Maryland - Land of Storms

So, I'm in Maryland for a month. This Wednesday, a major storm front decided to blow through. And I mean through. Trees down, houses shattered, businesses wrecked, and power lost for hundreds of thousands of us. They're still trying to figure out if tornadoes touched down anywhere.

We lost power at my office around 3pm Wednesday. We left at 4, figuring there was no sense in staring at a blank monitor any longer. Of course, the hotel was without power as well. UNTIL 4AM!

Well, this morning I woke up late, due to the alarm clock not going off (battery backup my ass!) and my phone - on which I had set an alarm - running out of juice sometime during the night. I tried to check with the office, but didn't get a response, so we drove in late. And we left almost as soon as we got there. Still no power. Power company doesn't really expect to get it back on until sometime Friday.

Ok, late breakfast at IHop, after which we went back to the hotel. The hotel that LOST POWER AGAIN. Yes, in working diligently to restore power to the 40,000 Maryland residents who were without, the power company here accidentally turned it back off on a few thousand more people.

Thankfully, it's back on now. Who knows how long that's is going to last. I'm off to play Age of Conan before the power lapses again!

Today's overdose of cute

I present to you:

A baby porcupine with hiccups.

Maryland

The wife visited me in Maryland for the Memorial weekend. She got really sick on the last day, and then I got it, so this is late.

Played some mini-golf. I won. (Suck it, honey!)

Saw some black squirrels. We don't have those in NY, so we were intrigued.



And a regular grey squirrel. (Squirrelus-get-shotimus)

Comrades cry like little girl over Indy 4

STORY

Aw, did da wittle movie huwt yow wittle feewings?

Fuck off, ya commie bastards!

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Fan-fucking-tastic! Best movie I've seen since the Lord of the Rings finished.

Warning - Spoilers ahead!

I can't even describe how great I thought this movie was. Some nice references to the other movies (The warehouse from the end of Raiders, the Ark), references to old Indy games, to the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and nice period references. (The fight between the jocks and the greasers.) I loved Indy's son, and I think it's great that Lucas and Spielberg are considering moving the franchise forward with him in the lead. (The fedora blowing up against his legs, he almost puts it on and Indy sweeps it away and puts it on his own head, that was cool.)

The best scene though, for me anyway, was the first part of the movie. The throw his fedora on the ground, then drag him out of the trunk and toss him after his hat. Then you don't even see him, you just see his shadow as he puts the fedora on, and his theme plays quietly in the background. Chills, man, chills.

What the fuck are you still reading this for? Go see it! NOW!

World of Wifecraft

FUNNY

My home for the next month.

Not exactly a suite at the Hilton, but oh well. Too bad I have to pay for my Internet access for the whole month.

Oh, and because I'm babbling (which is because I am tired), I was sent to Rockville, Maryland for a month to train for my new job.

Yes, my laptop is now chained to that desk with a laptop lock.