Muskrat Ramblings

To every season, churn, churn, churn. Marat the Gerbil passed away overnight, which is a great shame. Though gerbils only live a few years, he was approaching three, and, along with his buddy F. Loyd, seemed to have lived a full and content gerbil lifetyle, full of Habitrail tunnels and peanut treats. A golden agouti […]

Occasionally, this blog is read by one or two people who work in the gaming industry, pushing its readership solidly into double digits. Wooo! Anyway, it’s long past time that I got an Xbox 360, and turned in my old Xbox V 1.0s (yes, I’ve got two, so they can be wirelessly linked for Double […]

Happy birthday to the Lovely and Talented Judith, who has steadfastly refused to make an Amazon.com wish list for me to share with friends and family. Adore you, hon!

We did it! For a couple of glorious days last weekend, Buster was the Number One rated kitty on LOLcats.com. Now, he’s solidly ensconced in the second spot, behind only venerable Monorail Cat. Bill asked me to pass along the following note of thanks to everyone. Thank you Army of Dorkness! I just wanted to […]

You all know that my pal Bill Bodden is one of the best guys in teh universe, right? And his S.O. Tracy is another in the short list of My Favorite People, Like, Evar. Well, their kitty, Buster, is now Number 2 with a bullet on lolcats favorites page. This may well be the closest […]

While ganking a Flight of the Conchords poster for today’s cartoon, I stumbled across an odd fact: Bret Mackenzie had a bit part in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings. Though an unnamed character, his elf has been dubbed “Figwit” by fans, and it seems to have stuck. Which is cool on a number of […]

Back in 2004, the Lovely and Talented Judith and I, along with pals Bill and Tracy, hit the Bristol Renaissance Fair. Because, you know, a turkey leg is a terrible thing to waste. Anyhoo, I was thrilled when I saw what was in the rear window of the car we’d parked next to. That was […]

For obvious reasons, I have a copy of Rosetta Stone’s Russian CD that I’ll be looking to sell. Most likely on eBay. But I really like the Rosetta Stone system. And now I’m torn: I’d like to pick up another language, but which? It’s a toss-up between the French CDs, and trying to get really […]

The first print run of Cineplexity is officially SOLD OUT from the warehouse, making it Out of the Box’s fastest-selling new release, like, evar. If you want to get the game with the 200 extra free cards, I’d suggest buying it now, if you can find it somewhere. Many games stores should still have it, […]

Got back from Chicago early this morning, where we saw Crowded House play the House of Blues. The trip was noteworthy for a few things. One: Finally seeing Neil Finn live. Few songwriters have made as much of an impression on me as Finn has over the last 15 years, and it was a joy […]