A minor bonehead move on my part today.

On my way out to dinner tonight, I made a decision. "You know, I'm not quite that hungry for the usual fare at the place I usually go to dinner. Tonight might be a good night to head to one of the nicer restaurants just off of campus! I've been meaning to check them all out before I graduate, and I've already tried 2 of the 3 major ones. It's Thursday night, so it probably won't be that crowded...at least, not as much as it would be on a Friday. So, I'll go now!"

So I walked to the place. And, finding the counter, I ask for my table for one and inquire how long the wait would be. The reply? One hour.

I was taken aback. Of course, a one hour wait at a restaurant like this wouldn't be unheard of (probably normal, even). It was 6pm. But it was just something I wasn't expecting. Plus, I didn't feel much like waiting two hours (one for seating, one for the meal) before heading back to the lab for more homework. So, I said thanks but no thanks, and headed back to campus.

It was on my way back to my usual dining spot that I had the flash of realization. Today was Valentine's Day...of course the place would be busy tonight. I had gone thinking it was just an ordinary Thursday. It was a shame, too...I had put myself in the mood for tortellini, and now I wouldn't be able to get it.

See, you don't think about these kinds of things when you don't have a girlfriend.

Labels: Valentine's Day

posted by Tim at 12:17 AM

SPOILER ALERT for those who haven't gotten as far in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as I have.



So, I got to the point where I ask the guy at Lake Hylia to fix the ancient cannon to launch me into the heavens. There's a quick cutscene montage of him taking several days to accomplish this, with the standard issue "show the sun and moon moving across the sky really fast" bit. And I'm sitting there thinking, "Thanks, buddy, for wasting several days fixing this thing while evil continues to take over the world."

Then I realized, "Wait, I'm wasting several days hunting bugs while evil continues to take over the world. For a girl who wants to bathe in snail slime." *shudder*

Labels: Legend of Zelda, spoiler, Twilight Princess

posted by Tim at 9:09 AM

Cruising along the Internet and came upon Talking Squids in Outer Space, and was disappointed to see that even with a comics section, there was no mention of Flerpnip. Nor Gary.

Labels: LegoStar Galactica, outer space, squids

posted by Tim at 1:35 AM