A Guilty Pleasure...

Yes, indeed it is a guilty pleasure. You see, recently all twenty two episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series fell into my lap. Most folks (including Hobbes, it seems) get a near-terminal case of the twitch when the topic comes up, but for me... well, this is indeed a delightful find. A long time fan of the original series and cartoon, having a full set of the second was (to my mind) a -major- score. :)

And Hobbes is -still- twitching at me on Yahoo! Messenger. :p I'm on episode 9, and truly enjoying this wonderful reliving of memories. Such wonderful memories. It takes one item off my 'need to acquire' list... which still includes the original Star Trek series, Space: 1999, Blake's 7, Star Blazers, and *blush* Rainbow Brite and She-Ra. :p

The day was anchored by a massive conflagration with Megan in the middle of watching Wing Commander. In essence, she was being twitchy, and my attempts to find out what the real problem was proved to be gasoline on the barbeque. It left me incredibly frustrated and annoyed when it became apparent that the problem was actually her just being itchy. Grr.

Sat and watched The Core afterwards. It was at least a -bit- better than Wing Commander, though there were some definite logic problems with it. Ah well. You will believe that a huge tapeworm made of a new and hitherto unknown metal can nuke the planetary core into moving about... and live to tell about it. :p

In the meantime, I'm just trying to ride out the rest of what's proved to be an extremely bad day. With the all-day rain, my pain levels are pretty high. I ... wasn't bargaining on such intensity. As a result, I've been singularly uncomunicative, and am likely to remain so. :/

Anyway, I'm going to wander on. *hugs and cuddles*

Sorry about this!

I really am... but my close friends know full well that I'm an invertabrate punster (spinelessly unable to resist a pun, so slug me!). This arrived in my email this morning (and a couple of you may've already seen it), and really needed to be passed on. Given how badly I ache today, it was a much needed laugh. :p

1. Two vultures board an airplane, each carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at them and says, "I'm sorry, gentlemen, only one carrion allowed per passenger."



2. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!"



3. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.



4. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says "I've lost my electron." The other says "Are you sure?" The first replies "Yes, I'm positive."



5. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocaine during a root canal? He wanted to transcend dental medication.



6. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off. "Because", he said, "I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."



7. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal."



8. These friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to "persuade" them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars.



9. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him...A super callused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.



10. And finally, there was the person who sent ten different puns to his friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did!

Thank you! *runs for cover*