1. If you like The Office and Star Trek and Michael being lovely to Ryan, and Dwight being lovely to Science-Fictional Correctness, you should read
New Civilisations by
spiny. It is perfect the way the Borg would be perfect if they had a sense of humor and breakfast together every morning although I'm not sure what they would possibly eat. Beets. Well done, supplemental commentary! This fic is geeky and great.
2. I saw The Patriot after years of completely forgetting The Patriot ever existed. I am still pleased that Jason Isaacs lived solely to hone his knifeplay skills on Mel Gibson. I can think of no nobler cause than angry British/Colonial hate sex. What I am less pleased about is that *spoiler alert* the hate sex never happens. Oh. Badly done, The Patriot. Eventually America would have won its independence anyway. I can't justify how Mel Gibson being crap about hate sex makes victory any sweeter. Whatevs, The Patriot! But dude, ye Americans. Happy 4th of July. :>