Friday fun

The camera that we purchased shortly before the arrival of the Emperor (holy crap, almost five years ago now!) went a little nutty over the 4th of July. Due to a potential quirk in a vendor part, Canon is going to take a look at it for free.

In the interim, I thought it couldn't hurt to get a new one, especially with the upcoming cons.

Here's some of the first shots:

( Pics! )

In addition to the birthday party, I'll be taking him to his first circus this weekend. I can predict with some confidence that I'll be more tired than he will come Sunday night.

Hello, weekend!

Listy McLinksalot strikes again

It's Friday! I'm basically caught up with stuff! So, some links...

Bringing back 'they' as an all-purpose pronoun. PLEASE YES. As an occasional writer of user documentation, I hate the awkward acrobatics involved in trying not to use 'he' or 'she'. Because I really hate defining the gender as one or the other when it's unspecified. It's a thing.

I saw a rash of cool icons recently pop up on my flist, then someone finally clued me in: Mad Men Yourself. What I love best about this is that you can pick a person of size. Like, wow! Zaftig as a choice! *two thumbs up* Plus, the end result is kind of an uncanny resemblance.

A free e-reader from B&N. Not that I've tried it yet, but I intend to, especially considering the freebie books they're offering as well.

Dr. Horrible for $7.42 and free shipping. At last, it shall be mine.

Hmmm...I could have sworn I had other things. Ah well. Onto the weekend!