FMC 3.0

My, there’s a lot to cover.

Nighthawk cleared 56k last night. It rolled over just as I was getting off of route 1 on my drive home. The next checkup might be brutal - i’m gonna have the rear brakes checked out, cause i think they’re a tad noisy at times. Also, I think I might have blown a speaker. I need to confirm that though.

(I just realized the actual gap in posting. Yikes.)

So there’s another new dog. While I was hoping to name a new one Hawkeye, this rescue came with a name already attached to him. So we’ve welcomed Pete into the family with usual gusto. He’s a black lab mix. Mixed with what, who knows? Either way, here’s his picture:

Wizard World Philly came and went. I kinda forgot to post about it in the wake of the Sopranos finale. I filled in most of the gaps I had in series, and found some interesting new stuff. Also added a bit to my geek t-shirt collection. I did get two autographs - Richard Keil, and Michael Turner. I waited in line a long long time for Turner’s, and then didn’t have the energy to wait in another line for Hayden Panettiere. I’ve made a mental note for next year - take a camera. There were just some ridiculously good cosplayers there. Some of them that even had the bodies to portray the superheroes they came as (sadly, I missed Power Girl, who I heard was amazing.) As usual, I saw a few things I really wanted but couldn’t afford. If I ever hit the lottery, one of these Cons is in serious, serious trouble.

On a TV note, more of you should be hooked on Doctor Who. This season has been quite a thrill ride, they just keep taking the bar higher and higher. The BBC has also started a new series I’m really getting a kick out of - Jekyll. It’s a modern version of Jekyll and Hyde. If and when it hits BBC America, watch it.

Looking forward to a few days at Matt’s new digs in Arlington this weekend. His new place is a few blocks from a stop on my favorite color Metro line - Orange. All I know is that we have some movies to catch up on, but no set plans yet. I like weekends that start that way.

I did indeed catch up on all the comic book series I had wanted to. I even added one or two the to the lineup at Wizard World. Or at least as a result of it. I’m never going to be fully caught up, since I get my subscription box at the end of the month, and new titles are released every week. From what I hear, there are some surprises in store.

Over the weekend I got to participate in something Odyssey related I’ve never done - the training tape. Every year a tape is made to train judges. That’s right, every judge that gets trained for the 2007-2008 season is going to see me. Dad too, as he was at the taping as well. It was an interesting process to see, and to see how the problems originate and change before they’re finalized for September. Oh, and while I was there, I was invited to my first non-Delaware tournament for next year. So much for an “off season.”

I feel like I’m forgetting something. Oh right, the hook I started with. Nothing major, as I was there part of today as well. Just jury duty. Which is oh so fun. (What did you think I was in real trouble? Like having been arrested, or there to get married?) At least I’m catching up on reading before working really bizarre shifts at work to make up the time. So far I haven’t been selected for any trial juries, but it is a two week stint in the pool of potential jurors. At least there’s one free day - July 4th. But then I’ll still have to come to work.