The DVD just came out… I have to say I was surprised. From various things I’d heard, I was ready for this movie to suck. It didn’t. Not a stupid movie, not a one-sided movie, not a poorly-put-together movie. I can’t say I’ve been overwhelmed with affection for this movie, not the way, say, I’m […]

From Wikipedia: “The word cobalt is derived from the German kobalt, from kobold meaning “goblin”, a term used for the ore of cobalt by miners, who thought it worthless and who found that it was poisonous and that it polluted and degraded other mined elements, mainly due to the arsenic and sulfur also found in

My brother Matt just got a job for the Moody County (SD) Enterprise, the weekly paper, as a graphic designer. They say, too, that he gets to be the manager by the first of the year! Woot! Hooray! Congratulations!

Inspection completed. Most pressing: wiring/electrical issues and the 19-year-old water heater. In light of quick closing, accepted money against issues and going ahead. Roof good, foundation good, one side of the house needs to be repainted, and the attic is getting too hot and they’re venting the bathroom directly into it. Nothing major other than

Wandering around the mall tonight, I stopped at Austin Antler. I was immediately amused; the furniture was Dallas chic to its keratoid hilt. Anyway, I was looking for a specific type of table–heavy wood with a stone or tile top (on my wish list for house stuff)–when the manager came up to me and asked

I saw an ad for a Fullmetal Alchemist movie at the mall tonight, but now I can’t find it on IMDB. How odd. Ah…Okay, Wikipedia has it: Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa. The release date is August 25th. Compare and contrast: Not that I’m an expert or anything, but here’s my theory of

…Thou Shalt Not Wander Off With the Remote. My friend Randy sent a link to “The Lamentations of the Father,” a short piece of Old Testament humor. (Reminds me of Uncle Howard.)

Doyce says, “Tag! You’re it!” Here are the rules of this game: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 123 Find the fifth sentence Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions Don’t you dare dig for that “cool” or “intellectual” book in your closet! I

Signed stuff. Looked at photos of our agent’s family, including one of his great-grandfather, who looks just like him, with the asymmetrical nose and forehead, but adding a nearly Nietzchean* beard. *Post breakdown.

…because cool stuff happens when you polish your books. Dust bunnies, mostly. And memories. Anyway, check out the online book swapping site at BookMooch. Basically, you earn a point for every book you mail out, and you can spend points on books other people have posted. You pay for shipping costs, yes, but the site