Hidden Agenda

First "nuit blanche" but not strictly because I have fallen behind, but rather I had to swing by Cloud City before going to work. Sigh

Cheliax

Just because I'm in the middle of writing this year's entry doesn't mean I'm not on the lookout for new and interesting items.

This is why I enjoyed coming across Cheliax, Empire of Devils. Coming across while this year's La Cité election was marked with mudslinging and a race to the bottom morals-wise by all parties concerned.

My RPG-playing games are all but over, but the more I read about Pathfinder, the more I find it FEELS right, as an evolution to D&D.

My Tarot outlook for the day Three of Coins (Works): The commencement of business, commercial transactions, or employment. The constructive use of creative talents, and the expression of artistry in workmanship. Skill and labor turned to the crafting of things of value. Using the conventional as a medium for expressing the exceptional, in order to build something of great renown and glory.

Hmm, a good sign for my NaNoWriMo endeavour.

If you could only drink one beverage for the rest of your life (not including water), which one would you choose?

CRANBERRY JUICE!!! Hard to beat, full of Vitamin C and always refreshing...

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Another year of not enough sleep, last-minute desperation and managing what ever junk Lady Eris sends my way.

Taking the literary route to Europe, making it a lithmus test to whether or not my geopolitics chops are worth anything...

Would have loved had the whole Cloud City situation been taken care of before this, but having a couple more nights all to myself might be a boon.

Howling Mine

If all fails, I might find inspiration in today's MtG Tarot Pick, HOWLING MINE .

Secluded spot, with enough coffee? Yeah, that could work...

In the meantime, I apologize in advance as my sanity will slowly crumble away...

Cloud City is fizzling along like a soda bottle that's not properly stoppered... Since one of the main benefits of that project was to permit me the opportunity to diminish (if not abloish) the amount of mundane data I'm picking up, I have to implement a stopgap measure in the mean time while the situation clears itself. So back to the library, and hopefully before Christmas, everything will be okay on that front...

With NaNoWriMo starting this weekend, I feel my creative juices are percolating along nicely. Stocking up on stuff about Europe for a last-minute cramming session.

The madness begins Sunday...

Relic Barrier

Weird MtG Tarot pick as I got RELIC BARRIER for today's draw.

Then again, it is rather fitting as I'm in the process of planning ahead and this is a reminder of the usefulness of preparedness

Will you be giving out candy to trick or treaters this year? If so, what goodies can the ghosts and goblins expect to bring home?

Sadly, no there's just not enough kids passing by in my neighbourhood, so I usually drop some goodies to kids in the Albanian collective who took a shine to my mom. And does my coworkers count, if they do, I got extra-burnt "Go / No Go" brownies along with virgin Mo-Jef-ito for our department's potluck lunch...

...too bad, one of them's turns out to be me!

Weird team-bonding activity @BigMediaCo as we were "invited" to provide baby pictures of ourselves and we were supposed to guess the grown-up behind each picture?

Here's all the pictures which I've been considered to be my younger self...

Moi

Compare it to my current version (left) and I have to admit that I find it weird that it would be so hard to find me. The funny thing is that I didn't want to participate and put my photo until I heard some of my colleagues acting all smug as they had FOUND me. That would have been cruel, so I decided to give them a fighting chance. Needless to say I didn't win the "Closest to now" category.

As for my guesstimate, I did okay with just about 85% right putting me roughly 5th out of 32 people.

Pang Tong, Young Phoenix

My MtG card of the day is PANG TONG, YOUNG DRAGON. I feel strange with the meaning of this card.

Am I supposed to be thje one seeking advice or the one giving it?

Enlightenement would me so much easier if it were a one-way path!

There's a chill in the air. Show us your favorite coat.
Submitted by jacolily.

Chill? Unless you're talking -20 degree with stinging wind, this is spring for me. Seriously, don't have a pic on me, but I have this great oversized Burnt Orange coat I bought at Old Navy a few years back, I could just wear it and my bodywith nothing else under it and I would not feel the chill...

Who would you most like to be stuck in an elevator with? Least like?

Oh man, if I were to prepare, I'd like to be stuck with either Jared Diamond (author of Guns, Germs, and Steel), Cory Doctorow, Sarah McLachlan (with guitar), Joss Whedon. In a pinch, I guess I could make do with Zoe Saldana or the She-Hulk lookalike from the Star Trek reboot

As for those I wouldn't rather open the doors and jump to my squishy death, add most of the higher-ups at BigMediaCo. :-)

Yet another case can be check on the Vancouver Olympics to-do list as the Olympic flame is beginning its journey from Greece to the Wet coast, crossing the country before returning back to the hosting city.

It will be kiond of special, as even though I missed on the chance to become a torch bearer (in hindsight, maybe it's better this way... Wouldn't want to be remembered as the guy who snuffed the flame, because he dropped it), a colleague of mine has been chosen for the task. It's too bad, I won't get the chance to cheer her on as she'll be doing this at about 60 Km from my home,but there's a GT in Long-eye in the evening so I'll be sure to drop by.

It feels weird that while Canada will be coming up with Olympic fever, I'll probably be cheering from the sunny beaches of Mexico as it falls smack dab into my usual window that I choos to leave. AHaven't gotten confirmation yet if I get the dates I've chosen but it shouldn't me much of a problem as I usually squeak by. I should get final word by Monday.

Underworld Dreams

Very weird MtG dras as I got UNDERWORLD DREAMS for today's pick.

Then again, Halloween being next week it might be the Fates' macabre side that is seeping out.

Still I'll sleep with one eye open, just in case, Hades is coming for me...

Who are you dying to see in concert?

If I could tgurn back the clock, it would definitely be The Rolling Stones, but  I sure would like to see, Bruce Springsteen too...