Thursday stuff

[yendi]

Entire server's down. Grr. Great way to kick a morning off.

Last night's gaming with Miss Kid: Uno and Parcheesi. She won both. :-/

(Oh, and looking at the comments on Parcheesi at Amazon, people are such fucking whiners. The "cheap" plastic animals are part of what attracted Elayna to this edition, and since nothing at all has changed about the actual fucking strategy or gameplay, who cares if the game is now less of a display piece (especially since it's also a lot more affordable). I love nice sets, whether chess, cards, or otherwise, but that doesn't affect how the game itself is played.)

After bedtime, shadesong and I caught the second episode of Slings and Arrows on Sundance. If you're not watching this, you're missing out (or you're Canadian, and caught it two years ago). So damned funny, and so brilliantly acted. And it has Rachel McAdams. *sigh* And the lead male from Due South, for those who might care about such things. Highly recommended. And Mark McKinney (who co-wrote it), for the Kids in the Hall fans.

Also caught the latest Surreal Life (the motorcross/slumber party one). It seems clear that both Omarosa and Canseco recognized the potential for this show to allow the to rehab their images, and are seizing the opportunity wonderfully. Not so much for a certain ex-supermodel. Caught up on one Stella (so we're only a week behind), as well.

Oh, and unless Tivo's lying to me, next week brings us three episodes of House!

Finally, in the category of "things I should have posted about weeks ago," ninjakitten has finally started her webcomic! You can read Killer Cucumber every Tuesday and Thursday (well, you can read it every day, but that's when new strips go up). Keep reading it and encouraging her, so we can finally meet the rest of the folks on the cast page.

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[mgrasso.livejournal.com]

After bedtime, shadesong and I caught the second episode of Slings and Arrows on Sundance. If you're not watching this, you're missing out (or you're Canadian, and caught it two years ago). So damned funny, and so brilliantly acted. And it has Rachel McAdams. *sigh* And the lead male from Due South, for those who might care about such things. Highly recommended. And Mark McKinney (who co-wrote it), for the Kids in the Hall fans.

Oh, that looks AWESOME. Damn my system for not offering Sundance in the standard package!

[yendi]

I'm hoping for a DVD release. It's damned fine.

[stratfordbabe.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've been squeeing about that show over in my journal. I adore it.

I'm just hoping Sundance will carry the second season in relatively short order instead of waiting two years after it is aired in Canada (like they did with the first season).

Now, if my cable system would just work consistently enough to catch it regularly.

[yendi]

*nod* I remember you posting behind a spoiler-tag for this episode, but I'd held off on reading that post. :-)

I had no idea there was a second season! I'm definitely writing Sundance a letter telling them how much I love the show, then.

[stratfordbabe.livejournal.com]

There will be a third season, too.

First season focuses on Hamlet.

Second season on a production of Macbeth.

Third season on King Lear.

And, then, I suspect, we'll get a DVD release of the complete series.

[yendi]

Well, at that rate, maybe we can get 30+ seasons out of it. :-)

(Personally, I'd love to see a Titus Andronicus season.)

[jmfunnyface.livejournal.com]

I love nice chess sets. I bought a hand carved one when I was in Russia, and when people see it, they go "Ohhhhh". I see nothing wrong with the little animals in the Parcheesi game. People get bent out of shape over the silliest things.

[yendi]

If/when I ever win the lottery, nice chess sets are actually going to become a hobby of mine. I love them.

[ninjakitten]

Thank you so much for the recc! I'm glad you like it so far. :)

And if people don't like that parcheesi set, why don't they just go buy a different one? I mean, if they wanted a showpiece, I'm sure someone out there would be happy to oblige them in the walletectomy...

[yendi]

De nada -- I'd meant to link to it weeks ago, but kept forgetting. :-(

And yeah, there's a whole ebay market for the high-end parchessi aficionado. Personally, there are better ways to spend tons of money, like on food. And DVDs.

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

'Last night's gaming with Miss Kid: Uno and Parcheesi.'

Ever play Quiddler (http://www.setgame.com/quiddler/)?

[yendi]

Nope. But I've just added it to Miss Kid's wishlist!

[crystalrowan.livejournal.com]

Due South! I miss that show.

[yendi]

I never watched it, but I know tons of people who just obsessed over it.

[crystalrowan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was very funny stuff. I need to see if I can find it on DVD. I hadn't even thought about that until now!