Tuesday, January 1, 2008

My first post of 2008.

I did get ready after my last post. I met Michael at Rob & Luna's home, where we watched some tv and chatted. Michael & I didn't stay for long. I wanted to make sure I was at the clock tower at midnight, and the snow that had been forecasted was already coming down.

I found my way up to Steve's office without any trouble at all. He'd given me directions to it nearly 2 years ago, but I'd never visited it before, though some of my friends have over the years that I've known him. Christine, Colleen & Bobby showed up later, which was nice. I met some interesting people, and I had a very nice time. Michael & I kissed at midnight, to the sound of the chiming bells, and within a half hour or so we were on our way. I did not want to be snowed in!

The snow was surprisingly deep for not having been there at all an hour or so before. Michael cleaned off the car for me as I was wearing next to nothing, and didn't bring my gloves. I drove him back to his friends' house, kissed him goodnight, cleaned off my car some more, and then drove home.

Mark was happy I made it home ok. He'd been watching Battlestar Galactica for hours, and is very nearly caught up to me, and may actually pass me up, which would be fine really. I could have continued with the show when I got home, but decided to start a new Trek book ("The Battle of Betazed") which I'd started reading once before a few years ago, and then never finished. I read the prologue and first chapter then slept until about 5am.

When I woke up it was still dark, and still snowing. The trees were heavy with the snow, and I was wondering how much they could take, and if this would mean that power lines would be crashing down somewhere. I checked for news online, and read e-mail. I updated the book section of my website to reflect what I'm reding this year, and then I had a snack, and continued with the book. I'm over a quarter of the way through my first book of 2008, which pleases me.

Mollie called while I was writing this to tell me that "They Cybermen aren't nice.". She's watching a 6th Doctor story called "Attck of the Cybermen" and while she didn't give me any spoilers she told me that she thinks they're more disturbing in the older show. She's enjoying the 6th Doctor more than the 5th, and she really likes his first companion, Peri. We talked about last night's party, and the blizzard, and other random stuff. It was nice.

The sun is up now, and the snow has stopped falling. It actually struck me as rather beautiful while driving home last night. Snow can be beautiful; quiet and calming. It's just a pain to drive in...plus it's cold. lol. It always reminds me of the movie "Legend". That and slow kind of sad music like Exile & Evening Falls... by Enya (from "Watermark"), and Winter Marches On by Duran Duran (from "Notorious"). Just my wacky brain I guess.

So now I'm waiting for my prilosec to kick in so I can eat. I'm thinking that Chris probably won't come over today because of all the snow, but maybe the roads will be cleaner later? I'm supposed to call her today and let her know that I'm ok (what with all the drunken blizzard-ness of the night). lol

Ok. I'm off.

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1 year ago tonight I watched the Torchwood finale episodes "Captain Jack Harkness" & "End of Days" and cried a lot. lol I also watched the first of the Sarah Jane Adventures "The Invasion of the Bane" about 8 months before the actual series arrived. At the time, I didn't expect it to be so long between Torchwood episodes, but now a year has gone by, and it's almost time for new ones. Finally. Just 15 more days.

I haven't heard from Chris. I left her a message a little while ago. If we don't hang out today it's not that big of a deal. My stomach is kind of upset anyways...which is why I haven't called Michael to see if he wants to hang out. I might try to take a nap. I really only slept for a few hours last night, and I've been awake since 5am. I beat a video game that I've been playing the last few months. And I'm over half way through the Star Trek book I started this morning.

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   Wednesday, January 2, 2008

I slept some more. I talked to Michael on the phone. I got Mollie's disc ready, though there may be a problem there...I'm not sure. I read some more. I slept some more. And now here I am. I need to finish up some last minute Doctor Who related things, and then I need to start cleaning.

Ooh. 3rd Season 2 Torchwood Trailer. 14 more days.

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I burned some Torchwood stuff, finished my Star Trek book, and started cleaning my room. Go me! :-0)

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   Thursday, January 3, 2008

After the last entry, I finished cleaning my room, and cleaned the condo up a bit. I drove Mark to work. I had a snack. I called Janice & Grandma. I chatted with Grandma a bit and made her laugh, which in retrospect I'm very proud of.

I tried to take a nap, but it just wasn't happening. I picked my dad up early, then went to Little Caesars and got 2 large, well done cheese pizzas. Janice had told me to get more than one and they'd all have some, and that she'd give me some money for the food; she must have forgotten, cause I got no money. I also bought two big bottles of soda. We made it home exactly at 2pm, which is what we were aiming for.

Dad & I started eating the pizza right off, which was really good. I hadn't had anything major to eat all day, and had taken on my meds on time for the last few days so thankfully it didn't upset my stomach at all. Janice and the kids soon joined us, and the rest of the pizza was devoured. Lots of laughter and fun was had.

Michael joined us later. I had called him earlier and he wasn't sure if he was going to come, but then he did. He looked good. It was a bit confusing for my nephews when I talkeda bout Michael being my boyfriend, as my nephews have apparently believed that Mark & I were still a couple all these years. I explained that Mark & I dated for 4 years, and that we were still very close; that we had been boyfriends and lovers, and then friends, and now we had lived together for many years, and that we take care of each other, and that Mark is a part of our family now. I think they got it, but I'm not sure.

My decorated room proved to be a non-issue. There's a picture with this girl sitting inside someone's giant mouth, which John really liked. lol. John is the youngest, and he's so not shy, and full of energy. Jillian, my niece is getting so big, and her hair is so long. Jordan is 12 going on 13, I think. Justin is nearly 14! It's crazy. We all watched "Howl's Moving Castle" which amused them all, which was fun to watch.

Janice left around 5:30pm. Dad, Michael & I left to get Mark around 5:45, and arrived at his work just after 6pm. He was able to leave right away, and as I was exhausted he said he could drive my father home. Michael and I sat together in back, where the heavy odor of smoke drifting back from my dad made my eyes water terribly. After we dropped dad off, I got in the front seat, and Mark took me to this post office so I could mail out Wendy's & Mollie's new Who discs, but just as we were pulling up to the place my phone rang.

When I get a phone call from my mom, it always means that someone is dying, or hurt, or that something bad has happened. She's never called to tell me that anyone is actually dead; in fact I often don't hear about a family member's death until long after the fact. Her news could have been worse, but it sucked just the same. My grandmother who I'd just made laugh so hard on the phone earlier, had been having a pain in her hip for about 20 hours, and had fallen down some stairs at her home. My mother (my grandmother's oldest daughter and next door neighbor) drove grandma to the hospital. She told me grandma was in a lot of pain and that they'd put her on a morphine drip; they thought it was pinched nerve. Mom promised to call if there was anymore info.

While I got that news, Mark had mailed the packages for me, and I told him the news. I called Janice and left her a message to call mom, and gave a brief recap on Grandma. Janice and I had just had a discussion the day before, about how lucky we are to have this grandmother of ours; how many people don't have them at all; how frail ours is becoming; how like a mother to us she is; and how our father's mother is like nothing to us emotionally. The thought of anything happening to my grandmother is horrible, yet inevitable. My grandmother is the first person I came out to, when I was 5 years old. My grandma is the first person to say they believed I was born gay. My grandmother has told me in private in the past that she envies me and my ability to speak my mind, and that she's proud of me, and that she never worries about me standing up for myself. My grandmother has always accepted me, and is always including my boyfriends in special ways, that other family members don't even think about. She's just the best, and all my friends that have met her have always commented on that, and ask about her, which I've always been proud of.

Mark asked me if I wanted to go to the hospital right away, but I was so beyond exhausted I told him I needed to sleep; I'd been awake for over 18 hours, and I was barely staying awake. I called into work right then and told them I wouldn't be in tomorrow. I was already going to be late to work because I have a doctor's appointment, and my shift wasn't that long to begin with, so I figured I'd just go visit grandma then. The temperature was dropping and Mark drove us home, where the 3 of us got inside where it was warm.

We talked for a bit, and I got undressed for bed. Michael watched the special mini-episode of Doctor Who, "Time Crash" and then cuddled with me for a bit before leaving me where I fell asleep and woke up around 2am. I figure I got about 6 hours sleep. I had good dreams.

During the family visit, my new Trek book, which had been delayed, finally arrived. This one, "Star Trek Excelsior: Forged In Fire", is a prequel to a previous book ("Star Trek Excelsior: The Sundered"), and also an old favorite DS9 episode called "Blood Oath". I'm considering reading this new book right away, which wasn't my plan at all, but could be fun. I haven't decided yet.

I've also heard that the 3rd Season of Battlestar Galactica which comes out March 25, will feature an extended edition (25 minutes longer!) of an episode called "Unfinished Business" which I've not seen yet, so now I'm considering pacing myself, so I can watch that version the first time around, just as I'll be seeing the special extended versions of Season 2's "Pegasus", and the recent DVD release of "Razor". That's one advantage of waiting to see the series, is getting the whole story the first time around, though this is something I'll most likely not get to do during Season 4, as I'll most likely watch it as it airs.

13 Days until Torchwood. :-0) I just read an interview that says that Rhys will have a larger role in the 2nd Season, and also an article with another reference that suggests that Sarah Jane Smith will return for the upcoming grand finale to Season 4 of Doctor Who; I so hope that's true, what with Martha, Rose, Donna & Jack along for the ride! It would also be cool to have her & Jack there, as it would kind of show all the different shows coming together for this fight, and that's awesome! :-0)

   posted by Bald Jason at 03:05 AM
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I decided to stick with my original book plan, and started reading "Star Trek Voyager - Section 31: Shadow". It should be a quick read, and I've already read two of the 4 Section 31 titles...plus after reading this book I'll have a solid string of 20 books in a row that I've read. lol

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Today sucked.

I drove Mark to work pretty late. Then I didn't have time to go back home, so I went to my doctor's appointment instead, which made me 50 minutes early. While waiting for my doctor, who saw me after I'd waited an hour & 30 minutes, I talked to Janice on the phone who told me that Jamie told her that mom is pissed that I sounded distracted on the phone last night when she'd told me about grandma being in the hospital. I wasn't distracted. I wasn't uncaring. I was in shock after being given terrible news after already being completely exhausted!?! WTF?

The doctor's visit, once it actually happened, went well. Apparently the drug that she'd prescribed before had been completely fucked up by the pharmacy the first time around. She gave me a new prescription for that to ammend that problem, then doubled my dose of another medication, just to make that one isn't working, or if maybe the dosage was just wrong. She also gave me a new prescription for Midrin to go on file for when it's available again.

I dropped off my prescriptions at the Meijer pharmacy, where I had to explain what's really going on the with the Midrin shortage to the pharmacy tech, before she'd put the perscription on file. Then I went to Kroger to get some flowers and a card for my Grandmother. Then I went to visit Grandma in the Saline hospital.

When I got to the hospital, Aunt Marge & Katie were there. Grandma was about to be taken to get X-Rays; she liked the card, and said the flowers were pretty. I waited with Marge & Katie for Grandma to get back. Uncle Mike and Chris Brunt joined us; Chris had brought his dad in for his blood sugar problems. I stayed after Aunt Marge and her family left...until Grandpa got there. They were about to take Grandma over to Saint Jo's to get an MRI. I kissed grandma and told her I loved her. She told me to say hello to Mark & Michael for her.

I called my friend Carrie to see if she wanted to get some food with me, as she's on her school break right now, but she didn't answer, so I left her a message. Later I got a voicemail from her saying she was playing a videogame, but that she had plans today anyways, but maybe we could hang out Friday or Saturday or Sunday evening. I'm pretty sure I close the store on Sunday. I'm watching Torchwood with Chris on Saturday. And I'll probably be dead tired tomorrow night. But maybe something will change.

I ate when I got home, and tried to stay awake so I could pick up Mark from work. I originally thought I'd have Michael over, but I was so exhausted that I figured I wouldn't be any fun. I did jump on yahoo messenger though to see if Michael was on for a chat, but he wasn't...which is rare. Later I checked again, but he still wasn't there...but I left him a message anyways.

I arrived at Mark's work exactly on time, but he had some work to do, and we didn't get to leave until about 40 minutes later, which sucked. Then when we went to Meijer to pick up my prescriptions the pharmacy had fucked that one prescription up AGAIN. Then this other guy behind the counter was rude to me. And then they said they needed to call the insurance company to fix the problem, but they were closed. I stormed out of the store, rather than say exactly what I wanted to say. I'm tired, and pissed off, and I just want to erase this entire day from my brain.

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   Friday, January 4, 2008

I went right to bed after the last entry, and while I woke up a few times in the night, I went right back to sleep. I got out of bed around 4am, so I got about 8 hours of sleep, which is cool. I'm gonna be dead tired again tonight though.

I'm chatting with Michael online. I haven't gotten to spend much quality time with him lately, and it's starting to become an issue. It's not something he's demanding; it's just something that we both want that we haven't had lately. Hopefully I'll see him soon.

Before he messaged me, I was laying in bed thinking about my little sister's behavior towards me. No matter what angle I come at it from I just don't understand it...or her. I don't know what happened to her to make her treat me this way. And it pisses me off...and it hurts me. She's hurting me. And I don't know why.

I'm snacking on these sour cream & onion baked rice krispy things that Mark got me ages ago when my stomach was doing evil things. They're supposed to be better for my stomach than chips. He got me 2 flavors at the time, and the other one, which was chedder cheese I think, was the foulest thing I'd ever had in my mouth - Mark tried one and spit it out - but these are ones are growing on me. It would be nice to like more foods that won't hurt me. Thanks Mark. ;-0)

I work today. I'm hoping to take a nap just before so that I don't start crashing around 6:30pm. Someone is coming to look at our stove today, which hasn't been working for a couple months now I think. Mark is working from home in the morning so he can let the work guy in. Then I'll drop Mark off at work, and go to my job. After that I'll go to the Meijer pharmacy and get my drugs (hopefully) and also pick up some stuff for Mark, before going to pick him up, and going home. That's the plan anyways.

Chris & I are planning a Torchwood day on Saturday; she hasn't seen anymore episodes in 2 or 3 weeks, so the sooner we get to that the better. Maybe Mark & I can visit my grandmother on Saturday morning if we're both up. He's going to his work's holiday party that evening. I'm fairly certain that I close the store on Sunday, but beyond that I don't know my schedule, as I havn't been in to Hollywood to see it.

There's no exciting news online at the moment. 12 days until new Torchwood. I still haven't watched anymore Battlestar Galactica, or read anymore of the Voyager book I started a couple days ago.

And that's all for now.

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I chatted with Michael a while longer after the last entry. He might visit me after I get some sleep tonight. Then I settled in and watched the final 5 1st Season episodes of Battlestar Galactica. I'm still enjoying the series, and hopefully I'll enjoy it for it's entire run. I'm a bit worried about Season 3 though. One of the things I love about the show is it's continuity and serialized nature, but I've read that the network and studio really disliked that and had the creators produce stand alone stories in Season 3, which caused negative reviews from critics and fans alike; hopefully this means that Season 4 will be back to the old way of telling the stories - especially since it's the last season. We'll see.

I was going to take a nap before work, but my stomach is a bit unhappy, so I'll just have to make do with the sleep that I got, which thankfully was more than I've been getting lately. Hopefully the rest of the day goes well. :-0)

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So...these pills I'm taking for tension headaches, which I don't have all the time, but I do sometimes have, are mildly addictive. I don't take enough of them for this to have an impact. But Meijer Pharmacy won't fill my perscription as written by my doctor...because I still have pills from my last refill, only that one was the wrong dosage - which the pharmacy fucked up in the first place, and now they're doing it again - even though they have a perscription written by my doctor? I don't have a headache right now, but if I did I'd be screwed. I called my doc's office and they're going to see what they can do. Until then I'm pissed off. Blah.

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   Saturday, January 5, 2008

The perscription problem was never worked out. I'll try again on Monday. I'm still disgusted by the whole thing, but I'm not gonna worry about it.

I haven't heard any updates on my grandmother. I haven't spoken to my mother, so I don't know if she was ever really upset with me over her interpretation of my responses to my grandmother's injury - or is she's still mad at me. I'm kind of out of the loop on that one today.

Work on Friday was fun. Worked with DJ, Mike, Ruki, Pat, Alex, & Bill. Bryan stopped in for a bit. I got to talk to Pat about Doctor Who, as he & Cara are now completely finished with Season 3. Pat really likes it and says he wishes that Season 4 was starting right now, and he talked it up to DJ, while Mike said that Pat & Cara were telling him that he'd really like the show too. I did some awesome guest service; made a few people very happy under very odd circumstances. I got to talk to DJ about Battlestar Galactica; I'm slightly ahead of him in the series, as he mostly watches it at work on his breaks, while I watch them in larger doses at home. I watch 30 Rock on my breaks.

After work I wasn't as tired as I have been lately. Mark & I went to Meijer to pick up a few things and then came home. I watched the first episode of Battlestar Season 2, and part of the 2nd one before going to bed. I woke up around 3:30am. Checked my e-mail, and wrote this.

I'm going to check something out with my books, update my webpage, and then get in touch with Michael to see if he wants to come over and hang out - possibly watch the Doctor Who Christmas Special. I have to call Chris later and see if she wants to come over to watch Torchwood later. Bryan told me she skipped ahead on Who so I've altered are viewing order, which should work out fine.

11 days until new Torchwood.

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Michael's either on his way over, or soon will be. I just had a snack. I'm about to take a shower.

And I've decided to stop reading the Voyager book I was reading, and set that aside - I'm going back and reading the new Excelsior book and then the Lost Era novels. That seems to make more sense to me at the moment. ;-0) Talk to me a few moments from now and I might have a different opinion though. lol

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Michael came over and watched the Doctor Who Christmas special, which I think he liked. Just after he got here, I noticed that I'd just missed a call from Mollie so I called her back and had a short chat. After the Christmas Special things got hot & heavy. I wasn't sure they would as I'd had a snack and my stomach was kind of upset, but it had calmed down by then. Things were progressing as they usually do...and I was way into it, but then we had to stop for awhile, and when we'd usually dive right back in (lol) I wasn't in the mood anymore. I just felt...exhausted. I dozed, assuming we'd continue was the sleepy phase passed, but Michael left. He had pointed out that it was hot & dry in my room, and I'm thinking that's what made me feel kind of like we were trapped in the desert! lol. It was strange. Oh well. I'm sure we can pick up where we left off in a few hours, or if not...I've got hands.

Chris is coming over for Torchwood viewing around 7pm, which means I'll have to stay awake later then I was planning on. I'll work it out somehow. I have to go to whole foods, and maybe I'll stop at the book store while I'm over there. I have some gift cards for Target & Meijer and I was thinking I'd use the Target ones for razors, and the Meijer one for Boost. Stuff that I have to get on a regular basis, but stuff that I don't like paying for. lol.

Maybe I should get dressed and go to the store now? I'll check and see what time Mark needs the car and decide based on that info. I might work on my room a bit today. I want to get some reading done.

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I got some reading done, then I went to Barnes & Nobel where I picked up a Who magazine & a Harry Potter calendar. I went to Whole Foods and got some more rice treats. I went to Borders and got another magazine, with a wicked cool picture of Pinhead on the cover, and a really neat Doctor Who timeline kind-of book. I went to Target and bought razors and tic-tacs. I got Boost at Meijer. I got some groceries at Kroger. And finally came home.

Jennifer called me while I was shopping; the first time I've heard from her in months. We chatted about our Michaels and caught up a bit. It was nice. Hopefully we'll talk again soon.

I played a video game while I had a snack. Now I'm tired. I might try to take a nap before Chris comes over for Torchwood. 3 episodes and then I'm going to bed. ;-0)

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   Sunday, January 6, 2008

Mark got ready for his holiday work party, and looked pretty sexy when he left. He was wearing this shiny black shirt (with purple highlights); I have one just like it. Then he was wearing this really cool, black leather pants, which showy boots, plus he'd shaved and done his hair. It reminded me of when we used to get dressed up to go to City Club all those years ago. It was nice to see him like that again, if only for a moment.

I didn't have time to nap before Chris came over, so I used the time to put up some new pictures in my room. Each new piece changes the feel of the room. I love it. It's therapeutic somehow.

I also got a myspace message from my friend Paul in California. This was just the day for messages from old friends. He said he'd been reading my blog, which is always surprising to hear from anyone, because I honestly don't expect anyone to be reading this thing - and people can't leave comments, though that will hopefully change soon. Anyways, he said he read about me burning Doctor Who dvds, and wanted some advice about that - but it wasn't clear if he wanted to know because he wants to burn DOCTOR WHO or something else. It would be neat if Paul was a fan too. ;-0)

When Chris arrived we noted that it's the first time we've ever just hung out on our own. We chatted a lot before we started and then again between the episodes. I had told her that I'd probably be tired very quickly as I've been going to bed around 8pm lately, but that I also wanted to stay up as long as possible, as I have to close the store tonight, I didn't want to be as tired then - cause that would suck.

Chris really enjoyed the episodes, and I really enjoyed watching them with her. Her commentary was so funny, and kept me awake for longer than I thought possible. I really wish Mollie had been there as I know she would have been as amused as I was! We watched "Cyberwoman", "Small Worlds" & "Countrycide". She's planning on watching "Evolution of the Daleks", "The Lazarus Experiment" & "42" this week, and then we'll get together on Friday to watch "Greeks Bearing Gifts", "They Keep Killing Suzie" & "Random Shoes".

Chris had said that Bryan was starting to have positive reactions to her Doctor Who episodes...and then he hated the "Daleks In Manhattan" episode so much that she feared we'd lost him! Yet another reason to hate that blasted 2-part crap-fest! But she asked me what episodes to get him to watch to change that, and I told her to get him to watch the rest of the episodes after her visit on Friday, as the rest of the season is fracking fantastic, and hopefully that will do the trick.

Chris told me that she & Bryan had heard from a friend that they trust, that AVP:R sucks beyond the telling of it, which really disappointed her & Bryan. I haven't really read many positive reviews of the movie myself, but many of the negative reviews cite things that they believe don't make sense or are a break with continuity, which isn't the case. Like...a lot of reviews count the PredAlien having Predator features as a negative because they think that Aliens don't take on aspects of their hosts - which we know they've done since at least Alien 3. They also mention the darkness of the film, and claim it's a cheap trick to cover the zippers in the monster suits. These movies are almost always dark - go back and watch Alien / Aliens to see what I mean. So...I'm reserving judgment until I actually see it, but honestly, all this negative press has lowered my expectatons, dramatically. My hope though, is that the movie makes enough money to produce another film, with a better script - it would be nice for the series to go out on a high.

I went to bed as soon as Chris was gone (at about 11:30pm), but before I drifted off to sleep I heard Mark arrive home, so I didn't have to worry about that. I had dreams about Torchwood, which oddly enough, I don't think has ever happened before. 10 days until new episodes.

I talked to Janice briefly yesteday and she told me that Grandma will be moved next door from the Saline Hospital on Monday to the establishment next door, for a month of therapy!?! That's going to suck. I doubt my Grandmother or Grandfather is happy about this, but if they can help her...I guess it's best. Janice didn't actually give me any news on her condition; but that sounds like they've diagnosed something. I'll have to get more information later; probably on Monday. :-0(

So I started reading that new Excelsior book and it kicks all kinds of ass, I'm happy to say. But then I decided yet again, that this is not the book I should be reading! lol. I'm so horrible about this stuff (apparently); I just can't make up my mind sometimes. Oh well. It's not like these decisions have huge consequences or anything.

So I woke up just before I wrote this. I'll probably sleep more later. I might work on my room for a bit now, or I might read. Oh. Just before I crawled into bed, I moved to shut off my computer, and Michael was online, so I said goodnight to him. Hopefully I'll get to see him sometime this week. ;-0)

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I decided to read. I'm currently reading "Section 31: Cloak", which I'm rather enjoying. The plan being to continue reading the books on the shelf after this one, those titles being:

"Gateways Book One: One Small Step",

"Gateways Book Seven: What Lay Beyond - One Giant Leap"

"The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume One",

"The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume Two",

"To Reign In Hell: The Exile of Khan Knoonien Singh"

"Excelsior: Forged in Fire"

"The Captain's Daughter"

"Vulcan's Forge"

"The Lost Era: The Sundered"

"The Lost Era: Serpents Among the Ruins"

"Tales From The Captain's Table - Demora Sulu: Iron & Sacrifice"

"Burning Dreams"

and beyond that I haven't decided. I might mix in some Xanth novels. Or change my mind entirely. I'm wacky like that.

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   Monday, January 7, 2008

I got quite a bit of reading done yesterday before work. I also finished off the first disc of Battlestar Season 2. Work was mostly dead, with 2 or 3 terrible customers thrown in near the end. I closed with Bill, but also worked with John, Joe & Brad. I didn't have to go grocery shopping after work because I'd gone on Saturday so I just went to the bank and came home. I was dead tired, but Mollie called so I talked to her for a bit. She's very nearly finished with what she has of Doctor Who and isn't loving the 7th Doctor the way she did the 6th. Thankfully she'll be getting the Christmas Special soon. I downloaded the first new L Word episode and went to bed soon after. I chatted with Michael just before, and told him I was going to bed.

I woke up at 5:26am when the phone rang. It was Michael, and I threw my phone across the room. Now that I'm awake I figure it's my fault for not shutting off the ringer, but I'm hoping to hear word about Grandma, so I haven't been shutting it off as much of late. But Michael knew I'd gone to bed a few hours before...I wish he would have e-mailed me or texted me instead. Oh well.

I got back to sleep, for another hour or so, but I couldn't quite make it deep enough for it to stick. I got up, checked my e-mail, and put some art in order. I might go see AVP:R today, but I haven't quite decided yet. I was hoping to get more reading done today & I have so much tv to catch up on that I feel like I'm drowning in it. lol

Maybe I can hang out with Michael later too. I miss him. But all the same I haven't had any alone time of late. Which is the one thing that's bothering me about maybe seeing AVP:R today, is the driving Mark to work, and picking him up part. lol. I don't want to do that part. lol. Maybe I could take today for me, and then see it on Wednesday... Hmmm. That has promise.

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The today for me thing didn't work out. I called Michael to see if he wanted to see AVP:R with me, but he was driving himself to the emergency room!?! He had this horrible pain in his shoulder and neck, and wanted to know if I could meet him there. I drove Mark to work so I'd have the car...then walked to the hospital from home since it was so nice outside. I talked to Janice on the way over; she's going on vacation with her family in February.

At the hospital I sat with Michael for awhile, and tried to make him laugh. He was crying and obivously suffering, but as I got him to talk it seemed to help. His mother soon arrived. She's very young looking; friendly and funny. We talked and waiting for an hour or so, but then I had to leave to see my grandmother, who is also in a hospital, but in Saline.

I went home and showered first as I felt kind of icky. Then when I got to the hospital I found out Grandma hadn't been moved today after all, as she had some trouble breathing this morning thanks to being given too much morphine. Sherry & my Aunt Marge were there when I arrived but left soon after. Shortly after that Grandma was going to have a bath and an X-Ray, so I left.

I saw AVP:R. Let me be the 200th person to tell you this movie sucks. Maybe it was just me...but I doubt it. The thing is, there are moments where interesting choices are made; surprises that would have been welcomed in a movie with a solid script and some kind of point, but as it is, it's just kind of a big waste. Blah. It seriously took this amazing movie series, and dragged in through the shit...until what we ended up with was more akin to a Friday the 13th sequel than a smart and or fun sci-fi monster mash.

Here's how I'd rate the movies in the order that they take place:

01 Predator ***
02 Predator 2 **
03 Alien vs. Predator ****
04 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem *
05 Alien *****
06 Aliens ****
07 Alien 3 *****
08 Alien: Resurrection ****

Many people hated the first AVP; I'm obviously not one of them. Many people also hated Alien 3 (my favorite of the series) and Alien: Resurrection. Most people seem to love Aliens the best & while I agree it's a great movie, I find the cookie cutter happy ending a little hard to swallow. It's possible that another movie will be made in this series; be it Alien, Predator, or a mixture of both - if they do make another installment, I hope they'll concentrate on the script, and try something different, rather than mishmash all the moments we loved from previous installments. Blah. Just...ick. I don't even want to think about it.

When I got home from the movie I had a splitting headache...and I still do. I got a call from Michael though and he's out of the hospital; something about the muscles in his neck and back going all funky and lots of pain killer for a happy ending. I commented on his blog and replied to some e-mails. Now I just want this headache to go away...

I have to leave to get Mark in about half an hour. This day has not gone anything like I'd hoped it would, but I guess it was never dull, and that's something.

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   Tuesday, January 8, 2008

I took the new dose of my meds (by doubling up the ones I already had) that my doctor wanted me to try and I think that they actually helped me this time! I picked Mark up for work, and by the time we were on our way home my headache was pretty much gone. While I waited for Mark to be done I left a message for Mollie, then talked to Chris and then my Grandmother. I told Mollie and Chris the sad truth that AVP:R really does suck. I talked to Grandma about anything and everything and let her talk to Mark. She's very confused these days, from the drugs I think, though sometimes she forgets stuff when she's just at home. But she still laughs the same, and loves the same, and we all love her too.

When we got home I finished watching the new L Word episode, then watched Desperate Housewives. I was thinking I might go out and do something, but I wanted to lay down for a little while. That was at around 9pm, Monday night. I woke up at 6am Tuesday morning. But I think I really needed that, so I'm cool with that.

I did wake up once or twice before I finally got up, thanks to some loud rain and wind, which only helped relax me I think. I love the rain.

I work today. I need to do laundry before I go in. That's all I have on the menue. ;-0)

8 days until Torchwood. As the series approaches I find myself less and less excited. That happens to me sometimes. The shows I watch are like a drug, and when I have to wait for long periods of time between installments I break free from them, I guess. Then the waiting itself is the drug... It's kind of crazy, but I knew this was going to happen a long time ago. Of course once I'm watching the show again it all slips back into focus.

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I got my laundry done on time, and was able to eat before work. I arrived a few minutes late, but worked over by at least an hour. Work was fun; worked with Bryan, Mike, John & Jen. Came home after work and answered some e-mail. Tried to watch Alien on the big screen tv, but couldn't get the subtitles to shut off, which just annoyed me. I went to the video store and Kroger to pick up some bread and stuff... Came home and read the news. I'm tired but might watch a movie...or two. Or sleep. I don't know.

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   Wednesday, January 9, 2008

So I started wathing "Watcher in the Woods" last night; an old Disney movie that I saw in the 5th Grade. But not long after, I shut it off and went to sleep. I woke up around 6am. I got Mark up for work on time, and finished the movie. I played a video game. I ate. I showered and slept some more. My throat hurt last night and I was a bit worried that I might be coming down with something, but I think it might have been acid related now. We'll see.

I started reorganizing my movies. I have these huge shelves in my room that hold my GLBT inclusive movie collection. To be included on the shelf a movie just has to reference gay people in some way; that's all; they just have to acknowledge that we exist. But quite a few of the titles I've ordered over the years have ended up being softcore porn, which doesn't interest me. I don't hate it per say, but I'd rather have something with a little more depth. So I'm getting rid of those titles...at least I'm removing them from my proper collection. There are some exceptions. There's one called "Becoming Men" which has all these interviews with real people, and a narration by Alan Cumming, with some useful info, so that was has something worthwhile. Another one called "My First Time" is similar, and features Sir Ian McKellan. There's another one called "Better Gay Sex" which I wish I would have had when I started having sex, but didn't. lol. And there's one outright porn that will remain in my collection forever called "Nightwalk" - it's got really amazing production values, and a story and music and it rocks. I owned it on VHS for years before it was available on dvd. So there are those. But I dropped 26 other titles. I've been buying a few more titles though, and I still have not filled the shelves; perhaps I'll work on that later this year.

I feel like today has just flown by. I don't really feel like I've accomplished much, but I hope too. I need to start watching some of these movies from my shelf that I've never seen. Sometimes people just tell me a movie would fit on my shelf, and others will tell me that they don't. So I'll have to check them out and decide for myself. There are worse ways to pass the time. I have 2 other rentals to watch though, and a week to get through Battlestar Galactica (I don't think that's gonna happen).

Anyways...that's what's going on with me.

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Since the last entry my stomach rebelled, which isn't that surprising as I ate nothing but crap that I shouldn't have before I slept. It's not that I want to make myself sick; it's just that part of me is slightly insane. lol. I'm serious. It's not like I'm a danger to anyone, except maybe myself. It's just...part of me forgets important stuff sometimes. It's weird. And part of me will know taht something is happening and the other part takes over. It's hard to explain without sounded creepier than I think I am. lol

I got some work done on my webpage, and finished a chapter in my Star Trek book. I talked to Mark when he got home and made him laugh a lot, which is cool. I love the times when we make each other laugh. We have SO MANY times when we make each other crazy or pissed off that I really make an effort to cherish the good times. He said he was happy that I was doing new things with my dvds. He had the shelves especially made for my 31st birthday.

I'll be 34 this year. ;-0) My aging has never bothered me. I kind of love it actually. The only part that has sucked has been any physical problems I've picked up on the way, but beyond those things I very much enjoy myself and how I look and feel. I enjoy telling people that I'm 33. And I imagine it will be much the same when I'm 34, 35 & 36...

Torchwood starts in 7 days. I'm more than ready for it to begin.

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   Thursday, January 10, 2008

I went to bed around 1am, and slept until just a few minutes ago. I can probably get back to sleep...though I'm not sure that I want to. I should take my meds.

Ok. I'm gonna go on a long ramble about Doctor Who and the lists that I make for random fun. I'm just warning you that this entry isn't about anything else, so if you're not interested in this topic you can escape now. lol

People that know me well, know that have a good memory for random things. Well, part of that is that I have this compulsion to make lists of things. Just lists. I've never tried to stop because it doesn't hurt anyone; I think it's fun, and it helps me remember things. So...it's all good, isn't it?

Well I often make these lists of tv shows that I like; especially the more complicated ones. The ones where there are more than one show involved (Buffy/Angel, Star Trek) or where the timeline of the series is particularly dense with information (ALIAS). Sometimes this is very helpful, while sometimes this can ruin a series for me. It ruined ALIAS for me, because I found a glaring flaw during Season 3 that was never corrected, and was often referenced as fact when it couldn't be - and the characters should have known this.

Currently I make my lists of the new Doctor Whoniverse. That's the Doctor Who series that started in 2005, and it's spin-off shows: Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Because they all take place in the same universe, I think it's fun to try to figure out what order they go in. There are also bonus episodes here and there that you have to work out for yourself, which is also a fun challenge. And I know there are fans that try to squeeze in every book and comic as well, though I'm not one of those people; the continuity of the televised adventures is what matters to me.

So the first season of the New Who (or the 27th Season of Who overall) is fairly straight forward:

01 Rose
02 The End of the World
03 The Unquiet Dead
04 Aliens of London [Part I]
05 World War Three [Part II]
06 Dalek
07 The Long Game
08 Father's Day
09 The Empty Child [Part I]
10 The Doctor Dances [Part II]
11 Boom Town
12 Bad Wolf [Part I]
13 The Parting of the Ways [Part II]
14 Children In Need [Part III]
15 The Christmas Invasion [Part IV]

The present day episodes of thie first season mostly take place in 2006, though "Rose" is set in 2005.

Now, the first season actually ended with "The Parting of the Ways", and "The Christmas Invasion" which aired on Christmas 2005 was actually produced as part of Season 2, but the episode closes out the cliffhanger of "The Parting of Thw Ways" - and there's obviously a bit of time between this episode and the first episode of Season 2.

The "Children In Need" is actually a mini-episode that aired during the Children In Need Telethon. It bridges the minor gap between "The Parting of the Ways" & "The Christmas Invasion". There's a similar episode in Season 3. And there are Christmas Specials like "The Christmas Invasion" in every following season until 2008, and possibly in 2009 as well.

There was another holiday episode produced for 2005 called "Attack of the Graske", which was an interactive experience, in which the 10th Doctor spoke to the audience through their tv's and gave them the power of the sonic screwdriver through their remote controls - then they could make choices within the episode and see what happened. It was well done and everything, and fun, but I wasn't sure how I felt about it being included in my lists of the show - I mean, it didn't make any sense storywise where it aired. But it did feature a Slitheen, and it introduced the Graske who were later featured on an episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures, in which it seemed like this epsiode of Who was referenced - which kind of gave this episode more weight for me. I found a spot in Season 2 where this episode would actually support the continuity of the series. This season also had a Christmas Special that wrapped up the Season Finale so I always include that as well.

All the present day moments in Season 2 take place in 2007.

So Season 2 (or Season 28) goes like this...

01 New Earth
02 Tooth and Claw
03 School Reunion
04 The Girl In The Fireplace
05 Rise of the Cybermen [Part I]
06 The Age of Steel [Part II]
07 Attack of the Graske
08 The Idiot's Lantern
09 The Impossible Planet [Part I]
10 The Satan Pit [Part II]
11 Love & Monsters
12 Fear Her
13 Army of Ghosts [Part I]
14 Doomsday [Part II]
15 The Runaway Bride [Part III]

So...that's all sorted. But Season 3 is a bit more complex. Season 3 had another Christmas Special, another mini-episode, an animated episode, plus a season of Torchwood that featured a crossover. Parts of the story took place in 2007 & 2008, with the first 10 episodes of Torchwood taking place between last season's "Doomsday" & "The Runaway Bride". It's also odd to view Torchwood & Who together as Torchwood is mostly based in one time and place, while Doctor Who is skipping all about through time and space. I figured I had 3 rules to follow to make the season work as a whole. 1) I wanted to keep all multi-part stories together, as separating them annoys me. 2) To me, the animated episode, "The Infinite Quest" makes the most sense between the Doctor Who installments "Gridlock" & "Daleks In Manhattan". Others argue that it must take place later in the season, sometime between "The Lazarus Experiment" & "Utopia", but I strongly disagree. 3) The final 2 episodes of Torchwood Season 1 have to take place before the "Utopia" episode of Who. After following those basics I just kind of sorted it out the best I could. Like...it made sense to have a few Torchwood episodes between "The Runaway Bride" and "Smith and Jones" as it seems that a bit of time has passed for the Doctor, and that helps the audience feel that time lost. Also, I like the idea of "Smith and Jones" which introduces Martha Jones as the cousin of the character Adeola in "Doomsday" - directly referencing the events of that episode, viewed just before Torchwood's "Cyberwoman" episode which is another sequel to those same events.

Season 3 goes like this:

DW=Doctor Who
TW=Torchwood

01 TW Everything Changes
02 TW Day One
03 TW The Ghost Machine
04 DW Smith and Jones
05 TW Cyberwoman
06 DW The Shakespeare Code
07 TW Small Worlds
08 DW Gridlock
09 TW Countrycide
10 DW The Infinite Quest
11 TW Greeks Bearing Gifts
12 DW Daleks In Manhattan [Part I]
13 DW Evolution of the Daleks [Part II]
14 TW They Keep Killing Suzie
15 DW The Lazarus Experiment
16 TW Random Shoes
17 DW 42
18 TW Out of Time
19 DW Human Nature [Part I]
20 DW The Family of Blood [Part II]
21 TW Combat
22 DW Blink
23 TW Captain Jack Harkness [Part I]
24 TW End of Days [Part II]
25 DW Utopis [Part III]
26 DW The Sound of Drums [Part IV]
27 DW Last of the Time Lords [Part V]
28 DW Time Crash [Part VI]
29 DW Voyage of the Damned [Part VII]

"Time Crash" is this season's mini-episode, which takes place within the closing moments of "Last of the Time Lords"; expanding on that episode and explaining how the Season 3 cliffhanger is even possible. "Voyage of the Damned", the 2007 Christmas Special wraps up the season nicely. ;-0)

Now Season 4 is fast approaching, with episodes that take place in 2008 & 2009. The Sarah Jane Adventures, which aired late last year will be part of this season, as it's set in 2009 - so in a sense, Season 4 has already begun. Torchwood Season 2, which begins in just 6 days will also be part of this season, as well as Doctor Who Season 4, which begins in March or April. But it's hard to figure out how they all fit together until we actually have the episodes in question. Especially since we know there will be at least 2 crossovers between Doctor Who and Torchwood (Martha Jones & Captain Jack Harkness). And there are rumors that Sarah Jane will show up in the new Season of Who as well.

There have been 6 confirmed titles for Torchwood, 5 for Doctor Who, and all of the Sarah Jane Adventures. I hate waiting for episode titles. It drives me mad. lol. I can't believe I'm writing this all out. I really am quite insane. lol. But it makes me laugh.

The episode titles for the Sarah Jane Adventures are:

01 Invasion of the Bane
02 Revenge of the Slitheen, Part I
03 Revenge of the Slitheen, Part II
04 Eye of the Gorgon, Part I
05 Eye of the Gorgon, Part II
06 Warriors of Kudlak, Part I
07 Warriors of Kudlak, Part II
08 Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane? Part I
09 Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane? Part II
10 The Lost Boy, Part I
11 The Lost Boy, Part II

Confirmed titles for Torchwood Season 2 include the first 6 of 13:

01 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
02 Sleeper
03 To The Last Man
04 Meat
05 Adam
06 Reset

"Reset" will feature the 1st appearance of former Doctor Who Companion Martha Jones on Torchwood. She'll be around for a total of 3 episodes, and will also be appearing in 5 episodes of Doctor Who's 4th Season. Captain Jack will also appear at the end of Season 4. And that's where Sarah Jane is rumored to appear as well.

Confirmed titles for Doctor Who Season 4 are as follows:

01 Partners In Crime
03 Planet of the Ood
04 The Sontaran Statagem [Part I]
06 Midnight
07 The Unicorn and the Wasp

Martha Jones will appear in episodes 4 & 5, and is rumored to appear in 11-13 along with Rose, Donna, and possibly Jack & Sarah Jane. There are even rumors of K9, Jackie & Pete Tyler, and Mickey Smith appearing, though only Jack, Rose, Martha & Donna have been confirmed. Following episode 13 there will be another Christmas Special. It's possible another mini-episode and/or animated adventure will also surface.

Aside from the Sontaran 2-parter, and the multi-part season ender, there will also be a 2 Part adventure written by Steven Moffat, who is my favorite Who writer; he previously wrote "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances", "The Girl in the Fireplace", "Blink", & "Time Crash"; all of them astounding episodes - so I'm very excited about those, which would seem to be episodes 9 & 10 of the 4th Season.

Ok...I've been writing for like an hour now so I'm gonna stop here. lol. Sorry if I bored anyone along the way. But this is how my brain works sometimes. lol

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I'm really enjoying my Star Trek book; the Classic Trek, Section 31 installment, Cloak. It's really good. I love the continuity in it. It's clearly set between Classic Trek's "The Enterprise Incident" & "For the World is Hollow and I have Touched The Sky". It ties in with the Section 31 episodes of Enterprise ("Affliction", "Divergence", "Terra Prime") and DS9 ("Inquisition", "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges", "When It Rains...", "Tacking Into The Wind", "Extreme Measures"). It ties into one of the better Voyager episodes ("The Omega Directive"). It ties Admiral Cartwright ("Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" - and his odd behavior in the latter) to Section 31. It's just really cool...if you're a big Trek fan, and a continuity junkie like me. ;-0) I have about 60 pages left, which I hope to finish today.

I need to eat.

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I put some more pictures up on my walls. Then when Mark got home I got dressed, and I went to the comic shop to get the new issue of Buffy. It was cold and windy, and raining. I'd brought a disc I'd burnt with me for Michael with a few Doctor Who episodes he doesn't have, plus the rest of The Sarah Jane Adventures. I dopped off some movies then stopped at Michael's where we chatted and kissed. And I was off for home. I've got like 2 chapters left in my book, which I'm gonna read right now. Then I might start the next one, or watch some Battlestar. We'll see.

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   Friday, January 11, 2008

I finished my Star Trek book last night, and started another one. I slept. I woke up with the new Janet Jackson song stuck in my head, which I heard days ago!?! And it won't go away. lol. I read an interview with the woman who plays Gwen Cooper on Torchwood (5 Days to go) and then I wrote this. I'm probably gonna take my meds and then read some more.

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I updated my website on what I'm reading; updated my Doctor Who pages with more pictures and info. I had preordered a copy of Saw IV a few weeks ago, and I cancelled that yesterday, as I'll be able to rent it for free next week, and buy it for cheap soon after, plus they always release a special edition of each Saw film just before the next installment hits theaters and there will be at least 2 more films, so I'll pick up the more expensive copy then. I ordered some D9 discs, which will allow me to get more Who discs to Mollie, as she's probably done with the ones I already sent her.

I work today at 1pm. Chris might come over tonight and watch more Torchwood but we she might be busy with work and stuff, so I'll have to get in touch with her and see what's up. Beyond that I don't really have any plans at the moment. I don't even know what my work schedule is for next week. I think I'll go send Chris a myspace message right now, and then try to call Mollie.

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I sent Chris that message, and replied to one from Sean. Then I got through to Mollie who's now finished with the 7th Doctor stories, about to finish the 8th, and continue on into the 9th. I gave her a few tips for the rewatch, about where I think things make sense, and I'm interested to see her reaction to the episodes this 2nd time around, as she's only seen most of them once. Now she knows what's come before and after these episodes and she's approaching them with a larger understanding of the episodes than even I have. ;-0) Cool. And in a month, maybe less, maybe more, I'll have more Classic Who episodes + new Torchwood ones to share with her. Yay.

I didn't realize it was so late. I talked with Mollie longer than I expected to. I'm gonna eat, and get ready for work. I hope today goes well.

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I guess a few co-workers of mine from Hollywood were scanning my blog looking for their names. lol. I don't talk about them much, except to mention that I worked with them and that I like them. Today I worked with DJ, Bryan, Laura, Mike, Joe, Alex, Amanda & Bill. It was fun; slow, but with a few spurts of busy time. lol. That sounded wrong. I had to work over cause Mark dropped me off.

After Mark picked me up from work we went to Meijer to get my drugs (which were waiting for me in the correct dosage this time) and some groceries from Meijer. I saw Audrey & Joe Bird, and at least 1 of their sons (I think); the last time I saw their kids was probably about 5 or 6 years ago...at least. Audrey is my mother's father's brother's daughter. lol.

Anyways, the trip to Meijer was rather painless. I'm tempted to shave off my beard, and go to Necto or Aut Bar. Or I could go to Borders and look for new pictures for my room? I could watch some Enterprise or Battlestar. I could read my latest Trek novel. While I'm wondering about what to do I'm listening to this mashup up mix that I put together - it kinda rocks in all sorts of wacky ways!

Oh. I work Sunday night, and Friday afternoon and that's it. That's fine with me actually. We've been pretty dead lately, and that gives me lots of days I can visit Michael & Grandma. Plus, I can get some reading and watching done. And I should have new discs on Tuesday or Wednesday to start burning more stuff for Mollie, who told me she should have the internet by Monday ;-0)

Ok. I'll probably end up just sleeping, I'm so tired. I never heard back from Chris so I'm assuming that she didn't get her work done and can't do the Torchwood thing tonight. Maybe tomorrow night? Who knows? Not me. I'm off.

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   Saturday, January 12, 2008

I caught up on a few episodes of "Ugly Betty" (2 more to go) last night before going to sleep. I slept well, but woke up with a headache that just got worse and worse. I took my meds and a hot shower and it's dimmer now, but still with me.

4 Days until Torchwood.

My friend Wendy sent me a message & might be visiting me soon. That would be nice. I wish Mollie could be here too, as she was friends with Wendy befor I was and then we could all hang out together. ;-))

It looks like my friend Christine texted me to let me know she was going to Necto last night, but I was asleep. I have at least 1 voicmail...hmmm...yep, there's one, from Michael. He sounds happy, and he's looking forward to hanging out with me today. Hopefully this headache goes away or I'll be lying in a dark room for the rest of the day. Blah.

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I finished catching up on 'Ugly Betty' and then watched 2 episodes of 'Nip/Tuck'; I've got 2 more before I'm caught up with Mollie, and 2 more after that until I'm caught up to what has aired.

My headache is mostly gone now. My stomach isn't having a good day though. I put in a new razor so I can shave later. I've not shaven in a week or so and I have something resembling a beard; I think I look good with one, but I always feel better after I shave them off.

Ugh. My stomach is killing me. :-0(

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I'm all caught up with Mollie on Nip/Tuck now. I've been putting off watching a lot of my tv shows; I don't know why. I just always seem to have stuff to do, or not do or whatever. My stomach feels a bit better.

I was down in the kitchen a few minutes ago, and I was daydreaming about going out with Michael, in the sunshine, just walking hand in hand, and his smile. We don't really do stuff like that. We talk a lot, and we've met friends and family...and we've had lots of great sex. Anyways...it's dark out now. I don't even know where we would go now.

I'm chatting with him on yahoo right now.

I need to have something to eat, which hopefully won't make me ill. I need to shave the fur off my face and shower and dress. I'd still like to go to the bookstore. Maybe Michael could meet me there or something? It's still pretty early, even if it's dark now.

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   Sunday, January 13, 2008

After the last entry I did eat and shave and shower, and get dressed. I felt great! I called Michael and he said he'd meet me at one of the bookstores and I was off. On the way to the bookstore I noticed that my neck was hurting, which is usually a sign that I've slept on it wrong (which I doubted, since I'd been awake for quite some time) or strained by cack in some way. I still have no clue how it happened, but it's really easy to hurt my back - and the pain can be like a killing blow.

Anyways, Mike met me at Borders where I bought this cool fantasy art book for my walls. I also helped this guy figure out what order to read the latest Trek books in. Seeing all the Star Wars books next to those made me miss that series as well, which I'll get to eventually. At least I'm reading the books I have now instead of just buying them and putting them away. That's one of the reasons why I'm trying so hard to keep up with my reading...

Mike followed me home, and then I drove us to Aut Bar where I introduced him to some people. I had some painkiller and a drink for my pain, which worked very well indeed. We talked and chatted with other people too. Mike finished his drink, and then we went to Metro Cafe to see if Jeremy was working, which he was. It was great to see him! His friend Aidan was working as well, and said that I gave the best hugs and requested one. People are always complimenting me on my hugs, cause I'm not afraid to get in close. So Jeremy still had some of my DS9 discs from like 8 months ago and he got them for me, and let us know that he won't be working for the next few weeks as Monday he's getting his tonsils out and his deviated septum fixed. He and a coworer or two were going to head over to Aut Bar around 1am to get drunk; head already been drinking...he was smiling and flirting and it was fun. I told him we might meet up with him later if I was awake.

Mike & I went to my place, which was messy, but I wasn't really expecting company. I was feeling no pain at this point. And Mike and I had a really intense fucking session. By the time we were done, I would have had just enough time to rush to the bar and give Jeremy anther hug, but I was exhausted, and thought it best to just send him a message or something. I went right to sleep as Michael left.

I woek up around 40 minutes ago. The whole right side (well, my right side from my perspective - left from anyone who isn't me, or standing behind me) of my back is in terrible pain. I have no idea what I lifted wrong to do this to myself. The first time this happened, years ago, it was an empty box. I kid you not. So...I'm sitting here trying not to move and hurt myself. I also woke up with my stomach upset, but that's mosty taken care of now.

I checked my e-mail and I'd gotten new messages from Chris and Paul. I thought that Chris's message would be an "I'm sorry for not calling" message, which I had forgiven her for without a message being sent, only I was supposed to call her - it was there plain as day! Oh. She'd forgiven me too, just as I had done for her when I thought the shoe was on the other foot...so it was kind of ok, but I just felt stupid. Then the message from Paul...he'd contacted me about getting some Doctor Who stuff, and I offered to give him the newer stuff, but apparently he wanted the older stuff. I've been making copies for Mollie...because she lives in Hell and I like to distract her from that - but making the copies is like a kind of Hell for me, and I swore I'd never do it again. It's just incredibly time consuming, plus it's all time that I can't use my computer, and it's extremely expensive, and in the end I've spent money I barely had, and wasted time I'll never get back, and while talking to Mollie about Classic Who is great, and I love that she actually enjoys it and hasn't just thrown it away - it's not easy...and not really fun to actually do all that. So...after reading my messages I felt lousy for not remembering to call Chris, and turning Paul down on the older stuff. He says he might like copies of the recent specials, plus Sarah Jane, and Torchwood Season 2 - and I'd be happy to send him those ;-0)

I can't express how much my back hurts right now!!!

3 days until Torchwood! If I just concentrate on that..........then my back will still be killing me.

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   Monday, January 14, 2008

Work went well last night, I think, considering that my back was killing me. I worked with Ruki & Bill. Bill & I actually had some fun conversation while working. The Little Caesars crowd offered me drugs I think. lol. Or maybe I was hit on. I'm not sure. lol. But the point is, my back hurt, but I made the most of my night. I went grocery shopping after work, and was exhausted by the time I got home.

Mark worked all weekend to give me my new improved blog! Thank you Mark! I was so tired & cranky after I got home last night that I found it hard to appreciate his efforts as much as I should have. I wanted to delay the exploration of his gift until I was more awake, but he obviously needed some feedback so I tried my best. He knows me pretty well, so I'm sure he understands, and knows how much I appreciate what he's done for me here. He's been talking about doing it for years now...and here it is. People can now leave comments for each entry. And I can post picture links to what I'm reading, watching or listening to. Cool, huh? ;-))

I downloaded the new L Word last night, and then dowloaded the first episode of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" which I'm hoping is good, but I don't have a lot of expectations for. But if it's good that will be a nice surprise. I wathced The L Word, which rocked, but I'm waiting to watch Terminator...not sure why. But I'll probably watch it this week sometime; possibly tonight. After The L Word, I started watching the Family Guy Blue Harvest special, but fell asleep.

I woke up around 10 or 11am. I wasn't really paying attention to the time, so I'm not sure exactly. My back feels a little bit better I think, which is great news for me. I sent some e-mails. Exchanged some myspace messages with Michael. And then I worked on my webpage for at least an hour, before reading the entertainment news, which put me in a good mood. Lots of potentially cool things brewing:

"Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins" is slated to begin production in late April. McG is directing, with Christian Bale starring as John Connor, with a hoped for release date in late Summer 2009. But there's also an animation spin-off project in the works called "Termination" which will utilize anime and animation auteurs to do individual segments inspired by the Terminator franchise, just like the Animatrix did for The Matrix films, which incidentally, I loved. A similar project is underway for Batman, though I don't know that I care.

The new Wolverine movie has new cast members. Hopefully that movie turns out well, as I love the X-Men trilogy.

The new Underworld prequel is sounding more and more interesting. I hope that one does well too, as I really enjoyed the first 2, and if the prequel does well, there is talk of a 4th that will continue where the "Underworld: Evolution" left off.

Also, there's a new rumor that the final Harry Potter book will be split into 2 movies, which would suit me fine, as long as they were released a few months apart like the Matrix sequels, and not a year apart like the Lord of the Rings.

Speaking of which, Elijah Wood has said that if it made sense, he'd be up for a cameo appearance in the 2nd of the 2 hobbit movies that they're making. The first movie will actually adapt The Hobbit to the screen, while the 2nd one (and the more interesting of the two in my opinion) will be set somewhere in the 60 years between Hobbit and Rings. Nice. :-0)

And that's the kind of entertainment news I like to read. ;-0)

Ok. I'm going to finish watching that Family Guy thing now.

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I just played this game, which tells you which member of Torchwood you would be. I wanted to be Jack because then I'd have Ianto. But I wanted to be Ianto as then I'd have Jack. But I wanted to be Toshiko because if I was Toshiko she'd be so much more interesting. But I wanted to be anyone but Owen because Owen is scary. Turns out I'm Gwen, which is fine as I love her, but sadly this means that I've slept with Owen, which is almost worse than actually being him. lol

So, I broke down and watched that Terminator show. It wasn't bad. It wasn't fantastic, but it wasn't terrible. It was better than the new Bionic Woman by a long shot, which is good since I loathed that one. Anyways - I'll watch this season and see how it progresses.

Now I'm going to close my eyes, and view my own special episode of Torchwood, in which I, as Gwen, get pulled into a friendly threesome with Jack & Ianto. :-0)

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   Tuesday, January 15, 2008

I was going to go to Necto tonight. That was my new plan. Things have been slightly stressed lately. My back was feeling mostly better though, which is great news. But my boyfriend has some health issues at the moment so I'm worried about & for him, and my grandmother is in the hospital instead of at home where she belongs, and Mark just told me that his home business which he's been running for a decade now is in serious trouble, which was my backup job if anything should go wrong with my current one...and that was it. Mark told me that, and I came down with the muther of all stress headaches. Blah

It's officially Tuesday, which means officially, Torchwood Season 2 begins Tomorrow. But really we have just under 48 hours before I'll most likely be able to watch it. Still. It's getting towards that time. That's my good news.

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Been awake since 10am. Haven't really accomplished a whole lot. I talked to Michael on the phone earlier about his classes. If he were here right now I'd fuck his brains out...but he's not. Working on my room. Want to get a lot done with my room today. And the D9s arrived today, so I think I'll start burning dvds for Mollie while I work.

Torchwood airs tomorrow!

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I've finished burning the first disc for Mollie, and done quite a bit of work on my room. I feel pretty good about what I've accomplished so far. Still so much to do though. ;-0)

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My 2nd disc for Mollie is...a coaster. My computer is being weird and annoying. But my walls look fantastic!

24 hours or less and Torchwood will hopefully be mine! :-0)

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   Wednesday, January 16, 2008

I worked on my bedroom for about 12 hours, before I finally had to clear some space and get some sleep. I woke up when Mark was leaving for work, but slept for another 40 minutes after that. My neck and back still hurt, but they're not as bad as they were on Sunday. My room is coming along nicely. My only real goal for it is to have at least 1 layer finished through the entire room by my birthday, so that if I have a party this year, my guests can see it. ;-0)

I just read a few pages of my Trek book, which I haven't touched in a few days. This one is slow going. I'm gonna have to scrap the plan I had for reading a certain series of Trek books and go back to the old plan, as I want to be caught up on the later books by December at the latest so that I can read a new trilogy of Trek books that will followup on many of the varying series.

I should probably eat something. I'm gonna rip some dvds for Mollie. I should call Michael; he'd mentioned wanting to spend time with me today, and as soon as I get this mess cleaned up, that's probably a very good idea.

And I continue to wait for a new episode of Torchwood, which I will hopefully be seeing tonight after waiting more than a year!

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So...I've eaten. And I've talked to Michael, who may or may not be joining me. We're both tired, and he's not feeling all that well, so it could really go either way right now. Plus he just got a call about a job he applied for, so...that's up in the air for now.

I just finished a 2nd disc for Mollie; this one works, which is good as these discs are fricking expensive. Plus I can't use my computer while they're burning. And they take forever!

I read more of my Trek book while I ate and it's getting a lot better now. Last I checked I had 185 pages left; I want to finish that by Saturday, which shouldn't be too much trouble. I can finish it today if I'm not busy, but I'd rather be busy with Michael than reading my book. ;-0)

I need to get the clothes from the washer into the dryer; load up the washer, shave & shower...

And still I wait for Torchwood.

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I got some laundry done, and did the shaving and showering. Michael came over; watched an episode of JLU. Had some fantastically rough sex. Showered. I hooked Mark up with Michael (business wise), which may prove to be extremely cool for both parties. Then I went to Whole Foods for those rice snacks I like so much; Hollywood Video where I rented Saw IV; went to Kroger for a few other things, came home and chatted with Mark for a bit before watching the new episode of Torchwood.

Yes. I have seen the new Torchwood
and it is fantastic! ;-0)

I'm going to fool around on the computer for a bit, which translates as I'm going on the net to read everything I can about that new episode (which closed with an amazing trailer for the rest of the season!). I'll probably also read some more of my book, watch Saw IV, and sleep. That's the plan anyways.

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   Thursday, January 17, 2008

I slept on and off today. I just woke up again. I feel...kind of dehydrated. Which is weird, because I've been drinking water. I've eaten. I just feel a bit off today.

Mark just got home; he's going to send Mike an e-mail and then watch some Battlestar Galactica. I finished an episode of that, which I'd started weeks ago, then started the next one. That was a few hours ago, while I was eating. Probably more like 8 hours ago.

I got an e-mail from Michael saying he was leaving for school, but that he'd watched Torchwood and that "it was awesome!" ;-0) I agree.

I watched Saw IV last night. I didn't enjoy it as much as the other 3, but a lot of that is it sets up a lot of stuff that we don't get to see in this chapter, and explains some set ups from the previous movie, while not giving us the answers in this one. Also, aside from the usual leaps of logic and stuff, there's this one plot thread that feels like a flaw, which I worry won't be explained in the upcoming sequels (there are going to be at least 6 movies all together). Hopefully the 2 movies left in the series will correct or explain this flaw. I don't really love any of the characters that were in this movie either. I liked characters that were in 1-3, and now they're all dead, and I didn't really connect with any of the new ones here. We'll see. lol

I did watch that Battlestar today, and I'll probably watch some more later. I read more of my book. I have just over 100 pages left I think. If I finish it within the next 24 hours I'll be happy.

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Mark's home from work and watching Battlestar Galactica. I'm feeling a bit better than I was...not feeling dehydrated now. I spoke to Michael on the phone, and my friend Bryan too, who wanted to know my middle name so he could write me into a book! How cool is that? I've written like 8 poems about Bryan (back in the day), but I don't think they're on my site as I never did the artwork for them. I should get on that.

Michael and I talked about his school and stuff, including news of this boy that he has a class with whom he "used to have a crush on" who is now hanging out with him and stuff. Sounds like the crush hasn't ended to me. But if he'd be happier with the other guy, then who am I to stop him? We're not married after all. Oh what the fuck am I talking about? lol

Currently, I'm writing this between burning discs for Mollie in my room, while I watch Justice League downstairs. I love the DCAU, and though I never thought about it before, Batman is the lynch pin of the entire thing. He's obviously in DCAU, and though I never thought about it before, Batman is the lynch pin of the entire thing. He's obviously in Batman: The Animated Series and it's continuation + 3 animated features (Mask of the Phantasm, Subzero & Mystery of the Batwoman). He's in "Superman: The Animated Series, Static Shock, Justice League & Justice League Unlimited, Batman Beyond, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker & The Zeta Project. For those that include the webisodes, he's not in Gotham Girls, but he's referenced quite a bit as it's centered around characters that originated on his show. And while he doesn't appear in Lobo, that's about all he doesn't appear in. It's crazed. It's cool. Now if they'd just release the webisodes, Static Shock & The Zeta Project I'd have the whole damned thing! :-0)

Now that I think about it...I think the reason I maybe haven't warmed to the new Chrsitian Bale Batman movies is that I have my favorite Batman already. I loved the old Adam West Batman when I was a kid. And I enjoyed Tim Burton's "Batman", "Batman Returns", and even loved "Batman Forever" (Tim Burton produced that one). The less said about "Batman & Robin" the better. But Batman from the DCAU, has all sorts of things going for him that the previous versions just can't touch. He's complex in most of his incarnations but ony in the DCAU do we see him over the course of his entire life...with so much explored. And he's the Batman I embraced between that last Batman movie, and the over-rated "Batman Begins" which gets the character right, but can just never compete with what the animated version has to offer. The same goes for newest animated "The Batman"; it's ok as is, but it will never have a chance to grow like my Batman. I doubt will ever see the character explored so deeply ever again. Which is too bad I suppose.

Before I spoke to Michael on the phone I was looking at my GLBTQ inclusive dvd collection. Most times I just take it for granted, but I was looking at it and it's really cool on a bunch of different levels. Like, it has all these movies like "Torchsong Trilogy" & "My Own Private Idaho" that were touchstones for me as Queer kid. Plus it shows that even in an inclusive collection there is a huge amount of subject matter and diversity. There are westerns, and dramas, and comedies, horror, science fiction, Christmas themed stuff...it's really neat. It's something that I'm proud to have. And it's something that I was obsessed about for awhile that looking back on, I can say that I'm still happy with the choices I made. There are actually a few titles that weren't available when I started it, that are out now. I mean...like older titles, not all the new ones that have come out since...I should get those. They belong on my shelf.

Anyways. I've got discs to burn and Justice League to watch. Later Kiddies.

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   Friday, January 18, 2008

Still awake. Doing laundry. Burning discs. I cleaned my room up, and put my freshly washed sheets on my bed. I'm tired, but I wanted to be sure to get my work clothes in the dryer before bed. I didn't read any of my book, so I doubt I'll be finishing it tonight. I'm just not into it at the moment, and I'm ok with that.

When watching Justice League earlier, I continued where I'd left off a few months ago, and skipped the stories I don't enjoy as much. I watched "Paradise Lost, Part II", "The Brave & the Bold, Parts I & II", "Fury, Parts I & II" & "A Knight with Shadows, Part I". All good fun. All from Season 1, which has a few slow spots. Season 2 was a huge improvement. Season 3 (aka JLU Seasons 1 & 2) is yet another grand slam. Season 4 (aka JLU Season 3) kind of treads water, but serves as a neat coda; the best they could do with half as many episodes as previous seasons.

Mollie left me some comments on the previous entries. I need a way to comment back. Hmmm.

I haven't seen Corey online lately, but I haven't been chatting much. I hope he's ok. Last I heard from him he didn't sound very good. I miss him.

I should get some sleep. I work later today, and I want to be on time and stuff. I want to be well rested and in a good mood and all of that. ;-0)

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   Sunday, January 20, 2008

So...I was on time for work on Friday, and I had a good day of it. Michael came in to visit me. Jean Wiggin, who is one of my favorite customers came in, and I gave her a Doctor Who / Sarah Jane disc I'd made for her nearly a month ago. She met Michael and we all got on famously. Michael offered to drive me home so I wouldn't have to wait for Mark, but I didn't have my key to the condo, so we went to Borders to wait for him. I was tempted to buy a new copy of the Crow, and a Buffy book with 3 or 4 pix for my bedroom, but I held myself back on those, and just got the new Doctor Who magazine and a $4 Rocky Horror calendar.

When we got to the Condo, where Mark already was, my phone rang. It was from some guy who said his name was Tom Harris (which made me think of 'Silence of the Lambs' right off - and all but screamed out that I was being prank called), but when I said I didn't know who he was he knew my name, but not where I worked; he thought I worked at a parking garage or something. He said that I'd given him my # and that he wanted to hang out sometime. I told him I didn't know him, that I don't give out my phone #, and asked him never to call me again. He acted shocked, and said he thought we were cool, and I told him we weren't...he told me to fuck off and hung up. It would have been bothersome, except I couldn't stop giggling afterwards. lol

After that madness I just wanted to go to sleep. Michael doesn't usually stay over when I sleep because I have trouble sleeping with him around. It's nothing personal; it just generally takes me a long time to get used to sleeping with other people in my bed. The exceptions being Corey & Jeremy. I don't know what they did to put me at ease, but they did. I wish to Joss that I knew so I could tell people what to do to make it work. lol

I got undressed for bed, and he did the same. I wasn't pissed that he was staying, but I was a little surprised. We got into bed together, but every time I started falling asleep he'd wake me up. He'd move, or make a noise, and he was lying in the center of the bed, instead of on the side, and I knew he must want to cuddle...and I'm cool with cuddling sometimes, but not when I'm sleeping. It's enough for me to sleep in the same bed with someone; constantly touching each other puts me on edge, and makes me cranky. I knew this wasn't his fault though, and I just told him I needed him to sleep on the one side, and then I got some earplugs out...and settled in for my sleep...only he kept bumping me. I thought he was trying to get my attention, but I checked and he was asleep. I was extremely tired, but I knew at this point that I wasn't going to get any sleep. I was exhausted really, and when I'm that tired (or just a little tired actually) I can take things really personally; I get extra cranky; and sometimes I just can't control that...I get so frustrated that I just want to scream. Mark can attest to this. lol. I knew that a lot of what was bothering me, was me being too sensitve about all this nonsense, just because my sleep deprived brain couldn't process it logically.

Then I remembered that he'd once told me that he had a fantasy involving being woken up...sexually. So I figured what the hell; I might as well have some fun if I can't get any sleep. He quickly awkoke...a bit surprised I think, and we had some really great sex...with handcuffs, which is something I'd never done before, but I knew he had some thoughts on bondage, and I decided to take quiet invasion and play it out in a sexual scenario and to make it fantastic, and it worked. It was truly fantastic. ;-0)

Later we showered. We had talked about Firefly at work, and I realized that I hadn't seen the show from the beginning in years. I got the dvds out and went downstairs to watch the pilot episode. Michael appeared to be getting ready to leave; saying that he'd probably stay a little while, but not long as he had to get home and get some sleep. But he didn't leave, and this time, that was a really nice surprise, because I watched him watching the episode, and saw him getting sucked into the genius of Joss and company, and it was so much fun. We're going to watch the rest of the series together.

After he left, I ordered the Special Edition of Serenity (something I'd long put off) and bought the hardcover graphic novel of the comic story set between the series and the film. I'm extremely excited about re-experiencing the series.

And then sweet sleeping oblvion. :-0)

Saturday I slept until I was completely content. Then I got up and finished some laundry; cleaned up the living room, did the dishes, fixed up the kitchen and my bedroom. Then I went to McDonalds. I was gonna get pizza but I'll be getting some tomorrow night, and I didn't want to get it 2 nights in a row, as that can upset my stomach.

When I got home, DJ was there, and Mark was fixing his computer so that he can watch avis and things. Awesome. Now he can see Season 3 of Battlestar - and lots of Doctor Who / Torchwood stuff I have for him. ;-0) I showed him the Imperrial Shuttle in Firefly, and told him about some other cool crossovers I'd discovered. During this, Chris arrived for Torchwood night. DJ didn't stay long, but it was nice little visit.

Chris and I talked a lot. I was sad that Bryan didn't make it over, cause I really wanted to show him my room and all the progress I'd made on it. We watched 3 episodes of Torchwood, just as we'd planned. And it was a really great visit, that left me in a really good mood. Chris has 14 more installments in Season 3 of Who, but she'll probably go through those a lot faster now, as 8 of them she can already watch at home, and 4 others will arrive on dvd this week, allowing her to watch those at home too. She will have to watch the last 2 installments at my house, plus the new Torchwood episodes. She's actually getting a new computer this week, which will allow her to watch the ones that I burn so in the future she'll get things faster. Everything is working out at the moment, and that's cool.

I've been playing video games, snacking, and watching this Russell T Davies interview I downloaded. Now I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I'm sort of tired, so I may sleep soon. I never got around to reading that damned Star Trek book, and I'm fine with that I suppose. I had other stuff to do.

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After the last entry, I found out that a new episode of Brothers and Sisters aired last week, without my knowledge, so I got my hands on that, read the new Enterainment Weekly (I know it's lame), where I found out that actor Brad Renfro died on Monday. I only know anything about him, because he's in several inclusive titles on my movie shelf ("Apt Pupil", "Bully", "Confessions of an American Girl" & "Happy Campers"); so hearing he had died wan't overwhelmingly heartbreaking, but it was a little sad. I watched the new Brothers and Sisters & then I went to bed around 6am.

I slept for 6 hours. I dreamed that my room is much as it is now, only larger. And I was living in a house. The mirror doors on my closet extended all the way over the actual door to my room. Someone was moving around outside the door and they shot me. I was bleeding all over, but determined to stay quiet, as I figured they didn't know if I was even inside, as they apparently couldn't get in. Eventually they moved away from the door and starting packing up to leave. I krept over to the door, in terrible pain...bleeding everywhere...and found that somehow the mirrors reflected into each other and off of each other and I could see the person outside my room through somekind of complex mirror magic...to see that the man that shot me was Mark. And I woke up.

The dream didn't haunt me or anything. I knew right away it was a dream, and I didn't freak out or anything. But it's still clear in my head so I figured I'd write it out. No worries.

I work tonight, and then just as last week I have the next 4 days off. Michael had some medical tests done that he'll get the results of tomorrow, so I'm hoping for the best on that one, and tomorrow he'll call me with the results. Then Wednesday I think Christine wants me to go to some goth club in Windsor? Or...did I dream that? lol Torchwood is on Wednesday for sure. And somewhere around Friday, my friend Wendy arrives for a vist. We'll be watching the Doctor Who Christmas Special, and the 2 new Torchwoods. I'm not sure how long she's staying for; she hasn't really given me the details as of yet.

Mark hooked Michael up with a blog on Friday. So far it's looking good. ;-0)

I should check my e-mail. I should read. I should eat...or sleep...or something. lol

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   Monday, January 21, 2008

I slept after the last entry, which was probably a very good idea. I had a snack before I was early to work...and the night mostly sucked. We were more crowded than usual, and I had to deal with a disturbing number of pissed off, annoying people. There was one bright spot though, where I bonded with this girl about Star Wars stuff. She was polite and clever. A rarity.

I came straight home. It's freezing out. I'm either sleeping or reading.

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I didn't sleep or read last night. I beat my video game again. I watched the latest episodes of 'L Word' & 'Ugly Betty'. I watched the latest 'Nip Tuck' before I went to work. I'm, once again all caught up on my tv shows. Then I watched Erin Brockovich and started watching the special features on The Howling, before I finally slept. When I woke up I sent Mark an AIM about a flaw in my blog that Michael pointed out in an e-mail, and then Mark fixed it. I read some Doctor Who news. I read the latest (in the states) Doctor Who Magazine. I finished watching the behind the scenes stuff on The Howling.

My neck has been killing me all day. I took some pain killer and a hot shower and hopefully that will help.

But besides the pain and the average random watchings, I did get some great news today. Michael had been worried that he might have cancer. And his symptoms were disturbingly similar to a man that had dated Mark's mother - only in this guy's case, he'd been dead shortly thereafter, and Michael's tests have come back NEGATIVE!!!! I was so worried for him all week, but didn't want to write too much about it and worry him! This is extremely good news! :-0)

I also chatted with Corey for awhile today. I hadn't heard from him in about a month, and last I spoke to him he wasn't very happy, but he's alive. He's going through some rough times, but he's still alive and funny and...Corey. Which is nice to know.

Michael should be here soon. We're going to watch the 2nd episode of Firefly. I wanted to go to Necto tonight, but now I'm thinking that it wouldn't be good for my painful neck. I'm thinking of burning more discs for Mollie (which I didn't do all weekend) and reading lots of Trek. There is this Star Trek book I'm really looking forward to reading, but there are 5 books inbetween me and that book, and I'd like to get through them as fast as I can. lol. Hopefully I'll enjoy them, because they're important later on.

I might go to Hollywood Video later and buy some pv movies with some coupons I have. I have to do that by Friday. I'm getting "Stardust" & "Evening" for sure, but I might get more than that too.

2 days until new Torchwood & the first Torchwood Declassified. 3 days until the next Declassified episode. And Season 1 should arrive on dvd this week ;-0)

I'm off.

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   Tuesday, January 22, 2008

So Michael came over Monday night and we watched "The Train Job" episode of Firefly. It's really great watching it with him, because as I'm re-experiencing the series (which is a joy in itself) I'm seeing him react to it and falling in love with the characters. It's really cool. And I just read somewhere that some magazine has named it the best sci-fi show in history...which I think is probably true. I mean...it's really short, which sucks, but by the same measure, it's perfect, because they never had a chance to have a bad episode, and the movie is perfection so it has this complete feeling but also leaves you wanting more - which is sad and beautiful, and rare. :-0)

After the episode, I was kind of spacey, as I'd taken some painkiller for my neck, which had been bothering me all day. I know we talked for awhile. And eventually made it to my room, but I was so out of it...I just went to sleep. I think he said goodbye and stuff, but I don't really remember, and when I woke up he wasn't there anymore.

I watched the rest of "Evening" which I'd started watching at work Sunday night. I really enjoyed it. It's an interesting film, because it borders on masterpiece territory, but never quite arrives? I think some of the choices made in the production, while brave, maybe didn't come out as foreseen... Or maybe it was just me. I'm not certain. But there are many moments that are better than other moments, which you can see had the potential for real brilliance. It did make me feel though, which is always nice.

I slept. My neck doesn't hurt anymore. I got to talk to Mollie a little while last night too, but I'm not sure what time it was. I ate last night too. But I haven't eaten since, and I need to get groceries.

I called my sister Janice today, and we e-filed my federal tax forms, or started the process at least. She always helps me with my taxes. And she's not bitchy about it; she's always so giving about that kind of thing. I love her. I made less money than I did last year, and will owe the state again, though most likely less than last year.

I found out that Grandma is back at home. I gave her a call and we chatted for awhile. I told Grandma about how Mark & Michael & I are doing. About chatting with Janice and doing my taxes. She's so beautiful and caring and brave.

Anyways...I need to get dressed and go to the bank, the video store, Whole Foods, and Kroger. Maybe the book store too. Maybe they'll have a new Who article or something. New pictures for my walls, which I've taken a break from for about a week.

I still haven't read any of that Trek book. lol. It's kind of becoming a joke. I'm gonna work on my room a bit tonight...or at least plan it out a bit. And hopefully I'll get some reading done too. lol Wish me luck.

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I decided that I was going to have a snack and read and wait until after rush hour to go out. I went into Mark's room and told him what I had decided. Then I went downstairs. The kitchen smelled of cleaning products. While I had slept this morning our neighbors and our own kitchen sinks were backed up with sewage? It was all fuzzy in my head because I'd been told about it when I got up to use the restroom before returning to bed. I figured it was all safe now, as 1) Mark had said it was fixed and I couldn't hear the plumber working next door anymore 2) I'd just told Mark that I was going to eat and he didn't say anything 3) The kitchen smelled of cleaning products and I had seen him cleaning when I'd woken up briefly before.

I used the sink to wash the pan I used, and made my food, and ate it while I finally read some of my book. Later I got a call from my friend Chris telling me that Heath Ledger died today! I wondered if he'd finished filming the new Batman movie, and remembered that he looked really creepy as the Joker. It just seemed so crazy. I thought it was a joke, but it wasn't. I read about it on CNN.

Then after that, Mark told me not to use the sink as he hadn't cleaned it yet!?! WTF? I had told him hours ago that I was going to eat, and he didn't mention anything like this to me. When I told him I'd already eaten, he said he didn't know why I'd assume that he'd already cleaned up in there.

So Heath Ledger is dead and I may have poisoned myself because Mark couldn't remember to tell me that if I ate anything it could hurt me. Which he should have warned me about right away. And especially after I said that I was going to eat. He's working, but you'd think a potentially dangerous situation would have pulled him out of the zone to just warn me about it. And now he's just kind of writing it off as my own damned fault, and he's not even showing any concern.

I just walked in and asked him about this. And he was still acting like he was pissed off, and not a tiny bit worried about me, which I pointed out. I don't even know what's going on with him right now, but it's not cool.

There was this whole section here where I went on about Mark's good qualities, but I hit the backspace button a few times and the whole blog thing shut down. So...I'm thinking there are still some bugs in this thing. I have this blog thanks to Mark. I wish that I hadn't lost these paragraphs, because I rather liked them and they made me feel slightly better, and then when I lost them I felt worse than before. Fucking computer.

Mark says if I get sick in the next 24 hours or so we'll know why. That's a comfort. Thanks.

Whatever. I'm going shopping.

And I can't believe Brad Renfro & Heath Ledger are dead.

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I made it to all the places I needed to go. I've eaten. I'm good. I have a slight headache, but I'm not worried about it; my meds should kill it. I'm going to try burning some discs for Mollie now, and work on finishing that Trek book while I wait it out. I can't use my computer until the discs are done.

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   Wednesday, January 23, 2008

My headache is gone. I've finished a disc for Mollie, and downloaded the new Nip/Tuck. I also read a good chunk of my book; I have about 20 pages left; I'll finish that in a few minutes. I couldn't burn a disc while I was getting Nip/Tuck so I ordered some stuff from Amazon that I've been putting off. I got a couple of books that I looked at with Michael at Borders on Friday (both of them are $7.00 cheaper online), another dvd-r 50 pack, and the movie 'Cruising' for my collection.

I think I might do the dishes while I do another disc. Then finish my book, and move on to the next one. Torchwood is on tonight! And my dvd boxed set of the first season should be here today or tomorrow.

:-0)

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After the last entry I didn't just do the dishes; I cleaned the kitchen, giving the sink a really intense scrubbing, using this powerful cleaning stuff, and then again and again. Then I started the dishes, intending to wash them 2 or 3 times, just to be sure everything was clean. I came upstairs and told Mark what I done, just in case he was planning on getting up early to do the job himself, and he thanked me and said it sounded like I did a good job.

I tried burning another disc for Mollie but it failed. I think it might have been because I didn't give the computer enough of a break, and it was warm. I figured I read awhile and then give it another try later. I did read. I finished my book; well sort of. The book that I was reading is book 1 of 7, and has a cliffhanger ending. The firs 6 books in the series all have cliffhanger endings, and the ending of each of those 6 books is in the 7th volume; so I've started reading the ending story that finishes off the book I finished reading! lol. And I've only got about 40 pages left in that...

But I was so very tired so I went to sleep around 6:30am, expecting to wake up around noon at the earliest, but instead woke up with Mark in my room...lurking. He was looking for a trash bag. I told him he could turn on my light, and I covered my head with my comforter even though I was sweating from the heat of my room. My room is always warm, but for several days I've felt colder than I usually do, and I've had the heat a bit higher.

Anyways, before Mark woke me up I'd been having this really intense dream about uncovering this alien invasion, that sort of had to do with my book...only it bacame very personal. It's hard to describe. But I wasn't happy about having been woken up so early...but as I drifted back off to sleep (Mark having found a trash back), Mark returned and woke me up again - apparently the thing with the water overflowing happened again. We don't know where it's coming from, and Mark is taking care of it right now. It sucks because I just cleaned all that stuff, and I figured it was mostly behind us, even though the pipes were still making all kinds of weird noises.

Anyways, I'm awake now, but I'm so exhausted...and I have to squint to look at my monitor. I should try to get some more sleep, but I don't know that I can now. :-0(

On a brighter note, I just checked, and my Torchwood Boxed Set should be arriving today. I can then give Chris the discs that she needs and she can finish off most of the season on her own. Then she can come over to watch "Time Crash", "Voyage of the Damned", "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" & "Sleeper". Neat.

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I slept a bit. When I woke up another Mollie Doctor Who disc was done. Before I slept Mark discovered that the neighbors had already called the plumber from before 2 times this morning with no results, and had then called a new plumber (who's here right now working things out). Also, Mark found that water is leaking below the kitchen sink through the garbage disposal. He looked that up online, and saw that we need a new one and that they usually only last about 3 years; we've been using ours for about 5 more years than that! Last I heard from Mark he was going to Lowes to get a new one, and calling his dad to see if he could come over after work to help him install it. Hopefully all this will be cleared up today.

Torchwood still isn't here, but will be later today. I finished the actual ending to my Trek book; the one in Volume 7, and I started the next book, which was one I tried to read a few months ago and decided against. lol. I'm so weird.

I've been waking up lately, with "My Country, Tis Of Thee (America)" stuck in my head. What's up with that? See. Weird.

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Torchwood is here! I'm watching the Special Features now...which are kind of lame, in that they list all these featurettes which are just remixes of the Torchwood Declassifed episodes, which I already had, and are also included on the final disc, so that part is just annoyingly repetative. The episodes do look fantastic on dvd though, and there are commentaries on each episode, plus outtakes and deleted scenes. If I was the kind of person that kept my dvds in the boxed sets that they come in I'd be pissed right now, as all the plastic pages that hold the discs are cracked and shattered. Thankfully, I don't keep that shit, and the discs are all pristine. Overall, it's a great buy, and I'll enjoy the commentary the next time I run through the series. ;-0)

The next new episode should be available to me in about 6 hours. I think. I hope.

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I didn't mention this before, but I finished the 2nd part of my book, and I'm now onto the next one. At least, I don't think I mentioned it before...

On the commentary for the first episode of Torchwood, they again reference the ongoing story of the hand and how important it will be to next season's storyline. Yay! :-0) There were funny informative bits, but I'm gonna stop watching now. I'm getting ready to go back to Lowes with Mark, as the disposal thing he bought is missing a part!?! I'm thinking we can drop off the new Torchwood discs that Chris needs with Bryan who isn't working today and is most likely home - I'll call to check. Also, I need to get the latest Angel comic.

I called Hollywood to see if Bryan was working, but DJ answered. I had a missed call from him yesterday, and it turned out to be about something that I'm not sure I should talk about here. It's not dirty or anything (lol - I wish) but it's kind of a surprise for someone, and I have no clue if they read this thing so...that topic's off limits for now. It's a very sweet thing though. I let him talk to Mark about it and they're still chatting away. I need to talk to DJ acutally, to let him know I need this Sunday off as Wendy will be here this weekend. She'll be leaving about the time I need to work, but I'm thinking I'll probably have slept differently with Wendy here and be kind of...not ready for work. That's my thinking anyways.

After Mark's done talking to DJ, he's gonna call the neighbors to make sure they've fixed the pipes (again) so I can take a shower. That will be nice. lol.

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I showered, which was nice. Mark joined me. It was all going good, but then Bryan didn't answer his phone, so I'm thinking he's not home...or he's asleep...so I'm actually going to stay home. That way I can burn more discs for Mollie (well, at least 1 more), and I can continue on with the Trek book. I'm kind of on a roll and I don't want to stop unless I have to. Maybe I can drop the discs off later, or I can drop them off at Hollywood or something; maybe just bring them into work with me on Friday, as Chris still has 5 episodes of Who to watch before she needs the Torchwood episodes.

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Mark's back with the part he needed for the new garbage disposal. Mark's father, Roger Adams is here, and we're all getting along which is nice. I've ripped a disc for Mollie, and read the first 80 pages of my next Trek book (go me!), and I'll probably continue you that after I read Michael's new blog posts.

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Saw the new Torchwood Declassified. Downloading the new Torchwood. I have about 150 pages left in my book. Mark & his dad are still doing stuff downstairs. All seems right with the world.

Mark says I should write more philosophicle stuff here, instead of just writing down what I've been doing...but maybe I'm not as smart as people think I am. lol. I just write this stuff out as a kind of release, and a record of what I was doing. Every now and again I'll have a moment of clarity, but beyond that I'm usually just kind of lost. And that's ok...I think. lol

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I've seen episode 2 of Season 2 of Torchwood and it too was good. It's very, very different than the first episode of the season. I'd read the writers of the series really wanted a nice mix of stories, and so far they seem to have done that quite nicely. With Episode 03 looking as different from 2 as 2 is from 1. Mark said it looks interesting.

I'm tired. But I just ate a short while ago so I shouldn't sleep. I don't trust myself to lay down with my book; I know I'll be out like a light, and regret it later. Maybe I'll play a videogame or something until I'm good to go.

I burnt another disc for Mollie. It's such a long slow process. But it will be worth it in the end I think.

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   Thursday, January 24, 2008

You know how I wasn't supposed to sleep? Well I did. I didn't mean to. I played the video game, but only about an hour. I read more of the book (I'm just over half way through), and then...I woke up, cold, got under the covers and went back to sleep. Woke up about an hour ago...not feeling all that well, but that's passed now I think. We'll see. I might go back to sleep. I might read. I might do many things. lol.

I woke up with that song from the end of 'Stardust' in my head: Rule the World by Take That. I don't know where it came from, as I haven't rewatched the movie since I first saw it...it's just there. lol

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I was reading about Heath Ledger online. I didn't go looking for the story, but it's everywhere you go of course. It made me remember seeing Brokeback Mountain in the theater...and then reading the story right after. I reread it last night. Still quiet and powerful. That was my candle for Heath, I guess.

The notorious hate group, the Westboro Baptist Church, is planning on picketing Heath's memorial, (reported on FOX news of course) because he played a gay character? They say that he made it seem ok to be gay, but I think they maybe saw a different movie than I did, because in the movie I saw it told the story of two guys that fell in love, with one of them murdered and the other one ending up alone in a trailer. Phelps and his ilk came to Ann Arbor a few years ago to protest outside the local gay bars; I actually saw him. The people here organized this thing, where people donated money to GLBTQ organizations for every minute that those bastards were here, and then when he left, they announced how much money Phelps had raised for the gays with his presence! They should just do that everywhere he goes; turn him into a gay activist without his consent. Serves him right.

I haven't been feeling that well today.

I'm contemplating a lot of different projects, and I'm not that great of a planner...it takes a lot out of me. lol. I know that makes me sound retarded and maybe I am. I mean...I'm slow. And I'm ok with that.

I want to do more with the collage. I want to do more reading. I want to get a stack of photos scanned (been putting that one off forever!). I want to do many things; it's just a question of managing the time that I have.

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   Saturday, January 26, 2008

Thursday, after the last entry, I showered and dressed, and when Mark got home I went to Borders and bought this photography book that I'd seen there. It was marked $60.00, which was a bargain in it's own right, as the book was out of print and was selling upwards of $200.00 used online - but I also have a 30% off coupon so I only paid $40 something for it! :-0) I went to Hollywood as well and used another coupon to purchase the rest of the movies that I had set aside. There's this movie drawer for Hollywood Video employees to put movies they plan on buying. It's almost always full, and I had taken up a big chunk of that - well, it's clear now (my section anyways).

Thursday night I worked on my collage. I got another large section done, which features a full page ad for Brokeback Mountain, which I'd planned on putting up but never found the right spot. There are other pictures there of other actors in gay roles including Matt Damon in The Talented Mr. Ripley, River Phoenix & Keanu Reaves from My Own Private Idaho, Jude Law from Wilde, Tom Hanks from Philadelphia, Will Smith from Six Degrees of Separation, Daniel Day Lewis from My Beautiful Laundrette, plus Johnny Galecki & Ivan Sergei from The Opposite of Sex. It works rather well. Mark later woke up, said it looked amazing and gave me a high five! lol

I finished my Star Trek Voyager book Friday morning, then I reread the Crow, and started a Next Generation book; the first to feature the Klingon crew of the I.K.S. Gorkon. Ironically, the latest installment of that crew's adventures arrived on my doorstep later that day.

Mark left for work. I slept, showered, shaved, and got ready. Mark had this important meeting he couldn't get out of so I asked if someone from work could come get me, but they couldn't until after 3pm. Mark was gonna come get me later, but I started feeling ill, and called in. I slept. I read. I tried to not feel like crap.

Wendy arrived around 8:30pm I think. We watched the Doctor Who Christmas Special, and then went out to get some food. I called Michael and we met him at Necto. I used my VIP Pass to get me and Wendy in for free, then Scott bought us drinks and Keevan let us keep our jackets in the DJ booth, which was really cool, because the ATM was broken and I only had $2 on me. The bar was mostly fun, though we left early.

Wendy went to bed when we got home; Michael and I talked and watched Firefly, and then talked some more. He went home around 5:30am I think. I read for a few hours and then went to sleep. Mark woke me up just under 4 hours later to let me know that Wendy was awake. I showered, and then we watched the 2 latest episodes of Torchwood. There was some randomness after that. Wendy tried calling some of her friends to hang out, but didn't get through to anyone. Mark went to get us all food, while Wendy showered...and that's where we are now.

Michael called earlier and he has a bunch of his affairs in order which is good news.

Last night it was revealed that Sarah Jane will definitely be returning in the 4th Season of Doctor Who! And that they will be making a 24 episode 2nd Season to The Sarah Jane Adventures! :-0)

My stomach is really upset. I'm trying to soldier on, and not curl up and die, which is what everything in my body seems to be telling me to do. lol. I haven't had much to eat in the last 24 hours though. I'll try eating a bit and see if it helps.

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My stomach is not happy. And I'm suffering. But what's new?

I had my music playing on random, and this track I mixed for (but never gave to) Shawn Foreman popped up. It made me all nostalgic and I looked through this 'book' that I'd made for us, with all our e-mails in it and stuff. It's cool, though it seems like a completely different life. 8 years since we dated and all so briefly. I wonder how / what / who he's doing now...

Wendy is downstairs watching tv. Mark is in his room, with his door closed. And I'm trying to ignore the fact that parts of my body are on fire.

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   Sunday, January 27, 2008

After the last entry, Wendy went to get food, I took a bath, and then read and slept. Wendy ended up hooking up with one of her friends. She woke me up when she got home around 11pm, but finding me in bed, she went to bed herself. I couldn't get back to sleep, and found that my phone was blinking with a new message from Michael saying he was going bowling. My stomach felt way better than before; my drugs had kicked in, and now I'll be all crazy for the next week (again). I got dressed and joined Michael and his frinds (including Becky, his former roomie, Draco aka Chris who dated my little sister, and his wife Crystal) - before going to Denny's and finally grocery shopping. I'm home now, obviously.

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I read for a bit after the last entry, and then slept. I'm awake now. Sort of.

So...since The Sarah Jane Adventures are coming back for a 24 episode season, and those episodes would be considered part of Season 5, and assuming we get a Season 3 of Torchwood (which seems more than likely) then even with only 3 Doctor Who specials next year, we'll still be getting 40 episodes, which is 2 more than this season (unless we get another animated episode and/or a mini-episode from Children In Need) - in which case we'll get 39 or 40 this year as well.

If that doesn't make sense, it's possible my meds are making me a tad bit insane.

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After the last entry I went back to bed. Wendy woke me up around 2pm I think, to say goodbye. One of her good friends that she'd been hoping to see this weekend had contacted her, and she was going to meet him and then head home. I was so out of it when she said goodbye. I remember thinking that she won't have had any of her cake, that I bought for us last night. Then I had lurid dreams about Mark & Wendy having eaten all the cake and leaving me only a frosting shell! lol Yeah. Out of it is right.

I got out of bed around 5pm. I played a video game. I had a snack. I'm finding it hard to concentrate on anything for very long. I knew that was going to happen, and I've experienced it before so it's less freaky now.

I have a voicemail from Michael talking about hanging out, and maybe watching more Firefly. Perhaps we'll do that. I kind of want to just crawl back into bed though.

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I should have some new pictures taken. I don't have any from 2008 as of yet. Hmm.

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I just finished the Trek book I was reading. It was better than I expected, and while I have several Trek books lined up to read, I might take a break and read something else. I haven't decided yet.

I should eat something.

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   Monday, January 28, 2008

I've decided to keep on with the Trek reading. There's so much I need to get done reading by December. Then maybe I can give them a break and just read them as they come out. That's the goal anyways.

I worry about Mark. He hasn't done his taxes in years, and it scares me. I know it stresses him out, and that stresses me out. And if I bring it up to him, he says I'm giving him a hard time. Last year I cleaned his room, which had gotten really messy, and tried sorting out anything that looked tax related to help get him started, but nothing ever came of it, though he did thank me, and has kept his room mostly fixed up since then. He's not a messy person by nature, he just gets behind on stuff, like we all do, and then it just weighs on him and he feels trapped...and I don't blame him. I just wish he'd stop putting this thing off, because that will only make it worse.

I don't pester him about it to make him feel bad. I do it because I love him and I don't want some stupid tax thing to ruin him down the road. blah.

I still have my headache, but I'm sure it's because I haven't eaten. I needed to take my prilosec first, which I've done, and I should be able to eat now, I think. Wish me luck.

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I changed my mind about the books I was reading. There's this pair of books that I really didn't want to read, but felt like I should. I skimmed them, and decided there was no reason to read them both, when the only reason I wanted to read them involved a 3 page cameo by the characters I was interested in. On to the next ones then.

I watched the movie "The Groomsmen" today. It's one of the GLBTQ inclusive movies from my shelf that I'd never seen. It was sweet. I got slightly teary eyed at the end. I'm such a girl sometimes. I fucked up, nerdy, geeky girl. lol

I chatting with Michael for a bit. I was tempted to have the sex with him today, but what with all the excitement my body has been through in the last 36 hours I'm taking a break...until Wednesday.

I think I might have hurt my back again. I don't ever really know until suddenly the pain kicks in. I definitely lifted a box from my closet wrong, but maybe I'll be lucky this time?

I have this backlog of e-mails I need to catch up on... Why do I let that happen?

One of my Battlestar Galactica discs is missing. Erg. I let DJ borrow it, and he was supposed to bring it back, but when he arrived here, I was away. Mark said he collected the disc and put it with the others, but it's not there. I've even done that thing I do, when I'm looking for something, and I've already checked a certain spot - and I check it 5 more times, like it will suddenly be there...but it's not. It was a disc that I'd already seen, so I wouldn't have taken it out of there. And Mark had already seen it, so he wouldn't have taken it out of there. It's a mystery.

Oh. After Mark and I had the squabble last night, we calmed down, and I got Mark to watch some Batman Beyond with me. We had watched the first season of the series together ages ago, when it first came to dvd, but then we never continued on when Seasons 2 & 3 arrived. Maybe we'll watch more soon. I hope so, as I don't really have anyone else to watch that with, and it's this kind of fun thing we can do without ripping each others' heads off.

I might go to Necto tonight. I still have the cash I got from the ATM for bowling, and I still get in for free - and the music is good on Wednesdays so I could actually dance. It might be a good idea to vent some of the frustration I've felt over the last few days.

2 days until Torchwood 2x03 ;-0)

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Shortly after the last entry, I was in my room...and I got this blinding headache...out of nowhere! Usually there's some kind of progression or warning, and I was just struck down. It was kind of creepy.

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   Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Today sucked. It just did. I didn't get much sleep. I felt like my blood was boiling. I kept dreaming I was on fire. Then I was late getting ready for work. When I dropped Mark off I vomited on the curb, and then when I got to work I vomited on the bathroom floor...and things got a lot worse before they finally got mediocre. After work, I stopped to get some food, which was sub-par, then I had this sour gum ball thing to take my mind off the horrible food, only they had really packed the sour into this thing and it left me wretching. Today just sucked in all kinds of ways.

I need to sleep.

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I slept for about 3 hours. Not sure how I feel. I got some voicemails. 1 was from Mollie in reply to one I left her about how much I miss her, which was sweet and funny. The other 2 were from Michael; the first one cut out and the 2nd one went on to explain that he's without water, but I'm not certain for how long. Now I'm sitting here, wearing nothing but socks (how did that happen?) and wondering what I should be doing instead.

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   Thursday, January 31, 2008

I read 3 books in the last 2 days. I reread the Arrows trilogy by Mercedes Lackey. I also got caught up on The L Word and Nip/Tuck. And last night I watched the new Torchwood, and then watched it again with Michael & Mark. My visit with Michael was all kinds of fun. There was cuddling, which I don't usually love, but it was nice after not feeling so well. There was all kinds of little moments that I enjoyed.

About last night's Torchwood. I liked it a lot. But there's this scene on a pier and the editing in just this one scene is so horribly, it's really annoying. There's also this one predictable line, which lowered my rating slightly. But the episode had a lot that I did like, and featured the hottest kiss, ever! :-0)

Michael might cover and watch some Firefly later today, but we're not sure yet.

   posted by Bald Jason at 02:15 AM
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I watched 'The Night Listener' this morning. I'd bought it for my inclusive shelf, but put off watching it as I wasn't sure I'd enjoy it, as I'd heard the story that it was based on. It was interesting. It was the story that I knew, but it was worth seeing. I think if I'd seen it with Mollie in the theater she would have screamed. Or...maybe I just like imagining the that, as it amuses me. ;-0)

   posted by Bald Jason at 05:00 AM
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What a strange day I'm having. I feel like I'm underwater or something, but it's not a bad feeling. I woke up around 11am. I answered some e-mail. I jumped on this Torchwood forum where I haven't chatted lately, and replied to a bunch of stuff, including this hate mongering fuckwad, who's thread was closed down on account of my disgust, which made me happy. I took my prilosec and went to bed again, with a headache. I woke up around 5:30pm, feeling a lot better. I called Mark to see if he could pick up some stuff for me at the store (he sounds exhausted, but he's nearly done with this thing he's been working on, and it will be nice to see him relax!). I started reading my next Trek book, which I'd started once before and couldn't get into, but now I'm enjoying it. I had an omelette...and some cookies...and some water. Which didn't seem to upset my stomach at all, which was nice. I did some laundry. I called Amber Hatt, who had left me a message last week, and we talked about Buffy & Angel & Doctor Who & Torchwood - which was fun - it's always good to hear from Amber. And then I sent Michael an e-mail...and wrote this. It's been a quiet, relaxing day, for which I'm grateful.

   posted by Bald Jason at 07:12 PM
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After the last entry I read some more of my book, and drifted off again. I can only use my computer for a minute, as I'm downloading High Def versions of all the Torchwood episodes. I'm not certain if my friends can watch them, as they're in this mkv format, but I've managed to find 2 high def avi episodes from Season 2. :-0)

I forgot to mention earlier that I saw this wicked cool teaser trailer for the upcoming Clone Wars computer animated series, which looks stunning, in my opinion. It's supposed to gel with the previous series and expand on the Clone Wars section of Star Wars; so between Episodes II & III. This is way cool, because my favorite character (Aalya Secura) will still be alive at that point, and will undoubtedly be included in at least a few epiosdes, of which there are said to be at least 100! Very cool.

That series is said to be followed by a live action series set between episodes III & IV. Hopefully I'll finish off the majority of my Star Trek books in the next 2 years, and be able to dive into Star Wars again during all this geeky action ;-0)

   posted by Bald Jason at 11:27 PM
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