Detritus, page 5

1. It occurred to me last night that there are probably entire generations of children out there that don't know the taste of a hamburger grilled over charcoal. That made me sad.

2. I'm rooting for Castle. And not because of the female lead that appeals to me in ways I can't even count. Ok, not JUST because of the female lead that appeals to me in ways I can't even count.

3. It turns out Christopher Walken's twitter isn't actually done by Christopher Walken but a group of...literaries may be the correct term? This lessens the awesomeness of it a little. But only a little. I like to imagine somewhere Christopher Walken is reading it and laughing. It helps if you read in the entries with Christopher Walken's voice in your head.

4. I'm playing Dwarf Fortress again. Not Gravelscarred though, I think that fortress has run its course. Which is sad, I have a fond affection for Momuz, Lor the Butcher and Kogan the Weapon. I started a new fortress but abadoned it after a short while. I was trying to get too cute with my stockpiles and work-flow, trying to think too much through it. That's not the way to play Dwarf Fortress. The way to play it is what I did on my next one, which is just let it rip. Start doing stuff without planning and make it all work. Then, once everything is working, build something incredibly stupid and pointless. In Gravelscarred with the Great Tower of Gravelscarred, made of smoothed microcline and clear glass. In my new fortress, Gemwild, it's fun with water. I'm pumping water up 20 stories or so into the mountain into a reservoir which with then split into three paths. One will be a canal district, a stream of water spiraling around a huge carved cavern into a pool at the bottom, and lining the canal will be shops (it's a tourist trap!). The second will be a giant five story sculpted fountain. The third is a series of a couple small waterfalls, the highest is a nice nook for your lovers to hang out. All three paths will join up to form a giant 7 story waterfall. There is absolutely no reason to do this. Which is why it's fun.

5. ........hhhhhhhhhhnn

6. I feel bad that I didn't send my compilation CD to everyone, but not bad enough to do anything about it. There is an explanation, but it's not worth going into at the moment.

7. My mothers boyfriend made a gift to me a copy of Watchmen. I'm reading it before I see the movie. I'm trying to balance the hype with realistic expectations. To be perfectly honest, I'm just not that into comic books.

8. I need a girlfriend. I won't say more than that. I shouldn't have said that to begin with, but it wouldn't be a Detritus if I didn't complain about it. Consider my duty done.

9. I'm teaching a class tomorrow and Friday. First year graduate students. I'm not nervous at all. I simply don't care. I should probably be taking it more serious than I am, but oh well. This will be my life (hopefully), no point in getting worked up about it. I really don't even have to prepare anything. No slides. Just stand up in front of them and ask them questions about papers I've chosen. It's the laziest way to run a class ever, and probably the most effective.

10. I love Spaced. So very much.