Monday Erratica

I'm baaaack! The snow nearly did me in. Seriously. Very, very seriously.

Now for the list o' stuff:

1. We bought a new-to-us 2006 minivan named "Pearl" and are now embroiled in the process of deciding whether or not to return "her" because 2006 was a bad year for pick-up (technical term "oomph") in Sienna minivans.

2. And speaking of a lack of oomph, I am quite energy-free. I look at the squalor of my home and move my head back and forth like a dog contemplating something perplexing. I begin to think that a reverse vampire has been visiting me in the night and infusing me with the blood of Keith Richards (which KR doesn't need as he is being infused with the blood of virgins). My grandmother would have said, "You got shit in your blood." Nice. See also, winter doldrums. Anyone have a (legal) recipe for a Spring tonic?

3. I'm thinking of getting a vanity plate: MUFNTOP. It's all that.

4. I'm thinking of starting a new movement called the Middle Aged Rebellion. In this movement, people who consider themselves middle aged would tell any person or agency who was trying to sell us "youth" to nip it and tuck it up their butts. I've got friends who are so worried about their wrinkles that they're giving themselves more wrinkles!

5. I'm thinking, "less thinking, more doing."

6. The local 2010 board game convention is over and done. A good time was had by Gameguy. He especially loves the game auction and I must say, he outdid himself. Not only did he get some new games for himself, but in a bold and truly uncharacteristic move, he bought Comet a box of 400+ tiny gaming figures. Usually I buy the crap proclaiming "OVER 200 PIECES" on the box. This time, it wasn't me. There are orcs, skeletons, robots, guys with blow guns, guys that are part creature/part crossbow, and golems (golem?) to name a few. A cast of hundreds. And did I forget to mention the booby women? Barely clad and nearly unarmed (unless wings are considered weapons), these girls and their girls are representin' in Mage Quest/War/Domination/whatever. I think I will sneak them away. I can tell Comet there was a fairy convention or breast health seminar or something. Comet hasn't particularly noticed the "B-Girls" and he totally loves his new game.

I also participated in the game convention. Twice. Illegally, come to think of it, as I wasn't a paying participant. I enjoyed playing Bohnanza, but the other game, which involved quests was like a purgatory designed just for me.

That's all I got.