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9066 – tues

9069 – Weds

Bro released from the pokey… just in time for Thanksgiving. I wonder if he’ll be in attendance with the Momster and Wilt? Right now he’s in in Delray Beach, with plans to be heading for Sebastian soon. I wish him the absolute best of luck. My expectations are low, but hopes are high. 

[EDIT: via momster- Hi There! Derek looks great! He’s got a good tan,body in good shape and clear headed.I gave him your cell for after 5pm.He is going around to get a phone, food stamps, medicare and go to Delray to see if he can get the $$.He said if he gets the cash he will head north,if not he will look for work here.I asked him to call me tonight about the day. I invited him to join us for dinner tomorrow (we will pay) but he said he would feel uncomfortable with Ana Richard and Don. I understood. Let you know what happens..really was good to see him well,hope it continues.]

So… Thanksgiving tomorrow… 4 day weekend! Hoody hoo!

Last night, we went to the Annapolis Mall for a lovely date night of Dinner and a Movie… I was feeling a bit like a teenager, as we went to the food court… I got Panda Express while BHK picked up some Chik-fil-a. The place is really starting to spin up for holiday shopping… I fear the crowds will be thick as chilled molasses once Thanksgiving has come and gone.

Beowulf. Entertaining in 3-d… I’m not sure how well it’d hold up in a 2-d theater. That said, I liked it for the most part. I had a few difficulties with the Thicker Dane Accents, especially in regards to Grendel and his mother. I didn’t realise that Neil Gaiman was part of the writing process… that would explain some of the more comedic moments of the film, I suspect. The 3-d bits really made it work, additionally, the amount of eye trauma (or threat of same) made me enjoy it more than I thought. The benefit of expecting a total stinker helped, too. I wasn’t expecting so much motion capture and the broad range of “fine human detail” to “Shrek” characters so easily mixed.

Almost better than the movie were previews for movies I want to see… some more than others.

Cloverfield – I like giant monster movies, but I’m worried that this one is jumping the shark or pulling snakes on a plane sort of maneuver.. .too much and too little released at the same time… It’s not getting my interest so much as it’s irritating me. Still… giant monster movie. I’ll see it.

I am Legend based on the novel – (Basically The Omega Man… the mutated seem more interesting in this version, though.) From Warner Bros. – “Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and man-made. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and maybe the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone. Mutant victims of the plague — The Infected — lurk in the shadows… watching Neville’s every move… waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind’s last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered… and quickly running out of time”

Journey 3-D – based on another classic – Journey to the Center of the Earth – I’m a sucker for 3-d Movies, and if it has Dinosaurs and Xenobiology in it… so much the better.

A 3-d version of Gaiman’s Coraline – Pretty nifty, and probably very well-suited for the screen. I suspect BHK will enjoy it quite a lot.

National Treasure 2 – I’m looking forward to this one.. especially given my current environs. Plus, Ben Gates must have quite a resource pool after the first movie. I thought for sure that I’d never see a sequel, and I’m glad I’m wrong. I suspect strongly that it won’t be a stinker.

Golden Compass – Based on a book series that I’ve never read. Still… three words: Armored Polar Bears. Seriously, why not just call it “Scotto, come see this movie. We’ll buy the corn for you and everything.”

Sweeney Todd – We’ll see it, but I suspect it won’t shine a light as bright as our expectations. Cannibalism, insanity and revenge with a straight-razor on Burton sets should be pretty fun, regardless. We’ll see how the singing side of things will go. It’s a shame we didn’t get to see the stage production back in July, but who knows? Hopefully it’ll boost the play’s popularity in more venues locally. We were pretty thrilled to see it as a stage play almost right after we’d seen the stage production on DVD.1120071852.jpg
Cool Standee at the theater – the Razor was about 7 feet long!


1 year ago – pirate scotto pic

2 years ago – red lobster, class struggle, black friday, chubby checker

Pictures – 7942 posts!

3 years ago – pirates, giraffes, incredibles, bro

4 years ago – Marvel Family, Countdown meme, garden pictures

5 years ago – Free audio books, hubcap monsters, discover empanadas nearby, GIMP

6 years ago – cloture, pocketlj, single card tarot spreads, meeting lj folks confirmed

7 years ago – air cools, Young Frankenstein poetry, sleepyhead, country bear jamboree

8 years ago – very basic Newt statsGeotarget

9068 – Tuesday

Got my last filling (and the broken filling repaired) last night – On our way home, The ATW man had shed his Spidey Costume, and is now preparing for winter! BHK thought he was killing a turkey, but it turns out that he’s just chopping some wood.

Full size is the best way to catch any detail. I rather like the amorphous white blob the light makes… I pretend it’s The Man’s alien friend, blinky.

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Since he didn’t numb me very effectively, the anesthetic wore off in under 20 minutes. I was able to enjoy a little stuffed crust pie… and a few quepapas (tasty glorified tater tots) for a lead-in.


I’m about done with Penguin Soccer… it just doesn’t stand up to 4-player, and 2-playerwise… I think that the novelty has worn off. Even with a few tweaks, it just needs more work. I’m leaning more towards Binary Homeworlds and Martian Chess as far as icehouse / pyramid games of choice stand out. A few games of Zamboni Wars might bump that into the running, too.

Game design on Pumpkin has come to a standstill… I need to pick up the pen and get back on working the crimps out of a few sticky elements. (Not to Mention Giants and Dwarfs / Brier Patch )

For a lot of Playable games (and more than a few not-so-playable ones) , icehouse.org is still pretty handy. I’m not doing the competition this winter, as I prefer to try and design a good game first, and then worry about what pieces are needed – rather than the other way around. Heck, you can play Martian chess with pennies, nickels and quarters if you wanted to.

Homeworlds seems a lot simpler to play in person than on superdupergames, but it is nice having the hard-coded rules keeping track of what can and can’t be done.


BHK made a tasty cake for the gang’s thanksgiving at work… orange cake with a cranberry drizzle on top. Yummy… vaguely reminded me of fruit loops.


Newton and Pyewacket are getting to be quite the little chums… perhaps it’s due to the colder weather, but they’re downright affectionate with one another these days. Newt lovingly headbutted Pye the other night – that’s something totally unanticipated.


Kindle looks nifty, but $400 is way too much to spend. I’d probably totally snag it for $200, so maybe next year. I’ll be very interested to see where the next version of the technology goes… but it’d be worth it for just free rss reading and wikipedia on the fly, along with whatever books I put on there myself. Throw in some basic PDA functionality, and you’ve got me, but good. EV-DO could work wonders, too. It reads prc files, so all of my palm ebooks would be just fine, too.


Two interesting links, especially for around thanksgiving – Sent to me by BHK Both give food to the needy by asking for a story from you or just improving your vocabulary.

Click here: Tell Story | Spread The Sharing
Click here: FreeRice


1 year ago – more sanibel pictures and talking a bit about the trip

2 years ago – arsenic & old lace, book fair, gamma passes, newt pics, missed uber, NYPL Digital Gallery, broward #1 for AIDS

Pictures – junk shop pictures – lots of crazy statuary / monkey / eagle / chandeliers

3 years ago – torrenting, Brisco’s Pete, theme music, dictionareoke, flash games, cosplayers, mel

4 years ago – bro responsored by viper, GP stuff, palm art

5 years ago – accexpo, gossamer and gollum (later Jinx and Felix), Christmas specials

6 years ago – Cranberry Sauce, walkies, haiku, wacky news

7 years ago – Bob Marley, Roy likes to destroy, danigolden asks if she can add me to her friends list. (I say sure!)Geotarget Geotarget

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