What a fun weekend.

[silveradept]

Well, went down Friday to visit older sister. Much fun was had there. Then on Saturday, we went to the Chicago Museum of Science (SCIENCE!) and Industry, and I got to wander in the "Game On 2.0" exhibit. Huzzah for gaming, old-school and new. Recognized most of the object and technology there and spent a good long time just being somewhere where gamer-ness was being celebrated. Played a lot on an Eyetoy-enabled Virtua Fighter game. Much fun there, once the camera was adjusted to the right height. And of course, the coveted High Score. At least for the time that I was there. The rest of the museum that I saw was great, too. Although I didn't go inside the U-505 submarine, I did tour the exhibit. Impressed my older sister by knowing about the Enigma machine, as well. Then there was game-playing.

Sunday was uneventful at her house, but on the way home, ye gods - traffic backups in bad places, and a killer rainstorm, so much that my younger sister, who was driving, pulled off the road because the car was hydroplaning far too much. And then, coming home, we ran into a 5-mile traffic backup on a 1-mile construction unit, that started this weekend. Which moron at the Dept. of Transportation decided it was a good idea to start construction on Easter Weekend? Anyway, so it took a considerably longer time to get home than planned/budgeted. But things are okay, now. And since I don't have class, you know, getting in late really didn't bother me that much.

What have people been doing while I've been out? Well, _eric_m_ shows a page from the manga book earlier (the one that was complained about) that might be the "depiction of sex with animals" that was being talked about. Here's the link to his entry.

I thought they were supposed to be locusts... guess it's iguanas that are the plague. Having had a foul-tempered one in a science classroom before, I can understand the reasons why people might not want to have so many of them around.

On a slightly more serious note, New York as begun to deploy security cameras. Nothing beats surveillance from Big Brother, really. Even if it's not effective at doing what its supposed to. Oh, well.

More tonight about today.

Comments

[starkruzr.livejournal.com]

[greenhornline.livejournal.com]

I feel that the part where the car about put us into the semi's back wheels was what made me get off the highway... and you complained about the drive a lot less that I did in my post. and hurrah for the Enigma machine.. I even knew about that one.. and the tour would have had you cramping up from being hunched over so much.

[silveradept]

Well, I was asleep for a significant part of the drive home, so I didn't get to experience it in all its hair-raising glory. I think you made the right decision in getting off when you weren't comfortable with driving, and I guess if I get drafted, I'd better request not to have sub duty.

[annaonthemoon.livejournal.com]

Wow, its a good thing Alex didn't tell me about that when I called, or I'd have been worrying about you guys.

*hugs*

Very glad you made it back safely!

[annaonthemoon.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're back. I kinda missed talking to you.