Hump Day is the way

I finished "The Alloy of Law" last night.

Damn that was an excellent book! Sanderson is a writing god. He keeps me hooked and wanting more. I can't wait for him to write a sequel. Damn him.

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The bag of Kit Kats I brought to the office was a bad idea. Don't know why I ever thought otherwise.

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Now reading "Zealot" by Reza Aslan. I haven't read nonfiction in a good, long time. This should be interesting and comes highly-recommended.

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I'm weighing whether or not to return to martial arts this week. I'm leaning towards "yes", though that's going to be a kick in the bank account. The one of many kicks I'll doubtless experience between now and December.

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Apparently we won't see Peter Capelli's Doctor in full-swing 'till late 2014. Sigh. Really, BBC? What gives?

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Seriously, the Kit Kats were a really bad idea.

September? Seriously?

After a delightful Labor Day weekend, it's sunk in on me that it's September already.

Ye gods.

The Bay Bridge is open for business, traffic is likely calm (I rode my bike so I really don't care too much about traffic today).

Took a nice, long bike ride yesterday along the Richmond Shore. The weather was perfect. Couldn't ask for a nicer scene.

Then I undid any and all health benefits from that ride by having a couple of pints and a burger at a taproom as I read more of "The Alloy of Law" by Brandon Sanderson.

Loving the book.

Monkeys of chaos

• The Bay Bridge is closed for the next few days. Let chaos reign!
• The more I think on The World's End the more disappointed I feel in the film not living up to its potential. After Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, I expected more. To date, nothing tops Pacific Rim for awesome in 2013.
• I see meeting conflicts abounding on the calendars today. I expect amusement.
• Goddamn air conditioning doesn't seem to be working. Never have I been so glad for this relaxed dress code.
• Salonpas is awesome.
• You know what's awesome? Taking a shirt you're pretty certain is stained to the dry cleaners, then getting it back and finding the stain is gone! That's pretty damn awesome. Plus it's already ironed! WIN!
• Black Blood of the Earth refills are beyond awesome and into divine territory.
• I think Neosporin happened when someone tried to create a Dungeons and Dragons healing potion. Go science!
• My apartment smells of homemade pasta sauce. Or, as I call it, pseudo-Italian air freshener!

This concludes today's incoherent ramblings and cacophonic mutterings.

Review: The World's End

I saw the latest Simon Pegg movie, The World's End. Set with the recurring themes found in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, The World's End completes the sort-of-trilogy Pegg and Nick Frost have done.

Weird-ass movie. It's about five guys who, twenty years later, try to complete "the Golden Mile", a pub crawl in their hometown that covers twelve pubs including one known as "The World's End".

And then the shit gets weird.

While The World's End is billed as a comedy, I wouldn't describe it as such. It has funny scenes and moments, but the story is overshadowed with themes of depression, maturity, substance abuse, and other solemn topics that make it more dramatic and less funny.

Still, I found it enjoyable enough. Not as good as Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz but entertaining enough that I don't regret the ticket price.

The Right Priorities

At this fine establishment in Eugene, OR, I had a couple of pints of Rogue's Hazelnut Brown Nectar ale. Delicious stuff and very smooth. While buying a few bottles for later consumption, I was introduced to what the staff call a "Snickers":

A glass of the Hazelnut Brown Nectar with a splash (or, more like 1/4 to 1/8th of the glass) of the Rogue Chocolate Stout.

I dunno if it tastes like Snickers so much as it tastes like victory.

Welcome Home

Aaaah... there's just something about early-morning police activity as I'm riding my bike to work that really lifts that whole vacation fog, y'know?.

TFSMIF.

Salt Mining

Back to the office. Wow. So this is what work feels like?

Where did all this email come from? Madness. IT'S MADNESS, I TELL YOU!

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Started reading "The Alloy of Law" by Brandon Sanderson (a Powell's purchase). Loving it. Damn but Sanderson is awesome!

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A contribution from a reader. I have readers? WTF? I feel I should apologize for the banality and general poor writing I provide.

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On the topic of banality, I have gotten handy popping the tires off of my bike, stripping them off, and reinflating them as needs be. Why? Oh, the last flat I got (a torn valve stem) has me paranoid so every time my valves in my tires bend, I deflate 'em, pop 'em off, re-adjust 'em, and re-inflate 'em. It's dirty work but it sure makes for a smoother ride. My bacon-and-beer fattened self rode a smooth ride into the office today.

Mmm... bacon...