A few thoughts from today, in letter form.

( sincerely )

My neighbors across the way are playing their music at a loud volume. I can hear the baseline and it does not fill me with neighborly love and kindness. I often want to go bang on their door and tell them to shut up.

So here's my episode review for (OH MY WORD, THEY JUST TURNED UP THE VOLUME) Friday's episode of SGA. Guys, I am just now watching the episode! Isn't that horrible?

( I didn't do anything, wittingly or un! )

I <3 book memes!

This meme lovingly snatched from karaokegal and Michelle.

1. Take five books off your bookshelf.
2. Book 1: first sentence
3. Book 2: last sentence on page 50
4. Book 3: second sentence on page 100
5. Book 4: next to the last sentence on page 150
6. Book 5: final sentence of the book
7. Arrange the five sentences to form a paragraph.

(I took some artistic license - when don't I ever with memes? - and made a paragraph plus one.)

She smiled, leaned over, and inhaled deeply. I didn't know that everybody had a private weeping pool. It is a grievous business! This time she just blurted out, "I'm meeting Keenan tonight."

I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.

Yeah, these sentences don't go together at all.

ACK!! Why would someone hack into David Hewlett's blog?

Sorry!

dGeek and adogsbreakfastmovie.com have been hacked/infected and I've been forced to suspend access to them. My apologies to all the fans, but this recent attack is more trouble than I have the skills or the time to recover from. I may be able to get something back up and running again once I'm back on hiatus in October, but honestly given this kind of stupid attack, it just might not be worth the headache and the heartbreak.

All the best,

D!

Why would someone do that? The bastard!

Poor David and poor us! What will we do without sporadic updates (with pictures) from our favorite geek?

(In other news: I wish this was my three day weekend.)

A few inconsequential things, in list form:

1) I am freezing, even though my a/c has been set on 77 all summer long. It is just so cold in here!

2) I think I need to reattach the pompom on my Jayne hat. It is all askew!

3) Ha, they added Torri Higginson to the Dragon*Con guest list. Boy that just makes me all a twitter! I mean, it's not like I did a dance of joy when I heard she refused to come back in season five... Oh, wait. I think I did...

4) I am almost done with season two of Buffy. I must say, it is absolutely perfect to knit to. So, after nearly two seasons, I have come to a decision about the show. Ready? I utterly despise Buffy. Buffy, her mom and Angel. They could all die and I'd be perfectly content watching the secondary characters run around killing vampires. (Case in point: I was more crushed when Cordelia broke Xander's poor heart than when Angel lost his soul.) The plots are still silly, Buffy still dresses like a slut, and I still don't see where the fandom obsession comes from, but I no longer want to kill myself while watching. That's a plus, right? I just want to stab Buffy, her mother and Angel with some nice wooden stakes. Is that really too much to ask?

5) MICHAEL PHELPS ROCKS!

the end

filling water balloons is hard work, yo

I have nothing of consequence to say. Alas.

So you get a list.

( what am I, answer man? )

I finished my second knitting project, guys! Be proud of me! Fans of Firefly will be excited to see Jayne Cobb's hat, as knit by his mother, atop my head.

Pictures and the link to the pattern under the cut.

( knitting hurts my fingers! )

Before we get to the meat of the post, two things.

1) There was no SGA tonight! *cries* It's all because of...

2) The Olympics, which I would be more excited about if I actually had access to television channels. Since I do not, the Olympics just depress me. I won't get my male gymnasts fix! Sigh...

Secret Confession #402:

I adore silly teenage dance movies. Like most girls, it all stems from Patrick Swayze's back muscles smooth moves in Dirty Dancing, but I'm honestly not that picky. Rebel ballerinas in Center Stage, ballet and hip hop in Save the Last Dance, ballroom dancing in Take the Lead, the mockumentary stylings of Strictly Ballroom... I love them all!

Tonight, while knitting away on my Jayne hat (stay tuned for more info!), I watched Step Up 2: The Streets, and you know something? I am not ashamed to admit that I enjoyed it immensely.

In fact, I think I actually liked it more than Step Up. Because this one focused on rival dance crews, there was more dancing, which is always good in a dance film. Plus, it has the added benefit of featuring an attractive male lead (Robert Hoffman) as opposed to Channing Tatum, who has always struck me as buff, but ultimately unattractive and incredibly dim. Stupidity is not attractive.

Guys, I enjoyed that movie so much that, since I'm not tired at all (thanks to an accidental 2 hour nap after work), I believe I must watch the last dance sequences again before bed. Word.

I am so ridiculously excited, guys! An upcoming episode of SGA, (I think it was "Brain Storm") features a guest appearance by someone nearly as awesome as Iron Chef Guy!

( science rules )

You know what would be great? If the powers that be killed off Keller, preferably in some hideously gruesome way.

I'm just sayin'.

So back in 2002, there was this kind of ridiculous tv show, a Batman spin-off, Birds of Prey. It was only on for 14 episodes, probably because it was kind of ridiculous, but in one of those episodes, there was Joe Flanigan!

Of course, I watched it.

I have to say, I kind of enjoyed the show. To the point where part of me wants to see about adding the rest of the series (all 13 more episodes) to my queue. Should I be ashamed of that?

( But it had Joe for one lovely, twisted episode! )

Edouard, you sneaky devil! Headed right for me, you punk.

Awesome.

I have Breaking Dawn in my possession. (Thank you, Wal-mart, you disgusting store, you.) A few of us ditched the Barnes & Noble release party (because it was lame) and it's hideously long lines to get the book at the Wal-mart shortly after midnight.

And I skipped to the end and read a few sentences.

Because I had to know.

Turns out that sga_newsletter is good for many things, including birthday tidings! Today is apparently Jason Momoa's birthday! (He's the insanely attractive guy who plays Dreads.) He is...29 years old. (Had to stop and do the math, because I am slow.)

Alas, I have no new pictures of Dreads to share with the class, so I'll rehash an oldie, but goodie.

Wait, wait! I was wrong. A new pic or four, under the cut.

( What, you want my help dissecting corporate structures? When you have someone to point a gun at, let me know. )

So a friend of mine has been pestering me to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I finally said I'd make an effort to at least watch a season or two, primarily because two of the people I'm going to Dragon*Con with are huge fans of the show. (Thank goodness Michelle will be with me or I might go insane.)

I have now watched four episodes and, while I know that most shows shouldn't be judged on the first season, I just don't understand the appeal of this show. What with the horrible hair and clothing, the perpetual bad acting by all the cast members, the terrible special effects and vampire make-up, and the laughable plots, I have to think Joss was smokin' crack when he came up with this.

Four episodes isn't a lot to judge, let alone four season one episodes, so I'll keep watching. But unless the quality of the show skyrockets, I doubt I'll be a superfan.

Come on, guys. What's the appeal of this show? Why do people love it so?

(An uninteresting side note: I misspelled the word "show" every single time I wrote it. And each time I misspelled it in a new and creative way. Go me!)

There are times when I honestly adore my job to bits and pieces. This evening was one of those times.

So much fun!

(I'm glad it's over!)

More Shore Leave goodness!



Have I mentioned how adorable David Hewlett is? I think this calls for a Baby Baz picture!

( I shall bend him to my evil ways! )