they only had what they now call the "Classic"). And yet, I had only ever considered their purchase as a gee-whiz sort of thing. Recently, having seen others buy a pair and been pleased, and also having the requirement to good sailing shoes (something other than a ( Read more... )

I've been continuing to clean through old papers, finding, just now, the checkout control form from my first art show stint at AC. It reminded me that, unfortunately, I seem to have been late on the draw getting into this year's art show, as I have not received a packet--or a letter of rejection--after sending my request. I've just sent off a ( Read more... )

Something fun for a change: Tiny Art Director or: "My Art Directory is Four Years Old."

I had but one word when I linked to it earlier today: awesome. (To be honest, I think the full sentence was "this is awesome", but who's counting?)