thebitterguy

Because I live in what is a mostly tectonically stable inland area, I find myself rarely beset by anything that could be considered a natural disaster (other than the months between November and April). However, I know that not everyone is so fortunate. So, I would like to ask, what natural catastrophes do you find yourself prone to?

[Poll #1263034]

I know the Guinness people like their publicity shots, but did anyone at any time stop to think that this shot was a little bit on the creepy side? And is he doing a finger shoot at the crowd?

(Honestly, my caption is kinda mellow).

The photo is He Pingping (the small one) and Svetlana Pankratova, Goddess of Leg Fetishists, the shortest ambulatory man in the world and the woman with the longest legs in the world, at 2'5.4" and 4'4", respectively. The photo is by Sang Tan, AP, who giggled when the photo was taken.

The Star put the photo between an article about the French attacking pirates and Fort York getting a makeover in advance of the bicentenary of the War of 1812. I love that song, BTW.

So, Captain Sulu got hitched.

Man, do they have to let bagpipers spoil EVERYTHING?

I thought for some reason they'd gotten married over the summer, but they'd just gotten their license.

This is cute:

Keeping with the multicultural theme, guests dined on Asian/Baja Californian fusion cuisine and took home Japanese tea-ceremony treats in boxes printed with the phrase: "May sweet equality live long and prosper."

I got Devil's Cape from the library, but had to return it after getting about 100 pages in because the previous borrower had apparently used it to blow their nose in.

Deeeee-fucking-gusting. It may not be Asimov, but it didn't deserve that.

A few days past, granolademonic told me, quite specifically:

Hoo'd Win some Vic Mackey vs. Omar Little by Friday, or I will.

It must happen! They're the two Batmanest bastards in television history.

Well, I can't say no to him, so here we go.

Amusing though: I've watched three times as many episodes of The Wire as I have The Shield. That's three to one, although I do own seasons one, two and three of The Wire.

Wikipedia, however, fills in the blanks.

Vic Mackey is:

a fictional Los Angeles Police Department detective and leader of the Strike Team, a four-man anti-gang unit in the FX crime drama series The Shield. Mackey is a corrupt yet effective police officer; he steals from drug dealers, beats suspects and has committed murder on three occasions. Two of the victims were violent gangsters, though the first was a member of his own team who was secretly working to expose Vic, despite his team's service to the community. Mackey sees his tactics as a means to an end. Despite his misdeeds, he is a devoted father, a loyal partner to his teammates and will readily protect those he sees as innocent victims.

While Omar LIttle is:

a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, portrayed by Michael K. Williams. Omar was a renowned stick-up man who lived by a strict code and never deviated from his rules, foremost of which is that he never robbed or menaced people who were not involved in the drug trade. Omar, who was gay, has had three partners on the show. Omar is the only major character on the series who claims to make a point of not using profanity.

Quite a pair. I suspect they've starred in a lot of slash together.

So! Pick your poison! Let this be the battleground on which these two knights of the streets see their final combat! Who shall be victorious, a cop so crooked he's straight, or... That stops there, actually.

First blood! Last Breath! There is now only one... HOO'D WIN!

[Poll #1261000]

• 10:12 Doc spec class is very meat. I is learning. #

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It's 4:30, and a wicked case of heartburn is keeping me up. I think eating that third double cheeseburger has now entered into the category of "bad idea".

The cranberry/raspberry juice did not help, but a little milk and maybe some Pepto will put out that fire.

Delightful day of t-shirt making, and I will have a photo of my Liev Schreiber Tee up later.

But, sassy_fae has questions for me. And so, I shall answer them.

1. If you could change any one thing about how cons were run, what would it be?
Nothing much that doesn't also require me to change human nature and economic theory. It would require a mind control ray of some kind, or twenty dollar bills to spontaneously appear whenever a person came to a game con. Make that fifty dollar bills.

2. You said at one point that "bitter" wasn't necessarily the best way to define you anymore. What adjective would be better?

I'm sure witty or acerbic might be better. Grumpy but fairly optimistic? Jolly might be better.

3. You never told us after you did your poll! Do you have your S.I.N. card number memorized?

Ayep. Ever since basic training, I can recite it forwards and back.

4. You're the second most Twittery person on my LJ list; how are you liking it? What do you find most useful about it?

I like it quite a bit, even though it's caused at least one person to take me off their friends list. It allows for a very brisk updating of various items, and it's fun. Once I get my new toy, I'll be able to access it much more frequently.

5. You're given a million bucks, but with the restriction that you have to spend it on one thing (and not stocks, investments, etc). What would it be?

A biiiig plot of land with a nice comfy house on it. Something like W's Crawford ranch, with geothermals and solars and greywater, but on a smaller scale. And with less "evil planning" oriented rooms.

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So, last night after we went to see Is There Anybody There? at the TIFF (a roller coaster of a film, sort of a coming of age film about a death obsessed boy living in an old age home), Cynra decided we needed to fill up her Civic before gas jumped up.

I'd like to take a moment to offer my best wishes to everyone living in Texas, because apparently the state was ripped whole from the continental shelf by Godzilla, because a thirteen cent jump in gas prices? Is there anyone I can nail up to a wall right fucking now about this?

Anyway, we got in line at the local Petro Canada, and I got to a pump just as they ran out of gas. So, fine I figure, I'll just go to the other PC in town. They'd be fine, located far off the highway!

Plus, it turns out they'd figured out a way to control the crowds: They'd already raised their prices. Feh.

Anyway, tonight is The Dungeon Masters (as bad as robin_d_laws thinks? Christ, I hope not).

In good news, I've found a set of figures for my Superman vs the Klan campaign, should I ever run it.

Note to self: Listen to Clan of the Firey Cross.