What the frak?
I know, it's been a long time, Eljay. Would have been a little less long had I been able to get you to work properly over the weekend. I really would liked to have checked out the Love Meme thing, but I could never get that sucka to load, like, at all. Then there were the times when I couldn't get the Eljay website to even connect for me - just kept sitting there looking for website. I went to the off-site issues page, but they kept reporting that everything in Eljay Land was A-Okay. Crap. Was it really just me?
Anyway, I think my little ol' body is falling apart. It concerns me somewhat. More on that later.
They killed Starbuck. Bastards. Everybody said it was going to happen, for months, and it did. Maybe she's supposed to pop up later in some other incarnation; though, when asked outright, the producers have said she's not supposed to be one of the Final Five Cylons. Of course, they could be lying; but if they are, then the whole Mommy Dearest flashback thing that supposedly was at the core of Kara's life-long self-destructive behavior is moot, and makes no sense at all. Cylons aren't born - well, they weren't before hybrid Hera - and, therefore, can't have childhoods and abusive mommies and childhood memories to frak them up for life. Yes, it could all be an implanted memory stick thing like they did with Galactica!Sharon before she realized she was a Cylon. But we never actually saw those memories; and again, if that's the case, then this was a waste of an entire episode and the whole suicide shtick makes even less sense than it did when it was happening too damn fast, IMO. And what about all that destiny shit? Hey, we're all going to die, that ain't no destiny (no escaping that for me).
But there better be something else coming, because if there isn't, then I'm really pissed because this was an incredibly lame way for someone like Starbuck, Best Viper Pilot Ever, to go out. Sure there are much stupider ways to die - that's right, SGA, I'm frakkin' looking at you; but Kara Thrace deserved to go down fighting and being a hero, like Kat whose picture she wanted hers to be immortalized next to. I'm just saying, this better not be a case of backstage melodrama forcing a last-minute shift in story line. I really hate it when that happens.
Callum was TO DIE FOR, though. ;) It's about time they did something meaty with his character.
The Girl Child and I saw Zodiac over the weekend. It's good, really long (over 2-1/2 hours), and very much along the lines of All the President's Men, one of my all-time fav flicks. No melodramatic thrills and chills here because real life isn't like that most of the time. Just an interesting story and one-man's theory about who the Zodiac might have been.
Speaking of The Girl Child, it seems that she really thoroughly enjoyed the premiere episode of The Black Donnellys. The Boy liked it a lot too, and asked me today when the next episode was airing. I hated to have to warn both offspring not to get attached, since the ratings were pretty dismal. I watched the Pilot, even though I haven't liked anything Haggis has ever produced outside of due South. So, going into it expecting nothing, I actually didn't think it was too bad.
There's nothing I can say that hasn't already been said about last week's bravura episode of Heroes. Fascinating and layered character insight, nice tight story-telling with surprises. I even liked Matt in this one, so it really hit on all cylinders. Ironically, for those of you who love hatin' on Lost, I've got to point out that what made Company Man so damn good was precisely how it was written exactly like the quintessential Lost episode. In fact, I'd be very surprised if the writers didn't go directly to the Lost playbook when story-boarding this particular episode. Really excellent. I can't wait to see what happens tonight! Plus, Spidey 3 preview. Woot!
ezust and I are registered for Con.Txt 2008. Yay! ;D On the flip-side, I finally unsubbed from the ConneXions mailing list and LJ community. Didn't seem to be a point anymore.
For a few months now, certainly longer than I should have let it go, I've been experiencing some pain and numbness in my left foot. Or, at least, somewhere in or around my foot, I couldn't quite determine where exactly the problem was. It's gotten progressively worse, particularly after I tried using my elliptical machine for the first time, again, in months. I think I've finally got it pin-pointed to the heel/achilles tendon area. I purchased some Dr. Scholl's heel pads, so I'm gellin' now. It does feel better if I'm wearing socks and shoes, and I can't really go barefoot anymore at all without pain - which is the pits because I do prefer to be barefoot in the house. The foot numbs when I'm not standing on it, like when I'm lying in bed or have my feet propped up. For a while I was concerned about possible circulation problems. But best as The Spousal Unit and I can determine, I must have come down hard on my heel or bruised/injured it at some point; and since you can't help using your feet every single day, it simply hasn't gotten better.
At least, I hope that's all it is. Over the weekend I further experienced some severe and painful muscle spasms in my lower back/top of the hip on my right side, and I wonder if that's not a byproduct of my trying to put more weight on my right foot due to the pain in the left foot. It's all really annoying, and making me feel older than I should. I'll be asking my gyn about it when I finally get in to see him in a couple weeks. Not that I think he can do anything about it, but he can refer me to the appropriate docs.
I've got to be in tip-top shape for Muskrat Jamboree at the end of the month, dammit!
Today I'm suffering chronic sinus pain, and I know it's due to the up and down changes in the weather. On Friday it was almost 90 and humid, today is mid-60's and dry as a bone. Oy.
Joe Flanigan is Green. That makes me smile. :)
Anyway, I think my little ol' body is falling apart. It concerns me somewhat. More on that later.
They killed Starbuck. Bastards. Everybody said it was going to happen, for months, and it did. Maybe she's supposed to pop up later in some other incarnation; though, when asked outright, the producers have said she's not supposed to be one of the Final Five Cylons. Of course, they could be lying; but if they are, then the whole Mommy Dearest flashback thing that supposedly was at the core of Kara's life-long self-destructive behavior is moot, and makes no sense at all. Cylons aren't born - well, they weren't before hybrid Hera - and, therefore, can't have childhoods and abusive mommies and childhood memories to frak them up for life. Yes, it could all be an implanted memory stick thing like they did with Galactica!Sharon before she realized she was a Cylon. But we never actually saw those memories; and again, if that's the case, then this was a waste of an entire episode and the whole suicide shtick makes even less sense than it did when it was happening too damn fast, IMO. And what about all that destiny shit? Hey, we're all going to die, that ain't no destiny (no escaping that for me).
But there better be something else coming, because if there isn't, then I'm really pissed because this was an incredibly lame way for someone like Starbuck, Best Viper Pilot Ever, to go out. Sure there are much stupider ways to die - that's right, SGA, I'm frakkin' looking at you; but Kara Thrace deserved to go down fighting and being a hero, like Kat whose picture she wanted hers to be immortalized next to. I'm just saying, this better not be a case of backstage melodrama forcing a last-minute shift in story line. I really hate it when that happens.
Callum was TO DIE FOR, though. ;) It's about time they did something meaty with his character.
The Girl Child and I saw Zodiac over the weekend. It's good, really long (over 2-1/2 hours), and very much along the lines of All the President's Men, one of my all-time fav flicks. No melodramatic thrills and chills here because real life isn't like that most of the time. Just an interesting story and one-man's theory about who the Zodiac might have been.
Speaking of The Girl Child, it seems that she really thoroughly enjoyed the premiere episode of The Black Donnellys. The Boy liked it a lot too, and asked me today when the next episode was airing. I hated to have to warn both offspring not to get attached, since the ratings were pretty dismal. I watched the Pilot, even though I haven't liked anything Haggis has ever produced outside of due South. So, going into it expecting nothing, I actually didn't think it was too bad.
There's nothing I can say that hasn't already been said about last week's bravura episode of Heroes. Fascinating and layered character insight, nice tight story-telling with surprises. I even liked Matt in this one, so it really hit on all cylinders. Ironically, for those of you who love hatin' on Lost, I've got to point out that what made Company Man so damn good was precisely how it was written exactly like the quintessential Lost episode. In fact, I'd be very surprised if the writers didn't go directly to the Lost playbook when story-boarding this particular episode. Really excellent. I can't wait to see what happens tonight! Plus, Spidey 3 preview. Woot!
ezust and I are registered for Con.Txt 2008. Yay! ;D On the flip-side, I finally unsubbed from the ConneXions mailing list and LJ community. Didn't seem to be a point anymore.
For a few months now, certainly longer than I should have let it go, I've been experiencing some pain and numbness in my left foot. Or, at least, somewhere in or around my foot, I couldn't quite determine where exactly the problem was. It's gotten progressively worse, particularly after I tried using my elliptical machine for the first time, again, in months. I think I've finally got it pin-pointed to the heel/achilles tendon area. I purchased some Dr. Scholl's heel pads, so I'm gellin' now. It does feel better if I'm wearing socks and shoes, and I can't really go barefoot anymore at all without pain - which is the pits because I do prefer to be barefoot in the house. The foot numbs when I'm not standing on it, like when I'm lying in bed or have my feet propped up. For a while I was concerned about possible circulation problems. But best as The Spousal Unit and I can determine, I must have come down hard on my heel or bruised/injured it at some point; and since you can't help using your feet every single day, it simply hasn't gotten better.
At least, I hope that's all it is. Over the weekend I further experienced some severe and painful muscle spasms in my lower back/top of the hip on my right side, and I wonder if that's not a byproduct of my trying to put more weight on my right foot due to the pain in the left foot. It's all really annoying, and making me feel older than I should. I'll be asking my gyn about it when I finally get in to see him in a couple weeks. Not that I think he can do anything about it, but he can refer me to the appropriate docs.
I've got to be in tip-top shape for Muskrat Jamboree at the end of the month, dammit!
Today I'm suffering chronic sinus pain, and I know it's due to the up and down changes in the weather. On Friday it was almost 90 and humid, today is mid-60's and dry as a bone. Oy.
Joe Flanigan is Green. That makes me smile. :)