Character actors don't get to coast on looks and bankable box office returns. Genuinely unpleasant people probably don't get very far in the audition process or the incestuous, small world of King's Land— er, Hollywood.

I have absorbed all the sunshine I require for a long time, as I am living in Tucson, AZ. Part of the appeal of the Pacific Northwest is cold, overcast days. I have overcoats that go unused eleven months out of the year down here.

Two factors are keeping me from being very productive this week. One is, of course, the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. The other, and I believe this is known only to my immediate supervisors, is that I will not be returning to work at all when my vacation is over. The move to Portland, OR begins.

If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say.

I just assumed he was The Judge from Blood Meridian.

Grain alcohol and rain water?

My local tavern keeps an odd, rotating stock of flavored vodkas. The "Dude" vodka has the color and flavor of Mountain Dew, which is quite disturbing.

Also: swords.

He nailed your head to the floor?

A real human shouldn't remind me of Coach McGuirk.

An entire documentary about comedians going for "too far", and she was the only one who managed to do it. Impressive.

Clark and Bruce Make a Porno

Back in my day we called the most difficult games "Nintendo hard".

It always seemed to me rather short-sighted of the Orion Syndicate to work with the Dominion. No matter how profitable the arrangement, it seems like it would be a lot tougher to operate a criminal enterprise with the Dominion running the police forces.

I feel a little bad for the kid. Maybe DDL is a great father, but it seems like growing up would have entailed a string of intense, psychotic strangers being the primary male role models. Also, having a famous, accomplished parent must make it difficult to make one's own mark on the world.

This tasks me.

Shaka, when the walls fell!

The illness is never explicitly named, but according to Wikipedia the most popular theories are rickets or kidney failure. Both conditions are treatable, but arise from neglect and are fatal if left untreated, so they're pretty good candidates.

A Borges reference. Excellent.

Scrawler! Start the car while I get my gun. This will not stand.