Author: Andrew Huey

more Comic-Con stuff

I heard back from the Comic-Con folks today about registration, and it turns out that they are just late in sending out the registration paperwork. They said they’re sending stuff out this week. That’s a bit of a relief, since I was starting to think I’d lost mine.
Meanwhile, I’ve been checking in with SignOnSanDiego.com every few days to keep an eye on the weather and local news. Let’s hope we don’t have a big quake while I’m out there!

San Diego Comic-Con

Only about a month until Comic-Con. I realized today that I haven’t received my little registration confirmation card yet. I registered back in March, so I’m not sure if this is a problem or not. They may just be late in sending them out. I guess if it doesn’t show up, I can maybe talk my way in with a copy of my cancelled check and a photo ID. Or I can sneak in the back door. Or I can just spend the week at the San Diego Zoo instead. Either way, I’m looking forward to the vacation.
Every year, it seems like I really start to get enthusiastic about the Con around this time. It just seems like I start to go stir-crazy in mid-June and really start wanting to get out of New Jersey, and get away from my job for a few days. This year’s probably a bit worse than usual, for a few reasons, mostly work-related.
And, regardless of any bureaucratic worries, I always wind up having a good time in San Diego, so I probably shouldn’t worry about anything this year either.

Stuff I’m Listening To Right Now

  • Hobotalk — I’m not sure where I first heard these guys, but it was probably on the Tartan Podcast, since they’re Scottish.
  • Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s — First heard these guys on Insomnia Radio. I picked up their CD at Tower Records, which might not seem like a big deal, but I think that’s the first time I’ve seen a CD from an indie band that I first heard on a podcast for sale at a big record store like Tower.
  • Gnarls Barkley — gotta love Cee-Lo.
  • Berman — another band I heard on Insomnia Radio.

this.

For some strange reason, I just searched my iTunes library for “this”. I got a pretty nice playlist out of that:

  • The Clash – This is Radio Clash
  • The Cure – A Night Like This
  • The Police – No Time This Time
  • Arcade File – This Must Be The Place (live Talking Heads cover)
    Kinda cool, huh?

    • under the weather

    I’m feeling a bit under the weather today. I’m hoping I feel better by Monday, since it’s likely to be a hectic week at work. I guess it was a good day to feel a bit bad, since the weather was pretty bleak anyway.

    I finished watching the first season of 24 today. I bought the DVD set off eBay a few weeks ago. I’m kind of hooked on it now. I have the season two set waiting, and I’ll probably pick up season three at some point. (I’ve seen the last two seasons on regular old TV, so I don’t think I’ll pick up any DVDs past season three.)

    I had been thinking about going to Wizard World Philly today, but just didn’t feel up to it. I walked across the street to the local comic book store instead. I actually didn’t buy anything, but I was seriously thinking about picking up the first few issues of Warren Ellis’ new Marvel series Nextwave. I’ve heard good things about it.

    Tomorrow is the Somerville Street Fair. I’ll probably have to avoid the gyros and other tasty treats, if I’m still feeling off. I’m hoping at least that it doesn’t rain, so everybody else can have some fun, even if I’m mostly lounging on the couch drinking herbal tea.

    Well, it had been a while since I blogged, so I let this entry become a bit of a ramble. Hope I didn’t bore anybody.

    Nero

    I just bought the newest version of Nero from Best Buy. As with a lot of software that comes out these days, it seems to be a bit bloated with unnecessary features, and it (of course) wants to take over nearly every file type imaginable. Really, I just want decent software for burning CDs and DVDs. I don’t need ANOTHER music player or photo organizer! On the plus side, it does come with a nice video player that does a decent job of playing DVDs. (My DVD drive didn’t come with decent DVD software, strangely enough.)