View From the Bushes

First off, Paul asked in one of the comments if there were going to be anymore Chronicles of Anyaka adventures. Indeed, the double-length dungeon Wil is working on is the next installment in that series. Secondly, it's been snowing like crazy here in Utah. Generally, I don't even think about shoveling my driveway until January, because generally before then even if we get snow the next day is so warm that by the time you get around to shoveling the snow the sun has melted it. I may have to revise that rule of thumb now that there's a foot of snow on the driveway and my wife is still trying to push a double stroller on her way to school. When I talked to her this morning she said the toughest part of the whole trip was the driveway. Which made me feel bad, but only a little.

In other somewhat bizarre news, one of my old bosses was arrested for downloading child pornography (free registration required). Apparently while his computer was being checked for a virus, the university's IT department found some images which had been downloaded during an 18 minute period. There were ten images in total and each image counts as a violation and each violation carries a maximum sentence of 15 years, which means in total those 18 minutes could land him in jail for the rest of his life. I hesitate to make any allowances for child pornographers (assuming he's guilty), but that seems excessively draconian.

Finally, I secured permission from my boss to go see Matrix Revolutions during lunch tomorrow. So I'll give you a review tomorrow for all of those who didn't get to sneak out during lunch. There are finally some reviews showing up for it on Rotten Tomatoes, but they're running only about 40% positive. Oh well, it doesn't matter how bad it is, I'm obligated as a geek to go see it. I've been hugely disappointed with both of the last Star Wars movies, but I'll still be there when Episode Three comes out, just like a lemming over a cliff...

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