Mike Campbell

Am I the only person excited that Tool is finally putting out a new album at the end of August, and that they're current library is finally getting released digitally?

I can definitley second you on that OSJ. About a month or so ago, my partner at work and I were on patrol as we call is (aka just driving around) and we pass by one of my favorite restaraunts, so I ask if he's ever been there. He tells me he hasn't and then asks me if I've ever been to a place called "The Adobe Rose" which I haven't. I tell him that and he tells me that it's the only place that he knows of where someone can get lamb chops.

The wife and kids are back east visiting her family. She already grabbed me a four pack of Southern Tier (my favorite NY brewery) Nitro S'Mores stout from their Blackwater series. I also asked her to get me some Great Lakes beer too. Preferably the Moses variety pack, because their Midnight Moses looks really good, and is only available in that pack.

When Bea Arthur passed, my father in law insisted that all four of the Golden Girls had died. My wife and I kept telling him that Betty White was still alive, but he kept arguing that she was dead. And, Wikipedia wasn't an accurate source, accoridng to him. Like a week later, she was on some talk show and the wife called and told him that she was on the show and "she looks great for a dead woman!"

I had a Delirum Teremns last night while the family was out for dinner, and this is my new favorite glass. The bartender brought it over, and made a point of telling me that it was his favorite glass, probably to discourage me from even attempting to have my wife sneak it in her purse.

The annoucement of the new Ghost Recon coming out in October has kicked me in the ass to finally try to finish up GR: Wildlands. I orignally tapped out abouta year ago when I finished a mission, and had no idea how to start another because the whole map was blank. I fired it up in December to see if I could somehow find how to keep going and only found the bonus mission, which I was hopelessly stuck on. But after tooling around a bit last night, I was finally able to keep the campaign going.

I've been offically offered the job! And, because my life always has impeccable timing. I got the phone call while I was waiting to be seen at another job interview. Honestly, I only took the interview as a matter of politeness, since I'd already been told that I was getting this job after I passed the drug test and physical. I don't think I'd have gotten that job anyway, but this one is more money, better hours, and much better insurance!

I had my drug test and physical yesterday. I'm not really worried about either of them. I know damn well I'm passing the drug test. And my brother in law is in far worse shape than I am, and his job has more physical demands than the one I'm getting, and he passed his just fine. Everything the doc asked me to do, his comment was "Good." But, the hearing test honest to goodness scared the shit out of me. I'm shut in this tiny chamber wearing giant headphones and I have to press a button when I hear a beep. It sounds simple, but they alternate ears and levels of faintness, so you're never quite sure if you heard one or not. Plus, the cord attached to my button was swinging and hitting the wall, which made a noise that I thought could be a beep. It probably only took 5-7 minutes, but it felt like an hour. I had to ask the nurse how it went, because of the ear ringing and the cord issues, and she said that it was good.

After a year of defeat and disappointment, it looks like I'm finally getting a new job! I interviewed on Wednesday, and I heard the HR person tell one of the other people in the office "We have five interviews today" so that told me that there were five applicants. I get a call later that day telling me that I've been selected for a position, pending a drug test. I don't do any of that stuff, and I don't like poppy seeds, so I'll definitley pass it.

I was just getting over Viscerion, and now they kill Rhagal! Or did they? My wife pointed out that Dany's quote was "Did you see my child fall?" rather than "Did you see my child die?" Perhaps that surprised look on Euron's face in the preview is because he looked up and saw Rahgal. We don't know how much time actually passed between the ambush on the sea and the meeting at the gates. He could have been badly wounded and then healed up, and stayed at Dragonstone.

I found out Thursday that my phone is on its deathbed. I had it next to me, and suddenly got a voicemail alert even though it never rang. I tried calling back and the call kept failing. I go to Walmart (the only place in town that I can get a new phone) and they won't have anything from my carrier for at least two weeks (despite their website having two listed as being in stock). I ordered a new one offline and I'll gave it by Tuesday. This is the *ONE* time that everything down here moving slow as mollasses is a blessing. I put in for a job, and the posting closed on Thursday, so highly unlikely they'd be calling me before Tuesday anyway. And, if they do, I'll at least get a VM.

After 36 years. I'm reading my first ever Star Wars book. I don't know if it's because it's Star Wars Day or just some coincidence, but BN recommended that I read "Shadows of the Empire" when I was getting a couple of titles for my Nook yesterday. I grabbed it, mostly because I enjoyed playing the N64 game when I was fifteen. I had to admit, I am enjoying it so far. The Villain, Prince Xizor, reminds me of a James Bond Villain, which is just about the last thing I expected.

My buddy and I both figure that if Green Bay uses either of their first rounders on a quarterback, then they're seriously preparing for life after Rodgers.

My kids will be going to the science expo! The only downside is that they won't be allowed to present their project. Because, being so young, it's not considered high-end research compared with what other kids will be showing (which beckons the question of why they say it's for K-12, although that's likely to change next year after the stink that the school made). But, instead of being shut out, they'll be going to observe, so that in a couple of years they'll know what exactly to expect when they can present something. The school is putting up the money for a hotel room for the weekend, and also reimbursement for the gas to take them there and for meals.

Does your end of NM have the Green Chili obsession too? My mother in law saw one of the roasting stations outside of Wal-Mart, and said the line looked like Black Friday.

Yes times 1000! Unless you're idea of seafood is fucking Long John Silvers. I do miss me some Fish Fry Fridays.

As OSJ can attest to, New Mexicans will put green chillies into literally anything that's even remotely edible. The oddest one I've actually eaten (and was very good) was a Green Chili Muffin. The wife and I did see a Green Chili Apple Pie once.

I picked up the Blu-Ray of the 2018 Halloween today, only because of my OCD completest nature. I could have easily bought it digitally, but that doesn't make as nice of a display.

After the relatives left and we put the food away and cleaned up the house last night, I opened up a can of Harpoon Irish Cream Stout that a buddy sent to me. It's the best non-IPA beer that I've had in a good long time.

I'm wishing that next week's episode becomes available, to see Ray Candy team up with Steven Little Bear!

Leroy seemed to have a think for jacked up bald men as canon fodder heels. I was about to joke about Johnny K-9 being a perfect fit, and then remembered his runs in Tennesee and Texas as Tarus Bulba. Leroy also used such creative names for his heels as "The Turk" from Instanbul, and "El Mongol" from Mongolia.

I went to work on Tuesday, and was greeted by an email from the ops manager yelling at me for not working a heldesk ticket from the night before. Unfortunately, had she actually bothered to read the details, she'd have seen that it wasn't an urgent matter that require the person being called at 11:00 PM. I emailed her back and pointed this out. I also spoke with the three managers I deal with on a daily basis, and they call agreed that I was right. Two days later, and she still hasn't returend my email. Curious............?

That's the vibe I got from the end of the season. With Issac in the desert creating a new army, and Hector being enslaved to Carmilla. I enjoyed the first season, but the second season blew it out of the water. I loved the choice of 'Bloody Tears' for the music during the first battle scene. Like I said above, the only thing I really didn't care for was the storyline of Carmilla being out for herself. Mostly because it was Carmilla, who has been something of a recurring character in the games. If it was Godbrand or one of the other nameless generals who wound up being killed in the final battle scene, and I probably wouldn't have thought anything of it.

She's made some statements over the years that illustrate that she knows what her father was: Dany: Tyrion tells me that your father was a terrible King. Yara: You and I have that in common. Dany: We do. Our fathers were evil men.

"You want a whore, buy one. You want a Queen, earn her." - My social media is blowing up with memes of this.