Time for Plan B

Well, the HALO thing fell through...so I think I'm going to be somewhat domestic here and get some things done. Like Garbage Day, and laundry. Then I'll think about other things like socializing or fiddling with Civilization or watching anime.

Today's Link of Oddness from the Traveller mailing list: The Museum of RetroTechnology, which is chock-full of the kind of technological dead-ends that seem to end up in steampunk anime. Like the Auxetophone, for example. The whole thing reminds me of Bruce Sterling's Dead Media Project.

Time for Plan B

Well, the HALO thing fell through...so I think I'm going to be somewhat domestic here and get some things done. Like Garbage Day, and laundry. Then I'll think about other things like socializing or fiddling with Civilization or watching anime.

Today's Link of Oddness from the Traveller mailing list: The Museum of RetroTechnology, which is chock-full of the kind of technological dead-ends that seem to end up in steampunk anime. Like the Auxetophone, for example. The whole thing reminds me of Bruce Sterling's Dead Media Project.

The meme of Onsen Mark.

1. Name: Kevin Trainor Jr.
2. Date of birth: October 9, 1959. Yeah, I'm fscking ancient. Deal.
3. Where you live: Minnesota. Shit. I'm still only in Minnesota... (Shut up, Captain Willard!)
4. What makes you happy: Can I get back to you on that?
5. Currently listening/the last thing you listened to: David Bowie - Beauty And The Beast
6. Do you read my journal?: Oh yeah.
7. If yes, what makes it especially good or bad?: We have the same low tastes in entertainment, e.g. pro wrestling and Revolutionary Girl Utena.
8. An interesting fact about you: I finished the 1988 Nijmegen March, but one of the superjocks from my unit didn't.
9. Are you in love/do you have a crush at the moment?: Love. Don't talk to me about love. The waitress at the Outback last night was thermonuclear hot, though...
10. Favourite place to spend time: In bed, preferably with a good-looking woman or my laptop, otherwise asleep.
11. Favourite lyric: "Well I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said."
12. The best time of the year: July 4th weekend.

RECOMMEND
1. A film: Serenity.
2. A book: Born Fighting by James Webb. We're all Scots-Irish, man.
3. A band, a song, or album: James McMurtry.

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: General coolness.
2. Two things you like about yourself: I'm a likable guy, and I'm damn good with the IJ-70 Makarov.
3. Look at my friends-list and tell what you like about one of our mutual friends: We don't have any that I recognize. Well, Eld, but he never posts any more.
4. Put this in your journal so that I can tell you what I like about you. *done*

The meme of Onsen Mark.

1. Name: Kevin Trainor Jr.
2. Date of birth: October 9, 1959. Yeah, I'm fscking ancient. Deal.
3. Where you live: Minnesota. Shit. I'm still only in Minnesota... (Shut up, Captain Willard!)
4. What makes you happy: Can I get back to you on that?
5. Currently listening/the last thing you listened to: David Bowie - Beauty And The Beast
6. Do you read my journal?: Oh yeah.
7. If yes, what makes it especially good or bad?: We have the same low tastes in entertainment, e.g. pro wrestling and Revolutionary Girl Utena.
8. An interesting fact about you: I finished the 1988 Nijmegen March, but one of the superjocks from my unit didn't.
9. Are you in love/do you have a crush at the moment?: Love. Don't talk to me about love. The waitress at the Outback last night was thermonuclear hot, though...
10. Favourite place to spend time: In bed, preferably with a good-looking woman or my laptop, otherwise asleep.
11. Favourite lyric: "Well I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said."
12. The best time of the year: July 4th weekend.

RECOMMEND
1. A film: Serenity.
2. A book: Born Fighting by James Webb. We're all Scots-Irish, man.
3. A band, a song, or album: James McMurtry.

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: General coolness.
2. Two things you like about yourself: I'm a likable guy, and I'm damn good with the IJ-70 Makarov.
3. Look at my friends-list and tell what you like about one of our mutual friends: We don't have any that I recognize. Well, Eld, but he never posts any more.
4. Put this in your journal so that I can tell you what I like about you. *done*