What I'm doing this afternoon (and probably tomorrow)

Alternate title: Volvo Update Update Update Update (I think that's right. I'm losing track of updates).

My uncle called us up and said he's fixed the Volvo--it was a cracked distributor cap. One of our neighbors (a retired cop who doesn't have much to do anymore) offered to give me a ride down to Olathe to pick it up. So that sounds like it will all work out.

Ah, but there's a hitch.

I believe I mentioned a while back that my Uncle's houseboat was due for it's scheduled refit--it turns out that there is significant water damage to all the plywood. In his own words: "Don't know if it wouldn't be cheaper to scrap it and buy a new boat." So in lieu of payment on the Volvo work, I've been shanghaied into his demolition crew for this afternoon and possibly tomorrow. I told him that I'm good at demo, but offer no guarantee on the quality of the rebuild...

Disarmed this morning

The local college is having a career fair today (with a pretty dismal booth number, but that's beside the point). What's more, my mother has threatened to disown me if I don't go, so, dismal booth number and all, off I go. And the policy for CCW on campus is so convoluted I don't think I want to try it. Which kinda stinks because the new 642 fits so nice in the front pocket of my dress khakis...

Some Santana

Diamond Shotgun!

Forget that weak bow and arrow!



Added: Since Borepatch linked to this video, I suppose I ought to give a link to the Minecraft Wiki so you all aren't in the dark. If you enjoy playing with LEGO's, you'll probably enjoy Minecraft.

A Short Movie Review: Sucker Punch

I paid $10.50 to see it.  It was probably worth $4.

If it wasn't trying to be "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," it would have been a lot better. As it is, I just feel let down by the excellent (and short) action scenes. It needed more B-25's and Steampunk Zombie Krauts. Now, two hours of that would've been amazing.

Unfortunately, the movie didn't have enough like this.

It's weird that the parts that are set in the real(er) life were the parts that strained credibility.

Oh, and by the way, there was quite a bit of 1911 action going on in there, so it was good that I saw it on the 100th anniversary of the Army's adoption of the 1911 pistol.

MEAT IS GOOD

Alonzo Garbonzo is kinda on the hippie end of the pcychobilly scale, but still good. Besides, it's a song called MEAT! so how could you go wrong?