May 28, 2008 at 6:43 pm · Filed under Sidenotes, Travel
Currently Listening to "Island in the Sun" by Weezer
Well, almost.
With finals done, school out of the way, and me quitting my job at the end of the week, it’s time to get ready for my trip to Honduras over the summer! This means that, unfortunately, I will be gone, starting on the 3rd! And there will be no one to supervise your online usage except your parents, and the government (despite what either may tell you). But never fear, I’m coming back July 17th, and will gladly share images and documentation of my adventures.
Underwear? Check.
Clothes? Check.
Bug-spray? Check, check and check.
Typhoid shots? Ouch. Check.
I bid you all a fond farewell, and please don’t wait up too late for my return. Wish me luck.
"Fields marked with * are required."
May 23, 2008 at 10:58 pm · Filed under Grammar, Sidenotes, Wonderful
eskimo is warning you: He is about to use "douchebaggery" in a sentence.
So, for those of you who totally missed Peff’s smooth dancing around calling me a “douchebag,” tonight was the opening night for the play “A Carnival of Follies,” in which he plays a rather excellent saber-wielding bandit -excuse me- patriot. And, thanks to him conveniently pointing out the subtle word-play afoot and its true meaning, I attended. And it was really, really fun. So I suggest that if you’re in the area, you go and see it.
But, far be it from me to simply tell you something without a moral to the story…
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"That's called a threat, work with me here."
May 21, 2008 at 8:58 pm · Filed under Geek, Sidenotes
eskimo is rolling for initiative.
Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Game Day.
For those of you who didn’t know about it already, Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition is coming out very, very soon. For those of you who don’t comprehend the deeper meaning of that, or those of you who simply don’t care, please stop reading now. Only disappointment will follow.
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"Run! scream! Mash some potatoes!"
May 21, 2008 at 2:54 pm · Filed under Sidenotes
eskimo is slightly peeved.
I like my car. Very much.
I mean, despite the fact that it suddenly sprang an oil leak, I really do like it.
Other drivers seem to disagree.
This means you, lady who nearly made me rear-end her by passing me without use of signal and suddenly slowing down to ten miles per hour under the speed limit.
You know who you are. Swoop-and-squat that.
"Remember, licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets."
May 21, 2008 at 1:35 pm · Filed under Interblag, Sidenotes
eskimo is dying out in 20X6
A list of extinctions between 1950 and 2050.
Lunch goes out of style in the late 2020’s.
[via Why Me?]
"It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a Grue."
May 19, 2008 at 12:43 pm · Filed under Sidenotes
Currently Listening to "Give Up?" by Hot Hot Heat
A good friend recently (about an hour ago) recommended to me that Dave Barry is in sore need of a replacement, or rather the world itself is in sore need, now that dearest Dave is well off into to magical land of Afterlife.
While I’m sure my acquaintance had some sort of grounding for this assertion, I would like to point out that Mr. Barry is not the kind of guy who could be replaced, merely added on to. And besides, anyone claiming to be the “Dave Barry Replacement” is likely to get as many readers as Jesus Christ on blogspot (another venture which, I’m sorry to hear, ended before its time).
I shall consider it, and get back [to] you.
While I’m sure Mr. Barry is quietly enjoying a tall glass of carrot juice now, somewhere in the great beyond, I would like to ask him to wave hello to Mr. Irwin, who is also in sore need of a replacement.
"This one's for all of you D&D aficionados."
May 18, 2008 at 9:32 pm · Filed under Movies
eskimo is Prince Caspian
This movie… well, okay, I saw it with friends who were big fans, they all loved it. Everybody I’ve talked to whose seen it has used either “great,” or “awesome,” or some strange combination of the two (I kid you not: “greabawesome”). But for me, it was just… meh. I mean, I can see why people would think it’s great, but honestly, if you didn’t wet your pants from the awesomeness of the first, I really just can’t bring myself to recommend it. It wasn’t bad, per se, it just utterly failed to grasp my attention as much as the first one.
Spoiler: The centaurs are not anatomically correct. That, or they’re all neutered.
Yes, I looked.
"Algebraic!"
May 14, 2008 at 6:15 pm · Filed under Gaming, WiiWare
eskimo is King Eskimo of Cake Town
I went out to Target today with the specific purpose of getting a 2000-pt. Wii Point card, because WiiWare went live on Monday. And I are excited. The aspect of WiiWare brings about what I’ve always really wanted in a system: the ability to not have to go to a store and pay fifty dollars or more, for an actually decent game. What follows, my friends, are actually decent games.
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"It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a Grue."
May 10, 2008 at 10:28 pm · Filed under Sidenotes
"Nothing can go wrong."
Got the compy fixed today, after being down for a little over a week. And, of course, by fixed, I mean nearly entirely replaced, by a big black monolith of sorts, around which I keep expecting there to be either a group of scientists or dancing apes wielding bones in precarious poses.
Deep Space Ninja, as I’ve taken to calling it (after giving up on HAL 10,000 or Mr. Smith), also shocks (and a trifle bit scares) me in being freakishly quiet at all times. I don’t mean the sort of quiet that means it’s not working, though. I mean the sort of quiet that means it is working, and working on a couple dozen different ways in which to slit your throat whilst you sleep. Not only is it connected to my monitor now, but chained to it with industrial-grade steel for added safety.
Star Baby is a go.
"Italics fluctuate when I change font."
May 5, 2008 at 4:30 pm · Filed under Movies, Wonderful
eskimo is Iron Man.
Sabbath fans beware! Iron Man came out in theaters on Friday, and it pretty much rocked.
Unfortunately, I can’t really tell you a whole lot about it without spoiling the whole thing, so I will tell you this: If you’re over the age of thirteen, see this movie.
"Fifty percent pant, fifty percent aloos!"
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