Thursday, August 18, 2005

So my computer is fucking up, which makes working on my cd projects impossible. grrr. It really sucks. I've felt tired all day, and my right eye is kind of sore, and they're both kind of tired. I don't think that I'm coming down with something; I think I should probably just get some more sleep, and stop staring at my computer screen, and reading so much.

Mark found out online that we have a registered sex-offender living in our commuity of condos. He's 30 years old, and at some point after reaching the age of 21 he forced himself on a 13-16 year old. I don't feel worried, or scared about this information; it's just weird knowing about it. He showed me a picture of the guy and told me his name. Mark's a bit freaked out about it because the other day some woman was out here looking for a bookshelf that was (apparently) being sold by that guy. I hope the circumstances for this guy were foggy, or that they've changed, and that he and those he may have hurt are all able to live a normal life now. Beyond that...I don't know. Why am I rambling about this?

I thought that my custom made dvd shelf was going to come today, but apparently it's not even finished, and probably won't be here until Sunday. Until then, my movies are just hanging out in stacks, in my room. erg. This shelf was my birthday present from Mark, which is awesome, but the guy that's doing the shelves seems to suck. He drinks beer in his truck. The stain that we wanted used, and gave them the info for couldn't be found by them, and now they've painted the shelves black - or they were supposed to. The whole mess is just annoying. We should have had an expert do it instead of having gone through a co-worker's spouse. BLAH.

Season 5 of Xena arrived today; of course that's the last of the 3 seasons I ordered, so I can't watch it yet. I've seen them all before, but there are actual story arcs on the show, and they won't be as powerful if I watch them out of order. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, the series that spawned Xena & Young Hercules is something of a sore spot for me. I think the show mostly sucks; I really enjoyed the 5th Season, which was much more like Xena then the previous 4 seasons, but the other seasons are such a mixed bag! But a few episodes are fantastic, and there are others that are important, even integral, to Xena. I haven't decided if I'll purchase them yet or not. I already own Seasons 1 & 6, so I will probably get the others, but I wish there was a way to just pick out the episodes that I like. erg.

I also got the Buffy book that I had intended to buy at Borders the other day, which I started reading as soon as it arrived. It's set up as an 8th Season of Buffy and is supposed to tie in with all the crossover stuff that happened in Angel Season 5. So far I think it's a good read, but the Buffy books feel like published fan fiction, rather than the real deal. Star Trek fiction used to be the same way for me, but in the last few years it has really come into it's own.

My nephews saw Episode III with their dad, and I bought them the first Clone Wars dvd for their birthdays, which they love. I've been thinking about getting them the Jedi Apprentice books, or the other 2 incarnations of the series that followed. I think they would enjoy them quite a lot. There's a series about Boba Fett also, that I never got around to reading. Hmmm. I also got these Lord Of The Rings puzzle books that they might enjoy. I know they're gonna love those movies when they see them. ;-0)

After my recent discussions with Janice over what she had told her children about my sexual identity (which she never really enlightened me on), I began to wonder what kinds of resources are available to parents and children who are struggling with sexual questions, and I found a wide variety of books that give a great deal of information about a whole array of questions, and a good assortment of them dealt fairly with concepts of homosexuality, bisexuality & heterosexuality. I bought one of these books and it arrived today, and it was just fantastic! I wish something as enlightening had been available to me when I was 10 or 11! The book I bought can be seen here. I intend to collect more books on the subject, as I find it fascinating.

I watched Alien Vs. Predator on dvd last night. It was only the 2nd time I've ever seen it, and the first time I saw it was shortly after my 30th birthday, in the theaters. I remembered enjoying most of the movie, but having a few questions about character stupidity. lol A lot of that was cleared up this time, and the dvd featured a new beginning that wasn't used in the theatrical version, which was also a nice touch. The movie was intended to have an R rating, but was forced by the studio to be released as PG-13; this limitation was imposed on those making the film, 3 weeks before it's release!?! The director's cut of the film will be released November 22, and I look forward to viewing it.

I've always been a huge ALIEN fan, and I've enjoyed the Predator films (both 1 & 2) as well, though to a lesser degree. I would love for them to make Predator 3, Alien 5, and Alien Vs. Predator 2!!! But that's just the fanboy in me talking.

I need to get some sleep.

Bowling Green Matt's friends Emily, Bobby & Val just called wanting to hang out; they are in Ann Arbor, at the Fleetwood Diner; I passed. My eyes really hurt. I need to get some sleep or something. I don't know what's up with me. I'm flattered that they wanted to hang out with me though, and I hope they think of me next time.

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