Here's a list of people

Here's a list of people who read my weblog, or at least the people using an RSS reader who've taken the time to upload their OPML file. :)

I saw this over at

I saw this over at Backup Brain, and it's hilarious. If you're a fan of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer musical, and Lord of the Rings, this will definitely make you laugh: Once More, With Hobbits: A Lord of the Rings and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Musical Adventure

We caught Kathy Mattea at

We caught Kathy Mattea at the GBPAC here on campus last night, she put on a great show, and her voice is amazing. The first half of her show was all acoustic, mostly her signature hits, as well as requests from the audience. The second half of the concert was all Christmas songs, which, while nice, I didn't enjoy as much as the first half. I enjoy classic Christmas music, the songs we all know, rather than new made up "Jesus Rock" tunes, no matter how well they're done. Fortunately, Kathy did some of each, with a great rendition of Come, All Ye Faithful (half in Latin, no less) towards the end. After the show, we hung around the lobby, and I got a chance to talk to her a bit, since I'm distantly related by marriage to her husband. His (late)Uncle Ernie and Aunt Jo are my Great (late) Uncle Ernie and Aunt Jo (Jo is my maternal grandfather's twin sister). Anyhow, her husband didn't come on this tour, so I didn't get a chance to meet him, but we chatted for a little bit. She's a neat person, she has a quick wit, and seemed to be graced with an infinite amount of patience for all the people waiting for autographs. The guy in front of Holly & I was legally blind, and had some mental difficulties as well, but she handled him effortlessly, even helping him open his CDs, so she could sign the inserts, and never once hurrying him along. I didn't take the picture on the right, but I laughed when I saw it, as it's the same jacket she wore last night to sign autographs, along with the same sign, so it works well. I'm not sure how I feel about baby blue leather, however...

Well, it's not like I'll

Well, it's not like I'll receive any money for it, but my book review was published over at Slashdot today. Not too many people called me an idiot, so I'll take that as meaning I wrote a fair and accurate review. :)

This house is only four

This house is only four doors down from us, on the same side of the street, and it's for sale. I can't believe how much they're asking for it, considering our house cost less than half of what they're asking, but the pictures of the inside, posted here, certainly look nicer than our house did when we bought it. And, it has 2 more bedrooms, 2 more bathrooms, and one more garage stall... but still...