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My Playstation games will have to wait - my PS1 memory card gave up the ghost. This means the loss of minor progress on Final Fantasy 6 and Lunar, but most painfully, the loss of my Castlevania : Symphony of the Night data. Which was complete. Every monster, every treasure item in the game, I'd found.

Of course, thinking about it rationally, that meant the replay value was pretty low.

Movie Night was cancelled last night - I whiled away the hours with Katamari Damacy instead.

Last night at movie night, my friends and I watched From Russia With Love, the second of the myriad James Bond pictures. Silly? A little. But quite enjoyable, and it's one of the classics. Naturally, some discussion ensued about the upcoming Casino Royale - it occurred to me that Daniel Craig, with his pinched face and fair hair, more resembles the SPECTRE-trained killer in From Russia With Love than he resembles James Bond.

This is clearly a matter of national importance and must be rectified immediately.

So terribly disappointed with the Trick or Treaters last night. I had a grand total of 22. Several had no costumes, just street clothes. A couple were too old to really be Trick or Treating. And there was a general lack of enthusiasm - many didn't even say "Trick or Treat." There were a few adorable under-fours whose parents were able to prompt into saying "Trick or Treat" and "Thank you", at least, but sheesh.

Clearly, what I need is a sexy co-hostess to boost ratings. I already give out good candy.

Fortunately, move night actually proceeded as I'd hoped, and we settled in for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, which it had been a while since I'd seen. I should probably buy a copy of it sometime.

Movie Night got cancelled last night, but I got some card-trading done.

Today, I get my comics. Plus, I have several things lined up to do at home this evening. Friday, I play Magic. Saturday, D&D. Sunday, I have to go into work insanely early to learn more about or server patching process at work. It's going to be a full week - except for Thursday, which will probably get dedicated to City of Heroes, and/or writing D&D notes. And at some point, I'll need to watch my recorded shows from the week, though I already made time yesterday for Venture Brothers and Robot Chicken.

Most importantly, must get to bed on time.

Movie Night went well - there was the usual bout of indecision on the part of my guests as to what we should watch, but I spied my copy of the awesome Murder by Death, and suggested it. There was murmured assent, and all seemed to enjoy. This movie's been a favorite of mine for years - I think I first caught it on cable sometime in my formative years - I vaguely recall seeing the alternate ending which is not on the DVD. Since it was well-received, perhaps we'll screen The Cheap Detective sometime soon as well.

"Room full of empty people!"

That's the secret of my ability to stay upright today. Yesterday, I was so exhausted, I took a half day off of work to go home and get a nap. Then Eric popped by for movie night and Magic trading, which turned into two hours of Magic trading, followed by an hour and a half of him sitting on my couch putting the cards he'd acquired into his binders. I have to start being more direct with the "Get the Hell out and sort the damn cards at home"-style comments. But Eric's ability to underestimate the time required for tasks is legendary, and his imperviousness to hints is even moreso.

So I got in bed after midnight. Again. So I feel crappy at work. Again.

But I'm not going to take a half-day this time, I'm going to power through it by sheer force of will, and hopefully I won't get too snippy with anyone. And then I'll drive to Morgantown after and get my comics, which will brighten my day. And I'll go to bed around 10PM, which should restore my sanity to nominal levels.

I dug out Good Morning, Vietnam for the movie selection last night, and it went over well. I seem to have a bizarre itchy spot right in the corner of my eye that just won't. Go. AWAY.

Arrested Development Season 3 and the Weird Al Show arrived yesterday from Amazon, along with the latest MST3K boxed set.

( And now, memes! )

My subscription to Dragon Magazine is up for renewal, and I'm just not sure I want to renew it. I still like the magazine when I read it, but two or three issues will stack up before I get around to reading them. I don't look forward to them at all. Part of the reason, I think, is that I have no use for Eberron material - which makes up a small portion. Part of it is the declining quality of the included comic strips.

And part of it may be that I feel everything that needs to be said about D&D has been said, and anything else I can come up with myself. I'm going to be reading the most recent pair of issues before I decide, to see if there's anything useful - or rather, enough useful to justify the $40 annual pricetag.

Tonight is Movie Night, hopefully.

Filling out forms for various kinds of insurance now - I won't get my first check until the 31st. That kind of annoys me, so things may by tight around the end of the month.

Movie Night actually occurred last night, we watched Grosse Pointe Blank, which is an excellent and funny film. So that was fun.

I endure numerous unusual traffic delays. I forget my breakfast candy-bar. My ankle is acting up.

Most importantly, this morning, the cold-water handle for my upstairs faucet broke. Meaning it no longer will turn off. I'll have to try and dissect it later and see if I need to call a plumber.

Movie night was also a bust, but that was last night.