So, Friday night it was stay up and watch the ARCA race. They had a GWC checker fest at the end and it took a while for Cale Gale to take his first ARCA race win, holding off Steve Wallace.
Saturday we went to Juanita's family reunion. It was a potluck dinner with a bunch of people I don't know, plus horseshoes, volleyball and singing. On the way back, we listened to the rain delayed Busch race. The local Charleston "NASCAR" station only does Cup races, so we had to deal with a static filled Huntington station until we got home to catch the end.
Saturday was also Blogathon 2006. Doing the family reunion thing, I was unable to participate or follow along live. I did, however, sponsor my friend Ethel's 24 hour posting experience. I think you can still sponsor her, if you would so wish. Details are over at her blog. (I'm pretty sure all of my loyal readers read her blog, but every little bit helps)
Sunday was rest from Saturday day. I got up and watched the F1 race on DVR. If you are a numbers guy (and I am), Michael Shumacher is just so impressive. Then we watched School of Rock and The Sound of Music. The former came from my NetFlix queue and the latter from Juanita's. While we were watching DVD's, the DVR was busy taping the Blade marathon and the IRL rain delay. I'd like thank ESPN and ABC for staying with the race to the end. I'd really like to but they bailed and showed it tape delay. If I had known I could have taped the Champ Car race and watched two Canadians throw down.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Thursday, July 27, 2006
So, it's you know what day again.
This week I picked up 52 Week 12, Blue Beetle #5, and Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre #3.
52 is beginning to pickup speed, as a couple of the stories are about to converge. There's lots of stuff going on in this one.
Blue Beetle is a relatively new ongoing book. Ted Kord, the previous Blue Beetle, was killed during the Infinite Crisis, so I understand. The new Blue Beetle is a Hispanic teenager named Jaime Reyes. He's still trying to figure out how his powers work. In the current arc, Jaime has teamed with a street gang called the Posse while searching for a villian named La Dama.
Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre is a 3 issue mini series, wrapping up a couple of lose ends from the Infinite Crisis event. I hadn't intended to pick this series up, but the week after the first came out, I had a light pull list and there was still a copy or two of that first issue there. I like miniseries because the stories are short and sweet and self contained. Even though I hadn't read any of the Infinite Crisis stuff, this series was easy to follow. It delved into the issues of sin, justice, punishment and redemption. Pretty heady stuff, but it was handled very well.
That's it for this week. For previous comic recaps, check the archives. For more information on the above comics, go to DC Comics
52 is beginning to pickup speed, as a couple of the stories are about to converge. There's lots of stuff going on in this one.
Blue Beetle is a relatively new ongoing book. Ted Kord, the previous Blue Beetle, was killed during the Infinite Crisis, so I understand. The new Blue Beetle is a Hispanic teenager named Jaime Reyes. He's still trying to figure out how his powers work. In the current arc, Jaime has teamed with a street gang called the Posse while searching for a villian named La Dama.
Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre is a 3 issue mini series, wrapping up a couple of lose ends from the Infinite Crisis event. I hadn't intended to pick this series up, but the week after the first came out, I had a light pull list and there was still a copy or two of that first issue there. I like miniseries because the stories are short and sweet and self contained. Even though I hadn't read any of the Infinite Crisis stuff, this series was easy to follow. It delved into the issues of sin, justice, punishment and redemption. Pretty heady stuff, but it was handled very well.
That's it for this week. For previous comic recaps, check the archives. For more information on the above comics, go to DC Comics
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
I can take the wreck, or the finger, I can't handle both!
Or so says Carl Edwards. But this isn't a post about him, or Tony Stewart, or anything like that. Earlier I was lamenting that Coca Cola had run out of NASCAR hats. I hadn't found anything else I liked, so I just kept entering my points and hoping. This morning I was looking and a few NASCAR hats were available. Carl "Aw shucks I got a run" Edwards was one, so I quickly sprung into action and redeemed my points. I would have rather gotten Greg "The Bug Eyed Dummy" Biffle, but he wasn't available. The others available were Dale Jarrett (meh), Kyle Petty (meh), and Kevin Harvick. I've seen Kevin win 4 times in person, so he's growing on me and would have been my choice of those three. However, Carl is my third favorite Cup driver (he should move to second if, and it's a big if, Mark Martin retires) so I picked him. Maybe I'll do a back flip later.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Frammin' and Bammin' at Martinsville
So yesterday we rolled down to Martinsville VA to check the Busch Series boys race. We took Juanita's folk with us. We got to watch both qualifying and the race. Two cool parts were watching Carl Edwards running to his car to qualify it and when David Green's hood flew up listening to his spotter "Straight, Straight, a little to the left" guiding him around the track.
Pictures are up at Flickr
Pictures are up at Flickr
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Comic book guy returns
Continuing from yesterday, I also got Justice League of America #0, Checkmate #4 and Ion #4.
Justice League of America is a preview/review of the popular team of superheroes, for which DC is relaunching an ongoing magazine. The writer for the start of the new series is Brad Meltzer, who wrote the wonderful Identity Crisis story arc. The 0 issue took a look at the past of the JLA through the eyes of the Big 3 (Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman), plus a few glimpses into the future. It was a really good issue, and it look like the series will be awesome.
Checkmate is the story of a covert counter intelligence group run by the UN. One of the members is Amanda Waller, who I really liked in the CADMUS arc on Justice League: Unlimited. It's got more of James Bond/Bourne Identity/The Unit feel to it, with a few superheroes to mix it up a little. I like that mix, and I'm really liking this book.
Ion is a look at what's become of former Green Lantern Kyle Rayner. He's accused of crimes that he doesn't remember, and the Green Lantern elders on Oa don't want to help him. It's a decent read. I like getting more familiar with the Green Lantern and Ex-GL groups.
I hope that's a good overview for the legions and legions of comic fans who come to my blog. I didn't want to spoil anything with to many details. Anyway, for more information on any of these comics, head to DC Comics
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
More comic reviews
They say that for everyone who sends a letter, there's 200 people who don't with the same complaint. Since Danimal requested some comic review, then I must assume 200 people want comic reviews. I don't have a hit counter (note to self, get a hit counter), but I doubt I have 200 readers. So, I must assume everyone wants comic reviews. Who can argue with logic like that?
Anywho, this week, in addition to the weekly 52 series (#12) that I reviewed last time, I picked up Secret Six #2, Shadowpact #3 ,and Man-Bat #4, plus 3 others that I will review tomorrow.
Let's start with Secret Six I was supposed to get it a couple weeks back, but the box was damaged on the way to the comic shop. She reordered and they sent the wrong book. It came today. Waiting for me wasn't a big deal. The Secret Six is, put simply, a group of villains who have joined together, to try to do right and defeat other villains. It's a continuation of another mini-series called Villains United. I hadn't read that series, and I'm not familiar with the characters. (Deadshot and Catman showed up on Justice League Unlimited, though.) I actually wasn't planning on getting this one, but the week after the first issue came out, I had a light week, so I went ahead and got it. It's a six issue miniseries, so it's unfolding pretty quickly, with lots of action and violence. It's pretty interesting, especially since they aren't exactly heroes.
Shadowpact is the story of a group of magical heroes. This is an ongoing book. The first story arc involves the team fighting a magical group of villains called the Pentacle inside a giant bubble. I picked it up so I could start a series from issue 1. Magic is a little different from what I'm used to, but this is a pretty interesting book, too.
Man-Bat is a 5 issue mini series centering on one of Batman's more interesting foes. He was featured in the first broadcast episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It also brought back three characters I wasn't familiar with: Hush, Murmur and Black Mask. I'm looking forward to how this one wraps up.
Tune in tomorrow for more comic reviews.
Anywho, this week, in addition to the weekly 52 series (#12) that I reviewed last time, I picked up Secret Six #2, Shadowpact #3 ,and Man-Bat #4, plus 3 others that I will review tomorrow.
Let's start with Secret Six I was supposed to get it a couple weeks back, but the box was damaged on the way to the comic shop. She reordered and they sent the wrong book. It came today. Waiting for me wasn't a big deal. The Secret Six is, put simply, a group of villains who have joined together, to try to do right and defeat other villains. It's a continuation of another mini-series called Villains United. I hadn't read that series, and I'm not familiar with the characters. (Deadshot and Catman showed up on Justice League Unlimited, though.) I actually wasn't planning on getting this one, but the week after the first issue came out, I had a light week, so I went ahead and got it. It's a six issue miniseries, so it's unfolding pretty quickly, with lots of action and violence. It's pretty interesting, especially since they aren't exactly heroes.
Shadowpact is the story of a group of magical heroes. This is an ongoing book. The first story arc involves the team fighting a magical group of villains called the Pentacle inside a giant bubble. I picked it up so I could start a series from issue 1. Magic is a little different from what I'm used to, but this is a pretty interesting book, too.
Man-Bat is a 5 issue mini series centering on one of Batman's more interesting foes. He was featured in the first broadcast episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It also brought back three characters I wasn't familiar with: Hush, Murmur and Black Mask. I'm looking forward to how this one wraps up.
Tune in tomorrow for more comic reviews.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
This was nice
The girls in the office where I work invited me and Juanita out for a congratulatory lunch last Friday. What we didn't know was that they had downloaded some of our picutres from my flickr account and gotten some of the folks with marital advice and put together a scrap book of our vacation/wedding. It was pretty cool.
Monday, July 17, 2006
I've been Tazzed... er... Tagged
My friend TazChick29 has tagged me as one of the cool kids. Although I am mildly lukewarm, I filled out the form anyway. I'll tag the wife. I couldn't get the table to look right, so you get a list.
Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)
× I miss somebody right now.
× I don't watch much TV these days.
× I own lots of books.
✓ I wear glasses or contact lenses.
✓ I love to play video games.
× I've tried marijuana.
✓ I've watched porn movies.
× I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.
✓ I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
✓ I curse sometimes.
✓ I have changed a lot mentally over the last year. (I've changed alot, but I still have much to do.)
× I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.
× I have broken someone's bones.
× I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal.
× I hate the rain.
× I'm paranoid at times.
× I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
× I need/want money right now.
× I love sushi.
× I talk really, really fast.
× I have fresh breath in the morning.
× I have long hair.
× I have lost money in Las Vegas.
✓ I have at least one sibling.
× I was born in a country outside of the U.S.
× I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.
× I couldn't survive without Caller I.D.
× I like the way that I look.
× I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months.
× I am usually pessimistic.
× I have a lot of mood swings.
× I think prostitution should be legalized.
× I slept with a roommate.
× I have a hidden talent.
× I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have.
✓ I have a lot of friends.
× I have pecked someone of the same sex.
× I enjoy talking on the phone.
× I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
× I love to shop and/or window shop.
× I'm obsessed with my Xanga or Livejournal.
× I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
✓ I have a mobile phone.
× I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.
✓ I've rejected someone before.
✓ I currently like/love someone.
✓ I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
✓ I want to have children in the future.
× I have changed a diaper before.
× I've called the cops on a friend before.
× I'm not allergic to anything.
✓ I have a lot to learn. (Don't we all?)
✓ I am shy around the opposite sex.
× I'm online 24/7, even as an away message.
× I have at least 5 away messages saved.
× I have tried alcohol or drugs before.
× I have made a move on a friend's significant other or crush in the past.
× I own the "South Park" movie.
× I have avoided assignments at work/school to be on Xanga or Livejournal.
✓ I enjoy some country music. (Lots and lots of it)
× I would die for my best friends.
× I'm obsessive, and often a perfectionist.
× I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
× I think Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.
× I have dated a close friend's ex.
✓ I am happy at this moment.
× I'm obsessed with guys.
✓ Democrat. (Registered as such)
✓ Republican. (On most issues.)
× I don't even know what I am.
× I am punk rockish.
× I go for older guys/girls, not younger.
× I study for tests most of the time.
× I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I've ever met.
✓ I can work on a car. (I can change the oil and tires.)
✓ I love my job(s).
✓ I am comfortable with who I am right now.
× I have more than just my ears pierced.
× I walk barefoot wherever I can.
× I have jumped off a bridge.
× I love sea turtles.
× I spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup.
× I plan on achieving a major goal/dream.
× I am proficient on a musical instrument.
× I hate office jobs.
× I went to college out of state.
× I am adopted.
✓ I am a pyro.
× I have thrown up from crying too much.
× I have been intentionally hurt by people that I loved.
× I fall for the worst people.
✓ I adore bright colours.
✓ I usually like covers better than originals. (It depends, but usually)
× I hate chain theme restaurants like Applebees and TGIFridays.
× I can pick up things with my toes.
× I can't whistle.
✓ I have ridden/owned a horse. (When I was a wee lad)
× I still have every journal I've ever written in.
× I talk in my sleep.
✓ I've often thought that I was born in the wrong century. (1800's. I would be like the saloon owner in the old west. Not the gun fighter, but the guy who dressed real fancy and had a walking stick.)
× I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.
× I wear a toe ring.
× I have a tattoo.
× I can't stand at LEAST one person that I work with.
✓ I am a caffeine junkie.
× I am completely tree-huggy spiritual, and I'm not ashamed at all.
× If I knew I would get away with it, I would commit at least one murder.
× I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical, the better.
× I enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner.
× I'm an artist.
× I am ambidextrous.
× I sleep with so many stuffed animals, I can hardly fit on my bed.
× If it weren't for having to see other people naked, I'd live in a nudist colony.
× I have terrible teeth.
× I hate my toes.
× I did this meme even though I wasn't tagged by the person who took it before me.
✓ I have more friends on the internet than in real life.
× I have lived in either three different states or countries.
× I am extremely flexible.
× I love hugs more than kisses.
× I want to own my own business.
× I smoke.
✓ I spend way too much time on the computer than on anything else.
× Nobody has ever said I'm normal.
✓ Sad movies, games, and the like can cause a trickle of tears every now and then.
✓ I am proficient in the use of many types of firearms and combat weapons.
✓ I like the way women look in stylized men's suits.
× I don't like it when people are unpleased or seem unpleased with me.
× I have been described as a dreamer or likely to have my head up in the clouds.
× I have played strip poker with someone else before.
× I have had emotional problems for which I have sought professional help.
✓ I believe in ghosts and the paranormal.
× I can't stand being alone.
✓ I have at least one obsession at any given time.
✓ I weigh myself, pee/poo, and then weigh myself again. (Not regularly, but I have before.)
× I consistently spend way too much money on obsessions-of-the-moment.
✓ I'm a judgmental asshole.
× I'm a HUGE drama-queen.
× I have travelled on more than one continent.
× I sometimes wish my father would just disappear.
× I need people to tell me I'm good at something in order to feel that I am.
✓ I am a Libertarian. (The governement should ind it's own beeswax.)
× I can speak more than one language.
× I can fall asleep even if the whole room is as noisy as it can be.
× I would rather read than watch TV.
× I like reading fact more than fiction.
× I have pulled an all-nighter on an assignment I was given a month to do.
✓ I have no piercings.
× I have spent the night in a train station or other public place.
× I have been so upset over my physical gender that I cried.
× I once spent Christmas completely alone because there was a miscommunication on which parent was supposed to have me that night.
✓ There have been times when I have wondered "Why was I born?" and may/may not have cried over it.
× I like most animals better than most people.
× I own a collection of retro games consoles.
✓ The thought of physical exercise makes me shiver.
× I have hit someone with a dead fish.
× I am compulsively honest.
× I was born with a congenital birth defect that has never been repaired.
× I have danced topless in front of dozens of complete strangers.
× I have gone from wishing I was a girl to revelling in being a boy to feeling like a girl again in the span of five minutes, and not cared a whit for my actual sex.
× I am unashamedly bisexual, and have different motivations for my desires for different genders.
× I sometimes won't sleep a whole night or eat a whole day because I forget to.
× I find it impossible to get to sleep without some kind of music on.
× I dislike milk. (It does a body good.)
× I obsessively wash my hands.
× I always carry something significant around with me.
× Sometimes I'd rather wear a wig in day-to-day life than use my own hair.
× I've pushed myself to become more self-aware and thereby more aware of others.
× Even though I live on my own I still cry sometimes because I miss my mother.
× I hand wrote all the HTML tags in this document. (Not this one, but I usually do for stuff I write.)
✓ I've liked something which a majority of people claimed was either bad or weird.
× I have been clinically dead for a brief period of time.
× Instead of feeling sympathy/empathy with people and their problems, I simply become annoyed.
× I participate/have participated in auto drag races and won.
× I do not 'get' most comedy acts.
× I don't think strippers are money-greedy or slutty for dancing.
× I don't like to chew gum.
× I am obsessed with history/historical things and can't wait for someone to build a time machine so I can be the first to use it.
× I can never remember for the life of me where I parked the car.
× I had the TEEN ANGST thing going for at least 2-3 years.
× I wish people would be more empathic and honest with each other.
× I play Dungeons and Dragons weekly.
✓ I love to sing.
× I want to live in my mother's basement when I grow up.
× I have a custom-built computer.
× I want to create a certain someone's babies, even though there's a 0% possiblity of ever achieving it.
× I would be in a relationship with one of my pets if they were human.
× I've gone skinny-dipping.
✓ I've performed in three plays.
✓ I enjoy burritos.
× I'm Irish and loving it.
× I have a thing for redheads.
× I am a twin!
× Most of the times, I'd rather do something intellectual instead of doing something generically 'fun'.
× Once I set out to finish something, I always stay at it until it is completed before I move on to something else.
× I wish there were a way to erase past mistakes.
× I sleep more than 12 hours a day.
× I wish I could be prouder of what I've accomplished, but it's never enough.
× I need more time to myself.
× I wish I was more open-minded.
✓ I hope that I go really prematurely grey. (I want the Reed Richards look)
✓ I download songs from the internet.
× I've just reenacted chapter 58 of Death Note with my best friend.
× I say random things to freak people out.
× I'm still a little mad about the ending of Death Note.
× I love playing Truth or Dare.
× I love listening to slow music, but I hate singing to it.
× Music helps me remember that I am not alone.
× Playing my favorite sport makes me temporarily forget my problems.
✓ I think this survey is particularly long.
× I prefer my LJ friends to my real-life ones.
× I can only hate someone that I love.
× I've ordered an extra two shots of espresso to an Americano at Starbucks.
Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)
× I miss somebody right now.
× I don't watch much TV these days.
× I own lots of books.
✓ I wear glasses or contact lenses.
✓ I love to play video games.
× I've tried marijuana.
✓ I've watched porn movies.
× I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.
✓ I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
✓ I curse sometimes.
✓ I have changed a lot mentally over the last year. (I've changed alot, but I still have much to do.)
× I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.
× I have broken someone's bones.
× I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal.
× I hate the rain.
× I'm paranoid at times.
× I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
× I need/want money right now.
× I love sushi.
× I talk really, really fast.
× I have fresh breath in the morning.
× I have long hair.
× I have lost money in Las Vegas.
✓ I have at least one sibling.
× I was born in a country outside of the U.S.
× I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.
× I couldn't survive without Caller I.D.
× I like the way that I look.
× I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months.
× I am usually pessimistic.
× I have a lot of mood swings.
× I think prostitution should be legalized.
× I slept with a roommate.
× I have a hidden talent.
× I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have.
✓ I have a lot of friends.
× I have pecked someone of the same sex.
× I enjoy talking on the phone.
× I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
× I love to shop and/or window shop.
× I'm obsessed with my Xanga or Livejournal.
× I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
✓ I have a mobile phone.
× I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.
✓ I've rejected someone before.
✓ I currently like/love someone.
✓ I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
✓ I want to have children in the future.
× I have changed a diaper before.
× I've called the cops on a friend before.
× I'm not allergic to anything.
✓ I have a lot to learn. (Don't we all?)
✓ I am shy around the opposite sex.
× I'm online 24/7, even as an away message.
× I have at least 5 away messages saved.
× I have tried alcohol or drugs before.
× I have made a move on a friend's significant other or crush in the past.
× I own the "South Park" movie.
× I have avoided assignments at work/school to be on Xanga or Livejournal.
✓ I enjoy some country music. (Lots and lots of it)
× I would die for my best friends.
× I'm obsessive, and often a perfectionist.
× I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
× I think Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.
× I have dated a close friend's ex.
✓ I am happy at this moment.
× I'm obsessed with guys.
✓ Democrat. (Registered as such)
✓ Republican. (On most issues.)
× I don't even know what I am.
× I am punk rockish.
× I go for older guys/girls, not younger.
× I study for tests most of the time.
× I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I've ever met.
✓ I can work on a car. (I can change the oil and tires.)
✓ I love my job(s).
✓ I am comfortable with who I am right now.
× I have more than just my ears pierced.
× I walk barefoot wherever I can.
× I have jumped off a bridge.
× I love sea turtles.
× I spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup.
× I plan on achieving a major goal/dream.
× I am proficient on a musical instrument.
× I hate office jobs.
× I went to college out of state.
× I am adopted.
✓ I am a pyro.
× I have thrown up from crying too much.
× I have been intentionally hurt by people that I loved.
× I fall for the worst people.
✓ I adore bright colours.
✓ I usually like covers better than originals. (It depends, but usually)
× I hate chain theme restaurants like Applebees and TGIFridays.
× I can pick up things with my toes.
× I can't whistle.
✓ I have ridden/owned a horse. (When I was a wee lad)
× I still have every journal I've ever written in.
× I talk in my sleep.
✓ I've often thought that I was born in the wrong century. (1800's. I would be like the saloon owner in the old west. Not the gun fighter, but the guy who dressed real fancy and had a walking stick.)
× I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.
× I wear a toe ring.
× I have a tattoo.
× I can't stand at LEAST one person that I work with.
✓ I am a caffeine junkie.
× I am completely tree-huggy spiritual, and I'm not ashamed at all.
× If I knew I would get away with it, I would commit at least one murder.
× I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical, the better.
× I enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner.
× I'm an artist.
× I am ambidextrous.
× I sleep with so many stuffed animals, I can hardly fit on my bed.
× If it weren't for having to see other people naked, I'd live in a nudist colony.
× I have terrible teeth.
× I hate my toes.
× I did this meme even though I wasn't tagged by the person who took it before me.
✓ I have more friends on the internet than in real life.
× I have lived in either three different states or countries.
× I am extremely flexible.
× I love hugs more than kisses.
× I want to own my own business.
× I smoke.
✓ I spend way too much time on the computer than on anything else.
× Nobody has ever said I'm normal.
✓ Sad movies, games, and the like can cause a trickle of tears every now and then.
✓ I am proficient in the use of many types of firearms and combat weapons.
✓ I like the way women look in stylized men's suits.
× I don't like it when people are unpleased or seem unpleased with me.
× I have been described as a dreamer or likely to have my head up in the clouds.
× I have played strip poker with someone else before.
× I have had emotional problems for which I have sought professional help.
✓ I believe in ghosts and the paranormal.
× I can't stand being alone.
✓ I have at least one obsession at any given time.
✓ I weigh myself, pee/poo, and then weigh myself again. (Not regularly, but I have before.)
× I consistently spend way too much money on obsessions-of-the-moment.
✓ I'm a judgmental asshole.
× I'm a HUGE drama-queen.
× I have travelled on more than one continent.
× I sometimes wish my father would just disappear.
× I need people to tell me I'm good at something in order to feel that I am.
✓ I am a Libertarian. (The governement should ind it's own beeswax.)
× I can speak more than one language.
× I can fall asleep even if the whole room is as noisy as it can be.
× I would rather read than watch TV.
× I like reading fact more than fiction.
× I have pulled an all-nighter on an assignment I was given a month to do.
✓ I have no piercings.
× I have spent the night in a train station or other public place.
× I have been so upset over my physical gender that I cried.
× I once spent Christmas completely alone because there was a miscommunication on which parent was supposed to have me that night.
✓ There have been times when I have wondered "Why was I born?" and may/may not have cried over it.
× I like most animals better than most people.
× I own a collection of retro games consoles.
✓ The thought of physical exercise makes me shiver.
× I have hit someone with a dead fish.
× I am compulsively honest.
× I was born with a congenital birth defect that has never been repaired.
× I have danced topless in front of dozens of complete strangers.
× I have gone from wishing I was a girl to revelling in being a boy to feeling like a girl again in the span of five minutes, and not cared a whit for my actual sex.
× I am unashamedly bisexual, and have different motivations for my desires for different genders.
× I sometimes won't sleep a whole night or eat a whole day because I forget to.
× I find it impossible to get to sleep without some kind of music on.
× I dislike milk. (It does a body good.)
× I obsessively wash my hands.
× I always carry something significant around with me.
× Sometimes I'd rather wear a wig in day-to-day life than use my own hair.
× I've pushed myself to become more self-aware and thereby more aware of others.
× Even though I live on my own I still cry sometimes because I miss my mother.
× I hand wrote all the HTML tags in this document. (Not this one, but I usually do for stuff I write.)
✓ I've liked something which a majority of people claimed was either bad or weird.
× I have been clinically dead for a brief period of time.
× Instead of feeling sympathy/empathy with people and their problems, I simply become annoyed.
× I participate/have participated in auto drag races and won.
× I do not 'get' most comedy acts.
× I don't think strippers are money-greedy or slutty for dancing.
× I don't like to chew gum.
× I am obsessed with history/historical things and can't wait for someone to build a time machine so I can be the first to use it.
× I can never remember for the life of me where I parked the car.
× I had the TEEN ANGST thing going for at least 2-3 years.
× I wish people would be more empathic and honest with each other.
× I play Dungeons and Dragons weekly.
✓ I love to sing.
× I want to live in my mother's basement when I grow up.
× I have a custom-built computer.
× I want to create a certain someone's babies, even though there's a 0% possiblity of ever achieving it.
× I would be in a relationship with one of my pets if they were human.
× I've gone skinny-dipping.
✓ I've performed in three plays.
✓ I enjoy burritos.
× I'm Irish and loving it.
× I have a thing for redheads.
× I am a twin!
× Most of the times, I'd rather do something intellectual instead of doing something generically 'fun'.
× Once I set out to finish something, I always stay at it until it is completed before I move on to something else.
× I wish there were a way to erase past mistakes.
× I sleep more than 12 hours a day.
× I wish I could be prouder of what I've accomplished, but it's never enough.
× I need more time to myself.
× I wish I was more open-minded.
✓ I hope that I go really prematurely grey. (I want the Reed Richards look)
✓ I download songs from the internet.
× I've just reenacted chapter 58 of Death Note with my best friend.
× I say random things to freak people out.
× I'm still a little mad about the ending of Death Note.
× I love playing Truth or Dare.
× I love listening to slow music, but I hate singing to it.
× Music helps me remember that I am not alone.
× Playing my favorite sport makes me temporarily forget my problems.
✓ I think this survey is particularly long.
× I prefer my LJ friends to my real-life ones.
× I can only hate someone that I love.
× I've ordered an extra two shots of espresso to an Americano at Starbucks.
Weekend Update with Norm MacDonald
Nothing major this weekend. Watch the races, catch up on Blade: The Series on DVR, watch Blade II from Netflix (a fine bit of serendipity, I suppose), make a WalMart run or two.
Juanita's cousin Jenni was at basketball camp, and needed a ride to practice after camp. To save her mom driving all the way to camp and then all the way home (Jenni was staying over after practice with one of her team mates), we went down and got her lunch and drove her around town a little. She's a cool 17 year old, but she didn't mind hanging out with two dorky 30-somethings, I guess.
Oh and as promised
Juanita's cousin Jenni was at basketball camp, and needed a ride to practice after camp. To save her mom driving all the way to camp and then all the way home (Jenni was staying over after practice with one of her team mates), we went down and got her lunch and drove her around town a little. She's a cool 17 year old, but she didn't mind hanging out with two dorky 30-somethings, I guess.
Oh and as promised
Friday, July 14, 2006
Comic reviews
Or subtitled "For Danimal"
First, a movie review. I enjoyed Superman Returns, but it was a little slow in places. I was satisfied, though.
I had promised comic reviews, but I haven't been delivering. The biggest reason is there are only so many ways to write "This is a good book, I like the direction it is going, I can't wait to read more" I suppose I just enjoy the comic book style as a medium, and it only takes a little bit to keep me interested.
What I read this week was Wolverine: Origins #4, 52 Week 10 and The Next #1.
Wolverine Origins is a dark look at Marvel's most popular X-man. This story arc is a look at some thing Wolverine did in Vietnam. It includes appearances from Nuke and Captain America.
52 is a pretty bold experiment by DC. They are releasing it weekly for 52 weeks, at a cheaper rate than other comics. (It's 2.50, most everything else is 2.99) The basic premise is the current DC universe is now "One Year Later" after the Infinite Crisis. 52 covers the year between the IC and the current comics. During this year, Superman was powerless, and Batman and Wonder Woman were missing. This is the story of some other heroes who took care of business while they were out. Visit the website at 52thecomic.com
The Next is a limited series from DC about some time traveling interdimensional beings whose dog has come to modern Earth. The messed up and now the have to try to save a young girl, and the universe as well. Superman guest stars.
That's a review of what they are about. As for my opinion, well, they have a nice beat and they are easy to dance to. I can dig it.
First, a movie review. I enjoyed Superman Returns, but it was a little slow in places. I was satisfied, though.
I had promised comic reviews, but I haven't been delivering. The biggest reason is there are only so many ways to write "This is a good book, I like the direction it is going, I can't wait to read more" I suppose I just enjoy the comic book style as a medium, and it only takes a little bit to keep me interested.
What I read this week was Wolverine: Origins #4, 52 Week 10 and The Next #1.
Wolverine Origins is a dark look at Marvel's most popular X-man. This story arc is a look at some thing Wolverine did in Vietnam. It includes appearances from Nuke and Captain America.
52 is a pretty bold experiment by DC. They are releasing it weekly for 52 weeks, at a cheaper rate than other comics. (It's 2.50, most everything else is 2.99) The basic premise is the current DC universe is now "One Year Later" after the Infinite Crisis. 52 covers the year between the IC and the current comics. During this year, Superman was powerless, and Batman and Wonder Woman were missing. This is the story of some other heroes who took care of business while they were out. Visit the website at 52thecomic.com
The Next is a limited series from DC about some time traveling interdimensional beings whose dog has come to modern Earth. The messed up and now the have to try to save a young girl, and the universe as well. Superman guest stars.
That's a review of what they are about. As for my opinion, well, they have a nice beat and they are easy to dance to. I can dig it.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Happy Accidents
Last week I made a boo boo. I was attempting to remove some unused archive files and accident deleted some used datafiles. This trashed my database. Fortunately, it was a development database that wasn't being used much, so it was no big deal. When I went to refresh the database from production, I found that we had added a new datafile. So, the development copy needed refreshed anyway. In honor of the happy accident, I present this picture
Monday, July 10, 2006
Catching up again.
Been busy with a work project and haven't had a lot of time. Anywho, where was I? Ah yes.
Got my eye dilated all nice and wide on Thursday. My optic nerve is misshapen, so I'm a candidate for glaucoma. Any time I get an eye exam, I need to have it looked closely at. You only get one pair of eyes, so, you've got to take care of them.
Friday, we took Juanita's aunt and uncle out for Chinese and then to the WV Power game. It was already planned, but the 4th of July fireworks had been rained out, so we got to enjoy that too. Reggy was there too. He was hilarious. As I think I mentioned before, there's a guy who goes to the Power games who is called the Toastman. He makes up signs and little chants for all the Power players (for example, one of our guys is Tony Festa, so he lead the chant of "Festa is the Best-a!") He gets his name because he toasts bread during the games and if an opposing player strikes out he chants at them "You are Toast, You are Toast, YOU ARE TOAST" and then slings the toast. At the end of the game the opposing team (Asheville), who had beaten the Power, looked back at the Toastman and his section and chanted "You are Toast" at the crowd. The crowd then clapped for them. It was all fun and good natured. A few of the opposing players walked over to shake hands with the Toastman after the game. Another good thing about this night was that we got free tickets to the game next Sunday. One of the guys in the office claimed he could kick a 35 yard field goal. He made the first, but had to go 2 out of three and missed the next 2.
Saturday was mowing and weedeating day, plus the Busch and Truck races on the tube. I also put in a closet door.
Sunday, we went fishing. We didn't catch much, but we got out of the house. Between Saturday and Sunday I've finally gotten caught up on the F1 races I had on DVR. I also squeezed in the CART race between the fishing and the Nextel Cup race. I was angered at first when Jeff spun Matt out, but it was just a racing deal, as they say.
Got my eye dilated all nice and wide on Thursday. My optic nerve is misshapen, so I'm a candidate for glaucoma. Any time I get an eye exam, I need to have it looked closely at. You only get one pair of eyes, so, you've got to take care of them.
Friday, we took Juanita's aunt and uncle out for Chinese and then to the WV Power game. It was already planned, but the 4th of July fireworks had been rained out, so we got to enjoy that too. Reggy was there too. He was hilarious. As I think I mentioned before, there's a guy who goes to the Power games who is called the Toastman. He makes up signs and little chants for all the Power players (for example, one of our guys is Tony Festa, so he lead the chant of "Festa is the Best-a!") He gets his name because he toasts bread during the games and if an opposing player strikes out he chants at them "You are Toast, You are Toast, YOU ARE TOAST" and then slings the toast. At the end of the game the opposing team (Asheville), who had beaten the Power, looked back at the Toastman and his section and chanted "You are Toast" at the crowd. The crowd then clapped for them. It was all fun and good natured. A few of the opposing players walked over to shake hands with the Toastman after the game. Another good thing about this night was that we got free tickets to the game next Sunday. One of the guys in the office claimed he could kick a 35 yard field goal. He made the first, but had to go 2 out of three and missed the next 2.
Saturday was mowing and weedeating day, plus the Busch and Truck races on the tube. I also put in a closet door.
Sunday, we went fishing. We didn't catch much, but we got out of the house. Between Saturday and Sunday I've finally gotten caught up on the F1 races I had on DVR. I also squeezed in the CART race between the fishing and the Nextel Cup race. I was angered at first when Jeff spun Matt out, but it was just a racing deal, as they say.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Busy week so far.
Went to see my folks Sunday. Worked Monday. On the way to my sister-in-law's house I got a call that I needed to fix something at work. Luckily for me, my sister-in-law recently got DSL and they have a wireless network, so connecting was easier than dialup, and I could actually work. A few calls to tech support, and work was done. I was stressed though. July 4th, we went to a parade and a family cookout, then back home to watch the Chronicles of Narnia. Yesterday, we had rains and high water. Today we have an eye doctor appointments.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
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