Super Justice Team GO!

Our City of Heroes supergroup has a new secret HQ. Take a tour with Screamerella!

The reception desk - first thing you see when you materialize inside.


The purdy but dangerous skylight. If we were ever attacked, this would be the weak spot in our defenses.


Teleporter room. The empty space on the right is reserved for another unit - not yet constructed.


The workshop where Col. Pemberton has been building the new teleport pad.


Rec area and computer room, seperated by a not-at-all soundproof glass wall.


The basement, with generator and water heater. Grey Pup promised to change the lightbulbs last Thursday.

Snakes on a Plane

This king among films was absolutely hilarious. It was all I hoped it would be and more. I found myself laughing uncontrolably at the line "We have to put a barrier between us and the snakes!" There's something indescribably absurd about it.

There was a lady all by herself in the theater with us. I thought it was a little strange, 'til she walked out about halfway through and I realized she must have been screening it for her kid. Chuckle.

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

It's been a while since I laughed out loud so many times at a movie. I've always enjoyed Will Ferrell's sense of humor; he was the best thing about SNL while in the cast.

"This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons."

Watercooler

While at work some time ago, I made a comment that the water in our dehumidifier ought to be drinkable, since it comes directly from the air. That's probably true, but I wouldn't want to try it without cleaning it up a bit. The tank probably has mildew growing in it, and who knows what foul vapors and particles are floating around in the air down here.

Anyway, here's a detailed schematic of a hypothetical dehumidifier/water filtration system.




...And a prototype.

Weedwacker

The Descent

Movie night on Thursday! We saw The Descent.

Very good, visceral and genuinely scary. The director managed to hit a nerve, making the viewer feel as claustrophobic as the characters. With lots of "gotcha" moments, this is a great film if you're a fan of somewhat gory slashers. Interestingly, the characters are all women. This totally eliminates one of the conflicts classic to horror films: sexual tension.

Again, if you're a fan of the genre, see this movie. It delivers on its promises.

A.

Wordpress and EasyPHP

Inspired to once again redefine my web presence, I am starting to put together a new website using Wordpress. Tonight I went through the first website I made that had a blog in it, copying all the entries and images, and editing the post dates to reflect when they were actually written. A bit tedius, but I hope it's worth it in the end.