A little update...

Well, I got in to Utah just fine. The fam and I have been spending a lot of time together, getting things ready for visitors and the funeral. I got to meet the funeral director today. Nice guy, seems very good at his job, so that's a plus. In terms of the funeral, there will be a viewing Sunday night from 6:00 to 8:00 at the Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 N 900 E American Fork, UT. The funeral services will be held on monday the 30th at 11 am at the Cedar Hills 9th Ward chapel. Both are very close to my home, so if anyone is available and would like to come, you're more than welcome. Feel free to call me if you need directions.
All in all I'm doing really well. I think we all are. It's sad that he's passed, but after having to fight cancer for a year, we're happy that he is free of that burden now. We all know he's still with us, and moved on to the next stage in his existence.
Thanks for all of your support and calls and e-mails and such. It's been really great, and I love all you guys! e-hugs!
On a more random, and perhaps more average note, I recently saw two screenshots from the upcoming DC vs. Mortal Kombat game. Both of them are ridiculous, and I link them here for your perusal.

Invulnerability?
Super speed?

In Memoriam

For those of you who haven't heard yet, my father, Derek Russell Evans, passed away last night, June 24th, 2008, after living with cancer for over a year. He died in his sleep, and without pain, and we're all doing pretty well. We had time to come to terms with his condition and had a great year together before he passed. It's still hard, but we knew what we were facing. I'm headed home tomorrow, and will be there through the 4th of July. Thank you for your support and love, and I'll keep you updated on what else is happening.

Double Stuf Oreos: Too Delicious?

I have consumed far too many of these babies in the past few days. Nabisco must have a pact with the Devil himself, cuz these things are sinful. Far too tasty they are, but they seem so harmless with their tiny roundness. Curses!
I've been listening to the latest Coldplay album lately. It came out last week. I can't say that I've listened to it in depth, but from what I've picked up so far, it's kind of average. I mean, it's still good Coldplay, but it doesn't exceed their earlier stuff. Viva la Vida is definitely their best song. It's all good, and was worth the ten iTunes bucks I spent on it, but it's just a bit overproduced and a bit 'more-of-the-same' for me.
New Futurama movie tomorrow! Wow, that snuck up on me. I'm pretty excited. I mean, who can say no to new Futurama? I can't. So much media consumption this summer. Curse you for stealing my money! And curse those Oreos again! Why must there be so much stuff I like?
As I expressed earlier, I did not have work today, but will be in tomorrow. I hope that I might be able to work there more, but the flexibility is really nice. If I get some more creative projects going, though, the time off would be keen. I do want to finally finish/write a full comic book script, but I'm not sure where to start. I have plenty of ideas, and I'd like to develop "Steam World" more (my steampunk universe, title still in development), but we'll see where I end up. I'm currently obsessed with the idea of Superhero Horror, so I may start there.
Nathan and I started fleshing out a HiaHH exclusive superhero universe. We've already got some good ideas, but it definitely needs to be developed more. One idea that I particularly like is a new economic group, known as the "Red Collar" workers. They get their name from the Red Shirts of Star Trek fame, and fill the positions like henchmen, or the Science Police, etc. Basically a job where a super-powered person is likely to kill you in the line of duty. Oh, collateral damage. Most of the characters are humourous, but we're trying not to go overboard into completely ludicrous. It's a dangerous line to tread.
So, there's this event going on in World of Warcraft right now called the Midsummer Fire Festival. There's lots of fun things to do, and there are neat trinkets and prizes to be had for doing them. One main practice of the festival is visiting the bonfires that have been set up all over the world and honoring the flame. All you have to do is talk to a guy standing near it and he gives you some money and such. However, if you go to the opposing side's bonfire, you can "desecrate the flame" and put it out. This is accomplished by right-clicking on it, accepting a quest, and then their flame goes out. I haven't yet figured out what the process of putting out the flame entails, but I imagine that the word "desecrate" probably tells you a lot.
Well, that's all she wrote sports fans. I apologize for grammtical mistakes and errors spelling, but hey, it's free. What did you expect?

Doctor Whoopla

Well, the latest episode was certainly Donna heavy. I've noticed the whole season has been very 'traveling companion' heavy, but evidently that's been on purpose. I thought the episode itself was a bit clip-showy and boring, but the ending was totally worth it. I pictured Paul's delight at the return of Bad Wolf, which was freaking awesome. Also, another bees reference. Will that all important storyline wrap up? We shall see. I was most saddened by the fact that there was almost no Doctor. I mean, I know that was the whole point, but come on. He's the reason I watch the show! But the next episode (which seems like it'll be a two-parter) looks intense. Everybody's back! Torchwood, Rose, Martha, Daleks, the whole kit-and-kaboodle! I can't wait.

iPhone, Eat Your Heart Out

Ah, so much to cover. Well, not that much I suppose. Hurray for weekends! So, yes, my first week in New York is over, and everything has been going swimmingly so far. I'm not sure if my department is going to need more than just the Tuesday and Thursday spot, so I'm going to go in on Tuesday and see if they could use me more, or if maybe another department could use another pair of hands. I'm here, so I may as well work with them as much as I can.
I went swimming for the first time in who knows how long yesterday. It was a great time, but I'm definitely not used to being underwater. I'll have to make more use of the pool in the future. Later we headed out to New Joisey to see Nathan's friend Amar. He's a cool kid! We all had Japanese food (which is another luxury for me) and went to see 'Get Smart' at the movie theater. Which is silly, since you have to go to a theater to see it right now anyway. But it was a lot of fun. Steve Carell was great as Maxwell Smart. Perfect mix of competence and hilarity. Good times to be had by all. Also, Hiro Nakumara was in it, and so was Patrick Warburton, so how can you lose?
I found a church that's about two miles from the Riemer's. It was a nice place. It's got to be a few years old though, since the archictecture is a bit different than most I've seen. Very nice though. Lots of wood. Well, that's about it. Otherwise I've just been maxing and relaxing over the weekend. More updates to follow. Just a few things you'll want to remember: beware your iPods, and, most importantly, there can be only one! Cya.