For the next 24 hours or so, contacting me is going to be interesting ( Read more... )

So apparently, the town of Vulcan, Alberta needed a new attraction.

So they have a sorta-VR game called "Vulcan Space Adventure" where you can play in the Star Trek universe.

Vulcan Space Adventure press release

They say they're about an hour from Calgary.

So apparently, some group of people affiliated with the somewhat mourned Molly Quinn's (possibly the old owners, but facts get shaky) have opened a new bar/pub/restaurant.

Edit: Okay, non-affiliated, but a bunch of good people nevertheless.

Merlin's RestMy trusty pub correspondent tells me that a couple weeks ago, their menu was limited to ( Read more... )

Is there an optimal time to purchase airplane tickets?

Can anyone recommend a portable DVD player?

Its seriously low on my priorities list, but I'm very tempted by them.

On April 24, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop John C. Nienstedt as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of New Ulm.

Edit: "Coadjutor Archbishop" means that he is the heir to the Archiepiscopal throne.

They'd have basically a Token Kai in Minneapolis the last weekend of Lilies.

Damn it.

Arts and Arms of the Samurai

There is even a shinsa, a sword judging.

Bah.

Hackers target WoW players.

Miss Snark holds a writing contest.

One day only (today) and the thing opens for a very short window starting at 5 pm EST. 100 word MAXIMUM. Must use a small list of words she gives.

Have fun.

Edit: More specific rules here. http://misssnark.

Holy drinking water. Yes, its legit. Article about it here.

I may need some.