So Lisa came over yesterday to watch the All-Star game with hubby-Eric and I, a yearly tradition for the lot of us, and I "taught" her how to blog. She discovered that to register for blogger she had to start a blog, so she did so. I doubt she'll be updating frequently since she's still on dial-up at home (not to mention sharing her connection with three other people), but while she's here she can have a lot of fun on our high-speed connection. Lisa is not only blog-sitting, she's house-sitting. We leave the 22nd for Monterey and the annual Winkie convention (that's right, while the rest of the comic book fans are in San Diego, I'll be in Oz).
If all goes well, by the way, I will have net access during my trip. I plan on trying to post a blog a day, but I'm not sure I'll be able to, which is why Lisa is guest blogging.
So, back to last night... we watched Ichiro get a hit to start the game, then pretty much ignored the rest of it. At 7:30 we turned over to Jeopardy to watch KenJen (comic book fan) top a million. It was a strangely pleasant evening, as the three of us sat in our living room with the TV on and a laptop in each lap...
Yesterday I also dissected my desktop to see if I could pinpoint the problem with it. Looks like the motherboard has gone out. It will start up, but after 20-30 minutes it freezes, and for several hours after that nothing I can do will get the computer to reboot. During that time I can't even access the BIOS, so I suspect it's the motherboard. I'm not sure why it's freezing, nor am I postive that I care. All I know is that I suddenly don't have access to my CD-burner. If hubby and I ever get enough cash to live on again I'll have to start hunting for components so I can revive my monster. That will have to wait, I'm afraid, and in the meantime I'd better stop downloading stuff.
The Usagi Yojimbo Dojo is doing a census to see if they can locate all the 2000 issues of Albedo #2 that contain the first appearance of Usagi. If you have a copy, let them know, and tell them where and when you got it and how much you paid. And feel free to spread the word. It will be interesting to see how many copies can be located.
Ian Spiers, whose story was mentioned on this blog a few days ago, made the front page of the local section of today's Seattle Times. I wish I had a camera and a tripod, as I would like to organize an outing with a whole bunch of people... everyone take cameras down to the locks and take pictures as a form of peaceful protest, while handing out flyers about Ian's experience with "Homeland Security" (which sounds more and more ominous to me every time I hear the name). If you go to Ian's Blog you'll find out that The Seattle P.I. also covered his story. In the comments on his blog, a reporter from local TV station Q13 asked for an interview. This story is getting the attention it deserves.
Oh hey, the idea of a protest is already out there and planned. Now I gotta get me a camera for that day (Sunday August 1st, 2004: 1PM-4PM). Hey Lisa, wanna lend me a camera? (via Boing Boing)
Found a "new" blog today... The Daily Burn has a nice little article on Aquaman and Namor's joint leadership of Atlantis. Comic book blogs are popping up all over the place lately. Ah well, I'm easy to get to link to them. All they have to do is write a funny joke about Aquaman...
I've also added Trash Heap and Brill Building to my bloglines subscriptions. Too many blogs to keep up with...
Hilarious scammer scam at the BBC site, complete with pictures of the scammed scammer. Via Washington Monthly.
Neil Gaiman's Fabulous assistant made the Onion.
Fanboy Rampage tells us some very good news: Kurt Busiek is going to be sticking with JLA. This could be very, very good news. I haven't enjoyed JLA in quite some time, though for some strange reason I keep buying it. Kurt can make it fun again. Btw: Kurt has already told me that he's not a huge Aquaman fan, so I don't mind if Aquaman doesn't even show (Aquaman had a surprisingly large part in JLA/Avengers, anyway!)... Just as long as he makes JLA good again.
Let's see, what else... hmmm. Go read Near Mint Heroes. Fun stuff there. He's done some more link-blogging.
Scott at Polite Dissent tells us of a lesson he learned in medical school: cheating doesn't pay.
Boing Boing reports that an on-line gamer has made a virtual Oz Themepark. This one is for hubby.
Today in alternate Bastille Days. I'm loving the alt history blog...
Yes, I've gone over to the dark side.
Comics are out today! I'm getting a big chunk of books today: Batman Order of Beasts, Aquaman, Bloodhound, DC Presents Mystery In Space, Fallen Angel, Green Arrow, H-E-R-O, Identity Crisis, JLA, JSA, and maybe even Ursula. Aquaman #20 is the final issue of "American Tidal", but not the final issue in the mystery of Sub Diego, if I'm reading the solicits right. Ah, decompression blues...
