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Guys, I’m a little under the weather, plus I’ve got a stack of work on my plate, so unless the urge to post is overwhelming, it’ll be PFWs for a while.

Vicar, General…?

As I haven’t decided to just completely hang it up, we will once again be doing the Perfect Football Weekend&#153 this year.&#160 We’ll have the overview sometime next week or thereabouts.&#160 (The only real question, other than how bad the Cowgirlz are gonna suck, is “whither Kansas?”)

“Gird your loins”, as Vice-Perpetrator BiteMe would say.

Denizens, I’m going to be taking the Big Box&#153 offline for a couple of days, so any major posting will likely come from the Scorpion-class laptop.&#160

General, you have the conn.

And no sooner&#160 do I get the site running on WP 3.0.5 than WordPress comes out with version 3.1.

General?&#160 This&#160 is why I don’t like updating.&#160

[SCENE:&#160 The Engineering section ot ISS Titanic.&#160 Bodies of Bynars & Jawas, along with an Andorian or two, plus a Tellarite here & there, are strewn across the deck.

In one corner, four Ferengi are doing their best to hide themselves & a group of Ewoks from what appears to be a hooded raging madman prowling the section, purple lightsaber in hand.

Engineer emeritus Merlin and current chief engineer Ozymandias McCool are lying motionless against one bulkhead.&#160 Captain Korrioth, having been knocked woozy by the angry hooded warrior, is now attempting to position himself between he with the lightsaber & the two objects of his extreme angst.

The lightsaber-wielding beast removes the hood, and we see (as expected) Lord Darth Venomous point his weapon at the captain.]

VENOMOUS:&#160 THEY HAVE FAILED ME FOR THE LAST TIME, CAPTAIN!!!&#160 They told me they were ready to go!&#160 GIVE ME ONE&#160 REASON WHY THEY SHOULD KEEP THEIR FUCKING HEADS!!!

[Captain Korrioth calmly pulls what appears to be an isolinear chip from his tunic, and holds it up before Lord Venomous.]

KORRIOTH:&#160 “Service Pack 1”.

[Venomous looks at it, a peculiar, puzzled expression on his face.&#160 He starts to say something, hesitates, then dons a twisted facial expression.]

VENOMOUS:&#160 Oh.&#160 Okay, then.&#160 Carry on, Captain.

[Venomous turns and calmly walks from the room.&#160 Korrioth breathes a sigh of relief, and goes to render assistance to his still-unconscious engineering staff.]

—

Looks like we’re good to go, guys.&#160 Will be testing stuff out over the next few days, as Version 3 was supposed to render some of my plugins inert.&#160 (Which is why I resisted upgrading for as long as I did.)

Keep your eyes peeled.

[SCENE:&#160 On the bridge of ISS Titanic, currently in drydock and running on minimal power.&#160 An occasional indicator light flashes here & there and life support is just above minimum levels, but otherwise the place is dark.

The reverie is shattered by the appearance of a large, orange ball of light, which quickly coalesces into six figures – Lord Darth Venomous, his XO Korrioth, engineer emeritus Merlin and current chief engineer Ozy McCool, communicatinos wunderkind&#160 T-Bone McManx and tactical officer K’hadibak’h.]

VENOMOUS (apparently to no one in particular):&#160 Computer!&#160 Lights!

[No response.]

OZY MCCOOL:&#160 One second, Admiral.&#160 I believe we left the main computer in standby.

[McCool pulls out a tricorder-looking device and keys in a sequence.&#160 Immediately the lights come up & sounds fill the bridge as the control systems come back online.

McCool casts a glance at Venomous.]

VENOMOUS:&#160 Good work, Ozy.&#160 Thank you.

[McCool merely nods.]

VENOMOUS:&#160 You’re sure you & Merlin have things figured out this time?

MERLIN:&#160 Yes, Admiral.&#160 We’ll be ready to take Titanic&#160 out no later than four days from now.

MERLIN:&#160 I’ll hold you to that, Wizard.&#160 Grab whomever you need from spacedock and let’s get this beast flying.&#160 (to all) Repair stations, please.

—

Heads-up, Denizens.&#160 The long-awaited upgrade of the WordPress engine begins now.&#160 (Are you happy now, General?&#160 &#160 )

Y’all stay tuned.

This will likely be the last nail in This Fine Blog&#153’s coffin – but I’m tired of having to clean out spam registrations, so…

Not that anyone’s been beating a path to my door to get registered here, you understand.&#160 But all I ever get nowadays are bullshit email addys and fake regs from overseas.

Therefore, effective immediately – you want an account here, email me.&#160 Address is over there on the sidebar, and I’ll be happy to accomodate you.

As for you spammers?&#160 Shove a rusty nail up your AIDS-infested ass.

ThatIsAll&#153.

Good morning, Denizens.&#160 Hope you don’t have the hangover I&#160 do this morning.&#160 (And I’ll let you guys decide whether I’m kidding or not.)

I am pleased to report that there will, in fact, be a 2010 Year in Review post this year – in fact, it’s already in the hopper and set to post on Tuesday.&#160 (Sooner, if I feel like it.)

Now the idle thought:&#160 Fergie, you have a hellacious rack and you’re fun to look at – but you really&#160 need to keep your mouth shut.

A bit of background:&#160 During New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2011&#160 last night, she was introducing Jennifer Hudson as “the greatest singer of our time”.

Now, Jen Hudson does have a great set of pipes, and she’s fun to look at, too – but I think some broad named Mariah Carey might have something to say about the “greatest singer” bit, y’know?

Y’all ever look up and wonder what happened to the time?

Sheesh.

Sorry, guys – nothing tonight.

Denizens, I’m still buried under a massive pile of my belongings, chief amongst which is the Big Box&#153 – from which, of course, I dispense most of My Eternal Wisdom&#153 (*cough*)&#160

Soon as I get this place uncluttered, the ranting & raving will begin anew.&#160 With just a touch of gloating about Election Day thrown in for good measure.&#160

Stay tuned.

No PFW recap tonight, Denizens…

KORRIOTH:&#160 Smell the nationwide heartbreak!

MERLIN:&#160 It’s going viral, I tells ya!

VENOMOUS:&#160 Aaah, shaddup, both o’ youse.

MERLIN & KORRIOTH:&#160

My Sith computer skills have been summoned once again – this time to one of my longtime friends.

Maybe tomorrow.

Denizens, moving day is upon us (three weeks) and we’re only about 1/2 packed over here.

Posting will, therefore, be somewhat light beginning now – meaning, one only every two or three days unless the General or the Vicar care to chime in.

(Gentlemen, that’s your cue.)

Slight change in plans for teh PFW&#153, Denizens.

Realm Intelligence&#153, having nearly caused me to miss Kansas-Southern PMiss a couple weeks ago and not&#160 wanting to lose their heads…convinced me I should do the PFW on Thursday.

Except no one’s playing on Thursday.&#160 (Indeed, two of my teams aren’t playing at all&#160 this week, but that’s another post.)

Therefore, the PFW will crank up on Friday.&#160 All ticket stubs will be honored for the event.&#160

Denizens, I’m still working on the PFW overview, so look for it this weekend.

As training camp has started a bit early for the Dallas C’boys (what with them being in the Hall of Fame Game this year ‘n all), the Perfect Football Weekend will also restart its warp engines slightly ahead of schedule, as well.

Look for the overview within a couple days or so.

ThatIsAll&#153.