Lemmings Are Among My Favorite Animals

Ganked from kaasirpent among others.

What has surprised you the most about me (if anything) since joining my friends list? Was anything completely unexpected or have I always fit the picture of me you have in your head?

Post this in your own journal and see how you have surprised people!

I Might Be a Tad Busy ...

... I have things on my calendar as far away as February 2010.

Things I am contemplating doing next year include:

1. The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
   
   
2. The C&O Canal One Day Hike
   
   
3. The National Storytelling Festival (and, from what I understand, if I want to do this I should make hotel reservations now. Last time I was lucky and called about a half hour after somebody cancelled.)
   
   
4. achieving total world domination
   
   

Oh, wait, that last one was for a different list of things to do.

I also want to get to at least a few more of the ballparks and a few more state capitals I haven't been to. And I am still trying to drag Robert off to Paris for a few days in April.

Amazingly, I have absolutely nothing scheduled for this coming weekend. That's mostly because holiday weekends are a terrible time to go anywhere. I am hoping the weather cooperates so I can finish off the Volksmarch American Revolution program.

Tano da Morire

I believe I have previously mentioned my fondness for the Italian movie "Tano da Morire," which I once explained to somebody as "Four Mafia Funerals and a Wedding: the Musical." (Or, as the film festival review said, "all singing, all dancing, all shooting.")

It still isn't available on video in the U.S., but you don't need to know any Italian to appreciate this. Which might have been the Italian trailer for it, but I'm not actually sure. It's pretty amazing, anyway.

Watch on YouTube