Through the good works of SF Signal, I’m referred to Top Twenty Starship Captains, by Kunochan.
I actually didn’t find this posting to be all that great, but I commented on the thread, so I’ll link it here. If nothing else, it is extensive.
Category: Fun
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Talk like a Pirate Day!
Don’t forget tomorrow is Talk Like A Pirate day!
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Meyers-Briggs Workshop
I’m going through “New Manager’s Orientation” this week. Part of the day one festivities was a Meyers-Briggs workshop. If you’ve never done one, don’t worry about the details, it’s not relevant to my anecdote. If you have, I’m an ESTJ. Eat that, mofos!
Anyway, the woman conducting the workshop kept describing the various categories of personality in a fashion that called troops of monkeys to my mind. I had this persistent image of the lot of us in the conference room jumping on the tables and hooting, flinging poo about. It kept me entertained.
Don’t let the previous statement allow you to think I found no worth in the workshop. Au contraire! I felt it was edifying and useful. But sometimes, the mental images just won’t go away.
Scat! Damn imagination…
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2007 Peachtree City Triathlon
I raced my first Triathlon today! The Peachtree City Triathlon is a sprint tri (0.3 mile swim, 13.3 mile bike, 3.1 mile run) and I came in with a time of 1:23:56. This was about 10 minutes faster than what I thought I’d turn in, so I’m very satisfied.It was a blast, although the leg I thought I would enjoy the most—the swim—was a chaotic orgy of flying elbows and frog kicks. I got knocked very hard several times, and ended up swimming a zig zag, coming way inside between buoys to avoid other people’s flailing about. The swim sucked. (more…)
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Sacrifice Goats to Fly!
Boeing should add this practice to its standard maintenance manual.
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Dragon*Con 2007
We just got home from Dragon*Con. It was, as always, a total blast. This is our third annual, and I’ve already made my hotel reservations for next year.
There will be lots of posts coming, but here’s a taste of the fun.
Crowdsurfing Stormtrooper!
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Dragon*Con 2007
Dragon*Con is this weekend! I’m psyched.
If you live in the Atlanta area and have any interested whatsoever in Scifi, Fantasy, Comics, Gaming, Movies, Anime, Costuming, Podcasting, Writing, Books, Buffy, Angel, Star Trek, Star Wars, or just seeing Klingons walk around on Peachtree Street, you should drop by.
The Parade down Peachtree is at 10:00 AM on Saturday, and it is a blast.
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Walking with Frodo et al.
Jim, of Physics is Phun, pointed me in the direction of a site that allows you to track your mileage along the route of the Fellowship of the Ring, from Hobbinton to Rivendell and onward. Side trips are included such as the ride of Gandalf and Pippin from Isengard to Minas Tirith. Everything a Tolkien geek and runner needs.
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Quote of the Day
Found on David Louis Edelman’s blog:
…if the Antichrist has an MP3 player, it’s a Zune.
From a business perspective, how do you market to the Antichrist? Hmm…
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Strangely Fascinating
While popping around Flickr, I came across a forum thread. It concerns the process of “blocking” another user of Flickr from viewing your photos or emailing you. It’s really quite simple. You click “Block” and voila! No bothering anymore by whatever user it happened to be.
This guy doesn’t seem to get it. The thread is quite amusing.