h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

This day, July 15th, may well turn out to be one of the most celebrated days in the history of dark forces.

And the thing is, no one really saw it coming. No one could predict the insanity or the madness or the chaos that would be born on this day.

No one stood up to it....no opposition. Sure, the majority thought that it would be a good idea. But really, I'm sure that people will look back after society crumbles and wonder why no one stepped forward today.

As for me? I don't care. It's not scary to me, nor is it more than I can take. The fires that I face on this day will be extinguished. I'll just eat some cake and smile. In fact, I'll be happy.

Well, so far it's going well.

The cake tasted good.

And I also received a FoxTrot collection book (hardbacked, no less), Volume 1 of the Invader Zim DVD (I'm not gonna bother with the full set), and a CD of music by Joplin!

I'm saving my last three for later, during which time I'll probably get pizza. Maybe see a movie....

I've already seen Spider-Man 2, but there's no problem in seeing it again, I guess.

Gotta love birthdays. Amazingly, no one's tracked me down and assassinated me by now. Only a matter of time, though....

Afgncaap5

B4youblowthecandlesout

Ack! Candles! Forgot about those....hmmm....

As it turns out, I *did* see Spider-Man 2 again, though afterwards it came with some bad news. Apparently, the tiny little family-run theater that I frequent (and drive roughly thirty extra miles just to reach) is going to be closing soon, with the staff moving to a new place. I'm worried that it'll lose some of the charm (the current place has a lobby that is almost literally littered with movie/hollywood bric-a-brac), but we'll see.

And, the last three presents were a CD-to-tape-converter-with-remote-control for my car (which I definitely needed....), a DVD of episodes of that new Ninja Turtles cartoon (so I can finally see how that particular story-arc ended), and what appears to be a form of New Testament bible interpretation, presented in the form of a very large magazine.

Gotta say, the magazine approach looks interesting. Not sure if it'll be reporting Bible stories as news articles, or presenting the Biblical lessons via editorials, or if it'll just examine a bunch of modern issues and talk about them with the New Testament as a heavy influence. Either way, it should be an interesting read.

Oh, and when I got home I found a last present: a long, orange tube-thing that, when stretched out and whirled around, makes a fun high-pitched noise! (please don't parse the above sentence, you grammar teachers out there). One of the few toys of that nature (slinky, yo-yo, etc.) that I didn't yet own. Gotta thank that person later.

Now then....just 365 days to prepare for the next Day Of Darkness....

Happy Belated Birthday, Affy!

You always get the coolest toys.

[B4 hands Afgncaap5 what looks like an elaborately styled multi-port flamethrower, capable of firing simultaneously to front and rear. The slim tubes and baffle assemblies belie the awesome destructive power inherent in the weapon. The fuel pack is also deceptively small--no larger than an average cell phone--and is perfectly comfortable when clipped to a belt. It houses a time/space displacement generator that channels the raw negative energy of the black hole, Cygnus X-1, which lies just on arm of the "Northern Cross" of The Swan constellation. This effectively allows the user to collapse any object in the known universe, by directing the streams of energy using the thought-interface implant that comes as a standard accessory to the unit. On the side of the fuel cell is a small label reading, "Surgeon General's Warning: Prolonged use my cause severe side-effects to the flow of time, as well as call into being creatures of horrendous description into situations that are probably complicated enough. This end up. --->"]

Here ya go, Buddy!

B4youpullthetrigger4the1sttime

*Appreciatively picks up the gun*

You know, Witty, I think you're right. I do get cool toys.

YAY!!!! Happy belated!!!