Kickin' the New Kuh-nowledge

Saw the Interpreter last night. Despite solid performances by Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman, it was a fairly drab exercise. It had thrilling moments, but the whole premise was just a bit too much for me. Interpreter (Nicole Kidman) that just happens to know an obscure African language overhears an asassination plot. Secret Service agent…

Looks like and I will be going to Los Angeles the first week of June. We’ll be looking at two schools she’s considering for her PhD… UC Santa Barbara and Arizona State. As part of the trip I’ll be competing in a tournament in Mesa, AZ for a miniatures game that I play. Should be…

OK… I’ll be in Atlanta Thursday through Sunday. Here is the current plan. To my Atlanta peeps… please feel free to add stuff to my itinerary… Thursday noontide to teatime… Playing minis at Colossal Games in Marietta… Yes… Marietta! Thursday teatime to eventide… Not firm, but most likely hanging with and her mentor ProfessorKathryn Thursday…

Saw it. Job well done! A happy geek am I. –sam

These things are really starting to get affordable. Soon I’ll be able to chuck my TV for a truly flat screen. 🙂 http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=10041690&whse=&topnav=&cat=&s=1 –sam

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Ben_at_phlo sent me this link to the 2005 Bloggies… awards for the best blogs on the net. Great stuff here. Scroll down a bit for the winners. http://2005.bloggies.com/ –sam

Picked up some stuff today at MegaCon. You know… a few trade paper backs, a couple of miniatures, a game or two. I also met Michael Avon-Oeming. Nice guy… and one of my current favorite cartoonists. Here’s a sample of his website… http://www.mike-oeming.com Anyway, meeting him today makes up for the fact that James Kochalka…

So… What if Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean made a movie… Looks cool… http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/mirrormask/ –sam