Wii were foolish.

Well that didn't work at all. It's almost 2 pm and I am without a Wii.
Neither Target, Walmart or Toys R Us had any left. Duh. For some
reason I thought they would have a few extras sitting around after all
the fanboys got theirs. Then I could just breeze in pick one up and be
playing by Twilight Princess midafternoon.

I'm not really shocked. If I was serious about getting one I should
have preordered or sat on the cold, cold ground at midnight. But it is
ok. There will be zillions of them in a few weeks. Untill then I'll
keep rocking out with Guitar Hero II (special thanks to The Cat for
unlocking Freebird.)

PS3 & Wii at Target

On the way home I stopped into Target just to see if they either had a
PS3 laying around or maybe they put their Wiis (is the plural of Wii
"Wiis" or "Wiii"?) out early. Not that I had delusions of either
happening but I drive right past so I figured what the hell. Maybe I'd
get a PS3 to unload on eBay for zillions. Or maybe I could score an
early Wii. Well neither happened, but they did have both displays out.
The Wii is a glowing plastic monolith that you can hardly look right at
cause of the glow. Its a cool LED blue that hurts the eyes. You
couldn't play it but it was showing some sort of cheesy promo video that
want your typical gamer fair. It seemed to be mostly soccer moms and
groups of giggling women playing WarioWare Smooth Moves; no pasty Zelda
fans in sight (though I didn't watch for long). Anyway, the plan is to
casually snag one this weekend with out waiting over night or killing
someone's ma.
The PS3 display was empty (duh) but they did jave a demo unit out. I
was eager to see the amazing graphics everyone is talking about but the
damn thing was frozen. Just as well, I don't need to start to lust over
a $600 console that you can't even find in the stores.

The Shat!?

The ABC network is now referring to William Shatner as "The Shat." They should probably check their dictionaries before throwing that around.

According to Merriam-Webster its the past participle of shit. Lovely. Well, he was the shit in the past. Perhaps he will be one day again.

Good Luck Kinkster!

I know it's a long shot but it would be great to have a governor called
Kinky. Sure his books are filled with drug references and his songs
should not be heard by the young or elderly but he looks great in
cornrows and a cowboy hat. Hell he might even leave the governor's
mansion reeking of cigars and cats!

*sniff*What's that? The smell of democracy!

My new stock phrase.

Everyone else gets all the good stock phrases. All I can do is mooch
off the famous. I understand that "Git er done!" is quite popular with
the people these days. But its a little to lowbrow for the rarefied
circles I run in. It needs an upscale twist.

Therefore I propose "Please have that woman completed." Just picture
Uncle Pennybags or Mr. Peanut saying it. Ah, elegance.

Good Luck Kinkster!

I know it's a long shot but it would be great to have a governor called Kinky. Sure his books are filled with drug references and his songs should not be heard by the young or elderly but he looks great in cornrows and a cowboy hat. Hell he might even leave the governor's mansion reeking of cigars and cats!

*sniff* What's that? The smell of democracy!

Science man was not meant to know.

Scientists have recently resurrected a "fossilized" virus. Apparently this thing caused hell and havoc with our ancestors. But hey, now it’s back for round 2. Sure they point out that we've evolved immunity to it but don't viruses evolve too? And like really, really fast?

I am all for scientific progress. But sometimes you have to wonder if it is a good idea. Don't scientists watch/read any sci-fi? It seems like in every other Star Trek they would find a planet were the scientists discovered something that got out of hand. . .like an ancient virus or a rift in space or some sort of sentient robot that would then go about destroying the place, taking care to leave one survivor to pass on the cautionary tale.

Just cause we can might not mean we should. It’s only a matter of time before our Roombas rebel and start to nuke us, a la Cylons.

Convergence

Earlier this week I used the phrase "black hole" to describe some one at
work that doesn't respond to email. Then I started reading Ringworld by
Larry Niven. It discusses a massive super-duper nova that will spew
radiation all over the galaxy. Seemingly unrelated but then The Cat
turned on Nova last night. (Why? I have no idea. The Cat is a known
enemy of science in general and space in particular.) It was about a
black hole at the center of the Milkey Way. And it could end up spewing
matter all over the place. Similar to the book, but not like the
coworker (the only he spews is bullshit). (Freaker, as I type this
Rocket Man by Sir Elton is on the muzak. . . And a Shakira song but
that doesn't count.)
I don't know about you but this happens all the time; a string of
related concepts or incidences over the course of about a week or so.
Is it beacuse we are causing it to happen? Or are we just more attunded
to the concept at that particular time? Or is the universe just out to
tell us something. Probably not but I am going to throw together a
black hole shelter in the back yard. More than likely its just a case
of hypersensitivity or momentary interest.