Of all the things I could have gotten for my birthday, I think I’m glad I didn’t get an asteroid impact.
Turns out that on the 8th of March, a Tunguska-calibre asteroid passed close to the Earth, almost as close as the Moon is. Scientists didn’t know about it until after it had passed because it came from the direction of the sun, a literal blind spot in the effort to catalog near-Earth objects in space. Follow the link below to the CNN article and related information.
CNN – Asteroid near miss
Turns out that someone I know turned 19 today. Yes, that’s right, #KNRK’s very own peach-pit is a year older and a day wiser.
In related news, fellow “blogger” Kymberlie is also celebrating the ticking over of another year on this planet.
Happy birthday to both of them! March birthdays rock!
Last night was a date night for Wendi and I. We had dinner, breakfast-style, at the venerable Hot Cake House. Following that we spent half an hour finding a parking spot near Cinema 21 so we could catch the 7:00 showing of Metropolis.
I’d like to take a moment to point out the fact that, in all the years I’ve been catching limited-run films at Cinema 21, I’ve never sat through a “coming attractions” segment there without seeing at least one advert for a gay film. No, I’m not a homophobe or gay-basher. I just find it amusing that after all these years, indie filmmakers still treat gay subject matter as edgy and unique. Oh look, those two guys on the screen are in love. So what? Does the movie have anything else going for it?
It’s entirely possible that I’m hopelessly jaded when it comes to the art-film scene. So be it.
Anyway, check the Films review section for my take on Metropolis. And do it soon, since it won’t be in a theater near you for very long, if at all.
Just because I’m a nice, wonderful, loving human being, I’m posting this quick journal entry at the request of one of the denizens of #KNRK.
You see, longtime channel regular peach-pit insisted that I hurry up and post something in my journal so she’d have something to read while she’s drying off after her shower. She especially wanted me to write about how cool she is. She’s so cool, in fact, that she doesn’t have a website or anything geeky like that for me to link to. Sorry, boys, no hot pics of peaches for you!
While I’m here, I should say hello to folks like monkeyfoo and IRQuick and Glytter and, and, let’s see… meshuga and shegirl and probably a few other channel regulars that peaches will remind me about immediately after she reads this journal entry.
For the record, the #KNRK chat channel is something I created, and took down, and created again by the request of my employers. They keep insisting that radio station KNRK needs a “chat room,” but as soon as they actually try using it they remember that technology stuff is way, way beyond their ken. Whoops. So #KNRK lives on as a kind of quiet getaway from the rest of the digital world.
If you’re horribly bored some time, pay a visit. I can guarantee that you’ll still be bored when you leave, but maybe you’ll meet one of the fine freaky denizens of the channel while you’re there.
In a stunning change of pace, I have decided to post another pointless, meandering journal entry!
Amazing, huh? I’ll bet you’re surprised. Really.
Not much happened over the weekend. I watched the Firestarter miniseries’ first installment last night, for what little that was worth. Well, it gave me something for my TV reviews section, so I should be thankful or something.
Today has been a day of small fires and equally small technical triumphs. I updated some server software, among other things. Exciting, isn’t it?
Bleah. Next time I’ll make sure that I’ve eaten a good meal before I try to type up a journal entry. Writing on an empty stomach, as it were, is a futile endeavor.
No longer a twenty-something, I am officially a thirty-something as of today. As if that meant anything, really. A year older, maybe a day or two wiser, I’m just going to try to get through today without getting moody or too introspective. I feel a Thoughts entry coming on, though.
If you’re lucky I’ll be too busy to type it up. =)
