It's official -- I'm working at Otakon this year. Joy has decided to take two vans, packed to the gills, with every bit of merchandise she can pry out of the store. So, I may be spending every hour that the Dealer's Room is open in the store's booth... but I get to go to Otakon nonetheless. ^_^ Anybody else who's going to be there, stop by the Joy's Japanimation booth if you want to say "yo"!

Also official: I want a hysterectomy. 'Nuff said.

Twig, your out-of-proportion need to retaliate can mean only one thing...

...you're really Dark Schneider! X D

...the path less traveled?

So two nights ago, I was having an ice-cream fit,and G-Cat decided to walk with me to the grocery store on the corner so I could pick some up and pacify the wild Id. And as we trudged up the sidewalk, I saw a fork in the road that I'd never noticed before. We didn't take it, since it wouldn't have helped us with getting the ice cream.

Besides, it added some nice visual interest to an otherwise boring berm -- and didn't match our pattern, anyway. Because this wasn't your usual fork in the road. It was an actual piece of silverware, lying just off the sidewalk but not far enough out to be in the lane of traffic, so it hadn't been run over yet. (I meant to blog about this right after we saw it, but I forgot until we had to go back to the store this evening, and saw the Fork in the Road again.) ^_^

Oh, and I just want you to know, Tsaiko, that I adore you for that pirate book-review excerpt. Hee! (...and would it help if, from now on, we refer to the Lowell romance in question as "Oyster Spit Cove"? I kind'a like the sound of it... X D )

This quiz courtesy of the Grand Conjunction:

Threat rating: Low. You are annoying, but too much
of a softy tree hugger to pose any threat to
the mighty machine of Republican progress. And
the FBI know where you live.

What threat to the Bush administration are you?
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Although, after viewing all the possible results, I feel obligated to state that I'm a Democrat as well. AND morally deficient (at least by Bush Administration standards). X D

Ah, but you see, Jesia wasn't thinking -- she was letting her rampaging teenage hormones do the thinking for her! ...I can't think of any other reason she would have both worn the little furry accessories *AND* forgotten that most redheads really Should. Not. Wear. Pink. (hmm, wonder if the lady shopkeeper was just a little jealous after all, and gave her really bad fashion advice?)

I sent you a separate e-mail about this, N-chan, but in case you see this first -- if you still need the Pioneer "Fiction" CD, we have it at the store and I can pick up a copy for you! Just fire me off a message if you haven't gotten one yet. ^_^

Re: Your commentary on Angel Links -- the sad, sad thing, Twiggins, is that there are people in this world who dress just as stupidly as some of the people in that world. ...well, okay, not as bad as most of the pirates, but stuff like Jesia's poodle dress. And the Leon/Akio comparison made me laugh even as it hurt my brain. X D

and because I was a doofus and forgot it in the last post... {{{Hugs!!}}} for BigDave too. I admire the way you're turning your frustrations into positive action. ^_^ Go get 'em!

The Blog Entry that Overloaded Notepad! Well okay, not quite, but it is still property of Mr. Hugh Jass....

I finally did get some semi-amusing Search Hits... but not a one of them from the collection of odd words I tossed into the blog a while back. Heh - go figure.
Amateur goth girls -- if there are professionals in this category, I just don't want to know about it. >,<
Kingdom Hearts barrel trials -- Guilty! Off with their heads! ...oh wait, they haven't got any. nevermind.
guns cars and girls... gee, and I always thought it was supposed to be "send lawyers, guns and money"... guess that just shows how far behind the times I am.

Moments of surreality: my co-workers are talking about near-death experiences at Weird Al Yankovic concerts. Oh, and they finally remembered my birthday about a week and a half after the fact. Bizarre. It's too bloody hot in here because one of the air conditioners died, and I am eating deep-fried mushrooms for the first time since the whole gall bladder thing. (I think you and Zack inspired this mad foray into "sinful fried snackies"... ^_~) Haven't heard my arteries hardening yet, but we *do* have all the fans running so it's a little noisy in the store right now. On with the rest of the social stuff before the coronary infarction hits!

I feel your joy at the defeat of the Weiner! (and he wasn't an Oscar Meyer one, either...) One less frothing at the mouth beyond-right-wing exremist being allowed to spoo his views to the unsuspecting public - w00t.

Hang in there, Tsaiko. Losing a beloved pet is never easy. {{{Hugs}}} Hope the last 2 weeks of the sucky job go relatively painless. The other Elizabeth Lowell book was Pearl Cove... and I agree with you on the info that's gone into that series of books. (G-Cat had a couple of issues with her theories on stained glass creation in another novel whose title I can't recall right now.) Another good gemstone-related book of hers is "The Diamond Tiger", originally published under her alternate pen name of Ann Maxwell.

Vel, you make a very kawaii Zell! Looks like Terracon was fun. I hope scandisking your drive works to get the info back, but it's very wise to have a backup before trying it. >,<

You know, Catt, I don't think there's anything I can say about SoulCalibur II and Link and the spanking thing. I'll just sit here and look like this for a while. O,o'