I left the work early on Friday.

So, Friday I got to leave the office an hour early so I could go to a radiology clinic to get my chest x-rays.

I get to wati 15 minutes for the shuttle, which is driven by the worst guy ever. He sped up, he slammed on the brakes, I think the person I got a ride with was still screaming at him when I left.

Anyway, I get onto the highway, and it's SLOW. Very slow. I figure, I'll hop onto the QEW and sneak around and go to the office at Eglington and Erin Mills. I peel off the highway, and dial the office.

Closed.

So, the other one is on Winston Churchill, which is theoretically just a few blocks up/over.

Of course, now I have another problem. Supercar's almost out of gas (well, diesel). My 'low fuel' gauge has been blinking, and now it's showing I have exactly .5 a litre of fuel available. I goad it to the clinic, and get a lovely dose of x-rays. I go out to the car, after confirming the only diesel station is up Winston Churchill, and drive up the road. It's the longest three kilometres I've ever driven.

Finally, I get to my Shell station. Pull in and… There's pylons in front of the diesel pumps. Crap. I COULD get out and ask, but fuck it. After a certain amount of tricky driving (and one stomach churning wait at a red light, Supercar's engine disengaged so it doesn't burn those few precious vapours of fuel), I pull into the kitty-corner Esso (boo!) and get me some gas. Success! Since I was running low as well as Supercar, I got a bag of Doritos. Sure, it would be better to just put a gun in my mouth, but I am a weak man.

Saturday, I cooked and was frustrated

Saturday was another episode in the semi-regular Star Wars Trivia games. Cynra and I tidied up the house, and I made a batch of chicken ala king with citrus rice (the creaminess of the soup helps cut down the tartness of the rice).

Joining us were cinn48 and kinra and his new GF. Apparently she's a vegan, and he eschewed the chicken, so it's a good thing I forgot to put chicken broth in the rice.

First game was Star Wars Trivia. kinra remains the only person to have ever beat me at it, so of course he won this time. He got off to a good start by recognizing Bib Fortuna's voice while scrambled, which stole my first wedge and threw me off my game.

And that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Afterwards, we played a game of Scene It! Harry Potter, which was fun, in much the same way being beaten by a prison guard is fun. cinn48 was crazy good at that game. I suspect I should rewatch the Potter flicks before I play that again. Ah, well. It was nice to see all the lovely video clips.

We rounded out the evening with the Scene It! Marvel on party play, which consists of watching questions and shouting out answers. Fun!

I also showed kinra the Marvel Vault book I bought. God, that's a beautiful thing. Planet Hulk, btw, is a big fat bag of awesome.

Cynra and I stayed up after they left and watched Legend. Well, as much as we could stand. I made her keep watching until Curry made his big entrance. Man, what a waste of possibility.