Guess what? I was listening to the radio while getting ready for work this morning, and heard something about a news anniversay quiz they were going to be doing and if you wanted to participate, call in. So, I did, and actually got through only to find out I hadn't been listening fully and that it was actually a 9/11 quiz. I decided to participate anyway, and ended up KICKING ASS!! I won a Lobstergram (two live lobsters and the works for eating them, including bibs, butter, and shellcrackers--I just have to cook them), which is worth about $80-100!

Official, genuine, 100% accurate Stormtrooper armour.

Because now, for the first time ever, you can transform yourself into a genuine Imperial Stormtrooper. And when we say genuine we really mean it. Because almost 30 years after prop-maker Andrew Ainsworth of Shepperton Design Studios created the original iconic white outfit, you can own a ludicrously collectable 1:1 replica, including a helmet that has been made using the original 1976 movie moulds. Yes, the actual moulds! Shepperton have started hand-crafting these Stormtrooper suits for fans to wear or display at home.

Now I totally want to wear a stormtrooper costume on the train, just to see what reactions I get.

Jen P, may your surveylance be utterly uneventful, may it be exactly the opposite of the "last day on the job for the crusty but loveable old detective" surveylance we are so familiar with from every movie ever.

Now I totally want to wear a stormtrooper costume on the train, just to see what reactions I get.

At least nobody would say to you, "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"

At least nobody would say to you, "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"

Heh.

tommy, you're still looking at DragonCon-related stuff, aren't you?

I doubt that the guy dressed up as Dr. Venture was actually grumpy -- it seems much more likely that he was in character. I've never seen anyone at DC get grumpy about having their picture taken. If you come to DC in costume, it's kind of a given that people will ask for a picture. And I've also never seen any of the staff be assholes, which is pretty incredible for a con of that size. I would not want to be the security people who had to wrangle 3,000 people for each Firefly and Mythbusters panel.

I came to work today, even though I didn't really feel that well this morning. Considering that now I'm not sure I feel well enough to drive home, I'm beginning to think this might not fall into the "good idea" category.

Is there somewhere you can sleep? Can that help?

I've now taken to having the back of the front passenger seat fully reclined (VW had the stupidest labour-intensive reclining controls) so I can sleep easily any time.

With migraines, that often makes the difference between being able to drive or not. But I'm willing to drive tentatively home more than I'm willing to do it in the way into the office.

Our four hour meeting turned into a two and a half hour meeting! Most excellent. Now work can begin.

Happy 40th anniversary of Star Trek, everyone.

Bad Tribune Writing:

When they converged near S. Wood Street the man pulled a handgun and struggled with Douglas briefly before firing, fatally wounding him several times.

What does that mean? It sounds like he was wounded several times, with each wound sufficient by itself to kill him. ...Don't think that's what they meant, though....

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