So, Dollhouse. It's a Joss Whedon show, so I will tune in, and check it out. One of the descriptors I read is:

Sci-fi show Dollhouse will center on a secret government agency that manages a team of assassins with erasable memories, deadly skills and interchangeable personalities.

*rubs temporal lobe*

Wasn't that kind of the premise of the Kabuki comic book, by David Mack?

Anyway, if you take a look at the pic above, and glance at the two people standing behind Eliza Dushku (whose name is Echo, btw, bringing 'round another David Mack reference, for those of you who may have read Daredevil), but... those two, the guy in the red shirt, and the girl in the blue tank top... they just look... weird

Other sharp eyed tv watchers will see the super cool Tahmoh Penikett (Helo from Battlestar Galactica) in there, as well.

Hey, that's the second time today I got to use the Helo icon for something. Tahmoh... you're a man's man.

Things Younger Than John McCain.

Nice; I needed something to distract me from wanting to eat my desk plant.

For some reason, I'm just feeling too damn lazy to actually leave my building, and get something to eat.

I've decided I would not make a good starving person, if say, stranded on a desert island.

I might have to sustain myself on this bag of jolly ranchers.

Wait. The vending machine. Surely, there's something good for me down there.

If stranded on a desert island, I sure hope it has a vending machine. And me, some quarters.

Wired.com has an article up today, in regards to Science of BSG: Why So Sweaty on Demetrius?

Below the article are so links to other BSG stories they've had on the site. Good reading.

That's really the only memorable quote from a dwarf, that I could think of. I don't really count Yoda as one, so he gets no dwarven credit.

*yawns* Goodness, it's early. Below are some dwarves.



More on this stuff over at my art blog, or its rss feed: ck_infinite.

Other details, over here

When the NBC show Scrubs first started, I ignored it, thinking it was going to be a goofy re-tread of "E/R Lite".

Silly me.

In the last few years, I've caught up on my Scrubs watching, and it's become one of my favorite shows, where I know that I will laugh out loud, at least once, in a show, even if it's one that I've seen several times.

So, thinking that this was its last season, I was DVRing it, and watching two or three at a time, on slow weekends (of which, I've not many).

Surprisingly, I discovered that it's coming back for an 8th season, moving over to ABC, with Zach Braff on board.

Cool. It's great to know that I can still watch TV that gives such an honest, real-life depiction of medical practice... you know, like where they show doctor's giving shots, and changing catheters.

(I'm now waiting for the... three? people on my friends list who will get the latter part of that joke)

Interesting article, over here, which surmises that Tony Stark seems to be building Captain America's shield.

From the pic provided, it seems like a little bit of a reach, but I can certainly see the shape of it, and why someone would think that.

If so, then good catch for those who saw it, since during the movie, I was so overcome with the awesomeness of it all, that it totally passed by me.

I want one.

I want TWO.

R2 could roll in and project my movies onto the ceiling, and let me fall asleep to... um... yeah, anything I wanted.

The wireless webcam thing... meh. I've never been big on those anyway, so no real biggie for me there. Well... except that I could use it as a spy, and let it roll around while I controlled it through a wi-fi set up. Okay, I changed my mind. I want one of those, too.

"the picture is retarded. seth is supposed to be playing hockey, but leaves his glasses on and doesnt wear a shield or a cage? and black tape on his handle of his stick will eat through his gloves, not to mention, what year is it? 1988 or 2008? why is he not using composite sticks by now? lame photo for a first look. "

Come on. THIS is what someone chooses to respond about, in this pic, a "first look" from "Zack and Miri Make a Porno"?

Lame, indeed.

=-/

So, there have been some early reviews of Indy IV, and for the most part, they're full of gripes and complaints. I'm not going to link to them, as they're mostly silly.

I'm not sure what people are expecting with this fourth adventure of Indy. The first three movies, while great romps, are not masterpieces. I love them, to the point where I know I will always be able to watch them and have fun.

Fun. That is really what I'm expecting with Indy IV. If I go there, sit down, and have a lot of fun while losing myself in the movie, then I'll be fine. I'm really not expecting much more than that. I expect one liners, jokes about the age, punches, explosions, gunshots, and to be treated w/ Marion. Anything more than that is just extra.

Indy has never been anything more than action romp, but it's the character interaction, and exactness of the direction that makes these movies more than the Saturday matinees they were modeled after.

To anyone expecting more than that... well, I hope you're not let down. I took the day off work to have an "Indy Day", on May 22nd, because I just want to go have fun.

Okay, seriously, Battlestar Galactica is not supposed to make me all choked up.

Just watched the most recent ep, "Faith", and hell... it was good.

I've said a lot about BSG the last couple of years, and it's episodes like this that make me glad I'm sucked into its dramatic sci-fi goodness.

One of the things that keeps this show so good, is its level of acting. Mary McDonnell has always been one of my favorite actresses, and in this show, she has set her character smack dab in the middle of some crazy, sci-fi insanity, and with her slight curve of a smile, gentle touches, and softly spoken lines, she gives a performance that absolutely makes you believe that what she, and every other character in that show, are in dire straits, and you want them to succeed.

I pick McDonnell, since she's just one shining example, but the majority of the actors in this show nail their roles, and it's this level of professionalism and ability, that lets me get lost in this epic for an hour, and just enjoy it.

Also, I'm unashamed to say that I've always thought Mary McDonnell was smokin' ever since she stood with a fist, and still love her in "Sneakers".

As far as I can tell, it's basically the same premise as sites like pandora and last.fm. Right now it's in beta testing, and as far as I can tell from running through it this morning, it's not too much different than others, but still worth a try.

http://www.jango.com/

My (early) profile over there.

Boy, insurance companies are kind of a pain in the you-know-what.

Lots of work for me this coming weekend.

I have a storage shed in my back yard that will need to be removed, so demolition on that will commence soon. Who wants to come smash some stuff up with a sledgehammer? This storage shed is rather large. It's about 25 foot long, 6 1/2 feet wide, and the sides are sheet metal. Where can I dispose of sheet metal in Kansas City?

Patchwork on my roof. No huge deal. I've done my share of roofing jobs, so that's old hat for me. I have to replace part of my guttering. Guttering is NOT fun stuff to work with. It's something I wouldn't mind farming out. I have a smokestack that was knocked sideways, and truth be told, I would just as soon remove that, and get rid of our woodburning stove. More patchwork for the roof.

My driveway gate is wrinkled like an accordian. I'll have to remove that, dig new post holes, and stretch new fence. maybe. If I decide to go w/ chain link fencing. I may take a step up, and start placing the posts for a wooden privacy fence.

Turf replacement. Patches of ground in my front and back yard looks like someone blew apart chunks of it w/ m-80s. landscaping is always fun. Window well covers were shattered, and a screen door blown off. All that's easy from Home Depot.

Not bad. I got off easy, compared to some of the people in my neighborhood. National Weather Service tells me that the tornado actually touched down 5 blocks to the east of me, so I count myself lucky in that aspect.

Looks like weekend, I'll be strapping on ye ole tool belt, taking hammer in hand, and then complaining about my sore back for the two weeks after that.

Poster!

So, my "360 fund" took a pretty good hit this last weekend, what with the tornado knocking out power, and me having to replinish a lot of grocieries, and pay for some other stuff.

It's still on my list of "things to do" by the end of the summer though, so here's hoping for that large insurance check.

One of the reasons I want that thing to kill my time and brain cells, is this video right here.

The video below, by itself, is fun.

If you're an artist person, and would like some great visual direction on drawing liquid, though, it's now a research tool.

It's been a hard decision.

I've thought about it for a long time, and after much pacing, note making, and research... I've decided. In the end, it was a simple, almost obvious choice.

Tina Fey... you are now officially in my Top Five.

As you can see from this picture, she obviously very surprised and pleased about it.

A collection of pixel art

Some amazing results in there, and some very cool pieces, as well. The couch, especially, caught my eye.

By harnessing my mighty Asgardian powers of thunder, lightning and ale, I have restored power to my place of home!

 

 
...and the power and light guys helped a bit.  So did an electrician.  And 900 bucks.

Behold!

Cable Company: "Well, sir, we are showing an outage in your area."
Me: "Right; a tornado stopped by over the weekend, and kind of kicked our ass. It ripped the cable line right off the house."
Cable Company: "Yessir. Since we're showing an outage in your area, there won't be any service."
Me: "Sure, I understand, I just want the cable line reconnected back to the house, so that when that outage is taken care of, I have service back."
Cable Company: "Yessir. So, when the technicians clear the outage, we can either call you, or email you when it's completed."
Me: "I suppose that will be fine, as long as I have a line tech come out to reconnect the line to the house."
Cable Company: "So, there's no line connected to the house then?"
Me: *stares blankly at phone* "Yes, that's correct." 


great gatsby, I need a drink.

Very tired, back at work. Power should be back to my house today. It's been a long weekend.

Sara and I took the girls to see Iron Man, yesterday.

Words are unable to convey how in love I am with that movie.

Fer REELZ. I am in love with Iron Man: The Movie. It's that good. I want to sleep with the movie, and have little Iron Babies with it.

It was not only one of the best super hero movies I have ever seen, but probably one of the best action/adventure flicks I've seen in at least the last ten years.

Tornado!

Yes, we were struck by powerful winds, and there were several things swept away. Between 1 - 2 am, on Thursday night/Friday morning.

The day after, it was me, several pieces of tree and root, and an axe in the yard, chopping up trees. F' those chain saws, real men use a double sided axe.

Pictures, later. Still no power at our house. Everyone's fine, we're at grandma's, until the power company restores juice to the homestead.

You can see pics from our city's website over here.

Today, we are listening to the greatest hits of Neil Diamond.

That's right, I said it. Neil Diamond. I'll say it again, large and loud:

NEIL
DIAMOND

Anyway, if anyone has any clue as to why my machine at home is having problems reading CD Rom content, I'd be more than happy to entertain ideas. I've tried everything. EVERYTHING I can think of, and have looks up on several gajillion tech forums.

All I want to do is friggin' play Star Wars: Empire At War. Is that too much to ask? I never play PC games. I buy one that I think I would like, and I can't get it to be seen by Windows XP.

If, for some odd reason, you're interested, here's a short list of what I've done to try and solve it:

I have a DVD RW and a CDRW, hooked into the IDE1 slot.
I've flashed both drives with new firmware.
I've run reg cleanup, and manually went in to correct any sort of reg errors that may have existed from any third party cd writing software I had in there (and removed said software, Nero).
I've run Windows AutoFix.
I've unplugged the drives, plugged them back in, to have Windows autodetect them, which it did, but then cried "no joy".
I tried a totally different cdrom from a totally different machine, placed the cd in there; "no joy".
removed the CDRW, placed it into a different machine, and it booted up, showing me content.
Checked both drives in Device Manager, with discs in them, and upon "Populate", it tells me there are cds in there, but upon going into "My Computer" to explore contents to load, there's NOTHING.
Cleaned both drives with a cd cleaner.

If anyone has any ideas, I'll take anything. Until then, I remain a Solitary Man.