I'm halfway through my A+ certification class. It's been a lot of info and I've been dealing with a lot of issues at home. So, to treat myself, I went alone to see Ironman (in DLP) last night....wow. This was a good choice of treat.

I loved the characters. Everything seemed very real, very grounded. And the gadgets. Gadgets are so sexy! And I really enjoyed the strong female lead. I liked the relationship portrayed there. I think it would be pretty damn cool to have a working relationship like that with my boss.... minus the innuendo. Still though, I think they handled it well. I felt proud to be an admin assistant. But who wouldn't with a boss like that? So many gadgets, so much money, so much power, so much verve.... and honestly dead pan. Very much enjoyed it.

And so many shiny Audis! Neat tie-in link here. The computer systems shown were pretty drool worthy too. How close are we to having that now? Rather liked the relationship he had with his machines. Just thoroughly enjoyed this movie and laughed out loud from deep down in the belly too. Glad I listened to that whim and followed it.

There were some nice reviews as well-- Thoughts.com; a word press blog on physics, newsarama, den of geek, gizmodo & gizmodo01.

Geek Porn This was from the Ironman film and shows Tony Stark in his shop, working on one of the suits. I really enjoy the eye candy-- both the gadgetry and the arm definition.

I'm wondering though--- is Tony Stark Marvel's answer to DC's Bruce Wayne? They seem very similar to me. But I think Tony has more fun.

A few days prior, I was walking down 6th Ave and noticed this exhibit in the windows. I had to stop and take pictures. I'm glad I did.

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I might start reading Iron Man comics.

Even enjoyed the perks discovered after the movie.

New Technology Everywhere After the movie, I made a pit stop. And discovered this-- shiny new tech! I think this is why tickets are now $11.75 a pop. Or at least part of the reason.

I got this from champagnleopard and I like the sentiment, so I'm sharing it here...

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Had a nice bit of morning shopping with TDSaM... I got a lot done in a little amount of time. chaosvizier would have been proud of me, I think. Was at BJ's by 0830, got items, TDSaM got to look at prices. Had a small breakfast. Got catfood, got stockings at Victoria's Secret, wandered around an Oriental store and tried on two dresses. Got stamps. The only hang up was getting to the Fairfield library to drop off my overdue book. There was a heavy downpour that caused flash flooding on Rt 20 going into 46. Some idiot behind us was honking the horn and flashing his lights and then zoomed on ahead into the floodwaters and promptly got his minivan stuck. TDSaM got out of the car and applauded the idiot. That was sort of funny. Just when all of this began, I had my therapy phone session. Not so bad, and I managed to focus on it, despite having another person within earshot. I think I handled the morning well, as I made an effort to just not read too much into anything. He dropped me off, which was nice, since it was still pouring. I thanked him several times for driving me around, and offered to pay for his coffee, but he refused. I tried to stay up and be productive, but that didn't happen, so I took a nap.

When I woke up, I called JBlack to see if anything was happening, but didn't get through, so I left a message. Called TDSaM back, and he said he'd be up to hanging out again, but not to rush and finish up whatever I was doing. So, I took him at his word, took another shower (been hot, humid and sticky) and did a little bit of home improvement (hung up the plastic bag keeper, and the corner groomer for the cats) and then headed out for his house. I get there, and he's on the phone with the girl he's pining over. I should have just turned right around and walked back home. But I wanted to be courteous, so I stayed for a little bit, and got another rehash of the same topics he was discussing on Thursday, Friday and this morning. Not terribly exciting for me. I was glad SABoy IM'ed me and gave me an excuse to get out of there. When I put on my coat to leave, it was only at that point that TDSaM was interested in what I had to say and asked me if I wanted to talk about stuff that I was worried about. I decided to be brutally honest and say that he obviously has a lot of his own funk going on, that he didn't need mine added to it, and that I need to be more protective of my time and that whatever interest I did have in him was now fading. I left it at that and walked myself home. (As if he would have offered anyway. At least his roommate is thoughtful in that manner.) Got home and had a good talk with SABoy about gaming, the gaming industry, dating, and Origins next week. That was much more enjoyable and I got more out of it. He agreed that I'm wasting my time with TDSaM and that I shouldn't put more energy into it. Sigh. I'm still craving that real deep connection... I miss my real friends. But at least I stood up for myself today and honored and respected my own needs and didn't apologize for it.

Put in the Indian Ambla hair treatment, placed a shower cap over it to cook, and I'm heading to bed. I think this stuff has helped my hair--- it seems to be behaving better. Reminds me of those nights at Eco-House when alcheringa13 and I used to put treatments in our hair and I'd promptly get sleepy from all the trapped heat on top of my head. Pamper me nights. :) I'm getting better at the self-care. A little bit.

UPDATE 09.02 N 25 Jun 2006

To mark this shift in perception, I'm changing TDSaM's code name to Tall Dark and Missed the Boat (TDMtB). I'm also going to celebrate my growing of a backbone and deciding not to put up with stupid shit that irritates me. Bully for me! Too bad I have no Jean-Claude, Asher, Nathaniel, Micah, Jason or Damian to celebrate with.... and hey... the new book is supposed to come out next week! This is for chrysoberyl in particular --> http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/Anita/DanseMacabre.html . Oh yeah, want to remember this too: http://www.dabelbrothers.com/newsarchive/042406.html?s=c659339c7efa605fd4d0fbacfa8f1c5d&threadid=64631