Busy life these days… I haven’t been taking time to slow down and write lately. I’m hoping to do more of that this weekend.<\/p>\n
Went to Rising Star last weekend, and had lots of fun. I showed off the new Utilikilt<\/a> on Saturday, and it went over quite well, though I have to think more carefully about the process of sitting down while I wear it. raininva<\/a> and I scored over 20 PS2 games for around $100 or so at the auction – of course, lord knows when I’ll play any of them. With WoW on the computer, I have to poke myself to make time for my new copy of We (Heart) Katamari<\/a>.<\/p>\n I missed meiran<\/a>, ranchonmars<\/a>, and madwriter<\/a>… maybe I’ll see some of you at Marscon<\/a>, and if not, there’s always T-Con<\/a>.<\/p>\n We listened to the audiobook of “So You Want to Be A Wizard<\/a>” on the way up and back. The narrator does good work with the voices, I’d recommend it. We bought it from iTunes, and while I understand this is not Apple’s idea, the process of getting the audiobook onto an MP3 CD for my car player was unpleasant. I hate the freaking music industry.<\/p>\n Three movies I want to see soon… Serenity, Mirrormask, and Curse of the Were-Rabbit. I haven’t been to see a movie in a while – no idea if I’ll make it to any of these.<\/p>\n I’ve been offered a ride to VTSFFC Halloween, and heard about another H’ween party in Richmond I’d like to go to, but either way, Rain can’t go because of her work schedule. This bites in great measure. OTOH, Trans-Siberian Orchestra<\/a> is coming to Newport News in November, and that I might be able to see! There’s something about “Xmas Eve \/ Sarajevo” that makes me tingle when I hear it for the first time every season… it’s so angry and beautiful at the same time. Elton John’s “Funeral for a Friend” is the same way.<\/p>\n