Monthly Archives: November 2003

It returns!

I was ridiculously happy to see that one of my favorite internet-published colums, Tuesday Morning Quarterback, has been relocated from its past home (the shameful ESPN), through a temporary home (at Football Outsiders), and is now located for your reading pleasure at NFL.com.
I can only hope that the editors at the NFL network don’t decide [...]

w00t w00t (the big burrito called w00t)

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Because even if it’s early yet, I should really say something to someone

We found out last night that tiny Markel number two is on his/her way.
Our estimate is July 20 or so.

The Markel Christmas list.

I’m abbreviating this entry to save the sanity of those who don’t plan on buying us anything.
Only continue to the entry if you don’t mind gratuitous ‘gimme gimme gimme…’

Just checking in to fulfill a promise to myself.

I really need to create a category for Galaxies-related posts. I do.
Two things for those who like to know what I’m up to in the int4rw3b:
First, my SWG character is about to go profession-hopping; I’m not bothering looking for Holocrons (I’d explain to you if I had the time right now), and so I’m [...]

Sweetness.

There has been somewhat, half-official, super-duper confirmation that the Star Wars (original) Trilogy will be headed to DVD in September of 2004. What those discs will involve, who knows? But I can finally trash my old VHS letterbox copies of the things and get to see them with actual picture detail.
Also mentioned at [...]

Whoa.

The Matrix Revolutions is getting slaughtered in reviews. I didn’t expect this much backlash at all.
I figured that, since people were so harsh on Reloaded, they’d be a little more considerate towards the third movie in the trilogy - after all, you can’t hate everything, can you? And I had figured that a [...]

So, anyway

The doctor’s visit turned out to be OK. A little bit of worrying for a while, but it looks like there’s nothing to worry about.
I am on some really weird antibiotics, though - that require me to take them on an empty stomach.

before i leave the office

dear refuge of my weary soul,
on thee when sorrows rise
on thee when waves of trouble roll,
my fainting hope relies
to thee i tell each rising grief,
for thou alone canst heal
thy word can bring a sweet relief,
for every pain i feel
but oh! when gloomy doubts prevail,
i fear to call thee mine
the springs of comfort seem to [...]

I would ask for a few prayers this afternoon, if you don’t mind.

I’m really scared about something right now - I won’t say anything more about it, because it’s likely nothing, but it’s health-related. And I’m headed to the doctor this afternoon to see if there’s anything really wrong, or if I’m upset over nothing.
I don’t really know how to feel about it, but I’m exceedingly [...]

Oh, yeah - almost forgot.

I’m going to throw up my Christmas list here later today, I think, because my parents need somewhere to see it, and I figured that people who visit here (all three of you) would not mind a look at the kinds of things that I wouldn’t mind having. And of course, if you wouldn’t [...]

Yay for brain block!

I hate it when I have a sermon to write and deliver on Thursday, and I’m unable to wrap my brain around what it is I want to say.
Bah.