From Twitter 10-08-2010

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From Twitter 10-08-2010

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Disappointment.

I wanted to go to the Houston Pinball Arcade Expo today, partly because I like old arcade games, partly to meet up with doctorpinkerton

Unfortunately I've decided not to go because:

(1) I don't go into Houston without at least three reasons to be there, and nothing else I -can- do there besides the expo can't be done closer to home.

(2) I didn't know for certain Pinkerton would be going until 4:15 AM this morning.

(3) The reason I found out at 4:15 is I was awakened by cat yowling and other animal noises which I presume, considering they came from the top of a tree in the middle of a dark night, came from a bat. When I'm awakened in mid-sleep like that I lose most benefits of whatever sleep I had before then- AND it's that much harder to get BACK to sleep- so this morning several of my joints REALLY hurt.

(4) Especially the right hip socket and ankle (Achilles tendon), which for some reason really REALLY don't like the angles of the seat and accelerator pedal in the Honda Odyssey, to the point of incurring repetitive stress injury on any drive of significant length.

And (5) After incurring a $400 loss selling at RealmsCon and writing checks for various bills and stuff, I just don't think I can afford the $40 in gas, $20 in one-day admission, and other expenses the trip would require. (And I really wanted to enter the raffle for the 40-in-one arcade cabinet, dammit. Mr. Do's Castle... *sigh* )

So I'm staying home today, trying to get work done- and my money will wait until after OniCon, and then- if Oni is profitable enough- I'll go to Pinkerton's stomping grounds for the release party for the new CoG CD. I hope.

Disappointment.

I wanted to go to the Houston Pinball Arcade Expo today, partly because I like old arcade games, partly to meet up with doctorpinkerton

Unfortunately I've decided not to go because:

(1) I don't go into Houston without at least three reasons to be there, and nothing else I -can- do there besides the expo can't be done closer to home.

(2) I didn't know for certain Pinkerton would be going until 4:15 AM this morning.

(3) The reason I found out at 4:15 is I was awakened by cat yowling and other animal noises which I presume, considering they came from the top of a tree in the middle of a dark night, came from a bat. When I'm awakened in mid-sleep like that I lose most benefits of whatever sleep I had before then- AND it's that much harder to get BACK to sleep- so this morning several of my joints REALLY hurt.

(4) Especially the right hip socket and ankle (Achilles tendon), which for some reason really REALLY don't like the angles of the seat and accelerator pedal in the Honda Odyssey, to the point of incurring repetitive stress injury on any drive of significant length.

And (5) After incurring a $400 loss selling at RealmsCon and writing checks for various bills and stuff, I just don't think I can afford the $40 in gas, $20 in one-day admission, and other expenses the trip would require. (And I really wanted to enter the raffle for the 40-in-one arcade cabinet, dammit. Mr. Do's Castle... *sigh* )

So I'm staying home today, trying to get work done- and my money will wait until after OniCon, and then- if Oni is profitable enough- I'll go to Pinkerton's stomping grounds for the release party for the new CoG CD. I hope.

Re: disappointment...

I mentioned my ankle in my last post.

Yeah, it's REALLY hurting today. I do NOT want to think about how it'd be if I'd driven to Houston and back and done hours of standing on it playing arcade and pinball games.

I need to take a closer look at the Odyssey and see what I can do to adjust things- especially the gas pedal.

Re: disappointment...

I mentioned my ankle in my last post.

Yeah, it's REALLY hurting today. I do NOT want to think about how it'd be if I'd driven to Houston and back and done hours of standing on it playing arcade and pinball games.

I need to take a closer look at the Odyssey and see what I can do to adjust things- especially the gas pedal.

2010 Stupor Bowl First Looks

Since my ankle has sapped what little ever exists of my ambition to get things done today, and since #1-ranked Alabama was upset by the Gamecocks of South Carolina (fucking YAY, now let's give Boise State their damn shot at the championship!)...

... seems like a good time to take a quick look and see what the field is like for Stupor Bowl contenders.

I'm not going to review any team or show prospects for the future- I'm just making a list. At the end of the college football season, I will name two Football Bowl Series (Div. 1-A) schools from different conferences to the nonexistent Stupor Bowl, where these two teams, the absolutel worst college football has to offer, would (if the NCAA would let them) have one final chance to end their season on a winning note and redeem a tiny measure of honor.

Anyway, who's in the hunt this year?

ACC- Duke (1-4)
BIG EAST- Cincinnati (1-3)
BIG TEN- Minnesota (1-4)
CONFERENCE USA- Marshall (1-4), UAB (1-4), Memphis (1-5), Rice (1-4)
MAC- Bowling Green (1-5), Akron (0-6), Eastern Michigan (0-5)
MOUNTAIN WEST- UNLV (1-5), Colorado State (1-5), New Mexico (0-5)
PAC 10- Washington State (1-5)
SOUTHEASTERN- Vanderbilt (1-3)
SUN BELT- Florida Int'l (1-4), North Texas (1-4), Arkansas State (1-4), Louisiana-Monroe (1-3), Florida Atlantic (1-3), Western Kentucky (0-5)
WAC- San Jose State (1-4), New Mexico State (0-4)

Except for Cincinnati, a lot of the usual suspects. (The coach at Cincy left for the job at Notre Dame this season, but I hadn't expected this hard a crash...)

Anyway, too early to make any predictions at all- not when 20% of all Div. 1-A teams (and fully half of the Sun Belt Conference) are still technically in the running. More in a week or two when things have developed a bit more.

2010 Stupor Bowl First Looks

Since my ankle has sapped what little ever exists of my ambition to get things done today, and since #1-ranked Alabama was upset by the Gamecocks of South Carolina (fucking YAY, now let's give Boise State their damn shot at the championship!)...

... seems like a good time to take a quick look and see what the field is like for Stupor Bowl contenders.

I'm not going to review any team or show prospects for the future- I'm just making a list. At the end of the college football season, I will name two Football Bowl Series (Div. 1-A) schools from different conferences to the nonexistent Stupor Bowl, where these two teams, the absolutel worst college football has to offer, would (if the NCAA would let them) have one final chance to end their season on a winning note and redeem a tiny measure of honor.

Anyway, who's in the hunt this year?

ACC- Duke (1-4)
BIG EAST- Cincinnati (1-3)
BIG TEN- Minnesota (1-4)
CONFERENCE USA- Marshall (1-4), UAB (1-4), Memphis (1-5), Rice (1-4)
MAC- Bowling Green (1-5), Akron (0-6), Eastern Michigan (0-5)
MOUNTAIN WEST- UNLV (1-5), Colorado State (1-5), New Mexico (0-5)
PAC 10- Washington State (1-5)
SOUTHEASTERN- Vanderbilt (1-3)
SUN BELT- Florida Int'l (1-4), North Texas (1-4), Arkansas State (1-4), Louisiana-Monroe (1-3), Florida Atlantic (1-3), Western Kentucky (0-5)
WAC- San Jose State (1-4), New Mexico State (0-4)

Except for Cincinnati, a lot of the usual suspects. (The coach at Cincy left for the job at Notre Dame this season, but I hadn't expected this hard a crash...)

Anyway, too early to make any predictions at all- not when 20% of all Div. 1-A teams (and fully half of the Sun Belt Conference) are still technically in the running. More in a week or two when things have developed a bit more.