Eseme's Den

I am thankful for Castle. The witty banter is fabulous. I love good banter, and this show has it in spades. Plus, it is a non-depressing crime show, which is a rare thing these days.

The drive yesterday sucked. We were up at 8:00, and left the hotel around 9:30. Then chipped ice of the vehicles for half an hour. We arrived in Sidney around 2:00 - the drive was long and slow and icy and scary. We got to see a jack-knifed tractor trailer on 88 (thankfully it was southbound and we were northbound). The trailer was still going southbound. The cab was going northbound right next to it on the edge of a steep embankment. The driver was very lucky not to have gone over and rolled. As it was the local police looked to have no idea how to get it off the edge. It continued to rain as we unloaded the U-Haul trailer.

All the stuff is in the apartment. I just need to excavate. Dad says it is sort of like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom...

One thing I really need to find is the hardware that holds together the futon I slept on in Buffalo. My parents gave me another one, so I've got that set up for my bed. But it would be nice to have a sofa-like thing int he living room, plus lissa_dora might want to sleep on it when she visits. I'll still have my nifty fold-out chair, but I like to give guests options. And I can't find that hardware- not int he "Useful Stuff" box, and not in a few other bags and boxes that have screws and other hardware. I know it will turn up, along with the screwdriver I use to assemble to futon, but I'm not sure WHEN it will show up. Dad recons I have a month of unpacking ahead of me...

The kitchen is mostly done though- just need to go buy food for the fridge and pantry shelf. The tea shelf is rather full, as is the mug shelf. I have obvious priorities.

Today I hope to get most of my clothes situated- which will involve moving closet-organizer stuff around.

I plan to try and get my TV and bunny ears set up too. It would be nice to watch the Superbowl at home so as not to meet any rabid Giants fans. But Fox is channel 40 around here, and bunny ears are often not that good at getting high-numbered channels.

I'm getting internet at my lovely local library, who were nice enough to let me work in someone's office (it was that or the reference desk as all the other computers are reserved- and I don't start work until Monday).

No more internet for me until after work on Monday.

Attention all Jim Butcher fans!

Want info on the new TV series? Think it's going to suck just because a few things got changed? Curious?

Check out the new podcast, The Butcher Block. The first episode explains who the guy hosting the show is, and how he knows Jim. The second episode is 46 minutes long, including about a half hour interview with Jim. The topic of the podcast is the TV show, and the "nerdrage" that some book fans have about the new show. It's good stuff, and explains some of the changes and why they were needed.

http://butcherblock.libsyn.com/ - At the end of each episode summary is a link to download the MP# or listen to it through your browser (the easiest way to hear it).

Anyone wanting shots from the show need only hit YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B268BB834165D34F

If I could afford cable, I'd be watching this. As it is, I'm now officially begging friends with TiVo and DVRs to let me wander over with a VCR tape and copy their recordings.