Tuesday, April 1, 2008

I never took the midrin; the headache seemed to fade away. I took my prilosec and drank some water. I still feel kind of dehydrated though, and I don't know why. I read more of my book. I slept more. I just woke up about 4 minutes ago. I keep having odd dreams centered insider or around my grandmother's old barn that burned to the ground last year. Odd.

It's April Fool's Day now. It's Jason Brian Brooks's 34th birthday today, though I have no idea where he is or how to reach him. I was out of the hospital 16 years ago today.

Less than 4 days until Torchwood / BSG. Less than 5 days until Doctor Who.

Perhaps I should try to rouse myself and go to Necto? That's always the question on Monday nights.

   posted by Bald Jason at 12:12 AM
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I'm not going out. I think that if I did I'd have fun. But I want to read some more, and work on my room. And think. Sometimes I want to do anything but think and those are the nights that I enjoy dancing the most... But tonight I just have some many thoughts running through my head that I don't want to lose track of that that kind of activity is pointless.

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I read only a little bit more before remembering that I'd rented 'Sweeny Todd', and that I should probably return it when I go to work today. I watched it on the big screen tv. It was good; I enjoyed it. Gorgeous, like all of Tim Burton's stuff. But not something I want to watch over and over. I think Mollie would probably love it.

I have a slight headache. I didn't get any work done on my room, though I did track down some more art for it, and I'm sorting through my options and inspirations and seeing what will fit and what won't.

I may read some more, or take a nap. I want to be on time for work and all that. I have no idea who I work with today. Hopefully it all goes well.

   posted by Bald Jason at 06:14 AM
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I'm over half way through 'The Golden Compass' now, and I'm rather enjoying it at this point. I'm about half way through chapter 13. I'd be reading still, but I'm thirsty, and thought I'd make a note of my progress here before trudging downstairs for a drink; probably juice.

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Mark just left for work. My headache is getting worse I think. I took some motrin. I didn't want to take my midrin, because my stomach is upset, and if I can't keep the midrin down they'd be wasted. Ick.

Ok. It's April Fool's Day, and a lot of fake news pops up on this day, but this one seems legit. It's an episode list of Doctor Who Season 4, which coincides with a new Doctor Who magazine being released in the UK today (with 4 different Who themed covers, which I saw days ago) - plus they hold back on the title of episode 12, saying something about that one being top secret. So, assuming this news is real (and I've got mroe than one reason to believe that it is) then here's how the new season of Who plays out:

01 Partners in Crime (airs this Sat.)
02 The Fires of Pompeii
03 Planet of the Ood
04 The Sontaran Stratagem [Part I]
05 The Poison Sky [Part II]
06 The Doctor's Daughter
07 The Unicorn and the Wasp
08 Silence in the Library [Part I]
09 River's Run [Part II]
10 Midnight
11 Turn Left
12 ???
13 Journey's End
14 ??? (2008 Christmas Special)

The new titles in the list are for episodes 6, 11 & 13. There have been rampant rumors about a "Doctor's Daughter" episode, for months now, so that seems about right. And 'Turn Left' could be right, from what I think I know about that episode. And 'Journey's End'? Well...I have this horrible feeling that the 10th Doctor isn't long for this world. Erg. I mean...everybody is coming back for this episode. It has Daleks, and Rose, and Mickey, and Jackie, and Martha, and Donna, and Sarah Jane Smith - so it's an event - it makes sense that something HUGE would happen here. And I think that all this huff about David Tennant taking a break and doing 3 specials is a smokescreen so people won't know. But I could be wrong. And I hate the title 'Journey's End', because it was a Next Generation title, and then a Next Generation special. But maybe this episode will cure of that dislike?

Blah.

I wish my head would stop aching.

   posted by Bald Jason at 09:23 AM
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I called into work. My head is killing me. My stomach won't let me ingest the pain killers that would allow me to work. Thankfully this isn't something that happens to me all that often, this joining of my two personal demons... I also feel like I might be getting another kidney stone, but I'm not sure if I am or not. I mean...it might be just bits of one like I had before. So...not having a good day. And this sucks even more, as I was hoping to kick ass on my sales at work (again) today, and now I won't have the chance. I very nearly went in despite all this, but I know it wouldn't be worth it...and so I made the call. They've been over on labor lately anyways, so my not being there might actually be a good thing. I just wish the pain would stop.

The Doctor Who titles (covered in the last entry) have been all but confirmed, which means that for the 15 remaining confirmed episodes of Whoniverse Season 30, we now have all but 2 titles: the 12th of Doctor Who is being kept under wraps for now, as it's said it gives too much away, and the Christmas Special, the title of which will undoubtedly be reavealed at the end of Doctor Who #13 ("Journey's End"). Cool. Here are the remaining episodes we have for this season of the Whoniverse, and their probable airdates:

15 04/04/08 093 Torchwood 04x34
Exit Wounds [Part II]

14 04/05/08 068 Doctor Who 04x09
Partners in Crime

13 04/12/08 070 Doctor Who 04x11
The Fires of Pompeii

12 04/19/08 072 Doctor Who 04x13
Planet of the Ood

11 04/26/08 076 Doctor Who 04x17
The Sontaran Stratagem [Part I]

10 05/03/08 077 Doctor Who 04x18
The Poison Sky [Part II]

09 05/10/08 079 Doctor Who 04x20
The Doctor's Daughter

08 05/17/08 082 Doctor Who 04x23
The Unicorn and the Wasp

07 05/24/08 084 Doctor Who 04x25
Silence in the Library [Part I]

06 05/31/08 085 Doctor Who 04x26
River's Run [Part II]

05 06/07/08 089 Doctor Who 04x30
Midnight

04 06/14/08 094 Doctor Who 04x35
Turn Left [Part I]

03 06/21/08 095 Doctor Who 04x36
??? [Part II]

02 06/28/08 096 Doctor Who 04x37
Journey's End [Part III]

01 12/25/08 097 Doctor Who 04x38
??? [Part IV] (2008 Christmas Special)

Again, it's possible we'll have a mini-episode between 02 & 01. It's also likely that between those two intallments we'll see the 2nd Season of The Sarah Jane Adventures, which will be part of the 31st season of the Whoniverse.

Ugh. I need to get away from the monitor. I'll try to read some more, to distract myself from my suffering, but I'm worried that the reading might hurt my head, and I can't lay down because of my stomach. I might just turn the lights down and try to get comfortable.

Wish me luck.

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I read more and eventually passed out. I have no idea when I fell asleep or how for how long, only that I dreamt I was watching V. Later (in the dream) I was talking to Chris Taylor in his old house...about Danny Morgret(?) who used to live across the road from him. I said that his father had been scary, and that you couldn't make any noise in his house or his father got very angry, and that his mother still worked at Food Town / Kroger, and how that was kind of sad. Later I watched the 9th Season of Buffy, which I'd had recorded for me by a friend, as I hadn't been able to watch it when it aired. I was watching the final episodes, which I'd read about, but never seen, and I thought I knew all the cool stuff, except that Oz showed up, and I don't know how, but Cordelia as well. Cordy was a bitch; it was funny. They all ended up eating together at a big table on a deserted street, outside. There were multiple Spikes for some reason, relating to plotline earlier in the season, and Buffy looked more like she did in Season 1. It was all very odd. Willow got back together with Oz at the end, which was very sweet, as I never liked Kennedy as much as Oz or Tara. lol. And the episode ended with Buffy staking the annoying vamp from early in the episode. In the dream I started rewatching the episode, only it had now changed...then Mark woke me up by opening the front door, as he got home from work...which was fine really.

Mark tracked down some of the bottled water that we drink. He gave me that, and some other stuff that he got for me. He asked how my head was (it's fine), and my stomach (which I'm not sure of yet) and told me he hoped I felt better. I told him about my strange dreams. He left my room, and I considered going back to sleep, but I wanted to write this, so I rolled off my bed (seriously), stumbled to my squeaky chair, and wrote this.

Not sure what I'm doing now.

   posted by Bald Jason at 07:30 PM
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Oh. And those Doctor Who titles have been confirmed as real now. Now I'm left wondering WTF that one is that they're not telling us because it gives too much away. I'm sure they'll reval it in a month or so, after the season has begun unspooling. ;-)

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   Wednesday, April 2, 2008

I slept more.

I read more. I have 4 chapters left in my book; that's 49 pages. I'll finish the book today I think. Then I'll either read that DS9 book that I started or the next 'His Dark Materials' book. I'm not sure which, but probably the DS9 book first.

I don't work until Friday.

I should go to the comic shop today and get the new Buffy and Trek comics, though that depends on how I'm feeling. I think I mostly feel better now, but I'm never quite sure. Oh well.

I tried catching up on Smallville, but one of the episodes I need to watch is flawed to the point of being unwatchable; the sound doesn't match up with the actions on screen. I tried finding another copy, but I've waited too long. I can find all the episodes after it, but not that specific episode, which sucks, cause I was ready to dig in and enjoy what I'd missed.

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I drove Mark to work. I went to Staples and bought more ink. I remembered what kind of ink cartridges with a word game: How could the lamest Harry Potter book (that's the 2nd one: The Chamber of Secrets) make such a pretty moving pictures (cause I love the movie). And I needed HP2 cartridges to print more art out. Then I returned Sweeny Todd. Then I went to Meijer for more Midrin, plus I got body wash, after shave, a cup, condoms, a body sponge and some Boost. Then I went to the comic shop and picked up the new Buffy, Angel & Star Trek comics.

When I got home, the UPS guy dropped off my Vulcan's Soul trilogy & my new Doctor Who dvds. I loaded the ink in the printer and started printing pretty pictures. I read the new issue of Buffy. And now I need to put all this other stuff away. I want to get some work done with my room. And I'd like to finish reading 'The Golden Compass' today.

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I cleaned my room. I did some laundry. I put up one picture to support others. I planned a plan. I downloaded the soundtrack to Sweeny Todd and sang along while I worked.

I rewatched "Batman Begins" for the first time since seeing it in the theater. I liked it slightly more than the first time, yet still found it rather silly. I think the older Batman films which were grounded in fantasy allowed Batman a certain amount of...support, but taking him out of that, and putting him in a more realistic film, makes the character seem, as I said, kind of silly. But all the actors do the best they can with what they have, and as an introduction it works pretty well. The sequel looks better and I hope it is. And I hope someone else does the editing. Ick.

I haven't read my book. I haven't slept. I have to pick up Mark at 6pm. He told me this morning that when I slept today, I didn't have to worry about picking him up on time; that I could sleep late, but if I went to bed now I wouldn't pick him up at all, which I doubt is what he meant.

But I'm tired...and I look forward to sleeping when I get home.

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I picked up Mark from work on time, and had him drive us home. Mollie called me while we were on our way; it was really great to hear from her. We talked about headaches, Sweeny Todd, The Golden Compass, Doctor Who, Torchwood, 'skipping by her skinny', The L Word at the post office, Buffy comics, Batman Begins, vacations & Betty White - then she went to eat her food, and I got ready for bed...with a detour to talk to Mark about Sweeny Todd as he'd decided he wasn't going to watch it, but was interested in the story.

Now...I'm exhausted. I'm going to undress; get my comforter out of the dryer, put my towels in the dryer, crawl into bed...try to read a bit, and then sleep the the sleep of the richly deserving. :-0)

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   Thursday, April 3, 2008

I just woke up a few minutes ago. My stomach feels slightly pained. Beyond that, the sleep did me a lot of good; I feel recharged.

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I just finished 'The Golden Compass', which I enjoyed up until the end. It's not that the ending (no spoilers here) is bad; it's just that I figured it out a few chapters before, which took away some of it's power. I'm sure I'll read the next volume, and had thought I'd be tempted to read it straight away, but this feels like a good place to break off and read something else before coming back to it later, and so I shall.

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I watched "Beautiful Girls". It's one of those movies that I always wanted to see, but never did, until now. I find that I always enjoy those movies once I see them, but that I'm haunted by the feeling that I would have enjoyed them more when they were new. It's not a brilliant film or anything. I did like Uma Thurman & Natalie Portman, and their storylines with Tomothy Hutton, but the rest was kind of blah. I haven't seen any movies lately that have become favorits of mine. Maybe that will change soon? I hope so. I do like the fact that I actually watched all the movies I rented for once.

I just woke Mark up. He's in the shower now. I'm wondering if I should drive him to work. My Midrin should be ready today; they couldn't get it all yesterday. Also, I need some other stuff. But I'd much rather just stay home...

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I don't feel like working on my room, even though I have some amazing artwork to work with... I don't think I feel like reading either. I'm uber-horny, but I don't have a boyfriend...or the urge to stroke off at the moment. What does that leave me with? I've no fucking clue.

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After the last entry I had quite the work out. After a shower and a snack, I decided that instead of going back to the new DS9 book, I'd actually go back to reading the Starfleet Corps of Engineers books. The thing is, I need to read several more of those stories before I can get back to the New Frontier series, which I miss reading very much... And the new DS9, as much as I long to read it, is set during The Lost Era, which I'd like to read straight though once I have time for it...and it's nice to know that it's there waiting for me, while I finish off some older titles.

I printed up a photograph of myself on some glossy paper. I'm planning on giving it to my grandmother, as she has this nightmarish picture of me (with hair) on her wall, and hopefully I can talk her into replacing it with this one. It's one of my favorite photographs, and a real testiment to Mark's photographic talent; very stylized; very emotional.

I called Janice earlier, but no one answered. I haven't talked to her in nearly a month, which is rare for us. She was going to do some of my tax info for me, and I never got back to her on it. I need to write a check to the state of MI, but I have no clue how much I'm writing it for...and I'm quickly running out of time on that. I tried calling my Grandmother after leaving Janice a message, but she didn't answer either. Oh well.

I'll probably keep reading for awhile, but go to sleep soon. I'm tired.

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I woke up around 11pm when Mark got home from visiting his Mom's place, where his twin brother, nephew and sister-in-law were all going to be. I left my door open when I went to sleep, thinking it would wake me up, only I expected him home a lot earlier. He usually gets home around this time when he visits mom, but this morning he told me that he wouldn't be staying long, and then said he might not even go. So I figured he'd be home by 8pm at the latest. I guess his visit went really well though. I wish he would have called to let me know his plans had changed. When I pointed this out to him, without raising my voice (cause I'm not pissed off, really, just disappointed), he went up to his room has hardly said a word to me since, except to say that he had told me yesterday that he wouldn't be home in time for me to go to the pharmacy, which is true, but that was before he told me he was mad at his mother (which is why he was thinking of not going, and had decided he wasn't going to stay long if he did go). The thing is...I'm seriously not mad, and I had made peace with the idea of not going to the pharmacy today right after he told me I wouldn't be able to go. I mean the drug that's waiting for me is just more of one I already have, and the groceries I wanted are all things I can wait for, so I'd decided I'd just get all that after work on Friday. But I never told him any of that, so I think he thinks I'm mad at him because he didn't come home sooner so I could go to the pharmacy, when I'm really just disappointed about the lie. I'm really glad that things worked out and he got to see his family for so long, but a phone call, letting me know that his plans had changed (again) would have been nice.

In about 24 hours, I'll have hopefully seen the season finale of Torchwood, and the season premiere of Battlestar Galactica. I'm enjoying the Star Trek books I'm reading. And for now, I am content. ;-0)

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   Friday, April 4, 2008

This morning, around 3:30am I was trying to figure out more Doctor Who stuff, which is fun for me, but I'm working with half the facts that I need, and won't get confirmation of a lot of stuff until later, though tonight's Torchwood episode might answer a question or two. I saw that I had just missed a call from Mollie so I called her back, and then chatted with her and Karen on yahoo messenger. Karen's going through a rough time right now, so we were trying to help her out with ideas, though I'm not sure there is much we can do, which sucks.

Karen and Mollie used to be my neighbors at Mapleridge Apartments between January 1997 & May 2000. Mollie directed me (through a comment on a different blog entry) to this site where people review their living experiences at different places, and there are several negative ones for Mapleridge that all spotlight the bitch landlord, who I thought only had a problem with us and our friends, but apparently it's much larger than that! Anyways, I told Mark about it and we're planning on writing something up about our experiences there too. Mollie has to as well, so that others can avoid living under the heel of that withered old cunt. I'll post the link again once we've all posted our horrific experiences. Ick.

I left Mollie & Karen on line to do some laundry, so I'd have clean clothes for work. I also intended to sleep, but that wasn't happening so I ended up cleaning some stuff in my roof that I seldom touch. I have this tv & vcr that I really never use, but they're constantly draining power and I'm just sick of it, so I took those out of my room and rearranged some stuff. I need to figure out what I'm gonna do about the new space, but that can wait until later.

I also did the dishes, and continued with the laundry (I'm on my 4th and final load). I took a shower and took my cymbalta. I got Mark up for work, and then drove him there. I also finally turned the air down. It's always warm in my room, but it's getting pretty unbearable in here, so hopefully that helps. I'm obviously not gonna get any sleep before work, so I'm making sure everything is ready for when I get home so I can go right to bed.

I work from 1pm to 5:30pm. Then I have to go pick up Mark. Then I have to go to Meijer. I need to get the rest of my drugs + other stuff, like trash bags, bread, syrip, and chips. Then we'll head home and I'll go to bed. And then when I wake up I'll try to download the new Torchwood / Torchwood Declassified / Battlestar Galactica, and probably watch them with Mark, depending on if he's awake. He said he'd probably go to bed tonight too - or at least he said he'd be tired, so maybe that will all work out.

I might try calling my sister again. I miss her and the kids. And I might get some work done on my room. We'll see.

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   Saturday, April 5, 2008

Before work I did call Janice and chat with her for a bit, and then I did put some more pictures up in my room. I shaved. I was on time for work. I kicked ass in sales again. There was a contest thing going on in the last few weeks and I won, which I didn't expect at all. Work was mostly great. I worked with Brad, Bryan, Ruki, DJ, Michael & John. I didn't have time for my break though, and I worked a bit over as well. After work I picked up Mark and we went to Meijer and got some extra stuff...then we came home, and I went right to sleep.

I woke up around midnight and downloaded the new Torchwood. BSG hadn't been posted yet. When it was done downloading I got Mark and we watched the finale. I loved it. It had some really great moments, and it felt like a really great finale to the 2nd Season.

But now I have a headache. I'm gonna take some pain killer, and either go back to bed...or jump online to see if Michael's on to chat about the finale! :-0)

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I did chat with Michael about the episode; he enjoyed it as well. I took some painkiller, but this one feels like a really horrible one, so I'm gonna back away from the computer, and try to get some sleep or take a scalding hot shower or something.

Oh. And when I woke up before, there was news that the 9th episode of Doctor Who's 4th series has been changed from "River's Run" (which I never liked) to "Forest of the Dead" (which I like a lot more, while Mark thinks they're both lame). Also, I now realize that I have no clue how the 2nd half of Season 30 of the Whoniverse goes, and I most likely won't know until sometime in late June. I thought the Torchwood finale might lead into Doctor Who as it did last year, but it doesn't, and so a lot of things depend on how Jack & Sarah Jane arrive to help the Doctor at the end of this new series.

Pain.

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First off...my headache is gone, which is fantastic! And my day has gone extremely well. Apparently we've had nice weather today, but I'm not one to go outside much. Especially because the sun is out. I mean, it can be cold and beautiful, and sunny and beautiful, and I'm just a bit jaded about both I suppose. I'd much rather stay in. And I guess that makes me a bit of a freak, and I'm ok with that. I'm a big, bald, geeky, freak! Yeah! :-0)

Even in my dreams I'm a geek. Only in my dreams...everyone else is too. I have this recurring dream element about there being this long buried, extended cut of "Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope", which is then released and mobs of people go to see it, and it's actually quite dull, yet everyone in the world loves it. In the dream I just had I was watching this new Star Wars cut with my relatives in this huge theater, and Janice kept talking, and getting shushed, and then someone else would talk, or kids would start making some racket, and my grandparents were there, and my grandmother actually threatened these kids with violence, and then they snuggled up to her, which made me laugh and then before I knew it everyone was leaving because they all hated one another, but they all seemed really happy about it. As we were leaving I noticed my jacket & hat were gone, but Janice had grabbed them on the way out. Someone in our group, who apparently worked for the stuido said the test screening was a huge success, and someone that worked at the theater agreed because even though no one made it through the entire film, it had sold out, and people bought a huge amounts of snacks and things they didn't finish either. lol.

I also have recurring dreams about Star Trek crossover episodes between Voyager & Next Generation & DS9 that never happened. And when I'm watching them in my dreams, they're my favorite episodes of all time, and Voyager is actually amazing. You'd think that would be enough for my dream self to realize it's all a dream, but I think my dream self is just in denial about the whole crap fest that Voyager became, and so it kind of 'lives' for those moments when I'm not around to tell him that Voyager is a bunch of good moments, and a few great episodes between huge pieces of shit.

I also have recurring dreams in which people want to watch Alien V, and it's the scariest movie I've ever seen. There is no Alien V, and if there was, I'd be the first in line to see it. And none of the films have scared me at all....but in my dream, it really freaks me out. But it's amazing.

Yeah. I'm a huge geek.

So I woke Mark up this morning after I'd downloaded the new Battlestar Galactica and we watched it in my room, which was nice. I had tried to not get my hopes up about the episode, because while Battlestar Galactica is amazing, I've found that the beginning of season's 2 & 3, which have to deal with what they've done in the amazing cliffhangers of the show, aren't very satisfying for me, and I didn't want to feel disappointed with this one. Well, I wasn't. And I think part of that is that last season's finale was a bit different, and also everyone working on the show now knows that this season is the last; there are only 19 more episodes to go, 9 of which we'll see in the next few weeks... The new episode was fantastic, and ended on a cliffhanger. Waiting each week to see these episodes is gonna suck.

After Battlestar, Mark & I chatted more and we were laughing a lot. It was a good morning. I showed him this radio program I got a copy of called "Chain Reaction". It's British, and on the show one celebrity interviews another celebrity that they've always admired or looked up to, or just wanted to meet I suppose, and then in the next episode the person that was interviewed goes on and interviews someone they admire in turn, so that's why it's called Chain Reaction. This episode features Catherine Tate interviewing David Tennant, and it's a riot. Mark laughed out loud during several bits, and I'm sending a copy of this to Mollie with the full season of Torchwood and today's episode of Doctor Who.

After talking some more, and laughing some more, we cuddled, which we don't do as much as people might think, but that was nice too. And this wasn't a sexual thing. Though I did point out to Mark that if Michael and I were cuddling in the position that Mark & I were in, Michael would be fucking me. lol. But it was all good, and eventually Mark left and I fell asleep again, and I woke up around 6:30pm.

The internet was down when I woke up, but Mark set it up for me really quick. And I started downloading the new Who (which just finished - and I'll be watching in a few minutes). Mark has this new game on his amazing little phone, which Mark has been obsessed with for about 48 hours I think. He doesn't even have his main computer on, which is something of a miracle, if you really know Mark. He's just playing with his phone all the time now. It's kind of like that Next Generation episode "The Game", where everyone starts playing this weird video game, but it's really a subtle form of mind control, and the people who gave the game to the crew are using it to take over the ship. (I'm a geek when I'm awake too, in case you haven't noticed previously).

So...I've figured out, and I'm qute sure, exactly how the first 18 episodes of Season 30 of the Whoniverse play out, or how I'd watch them anyways. Beyond those, there is no way for me to know what the order is, except I know what the last 3 episodes are...sort of. I know what episodes 35-37 are; there will either be 38 or 39 episodes this season. Now I just have to watch the rest of the episodes and figure out how epsiodes 19-34 go, and if there are 38 or 39 episodes this year, but I won't find out the latter until around November. Fun.

Anyways, I'm gonna take my prilosec, and watch the new Doctor Who. :-0) Yay! Today rocks! :-0)

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I've seen the new Who, and I love it. I think the new theme mix works wonders for the new Season - it fits. I love Donna. The episode was extremely silly and somewhat pointless...except to have Donna reunited with the Doctor...and to lay the groundwork for the rest of the season.

Look Away Mollie!

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What was that bit about the bees? I bet that comes back. Actually, I'm all but certain that it comes back in episode 7, which also pays off a bit in "Last of the Time Lords". I loved the references to Martha & Rose and how the Doctor has changed since Runaway Bride. And ROSE!!!!!!! OMFG! I was so happy! And next week's episode looks amazing! Yay! The Doctor is truly back!

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   Sunday, April 6, 2008

I'm still glowing from the new Torchwood / BSG / Doctor Who. I'm really excited about next weeks episodes, and all the episodes after that! This season of Who feels like it's going to be epic...because it's taking a holiday next year, it feels like this season is building towards the biggest climax yet; going out with a bang and all that - so...yeah. And Battlstar is actually in it's final season, so every episode is kind of HUGE. The previous season left huge questions about most of the main characters, and is forcing the audience to rexamine their choices while trying to determine the fate that awaits them all, so it's just really juicy right now...and hopefully they can keep that momentum as they wind down to the series finale next year.

I got a text message earlier from DJ (who's watching Season 29 of the Whoniverse) that reads: "Fuck!!! The face of Boe just died!! DAMNIT!!" - which made me laugh a lot. I texted him back, and then called Michael, who'd left me some messages and we talked about the new episodes, and other random bits. He said he was going to try to go back to sleep, and now I'm wondering what I'm going to do next. I might read. I might work on my room; I'm really extremly happy with how that's coming along, and I find working on it quite relaxing and pleasurable. I should get something to eat.

Ok. More Doctor Who stuff. My original thought on how the season plays out is in doubt, and there's no way I can figure out exactly how I'd like best to watch it, until it's all aired. But I think it's safe to confirm that I do now how the first 18 episodes (of 38 or 39) should, in my opinion, be viewed:

Season 30:
01 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
02 Invasion of the Bane
03 Sleeper
04 To the Last Man
05 Meat
06 Revenge of the Slitheen, Part I
07 Revenge of the Slitheen, Part II
08 Adam
09 Partners in Crime
10 Reset
11 The Fires of Pompeii
12 Dead Man Walking
13 Planet of the Ood
14 A Day in the Death
15 Eye of the Gorgon, Part I
16 Eye of the Gorgon, Part II
17 The Sontaran Stratagem [Part I]
18 The Poison Sky [Part II]

I can also say with some certainty that these episodes are placed correctly as well:

35 Turn Left
36 ???
37 Journey's End

However, the order of episodes 19-34 is in question, and while a Christmas Special has been confirmed, it's possible we'll get a mini-episode in November which means there could be 38 or 39 episodes.

Still...those first 18 episodes play off each other extremely well, and I'm very fond of that order.

It's a wonder that people read my blog at all the way I ramble on about nothing...

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I've had a really horrible day. My stomach again. Blah. It was my own fault this time though, which is oddly comforting, as I know why I'm all fucked up. I forgot to take my prilosec. It was 4 hours late. And it was 2 hours after I ate something that I'm not supposed to have, but can allow myself to have when I've been taking my medicine regularly, and I've been very very good, which until this morning, I had been. Ugh. So there's been no sleep for Jason today. No laying down. I've tried a half dozen times and the acid was so potent I thought it would eat through my tongue. No being comfortable. No more eating, which is why I'm now starving, and will most likely get a headache. And I have to be at work at 7pm.

I know I should call in. It's the smart thing to do. But I don't want to. I want to go to work. I know I said in an entry not that long ago that I prefer to stay at home, and it's true, except that I kind of enjoy my job, and the people that I work with, and a good portion of the people that come in to the store as well. And when I can't go it upsets me. It's not like staying home from school when you're just not wanting to go because the students are assholes and you have an exam that you haven't had time to study for... It's more like having to tell you're friends that you can't make it to the party that you've all been planning.

I should call in. My stomach is actually starting to feel better, but only because I haven't eaten. And I could finally lay down now and sleep. Only I can't, because I have to go to work. But I want to go to work. It's this endless cycle that's been playing in my head all day.

I really hate my life sometimes. Not the people that I share it with...or the living part...but just the crappy stuff that piles up and makes me miss the stuff that I enjoy.

I don't even know who I work with today. I haven't brought a schedule home in weeks, as I've been working all the same hours for quite some time now. There are 2 hours until I'm supposed to be there. But I can't leave early from work, because I'm closing. If it were just a regular day I'd be at work right now, and I'd be leaving to pick up Mark in a half hour; he could drive us home, and I could crawl into bed and just forget all this... But it's like my day is supposed to start right now, and I'm about to collapse.

About 6 months ago, my stomach was even worse than it is now, and I was depressed to the point of wanting to end it all. But I've gotten some help, and things have improved. The days that I feel this way are less common, despite how much I bitch about them. It probably sounds weird, but it doesn't bother me as much when it happens on the days that I have off. But it's because I don't have to feel that I'm somehow letting anyone down, and I know that it will pass and I can just go to bed when it's all over and that the next day will be better...

This morning I distracted myself by burnind a dvd for Mollie, and putting up more art on my walls. It looks great. I've taken 3 showers. It helps. But my skin is going to be dry; I should get some lotion that doesn't reek.

Well this was a fun one, wasn't it?

I have "Martha's Theme" from Doctor Who stuck in my head. But I don't mind. It's kind of nice. It actually keeps switching to "The Doctor Forever" & "Doomsday", and back to "Martha's Theme". I'd probably be singing them, but none of them have words, so I just keep humming bits.

I'm cracking up.

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I called in. But I told Bill (who I apparently would have been closing with, and may still), that I just needed to get some sleep, and I think I can now...so if he needs me to come in and close with him, when like...everyone else goes home and it would have been just me and him, that he can call me and I can come in. He said it probably wouldn't come to that and it was no problem, which was very nice of him.

I feel so relieved. Ironic that the one thing that I didn't want to have to do, is probably the one good thing that I've accomplished for myself today. Now I can sleep...and get better. I already took my next dose of prilosec so I'm covered. Now if I can just get to sleep.

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   Monday, April 7, 2008

I woke up around 1am. I took more prilosec. I'm still not sure my stomach is up to snuff. (what exactly is snuff?)

I got back to reading my S.C.E. book, which is split into 2 parts; I'm 21 pages from finishing the first part; I'll finish that this morning hopefully.

My stomach is definitely not happy. I think I'll take a bath.

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The bath didn't really help. I took another nap, and woke up feeling much better.

I talked to Mollie on the phone this morning. She started watching Battlestar Galactica on Saturday, and is really enjoying it. She's already on the first disc of season 2. She hates Starbuck, and she love Baltar; I knew that he would be her favorite, and I'm so excited for her, and all the great episodes she's going to get to watch soon. :-0)

I called into work for Mark today. He's...a bit out of it. I'm sure he'll be fine though. ;-0)

I showered and dressed. I went to the gas station and filled the tank. I went to the post office and mailed Mollie's new Doctor Who dvd, which has all of Season 2 of Torchwood and the Season 4 premiere of Who, plus as many extras as I could fit on there. I went to Hollywood Video and dropped off a cool picture of Joker that I found online, for DJ. DJ and I chatted about Battlestar Galactica, Torchwood and Who. He's watching "Countrycide" today which freaked me out, so I'm looking forward to seeing what he thinks of it. He liked "Small Worlds", and he was upset that the Face of Boe died. He says he enjoys both shows, but he seems to like Torchwood more than Doctor Who, which is fine.

Later I went to 4 different Krogers in search of a certain kind of bottled water that I like, which I fear is going out of business... I managed to find 3 things of it. I went to Staples to say hello to Jennifer and update her on Mollie. I went to Barnes and Noble to get the new Doctor Who magazine - one copy for me, and one for Mollie. I went to Whole foods for some snacks and a bottle of water cause I was thirsty - plus it's like enriched water and Mark's pretty dehydrated. I went to the Kroger near our place and got my groceries and came home.

I'm doing the dishes right now and washing more work clothes for tomorrow. I just finished burning a Doctor Who dvd for Pat & Cara, that I have to take back to Hollywood Video - which is neat, cause I get to find out how DJ liked that episode. I need to go to the bank at some point...and I might rent some stuff. And assuming I'm not dead tired, I might go to Necto as well. And maybe I'll finish that Trek book too.

It's turning out to be a very busy day.

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   Tuesday, April 8, 2008

I got all my laundry done yesterday, plus all sorts of other errands. I took that Torchwood / Who disc to Pat at work, for which he thanked me profusely. I got to talk to DJ about "Countrycide" and BSG and all sorts of other stuff. It was all good. I came home, and played a video game for a bit, but got extra tired around 7pm, which makes sense as I'd been awake for about 13 hours. I went to bed.

I woke up around 11:30pm, which would have given me time to get to Necto, but in my sleep adled brain I was thinking it was Friday and that I'd rather wait and go on Monday!?! lol. I went back to bed, and really didn't realize my error until about an hour ago. I've been up since about 4:30am though.

My stomach has been a bit upset this morning as well. It will take a few days for it to really calm down. But the worst is behind me I think, and I'm working today no matter what!

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Mark's working from home today.

My stomach is feeling better, I think, but I'm a bit hesitant to test it just yet.

Mark & I kind of broke at the moment. In case you didn't understand that bit, it's not good.

I have to go to Meijer after work at get my prilosec filled, and then go to my grandmother's to get my tax info and drop off the framed photo that I worked on for her...so I won't be getting home until around 7 or 8 I'm guessing, which means I'll probably go right to bed.

I didn't finish my Trek book after all. I just didn't find the time to read it.

I've been watching Torchwood. I'm rewatching the season, along with Sarah Jane, as Season 4 of Doctor who plays out, and I'm really enjoying it a lot. I watched "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", "Invasion of the Bane" & "Sleeper" the other day. This morning I watched "To the Last Man" & "Meat". Next will be "Revenge of the Slitheen, Parts I & II", "Adam", "Partners in Crime" & "Reset". I just have to watch those by Saturday.

I hope Mollie gets that Torchwood / Who disc when it arrives and that she enjoys it. I was figuring things out today, and I should be able to fill up some more discs for her fairly soon, with these:

4-04-08 Battlestar Galactica
4x01 He that Believeth In Me

4-11-08 Battlestar Galactica
4x02 Six of One

4-12-08 Doctor Who
4x02 The Fires of Pompeii

4-13-08 Despererate Housewives
4x11 Sunday

4-18-08 Battlestar Galactica
4x03 The Ties That Bind

4-19-08 Doctor Who
4x03 Planet of the Ood

4-20-08 Desperatete Housewives
4x12 In Buddy's Eyes

4-24-08 Ugly Betty
2x14 Twenty-Four Candles

4-25-08 Battlestar Galactica
4x04 Escape Velocity

4-26-08 Doctor Who
4x04 The Sontaran Stratagem [Part I]

4-27-08 Desperate Housewives
4x13 Hello, Little Girl

5-01-08 Ugly Betty
2x15 Burning Questions

5-02-08 Battlestar Galactica
4x05 The Road Less Travelled

5-03-08 Doctor Who
4x05 The Poison Sky [Part II]

5-04-08 Desperate Housewives
4x14 Opening Doors

5-08-08 Ugly Betty
2x16 Here Today, Corn Tamales

5-09-08 Battlestar Galactica
4x06 Faith

5-10-08 Doctor Who
4x06 The Doctor's Daughter

5-11-08 Desperate Housewives
4x15 Mother Said

5-15-08 Ugly Betty
2x17 ???

5-16-08 Battlestar Galactica
4x07 Guess What's Coming to Dinner

5-17-08 Doctor Who
4x07 The Unicorn and the Wasp

5-18-09 Desperate Housewives
4x16 2 Hour Season Finale
4x17 2 Hour Season Finale

5-22-08 Ugly Betty
2x17 ??? 2nd Season Finale!

5-23-08 Battlestar Galactica
4x08 Sine Qua Non

5-24-08 Doctor Who
4x08 Silence in the Library [Part I]

5-30-08 Battlestar Galactica
4x09 The Hub

5-31-08 Doctor Who
4x09 Forest of the Dead [Part II]

6-06-08 Battlestar Galactica
4x10 Revelations (Season 4.0 Finale)

6-07-08 Doctor Who
4x10 Midnight

6-14-08 Doctor Who
4x11 Turn Left

6-21-08 Doctor Who
4x12 ???

6-28-08 Doctor Who
4x13 Journey's End
(last episode until Noveber or December)

Plus any special features for those shows that I can find.

:-0)

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I was early to work, and my shift was a breeze. I worked with DJ, Bryan and Alex. DJ watched "Greeks Bearing Gifts" today. He was supposed to watch "The Infinite Quest" but he forgot his laptop. He's loving it all though. I sold some stuff and rented some stuff...like I do.

After work I went to Meijer, but had some problems at the pharmacy. Then I noticed I had a missed call from Michael so I called him back, but he needed to do something and asked if he could call me right back, but I was frustrated and in a hurry to get to my grandma's house and not wanting to talk on the phone while I was driving I told him that it wouldn't work for me and that I'd talk to him later - later meaning tomorrow, apparently, as I'm so going to bed when I'm done writing this.

I gave Grandma the new picture of me, which she said doesn't look like me; mom & Janice agreed. WTF?

I saw Jamie's fiance Paul, who was polite to me, but then Jamie arrived and was rude to me again. She ignored me; making a point not to look at me or acknowledge my presence even after I said hi to her. Mom said she didn't know why Jamie was treating me that way. Paul didn't know either. No one does. Later I asked Jamie if she was mad at me and she said that she was. When I asked her why, she said because I'm me. And after she left I cried my eyes out. Like...tears pouring down my face. I have no idea why she's treating me this way...but then my mother said something to me about how she's looking forward to the wedding being over and Jamie moving on, which is so opposite of the way that mom has always been towards Jamie - and Grandma & Janice both seemed to have things they wanted to say as well, so while I'm the only one being singled out like this, there is apparently a lot of other things going on which allows the others to at least sypathise with me. Ugh.

Besides that (and all the cats and smoke) my visit was great. And later I got to see Jonathan & Jillian, which is always a joy. And I ran into this girl that I used to go to youth group with, and haven't seen in 14 years! That was wild. She knows Janice though, and when I told her that Janice is my sister it blew her mind. ;-0) It was all good.

However, I was way tired already. I'd been asleep by that time last night, so I headed home. I told Mark what happened and then I wrote this. I'm so tired.

I wonder if Mollie will get her disc tomorrow? hmmm.

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   Thursday, April 10, 2008

Wednesday I did heaping loads of nothing. Seriously. I accomplished nothing, which felt nice actually. I think. Oh. I did find some awesome mashups, which has been a rare experience of late, so that was cool. I did start working on my room a bit before I went to bed, but I only slept for 3 hours before I woke up and couldn't back to sleep. I've been awake ever since, so that I can sleep tonight and not be tired at work tomorrow, and I've been working on my room. I just put up 30 more pictures! Lots of progress there ;-)

But I'm thinking I'm gonna take a break from that now. I should finish that damned Star Trek book. And I rented some movies on Tuesday; maybe I should watch those. I might hang out with Michael later; we talked about it yesterday but didn't confirm anything. It really depends on how we're both feeling.

Anyways...yeah.

In about 56 hours (or less) I'll hopefully have seen the next installments of BSG & Doctor Who! :-0)

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I rewatched "Hellboy" (one of the movies I rented), which I enjoyed just as much as I did the first time... Which is to say that it was enjoyable, and very visual, yet somehow...incomplete? I've seen the trailer for the upcoming sequel, which looks cool; perhaps as a unified whole they will erradicate the unfinished feelings that I was left with after the first film? I hope so, because aside from that it's a nice treat. In a lot of ways it had a lot of the same elements as "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", which was released at about the same time...only that was a huge failure in my opinion, while "Hellboy" was very nearly a success. I've still never seen the Director's Cut of Hellboy...maybe that would solve it's own problems? If I ever watch the movie again, then I'll invest in that copy.

After the movie I watched some X-Files episodes. I've been watching them on & off for nearly a year now. I usually stick to the conspiracy stories, and today was no different. I watched the first 2 parts of a trilogy; perhaps I'll watch the 3rd section later.

I'm hungry, and tired. If I eat, I can't sleep for another 4 hours. But maybe Michael will want to come over and we can spend some time together. I'll see how I feel after I eat.

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   Friday, April 11, 2008

I ate while I watched that final X-Files episode ("Redux II"), which actually made me teary eyed. I mean, the episode, not the food, which was quite good. lol I chatted on gay.com, and with Michael on yahoo. I was really exhausted by this point and just decided I'd stay up until 9pm or so and then I could sleep.

I met some nice people online; one of them, named Phil & I were having a really nice conversation. Mark was actually there for most of it, having come home from work and laying down on my bed, chatting with me while I chatted online. He kept saying hello to people and telling me to say things, which I did, unless he was insulting them. lol. Phil had to get ready for work, but he gave me his phone # and asked me to call him around 8:45 or so. I got off line, and got ready for bed, thinking I'd go right to sleep after the phone call, only as it was, I didn't wait that long. I fell asleep with the phone in my hand, waiting to call him. lol. I felt bad about it when I woke up around 6am, but I obviously needed the rest, and I slept extremely well, which I'm always grateful for... I sent him a text message explaining why I didn't call. Hopefully that will be ok. If not, our friendship was short and sweet, I suppose.

So I'm awake now. Which is good, as I'm driving Mark to work this morning. I work from 1-5:30pm. Then I have to pick up Mark from work, and go to Meijer to get my prilosec refilled. Since Mark is broke and I'm lending him money, my grocery money has been cut down to next to nothing, and paying for the prescription is going to suck, but it has to be done. I'll most likely be very tired tonight, because of me going to sleep so early last night, which is fine with me... And then on Saturday I'll download Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who, which I'm aching to see.

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I just read this report about the filming of this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special, and there were some nice sort of spoilers. See...I like spoilers for shows, but not the kind that reveal dialogue or anything that's too...too much? I like having info that's kind of like seeing a trailer for the episode, to wet my appetite for it, and I try to avoid anything more graphic than that. The spoilers I just read involved the setting of the story, and the apparent villains of that story. If you don't want to know these things, then stop now. And I must point out, that these spoilers do not reveal if the 10th Doctor is involved in this special or not.

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The setting for this year's Christmas Special is in a Victorian setting, rather than the modern day setting of the previous 3 specials (or at least the segment that was seen being filmed isn't modern; maybe there's more to it than that?). And the villains are the Cybermen! And these are the newly designed Cybermen, last seen in Part II of the 2nd Season Finale! There are rumors of them working with other entities known as Cyber Wraiths, but that's not confirmed. The title is still unknown, and probably won't be revealed to us until "Journey's End" airs in late June or early July. But in the 30th Season of Who, which is bringing back so many villains and characters from the Whoniverse, it's kind of nice to know that the Cybermen could make it to the party.
;-0)

Season 30 of the Whoniverse, by my reckoning, includes Season 4 of the new Who, Season 2 of Torchwood, and Season 1 of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

And I know I've listed all the returning faces and races before, but there have been some changes since that list, so here we go again, with returning faces and races in season 30 of the Whoniverse:

each name is followed by the season they were introduced.

01 Owen Harper
Season 29

02 Toshiko Sato
Season 27

03 Gwen Cooper
Season 29, though it's possible she's connected to the Gwynith character from Season 27's "The Unquiet Dead".

04 Ianto Jones
Season 29

05 Captain Jack Harkness
Season 27

06 PC Andy
Season 29

07 Rhys Williams
Season 29

08 The Weevils
Season 29

09 Sarah Jane Smith
Season 11

10 Butterfly People of Arcateen V
Season 29 - Mary's race from "Greeks Bearing Gifts".

11 K9
Season 14 or 28 (depending on how you look at it). The character of K9 was introduced in Season 14, but that character left the series and was replaced with K9 Mark II. Then that character left the series and K9 Mark III was introduced in a spin-off pilot episode, and returned in "The Five Doctors" & "School Reunion", but was killed in the latter. Then the Doctor replaced him with K9 Mark IV, which is the character we see in at least 2 episodes of Season 30.

12 The Slitheen
Season 27

13 Donna Noble
Season 28

14 The 10th Doctor
Season 27

15 Sylvia Noble
Season 28

16 Wilfred "Gramps" Mott
Season 29

17 Rose Tyler
Season 27

18 Martha Jones
Season 29

19 The Ood
Season 28

20 The Sontarans
Season 11. They were introduced in the same story as Sarah Jane Smith.

21 The Graske
Season 28. Technically they were introduced in Season 27, but that appearance makes no sense in that season, and so I've included it in Season 28 to make it all fit better.

22 The Hoix
Season 28 (unnamed race from "Love & Monsters")

23 Mickey Smith
Season 27

24 Jackie Tyler
Season 27

25 The Daleks
Season 01

26 The Cybermen
Season 04, though this version of them first appeared in Season 28.

27 Davros (rumored)

28 Harriet Jones (rumored)

29 The Judoon (rumored)

We also see photograhs and references to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Harry Sullivan, the classic Cybermen, The Judoon, Martha Jones's family, Harold Saxon/The Master, the origins of Torchwood (as seen in "Tooth & Claw"), Margaret Blaine (aka Blon Fel-Fotch Pasameer-Day Slitheen), and lots of other neat things from the past.

Sounds like a kick ass season to me :-0)

And I want it all NOW!

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Work went very well. I sold lots of stuff, and had some laughs. I had only the best customers, and got to see or work with some of my favorite coworkers. I worked with DJ, Brayn, Ruki, Bill & Amanda. Michael & Emily stopped in. Fun was had and shared. :-0)

However, after picking up Mark and going to get my perscription filled, I found out that my co-pay thingy that's usually $30.00 has gone up to $60.00. I'm getting more pills than ever before, but I wasn't informed that my bill would go up as well, so I was shocked, plus I needed to get some more boost so I ended up paying $75.00. That's about how much I get paid in a week; sometimes 2 weeks. For 1 perscription. I currently have about 7 perscriptions. This sucks beyond the telling of it. I'm going from having very little money to none at all very quickly. :-0( And I thought I was doing so well...

I started watching the old Doctor Who dvd "The Time Warrior", which introduces Sarah Jane Smith & the Sontarans in a 3rd Doctor story. There are 4 episodes in the serial, and I watched the first one. It's good stuff. It's really cheesy, but the Sontaran makeup is impressive, and I wish I'd seen this stuff when it was new, because I know I would have loved it. Of course I couldn't see it when it was new, because it aired a little over 7 months before I was born, but I can dream, can't I? lol

My coworker Ruki cat sits for our next door neighbors Debra & Denny, and she might stop over tonight or tomorrow for short visit. That will be cool. I want to show her my collage, as she's heard me talk about it at work.

I'm super tired though and I'd love to go to bed ASAP, but it's probably best that I don't so there's more time between when I ate, and when I lay down. erg.

New BSG tonight, which I'll get and watch tomorrow. New Doctor Who tomorrow! Yay! I've got 3 more discs to burn for Wendy, which I'll probably send out on Monday. Oh, and I'm aching to hear what Mollie thinks about the BSG episodes she's watching...and the Buffy comics she's reading...and all the other stuff she's seen and done. I'm a Mollie Junkie. :-0)

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   Saturday, April 12, 2008

I slept from aroun 9:30pm to 2am. I watched another episode of "The Time Warrior" serial before bed. I dreamt that I was hanging out with Michael, though a few times in the dream he morphed into a different person, like I was almost on a date or something; it was very strange, and we were hanging out with a friend who had Mupltiple Personality Disorder, and a few of her personalities were male, and some of them were deaf. It was very interesting, and S/he kept morphing into different people; one of them being (lol) Marlee Matlin as her L Word character. She wanted me to stay and hook up with Michael, who was no longer represented as Michael, so it was like I was saying no to sex with someone new, and...I was explaining that we broke up and she was playing with me. And I was explaining that I had slept the night before so I was tired...and Michael (back to being Michael again) was helping to explain that. There were a few arguments as well, where I had to sign everything, which was really hard for me, but it was kind of fun too. In the dream, I was kind of hot for the boy that Michael kept morphing into, who was also a deaf trannie boy, and this wasn't his friend, who had male personalities. It was really, really strange, but enjoyable. lol. I should learn to sign better. And go back to bed. Probably easier to do the 2nd part first. lol

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Just woke up again, after many more strange dreams... I only remember pieces. A school trip. A vacation. A hotel where famous people stayed, in which I ran into Wendy and told her about the famous male actors I'd seen naked in the showers there. lol. It was a long strange night.

I'm probably up for good now. I'll see if BSG is ready for download. Mark is sleeping. He was working on his customer billing last night; I wonder if he finished that? He's planning on doing his taxes this weekend, which is fantastic news! I hope he gets that sorted out.

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I finished of "The Time Warrior" this morning. Later I chatted with Michael online. I tried to take a nap, but it really didn't work out that well. I watched some more X-Files ("Christmas Carol" / "Emily"), and now I'm playing a video game while I download the new Doctor Who. I feel...disturbingly bored today. Like I'm gonna explode from boredom.

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   Sunday, April 13, 2008

I invited Michael over last night to watch Doctor Who with us, which was fun. I'll post the spoiler heavy version separately from this one, for all those avoiding news of the new series ;-0) But I enjoyed it a lot, despite of my one New Who Pet Peeve, which has been popping up now and again. After Doctor Who, we were all hungry, and I got it in my head that Michael MUST watch Battlestar Galactica. I called the video store to see if they had the mini-series in so I could rent it for us, and they said yes, but then they called back and said no. I finally said screw it; we're goiong to Best Buy and buying it. We drove over there pretty fast because it was nearly 9pm, and I figured that they closed around then, and I bought Season 1 & Season 2.0, which means I now own all the episodes available on DVD. It was a little over a hundred dollars, which is outragious, but it's only about 2 dollars more than I would have paid on Amazon (though I probably would have gotten some money back on them eventually, but this way I got them right away, which is what I needed).

After that, I found that my grocery and perscription fund, which Mark had helped me out with in the past, wasn't gone after all, which means I'm not going to be as broke as I expected I would be, which was very good news, though I'm still slightly confused about it. Oh, and Mark did get his billing done, but now has to get his taxes done today. Everybody wish him luck!

After Best Buy, we went to Michael's home so he could get his hard drive to copy some stuff, plus a dvd he needed to return to Hollywood. Then off we went to Hollywood. By now it was after 9pm, and I was exhausted so I knew that even though I was very hungry, that if I ate something really heavy I'd regret it later, so I asked if we could just go to Kroger for some things I wanted, and then they went to BurgerKing. Their food smelled really good, and it was a whole new level of torcher sitting with them while they ate and I starved. I like 10 cornchips later, to tode me over...

During all the car rides, I took the time to call a bunch of people that I haven't spoken to lately; leaving messages for all of them. Shawn Foreman. My cousin Joy. Heidi. Amber. Possibly other people as well. lol.

When we got back to the condo, Mark went to his room to watch "The Kingdom", while Michael & I watched the first segment of BSG. He was enjoying it, and I got to see the Firefly class ship in the pilot this time, which cheered me to no end. I made Mark come downstairs to see it, but I don't think he was impressed at all... I was so tired, and Michael had mentioned that he couldn't stay late, so I called it a night after the first segment of the mini-series, and we'll hopefully get together soon to continue on with it...and rewatching the series is SO WEIRD, knowing about all the courses the characters are going to take later...it's just really strange, but fun. Like...everyone should watch the series at least twice!!!

It was nice to see and hang out with Michael. I was very tempted to hook up with him, and I may have suggested that, but I was so tired that I really just wanted to sleep. After he left, I read some stuff online, that I'd been waiting to read - and then I crawled into bed, while letting the new Who episode play again. It was better the 2nd time, though I had to fight to stay awake through my own exhaustion - though I eventually gave in, willingly, near the finale.

And now I'm awake.

We still have a new BSG episode to watch...and then there will be just 8 more episodes this year, and 10 next year, and it will be over... But while that's somewhat sad, I'm very cool with that, as the show won't outlast it's storyline - you know? It's very much like Firefly to me, though with Firefly it was cancelled, with the film, it has this sense of perfection, and completeness that I really cherish. But Firefly could have gone on for several years and had that same feeling, I feel lucky to have gotten what we did. Battlestar Galactica however, seems to have had the exact number of episodes that they needed to tell their story. Hopefully, I'll enjoy the end of the series. I don't expect everything to be wrapped up, but these are the people that ended DS9 so beautifully. :-0)

Oh. And it appears that I may have judged Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem a bit harshly, though I'm not sure. I haven't rewatched it, but the unrated edition comes out on DVD on Tuesday, and both Bryan and DJ from work are enjoying it. Bryan hates the first AVP, and says 2 is better than that one - which I completely disagree with, but I'm wondering how Mollie will feel about the sequel. I'll watch it again to see how I like it on DVD; it might be less insulting in that format, plus I saw a bit of it while DJ was watching it at work and I swear they lightened up some of the picture qualitiy. We'll see.

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There is no arc word for this season of Doctor Who. I'm putting that front and center because I keep getting asked, and no matter how many times I tell people (expecting the news to spread like Courtney Love's legs), it still keeps coming back (like Cortney Love's STDs). What this means is that, there will be no "Bad Wolf" / "Torchwood" / "Mr. Saxon" phrase following the characters around... But don't fret all ye fans who have come to love these little puzzles within the show. There is an arc in Season 30. It's just a bit more complex than what we're used to! There is something in every episode this season (of Doctor Who - the parent series of the Whoniverse), that contributes to what will be this year's finale. People watching the episodes are already picking up on these things. Add to this, that things mentioned in the previous 3 seasons of new Who, will also be getting a pay off, and it seems like things are building towards something huge! Hopefully they get it right and it all comes to a fantastic climax, and since they're revealing these things in interviews, I'm guessing they're on track.

For Mollie, there is a reference in the newest Doctor Who episode ("The Fires of Pompeii") to a previous Who adventure, but it's one of the few serials I DON'T have! Damn it! I would have watched it and sent it to you pronto (it's a first Doctor story) but I can't find it anywhere as of yet. Maybe they'll release it soon, so everyone can understand what the Doctor is now spouting off about. :-0)

I want to write more about last night's episode, but I want to go do some other stuff, so maybe I'll come back to this later.

   posted by Bald Jason at 08:46 AM
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Another Doctor Who post - I'll leave the spoilers out until a certain point, where they will be noted, for those of you who want to avoid such things.

Ok. Doctor Whoniverse Season 30. The word I would use to describe this season is ambitious. Everything is playing out on a grander scale. Everything seems slightly more intense. And part of that, at least from my perspective, is that they're playing off things we've been introduced to in previous adventures. The Doctor's new companion for example, had already appeared in 2 episodes ("Doomsday" & "The Runaway Bride"), so we didn't really need an introduction to the character, we just learned more about her, which is something that other 'new' companions have had to do later in their seasons. And Donna's family were also featured in previous adventures; her mother in "The Runaway Bride" & her grandfather in "Voyage of the Damned". The season as a whole (including Torchwood & The Sarah Jane Adventures) brings back a stunning number of previously introduced characters and storylines...all leading up to something that FEELS epic and organic to the series as a whole.

Another thing that I'm noticing is that they're taking more risks, which could possibly lead to failures, but I'll take an interesting failure over a dull success story any day of the week. And when the risks pay off, they lead to stories and adventures the likes of which we've not yet experienced, which is always exciting and worthwhile.

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This new Season of Who. We've now seen 2 of these episodes, and already you can see how the series has changed. The first 2 creatures of the season have been remarkable creations; one of them cute, and the other one rather grand. They weren't amazingly scary on any level, but they felt like new things we'd not experienced before, and I get the sense that the crew were experimenting with new technologies, which will lead to even better creations down the line.

And the Pompeii adventure (filmed in Rome, on the sets for the cable series "Rome") was gorgeous. They really made the most of that shoot, and I think that the trip to Rome was well worth it for what they got on that shoot!

And Donna. I love her. To me, she was a wonder the moment she was introduced, but Catherine Tate is digging in, and proving to be my favorite Companion. Now, I love Rose, and I feel that she and the Doctor belonged together, to the point that having them not together has proved extremely painful, but Donna's role as companion is astonishing, and we've still seen very little of it. In her first appearance I just thought it rather nice. In this latest appearance I found it beyond brilliant. Her teary eyed pleading with the Doctor had me teary eyed as well!

And all these references to past things and odd mentions that apparently, most likely, are leading to something... The Medusa Cascade. The Shadow Proclamation. There's something on Donna's back? "She's" returning? Do they mean Rose, or something more sinister? And have you noticed all the planets seem to be going missing? And what is that ATMOS thing about? There are just so many things popping up, and we're only 2 episodes in... It's really exciting.

The Sarah Jane Adventures were surprisingly dark for a series aimed at young children, with the finale to that series putting Sarah Jane through the emotional wringer... Torchwood was as dark and delicious as ever in it's 2nd Season, with a heartbreaking ending ("You're breaking my heart" - brings me to tears each time) - and I'm getting the sense that this season of Doctor Who (the final segment in this trio of programs making up Season 30 of the Whoniverse), will be the most emotional, intense, heartbreaking experience of them all... how could it not be, when it will also be uniting the 3 programs in it's final episodes?

Oh. Also, in the 2nd episode, the Doctor references the Great Fire of Rome and how he may have had a little bit to do with it. This is a reference to the 1st Doctor story "The Romans", in which the Doctor is accidentally responsible for that blaze!

I'll stop with the rambling now.

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Just watched the new BSG with Mark. It was awesome! :-)

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   Monday, April 14, 2008

Work snuck up on me last night, but I was still able to get there early. I worked with Ruki and Bill. It seems like everyone is sick right now, which sucks. All my customers were cool, but I didn't end up selling anything, and I started feeling really...odd. I was so out of it. But I made it through the night ok. I wanted to get some more groceries after work, but I wasn't sure if I could afford them right now, and also...I was dead tired.

When I got home, I finished Part I of that Star Trek book, and went to sleep. I had strange dreams. The part I can remember involved me playing a game of Aliens vs. Predator, only it was more like being in virtual reality, and the girl I was playing against was new and we were both playing soldiers...I kept killing her fast in all these different environments, but she didn't mind, and we were having a fun conversation throughout. Weird.

I woke up several times, but went right back to bed, until now, when I checked my e-mail, commented on a friend's blog, sent Carrie an e-mail, and wrote this.

So I figured out that I can send Mollie a new disc a week from today (or a week from tomorrow at the latest), which would contain:

01 BSG 4x01 He That Believeth In Me
02 BSG 4x02 Six of One
03 BSG 4x03 The Ties That Bind
04 BSG: Revealed (Special)
05 BSG: The Phenomenon (Special)
06 Desperate Housewives 4x11 Sunday
07 Desperate Housewives 4x12 In Buddy's Eyes
08 Doctor Who 4x02 The Fires of Pompeii
09 Doctor Who 4x03 Planet of the Ood
+ tons of Doctor Who extras. ;-0)

Starting later that week I'll be getting 5 episodes each weekend, so I'll be able to fill up more discs even faster for her. The five episodes being from Ugly Betty, BSG, Doctor Who, Doctor Who Confidential, & Desperate Housewives.

I like sending these things to Mollie so we can talk about them, and they're things that she enjoys, but doesn't get to watch where she is. It makes me feel good to provide these things for her. And I know it has helped distract her from the place she is forced to live. And that any distraction from something so depressing is good. Plus it forces us to have this kind of exchange beyond e-mails and phone calls, and helps distract me from the fact that she's not here...which sucks. As long as I can keep this kind of thing up, I will. She's my best friend.

I might go back to bed now. No promises though.

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I've started burning some new discs for Mollie; discs of old Doctor Who serials; there are less than 30 left to give her before she'll have all the available Who stories. I have 5 discs ready for her now. I'll try to finish a 6th before Mark gets home.

I've started reading a new book. It's another Trek book. This one only came out a few months back. I had started reading it when it arrived before deciding to go in another direction with my reading. I didn't start where I left off this time though, I just started over. The book is called "Forged In Fire" and is filled with continuity from multiple Trek sources. It follows up on several Enterprise & Classic Trek episodes, and lays the groundwork for many episodes to come, though none more than "Bload Oath", a 2nd Season DS9 episode, which has long been a favorite episode of mine.

The book I've started is also a good jumping off point for the Lost Era. The Lost Era being a series of books that are mostly set between Kirk's presumed death in the prologue to the first Next Generation film "Generations" (set in 2293) and the launch of the Enterprise-D in "Encounter at Farpoint, Part I", the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (which is set in 2364). The most recent DS9 release, and it's forthecoming sequels, belong to this subset of Trek novels, and though I'm eager to read those, I've been wanting to read the entire Lost Era section for quite some time, and I own them all, so I've decided to read those at this time.

I'm tired. And I feel hot. It must have warmed up outside, or the neighbors have the heat blasting - either way, I need to take my prilosec and cool down.

Mark mailed out our tax info today, or soon will. He left me a message asking me to bag up any trash and he'd take it out when he gets home. Speaking about him getting home, when he does I need to go to Carrie's and she'll return my BSG discs to me, so that I can let Michael Anderson from work borrow them. lol. And cycle continues...

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I'm about to start burning another disc, and I can't use my computer when I'm doing that, so I'm writing this now. I figured out that I need 27 discs to complete Mollie's collection (though that's assuming Mark can find a way to burn some of the ones we have on my computer, and that also doesn't include the 5 1st Doctor serials that I just don't have)... So I'm probably going to be working on that for the next week or so, which is fine with me, as I get more reading done that way, and my book is really great! It's mostly focused on Sulu right now, and while he never made a huge impression on me in the live action Trek, I read another book about him (already referenced in this current one), and I came away loving him, so this is just a great continuation of that previous experience...with a bunch of other cool Trek stuff thrown in ;-0)

Anyways...I'll start that disc, and get the trash ready for Mark, and get dressed and stuff so that I can go get those discs from Carrie.

I don't want to jinx it, but I seem to be having a much better day than yesterday.

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I visited Carrie for about an hour; we talked about all kinds of stuff, and I got my Battlestar Galactica discs back from her. When I got home I was still suffering from a headache that started before I left to see her. I took my Midrin, and it's been working really well lately, but this headache is stubborn. I'd like to go to Necto tonight, as I haven't gone in at least a month, but my head....erg. Oh well. Still had a great day.

I read the first 70 pages of my book, though I still have more than 400 to go; I'm loving it though. I burned 3 discs for Mollie, and I'm about to start a 4th. I just remembered that I have like 50 single layer -R discs, which I don't use that often, but I can use for at least 2 of these upcoming discs; that's handy.

Well, I'm gonna start that disc, and decide if I'm going to the bar or staying in. Mark is doing some more tax work and making some shocking, and annoying discoveries along the way. Hopefully he'll get this part done for tomorrow, and he can help me with these discs... ;-0)

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   Tuesday, April 15, 2008

I didn't go to the bar. :-0( But I slept, and that helped my headache. When I woke up around 3:30am, Mark was still working on tax stuff, looking defeated, so I asked if I could help, and I have been doing so for the last hour or so. My body is telling me that I should have gone back to sleep, but he has a limited amount of time to do this thing, so I'm setting my needs aside for the moment.

I took this break so I could take my prilosec and start burning another disc for Mollie.

Mark thanked me for helping him and encouraging him to do his taxes. He's already done his 2007 taxes, but if he doesn't do his taxes from 2004 than he won't be eligable for a refund, so he's trying to get that one done as well. He hasn't filed his taxes since 2002 - but he's delayed them each year, which is within his rights, apparently.

Well, I better get back to it. :-0) I'm gonna be really tired later.

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I helped Mark with his taxes for as long as I could, but after a while there wasn't anything for me to sort or figure out and he was on his own. I did advise him that it would be best to take care of this today, and just take the time off work and explain what was going on, which he did. I ended up not getting any more sleep before work (which I was a half hour late for).

Work was mostly a breeze. I worked with Bryan & Alex. I talked to DJ on the phone, and the 'Date with DJ' contest that 3 of us won, will be rewarded Thursday night. I read my book on my lunch, which continues to excite. Shortly after lunch, Bryan let me know that he'd pushed everyone an hour back, so the people I expected to see when I got back from break (John & Michael) wouldn't be in by the time I left - he also said he needed to cut even more labor and asked if I wanted to go home. I said sure, as this would take any pressure off Mark about getting to the post office or whatever.

When I got home, Mark's demeanor had changed again. Before I left for work he thought he was getting about $2,000.00 back from his 2007 taxes, but it turns out he's actually in the negative by like $107.00 or something like that. His taxes from 2004, which he was struggling to get done so he could get money back from that (the cut off date for a refund from 3 years ago is today), was even more dismal in that he owes like $900.00 on there. So basically, the plan I thought would get us out of debt just revealed more debt. But Mark was freaking out about having to pay all that money now, but I pointed out that as long as he isn't getting money back from 2004, that he doesn't have to file it today. I stressed that it was important that we knew about this debt and that we would find some way to pay it off, but that for now, it was best to just work with the stuff that we can pay and go on from there. I thought this was all common sense, but Mark thanked me profusely for being 'so smart'. Sleep deprivation can be scary. lol

Of course he still has to file his 2005 & 2006 taxes, which he might actually get money back from. And because he's doing his 2007 taxes, he should get that $600.00 bonus, which we can then use towards some of his other debt. This is a crappy time, money wise, but I keep telling him how good it will feel when he has all this behind him, and he seems to be taking it to heart, which is good, because I know he's been bogged down by this for so long! It's best just to get it behind him, and I'm really proud of him for stepping up and confronting this monster. :-0)

I'm gonna (shocker!) start a new dvd for Mollie, and get changed.

   posted by Bald Jason at 05:38 PM
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Mark and I went to the post office and mailed out Mark's 2007 tax stuff. Then we signed a petition to force our mayor to put the option of a new court house before voters (instead of just spending a disturbing amount of money on it without our consent). Then we went to Meijer to pick up some prilosec that they didn't have ready for me last time, plus Mark got some boost and I got some poptarts. Then we we ordered pizza and went to Hollywood Video where I gave Mike the 2nd & 3rd seasons of Battlestar Galactica, while Mark & I rented some movies. We watched AVP:R while we ate, and I again loathed the movie - and I find it incomprehensible that DJ & Bryan both enjoyed it, with Bryan saying it was better than the first one. Ick. It's just a poorly lit, poorly scored, poorly written film, with poorly thought out "homages" which are just complete rip-offs of the other films. The only positive thing I can say about it, is that many of the deaths were not cliche. Beyond that it was a steaming pile of shit. At least the pizza was good...and I relieved that Mark agreed with me about the movie.

How I would rate the AVP series, on a scale of * to *****, in chronological order:

Predator (1987) ***
Predator 2 (1997) **
Alien vs. Predator (2004) ****
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2004) *
Alien (far future) *****
Aliens (57 years later) *****
Alien 3 (short time later) *****
Alien: Resurrection (200 years later) ****

Mark's working on some new billing stuff, and I'm writing this blog, obviously. Mark will soon be helping me try to figure out how to get this Doctor Who stuff off my computer and how to send it to Mollie, and I hope to get more reading done, though I'm already starting to get tired. I have Wednesday & Thursday off. I have movies to watch. I have the date with DJ, Michael & Amanda Thursday night.

I'm gonna check for more Doctor Who Extras now. :-0)

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   Wednesday, April 16, 2008

I chatted online with Michael earlier about nothing that important. I also chatted with Bobby Mushroe on gay.com. He said hello to me and seemed surprised when I responded. This is maybe because he was on my ignore list the last few months until I randomly took him off it...though this begs the question...how long has he been trying to contact me, and if he's never gotten a response, and didn't expect one this time, then why did he bother? He deeply offended me a long while back, and I let him know that what he did was horrible, but he apologised several times and told he feels horrible about it (as he should), and he even suggested we might hang out sometime, to which I'd like to be open, but it might take some more healing first. Or not. I don't know. We'll see how that goes. If I see him and we're good, that's great, but if I find him annoying, I'm ok with that too. lol Oh. And he's a BSG fan. He got all excited that said "Fracking". lol

Been working on Mollie's dvds non-stop, trying to get them ready for next week. On top of the classic adventures, the Torchwood disc I sent her won't play on her dvd player, and I'm guessing this is because it's mostly 5 channel stuff that I was thinking would come in brilliantly for her, but since it doesn't; I downloaded the smallest versions I could find for her. Of course if they're too small they generally don't play either, so maybe I'll send several different versions at once, just to cover all the bases. lol But on the bright side, this means that I can also give her 2 more episodes of new who, which she's loving. And I'm also getting a lot of reading done...

Speaking of which...my Trek book is fucking awesome!!!! I love Curzon Dax. I love all the continuity porn (or Fan Wank as it's known in some circle jerks)! I love how it's all tied together through multiple books and episodes and movies and how (so far) it all just works beautifully, and this is such an amazing prequel to DS9's "Blood Oath" that I'm just aching to rewatch that episode now! But I'll wait until I'm done. Oh, and I love Sulu and Rand and Chapel, and...this book rocks!!!

Ok. I have to burn another disc now. lol

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   Thursday, April 17, 2008

I slept last night, after spending much time reading. I have 126 pages left in my book, which is still a great read. I just watched the DS9 episode that inspired much of the action in the novel, which still holds up rather well, and holds even more continuity to the book than I had remembered. I'm going to start burning another disc for Mollie now; I have 9 left inlcuding this one, plus the new Torchwood/Who discs I'm sending...at the pace I'm going I should have them done by Monday. I also need to got to Best Buy and pick up a dvd folder to send them in.

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   Friday, April 18, 2008

I read most of the day, and worked on Mollie's dvds. DJ, Michael & Amanda picked me up for the 'Date with DJ'. We went to Pizza House where the food and conversation were fantastic. Our waiting was hot and recognized me from somewhere and flirted with me big time. Kirk & Missy were there as well, which was cool.

After much good food and conversation, we went to Pinball Pete's where we played air hockey, Dance Dance Revolution, and lots of other cool games. I saw another cute boy there...and I was kind of in heat. I drooled all over boys today. I don't know what that was about because I'm usually not like that. Anyways...the boy was hot.

After beating Mike & DJ at pool, we went to my place, so I could show Amanda & Mike my collage, and then we played a few games of Euchre and watched some fun YouTube stuff (Harry Potter Puppet Pals, Fucking Matt Damon, Fucking Ben Affleck, Pam Anderson Roast, Harry Potter 4 Gay Trailer). Oh, and I showed Mike and DJ a cool trailer for Doctor Who Season 4, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, as Mike has asked me about them.

The gang left around midnight I think. I changed my clothes, intending to get groceries, and then decided I'd hit Aut Bar first, and say hi to anyone I knew, which I did. Only just after arriving I got hit on by this guy that met me years ago through Elvis. His name was Paul, and his friends were throwing him his 40th Birthday Party. It was nice. I went over to watch some lesbians play pool, and just as I was sitting down this delicious boy complimented me on my glasses...conversation ensued and I met his best friend Trent; the boy who complimented me was named Jordan.

A lot of people I knew were there. Garret, Erin, & Terry to name a few. The hot boy from Pinball Pete's was there as well, but then I remembered that this was the same boy that hit on Michael, shortly before Michael found out this guy had a boyfriend. Also, he came over and talked to me, and he's...I wouldn't say that he's not as cute up close...I just think he's better appreciated from across the room, if that makes any sense?

Anyways, I hit it off with Jordan. Jordan Danny Froman of Canton. 24 year old Scorpio. He's very funny. And we did end up kissing a few times, but for once, I didn't initiate it. But I certainly didn't stop it either. The whole night seemed fun and innocent and playful, which was a nice surprise.

I had only meant to stay at the bar a few minutes, but ended up staying until nearly 3am. Jordan and I exchanged phone numbers and then I went to Kroger for groceries, and now I'm home again. Texts were exchanged. Things are good. I'm tired. I'm starting a new dvd burn for Mollie, and going to bed. I'll finish my Star Trek book later, as I've only got 25 pages left.

Anyways...I had a great day/night.

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Let me start this entry by saying I've had a pretty fantastic, if low key week. We've had an interesting assortment of weather. I've had interesting messages and encounters and visits and conversations and all of that stuff that's always a nice surprise. And my stomach has been behaving itself rather well. And I'm grateful for all of that. A lot.

This morning I woke up around 10am and I finished reading my Star Trek book, which was very good. Of couse I did that while working on another dvd for Mollie. I had a snack. I got ready for work. Mark was running late, and I let work know. I gave Mark a big hug when he got home and off we went. We had a nice conversation in the car, and we talked about how we needed to go to the stores after work...I dropped him off at his work, with more hugs, and while I was late to work, they were dead, and didn't seem to care. Plus DJ was there and let me know that he had a great time last night and I affirmed for him that I did as well.

All good.

But my stomach felt a bit odd. But again, that's not all that uncommon for me, but I made a note of it to Bryan. Well, before long my stomach exploded...then imploded, then exploded some more. Very un-fun. Very painful. Very unexpected. I had to leave work. Thankfully I work with people who've known me long enough to know about this stuff, and to just wish me well... I was going to wait for them to call someone in early, but the only person that could have fit that bill per the schedule was Brad, and unknown to me, he had actually arrived to work while I was puking in the bathroom, as he had read the schedule wrong, and thought he was supposed to be in, only he wasn't supposed to be there until 4pm. They had him leave before I came back out. They tried to call him but the the number they have is his house phone, not his cell, so they couldn't catch him. I told them I'd try to time my illness better next time, but Bryan wisely chose to blame Brad. lol

Ugh.

Everything was going so well.

I'm trying not to let this bother me, and I'm mostly accomplishing that...mostly.

In less than 36 hours I will most likely have seen the new Doctor Who & Battlestar Galactica. :-0)

I'll start my next Trek book later, probably in an attempt to distract myself from my stomach.

I have to go be sick now.

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   Saturday, April 19, 2008

After the last entry, and what closed it, I took a nap. I woke up. I'd taken my stomach medicine earlier so I was feeling odd, the way I always do when I take the first dose. I continued with Mollie's discs, and I went to pick up Mark from work. We went to Best Buy, and I found an affordable, quality case for Mollie's dvds. We went to Meijer for Mark's groceries and headed home.

While shopping at Best Buy I got a call from Michael; I called him back from Meijer though as I knew I wouldn't be looking for anything there. He had his leg checked out by his doctor; he had an MRI & an X-Ray, but he won't know more until the results are in. He may come over to watch more Battlestar Galactica later today.

It's hard to describe what being on this stomach drug is like. It's like I'm me...only slightly not. Like I'm aware of everything on a differnet level, and this affects my responses. I can only imagine what it's like taking it on the dose that most people get, which is considerably larger than mine.

After we got home, Mark & I cuddled, in my bed. Fully clothed. It was just a lazy laying in bed, chatting kind of thing, but it was nice.

I called Jordan later to see what he was up to, and he was actually planning on being in Ann Arbor, but I was going to bed. I told him if I woke up in time, I'd give him a call. He was a little...disappointed that I wouldn't be awake, but I explained that I had only meant to go the bar last night for a few minutes, and that I'd stayed there becaue I enjoyed his company so very much...but that having got very little sleep, mixed witht he alcohol I'd consumed had contributed to my being sick on Friday, and I needed to rest up to make sure that didn't continue.

I woke up around 4am. With a migrain. I haven't woken up with one in a while. But I couldn't take my Midrin, because I hadn't taken my prilosec before sleeping. Before I went to bed, it seemed too soon to take it, but when I woke up it was 2 hours later than I should have taken it. I took that right away, and about an hour later I took my midrin. The headache is still with me, but it's better. Erg. The pills work a lot better if I eat something with them, but I'm not sure that's safe yet.

If my headache goes away, I'll probably have Michael over later to watch some more Battlestar Galactica. We'll see. And I'm trying to figure out exactly which book I should be reading next. I thought I knew, but I'm now wondering if I shouldn't switch to another Trek mini-series before coninuing.

I'm downloading the new BSG right now. I should be done with Mollie's discs by tonight, and then I'll send them out on Monday.

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This has been a long day of pain. But thankfully that seems to be fading to some degree. Mark needs to fill a gothzone order, and I need to check out a bunch of stuff I've inherited (long story), so we're getting ready to go out... And I can't seem to find my phone, which I had last night...in bed. Maybe it fell behind it? I don't know. lol

I'm done with Mollie's discs for the old series of Who. I still have to burn the alternate cuts of Torchwood for her, and maybe some more tv discs, but I'm very nearly done with the lot of it, and I'll hopefully send that out to her by UPS on Monday. That's the plan anyways.

Mark's actually working on this project with this other guy; they'd be partners in this business venture. I'm not really sure what it's all about, but Mark seems to think it's a great idea, and he's already run several businesses of his own, so I figure he knows what he's talking about. It's rather exciting.

I'll probably start selling things through E-Bay soon. I've got to figure that all out. Hopefully, it will be fun, rather than annoying.

Mark's birthday is Wednesday, and he hasn't supplied me with his usual birthday list. I told him what I had thought of getting him, which turned out to not be a great idea, though it made a good story I suppose. lol.

We still need to watch last night's BSG. I'll get the new Doctor Who later. I was going to have Michael over to watch BSG, but I'm not sure I'm up to it. It depends on if this headache actually does go away or not.

I should probably call Jordan as well. Hmmm.

I need to get dressed.

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Mark's in the shower. I'm downloading the new Doctor Who, plus some extras. I guess I'll have to wait to watch these until later.

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Mark may have lost his wallet...which is something of a first...and it would suck, a lot. I feel stress coming on. :-( Doctor Who is done downloading, but I don't have time to watch it right now.

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Mark found his wallet. Goodbye to the stress. We went to the storage unit. Lots of stuff. There was a funny girl there; I gave her a stress ball. We're home now, and about to watch BSG & Doctor Who.

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Doctor Who was ok; I liked the last episode better...good to see the Ood again though. And...all songs must end.

Battlestar Galactica was cool. Dark days are coming.

Mark gave me a piece of gum earlier and I accidentally swallowed it! lol

I need to shave. I need to find my phone.

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   Sunday, April 20, 2008

Last night I called Michael to talk about BSG & Doctor Who, when I got a call from another friend, and had to let him go...and then I dropped my phone, which I thought I had broken, but the battery just came loose or something. It sucked. But is kind of funny in retrospect.

I ended up going to Aut Bar where I met 'Jordan' again. I had lots of fun there. I met his friend Amy, and his friend Trent was there again as well. At the end of the night Jordan, who's ID says is Daniel Edward Vroman, came home with me. Lots of fun was had. He made me laugh a lot, and he spent the night.

He's on the phone now with his friend Trent, who's coming to pick him up. Apparently he used to date a guy that lives here 7 months ago, but he won't tell me the guy's name... bitch.

I have to go.

I'm hungry.

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So, I just dropped Jordan off at Aut Bar, where Trent was waiting with new clothes and J's car. Fun.

About last night. It was fun. But it was kind of like watching one of those romantic comedies where everything goes wrong, but it's all ok in the end? lol. It was that kind of fun. It was what I needed I think, so I'm all good with everything. I have zero expectations... and no regrets.

If Michael's reading this, I'm sorry if this bothers you. I wasn't looking for this, and I doubt it will be anything more than it was... I hope we can hang out soon and watch some more BSG :-0)

I so need to eat. And do massive amounts of laundry.

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New Trek Book News coming from Comic-Con:

May 2008:
Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves
by S.D. Perry & Britta Dennison

June 2008:
DS9: These Haunted Seas (Omnibus)
by David R. George III & Hearther Jarman

Terok Nor: Dawn of the Eagles
by S.D. Perry & Britta Dennison

July 2008:
Myriad Universes: Infinity's Prism
by Christopher L Bennett, William Leisner,
and James Swallow

DS9: Fearful Symmetry
by Olivia Woods

August 2008:
Myriad Universe: Echoes and Refractions
by KRAD, Chris Roberson, & Geoff Trowbridge

TNG: Greater than the Sum
by Christopher L. Bennett

September 2008:
Star Trek 101
by Terry J. Erdmann & Paula M. Block

Enterprise: Kobayashi Maru
by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels

October 2008:
COE: Wounds (Omnibus)

Destiny: Gods of Night
by David Mack

November 2008:
Destiny: Mere Mortals
by David Mack

December 2008:
Destiny: Lost Souls
by David Mack

January 2009:
Mirror Universe: Shards & Symbols

TOS: Errand of Fury 3: Sacrifices of War
by Kevin Ryan

February 2009:
A Singular Destiny
by KRAD

March 2009:
TOS: Mere Anarchy

Titan: Over a Torrent Sea
by Christopher L. Bennett

April 2009:
Voyager: Full Circle
by Kirsten Beyer

May 2009:
Vanguard #04
by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore

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   Monday, April 21, 2008

I'm having trouble concentrating today. I've been up since around 10am, but I haven't really accomplished much. I was supposed to rest up today, but I find myself feeling anxious and antsy for no apparent reason. I'm finishing up my laundry, but besides that, there's been nothing done. I chatted with Michael, and I texted Jordan. I'll pick up a book, and then set it down. I... I'm kind of at a loss at the moment. I feel...weird. And I have no clue what's going on inside my head.

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   Tuesday, April 22, 2008

So I figured out that I was all crazy yesterday as I was coming off of my tummy meds. Monday night, just to make sure I got it all out of my system, I went dancing at Necto. I called Jordan back on my way there. He'd texted me, and left me a message as well, saying he wanted to see me again. That was something of a surprise, which we discussed on the phone, but he says that I must not read him very well, and that he had a great time. Hmm.

The bar was fun. I made sure that I left early, so I could get enough rest for work on Tuesday. Plus I had finished all my laundry, so I had fresh work clothes. I got some money out of the ATM so I could buy some playguards at work, to help out, as our sales have dropped lately. I made sure I took my prilosec on time...and I went to bed.

I woke up around 9:30am. I took another prilosec for good measure, and started burning the remainder of Mollie's dvds. I was already getting dressed for work when I got a voicemail from Bryan saying that if I didn't want to work today, I didn't have to, with the implication that they're way over on labor and it would be really good if I didn't work. I called him back, and told him I felt fine today, but that if I stayed home I could finish Mollie's discs and things, so that was ok with me. I let Mark know that he didn't have to pick me up, and that was that.

I burned a few discs for Mollie, before I found still more Torchwood eps online for her, which I'm downloading now. I started a new Trek book. I'm skipping the Khan books for now, as there's another book that I'd like to read first, which I don't currently own, though I've now ordered it. I'm continuing on with the Lost Era novels, and that's going well. I don't love it as much as the previous novel, as of yet, but it's still pretty enjoyable, and I imagine it will get better as it goes.

My stomach started getting upset again later. Ick. So I'm now doing something else with my meds. I'm going to keep track of when I take them, and keep taking them for at least a couple weeks. As I'm taking them I'll also keep track of my symptoms and reactions (if I can) - one of the side effects is that I get a bit strange, so it's hard to keep track of stuff when you feel like that... But I've got other meds to take that might help with some of the side effects. I'm not happy about this, and I'm not looking forward to it, but it's already begun. Hopefully it all works out. If not, I'll have hopefully learned more about the limits of what my meds can do for me...or something. We'll see. Blah.

On the Doctor Who front, I'm nearly certain the Doctor is NOT going to die in this season's finale, but that's not much of a comfort really, as back when it was rumored that Rose was going to die the ending turned out to be so much worse than that, and I'm afraid they might do something similar again... And I've heard that there's most likely a new companion in this year's Christmas Special, which begs the question...what has happened to Donna? Not to mention Martha, Sarah Jane, Jack, Rose, Mickey & Jackie? Erg.

I saw a new trailer for this Saturday's episode, and it made it look a lot better than the previous trailer I'd seen. Hopefully it's better than those horrid Dalek episodes from Season 29 - I read this guy's blog and he refers to those episodes "Yawn of the Daleks". lol

I'm already feeling a bit strange. Hopefully this will be worth it.

I talked to Michael yesterday. He's now seen all of Firefly, and only needs to see Serenity now. And he's really excited to see some more Battlestar Galactica. I was sorely tempted to contact him yesterday...for sex, as we'd flirted a bit and it got me all kinds of horny...but I managed to resist the urge. It's not that I think it would be wrong or anything...but I don't want our friendship to be confusing either.

I got a voicemail from my cousin Joy, who's glad that we're staying in touch, or getting back in touch again... She's moved back to Detroit and says things are going really well for her, which is great news. Hopefully we can find time to hang out soon. She's hoping for something this week, but I don't know that I have the time. I'll try to get that going though.

I talked to Janice today. It's always good talking to my sister. You know...the one who doesn't make me cry.

I'm bored with this.

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   Wednesday, April 23, 2008

If your name is Mark Adams and you're reading this at work then STOP IT! There be spoilers here! lol

I read a huge chunk of the new book I started yesterday. I actually read over half of it, which is unusual for me, as I tend to read things really slowly unless I'm afraid someone is going to ruin the book for me. lol. But it's good, and I look forward to finishing and going on to the next volume.

Mark cuddled with me last night, after he got home from his parents' house. He waited in my room until after Midnight and then I wished him Happy Birthday. It was nice. I also let him know what gifts from his list I ordered for him, and he was surprised that I'd gotten him more than one, and that I'd bought some of the more expensive items. I've gotten pretty good at saving money on things that I want for myself, but it's a lot harder for me to deny others that I love. lol

Mark went to his room and we both eventually slept. I fell asleep about 2:30am. I woke up around 8am. There was a text on my phone from Jordan, saying he woke up just after I went to sleep. I texted him back. I woke Mark up for work. I drove Mark to work, then went to the Secretary of State to renew our licence plate. I went home and finished the brunt of Mollie's discs, which I may or may not add to, but I haven't decided.

I talked to Jordan on the phone. We might hang out Friday night, or on Monday - or some other time in between, depeding if we can find the time. My week is kind of hectic, or could potentially be. We'll see how that goes.

I tried taking a nap, but Mark called and woke me up. He said it wasn't important, and we could talk about it later. I couldn't get back to sleep though. I ate, and tried calling Mark back but couldn't get through. I called my grandmother and thanked her for the card she sent Mark. She always sends Mark cards, and she laughed with joy as I told her how much Mark had relished the card she'd sent, and how child like and happy he became when he saw the card and the money. lol. She loves him, and I love her for it. I called work and they said they'd be getting the new movies today, and I had them hold a copy of Juno, as Mark was to rent that for his birthday, and I want to rent the Golden Compass.

Later, I washed the licence plate and put the new sticker on. Then I cleaned out the car and took out the trash. Then I went to Whole Foods for water; Barnes & Noble for the new Torchwood magazine; Kroger for some groceries and a card and suprise snacks for Mark - and then home, where I wrote a poem to go with the card. I'll pick up Mark around 6pm, and then go to Hollywood to get our movies. We're supposed to watch at least one of them together, which is something that Mark wanted.

My new DS9 book arrived today. I can't read to read that Terok Nor Trilogy, but maybe it's best that I am, as there's still one volume on the way, and I hate having to stop in the middle of a good series!

I'm going to wash my hands; have a snack, and maybe read some more... Or maybe I should take that nap now? lol. I don't know what I'm doing. lol

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So...like I said in the last entry, I got my new DS9 book, which is the 2nd book in a trilogy of Trek books that tells the story of the Cardassian occupation of Bajor. The books have me very excited, as they seemed to be packed with more continuity than even I would have expected, with a list of characters that all make sense...with histories both known and mysterious. Many of these characters have only appeared in one or two episodes of Trek; some have only been referenced - but their inclusion in these novels makes perfect sense. Here's a list of characters that appear in the first 2 volumes:

Astraea
(DS9-R "A Stitch in Time")

Basso Tromac
(DS9 "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")

Damar, Corat
(DS9 "Return to Grace")

Darhe'el
(DS9 "Duet")

Dukat, Athra
(Dukat's wife)

Dukat, Procal
(DS9 "The Die is Cast")

Dukat, Skrain
(DS9 "Emissary")

Els Renora
(DS9 "Dax")

Furel
(DS9 "Shakaar")

Gantt
(DS9 "Ties of Blood & Water")

Istani Reyla
(DS9-R: "Avatar")

Jaro Essa
(DS9 "The Homecoming")

Jas Holza
(TNG "Ensign Ro")

Kalem Apren
(DS9 "Shakaar")

Kanore
(TNG "Preemptive Strike")

Keeve Falor
(TNG "Ensign Ro")

Kell, Danig
(DS9 "Civil Defense")

Kira Meru
(DS9 "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")

Kira Nerys
(DS9 "Emissary")

Kira Pohl
(DS9 "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")

Kira Reon
(DS9 "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")

Kira Taban
(DS9 "Ties of Blood & Water")

Kubus Oak
(DS9 "The Collaborator")

Lang, Natima
(DS9 "Profit & Loss")

Li Tarka
(father of Li Nalas)

Lenaris Holem
(DS9 "Shakaar")

Luma Rahl
(DS9 "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")

Lupaza
(DS9 "Shakaar")

Marritza, Aamin
(DS9 "Duet")

Meressa
(DS9 "Indiscretion")

Mobara
(DS9 "Shakaar")

Mora Pol
(DS9 "The Alternate")

Moset, Crell
(VOY "Nothing Human")

Ocett, Malyn
(TNG "The Chase")

Opaka Bekar
(husband of Opaka Sulan)

Opaka Fasil
(DS9 "The Collaborator")

Opaka Sulan
(DS9 "Emissary")

Ornak
(DS9 "Shakaar")

Pa'Dar, Kotan
(DS9 "Cardassians")

Porta
(DS9 "Accession")

Prang, Limor
(DS9-R "A Stitch in Time")

Proka Migdal
(DS9 "Cardassians")

Regnar
(DS9-R "A Stitch in Time")

Ro Gale
(father of Ro Laren)

Ro Laren
(TNG "Ensign Ro")

Shakaar Edon
(DS9 "Shakaar")

Tain, Enabran
(DS9 "The Wire")

Thrax
(DS9 "Things Past")

Tora Naprem
(DS9 "Indiscretion")

Trakor
(DS9 "Destiny")

Winn Adami
(DS9 "In the Hands of the Prophets")

Wow. :-0)

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   Friday, April 25, 2008

Thursday I worked on my room. I put some more pictures up. I'm loving how that project is growing. I also cleaned off my desk, and sorted some books, while throwing out a lot of things that I just don't need. I chatted with Michael, and I later talked to Jordan, who I'm going out with tonight, after work.

Oh. I got the date wrong. Corey is coming over a week from Saturday; not tomorrow.

Ooh! And Guillermo del Toro has signed on to direct the 2 LOTR's prequels! He'll be moving to New Zealand for the next 4 years to work with Peter Jackson and company on the 2 movies back to back, with probable release dates of late 2011 (10 years after Fellowship opened) and 2012. :-0) This is great news! The first film will adapt the Hobbit, while the 2nd will cover the 60 year gap between The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring. Neat.

I need to find some time to hang out with Michael to watch BSG. I'm aching to rewatch it myself, but I've been waiting for him. :-0)

I'm tired. My room is a mess from the 'cleaning' which has left some of my room looking very nice, while other parts aren't so lucky. I might just go to bed, and then finish this in the morning before work.

I haven't read any of my book in 2 days.

Oh well.

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So...my stomach has been fairly upset for a week now. Last night was extremely disturbing. With Mark's support (thanks Mark), I made a followup appointment with one of my doctors, who had told me about another drug that I might take for this problem. The doctor is on vacation for 2 weeks, and I can't see him until Thursday, May 29. Until then I'm going to attempt to take my pills regularly (which I'm not required to do), and see if that helps. Even if it doesn't I can report this information at my appointment.

I also cancelled my plans with Jordan. He's a great guy. He's cute, and funny, and hot, and amusing, and lots of other words that all add up to someone that would be a lot of fun to date...only I can't date right now. I need to focus on me, and get this stuff sorted. I try to downplay this stuff as much as possible but it's a HUGE deal, and I just have to hold on and get through this shit. Until I do, I won't be comfortable seeing anyone... I left messages explaining this, and saying that I'd like to go out with him again someday when I'm good, or at least be friends. I didn't want him to think I was just being an asshole. It feels like I'm doing the right thing.

I also talked to DJ at work about this. He let me off today, and took me off the schedule for next week. We also got to talk in depth about the drugs I'm taking, and it turned out that he was on similar medication recently and so he completely understood what I'm going through as far as side effects go, so that was great - this also probably works out for Hollywood, as they've had a major labor problem lately. Hopefully, I'll be getting that $600.00 from the government soon, which will help me compensate for this week off of work. DJ was ready to let me off until my doctor's appointment, but I told him we could just play it by ear after this week.

I also ran into Jean Wiggin at the store; she's one of my favorite customers, and we are very open with each other on all sorts of topics, and we talked about all this as well (plus Doctor Who), and she's rooting for me as well. So I feel like I've got a plan, and people that care about me, and hopefully this won't be too rough...and I'll get some results.

Michael is coming over around 3 or 4. We're going to hang out and watch BSG. He's gonna help me with a special favor, which will hopefully offset some of the side effects of my new meds. It will be really great to see him too.

We've been having these brown outs, and we had one just before I left to drive Mark to work (and mail Mollie's package) - and now one of the bulbs is burnt out so it's way dimmer in here than it should be. I'll have to get a new bulb from Meijer later. I also need eggs and boost. Hopefully I remember that.

And now...I'm gonna straighten up my room.

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I don't think I reviewed "The Golden Compass" movie in my blog, so I'll do that now. The movie is ok. I didn't hate it. I didn't like it. It's not horrible; it's just not a great adaptation. It's probably a better adaptation than "Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban", yet I don't think it's as good a movie either. I think the other Harry Potter & LOTRs movies have spoiled me, in that they've been really amazing adaptations, that have continued to grow and enthrall, while this one just felt a bit too rushed, and compressed, in my opinion - plus a lot of the darker elements were removed, which took a lot away from the story in my opinion. A few scenes were really beautiful though, and the special effects were nicely done. I'd suggest that people who see the movie and like it, then read the book, which is better, and then they can go from there - but I wouldn't tell people who've read the book to see the movie. The movie is like a tiny taste of the book, but offers little in exchange for the glimpse.

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I got a text from Jordan that says he understands. That's good. :-0)

Michael is on his way over, and we're chatting on the phone.

"Birds of Prey" is coming to dvd. This show had a lot of potential, but was cancelled super quick. It's kind of silly and stupid, but there are moments where it gets everything right - and I had the feeling that those moments were what the series would have evolved into over time if it had been given the chance. It was fun to watch. Perhaps I'll get the dvds someday.

"Witchblade" is also coming to dvd. That's a show that I always meant to watch, but never dead. It was said to be really great, and it only ended because the star of the series had addiction problems that needed to be treated. I always expected it would come back, and then I'd get into it, but that never happened. I'd like to see this sometime.

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   Saturday, April 26, 2008

Michael came over yesterday afternoon to help me out. Later we started watching "Serenity", then he left to do some things while I went to pick up Mark. Mark took a long while to finish at his work, then we went to Meijer. We met Michael back at the condo, where Michael & I finished "Serenity" & the Battlestar Galactica mini-series. It was a fun time. I took my stomach meds right when we got home, so I was way tired, and went to bed shortly after Michael left.

I woke up this morning about 7am. I started downloading the new BSG, Smallville, Ugly Betty, and the latest WhoCast. I went back to bed and woke up around noon. I talked to Jordan on the phone around 2pm; not sure what's going on with him or us or whatever - but I'm being extremely honest about what I need. I started downloading the new Who just after I got off the phone and Mark and I watched the new Battlestar Galactica while that finished, then watched the new Who. BSG was cool, but it was one of those episodes in series that was necessary, but not revelatory - there was however an amazing speach which impressed both Mark & I. Doctor Who was surprisingly good (as it was written by the woman who wrote last season's Dalek 2-parter, which were my least favorite episodes of Who ever), and is easily the most cohesive episode of the season, though I still prefer "Fires of Pompeii" - this was a big step up overall.

Mark and I talked for awhile. I left Mollie a message letting her know I'd sent her package yesterday by UPS and let her know where to find the tracking number. And then I wrote this. I should try reading more of my book, as I haven't read it since Tuesday or Wednesday?

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   Sunday, April 27, 2008

I was tired and ready for bed at 10pm. But I couldn't sleep. I ended up surfing the web, and collecting Doctor Who extras. Later I watched old videos of my family, and then some from my 32nd birthday party, with clips of so many of my friends. There was a clip of Jeremy & I kissing; Bryan displaying his cute ass; all my friends having a good time, and just chatting...Jennifer & I feeding each other birthday cake... It all made me smile.

I took another of my stomach pills last night. 2 nights in a row; watch me go. Some of the side effects seem muted this go round; others that I haven't experienced in awhile, like sleeplessness have returned with a vengence.

I so need to try to sleep though.

And so I shall.

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So I did sleep for a few hours.

But then something odd happened...

When people leave comments on my blog, the message is texted to my phone. I don't shut that tone on my phone off because it never wakes me; it's extremely quiet and uneventful. Only the last person to leave a message woke me up. In my dream, the noise was extremely loud...and when I woke up it took me a minute, but as I was going back to sleep, I remembered what woke me, and saw my phone was blinking...and there were new comments from Mollie (who didn't wake me up, so don't feel bad) and and an old friend of mine who I haven't heard from in over 3 years.

Her name is Darla. We met at a showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show in October of 1994 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We didn't hang out after the movie or anything; it was just a random meeting. At least until we randomly met again a few months later at City Club in Detroit. That's when the fun really began.

Darla was gorgeous. Darla was fierce and cruel and funny and witty. We traded barbs for a few minutes and knew we were going to be friends. And we were great friends for nearly a decade, but then we had a falling out. I didn't visit her in the hospital, and then I missed a birthday party. She lashed out at me. I lashed out at her. And we stopped speaking. And just like that it was over.

There have been many times when I've missed Darla. And there have been many times that I've been grateful that our friendship ended. One of the things that always convinced me that we were really good friends, was that our friendship was never easy. It always took an effort to maintain. We were such frail (if beautiful *WINK*) creatures... And sometimes it was painful.

I don't know what our new messages will mean. I don't know that they mean anything at all...but I think they must. I just don't know what. I've always been grateful for having known her. She was a very important part of my life for nearly 10 years and that's not something that can be pushed under a rug, no mattter how it all came crashing down...

And I am very grateful that I got to know her, and experience her. I have many fantastic memories that only she could have provided. I'm glad she's still out there, living her life. I hope that she's healthy and happy and that she's grown and changed. And I was happy to hear from her.

But she scares me a little bit too. Someone who could mean so much to you one day and then renounce your friendship the next over anything less than violent crime...that could just toss it all away...is someone to be feared, or maybe pitied...most likely both.

I've made a concious effort to become friends with people who are hopefully not as Darla used to be, and perhaps still is. I like knowing that I don't have to tense up every time I stick my foot in my mouth, as I'm rather clumsy and tension is not a friend...tension and stress can kill you far more painfully and slowly than a razor blade.

When our friendship was declared dead, I tried sending her a toy of a Tim Burton character named Voodoo Girl. I'd given her a poetry book featuring that character years before, as the words all applied to her so lyrically. I didn't know if she ever got it or not. I still don't. I wasn't sure I had her new address; I'd never been there. And I sent it anonomously; afraid of being rejected outright, I suppose. And then when I didn't hear from her...I was sad because I didn't expect things to end that way...but I was relieved too. And that's not something I expected...or wanted to feel, I just did.

My friendship with Darla was never easy. And some of that was very rewarding. For a long time, I was the one that Darla would let in, when she pushed everyone else away, and it felt good to be that person. But it also meant that I kept part of myself locked away for fear of pissing her off to any degree that would damage our cherished tenuous link. And when that happened regardless of how I'd struggled, I was set free. And part of me was pissed off that I'd held back at all, while part of me was proud that I had. Another part of me was disgusted that I'd invested so much time into someone who could then say I wasn't her friend. And still another part of me was saddened that everything we'd built was coming to an end. But then it was really over and I found that most of me was joyous...because she wasn't my responsability any more. I truly cared for her...I did, but trying to take care of Darla seemed to cost so much more than any other friend even dared to ask or require. It was often wondrous, but so taxing that after the fact, it amazed me that I'd held on so long. I've known others and met still more that have experienced the same thing.

But I never stopped caring about her. It just took on a new, less risky form. I'd think about her. A kind of prayer I guess, though I don't believe in such things. I'd worry about her... Wonder about her... Dream about her. Not knowing what was happening to her kind of sucked, but it was safe.

I found her on myspace a while back, and considered friending her, but when I read her latest blog entry, and it was about how so and so wasn't her friend anymore. Maybe the guy did something really horrible. I don't think I read any further. It brought up too much...stuff.

I'm writing all this out, because I haven't thought about it so clearly before. Her message meant a lot to me. I think about her. I talk to new and old friends about her. I like to think that she's happy and taking care of herself and the ones that she loves. I wonder how she's changed... I wonder how it would be if we randomly crossed paths. I wonder if insults would be traded...or if we'd just say hello and then move on, with those around us wondering what all the fuss was about. I imagine us hugging. And being a little sad. And continuing on our separate ways. But maybe I'm wrong. It wouldn't be the first time.

More sleep is required.

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I just woke up again. I feel more rested now than I did the last time, though I know I didn't really sleep much more than before. I dreamt that I drove Jennifer & Tracey somewhere, and that I had to go pick up Darla. I used to have this dream a lot. Darla lives (in my dreams) in this rickety old apartment building, which would be right at home in The Lorax, if it was infested with criminals & pirate treasure. I know it's weird, but my brain is strange. Later I ended up in the past, at a Star Trek convention with my friend Carrie, and we were retracing the steps of our friend Mollie after her death...with a time machine of some kind...it was so weird. We found that Mollie secretly loved Star Trek, and were sad that she didn't tell us. Carrie confessed her love of Buffy and we cried. lol

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I have 101 pages left in my book. I'd like to be reading at least 1 book a week, which I don't think is too much to ask of myself. I have about 80 Star Trek books I'd like to read in next 12 months, though I might skip the ones I've read in the past, until after I've read all the new ones. 80 books sounds like a lot, and it is, but compared to what I started with a year and a half ago it's not that daunting. And it's not like reading the books is a chore; just the opposite. I'd just like to read some of the newer titles as they come out, but I don't want to skip the ones they're grounded on, you know? So...that's why I'm trying to read all these books now - so that I can enjoy the new ones as they're released later on. It also feels good reading so many books that I bought so long ago; it feels like I'm justifying the money I put into them.

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Ok. Now that I've taken a few doses I'm officially in zombie mode. It's not as all consuming as it is when I'm suffering withdrawls, but it's there. It's not unpleasant...it's just makes everything seem slightly less real, which is actually kind of the point. The stomach part of me doesn't feel real, so it doesn't hurt. But the rest of me doesn't feel real either, which might take some getting used to. This doesn't help with the food coming back up though, which is why I'm hoping for some help from my appointment on the 29th of May. It just makes me not care as much about that, and makes the other parts less painful.

Mark visited me in my room a bit ago, and we talked about a lot of stuff. Dreams. Hellraiser movies. Horror movies in general, and my love of them when I was a child. My old shrink. Darla's message, and my response.

About Darla, Mark said he liked what I wrote and hoped that it would provide us both with more closure than we had... That if we never spoke again, that at least we had this. I'm not sure how I feel about that...but I felt good about everything I said. And I felt my messages while being truthful were also rather restrained, and I'm good with that. I don't want to rip everything open and watch it bleed to death...I just want to move on.

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   Monday, April 28, 2008

Just woke up a little while ago. I forgot to take my stomach meds before I fell asleep, so I'm wondering if I should take one now, though it isn't time for bed? I need to take my prilosec first anyway. We'll see. Maybe I'll take a nap later with the meds and see how that goes?

I just found this amazing interview with Guillermo del Toro in which he explains some things that have confirmed for me that he'll most likely be an amazing director on this project - or if not - that he will do his best, and that no one could have done a better job. The things he says about continuity with the previous films is very important to me, and he mentiones the incluse of Sir Ian as Gandalf and Andy Serkis as Gollum, which seem like essential ingrediants to me! Plus, won't it be a special treat to spend time with Gandalf the Grey again!?! :-0)

I'll most likely finish my book today. I have a pretty good idea of what I'm reading next, but I never actually know until I start reading it...

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Time is flying by today. I can't believe it. It's like...I blinked and now it's 6 hours later.

I watched the new Desperate Housewives, and the new Brothers and Sisters. I finished my book. I had a snack, which didn't go very well. I so need that other perscription. I'm so sick of this crap. It's not painful. But it kind of makes me want to hide away. I mean...it's gross and who wants people to see that?

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   Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Just woke from dreams in which my little sister wasn't a bitch. My grandmother watched Jamie and I play under this willow tree in the backyard; and I threw things at the birds living in the upper limbs as I found it disturbing that the tree was holding up so many different birds; they were monstrous. There was something about invasion...or was it about robots? Later, Jamie surprised me by reading one of my books, and I lived with her in my parents' home. My step-father also read one of my books. My mother was trying to ignore me, which my grandmother wordlessly acknowledged. There was an oddly constructed fridge with oddly flavored sodas. There was also a Trek movie involving Q seducing Kira and Jadzia Dax in a very large bathtub with all the trimmings...with Kira drinking dish soap and getting extremely drunk, and Jadzie blowing bubble bath bubbles out her ass.

This is what happens when I don't take my stomach meds and I begin to come away from them. lol And somehow...waking up with "One Night in Bangkok" stuck in my head, and stumbling over the lyrics "gonna be the witness to the ultimate test of cerebral fitness" just isn't very reassuring.

My dad got me that song on tape when it was popular in the mid-eighties. The wikipedia page says there was a new version in 2005, but I never heard it.

I should take that stuff right now.

"I'd let you watch,
I would invite you
But the queens we use
would not excit you...
So you better go back to your bars,
your temples,
your massage parlours..."

Maybe I should watch "Steam: The Turnkish Bath".

Oh. I started reading another Trek book before I fell asleep.

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I took my meds. Feeling slightly more sane and hydrated now. I got a new gift certificate from Amazon so I ordered a 50 pack of D9's. Also downloaded my pre-ordered special edition of Madonna's Hard Candy, which I'm listening to right now. Supposedly she changes her sound pretty constantly by it sounds to me like she's been playing the exact same thing since 'Music', which is ok, as she's good at it...though I sometimes wish for something a bit more revelatory as 'Ray of Light', but maybe that's asking too much of any one artist.

Upcoming Movies I Want To See:

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Dark Knight
Harry Potter VI
Hellboy II
Iron Man
The Mummy 3
The Other Boleyn Girl
Sex and the City
Speed Racer
Star Trek
The X-Files 2
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Not thrilled about any of these really; not yet. But I want to see them all. Probably none of them in the theater.

This new Madonna's pretty good. Nothing spectacular, but it's not bad.

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I feel odd. Horny. Creative.

I rewatched "Boys Briefs 2"; a collection of 6 short gay themed films. I always remember this collection for a haunting piece about abuse and love called "Touch"; it's both disturbing and beautiful. The other films are rather varied. "Doors Cut Down" is fun. "Chicken" seems like the edge of a thought of an idea. "Backroom" grossed me out. "Breakfast?" was cute. "Take-Out" was oddly emotional. A nice collection of shorts really. Sometimes they all suck. If I watch this collection again...or I should say when I watch it again, I'll most likely skip "Chicken" & "Backroom". But the others are worth my time.

There's one song on Madonna's new cd which I like better than the rest, called "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You". I started from there and listened to other music, ending up with the score to "Brokeback Mountain". I get lost in music sometimes. For hours and hours I go from one thing to the next to the next...like I'm on this musical journey...all on my own. I run myself ragged.

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I had an interesting texting session with Jordan this morning. The rest of the morning went as planned. And later I got some sleep. I've been awake for several hours; they run together in my head. I don't feel like reading.

Something's going on...

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   Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Jordan let me know that he was going to be at Aut Bar last night and asked if I'd meet him there, and I agreed. We had fun. Trent was there again, which was oddly charming. Jordan came home with me, and we spent the night together. We watched "Velvet Goldmine", and talked and stuff. We slept. We drove Mark to work in the morning and then I drove him to the Clarion hotel, where he's staying with Trent, as they're leaving for Florida in the morning. He'll be back sometime around the 7th, I think.

I went to Whole Foods on the way home. That's where I get my bottled water now. I went to the book store but there was no new Doctor Who magazine. When I got home, I checked my e-mail, and read some news online. It looks like this currently airing Doctor Who 2 parter, might in fact be a 3 parter, which I'd suspected before, but wasn't sure of. I'm still not sure, but I'm hearing rumblings, just as I did before "Utopia" aired. It would be nice if it was; it would break the pattern they've fallen into with the series. I do know for certain that Martha Jones is in all 3 episodes.

I just took my phone out, and there's a message from Jordan. I guess he left his phone charger here. I'll have to see how that's going to be solved; hopefully something painless, as I so need to sleep.

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I took a nap. I have to pick up Mark at 6pm. Jordan's stopping by here around 7pm to get his phone charger.

Shawn Foreman posted a new blog today saying that "we" are going to give Grand Rapids another shot. I guess this means that he and Jonathan are back together. That's great news! But it would have been nice to have been kept in the loop. Last I heard Shawn had cut himself off from everybody...and Jonathan had sort of disappeared from my radar altogether. I'd left messages for both of them, but never got anything back...which sucked. But at least I know they're doing well now.

So, back to Doctor Who. If "The Doctor's Daughter" is the third segment of a 3 parter... And if "Midnight" is the beginning of the end of the season, that throws my whole idea for how the season plays out into some interesting directions. Thankfully, I think I've finally solved the season. It either plays out the way I'm listing it here, or a few minor corrections from this. But this has got to be pretty damned close (at least to my way of thinking):

01 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang [Part VIII]
02 Invasion of the Bane
03 Sleeper
04 To the Last Man
05 Meat
06 Revenge of the Slitheen, Part I
07 Revenge of the Slitheen, Part II
08 Adam
09 Partners in Crime
10 Reset
11 The Fires of Pompeii
12 Dead Man Walking
13 Planet of the Ood
14 A Day in the Death
15 Eye of the Gorgon, Part I
16 Eye of the Gorgon, Part II
17 The Sontaran Stratagem [Part I]
18 The Poison Sky [Part II]
19 The Doctor's Daughter [Part III]
20 Something Borrowed
21 Warriors of Kudlak, Part I
22 Warriors of Kudlak, Part II
23 From Out of the Rain
24 The Unicorn and the Wasp
25 Adrift
26 Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane? Part I
27 Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane? Part II
28 Silence in the Library [Part I]
29 Forest of the Dead [Part II]
30 The Lost Boy, Part I
31 The Lost Boy, Part II
32 Fragments [Part I]
33 Exit Wounds [Part II]
34 Midnight [Part I]
35 Turn Left [Part II]
36 ??? [Part III]
37 Journey's End [Part IV]

If "Midnight" proves to not be Part I of a larger story, then it can be moved between "The Lost Boy, Part II" & "Fragments [Part I]". I'll know for sure in about 5 & 1/2 weeks.

+ there's the Christmas Special,
and a possible mini-episode.

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