Okay, we’re off to the movies to see Fantastic Four. The trailers look good, so I hope it doesn’t disappoint. It’s a nice day today, but a little hot for working outside, so the cool dark interior of the local multiplex is for us. UPDATE: Hey, not bad! That turned out to be a pretty good entry in the “comix-to-flix” genre. At least I remembered more about their backstory than I did with some of the other movies (I didn’t know who the hell DareDevil was, for instance). I always like Johnny Storm and that “flame on” bit, too.
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I was bombing along the back lane of the company parking lot, which runs like slot behind the building when I looked up and saw this guy crouched down in the roadway fiddling with his shoe. As I slowed down to a more moderate pace (after all, the posted limit is just 15mph) I waited for him to straighten up and move out of the way. And I slowed up some more, and waited. And waited. Finally, he finished and walked out of the way. He was a nice looking, even drop dead gorgeous black guy with a nice head…
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From what I hear, they are having a lot of problems with it and it may actually not be a rumor that it all gets canned. (I can’t tell you my sources so don’t even ask!haha) Personally, I think it would be a blessing in disguise because TAR is not meant for children! Yes, that’s Hera McLeod of TAR6, commenting on the upcoming “family” season of The Amazing Race… the season that I think is going to suck big sedimentary rocks. As the OC register (subscription required, but try “slashdot/slashdot”) succinctly puts it, “One continent, four countries, 8,000 miles: John,…
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Chicago Tribune | Were treasured maps looted? Check out this guy’s name: E. Forbes Smiley III. He’s a well-known dealer in rare maps – with a name like that, what else could he be? He lives in Martha’s Vineyard (of course). He was wearing a blazer when arrested (no doubt with a monogram or family crest embroidered just over the breast pocket). In another pocket of that blazer was a rare map that he had evidently just cut out of an old atlas at a Yale University library – a sharp-eyed librarian noticed an X-Acto knife blade on the floor…
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BoingBoing noted that this map shows 14 convenient ways to commit suicide in Shanghai. Some are practical, some are a little far-fetched but will do in a pinch if you are suddenly crushed under the weight of the futility of your continued existence. I guess it would be a different map for Beijing, which would include “beg North Korean negotiator for a quick demo of his country’s nuclear program” and “go up against 12-year-old table-tennis champion; sudden-death tiebreaker involves bouncing exploding ping-pong balls off your forehead.” Huichunji pharmacy sells sleeping pills. Suzhou Creek is uncovered. The #57 bus goes directly…
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How totally bizarre – what must Weather Pixie be thinking? Thunder, lightning, a bikini, and an umbrella with a metal frame – there’s a recipe for camera-ready disaster. At least the little kitty isn’t there, too. At least he has enough sense to come in out of the rain. And yes, I know it’s not a bikini, but who cares about “One-Piece Weather Girl” or “Maillot Weather Girl?” It seems to be raining now (hard to tell where I sit) and so yay for all the plants and lawns and flowers, I say. Not so yay for anyone that has…
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Last week we were horrified to discover that the church’s pipe organ had been vandalized – specifically, the ‘wind chest’ where all the small tin pipes reside. This week, we discovered the perpetrator! Yes, the photo tells it all. No, it’s not the contractor whose name appears on the fragment of yellow yardstick. The case is closed, because the perp turns out to be a nefariously furry squirrel. How do we know this? Because earlier this week, someone that went in to pick up a few things, and while in they: Found this mess of crap and twigs in the…
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Concert flyer Things are starting to ramp up for getting the word out for the concert next month (August 28, Holy Moly, 4 pm). The first flyers went up today, and I sold the first ticket. More to do today and tomorrow. This one went up at Caribou Coffee, I’ll return there later with small flyers in a little hanging pocket. I dropped one off at Panera Bread, too. Synergy Brass Quintet Originally uploaded by GinnyRED57.
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I was dropping off flyers and picking up some iced chai at Caribou Coffee before choir practice this morning when I encountered this antlered water-sports enthusiast. I wants one. I wants one real bad. I have no idea why, I just want a Snorkelbou. The accessories are piable plastic or vinyl. The life preserver around his waist is lightly inflated. His fur is soft and in spite of all the accoutrements, he’s way cuddly. It is teh way stupid cute thing ever. Snorkelbou! Originally uploaded by GinnyRED57.
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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Blues star Long John Baldry dies Damn. One of the few legends of rock and roll I’ve actually seen perform live, and he’s gone and left us. “Long” John Baldry enjoyed some popularity in the U.S. because one particular song got airplay in the late 70’s and early 80’s on college and album-oriented rock FM stations. I first heard him on the Eugene AOR station, KZEL. Yeah, in the mid 70’s and early 80’s, so sue me, I’m caught in fit of boomerstalgia. Anyway, in those days, ‘ZEL was a wild-eyed ex-hippie of…