Nothing like starting the day on a high - albeit rather sleep-deprived - thanks to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood marathoning... and then ending it with the knowledge your dad has been admitted to the hospital for the third time this year.  Don't quite know what's up yet; early indications are liver or gall bladder.  *sigh*  Time for some other ( Read more... )

Congratulations to you, Mom and Dad, on the anniversary of this, your wedding day, 50 years ago.  I offer you all my love, and wish you both the best life can offer in your remaining time together.

This has been a weird series of weekends. XD;  Last Saturday was my mom's 86th birthday, today's their 50th, and a week from tomorrow is my dad's 86th!  ( Read more... )

42.  Thanks, Douglas Adams, for changing the way some people look at that number for what will probably be at least another century.

I'll spare everyone the post I'd planned to make, which was mostly depressing and probably self-pitying.  It's been a good, lazy day overall, much of it spent so far on watching the original Star Trek films. XD;  I've ( Read more... )

Like I said last month concerning pottermore.com, I'm a geek, dork, nerd, any and all combinations and permutations of that. I was introduced to the Harry Potter novels by my friend Dave somewhere between the publication of books 3 and 4 (unless my memories are further off than I expect), and DEFINITELY before the first film came out in 2001, and I ( Read more... )

...Uh.

Estimated revenue for The Avengers this weekend, $200 million. Add more than $440 million to that from estimated intake for international markets.

I was hoping that it would, you know, match Iron Man's grosses. Figured that'd be the best it could hope for. But projections are saying that it might make more than the combined total box ( Read more... )

Almost two years of waiting are about to end. Tonight, I'm gonna be seeing The Avengers, written and directed by the creative mind I've developed the biggest love/hate enthusiasm for, Joss Whedon.

I AM EXCITED.Marvel's movie production has really impressed me since Iron Man came out. Some have been better than others, but I've liked them all, ( Read more... )

Bought myself a Garmin GPS last December. Owned it for 3 months. Cost me something in the neighborhood of $250.

As of today, it refuses to turn on.

Fucking. Swell.

Been more I've wanting to talk about lately, but I'll let it be for some other time.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/newt-gingrich-promises-build-moon-colony-2020-u-211103078.html

Aaahhh ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha whut.

XDDD  Any doubts I had that President Obama will be reelected are ( Read more... )

Well, here it is, 11-11-11... a momentous date marked by Veteran's Day (Remembrance Day in Canada), some bad movie openings, and me realizing I've been working with my uncle helping to clean homes/apartments/offices for two years, in a job I only expected to be doing a few months. Go figure. @_ ( Read more... )

The depressing stuff continues.

Here's something that made me laugh! http://www.theonion.com/articles/videogame-character-wondering-why-heartless-god-al,274/

Alsonewcomputeratmyparentshousewheeeeeeee.