Last night, not quite as planned. Talked with M. for a bit, caught up on odds and ends. Thereafter, shibakiei and sophistbastard came over, pizza was had. Relaxing!

Work is already goofy. I am, however, a reed in the river. Just a reed who is hopped up on coffee. Forgot my book this morning, as I was running late. May pop over to Barnes & Noble, or that comic book store, and pick out some choice reading for the way home. Alternately, I will sleep. Weekends are tourist-full these days, however, which detracts from Metro's typical drowsy environment.

In other news, I seem to have talked my way into playing 40k next week, which is madness.

Tonight, birthday party! Tomorrow, Z.
Weekend actually looks quiet, which is a nice change of pace.

Previously, on Lost...

( There's No Place Like Home (Part 1) )

Attention bosses at the Aliens vs. Predator franchise:

I'm giving you the same advice I gave the Star Trek people. Don't feel you need to produce another film, just because you finished the last one. Take a break. Wait for a good script to come down the pike, or some really talented director wants to work with the material. It'd really help preserve what's left of the quality of the mythos.

Thanks to the generosity of friend, we were able to catch Iron Man over the weekend. Good stuff! Marvel is taking a new strategy with doing their movies themselves, and I think they exceeded expectations with this first outing. Casting was good, dialogue and plot were decent, and they left themselves a lot of room to grow. I appreciate that they kept in a lot of the key elements of Iron Man's character, while modernizing it and compressing the storytelling to fit in a single movie. Toss in Jeff Bridges cracking me up repeatedly and a handful of Marvel references, and it's well worth checking out on the big screen. (And, as noted many other places, stick around until after the credits.)

New trailers:
* The Love Guru - Looks painfully unfunny. Mike Myers needs to be stopped.
* You Don't Mess with the Zohan - Looks painfully unfunny. Adam Sandler needs to be stopped.
* The Spirit - As noted previously, it's looking sharp. I'm a little concerned about Mr. Miller being involved, but fingers crossed. I also wouldn't be upset if it looked a little more different from Sin City, as an aside.
* The Dark Knight - Maggie Gyllenhaal and Batmanuel? Guys, you didn't need to convince me twice. Until further notice, this is my #1 pick.
* The Incredible Hulk - The real challenge is distancing themselves from the first movie, and it looks like they'll do an admirable job.
* Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Guys, please don't screw this up.

Well, it's been a tumultuous week. As you may have heard elsewhere, a member of M.'s family had to deal with a sudden illness, and M. has been shuttling back and forth between here and their place in southern MD since then. So, exciting surprise stress out of nowhere. She's there now; the cat sat on my lap for, oh, about four hours straight, ruining my carefully laid plans for this evening.

Hopefully things will begin to settle down soonly.

Last Saturday was a welcome respite, spending time with a certain someone, including tasty sushi, wine, and excellent conversation. Sunday, picked up Z., grabbed some groceries, headed to M.'s parents place, hung out and even did a little board gaming. Monday, caught up with my parents for a belated Mother's Day lunch.

Tonight, trying not to worry. Work tomorrow. Rest of week is up in the air. Party Saturday, fingers crossed.

Gaming obsession of the week: Mutants and Death Ray Guns.

My favorite site for BSG screencaps is gone. Anyone know of a good one these days? There's something I need to check out from a recent episode.

Two fashion articles? Sure. Superhero costumes (with bonus Chabon quote) or steampunk (with bonus awesome.)

One of the other side benefits of last week's turmoil is that we did, in fact, get the TiVo situation taken care of. Thanks to the handful of people who volunteered to help us out, and sorry for not getting back to y'all sooner.

Heh. The AV Club thinks this year's batch of summer movies could spell the end of the summer blockbuster. And here's how: part one, part two.

Personally, there's more than a few I'm looking forward to. Probably more than I'll end up seeing on the big screen, but that's how things are these days.

Previously, on Lost...

( Cabin Fever )

It's cliche, but man, things can change dramatically over a single day.

And I'm not even talking about how I just slept for thirteen hours. Though I do feel weirdly disconnected as a result.

More later.

Trailer for The Spirit. Note the movie's been pushed up to 12/25 of this year, which is fancy.

I dig. Wish it was a little less Sin City-esque, but I will survive.

Go here.

Vote for her.

( Today's enigmatic surprise... )

Today got off to a rocky start (coffee-cups-left-on-top-of-cars-style.) Nothing a solid day at the thrift store couldn't cure, though. Rushed afternoon, to be sure, but got everything that needed doing one.

And dinner with the family for my dad's 60th birthday went swimmingly well, despite the hike out to Annapolis. So, can't complain.

More later. Now, the bed, and the work week.

So, we have this brand-spanking new TiVo from the company, to replace our defunct former edition. But what we also have is digital voice phone through the cable company, which means we can't download the latest updates that we need to get this TiVo ball rolling. (Regular users know what we mean.) (We did it at M.'s parents' joint last time, but now that we're functionally car-less, transportation down there is less convenient.)

Would someone with regular phone service be willing to have us camp out at their place for a few unspecified hours, tying up the phone line and TiVo'ing up the joint? Pretty please? We could bring wine.

M. posted a series of pics from the zoo. Check 'em out!

( Game night, party, zoo, and more... )

So, yes. Busy like a bug. Monday evening is the club of books. Tuesday evening is birthday dinner for Dad. And when we're back on this crazy wheel again.

Overheard while M. was making dinner: "Mommy? A long time ago, what did they use for straws?"

As noted elsewhere, we're planing a trip to the zoo tomorrow. We'll be Metro'ing up, with the goal of getting there around noon. I'll have my cell phone with me, if you're interested in meeting up with us.

...And looking at weather reports, they're saying highs in the mid-70s with a 40% chance of rain, so, bring an umbrella, just in case.

Previously, on Lost...

( Something Nice Back Home )