First Monday of the year - Randoms

Al Franken has undoubtedly won the Senate election recount for Minnesota.
He now leads the with 225 votes.
I'm sure there will still be some fighting from the Republican side before they concede.
So there will be a long drawn out legal battle because Coleman isn't ready to give up.
It's a pain in the ass, but I can sort of understand where he's coming from, he was expected to be the winner on Election Day, and after all this time, and lots of ballots counted, it's being taken away from him. The swing of about 200 votes either way is really small. I hope it doesn't get drawn out for too long, we can use another Democrat in the Senate. I think Franken will make things a little more interesting.

Moving on to other things...

I started playing Fable II this weekend, probably why I have blogged for a while. I loved the first game, being able to wander aimlessly and virtually do whatever you wanted in one of the most beautiful realms I've ever played in. Yes, there were quests that got in the way of my wandering, but it's always nice to have goals. The new game plays pretty much the same way.
The story goes that the original character in Fable was from a long long time ago. A lot of stuff has happened since then and Heroes pretty much don't exist anymore. Then you come along and as a child are discovered to be descended from the line of heroes.
Long story, short, tragedy leads to a thirst for revenge and repair and you are sent on your way many years to become a full-fledged Hero.
I like that you can choose to be male or female, I always like to be a chick in games, it helps me identify. The fighting is pretty cool. And you get a trusty pet dog who follows you everywhere and aids you on your quests.
Now here are the things I don't like, interacting with other characters is a pain in the ass cause you can't speak, you can only make gestures which are pretty stupid and have nothing to do with anything going on around you. Then there's a stupid glowing, fairy-like trail that points in the direction of your assigned quest at all times. Now, granted, you don't have to follow the trail if you don't want to, BUT IT'S ALWAYS THERE! What is this Fable for Dummies?! I'm sure I can eventually find my way to the destination, I have map and can walk around and stuff. The trail is very annoying and quite distracting as well. It's almost like it's rushing you along to complete your quest instead of allowing you to enjoy searching the hillsides of Albion at your own leisure.
I will, of course, continue to play the game, cause it's still pretty cool.
I'll keep you posted on my progress.

Robot Chicken is officially announced to be returning to the New York Comic Con!
Seth Green and Matthew Senreich will be at the Con Saturday, panel and signings!
If you haven't bought your tickets, get them soon.
They haven't posted the programming yet, which is always kind of annoying that they take so long to do so, but I know they will be doing that soon, so keep checking on the site.
I also have it, from an insider, that there is a possibility of a certain creator from an upcoming show named Dollhouse that may be making an appearance at the Con. I'm not allowed to name names, but there may be some other cast members from his past shows there as well, can you smell REUNION??? I don't want to jump the gun on this, but it would be pretty awesome.
If you can't make it, don't worry, I will be there for all three days, and I will be reporting on everything I see and hear. If you are going, please keep an eye out for me. I'd love to meet anyone out there who has actually read my blog.

And finally, I've submitted my application for a trademark of FemGeek!
I've started putting together some ideas for products, T-shirts and stuff, with FemGeek. I haven't drawn up an "official" logo yet, but I'm working on it.
If anyone wants to submit some designs, I'd be very grateful, and would of course compensate you if I use it. We would of course have to agree upon the terms before I use it, but trust me, I'm an honest girl. I know there are plenty of creative people out there, so feel free. I'll try to set up a space to display some of the images that are submitted.