Well, dear readers, this has been a busy week for me: My birthday (43rd), Thanksgiving (also my 43rd) and now Black Friday (my 32nd, if Wikipedia can be believed).
(I’m a little miffed, Wikipedia doesn’t seem to have an entry for my birthday.)
In any case, my birthday was quiet, but enjoyable. I got the Christopher Eccleston Doctor Who box set of DVDs for my collection and a book on Japanese SFX master Eji Tsubaraya.
Michelle had a Thanksgiving “pow wow†at school this week and as I had the day off this year, went to see it. We got to hear all about how the pilgrims thanked god almighty for seeing them through the brutal winter and providing them a bountiful harvest. That just shows what a fucked up bunch of lunatics the pilgrims really were. Instead of thanking the imaginary sky fairy, they should have been kissing Squanto‘s ass for providing them the necessary knowledge that they lacked in survival skills.
History really is written by the victors isn’t it?
I thought about wearing my t-shirt that has a photo of Geronimo and his warriors with the caption “Homeland Security: Fighting terrorism since 1492†to the school pow wow, but I thought better of it and decided to co-exist peaceably with the pale face parents who send their kids to Michelle’s school. Instead I just wore my Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal T-shirt instead.
Guess you can tell I’m not all that impressed with Thanksgiving, but is a day off from work. We had my father over and ate ham. (I steadfastly refuse to eat turkey.) Ham good, turkey bad. It was a beautiful day outside, with a high today of 80º. You couldn’t ask for a nicer day. Pity nothing is open and the entire country is home gorging on turkey and watching football.
Tomorrow is Black Friday, a day I wouldn’t go shopping on if it weren’t for those one-day only loss-leader sales. I’ve got at least 2 places lined up with 500GB external drives (just perfect for OSX’s new Time Machine) for $79. Costco’s got 2 packs of 2GB SD cards for $35. Our newer Canon camera uses those and they’re so small we keep loosing the little buggers.
Anyway, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “gosh, what can I buy for Black Friday?†Gift ideas really are tough, and so I thought I’d list the books I’m currently reading and recommend them as gift ideas for Christmas (or Saturnalia, if you prefer.)
Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design by Michael Shermer
Eiji Tsubaraya: Master of Monsters by August Ragone
Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader: Wonderful World of Odd by the Bathroom Reader’s Institute
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Beginning Joomla! From Novice to Professional by Dan Rahmel
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomena by Daniel C. Dennett
I’ve provided convenient links to Amazon.com if you want more info on them.
What’s on my iTunes right now?
Blunt Instrument from the album “Casino Royale†by David Arnold
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