- Last weekend's U.S. Space and Rocket Center (http://www.spacecamp.com/) trip with Kimberly Richardson was a blast. Got some wonderful pics and vids and laughed a lot. Great fun and looking forward to this weekend at Panoply (http://www.panoply.org/) Huntsville's Art Festival. For those interested, Ms. Richardson's book, Tales from a Goth Librarian, can be purchased on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Tales+from+a+Goth+Librarian) and some of the Barnes & Noblesites. The MidSouth Con guest author will also be hosting a book signing in July, in Memphis, Tennessee. More details on that, plus an interview, coming soon.
- Cowabunga Bay, the new water fortress in Utah is growing by leaps and bounds. It's massive! Seriously! Check it out here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49343. Congrats once again to Shane Huish and company.
- Ok, the bad news...I'm out of Coaster Crew's IdiotFEST at Myrtle Beach in June. Yes, Booo to me. Just not enough time or dollars, given my other commitments to Steampunk, etc. In fairness, a couple cons, acruise, and a couple small trips also got the axe, in the name of resources. As much as I'd like to do all those things and more, I'd beone VERY broke nerd. That said, I wish Coaster Crew (a GREAT group of folks) a terrific time and I'm definitely there in comedic spirit. On aside note, there's a possibility I might be able to do the annual Kalahari trip in Sandusky Ohio.
- Diamondback opened this past weekend at Kings Island, and I have to say it looks terrific. LOVE the custom trains and it really adds so much tothe skyline of the park. Looking forward to my Diamondback Lava Light and plushie when I visit in the next couple years.
- Seaworld Orlando's Manta's custom painted trains look smashing! No offense to the Superman or Tatsu fans, but the paint job on this new flyer is just gorgeous. If there's similar detail on a possible Coaster Dynamix Statix model for Manta or Diamondback, I'm sold.
- Speaking of flying coasters, Nighthawk is looking good as well in it's new paint, though the running gag is at it should be called Dayhawk, what with the blue and yellow and all.
- The Revengers have returned! Rock Band 2 is reestablished at Luke and Jake's and we unleashed some serious pent-up shreddage last night. All of us were fueled by either NOS, Rockstar, Mello Yellow, Krispy Kreme donuts, or combos there of. Not only did I play guitar, but tried drums for the first time and loved it! And Ballroom Blitz on easy nearly destroyed me. Seriously! Now I know why I played keyboards and guitar. Even so, there was a little part of me that wondered if the drum kit makers would build a spinning drum cage like what Tommy Lee used to have. That would be cool! ;)
- Wrote another chapter on the sci-fi story yesterday (Wednesday). This would chapter 15 and it's starting to flush out more of the story and tie together a few fragmented things. Roughly 13 pages thus far. To the folks interested, I'll try to get copies out this next week to you so you can shred it and give general thoughts.
- Tried a new workout routine the focuses on push-ups, sit-ups, and squats. Very easy to do and a nice change up from the free weights. Think this will be a winner. Oh yeah, it's now the next day, and I'm most stiff...
- The gaming bug is hitting again. I'm considering an Xbox 360 to play the Star Wars games, with a side of Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Legos. Naturally, if Battlefront 3 is released, I'll be all over that like destroyer droids on Jedi's.
- Still considering and designing stilt creature costumes. I'm also going to wait until 2010 to take the stilts to DragonCon. While I'd love to have them, I'm too inexperienced, and that's a big hazard. Much better to wait, get some more experience, and try out the rig at a smaller con.
- To all my Second Life friends, I know I've been scarce, but trust me, I haven't forgotten anyone and I'm still working on a new pc dedicated to inworld stuff and more time with you all. It's gonna take some time to get the rig together, but rest assured you all are never far away from my thoughts, no matter how crazy life gets. Second Life is a big part of the blog, especially in the winter time, so I'm not bailing on it or all the great folks I've come to know. ;)
Hope you all enjoy the ramblings and thank you to the regular readers and supporters out there. The encouragement is ALWAYS appreciated. Thanks!
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