Sorry I'm not home right now. . .

[yendi]

'cuz I really am walking into spiderwebs. There was a nasty one across the doorframe last night when I got home, and another one this morning. Plus yet another on the way to the bus stop. Fucking eight-legged freaks. Hate 'em.

Anyway, quick and dirty update:

Last night, played my first Magic sealed-pack games ever. Had some fun. It's like being an addict and rediscovering that high. Only less healthy.

This morning, we had to have a funeral, as Elayna's fish had died. She's down to one. I think this is the first one she's actually witnessed the funeral for. Poor kid. :-(

She also decided that she wanted to try the sloppy joes that the school was offering lunch today. I shudder at the thought of her poor shirt.

Interestingly, the alternative to sloppy joes was "chicken rings." I'm genuinely scared by the concept.

Work is hell. This is the start of my hellish stretch run. Thirteen straight days of work. I'll be frank: I'm behind on email, and on LJ, and have no chance of catching up. So I won't be reading LJ with any regularity for two weeks. It's nothing personal. I really do enjoy reading all of you. But I just won't have the time. I may pop on here and there, but you should assume that if you post something important, I'll miss it.

So if you need me, email me. I still may take forever to respond. But I'll at least read all email. Unless you email me quiz results. In which case I'll kill you dead.

You'll get your regular supply of happy fun DVD and comics news in about two weeks (although I may manage an update or three before then).

Anyway, I need to get back to work without ranting about all the work-related stuff I really want to rant about, alas.

Comments

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

Interestingly, the alternative to sloppy joes was "chicken rings." I'm genuinely scared by the concept.

By the gods! That is so funny! A couple years ago I was in a Shadowrun campaign. In one session, someone misspoke and said 'chicken rings' instead of 'chicken wings,' and it became a running gag. But apparently there really _are_ chicken rings! Gods and fishes...

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

From davien: But why would you want to eat a cock ring?

[lordrexfear.livejournal.com]

I hope you were smart enough to have a "Lamont"-style funeral with Elayna watching it and all.

chicken rings!

[m-cat.livejournal.com]

It's about time somebody started making jewelry for cats! I want some.

[cissa.livejournal.com]

Chicken rings are the result of a secret genetic engineering experiment, in which chickens and squid were crossed. None of the explanations really make sense; does the world need squid that cluck, or chickens that live underwater and have tentacles? I heard that the actual explanation was that the scientists were very, very stones, and decided that since both had beaks, it was a natural. By the time they came down, they'd already applied for funding, and when it came through, they were too embarrassed to admit what had happened and send it back, so they proceeded. Result, chicken rings.

[phantom_wolfboy]

Chickens with tentacles. For selling to the Cthulhu cultists. The Colonel thinks of everything. :)

[teapot-farm.livejournal.com]

Definitely need squid that cluck. Put me down for a bushel!

[shugenja.livejournal.com]

Ick. We have huge spiders here, quarter-sized and larger. One built a web across our front door - we assume because we looked juicy. Had guests over that night. Buncha sissies went out the back door. I went after the web with a snow shovel.

[xforge.livejournal.com]

This morning, we had to have a funeral, as Elayna's fish had died. She's down to one. I think this is the first one she's actually witnessed the funeral for. Poor kid. :-(

That's why I only do mammals. When I had stepkids, we had two guppies and just about every frigging thing that could go wrong, did. Sheez.

[yendi]

Did they rise up and murder people? If not, you probably got away lightly.

[shadowfairie.livejournal.com]

2 questions...how long have you played magic? And what are chicken rings?? Scary thought that one.