Imagine a mostly empty master bedroom, beige carpet, sunlight streaming in through the window that stretches across one wall. On a blocky oak desk sits a massive charcoal-black IBM flatscreen CRT. Satellite speakers the size of coffee mugs rest on skeletal silver supports, aimed at the one chair in the room. The computer case, facing outward, ( Read more... )

Saturday, September 24, is the day of my move. I'll send email updates at some point with complete contact information. Call my cell or send an email if you'd like updated info. Cell number is the same. I expect to be back online Sunday. I am repeatedly stunned at just how much crap I've accumulated over the past six years.

The hip operation was a success. I'm fresh off a weekend of helping around the house and tired as hell. When someone needs help to get out of bed, to walk, to do anything while under the painkillers, and the plumbing is acting a little wonky, you get up every few hours. I feel like I've been on call for three days cooking, carrying, and cleaning ( Read more... )

(especially considering I talked about school and a comic book movie in my previous update)

( Modern,Cool Nerd )

On the past week, sleeping long hours and turning 32 ( Read more... )

Although I've now completed or filed for transfer of all credits necessary for my associates' degree, it will take until well into fall semester for graduation to be recognized - another four weeks for the transfers to be processed, etc. Also, I feel good for top marks on both math courses, but the net effect appears to be that I can now pun about ( Read more... )

...learned or reinforced over the past couple of weeks ( Read more... )

In an extended email conversation I described a sequence in Batman Begins. For some time after the first act, the audience is treated to bits and pieces of the hero costume: bracers, armor, cape. Bruce eventually works his way up the criminal food chain to take out a slew of thugs one evening in a traditionally Bat-y mix of stealth strikes and ( Read more... )

( Pass it on. )

Animazement was enjoyable, and I barely had to move to make it so. I spent the weekend behind an artist alley table showing off work, whipping out a few commissions and passing out business cards like Ring tapes. The only con drama for me was 3-4 episodes of Law and Order watched while chilling in the room with Ellen and Robin. It was a most ( Read more... )