my time on terra firma

Just tried to blog from Word; yeah, that didn't work out so well. Still, I'll try almost anything once and if it worked out I would've used it from time to time. It is my humble opinion that you can never have too many options. There are a thousand and one ways to skin a cat and honestly, sometimes I procrastinate am pressed for time and I actually need a work around for my poor, poor time management skills. I'll keep tinkering w/it. I know that I can blog from Flock, but that really slows down my computer. I can do it from my cell phone but it just feels awkward. Also gmail and of course, coming to the blogger site itself and doing it. Wonder if I can do it in OpenOffice? Yes, I'm so friggin' productive at work today! They're closing the office at three today, so I still have time to do...something...? http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/

...and I got it! Woo- Hoo !!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!! Oh BABY!!! I could go on, but I think everyone gets the message; I have a PS3 and it's essentially taken over my life! I just downloaded " LoccoRocco Cocoreccho ! " from the PSN as well as "Street Fighter Alpha". Of course, the first download was " Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix ", 'cause I'm a Street Fighter slut fanatic and can't get enough! I got the 160 GB PS3 bundle pack, which means I already have " Drake's Uncharted Fortune ", I bought " John Woo's Stranglehold " and " LittleBigPlanet " for myself and my friends and family bought me " Heavenly Sword " and " Soul Calibur 4 ". I've made the decision to play Stranglehold, Drakes, Heavenly Sword and LittleBigPlanet in that order w/a liberal sprinkling of Soul Calibur 4 (I've already downloaded Yoda, I just need to find the Apprentice. Can I just say th

Now, if only Marvel could make a decent TV series like this DVD, older fanboys like myself would tune in and tune out.     Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Marvel shows Hulk is the strongest one there is via Blog@Newsarama by David Pepose on 12/23/08 Marvel released several clips last night for their upcoming Hulk Vs. DVD, due to be released Jan. 27th, 2009. The Not-So-Jolly Green Giant will be taking on the deadly Wolverine and the mighty Thor in the two-part DVD. Among the clips are some opening shots between the Hulk and his adversaries, as well as a short featurette on everyone's favorite Merc-With-A-Mouth: Deadpool.       Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Blog@Newsarama using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

How did I miss this??? Usually, when news like this hits the net, I'm all over it! But this I missed completely!!! The game looks good; if the gameplay and graphics are anything like this trailer, I'm going to be one of the first in line. I can't wait to play "Infamous", "Prototype", " Ghostbusters ", " Bioshock ", "Street Fighter 4", "Metal Gear Solid", "Assassin's Creed" and "Heavenly Sword"; nor can I wait to download "Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Remix HD ". As of right now, I have "Little Big Planet", "Stranglehold", and "Uncharted"...none of which I've played. Thanks to an unfortunate snafu between Amazon and UPS, I won't be receiving my beloved PS3 until Monday. At work. Which is going to make for a mildly unpleasant ride home on the bus, but I'll manage. It's what has to be done for the sake of gameplay . It's what

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    Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Non Sequitur - 19 December 2008 via Darkgate Comic Slurper by Wiley Miller on 12/18/08     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Darkgate Comic Slurper using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

For the rest of us...     Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Adams Morgan celebrates Festivus via WTOP / Local / Local Stories on 12/17/08 Thursday marks 11 years to the date that Festivus made its TV debut.     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to WTOP / Local / Local Stories using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

Damn your reflexes, Dubya! Sent to you by tony via Google Reader: Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes At George Bush Jr., Microphone Beats Up Dana Perino via Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip by Jim Newell on 12/14/08 Nice dodge on the first shoe, President George! What the hell? And ha ha, Dana Perino got a black eye from a black microphone who later carved "I" — for Iraq! — into her butt cheek, because of Obama. [ YouTube ] Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites

Sent to you by tony via Google Reader: Locksmith Fail via FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments by failblog on 12/11/08 Photo by Violet ; submitted by Chris S Things you can do from here: Subscribe to FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites

    Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Non Sequitur - 12 December 2008 via Darkgate Comic Slurper by Wiley Miller on 12/11/08     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Darkgate Comic Slurper using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

Obviously. Sent to you by tony via Google Reader: Spider-Fans love Mary Jane, survey says via Blog@Newsarama by David Pepose on 12/7/08 Last week, we posted a short piece on poster Stuart Green's survey about Spider-Man's post-One More Day status. In the story arc by J. Michael Stracynzki and Marvel EiC Joe Quesada, Aunt May had been shot into a coma, and Peter Parker made a deal with the demon Mephisto to annul his marriage to save her life. According to the results, one thing is clear: the fans want the marriage back. 71 posts voted that the marriage should return, versus 24 posts that the marriage should stay dead. Meanwhile, fans wrote that if there was anyone who should return the marriage, it should be J. Michael Stracynzki, who also expressed his problems with the story following its release. Runner-ups included Brian Michael Bendis with 16 votes, and Matt Fraction as a write-in with another 16 votes. That said, the jury is still out on the rest of B

Only in America can a Japanese American grow up to become the head of VA...on Pearl Harbor Day!!! Sent to you by tony via Google Reader: Obama Taps Shinseki To Head A 21st Century VA: ‘We Have A Sacred Trust To Repay’ To Our Troops via Think Progress by Amanda Terkel on 12/7/08 Today, President-elect Barack Obama announced that Gen. Eric Shinseki will become his Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary. The nomination of the first Asian-American to the post — Shinseki, a Japanese-American, grew up in Hawaii — carries extra poignancy, coming on the 67th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks . Watch it: Shinseki is most famous for publicly contradicting Bush administration officials' overly optimistic predictions about the war in Iraq. In 2003, then serving as the Army's chief of staff, he told Congress that it would take several hundred thousand U.S. troops to secure Iraq. The Bush administration's failure to heed Shinseki's warnings have led to a

Ahhhh, my bank!!!     Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Capital One to Buy Chevy Chase Bank via WAMU: Local News on 12/3/08 Capital One Financial Corporation is buying Chevy Chase Bank in a cash and stock transaction valued at about $520 million. Capital One says the acquisition will give it the largest network of branches and ATM machines in the Washington area. Chevy Chase Bank has more than $14 billion in assets, with 250 branches and more than 1,000 ATM machines in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. Chevy Chase says customers can continue to do their banking as usual. There are no immediate changes to services or branches. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2009. Chevy Chase Trust Company is not included in the sale. Rebecca Blatt reports...     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to WAMU: Local News using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

If only...     Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Dilbert - 5 December 2008 via Darkgate Comic Slurper by Scott Adams on 12/5/08     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Darkgate Comic Slurper using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

I love stuff like this. And honestly, Kanye should be able to take a knock every now and again, especially when you're the voice of this generation of this decade.     Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Help Colbert take the #1 spot from Kanye on iTunes via digg.com: Stories / Popular on 12/2/08 There is only one way to stop Kanye West's arrogance, and that's with Stephen's arrogance.     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to digg.com: Stories / Popular using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

'Nuff said.     Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Non Sequitur - 3 December 2008 via Darkgate Comic Slurper by Wiley Miller on 12/2/08     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Darkgate Comic Slurper using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

Okay, so I know that I'm days behind on this one...and I don't care; there's nothing more damning than this when it comes to showing how this chick has NO situation awareness.

It's a time to be thankful for the things that I have rather than complain about the things that I don't! With that being said...I'm thankful that WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT!!! Next year, photos like this will be a thing of the past. Also, it's a time to send our prayers out to those who don't have it so good. Like our troops (and innocent civilians) in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, to our troops in S. Korea and Germany. Also, let us keep the victims of this recent terrorist attack in India in our thoughts and prayers as well. Have a happy and reflective Thanksgiving! Sent to you by tony via Google Reader: Give Thanks To Your Wonkette Pals, With Recipes! via Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip by Ken Layne on 11/26/08 While Barack Obama appoints Mr. Peabody as the Secretary of Science or whatever and no other news happens except the usual daily rain of Great Big Depression statistics, let's give THX for whatever it is that didn't go terribly wrong thi

LOL! Sent to you by tony via Google Reader: You think this is photograph… via Pundit Kitchen: Lol News and Lol Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and more by Cheezburger Network on 11/25/08 You think this is photograph; I actually watch you through your computer screen (Vladimir Putin) picture: dunno source, via our lol builder . lol caption: » Recaption This Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Pundit Kitchen: Lol News and Lol Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and more using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites

For some odd reason, this brings a smile to my face... Sent to you by tony via Google Reader: Ann Coulter's Jaw Wired Shut: Report via The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com by The Huffington Post News Editors on 11/25/08 Ann Coulter may be completely silenced, at least for a while. If the New York Post 's Page Six report is true, Coulter broke her jaw and her mouth is wired shut: WE HEAR...THAT although we didn't think it would be possible to silence Ann Coulter, the leggy reaction- ary broke her jaw and the mouth that roared has been wired shut... Check back here for confirmation and updates. Things you can do from here: Subscribe to The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites

I wish it were a joke, but there's a boss somewhere out there like this guy... http://www.jobschmob.com/ Sent to you by tony via Google Reader: Dilbert - 24 November 2008 via Darkgate Comic Slurper by Scott Adams on 11/24/08 Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Darkgate Comic Slurper using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites

I concur! The title alone had me at hello. Dirty. Sexy. Money. After the title the characters were like a freaking train wreck in slo-mo. And now, they're axing it. Well, at least I'm not alone. My friend is a huge "Pushing Daisies" fan. Gotta love American television. Sent to you by tony via Google Reader: ABC shuts down Dirty Sexy Money, Pushing Daisies and Eli Stone via Millarworld New Topics on 11/21/08 This is as per Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly: ABC swings an axe I didn't watch Daisies or Eli Stone, but I thought Dirty Sexy Money was absolutely brilliant. Such a shame that they axe this and keep crap like Greys Anatomy and Private Practice on the air. Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Millarworld New Topics using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites

Coolness.     Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Commemorative SmarTrip Cards Marking Obama Inaugration Available in January via DCist by Sommer Mathis on 11/20/08 Metro hasn't yet formally announced the sale of a special edition SmarTrip card commemorating the impending inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama, but this image was circulated at this morning's regular Board of Directors meeting, along with details on their production schedule and cost. Metro spokesperson Steven Taubenkibel confirmed that the commemorative SmarTrip cards should be available for sale in early January, while special paper Metro farecards marking the inauguration will be sold somewhat earlier, in late December. There was some discussion at the board meeting about the cost and availability of the commemorative SmarTrip cards. Currently, Metro plans to sell them for $10 per card, with no value added to the card at the time of initial purchase, which would make them $5 more e