Monday, December 1, 2008
A mostly miserable day. All kinds of things have gone wrong today. Little things. Big things. Things I didn't see coming. Blah.
My sole comfort today has been Harry Potter. Which is odd as I'm now reading the darkest book in the series. I just read about 150 pages without realizing it. I'm in the section of the book that I remember being slow before, and it is, but I think some of that was that I was reading the book so quickly before, while this time I'm taking a lot more time. The sheer darkness of the storyline impresses me. It seems hopeless. The others in the series dabbled in this kind of terror (most effectively in volume 5), but this is make it or break it time, and every storyline is reaching a fever pitch, down to the wire kind of excitement. And then you have this slow patch that is almost unbearable. Erg. I remembered that I loved Kreacher in the last book, but I couldn't remember why. I remembered the books was like reading about the Nazis, but I couldn't remember why. I remember the book in those kind of terms.
The weather outside is (you guessed it) frightful. But I still might attempt to go to Necto tonight. I haven't been there in about a month, and haven't gotten any exercise. And my eating lately has been pretty sugar heavy. Which I've been ok with. Chocolate has been my constant friend since August. I'm trying to lighten that though. Drinking more water, and trying to eat different foods. The roads are, I guess, pretty terrible though, so maybe I should hold off and try to go (ick) Friday? I don't know.
I watched the new Sarah Jane episode; just 1 more to go this season. If the rumors I've heard are true, or even if they aren't, then Seasons 2 & 3 might be combined in one season of the Whoniverse. Say for instance, that the 10th Doctor were to guest star in an episode next season - that would cement the 2 seasons together. And I'm rambling about stuf nobody cares about but me...and even I won't care if I reread this later. lol Suffice it to say that I already have a guess on how it all plays out, based on rumor, theory, guess work, wacky notions, and a few strands of useless information.
Mark is on his way home and is picking up pizza. Yum.
posted by Bald Jason at 09:30 PM
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Mark & I ate our delicious pizza and watched 'Dorian Blues' which we'd both seen before, separately. We enjoyed it the 2nd time around as well. Mark talked me out of going to Necto with his horror stories. Mark wanted me to watch 'Knocked Up' but it didn't interest me, so he showed me a scene from the movie which made me laugh - only it's a deleted scene. So the scene I liked was the deleted scene. Figures. I've seen a couple of movies where the best scenes were deleted. 'Bounce' springs to mind. lol
posted by Bald Jason at 12:17 AM
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Ok. I just read some good NON-Spoiler BSG related news, which is that the prequel series "Caprica" has been greenlit. The pilot has been finished for some time I believe, but it was thought that this would air and then the series would be made or broken based on ratings for that movie. The writers has spoken out against this, saying that it needed a full season to give people an idea of what the series truly was, but I didn't expect them to get their wish and was content to just get the Caprica pilot episode as a kind of special feature for my BSG collection. Now it looks like we'll be getting more than just that small taste, and I'm thrilled about that. It might suck. I'm not saying that it's going to kick ass, but I trust these writers.
The next thing I read, which I actually read first, is a SPOILER concerning the series of 'webisodes' set between the 4.0 and 4.5 - which will be posted online 2 per week for 5 weeks, then debut on television the night before the final 10 episodes of Season 4 begin their run. I will provide SPOILER space for the this information, which has NOT been confirmed...and which does NOT pertain to the final Cylon, but to 2 somewhat background characters. 1 has been with the show since the beginning, and has been a major player in the show, but I've never considered them a main character - the other I couldn't pick out of a crowd. If you want to read the unconfirmed spoiler, scroll down.
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SpoilerIt's rumored that in the upcoming webisodes (this set is titled "The Face of the Enemy"), that it will be revealed that Felix Gaeta is gay, and that he may share a kiss with Hoshi, a former officer of the Battlestar Pegasus. For all the horrible things that happened on Pegasus, it seems to have been the GAY Battlestar. :0) I really hope this is true, as I've thought of Gaeta as gay since the get go. The webisodes will start being posted, 2 a week, December 12.
Places I read this rumor include:
http://galcticasitrep.blagspot.comThe official description of the 10 webisode series is that they tell a story that takes place between seasons 4.0 and 4.5 of Battlestar and follow Lt. Gaeta when he is sent off in a Raptor with a handful of strangers and one of them mysteriously dies. The psychological human-vs.-Cylon struggle is played out in the restrictive confines of a Raptor as everyone is a suspect, and paranoia sets in among the group. Grace Park (The Sharons / 8's) & Michael Hogan (Saul Tigh) also star.
BSG should finish it's run on March 20, 2009. Followed later in the summer by the tv movie "Battlestar Galactica: The Plan". The Caprica series is said to begin shooting in 2009 for a 2010 airing.
All this news reminds me that I'd planned on rewatching all of BSG before Season 4 begins, which gives me a little over 6 weeks to watch like 68 episodes. I probably won't do it though. I might start watching the old ones when the new series starts and try to get done before the last episode airs; that would be kind of cool. We'll see. Maybe I'll wait until the whole damned thing is done. lol. I don't know.
I'm listening to the soundtack to Season 3, which I just got. I love soundtracks.
posted by Bald Jason at 01:09 AM
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I watched the first episode of BSG last night. Not the entire miniseries, but the first episode of that. It's pretty easy to see where you should stop each episode though they've been edited together on DVD; there are sections where the screen goes dark for several seconds. And if I've got that wrong, then I just watched the first section of the miniseries. lol. I'd rewatched the miniseries once before, but aside from 'Razor' and 'Downloaded' I don't think I've ever seen any of the other episodes more than once. It still makes me smile to see the Firefly class ship fly by in that first segment. :0)
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
I chatted with Trevor last night. I read more of Harry Potter; I'm on page 502. I finished the BSG miniseries, and I've started rewatching it with the commentary track on. Gaeta is so crushing on Baltar. This is why BSG is fun to rewatch. Because of all the character revelations that come out later, and change the way you see things. I'd suspected & hoped that Felix could possibly be gay, but if the webisodes confirm this, then I'm pretty sure this explains a lot of the Gaeta / Baltar stuff too. Awesome.
posted by Bald Jason at 03:08 AM
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Rewatching the BSG miniseries with the commentary on was insightful, as the commentary was recorded while they were just finishing up the 2nd or 3rd episode of the actual series, and had no idea what was to come. I was really tired though, so I sort of dozed in and out of it, but wasn't bothered by this.
I slept well; woke up around 10am. I got Mark up for work. Mark now works from 2pm-11pm, for the next few months I guess. It's an odd thing to get used to.
DJ called me around 2:30 and told me he loved me! lol. When I asked what was going on, he was watching the Doctor Who DVDs he'd borrowed from me and had just gotten to a scene in "The Poison Sky", in which the 10th Doctor makes a joke referencing a popular 9th Doctor story. DJ says he's loving the 4th series and he says that he thinks that Donna is the best companion! :-0) I agree. We also talked about Rose (he's digging her odd appearances), Pompeii & the Adipose (he loves the little fat creatures) and he let me go as he was so excited to continue watching. And now I can't wait to hear what he thinks of the finale! He's got 8 more episodes to go, but he's already watched 7.
I left Mollie a message, telling her about DJ's call and some BSG stuff that I've noticed while watching the first 2 episodes of Season 1. I had a snack. I'll probably read some Harry Potter now...then watch more BSG while I eat my late lunch.
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Mollie has to see this. It's Prop. 8: The Musical, featuring Jack Black (as Jesus), Neil Patrick Harris (also known as 'Dr. Horrible'), John C. Reillly, Kathy Jajimy & Margaret Cho. Cute.
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I've still got over 100 pages left in the final Harry Potter, but the book already managed to make me misty eyed several times, again; I nearly cried once, which I'm sure didn't happen the first time I read it. The first time I was reading so fast that I couldn't take note of some of the large events, as the end of this book is just one large event after another after another.
I'm starting to get a bit of a headache; it's actually pretty bad. I'll take some Midrin and maybe take a hot shower.
posted by Bald Jason at 08:28 PM
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
I just finished Harry Potter about 15 minutes ago. I enjoyed it more the 2nd time I think, because I understood a lot more of it, and how much of the groundwork for it was there from the very first volume - which I didn't put together the first time around. The first time I read it, I kind of felt like the Hallows were sort of pulled out of nowhere and were a kind of lame answer to everything...only this time, having read the 6th one just beforehand, it just felt...more right. A great ending to a fantastic series. If I had one complaint, it was only that there wasn't a larger epilogue that explained what happened to ALL of the characters.
posted by Bald Jason at 12:50 AM
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Ok. This entry won't be pleasant for some, so if you're feeling squeemish today, feel free to skip this entry. This entry will also be very sexually graphic, so if you're at work - skip it and come back to it later if you're interested.
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.Ok. So I've had IBS for 3 or 4 years now. IBS = Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Basically what this means is that I often had severe bouts of diarrhea, with the occasional constipation thrown in. I was not tested for this, but told that I had it, by a rather annoying doctor whom I never saw again. When I asked another doctor about this; one that I actually trusted, he agreed that there really wasn't a test and that all my symptoms demonstrated that I probably had IBS. I began taking medication to treat the symptoms, which I finally have (mostly) under control.
Ok? Still with me? Things are looking better now.
Only there's this type of bug (actually there is more than one) that would cause these symptoms which gay men are prone to getting which would cause my syptoms. For those clueless morons who aren't in the know - I'm gay. And the gay men that tend to get these bugs the most are those that engage in rimming. That's guys that tongue their partner's assholes. Now I know that probably freaks some people out, but it's really not that bad as long as you're partner is clean - and it's not soley a gay thing either, as lots of straight couples do this as well. It's a common sexual activity. It's also possible to get these bugs from infected people without rimming; sometimes without having sex at all - and not everyone knows they have these things.
Here are some demonstrations:
Ok. Now we're clear what rimming is. And I can tell you I love this activity. I've been with 70 men. And I've rimmed or been rimmed about probably 60 of them, if not, more. I was always told that it was a low risk activity for transmitting HIV, and that it was probably a safe activity. Only there are these bugs that I didn't know about that I may have, that may have screwed me over big time. And I'm not alone. I have a friend that I know, who has the same symptoms I do, who is an avid rimmer. And I'm not sure he even knows about these things either. I mean...I know I read somewhere, some kind of vague warning about parasites - but it wasn't clear what it meant or what the symptoms were...so I was thinking when I finally read this stuff that I was just stupid, but I've now read than most men who become infected had also been in the dark about this, which makes me feel less stupid. lol
Oh some of the bugs that can be transmitted this way include Giardia, Shigella, Amebiasis & Cryptosporidium. These things are often nasty, painful, and dangerous.
Now the thing is, even if I have one or more of these bugs, it's kind of hard to test for. And if I did have them, it's usually treated I think by a series of antibiotics, but after they're gone, you can catch them again the next day - there's no cure or vaccine for this thing. And then there are some that can't be treated. And since I can't imagine sex without rimming, I'm thinking I'd probably catch it again fairly quickly (as apparently, people aren't getting tested for this and not getting the info they should be), so the questions I have for my doctor are...can this thing hurt me more than it already has? I mean...my symptoms are pretty much under control now, so should I do nothing? And probably having had this type of infection for several years, has the damage been done? And what about my friend? He (like so many of us) doesn't have health insurance. And why wasn't I told about these things before? And not in some vague kind of way. Why, as a gay man with these symptoms, wasn't I asked questions about my behavior and given information? Reading about these things is terrifying. This is the kind of thing I should have been told about in a High School sex ed class. This is the kind of thing that makes me not want to have sex at all, ever again.
Of course I might be jumping to conclusions. But it's hard not to. But that's what's on my mind.
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Ok. More bad news. A few months ago my monitor started acting weird. I thought it was dying. But then it just stopped and began working fine. Just a fluke. Well it's fluking again!!! Make it stop!
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My monitor got better for awhile...now it's like I'm having a really bad acid trip.
posted by Bald Jason at 09:43 PM
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Friday, December 5, 2008
My monitor is working for the moment.
I want to talk about something new. I know anyone reading this is probably wondering what there is that I haven't talked about on this website, but there are a few things that I don't talk about here.
I have an eating disorder. Most of my friends and family know this, but I'm still so ashamed of it, and the humiliation it brings. My docters that I've had over the years have never known. I find it almost impossible to discuss with authority figures. And when I have struggled to eat new things, terrible things have happened. Some of this, I fear, is psychologial. I mean that my body has real problems, but it's possible they are manifestations of my fears. It's complicated, and I'm not used to trying to describe this in a forum like this. I feel very vulnerable...and I'm tired of feeling that way.
My stomach was really upset tonight.
And while I was sitting in the bathtub (because taking a hot bath seems to help me relax), I started to ponder my body. And my eating disorder and the other things that I don't talk about to my doctors, or that I've avoided in the past, and I realized that they're probably all connected. And I got angry. And I realized something that I think a lot of people understand that I'm just now grasping. Peoples' bodies are wonderful. Every part. My body is wonderful. Every part. Inside and out. It's not something that needs to be hidden, or kept secret. And if something or someone has done damage to my body, then it's not my job to perpetuate that secrecy. I know this must sound so basic...and silly. But it feels like a revelation. I actually called Mark in to talk to him about it.
There's this other part of me, that I've mentioned here before. I feel...like I'm a little crazy. Not enough to be called crazy, but enough to be troublesome. I change. Things that are incredibly clear one day are out of focus the next, and I'm scared that I might lose this insight. I want to hold on to this. Please help me remember this.
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Mollie should appreciate this interview with her lover, Alan Rickman.
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I got like 5 calls this morning. I got a call from the doctor's office about a blood test I'd given. I need to lower my sweets and get more exercise, both of which I was planning on doing all on my own, so I feel fine about that. I had a missed call from my friend Mike, though he left no message; I gave him a call back and left him a voicemail. I'm guessing that he called as he probably needs some new Whoniverse discs. I got a voicmail from my Dad asking about hanging out with me & Janice, which I've already spoken to her about, weeks ago. She said she wanted to find out when the kids are going to be on Christmas Vacation before setting that up. I called her to see if she'd found out, but there was no answer, and when it got to the machine it asked me to give my remote access code. It's done that a few times in the past and I think it must be something that happens when her machine is full or something. I called and tried to make an appointment with my G.I. Specialist, but the soonest she can be seen is my appointment in February. That really sucks. They put me on her cancellation list, and will call me if anything opens up. Until then, I'm not sure what I should be doing... I'm kind of in the dark.
My monitor is working fine at the moment, for which I'm grateful.
I started reading the 2nd Terok Nor novel again. I had read most of it months ago, and had stopped to read something else and just never got back to it.
I watched several episodes of Battlestar Galactica last night; I finished watching "Bastille Day" then watched "Act of Contrition" and "You Can't Go Home Again". Great show. It's odd watching the early episodes, knowing all the twists that the show will take later on. Without giving too much away, it's just weird watching the show, knowing that some people are Cylons, while some of them don't know. And rewatching all of Gaeta's stuff is now having the same effect. And it's also odd getting to know 'Boomer' again, as I'd forgotten how moving her storyline was...while also watching 'Athena' come into her own... It's just...so weird. But cool.
When Battlestar Galactica is finished, there will be 80 episodes by my reckoning, not including "Caprica". That's less than half of what DS9 had, and yet BSG's story seems to be unfolding at exactly the right pace and isn't dragging anything along. Some of these 80 episodes are 2 hours long, and some of them are less than an hour. Some of them have extended cuts, or are movies or miniseres installments. But here's how I breakdown the series:
Battlestar Galactica:
00 Caprica: The Series
01 Razor Minisodes 1-2, 7 (Part 2)these are the minisodes that weren't edited back into 'Razor'; they take place before the miniseries, and I believe they should be taken as an episode until themselves; a kind of pre-series minisode.
02 Battlestar Galactica - Miniseries, Part I
03 Battlestar Galactica - Miniseries, Part II
04 33
05 Water
06 Bastille Day
07 Act of Contrition (1)
08 You Can't Go Home Again (2)
09 Litmus
10 Six Degrees of Separation
11 Flesh and Bone
12 Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down
13 The Hand of God
14 Colonial Day
15 Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 1
16 Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2
17 Scattered
18 Valley of Darkness
19 Fragged
20 Resistance
21 The Farm
22 Home, Part 1
23 Home, Part 2
24 Final Cut
25 Flight of the Phoenix
26 Pegasus (extended cut)
27 Resurrection Ship, Part 1
28 Resurrection Ship, Part 2
29 Epiphanies
30 Black Market
31 Scar
32 Sacrifice
33 The Captain's Hand
34 Downloaded
35 Razor (Extended Episode)
36 Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1
37 Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2 (Extended)
38 The Resistance Webisodes (1-10)
39 Occupation (1)
40 Precipice (2)
41 Exodus, Part 1
42 Exodus, Part 2
43 Collaborators
44 Torn (1)
45 A Measure of Salvation (2)
46 Hero
47 Unfinished Business (extended cut)
48 The Passage
49 The Eye of Jupiter (1)
50 Rapture (2)
51 Taking a Break from All Your Worries
52 The Woman King
53 A Day in the Life
54 Dirty Hands
55 Maelstrom
56 The Son Also Rises
57 Crossroads, Part 1
58 Crossroads, Part 2
59 He That Believeth In Me
60 Six of One
61 The Ties That Bind
62 Escape Velocity
63 The Road Less Traveled (1)
64 Faith (2)
65 Guess What's Coming to Dinner
66 Sine Qua Non
67 The Hub
68 RevelationsThese episodes have yet to air:
69 The Face of the Enemy Webisodes (1-10)
70 Sometimes a Great Notion
71 A Disquiet Follows My Soul
72 The Oath
73 Blood on the Scales
74 No Exit
75 Deadlock
76 Someone to Watch Over Me
77 Islanded In a Stream of Stars
78 Daybreak, Part I
79 Daybreak, Part II (Series Finale!!!)Some of the above episodes will be extended, and it's possible they will have even longer cuts on DVD.
80 Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
(Tele-Movie set during the mini-series - meant to be viewed afterwards - which, seems likely to explain the Cylons oft referenced plan; almost all Cylon models will be featured in this film)
The 'reimagined' BSG is a character drama that is also a cool science fiction story that deals with humanity. All the characters are flawed to some degree. The series deals with issues of sexuality, addiction, frailty, gender, freedom of choice, freedom of religion, war, love, fear, hope.... The series is often unrelenting in it's darkness. It's brave television and deserves to be seen, and to run it's course. Hopefully the ending is handled well.
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I read some of my book; I have about 40 pages left, but this book is the 2nd of a trilogy, so I'll probably just dive right in to the next one.
I worked out for the first time in at least a month; probably more. And when I say I worked out, I mean that I danced to some really rockin' mashups, in my room. Not much I suppose, but it's exercise, which is what I need at the moment. I might go to Necto tonight as well, but I don't usually do a lot of dancing on Fridays so it might be pointless.
I updated some stuff on my webpage, jacked off and took a shower. Now I'm going to eat and watch an episode of BSG.
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I watched 2 episodes of BSG: "Litmus" & "Six Degrees of Separation". I ate while I watched. After that I checked my e-mail, and looked onlie to see if Trevor was around, but he didn't appear to be. I took a nap. Just woke up.
I dreamed I was in Milan and Trevor was hiding from me at a nearby house, with some other people; a boy and a girl. I drove passed as they hid in plain view and I pretended this didn't bother me. I drove in town, which was suddenly Ann Arbor, though in my dream it was still Milan, and I saw that the Milan Fair was in town. I wondered if Trevor would maybe like to go, then remembered he was hiding from me, so decided to leave my shopping cart on the side of the road (I know, right?) but that seemed rude as someone might need a shopping cart, so I carried on through the crowd on State Street, with the cart. I started seeing rides from the fair, and some looked like a lot of fun, and would have been the envy of any theme park. I was on a roller coaster with Grace Park from BSG ("Boomer" & "Athena") and we got stuck...and she jumped off, thinking she was really a cylon and not just an actress...and I wept for her. And...I was sad also, selfishly, that they wouldn't be able to finish the show now (which is already finished). And I woke up sad, with "This is How it Goes" by Aimee Mann stuck in my head, and with my stomach feeling slightly cramped. Wrote this.
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I looked online for Trevor, but he didn't show up. I left him a message. I'd call him, but he might be asleep, or out having fun with friends and I don't want to intrude or annoy him. Maybe I can call him tomorrow.
Mark has been such a help to me in the last 24 hours. He's trying to help me eat; to help me with finding foods I can eat. Part of my eating disorder is I sometimes blank out the foods that I do like... It's like my brain freezes. Grocery shopping is often agonizing, as I walk down the aisles trying to find anything that I enjoy eating. It's very depressing for me. And anytime I find something new I can eat, it's eaten in large quantities for the next few weeks or months, depending on what the item is.
I like bread. I like toast, and garlic bread, and garlic toast. I like toast with peanut butter on it. Buttered toast gives me heartburn, though I like it. Cinnimon toast or sticks. Bread is good.
I like carrots. I like celery, but not as much. I like dill dip with my veggies, and I've never understood the obsession that people seem to have with ranch dressing.
I like green grapes. I like apples. I like oranges to a degree, but they're very acidic and I don't love the texture of them.
I like nuts. (funny)
I like thick custard style yogert. I don't like the kind where the fruit is inside it in bits. I like the thick creamy variety. Raspberry is my favorite flavor of almost anything.
I don't like Kool-aid.
I like really thick, chocolate or vanilla shakes, though I don't like chocolate ice-cream, and never have.
I like yellow cake. I used to love chocolate cake, but now think it's overrated.
I like chocolate chip cookies. Actually - I love chocolate chip cookies.
I like lots of potato chips, though probably not as many as most people. I like the light plain Pringles. I like Nacho Cheese Doritos. I like the plain Tato Skins.
I like cheese sticks, though they can be hard on my stomach.
I like sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
I like green olives.
I like cinnimon rolls.
I like glazed doughnuts from Benny's Bakery in saline.
I love pizza from Littel Caesars. Well done, stuffed crust pizza. I also love their Itallian Cheese Bread, and Crazy Bread. :)
Chatting with Trevor (horray) - gotta go.
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
I chatted with Trevor for about an hour. It was wondeful. We talk so openly and he really set my mind at ease about some stuff. We might hang out later.
While chatting with Trevor, Mark got home with the grocerines he bought me (with my grocery money). He's such a sweetie sometimes. He went on and on about the cold, and pretty much talked me out of going to the bar, which is fine. I'll stay in, stay warm, and watch more BSG. ;-)
Also while chatting with Trevor, I got a sweet text message from Travis about my last entry which says:
"I LOVE chocolate chip cookies too! I knew we had lots in common. Hope you feel better soon! <3
Travis"Awwwwwwwwwwwww. Thank you Travis. :0)
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So...where was I?
Food I like:
Bacon. I'm not much of a meat eater. I think it's kind of gross actually - the eating of dead animals. But bacon is yummy. That and a few random pepperoni are really the only meat that I eat, unless you're counting sexual innuendo.
I like raspberry Pop-Tarts; the kind that are frosted.
I like popcorn, but I don't like the way bits of it get stuck in my gums so I dont eat it very often.
I like rice flakes; Special K.
I liked the reduced sugar Froot Loops (the regular ones are kind of gross - I'd rather eat a bowl of sugar) - but I can't find them anymore, and I think they stopped selling them.
I'll think of more foods that I like later. Actually, I'm thinking of compiling a list like this on my website somewhere - and really opening up about my eating troubles.
Mark is reading the last entry, and questioned me on who Travis is; he had to make sure that Travis is the former red head, former boyfriend of mine. When I confirmed that he was, and that he reads my blog, Mark said he didn't know because he never leaves me comments and called him a bastard. lol. He didn't say it in a mean way. So - Travis if you're reading this, leave me a comment by clicking on the comment button at the bottom of the entry.
And doesn't that last sentence just bring back all kinds of memories, what with the words Travis, bottom and entry. Travis is a top. I'll let you guys sort the rest out. lol
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I ate and watched the "Flesh and Bone" episode of Battlestar Galactica; episode 11 by my reckoning. That leaves 5 more episodes in Season 1. I may watch another one before I sleep. Though with this series, when you say 1 more, it sometimes leads to 3 more. lol.
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I just woke up. I had really cool dreams. I remember Mollie Baker & Carrie Knauss being in them...and assorted superheroes. I can't really remember the specifics, but they were enjoyable. Oh. I do remember visiting Mollie and she had dyed her hair a deeper red. And I dreamt I was having a party at my parents house, but that I was running slightly late so I could pick up doughnuts from Benny's Bakery. yum.
I watched 2 more Battlestars before I went to sleep: "Tigh Me UP, Tigh Me Down" & "The Hand of God". Just 3 more in Season 1. There are only 16 episodes (to my way of thinking) in Season 1. There are 21 episodes in Season 2, and 3 of them ("Pegasus", "Razor" & "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II") are longer than average episodes. There are 21 episodes in Season 3, including 1 extended episode (the spectacular "Unfinished Business"). There are 22 episodes in Season 4, of which there will be some extended episodes, though which ones (aside from "Battlestar Galactica: The Plan") are unknown at this time. The mid season webisodes start airing in 6 days. Season 4.0, which features both the televised & special edition of the "Razor" episode, and the first 10 episodes of Season 4, will be released on DVD 1 month from today. Season 4.5 starts airing January 16.
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I ate.
I watched the first season of Gotham Girls. I downloaded episodes of shows I've missed. I'm way behind on 'Terminator', 'Heroes', 'Star Wars', & 'Ugly Betty'. I may never watch 'Chuck' again; I don't know. I still have to watch 'Weeds', 'Dexter' & 'Lost'.
I updated some online profile stuff. I'd like to do a major update on the poetry section of my website, but I don't know that I'll get to that anytime soon. But it's on my mind.
I'm washing the dishes, and a load of laundry. Separately. lol. I picked up some clutter in my room; I'm always picking up clutter in my room. I somewhat made my bed.
I haven't heard from Trevor, so we're probalby not hanging out tonight.
I need to shave. I've got a beard again. I haven't shaved in 8 days.
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
I heard from Trevor last night. We chatted online, and then on the phone. He wasn't feeling well, but it was great to hear his voice and chat him up. I love having a new friend...and he might be more than that, but he seems to be moving in the friend direction. But he says that friends can become more. :)
I finished watching the first season of BSG last night; watching episodes: "Colonial Day", "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I" & "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II". I'm actually taking a break from BSG now to catch up on other shows, so that there's more time for the new BSG episodes to arrive. So after finishing Season 1 of BSG I watched 2 episodes of 3rd Season Ugly Betty. I fell behind on that one and I've got 4 more before I'm caught up. Then I'll move on to another show.
I had interesting dreams, and I slept very well. Another sign that it's almost time to take another half a Cymbalta zombie pill. I do love that side effect.
Mark was leaving for Sears when I woke up. He asked me to go with, but I feel like by the time I was ready the place would be closed. I feel like not moving...or moving very slowly. If I woke up ready I would have gone though. I generally loathe the mall, but I really hate it around X-mas. Yet, I can picture being there with Mark and it being kind of dreamy. Yep. Those side effects are fun.
So I got out of bed, took my Prilosec, and checked my e-mail. I followed up on several messages. Then I wrote this.
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Mark spent some money at the mall; more money than he expected too, and we probably can't afford it. He picked up LC's on the way home though and it was a nice meal. I worked on my website, finishing a page of graphic photos. I looked for Trevor onlin, but no joy. He felt like he was coming down with a cold last night; I hope he's ok.
Now I'm chatting on gay.com and yahoo, with some friends.
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Monday, December 8, 2008
I just watched 8 episodes of Graham Norton that I found online. I want more damn it. lol.
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I was planning on driving Mark to work and going to the doctor's office to make an appointment, and also to bitch at them for doing more tests than I authorized last time - which hopefully my insurance will cover. I feel betrayed. And this was supposed to be a new start at a new doctor's office and they've already fucked it up. Ugh.
I had some stomach problems today. Terrible pain. I wish I didn't have to talk about my stomach so much. lol
I read the news. I ate. I watched 4 episodes of Ugly Betty, and I'm all caught up on that show now - one of the episodes made me cry; more than once.
I think the place I get my tv shows from is stuck. Shows I'd usually have by now aren't available yet. Oh well. It's not like I don't have stuff to watch already; I just don't want to fall behind on anything else.
Oh. Time Magazine rated BSG's "Revelations" episode (which was the finale to season 4.0) #6 in it's top episodes of the year. They also named "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" #4 on the list of top 10 Shows; Lost came in at #7; Battlestar Galactica came in at #8.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
I chatted online for a bit; chatting with my friend Mark, and my ex-bf Travis - which was kind of emotional...and oddly hot. I got ready for Necto over several hours; shaving off the wretched beard, showering, getting my clean clothes out of the dryer and onto me, putting in piercings, adding accessories, and chatting all the while. I went to Necto for the last hour of the night. I had some fun, dancing and chatting with friends. But I felt a bit out of it. My nose was kind of runny, which was unexpected as I've been feeling fine. I blame Necto.
I got home safe and sound, stripped off my smoke drenched clothes and hit the shower again. I read the news. I'm going to eat. Possibly chat. Possibly watch some stuff.
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Anyone wanting to see the ending of BSG who hasn't seen any of the series, or who's only seen random episodes can watch this video, but be warned that it SPOILS the whole fracking series, in a funny way. lol. Those wanting to see the new webisodes which begin airing this Friday, can view them here.
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I didn't get to bed until after 4am; probably after 5am. I woke up around 1pm, with Mark. I mean, we woke at the same time. lol. And we both got ready.
I rode with Mark to work, then took the car so I could go to the Doctor's office. I wanted an appointment with doctor I'd seen previously, but she's apparently out for weeks at a time, and I don't want a doctor like that, so I just took the nearest opening (um...that sounded dirty). I now have an appointment on Monday, January 5th with Dr. Sean Kesterson. That seems like a long ways away, but it's also a month sooner than my G.I. appointment, so that's actually good news. I'm not used to seeing male doctors actually, but if I can be open with this guy maybe he can give me what I need. I need a doctor who can be ok with me being gay, and who will suggest things that might be important for my health. I need a doctor who will test me for the stuff that I want to be tested for, and clear up any fears that I have. And I need a doctor who can do that without any judgments, or phobias. My health is too important to put up with that bullshit. I've not been comfortable talking to authority figures in the past about certain issues, and I want to bury that. Hopefully my new doctor can help with that.
I also inquired about my last appointment, in which I thought I might have an STD, only I didn't and they cleared that up right away. I had this really tiny bunp on my dick, which turned out to be an irritated gland, which is apparently super common, and the're surprised I'd not had one before. But after they cleared that up, they said they could run some STD tests which I thought was a good idea; I think it's always a good idea. I asked them not to test for HIV as I'd just been tested days before for that, and I like to test anonomously. They didn't test me for HIV, but I got a call a week or two later saying that all my tests came back negative (very cool) but that my Tryglycerides were a bit high and they wanted a blood test to check that. Now, I thought that was an odd thing to pop up on an std test, but I thought they must have just caught it randomly and I gave a blood sample, not that worried about, as I've been eating a lot more chocolate than I probably should and I'd been planning on cutting back anyways. However, when I got the bill for my visit they'd tested me for a bunch of things that didn't seem to have anything to do with stds. What if my insurance doesn't cover that? I mean...it seems weird that they would say...hmm...while we're testing him for this lets just test him for EVERYTHING Else! They didn't ask my permission or let me know what was going on. The woman I talked to thought that was odd too, and a nurse is supposed to call me about the matter. Hopefully that gets cleared up.
After the doc's I went to the bank to get my grocery money. I was going to go to Meijer, but I had stopped at my other bank to deposit some change, and it was pretty dark out and all I had were my sunglasses so I just came home. But it seems wasteful to go out again when I have to pick up Mark later, so I can just go then.
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I ate and chatted. I took a nap. I ate and watched the finale to the 2nd series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, which was kind of lackluster. Hopefully series 3 will be better. I left a voicemail for Trevor earlier and now I'm chatting with him. Killing time until I have to pick up Mark.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
I chatted with Travis again, and my friend Joel. There's this guy I've been chatting with lately named Mark. He doesn't live near me at all, so obviously not the Mark I live with, but he's really fun to chat with. And we have some really hot conversations. Too bad he doesn't live closer. He doesn't even live in Michigan. Oh well.
Also got to chat with Mollie and show her my webcam, which was fun.
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The trailer for Terminator: Salvation (A.K.A Terminator 4) can be seen here. It looks interesting.
And did I mention that I want to see "Were the World Mine"?
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This just in: you can also watch the upcoming BSG webisodes on Hulu. The first installment will be released this Friday (December 12, 2008).
Mark woke me up around 10am, on accident. I wasn't particularly bothered by this, as I wasn't having the best dreams. I've now scoured the internet for all news of interest to me, and now I'm bored again. lol
I watched Sunday's episode of "Brothers and Sisters" before I went to bed this morning around 6am. It was good. It had some really nice moments.
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I eventually went back to bed after the last entry and slept until 5pm. I turned on my monitor to update my website and the damned thing is fucking with me again. It's taunting me. It's doing this evil wibble wobble dance. I suppose if you were looking at the screen but not focused on what you were doing it would be interesting, but at any other time it's annoying.
I should be getting more reading done anyways. But I want my computer to be working. :0(
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
My monitor eventually calmed down a bit. It's still not 'right' though. Blah.
I didn't see Trevor online today, but he's been pretty sick with a cold, so he's probably been sleeping more, or drugged up. I hope he'll be ok.
Got to chat with my friend Mark again, albeit briefly. He's fun.
I actually met a bunch of new peeps online today/yesterday, which was fun. :0)
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I was awake past 5am again. I woke up around 9am, from dreams that I was high school. I was stuck with this kid that I didn't like that much, who didn't like me, but he had the "Battle of the Planets" lunchbox, and I told him that I used to have that, and then I told him that I had all the books of the American verision, Robotech; that I had read them all, and that I had had a crush on one of the characters. Suddenly I was very popular with the cute geek squad, who all turned around with interest...until one of them asked what character I had a crush on, and I told them Zor Prime; a guy. lol. I went to my next class. There was some kind of madness in the hallways. My nose was running. I got kleenex. I had to take notes from the board. And I woke up.
For the record, Robotech isn't another version of Battle of the Planets. lol
Back to bed.
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Just woke up again. I had fun dreams. I was part of the X-Men. lol. The cartoon. It was bizarre. And Storm was in love with (and had cubs with) Beast. Fun Fun. I slept well, obviously.
I saw this video interview with the woman who plays Starbuck on BSG and she was talking about the hardest scenes she had to play on the show, and she talked about a few, and then said that almost everything was hard in the 3 hour finale. :0)
I've also read some Doctor Who / Torchwood info. The Doctor Who Christmas Special, "The Next Doctor" airs Christmas Day (Dec 25). And while I haven't learned anything new about the special, which features some new incarnations of the Cybermen, and a possible future incarnation of the Doctor himself, I have learned that just like in the seasons, the specials will lay down the groundwork for what is to come in the final installment, which is of course, the 10th Doctor's regeneration. Russell T. Davies (who is contributing his writing to all 6 - possibly 7 upcoming specials) had this to say: "Let's just say that dark forces are gathering already. The Gate is waiting, and life will never be the same again." He also said that the Doctor may lose the Tardis for a spell: "He won't just be traveling without a companion -- he'll be without the Tardis, too.". Whoa. Really looking forward to all the upcoming Doctor Who Specials. We have this year's Christmas Special. Then on New Year's Day we have the mini-episode "Music of the Spheres", which is really just a laugh. Then we have 4 confirmed hour long specials throughout 2009 (the first one is rumored to air on Easter). And it's possible we'll get another mini-episode in November for the Children in Need special. It's also rumored that 10 will guest star in a Sarah Jane episode in her 2009 3rd Season.
Then we have the 5 part Torchwood special "Children of Earth", which director Euros Lyn has said "is about how human beings behave when they're faced with an unstoppable force, something so much bigger than they are. Some of them turn out to be heroes, and some of them turn out to be shits. I think that describes at least one of the dominant themes of these episodes. Also the love story between Captain Jack & Ianto continues to unfold, as does the story of married life for Gwen and Rhys, as Rhys' character comes into play a lot more, and he becomes almost the fourth member of the team, lagely by accident. It's hard to have perspective on it when you're right in the middle of filming, so I think I'll just say it's going to be brilliant. I think they've all done a great job in giving each episode a very distinct tone, and each one can stand on its own. Episode 1 is about the team becoming suddenly fragmented, and Episode 2 is much more of a spy thriller as they go their separate ways. Episode 3 introduces the alien threat in a big way, and Episode 4 is a huge political drama about the wider repercussions. Those are all very different story beats, and very important in their own right. Episode five, of course, has everything, and is a race to save humanity, but then, what did you expect?" - sounds awesome. 'Childre of Earth' will air sometime in 2009, but it hasn't been revealed when exactly that will be.
2 Pieces of the DCAU (D.C. Animated Universe) are about to become available, but I don't really have the cash to buy them. The webisode series 'Gotham Girls' has been out for months as an extra on the 'Birds of Prey' set; I'll have to get those someday. Then in March 2009, they'll be releasing Season 1 of The Zeta Project; a Batman Beyond spin-off, with an episode in which Batman appears; Zeta appeared in 2 Batman Beyond episodes. So I'll need to get that. That just leaves 1 more season of Zeta, 3 seasons of Static Shock, and the Lobo Webisodes to make my collection complete - but there's no word when any of these things will see the light of DVD.
The first webisode installment of BSG's "The Face of the Enemy" is released tomorrow. Yay! Which basically means we'll have new BSG (albeit in small doses at first) every week through March. :0)
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Another film I want to see is "Ciao"
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Friday, December 12, 2008
I watched the first 3 episodes of BSG's 2nd Season: "Scattered", "Valley of Darkness" & "Fragged". I was trying to wait a while longer, but I just couldn't help myself.
Chatting on gay.com some more. Still no sign of Trevor. I hope he's doing better.
Having really interesting chats lately.
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I've been chatting a LOT lately. I've met a bunch of really interesting guys lately. I'm not saying I'm gonna go out with any of them. But I've met some really interesting people. ;0)
The new BSG Webisodes start today. And the gay content has been confirmed by multiple sources. Rock on!
I'm gonna watch the next BSG episode now ("Resistance"), then either watch more episodes, or sleep.
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I'm still awake. I ended up watching 4 episodes of BSG: "Resistance", "The Farm", "Home, Part I" & "Home, Part II". I want to sleep, and I'm tired, but I can't quite seem to get there, and it's pissing me off.
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I finally did get some sleep after the last entry. I woke up feeling cramped; my stomach was cramped. Mark was gone for work. I went back to sleep, in a much steeper body position as that sometimes helps. I woke up around 4:30pm. Still not a lot of sleep, but I was up and my stomach was feeling a lot better.
I watched the first new Battlestar Galactica webisode, which I couldn't be more pleased with. Then I watched it again with the writer commentary; this one by Jane Espenson who was one of Buffy's writers. You can view both versions of "The Face of the Enemy, Part I" here. The commentary was interesting as it revealed that this set of webisodes were the final pieces of BSG filmed on the BSG sets, as they were being torn down all around them - even after the post series movie "The Plan". It also talked about how these webisodes came to be and the process of pairing Gaeta with Hoshi, though they (thankfully) don't make a big deal about the gay factor AT ALL. You do have to watch a commercial before each video; the first one I watched was for Underworld 3 (or would it be Underworld 1?) and then one for car insurrance. I'm not sure when the next webisode will be posted, but last time they did this they were released every Tuesday and every Friday; 2 webisodes every week for 5 weeks. If they do that this time, then the webisodes will end 2 days before the webisodes air on Sci-Fi, and 3 days before Season 4.5 begins.
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I watched the next BSG episode of Season 2: "Final Cut". And I found the schedule for the new webisodes; they will actually air every Monday & Wednesday from now until January 12. So here's the Battlestar Galactica Schedule from here to the series finale:
Friday, December 12, 2008:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapter 01Monday, December 15, 2008:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapter 02Wednesday, December 17, 2008:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapter 03Monday, December 22, 2008:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapter 04Wednesday, December 24, 2008:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapter 05Monday, December 29, 2008:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapter 06Wednesday, December 31, 2008:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapter 07Monday, January 5, 2009:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapter 08Wenesday, January 7, 2009:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapter 09Monday, January 12, 2009:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapter 10Thursday, January 15, 2009:
The Face of the Enemy, Chapters 1-10
aired on Sci-Fi ChannelFriday, January 16, 2009:
Sometimes a Great NotionFriday, January 23, 2009:
A Disquiet Follows My SoulFriday, January 30, 2009:
The OathFriday, February 6, 2009:
Blood on the ScalesFriday, February 13, 2009:
No ExitFriday, February 20, 2009:
DeadlockFriday, February 27, 2009:
Someone to Watch Over MeFriday, March 6, 2009:
Islanded In a Stream of StarsFriday, March 13, 2009:
Daybreak, Part IFriday, March 20, 2009:
Daybreak, Part II (series finale)Summer 2009:
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan2010:
Caprica
a series set 50 years before BSG.
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I watched the BSG episode "Flight of the Phoenix", then I chatted online for an hour or two, but I wanted to go back to sleep so I said goodbye to everyone. I slept from sometime after 9pm - about 11:30pm, when Mark got home and he woke me up. He crawled into bed with me (smelling like the bubblegum he was chewing). Most times I like a nice friendly cuddle, but right then I felt really hot, and constrained. I didn't say anything about this, though I realized that my stomach was upset again. Mark only stayed in my room for a minute anyways and left, leaving me in darkness again. I would have gone back to sleep, but my stomach is really not happy.
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
My stomach is already feeling better. I'm not sure what was going on there. Maybe I'm just hungry. I haven't had a real meal all day.
I just showed Mark where to watch the latest webisode, and brought him back up to speed on what is going on in BSG - which was important as he forgot the major twist ending from Season 4.0 - so now he's telling his twin brother Marcus about it, and then he'll watch the episode.
Next up for me is the 3 part story of The Pegaus. First there's the extended cut of "Pegasus" (59 minutes - the original cut of the episode ran 44 minutes), followed by "Resurrection Ship, Part I" & "Resurrection Ship, Part II". This story is huge, and DARK, and brilliant, and is later expanded on even further in the extended cut of the "Razor" telemovie episode (the orginal cut of which ran 88 minutes, while the extended dvd cut runs 101 minutes).
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I watched the extended edition of "Pegasus" then took a break. I had a shake. I watched the Face of the Enemy Webisode with Mark. Then I settled in and watched "Resurrection Ship, Part I", "Resurrection Ship, Part II" & "Epiphanies". So yeah. Heavy BSG watching the last few days.
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I watched 'Black Market' & 'Scar' then went to bed. Mark said goodbye before he left for his mom's, but beyond that I didn't wake. I just woke up a few minutes ago.
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
I was chatting online last night with several friends, Trevor included. I hadn't planned on going out or doing anything at all really. This one guy I've been chatting with for a few weeks wanted to come hang out with me on Friday, but I just wasn't feeling it. Then Saturday he wanted to again, and I called him and talked with him. I told him that if he wanted to come hang out that would be fine, but that I was feeling kind of out of it, and I didn't know what kind of mood I'd be in. He jumped at the chance, even though he lives about an hour away, in Bowling Green, Ohio.
His name is Victor K*i*r*y*a*k (asterisks added to avoid his name popping up in a google search); he's Russian. He's been in the United States for several years. He's a chemist. He speaks english very well, though with the Russian accent that you hear in movies and things. He's got this really adorable beard that's several inches long. He made me laugh a lot. We went to Pizza House to eat at 3am. We went back to the condo. He wanted to watch "Nightwalk", the 1 porn I have on my GLBT inclusive shelf. And while the film is porn it doesn't really turn me on, and I've always felt that it has artistic value; I used to have all my friends watch it. I was getting a headache around this time, which sucked because my room was getting warm and we were shedding clothes, and I started feeling like it would be ok if stuff happened. I took some midrin. Midrin is great for my migrains, but it also sometimes makes it impossible to 'perform', as do many of my meds. Anyways, I figured I could still fool around with him...only what we did was fantastic; very safe, very hot, and very satisfying.
I wasn't sure I could sleep afterwards, having slept until evening the night before, but the pills and the sex helped me sleep for about an hour I think. Victor wasn't used to sleeping on an incline, which I need because of my acid reflux, so he took a comforter and pillow to sleep on the couch, which woke me, which doesn't upset me. So he's sleeping and I just had a snack, and wrote this.
For those BSG fans that would rather watch the new webisodes on Hulu, here's the link for the new webisode.
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So this is my sexual history, first names only (though I know the full names for many of them; they're just not listed here for privacy reasons) - dates provided when I have them. This list of names includes everyone I've been remotely sexual with. Meaning if there was a momentary stroking of a penis or a vagina, or whatever - it's here, though many people wouldn't included these occasions. If this list only included intercourse it would be significantly shorter. Also, the dates apply to the first time I had sex with someone (or sometimes the first time I met someone I eventually had sex with), not the duration of time spent with that partner, and if I slept with someone more than once with others inbetween I'm not noting it here. I've been sexually active for 30 years.
01 David: Late 70's
02 Michael: Late 70's
03 Jeffrey: Late 80's
04 Deedra: Sunday, december 27, 1992
05 Jeff: September 1993
06 Jen: January 1994
07 Tony: April 1994
08 Robert: May 1994
09 Gene: September 1994
10 Mark: December 19, 1995
11 Paul: Summer 1996
12 Steven: Summer 1996
13 Darla: New Years's Eve 97/98
14 Jennifer: Summer 1998
15 Adam: July 1998
16 "Marc": Summer 1998
17 Joshua: November 1998
18 Claude: January 16, 1999
19 Carrie: January 16, 1999
20 Brandon: April 23, 1999
21 Kristopher: October 8, 1999
22 Gregory: Saturday, November 6, 1999
23 Adam: Wenesday, December 8, 1999
24 Daniel: Sunday, December 12, 1999
25 Christian: January 9, 2000
26 Newt: January 15, 2000
27 Brad: March 18, 2000
28 Christopher: May 2000
29 Carlos: Sunday, May 12, 2000
30 Shawn: Wednesday, June 14, 2000
31 John: Wednesday, August 12, 2000
32 Steven: Sunday, August 20, 2000
33 Jeffrey: Friday, September 29, 2000
34 Don: Friday, October 3, 2000
35 Shawn: Wednesday, November 1, 2000
36 Jeremy: Friday, January 5, 2001
37 Paul: Saturday, January 21, 2001
38 Ross: Sunday, April 12, 2001
39 Travis: Monday, July 9, 2001
40 Andrew: Sunday, November 4, 2001
41 Doug: Sunday, December 16, 2001
42 Dean: Thursday, December 20, 2001
43 Sean: January 2002
44 William: Thursday, April 4, 2002
45 William: Friday, April 12, 2002
46 Craig: Friday July 26, 2002
47 "James": Wednesday, August 21, 2002
48 Franklin: Tuesday, August 27, 2002
49 Brian: Saturday, November 9, 2002
50 Justin: Wenesday, April 23, 2003
51 Jason: Friday, July 4, 2003
52 RJ: Saturday, October 18, 2003
53 Scott: Friday, February 13, 2003
54 Danny: 2004
55 Matthew: 2004
56 Marcus: April 2004
57 Paul: Summer 2004
58 Patrick: Summer 2004
59 Dale: Summer 2004
60 Thomas: September 2004
61 Antonio: July 2, 2005
62 David: February 9, 2006
63 Anthony: 2006
64 Jeremy: Friday, May 26, 2006
65 Justin: Monday, August 7, 2006
66 Jason: Early 2007
67 Lucas: Summer / Fall 2007
68 Corey: Summer 2007
69 Cal: June-July 2007
70 Jim: August 2007
71 Michael: November 2007
72 Daniel: Thursday, April 17, 2008
73 Preston: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
74 Patrick: Thursday, July 31, 2008
75 Robert: Saturday, September 27, 2008
76 Paul - Tuesday, October 211, 2008
77 Trevor - Saturday, November 22, 2008
78 Joe - Friday, November 28, 2008
79 Victor - Sunday, December 14, 2008Between September 2004 & Februay 2006 I only had 1 encounter, with a close friend of mine. This 'dry spell' was a concious decision on my part to explore single life, as I'd been dating nearly non-stop for most of my life. At the time, I felt I was in a rut, and didn't know what to do, or where to go next. The answers I found weren't what I expected, and were very informative for me.
It should be noted that the vast majority of these encounters are not regretted, but deeply cherished. There are however several that I do regret in retrospect, but these are thankfully the exceptions and not the rule.
And for those that were wondering, if I was only including intercourse, the number of sexual encounters included here would be 28 - and even 1 or 2 of those would not be included per most peoples standards, I just like to be as complete as possible.
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I didn't get to sleep until after 4pm. Victor left sometime after 3pm. While sitting awake I watched more BSG: "Sacrifice", "The Captain's Hand" and "Razor". I really enjoyed rewatching these episodes, but I was mindful about paying extra attention to them, as I remembered there being some sort of continiuty problem between these episodes and the next installment, "Downloaded". I slept for only 3 or 4 hours.
I watched "Downloaded" when I woke up, and noticed the continuity problem. But I also found an easy fix for it by rearranging some episodes. The neat thing is that they now fit together seamlessly. My onlly regret is I didn't figure this out the first time around so I could see the episode in the best order this time. Still I'm pretty satisfied with what I came up with, and you can read about it in more detail (beware spoilers) here. I also rearranged my simple episode list of BSG, to a more explanatory setup to help other find their way through the BSG universe, and to keep a record of how I view the series. You can see that page here.
My stomach is upset. I'm a little tired. But beyond that I feel fine, and I like the updates I just made to the BSG section of my website. I only have 2 episodes left in Season 2.5 of BSG, though 1 of them is the longer than average episoe "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". I'll probably watch those tonight.
posted by Bald Jason at 11:47 PM
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Monday, December 15, 2008
I slept briefly, then woke up with my stomach still bothering me, which it continued to do throughout the night - preventing me from going grocery shopping as I had planned. I watched more BSG instead, watching the entire New Caprica arc which I enjoyed far more this time around, and it was nice to be distracted from my suffering. The episodes I watched included: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I", "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II", "The Resistance" webisodes, "Occupation", "Precipice", "Exodus, Part I" and "Exodus, Part II".
I didn't chat online last night at all.
I'm going to try to get some sleep now. After Mark goes to work I have to be awake in case there's a delivery for Mark, which I'd forgotten about and had planned to sleep through. It sucks that I couldn't get groceries. Maybe tonight.
posted by Bald Jason at 09:45 AM
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Mark just left for work a few minutes ago. I managed to get 2 hours of sleep I think. I'm exhausted. My stomach hurts. I'm all out of water; all I really have to to drink is juice and soda; both of which upset my stomach under the best of conditions. I got dressed so that I'd be able to answer the door, but I really just want to sleep.
posted by Bald Jason at 01:43 PM
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See the teaser trailer for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", featuring Gambit, here.
posted by Bald Jason at 01:47 PM
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Mark actually bought some water and brought it back before going to work. That was nice of him. I think I'm going to take my half a zombie pill. I haven't taken 1 in at least 2 weeks; there's been no need. But there's definitely a need today.
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I took the zombie pill. My stomach is really kicking my ass today. I'm chilly in my room, which usually means I'm sick, but maybe the neighbors don't have their heat jacked up and it's just cold in here. I'm turning up the heat a bit.
Trevor chatted with me online. For the last few weeks I've had the feeling that something was going on with him and this guy that he dated before. Turns out I was right, though it didn't work out for them. I still feel kind of betrayed. Like Trevor and I were going to give it another go, only I was apparently the only one who took that seriously. And I've really missed our conversations lately; I've not seen him online, and his throat had been hurting him so I'd asked him to let me know when that changed so I wouldn't hurt him talking on the phone. Only he's been talking to this other guy the whole time. I know it's not his fault that he likes the guy, and has now been hurt by the guy (who just went back to his ex-bf), but if he'd just told me what was going on that would have been nice. And it was surreal having him tell me that he feels like EVERY time he lets himself like someone it gets fucked up - like...what about me? Blah.
Today's not working out so hot. I really wish I was asleep. Mark's delivery isn't here yet. I wonder...what's the latest time they can come? Cause if it doesn't come today I don't want to be watching for them until 11pm or whatever.
I don't want to watch any more BSG. I mean, I really do. lol. But I'm trying to make it last longer. If I could make it last until the Season 4.0 dvds get here around the 6th of January that would be great, but I don't really see that happening. Ooh. I can watch the new webisode which was released today though; Face of the Enemy, Chapter 2.
Oh. And a note on having just watched the previous BSG webisodes "The Resistance". I find that 10 part series mostly dull, but I enjoyed the last 4 I think. And I was really glad that I'd watched them when I dived into the New Caprica arc at the start of Season 3, as it really helped explain Tigh's inprisonment, and the backstory for Duck & Jammer was extremely telling. So, the story for those webisodes was only so so, but I think they really resonate well with Season 3, and are well worth seeing.
posted by Bald Jason at 03:16 PM
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So I just watched the new webisode; this new set is far more gripping than the 'The Resistance' set. Maybe because it deals with characters that interest me more. I've always had a thing for Gaeta; now even more so. And since seeing the first episode that outed Hoshi, whom I never really noticed on the show before, I see him in all kinds of episodes and smile. lol. And this new one seemed to imply that one of the 8's might be Boomer? Hmm. Nifty. And once again, rewatching the webisode with Jane Espenson commentary is very informative, and fun for me.
About BSG's Hoshi character. He appears in these installments:
The first # in the list is the number of the installment overall by my wacky reckoning. The next set of numbers shows the season it was produced in and what number order it's placed within that context. So 2x11 means Season 2, Episode 11.
27 2x11 Resurrection Ship, Part 1
28 2x12 Resurrection Ship, Part 2
34 2x17 The Captain's Hand
35 4x01-4x02 Razor
39 3x01 Occupation (1)
40 3x02 Precipice (2)
41 3x03 Exodus, Part 1
48 3x10 The Passage
49 3x11 The Eye of Jupiter (1)
50 3x12 Rapture (2)
58 3x20 Crossroads, Part 2
65 4x09 Guess What's Coming to Dinner
68 4x12 Revelations
69 4x13 Face of the Enemy, Chapter 1
69 4x13 Face of the Enemy, Chapter 2He'll likely appear in most of the 'Face of the Enemy' chapters, and at least some of the final 10 installments of BSG.
I make lists of pointless stuff when I'm bored. But this list just demonstrates how this character has been featured throughout BSG but it took a kiss with Gaeta to make me notice he was even there. lol Now, everytime he appears I smile. ;-)
I'm a little paranoid that I'll miss the delivery for Mark's stuff. I've checked the door 4 times already, though I've not heard a knock or the doorbell. Every little sound makes me sit up and take notice.
I'm now chatting with Victor. He makes me laugh. He has a calming effect, which I'm in desperate need of today. At least when he's talking about his fucked up ex-bf, it's not blindsiding me. lol
And Mark's delivery has arrived. I'm free!
posted by Bald Jason at 03:33 PM
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I fell asleep and had some strange dreams about forced camping...then Mollie called to tell me about her possibly dating a younger guy. The call was fun and made me laugh. Afte she let me go I went back to sleep and I had moee odd dreams. I was a lifeguard. I was a terrorist. I was in Ohio at a fair with Mollie and friends. I ran into guys who said they'd met us in D.C. when Mark & I went with Michael and Heather. And we didn't want to go to Cedar Point because it was almost closing time. The guys asked if when I got the new game system I would hack into all the others and control them as well but I told them that's what Mark likes to do. And I woke up.
posted by Bald Jason at 08:29 PM
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I woke up around 11pm. I couldn't remember my dreams. I got up. I hadn't eaten all day. I made some garlic toast and a strip of bacon. I turned on the porchlight for Mark (a habit I'm getting into, which he thanks me for). I had just started eating when Mark got home. I gave me last slice of garlic toast (I made 3). I didn't want it to make me ill, and I felt I'd undercooked them. Then I listened to Mark tell me a story about his day. Now he's downstairs opening up his package, and I'm sitting here wondering if my stomach will be ok so I can go grocery shopping later. Definitely not going to Necto.
posted by Bald Jason at 11:59 PM
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
My stomach seems to be doing ok. My pills make me tired though. I might take another nap before I decide anything. I'm chatting with my online-friend Mark. He lives in Illinois I think.
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I laid down after I was finished chatting with online-Mark. I was sleepy, but couldn't get to sleep. It took me a long while, and I was cold in my room again, which doesn't happen that often. I eventually slept; waking up around 5am. I then read the news, and a blog entry of Mollie's. I'm more than likely going to the grocery store this morning.
I need to find a book to read.
posted by Bald Jason at 05:54 AM
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I can't seem to get moving. I didn't know why at first, but I can feel it now. It's the zombie pill kicking in. I take half of a capsule now, which usually keeps most of the side effects to a minimum, but I think I took slightly more than I have been. I'm finding it hard to concentrate...or I guess, I'm finding it hard to break my concentration from any one thing. I'm just kind of drifting. It's probably not a good idea for me to drive under the circumstances... But the effects should wear off by tonight or tomorrow. I haven't had to take the drug in a few weeks, so that might be why I'm feeling it more this time around. I was told that it stays in your system for quite a while. But on the bright side, my stomach seems to be feeling better, which is why I took it to begin with.
posted by Bald Jason at 08:27 AM
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I ate this morning and I can't remember what else I did... But I eventually laid down again, not really expecting to sleep, just trying to focus my thoughts, and I ended up sleeping for at least 7 hours. I woke up confused. The clock said 5, and I thought it was 5am. But then Mark wasn't in his room, and I realized it was 5pm.
I had a dream that a very large group of my friends were on vacation together. I'm not sure where we were. In one section of the dream, my sister Janice and I were arguing about where to go. I suggested returning to the frozen North where you could tunnel down through the ice and board an old shipwreck. You had to do it within a certain amount of time or the ice would melt and you'd drown. This ship was from a previous dream, and it terrified me, yet I felt compelled to mention it; thankfully I was overruled. I'm not certain where we ended up going but we stayed in a disturbingly large hotel. I remember we went to Briarwood Mall on the way there. Briarwood is another location in my dreams that is constant, and yet appears nothing like the actual real world place. Towards the end of the dream I woke up and decided to take the car (the Aston Martin from Goldfinger) and explore. We were in a warm, arid, sun filled place. Mark didn't come with me, though he was there. I stopped at a gas station where I traded odd coins and a slip of paper at the pump for a certain amount of gas, but the pump kept rolling and I figured I'd fill the tank. Shawn, Jonathan, and Jason came out of the gas station and I waved hello. They left and I woke up.
posted by Bald Jason at 05:36 PM
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
I basically chatted all night. I chatted with Victor and Trevor (hot). I chatted with Online-Mark - who showed me the hottest video ever. I chatted with this guy Shane from Toledo, and this guy Dustin. It was fun. I like chatting with people from all over the place and getting to know people I wouldn't know otherwise. Things with online-Mark are pretty intense. ;-0)
I tried watching the next episode of BSG, and it's one of those episodes that's so dark, and so intense that I find it hard to watch. Erg. This might be a good thing though as it will slow down my viewing. lol
I randomly stopped writing this blog entry and watched last week's episode of "Pushing Daisies"; I'm so weird.
For those wandering what the post series BSG movie "The Plan" will be about, here's a cool article that teases the plot without giving away it's secrets. It sounds awesome. :)
And for those of you wondering about the upcoming Doctor Who specials...especially the final one which will air about a year from now and will most likely end David Tennant's run as the Doctor (along with much of the creative forces behind the camera), Russell T. Davies had this spoiler free quote:
"The final special won't be shown for another YEAR, and I know exactly what happens. In fact, I had a phone call this morning about casting it, and we're after a couple of fantastic names for it, and one of those names is booked actually, but you'll discover who that is when we are filming it in May, because it will get out..."
My head aches. It's been hurting for hours now, but I've been hoarding my midrin lately. I should just take it and go to sleep.
posted by Bald Jason at 07:01 AM
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After I posted the last entry I saw that the time was 7:01am. It hit me that Mark was supposed to be at work at 7am, and that he was still in bed. I hoped I was wrong, but when I woke him I was right. He thanked me for waking him, borrowed a clean shirt, and got ready very quickly. I opened the door for him and locked it behind him. Hopefully his day gets better.
I took my midrin with some water and my prilosec. Hopefully this headache will be quashed.
posted by Bald Jason at 07:45 AM
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My headache is gone. I slept. I'm pretty sure I had nightmares.
BSG's "Face of the Enemy, Chapter 3" is now available to watch, though I haven't done so yet.
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Just watched BSG's "Face of the Enemy, Chapter 3" and it's writer's commentary version. Good webisode; loving this. I'd recommend that anyone watching this skip the commentary for #3 as I'm worried that it may have revealed something about the mystery in the webisodes, though I'm not sure if it did or not. The next webisode is on Monday, December 22nd; 5 days from now.
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I went back to bed. I slept well, though I woke up 3 times; everytime Mark used his phone. It's not his fault; it's just that both our bedroom doors are open, and his voice kind of carries. I had good dreams. Dreams about family. Dreams about pleasure. And finally dreams about BSG. All good. I'll probably stay awake now.
posted by Bald Jason at 08:20 PM
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New BSG Season 4 Promos:
The Final Episodes!
Who is the final Cylon?
What really happened to Earth?
How did Starbuck come back?
posted by Bald Jason at 10:24 PM
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
I chatted again last night. I chatted with Trevor, online-Mark, Mollie, Tom & Jesse. It was all good. Mollie made me laugh a lot, as she always does. Sometimes when we talk, it's like we want to see each other but we don't know what to say, while other times, like last night, it's like a perfect reunion. :0)
I watched more BSG. I finished "Collaborators", then went on to "Torn" & "A Measure of Salvation". There's a slight misstep in continuity from the Razor movie in which Sharon explains to a group, including Gaius Baltar, what the hybrids are, and then in these episodes he doesn't know what one is. But this can be explained away as him being off with Six, or just not paying attention, or having forgotten, as it's been about a year and a half since that one brief mention (from his perspective).
And for Mollie's information, there is a Baltar in the original series. And just like in the new series, it's a character who betrays humanity to near-extermination. You can read about that character here.
posted by Bald Jason at 06:55 AM
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Um. This won't come as a surprise to anyone who actually reads my blog... but I want my goddamn final Battlestar Galactica episodes NOW! I want my answers now. Who lives? Who dies? What was the cylon plan? How did Kara Thrace return? Who is the final cylon? What happened to Earth? How will the series end, now that the thing they've been moving towards all along has been reached 10 episodes shy of the finale? If cylons can't procreate without humans, how is Caprica Six pregnant with a cylon's child? What will the 'Caprica' series bring to the mythology? Can 'The Plan' movie really tie into everything without fracking up the continuity? 'Razor' did so by the skin of it's teeth. What did Gaius whisper in Gaeta's ear that made him stab Gaius in the neck? I want answers. The promos claim that we'll get answers to at least some of these questions. But even while I'm reveling in the unfolding of the series, I'm also being driven mad from not knowing. Ugh. lol
I do love when a show holds my attention this way though. If Mollie still lived here, perhaps we'd be rewatching the series together, commenting on it all. Something like the way we watched 'Firefly' together. Hmmm. I can dream.
In other BSG related news, Time Out New York rated BSG Season 4.0 as the BEST of TV & DVD in 2008. They mention several spoilers from the season before locking it down to the one that has haunted me ever since:
"But it was Lt. Gaeta’s delirious singing—a song about lost love sung to a lost leg on a show about humanity’s lost identity—that perfectly captured what BSG has evolved into: a haunting, exquisite lamentation."
Yeah. I fraking love this show.
The Los Angeles Times also lists the final moments of last season in their best moments of 2008.
Also, actor Mark Sheppard, who plays BSG's cool lawyer Romo Lampkin (and Firefly's Badger), has revealed in an interview that he will be back at some point during the final 10 episodes of the series; actually he says he'll be back for the end of Season 4.5 - Awesome. :0)
posted by Bald Jason at 09:12 AM
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Just woke up a bit ago.
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, also known as Number One, also known as Nurse Chapel, also known as the voice of several ships named Enterprise, also known as Lwaxana Troi has passed away. I enjoyed all of her characters.
posted by Bald Jason at 07:26 PM
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I'm feeling the need to be away from the computer. All I've been doing lately is sleeping, chatting, watching BSG, eating, sometimes jacking off. These are all good things. I'm just falling into a rut though. I did the dishes this morning. Maybe I should clean my room or work on my collage, or read, or something. I don't know.
posted by Bald Jason at 08:38 PM
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Well, I went out to Kroger. I broke down and bought "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", amongst other needed items. Mark drove us on this excursion. Then we went to LC for pizza. But we detoured to the liquor store so I could get some wine; a merlot. I had it in my head that I should start drinking it, but Mark said that it was foul stuff that I wouldn't like. He was right. It was revolting. I don't know how people drink it. After all that, I spilled it all over the kitchen. I'm so fucking clumsy. Still, I got out of the condo for a bit, with Mark, and tried something new. These are all good things.
I also started setting up stuff for my collage, but then I got sidetracked. The thing is, I love my collage, but I'm not really clear on what I want to do to finish it off. I have plans for one section, which will take time. The rest could be done randomly, but I don't know that I want to. It's starting to weigh on me.
posted by Bald Jason at 11:24 PM
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Not only is today the 13th anniversiary of the night that I met Mark Adams... it also means that there's less than a week until the Doctor Who Christmas Special. I'm less excited about then in years past, but in previous years there was always a cliffhanger ending leading into it.
I'm tired. I'm chatting with Jesse though. I chatted with him, and this asshole named Alex. I chatted with online-Mark - very interesting conversation. Carlos was on for a few minutes. Karen. It was all good. I cleaned my room a bit too.
posted by Bald Jason at 06:18 AM
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I slept from about 6:30am to 12pm. There was a blizzard last night, and I made sure Mark got up for work ontime because if he was late and then had to drive through all that it would be terrible. He borrowed another shirt; I let him wear the Twin Peaks one, which is funny because Mark hates Twin Peaks. I tried for a long time to get him to watch it when we were first dating, and he just didn't like it at all.
There's no BSG news. :0(
Just before falling asleep, I read the first 'Tales of Beedle the Bard' story and it's commentary by Dumbledore: "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot". It was cute. This book is very much keeping in the spirit of the 2 previous charity books. It's a very short book; I'm trying to make it last, just for fun.
posted by Bald Jason at 12:23 PM
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I slept from about 6:30am to 12pm. There was a blizzard last night, and I made sure Mark got up for work ontime because if he was late and then had to drive through all that it would be terrible. He borrowed another shirt; I let him wear the Twin Peaks one, which is funny because Mark hates Twin Peaks. I tried for a long time to get him to watch it when we were first dating, and he just didn't like it at all.
There's no BSG news. :0(
Just before falling asleep, I read the first 'Tales of Beedle the Bard' story and it's commentary by Dumbledore: "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot". It was cute. This book is very much keeping in the spirit of the 2 previous charity books. It's a very short book; I'm trying to make it last, just for fun.
When I first woke up I went downstairs and looked out at all the snow. It hadn't been touched. But I think I can hear them clearing it up now.
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There was a press screening of the new Doctor Who Special, which airs this Chritmas in the UK - I read the mostly spoiler free reviews and now I'm geeked about watching it. :-0)
I called DJ and he's done with my discs, and will bring them by sometime tonight. Always good to see DJ.
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I chatted briefly then slept some more. Mark woke me up with the phone, asked if I wanted him to bring home food. I went back to sleep and woke up when he got home. He had food and more wine; this wine was better. I had a glass with our food. Mark had 2 I think.
Now I'm chatting with online-Mark and Trevor.
posted by Bald Jason at 08:00 PM
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I'm listening to a mahshup and the songs that make it up on repeat; drinking wine; I'm on my 4th glass. The songs are "Enjoy the Ride" by Morcheeba, and "Maybe Tomorrow" by Stereophonics. I'm still chatting with Trevor and online-Mark.
Ok. Here's another one of my warnings. This entry is going to be sexually grapic and pretty serious. So people put off by such things should run away now. Ok?
Those of you still sticking around, might understand why I'm now drinking the wine. I sort of need it. Self medicating and all that shit.
I was chatting with Trevor about a friend of his...about how he pulls away when he's going to cum; how he almost always has to finish himself off; and he likes to be choked during sex. This struck a nerve with me, because I find it hard to cum with my partners; I usually finish myself off, and while I don't like being choked...I like to be humiliated. I like being called names and treated a certain way, and if my partners aren't doing those things then I pretend that they are. I asked if this friend of his had been abused and he confirmed that he had. And then everything made sense for me too. I was abused by my father. And I enjoyed it. And I felt guilty about this. And this made me shut off my pleasure centers. Like if someone is close to making me cum, I will physically stop them. I always have. There have been maybe 5 out of the 70 some people I've been with who have made me cum, and there were certain circumstances each time. The thing is now that I know this, I still don't think I can change this stuff. I mean...I really get off on this stuff, and if I gave that stuff up I'm not sure what I would do. But still...It seem so obvious, but it was quite a revelation to me. And now I'm drinking...because that's a lot take in.
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
So DJ never came over to return my discs. I don't know if his trip to a2 was cancelled or he just forgot. Blah.
I finished that bottle of wine all on my own.
I chatted with online-Mark until he was off to bed. Then I chatted more with Trevor. I chatted with Jesse, and later with Victor as well. They were all good. But the chat with Trevor, just as earlier, was the most revelatory; filled with hot insights and while Trevor and I have been intensly honest with each other online for over a month now, I think we reached a new level of honesty relating to sex. Nice. Now if we were just that comfortable in person that would be awesome.
New BSG webisodes on Monday & Wednesday, then The Doctor Who Christmas Special is on Thursday. Same thing during the last week of 2008; new BSG Webisodes on Monday & Wenesday, with the Doctor Who special "Music of the Spheres" airing on Thursday; the first day of 2009.
I'm drunk.
I need to lay down.
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I took a brief nap. Dreamt about being in a park near our house. Searching through houses for a certain gay man. Then touring the park with my cousin Jennifer and my little sister Jamie, before being overrun by large, dying spiders, which turned out to be facehuggers from Aliens - which meant that there would soon be aliens on the loose.
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There are some spoilers in this entry for the Battlestar Galactic episodes that aired this year, up to the current Webisodes - nothing from that story is referenced. This section is me researching the post series finale movie, which is set during the series.
I did some digging and here are the articles I found that deal with the post-BSG film, "The Plan". The Los Angeles Times had this in August. Also in August, BSG writer Mark Verheiden's blog had this to say. Also in August, the Chicago Tribune offered this piece. Then in late August, there was a blog / report on Door Q that had this to say. In September, IGN had this to add. Also in September, the Chicago Tribune offered this cast update. And lastly, there's this interview with the writer Jane Espenson from a few days ago on scifiwire.
For those of you not wanting to read all these articles, what we seem to know about this post series released tv movie is this.
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Written by Jane Espenson
Directed by Edward James Olmos
Production Start: Sep 8, 2008
Airdate: 2009The movie will air sometime after the series ends, so after Friday, March 20, 2009.
It's reported that the movie will be released on DVD shortly after airing, just as previous tv movie "Razor" did before it.
Edward James Olmos has directed other episodes. These episodes include Season 1's "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down", Season 3's "Taking a Break From All Your Worries" and Season 4's "Escape Velocity".
Jane Espenson (former Buffy writer) wrote Season 3's "The Passage" & "Dirty Hands"; and season 4's "Escape Velocity", "The Hub" & "The Face of the Enemy" webisodes.
The movie was filmed after the series was completed, and around the same time the "Face of the Enemy" webisodes were also filmed.
From Sci-Fi's press release:
"Starting before the events of the miniseries, our story focuses on familiar characters including Cylon Number One, know as Cavil, Resistance Leader Sam T. Anders and Chief Galen Tyrol. In the beginning, the Cylons had a plan, but it didn't account for one thing: survivors. During the chaotic aftermath of the destruction, two powerful Cylon agents struggle with plots and priorities on the human ships that got away, and among the resistance fighters who were left behind."
Jane Espenson had this to say:
"The events of The Plan are the events that you've seen...in the show, from the miniseries to almost the end of season two. So it's that chunk of time, but sort of seen with the Cylon perspective. So you're going to see a lot of stuff that was going on that you weren't aware of at the time: on Caprica, in the fleet. That was when the Cylons, as depicted in the original show, were very mysterious, enemies that would come out of the darkness and retreat. And this is...what were they really doing all that time: What was the the internal stuff. A lot of loose ends are tied up, a lot of questions are asked that you don't even know that you have. If you had a copy right now, you might feel that you could go ahead and watch it, because it's about stuff that already happened. But it's very much designed to be watched after the run of the series, because it definitely relies on stuff you don't learn until much later... We made tons of changes in the preproduction phase and ended up with a really tight script that we filmed sort of as they were demolishing the sets out from under us. And we ended up with something that I think is so much better than our highest hopes had been for what this movie could be. It really sort of caps off the show."
It's interesting that it follows the Cylon perspective though the end of the 2nd Season, because that's when we started seeing more from the Cylon perspective in the show through "Downloaded" and later in the 3rd Season with Gaius on the Cylon ship. From "Downloaded" onward we got the Cylon perspective and now this movie is set to fill in some of the blanks - sounds awesome.
The movie stars:
Aaron Douglas ("Chief Tyrol")
Matthew Bennett ("Doral")
Tricia Helfer ("Number Six")
Michael Hogan ("Saul Tigh")
Lymari Nadal ("Giana")
Edward James Olmos ("Admiral Adama"),
Grace Park ("Boomer"/"Athena"),
Callum Keith Rennie ("Leoben"),
Rekha Sharma ("Tory Foster"),
Dean Stockwell ("Brother Cavil"),
Michael Trucco ("Samual Anders"),
Rick Worthy ("Simon")Lymari Nadal's character Giana, appeared in the original miniseries. She was the Caprican who escaped along with Boomer and Baltar when Helo was left behind. She was heard asking about her husband who served in the Colonial Fleet near Gemenon. Nadal is also Edward James Olmos's real life wife.
Almost all of the cast is made up of Cylon characters, with the exception of "Three" & possibly the final unknown Cylon. The Chicago Tribune reported that Saul Tigh and Tory Foster both appear but in a limited capacity. I'm wondering if Lucy Lawless's character of Three might not show up in some old footage or something.
There's a page set up for the film on the Battlestar Wiki, though much of the information I learned about the film is not represented there.
And that's really all I can find on the film. Which is good as I don't want it ruined. I was just curious about it.
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I just finished "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", which I thought was adorable, and perfect companion to the 9 other Harry Potter books (including "Quidditch Through the Ages" and "Magical Beasts and Where to Find Them"). Fun.
Another BSG related list. It's been said over and over that BSG is a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. A few days ago I started pondering this, and starting thinking about what episodes constitute each section. This is what I came up with.
Battlestar Galactica: Prologue
Caprica: The Series
Battlestar Galactica: The Beginning
01 Razor Minisodes 1-2, 7.5
02 The Miniseries, Part I
03 The Miniseries, Part II
04 1x01 33
05 1x02 Water
06 1x03 Bastille Day
07 1x04 Act of Contrition (1)
08 1x05 You Can't Go Home Again (2)
09 1x06 Litmus
10 1x07 Six Degrees of Separation
11 1x08 Flesh and Bone
12 1x09 Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down
13 1x10 The Hand of God
14 1x11 Colonial Day
15 1x12 Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 1
16 1x13 Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2
17 2x01 Scattered
18 2x02 Valley of Darkness
19 2x03 Fragged
20 2x04 Resistance
21 2x05 The Farm
22 2x06 Home, Part 1
23 2x07 Home, Part 2
24 2x08 Final Cut
25 2x09 Flight of the Phoenix
26 2x10 Pegasus (Extended Cut)
27 2x11 Resurrection Ship, Part 1
28 2x12 Resurrection Ship, Part 2
29 2x13 Epiphanies
30 2x14 Black Market
31 2x15 Scar
32 2x16 Sacrifice
33 2x18 Dowloaded
34 2x17 The Captain's Hand
35 4x01-4x02 Razor (Extended Cut)
36 2x19 Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1
37 2x20 Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2Now. In the last 20 minutes or so of "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2", the series jumps forward a year. This is where I think the 'Middle' of Battlestar Galactica begins. That missing year. The entire series changes in tone. Everything changes.
Battlestar Galactica: The Middle
37 2x20 Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2
38 The Resistance (Webisodes 1-10)
39 3x01 Occupation
40 3x02 Precipice
41 3x03 Exodus, Part 1
42 3x04 Exodus, Part 2
43 3x05 Collaborators
44 3x06 Torn (1)
45 3x07 A Measure of Salvation (2)
46 3x08 Hero
47 3x09 Unfinished Business (Extended Cut)
48 3x10 The Passage
49 3x11 The Eye of Jupiter (1)
50 3x12 Rapture (2)
51 3x13 Taking a Break from All Your Worries
52 3x14 The Woman King
53 3x15 A Day in the Life
54 3x16 Dirty Hands
55 3x17 Maelstrom
56 3x18 The Son Also Rises
57 3x19 Crossroads, Part 1
58 3x20 Crossroads, Part 2This middle section of BSG has more stand alone episodes then any other time in the show's run, and like many middle chapters, this is probably the weakest section of BSG. There are still a number of stand out episodes to keep people watching though. The tone of the series here feels like one of transition...and it's not an easy one. We get new insights into the Cylons. We get to know the characters again and how they've changed in the year that we missed. We see new sides to the fleet than we've seen before. And this section culminates with a trial - giving closure to this middle arc - while revealing several HUGE character revelations that push the series into high gear, from which it never really looks back again...while giving us a glimpse of Earth, and letting us in on the fact that the end of the series begins here.
Battlestar Galactica: The End
59 4x03 He That Believeth In Me
60 4x04 Six of One
61 4x05 The Ties That Bind
62 4x06 Escape Velocity
63 4x07 The Road Less Travelled (1)
64 4x08 Faith (2)
65 4x09 Guess What's Coming To Dinner
66 4x10 Sine Qua Non
67 4x11 The Hub
68 4x12 Revelations
69 The Face of the Enemy (Webisodes 1-10)
70 4x13 Sometimes a Great Notion
71 4x14 A Disquiet Follows My Soul
72 4x15 The Oath
73 4x16 Blood on the Scales
74 4x17 No Exit
75 4x18 Deadlock
76 4x19 Someone to Watch Over Me
77 4x20 Islanded In a Stream of Stars
78 4x21 Daybreak, Part I
79 4x22 Daybreak, Part II
80 4x23-4x24 Battlestar Galactica: The PlanI'm going to watch the extended cut of "Unfinished Business" now. :0)
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I watched the extended cut of "Unfinished Business" then watched "The Passage". I went to sleep shortly after that. It was so hot in my room that it took me a long while. I had dream on was BSG, but the Galactica was the SDF-1 from Robotech. I've often thought while watching BSG that they could have made a fairly good adaptation of Robotech.
When I was trying to get to sleep I kept getting the most arousing images of Trevor in my head. It was intense. Really intense. At one point I found myself weeping. I'm sure part of it was the Midrin I'd taken earlier for a headache, and part of it was the intensity of feeling...and I was also exhausted, but it was almost magical.
I woke up around 7pm. My stomach hurt. I took a bath. I'm feeling fine now. A little worn out. Not tired, but weary of spending another day inside. This never used to bother me, so I'm not sure what my deal is now.
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
I watched "The Eye of Jupiter" / "Rapture" / & "Taking a Break From All Your Worries". 7 more episodes in Season 3 of BSG; 7 more episodes on DVD, until January 6th or 7th.
I ate. I'm getting tired of certain foods, which is fine since they aren't really the best for me.
I'm chatting with Trevor. Last night's chat was beyond hot. The things we said, and some of the things that we did... whoa. They've been haunting me ever since. I could hardly get to sleep I was so turned on. I've had a recurring boner all day. It's been tough. lol.
I enjoyed drinking last night, which is just unheard of for me. I'm not a drinker. I've never been a drinker. And I want to do it again. I talked to Mark about it.
I think I might take some pictures. Shave. Take some more pictures. I want to start working out again. With the weights. Not because I want some muscled bod. But so I can do something to keep myself sane from all these days inside the condo.
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I showered, and shaved my head; kept the beard. Mark helped me with some pictures then went to bed. I took a bunch more on my own. I got online, and thought I saw Trevor but then he wasn't there. I chatted for a few then took some more pictures.
Michael Eisinger fucked me a year ago today. I have the pictures to prove it. It seems like yesterday, but when I remember all the details it seems like such a long time ago. Funny & sad.
I might shave the beard and take more pictures.
I need to go get my grocery money and go to Meijer. I need boost and random things. If I wait until 3pm, Karen will be there. And I can get some more wine. Hmmmm.
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I didn't shave my beard, or take more pictures. I worked on my website instead. I got 2 more pages of photos finished and started a 3rd. These pages are extremely graphic, but for those that want to see them, you can view them here, here & here.
I'm hungry.
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I had some toast and bacon. I rewatched "The Ring". The first time I've seen it since watching part of it when Mollie, Mark & I were visiting Amber in Virginia; whatever year that was. It's still good, but I remembered it so clearly that there were no shocking twists this time. I saw it twice in the theater, and once on dvd before watching it in Virginia.
I'm tired.
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I went to bed around 1pm. I woke up briefly around 6pm; went back to bed. I woke up shortly after 10pm. I woke up with a craving for LC, but now that I see the time, I realize I won't make it out there before they close. :0(
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Monday, December 22, 2008
I chatted until about midnight. Then I went to Kroger. I got some more wine, though I'm trying a different brand at Mark's suggestion, though I enjoyed the one we got before. I've been cutting down on my chocolate intake, and I swore I wouldn't buy any this time. I walked passed the candy aisle and the chocolate chip cookies with ease... but then I spotted the Russell Stover holiday wrapped assorted chocolates and I gave in. I mean, this is a christmasy thing I always enjoyed, and this might be my last chance to enjoy them, right? I remember picking through the assortment as a child, trying them all, but disliking several. There was always one creaming one that I liked a lot but never knew what it was called. I can now say it's the Chocolate Butter Cream. Yum. :) All the creams are good, I think, and are what make the collection so memorable. I like the Raspberry Caramel too, but it's too chewey, and hurts my teeth.
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Face of the Enemy, Chapter 4 is available for viewing. The chapter again features Hoshi, who has become a favorite character of mine in a very short time. It's maddening seeing, basically a regular episode split into 10 pieces. We'll actually be half way through when Chapter 5 is released on Wednesday.
I watched most of the dreadful 1st season of queer vampire tv series "The Lair". It's like a terrible elementary school play, with adult actors and lots of male nudity and sex thrown in.
I slept from around 9:30am to around 12:30pm. I woke up feeling hot and sweaty. My room had been cold earlier and I'd opened my vent, but with my door closed my room had become an oven in no time. My door is now open, and my vent is closed.
I think I heard my phone ring a couple times in my sleep. I wonder if I have any messages. Last time I looked at my phone it was almost dead, I should plug it in.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
My phone was dead. Got my messages about 10:50pm, Monday; missed some calls from DJ. He apologised for standing me up on Friday and was in town hoping to see me. Oh well.
I slept until about 10pm.
I called Mark around 10:30. He said he called earlier when my phone was dead; wanted to know if I wanted him to bring home pizza. It was too late when I called though. :0(
I drank more wine and had more of my chocolates.
I forgot about going to Necto.
I was looking at my sexual history list and knew I could get more info. In fact I noticed I skipped a few people. So I've been trying to track down info for the last 4 hours. It's been fun. Also been chatting with online-Mark & Jesse. I don't know why making lists amuses me so much, but it does.
Mollie is having her gallbladder removed this morning. I hope it all goes well.
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The first 4 of 10 webisodes.
The Face of the Enemy, Webisode 1
The Face of the Enemy, Webisode 2
The Face of the Enemy, Webisode 3
The Face of the Enemy, Webisode 4
The Face of the Enemy, Webisode 5
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I've been chatting with this cute guy lately. He's almost 28 years old. He lives in his parents' basement. He's closeted. And he's smokin' hot. I don't usually do closeted type guys...but he's fun and sweet and all these other wonderful things so we've been chatting, and it's been fun. Until this morning.
We'd been chatting for several hours, in which the conversation had gotten really intense a couple of times, and had gotten pretty sexual at other times. Both of us talking about past sexual encounters; boyfriends; family. All kinds of stuff. Well, I asked him, when was the last time he got tested...and the tone shifted drastically. A normal question in this day and age, and one that anyone who's having sex should be comfortable asking, in my opinion. And he says that he hasn't. I asked him why? He said that he feels that you kind of have to actually have sex to get an STD. Now...in our conversations I've learned that this guy has been fucked at least a couple of times, and that he's had sex with multiple partners...which I point out to him. He says that he's never had unprotected sex. To which I say that condoms are't 100%, and he says that he knows. So I ask him again, if he knows that they aren't 100% safe, and he's had sex with multiple partners, why hasn't he really been tested? At which point he goes silent for 40 minutes, and when I ask if he's ok, he lets me know that he doesn't want to talk to me anymore.
Boy needs to grow up, is my opinion.
Which sucks. Because most of the time he's completely adorable. We were talking about hanging out, and there were implications that we might do more than that, and it was all going well. But I don't feel safe having that kind of fun with someone who's never been tested. Especially if that person is 28 years old and has been having sex for years; who's only had 1 boyfriend, which lasted for 2.5 weeks. I don't care if he and his partners used 4 condoms a piece. erg. The guy has issues. And they need to be dealt with. And that's mostly spoiled what hadn't even started. Oh well.
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I can't sleep. :0(
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
I watched the BSG episode "The Woman King". 6 episodes left in Season 3. I wanted to watch the next one too, but made myself ration the episodes out a bit more. There's a new webisode on today though. Still. I want to finish the season NOW. The end of the season is so cool. Maybe I'll watch some more episodes later. But I shouldn't. But I want to. Ugh.
I finally got to sleep around 4:30pm. The phone woke me up at 8:29; it was Mark asking if I wanted anything. I did want things, but I wanted to sleep more, so I told him no, and went back to sleep; cursing myself for leaving the ringer on. I woke up again later but went right back to sleep. And I woke up for good around 11:30. 7 hours of sleep. Not bad.
Mollie's surgery was yesterday. I hope she's ok. I was worried about it all yesterday. Haven't heard from her, so I'm still worried.
I'm chatting with Karen, online Mark, and some other peeps.
I'm getting hungry.
Mark & I are going to my grandma's tonight.
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I watched "Underworld" again last night. Mollie hates that movie with a fiery passsion. I started "Underworld: Evolution", but I was tired from my pill, and had to take a nap, in which I dreamt about hiding behind this old church organ in my parents house. I really did play behind there as a child. The back of the organ actually could open and I could play inside the organ...and there was a switch I could press to turn it on, and then I could pull the keys down to make people think it was haunted. lol Anyways, there was WAY more room behind it his time, and I was dressing up in this cool body armor and goth stuff, and Mark was laying on the couch watching TV, and I was trying not to bother him, but I was burning incense and it made it hard for him to breathe so I stopped. I woke up around 6:50am; I don't know what time I went to sleep; probably around 5am.
I ate. I read some BSG interviews from the last few months. I keep wanting to see the final episodes and it's driving me crazy.
The Doctor Who Christmas Special is on tomorrow; hard to believe. I've seen a few preview scenes, and it looks really enjoyable. So exciting to see David Tennant's 10th Doctor again. ;0)
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I want more wine. I've never liked alcohol. But I like this. And I want some more.
I'm watching old episodes of 'Coupling' and 'Ally McBeal'. I've seen every episode of the first 4 seasons of Ally. These are rips from region 2 dvds so the sound is slightly chipmunky. But it's nice to see old shows that made me laugh. I'm watching the 2nd season of the UK version of 'Coupling'. I rented the first years ago, and enjoyed it, but never got around to the 2nd.
I'm tired.
I should take a nap.
I need to be ready by 5:30pm to go to Grandma's.
I hope Mollie's ok. The next time she visits we should drink some wine together. :0)
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Face of the Enemy, Chapter 5 is available for viewing. I haven't watched it yet though. I slept from about 2pm to 4:30pm. I'm still very tired. I took a shower and shaved my head. I need to get dressed to go my Grandma's. My stomach isn't feeling so good.
New BSG mini-trailer: Can Friendship Survive?
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I just had some peanut butter toast; a strip of bacon; one of my food pills, and a boost. Hopefully my stomach can deal with that.
I watched the new webisode of BSG. It's odd seeing the webisodes as they're released; in these short bursts. All the previous webisodes were available when I became a fan, so...I'm not used to this. I really appreciated the writer's commentary for this one; thank you Jane.
I need to bag up the trash.
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
I just wrote about 5 paragraphs, and then accidentally deleted it. I'm pissed. I'll try again later.
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We made it to Grandma's last night, despite our exhaustion. It was great to see all the relatives. There were no negatives about our visit. Except...
I have this relative. He's really cool, and I love him. And he's wrestling with his sexulity. He's a good kid; a smart kid. And his family is pretty cool, except on this issue. And he's still in school, and he's having troubles there. And he's struggling with this. And it's just heartbreaking because I don't have enough contact with him to really be there for him. He asked me last light if he could come stay with me and Mark for a few days. And then he broke down in my arms. It's haunting me. I got him to laugh though, and I got to speak with is mom for a second and I know she knows what's going on, but... I just feel like I'm not doing enough, but I don't know what I should be doing.
When we got home, I watched some more 'Coupling' then went to sleep. I woke up around 2am. Mark was awake and feeling sick. I gave him some pepto and an extra blanket. I stayed up watching more coupling and Ally McBeal. I've watched the first 10 Ally's and even though I'm very familiar with them, 2 of them made me cry. I ate some soup, with bread and wine. I tried writing some of this out around 2:30, but I accidentally deleted it. Blah.
Merry Christmas.
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I watched Ally all day. I took a nap. I woke up to text messages from friends, including Mollie, who says she's fine but she's sore and she'll talk to me when she's better. I also got x-mas texts from Trevor, Jeremy Merklinger, and Ben from our Hollywood Days.
Someone has started posting the new Who, but it's the 'Lite' version; also known as the version that looks like crap. Hopefully it will be available tomorrow.
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Friday, December 26, 2008
I watched some more Ally. I resisted urges to go to Kroger and buy more of those yummy holiday chocolates; at least for now. My beard, which I thought looked really nice yesterday, looks somehow horrific this morning. I'm going to have some garlic bread and some more wine. After I finish the wine that I bought the other night, I'm not going to be buying more. I've decided that while I'm happy that I can drink wine, that I'm not going to be a person that's constantly drinking wine.
3 Weeks until new BSG ;-0)
Returning shows in January:
Desperate Housewives: Sunday, January 4
Brothers and Sisters: Sunday, January 4
Nip/Tuck: Tuesday, January 6
BSG: Friday, January 16
L Word: Sunday, January 18
The Closer: Monday, January 26
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I tried to sleep; it didn't work. Blah.
I'm horny. I wish Trevor was here. ;0)
The tentative plot descriptions of next year's 2 DS9 volumes have been released. I'm extremely excited about the first, as it follows up on the last in the series (which I loved) and is written by the same author. The 2nd one sounds awesome, with answers to questions about a character that I've often wondered about, but it's written by a Trek author that I feel is sub-par. She seems to love the Cardassians, and who can blame her? But her post DS9 book featuring them is the only one of the bunch I never made it through. And her in series, DS9 novel, was so horrible I gave threw it away after reading it. I'll give the post DS9 tale another go someday, and I hear that others like that one better, but I wish this new novel was being written by someone that I trust.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Soul Key
by Olivia WoodsContinuing the events from Star Trek: Fearful Symmetry, a new novel in the ongoing Deep Space Nine series set after the end of the critically acclaimed television series.
Captain Kira’s lookalike, Iliana Ghemor, dreams of fulfilling a prophecy that will mark her as the one true Emissary of the mirror universe—a messianic figure who will lead her followers into a war that could trigger the cleansing of countless alternate Kiras in countless parallel realities. But the stakes are higher than anyone imagines, for the pull of destiny tugs at other souls who are swept into the vortex of the Prophets, remote and timeless beings who have set these events in motion. Yet the outcome of this struggle for the fate of one universe will ripple across many others, giving shape to a future that will prove to be greatest trial yet for the heroes of station Deep Space 9.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Never-Ending Sacrifice
by Una McCormackContinuing the post-television Deep Space Nine saga, this original novel shows the fall of the Cardassian empire as seen through the eyes of a young man with a foot in two worlds.
Rugal is an orphaned Cardassian who has been raised by the people his race once conquered, the Bajorans. Reluctantly repatriated to Cardassia as a teenager, Rugal becomes the living witness to the downfall of the proud people to whom he was born, first by the invading Klingons, then during the Cardassians’ unholy pact with the Dominion—a partnership that culminated in a near-genocide. Through it all, Rugal’s singular perspective illuminates the choices that brought the Cardassians to their ruin... even as he learns that the Cardassian soul is not as easy to understand as he imagined.
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I watched the new Doctor Who Christmas Special. I was a bit disappointed by it. I thought last year's "Voyage of the Damned" was better. I'll probably grow to like it in time, as I did the previous specials, and there were moments that I liked.
I'm exhausted.
I spoke to Trevor on the phone. I ordered a new toy online. I need to call Janice. I need to sleep.
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I called Janice. My nephew Jordan is coming over for a visit on Sunday, for a few hours. Then Tuesday, Janice and all 4 of her kids are coming over to visit with their grandad, who I'll pick up around 1pm. We're going to eat at Red Robin. Mark has that day off too, so he should be able to visit as well. I talked to my grandparents today too.
I'm tired. I feel like I should wait until the evening to sleep now, to make sure I'm awake for Jordan's visit on Sunday. Hmm.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
I didn't get to sleep unti around 5pm. I slept until 9pm. I chatted with Trevor, Lee, online-Mark. I'm feeling nostalgic for Michael. Not the Michael who doesn't talk to me and isn't there for me when I need him - the exact opposite of that guy. The Michael from a year ago that laughed with me, and chilled with me, watched Doctor Who with me, and fucked me ever so well. :0) Those were good times. It's important that I remember them.
I got a voicemail from Mollie. I should call her back before I go to sleep. Mark just got home.
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I slept for about 3 hours. Woke up with my stomach in knots. Not good.
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I did the dishes. I ate. I watched another episode of Ally McBeal (I'm over a quarter of the way through the entire series). I worked on my website; updated the sexuality section with info on my sexual history, and touched up other section.
I've not been reading any books the last few weeks. I wanted a break. I've decided I'm going to read the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. I've read about 6 of them I think, and I own all but 3 or 4 of them; there are currently 32 or 33 volumes. It's another case of me reading books that I already own to save money, but also to justify having bought them in the first place.
10 days until BSG Season 4.0 comes out on DVD.
20 days until new episodes of BSG.
Mark's father is coming over today to help Mark work on the bathroom; replace the fan and a vent; repaint the room. I'm hoping I don't need to use the bathroom that often today. I still need to shave and shower, as I won't be able to shower for like 3 days after the painting is done. Blah. Not looking forward to that at all.
I wish I could see Trevor today:
I'm gonna jack off; shave; shower. And maybe start reading the Xanth series. I still need to scan a disturbing number of pictures for my website; perhaps I'll get some of that done today as well.
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I jacked off, shaved and showered. The beard is gone. I'm finally free! :0)
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In an earlier entry today, I talked about what I wanted to do. Read Xanth. Scan pictures. This while Mark & his dad worked on the bathroom. Only those things aren't gonna be happening, as they need to shut off the power to the bathroom...and my room is included in the same circuit. Blah.
Today is my ex-bf Corey's birthday. Happy Birthday Corey. :0)
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Maybe I would like football?
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
I mostly chatted and slept on Saturday. I watched two episode of Ally. The day of working on the bathroom has stretched into at least 2 days. They ran into problems.
I'm trying to drink this Chardonnay I bought last week. I thought it was foul then, and it still is. lol.
I have to pick up my nephew at 11:30am in Milan. Blah. I mean...I'm looking forward to seeing him. It's only Milan that's blah.
So I'm reading Xanth, and had considered starting from the 4th book in the series, 'Centaur Aisle', as I'm interested in that one, and I've read the first 2 and parts of the 3rd. But I was getting confused by some things in the 4th and I think I should start from the beginning and get the whole series read. I've read 6 other volumes in the massive series, but I read most of those decades ago. Hopefully I can get into these. I remember reading the first 1 was slow going, but that when I was finished with it I thought it was good. I barely remember the 2nd one. The 3rd one annoyed me for some reason. But the 4th was enjoyable (what I read of it). And I love at least 1 later volume (#14: Question Quest), while I know I enjoyed several others.
I should probably try to get some sleep if I can so I'll be awake for Jordan's visit.
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Monday, December 29, 2008
I didn't get much sleep Sunday morning. I arrived at the church to pick up Jordan at 11:30am, as instructed, but hardly any cars were there. Janice called me just as I had pulled in asking where I was. When I told her, she said they got out a little after 11am, and that they were now at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Milan. I went there, and sat with Janice, Justin, Jillian, Jonthan and Jordan until they were finished, then took Jordan home with me.
Jordan got a nice visit with Mark & I. We got pizza. Rented some gay movies, which Jordan was bored by so we shut those off and just hung out talking and stuff, which was nice. Mark's father joined us and he and Mark started working on the bathroom again.
The day went by quickly but I was getting tired and started feeling like I was coming down with a cold. Mark & I drove Jordan back to the church, hugged him goodbye then headed home. I went to bed when we got home, around 7pm. I woke up around midnight.
I read the news and chatted. This guy Jesse that I've been chatting with, who stopped talking to me for reasons beyond my understanding, started chatting with me again, but continued to annoy me with his 'logic' and I eventually just asked him if we could not be friends. I can't understand people like him, and I just can't be friends with them. They stand in the way of their own progress and I don't have time for it. I felt slightly bad for this, but most of me was happy that I'd cut off a terribly annoying friendship before it dragged me down as it was threatening to do.
I chatted with some old friends. Also chatted with James; a boy I met at Necto, around September. It was fun. Mark & his dad finished up for tonight. The fan works. The register cover is on and is much nicer than the previous one. The room is painted. The bathtub needs to be calked. And the shower curtain needs to be put back up, and then it's mostly done I think. That will be done tomorrow and I can finally shower. My new bluray player / dvd burner will most likely be installed tomorrow too.
Mark invited his parents over tomorrow to hang out. Only I still might be coming down with a cold and I don't really feel like company. I want to sit in my room and read, or sleep. Rest. And I want to take a fraking shower.
Oh. And I also read this review of the BSG webisodes thinking it was safe as it was fan review and there was no way they could have seen the five webisodes that haven't aired yet, only I was wrong, as some site accidentally posted the rest of the series for like 12 hours and these reviewers managed to see it all and the review ruined the entire set for me. So now I'm stuck with no new BSG until the new ones start airing next month. Blah. This is the 2nd cool thing that was spoiled for me. I should just stop looking at online stuff at all...because they don't even warn you about the spoilers. It drives me bonkers.
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I slept after the last post...for an hour. And then couldn't get back to sleep. I'm losing it.
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Still can't sleep. And I can't shake my headache from last night. But I don't want to take any more Midrin, because after a certain point, it's pointless. And I haven't been able to shower in days now. And my stomach was feeling really really blah, but I think that's cleared up now, which is the sole highlight of my day.
Mark is working on the bathroom some more. Hopefully by tonight we'll be able to shower. That would be another nice thing to happen today.
I watched the new installment of BSG: Face of the Enemy (Webisode 6), which I loved. And again, the writer commentary was very cool. I look forward to owning these on dvd someday; probably in late 2009. I think Mollie will enjoy these as well. The next installment will be posted on Wednesday.
Online shopping is fun. I just ordered a new toy, and the soundtrack to season 2 of BSG. I figure I can afford these things with my x-mas money. $20 and some change.
I haven't been reading my book. I start reading it, and then my headache makes me sit it back down.
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My head is killing me. And I should get away from the computer. But then I'm just hurting in the dark.
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I broke down and watched all the posted 'face of the enemy' webisodes online. Someone fraked up and posted all but webisode 9 on Amazon, and you can find them all on youtube. Now I've seen all but the penultimate installment, and I'm beyond psyched to see the final 10 episodes, plus the webisode I've not seen yet, and all the writer commentaries. :0)
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Still awake. I took some more Midrin, but it didn't help. I didn't think it would, but I was desperate.
I read that "Caprica", BSG's prequel series coming in 2010, will have 18 episodes beyond the 2 hour pilot.
I just watched "A Day in the Life" & "Dirty Hands" from BSG's 3rd Season. The first episode is mostly crap, from BSG's weakest season, while the latter episode finally starts bringing the series back into focus, in my opinion.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
I tried getting to sleep around 6, but Mark woke me right as I was drifting off (scaring the crap out of me). I finally got to sleep around 7pm. I slept until 11:30pm. I thought this was perfect as the bathroom would be done and I could shower and go to the bar, dance myself into exhaustion, take another shower and crash back into bed. But Mark was still working on the shower...and when I got up my headache worsened and I almost fell over. I figured it just wasn't meant to be, went back to my room and looked online to see if maybe Trevor was on. When I couldn't find him, I laid down, but my head was throbbing so I took 2 midrin and went back to sleep a while later.
What seemed likes minutes later, Mark came into my room. It was about 12:30am; I looked at the clock on my phone. He said that he'd messed the bathroom calking up; that he was giving up. At the time, I was groggy and the midrin had definitely kicked in. I was having a hard time keeping my eyes open, which would have been great, if Mark hadn't been in the room. The light from the hall hurt my head when I did open them, so I got up and closed the door. I knew I couldn't do much for Mark so I tried to get him to come to bed with me; figuring some rest and a cuddle might help him relax, but he said that he couldn't because he was so dirty from working and not showering. Then he said he needed me to drive him to Meijer. I told him I couldn't drive; that I'd just taken some Midrin, and I can't drive when I'm on it. It's like getting your best buddy drunk and then asking him to drive you home. When I said I couldn't drive him, he said he was giving up and that I would have to finish the bathroom, and went to bed. Now...I never wanted the bathroom to be redone in the first place; I was happy with how it was. It does look a lot better now, but I didn't need it to look better, as it served my needs as is. Beyond that, I've never done the kind of work that he's been doing. I have no idea what to do next. And until it's done, we don't get to shower. Hopefully he was just exhausted and bitchy when he said that, because if it's up to me it might never get finished. I have no clue what's going on. That's like me working on a project in the kitchen that blocks the refridgerator, dishwasher and stove, not finishing it, and telling Mark it's all up to him - only it's written in a language that only I understand. It's crazy.
Anyways. I tried not to worry about that, and went back to sleep. I woke up around 3:30am. My headache is still with me, but it doesn't hurt as much as it has. I'm getting used to it being there, which I don't like. I updated a few things on my website.
While I was asleep that last time I dreamt about a scary boy-girl 3some, before waking for a minute and going back to sleep, where I dreamed about running into an old highschool classmate, and us making out and starting to do more before I woke up. What's with all the sex dreams? I think it might be because I've been extra horny lately, and haven't been able to jerk off, cause there's no shower. Blah.
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I talked to Mollie on the phone; she's sounding better. We talked about family, friends, surgery, pain, Movie Snape vs. Book Snape, and though we were both drowsy, we enjoyed the conversation.
I watched what in many ways is the episode that marks the beginning of the end of Battlestar Galactica: "Maelstrom". 3 more episodes in season 3, but I'll have the first half of season 4 sometime next week; that's 10 episodes to rewatch in a week before seeing the final pieces of 'Face of the Enemy' and the start of the final 10 episodes, where I'll go back to seeing just 1 episode a week. I had considered timing it so that I could watch the entire season in a day in March, but I don't want any of it to be spoiled for me, so I'm going to download them as they air.
I ate. I emptied the dishwasher, and put the dirty dishes in, though I didn't start the washing cycle as I'll now have more dishes to put in. I emptied the downstairs trash. I'll fill another bag with the pizza boxes from this weekend, plus random bits from my room. I should get that stuff done now.
I'm feeling better today than I have all weekend. I hope it lasts. I have to be ready at 12:30 for Janice to pick me up.
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I sorted the trash. I got a dirty dish from Mark's room and started the dish washer; only later I found a plate sitting on the couch, with a napkin. I forgot that Mark watched some tv downstairs yesterday and he leaves his plates over there. Oh well; it's just one plate. Mark had a load of clothes in the washer, so I put that in the dryer, on the low setting, the way he likes it. I started a load of laundry myself. I brushed my teeth, picked up some clutter in my room, and made my bed. I'd go to the store and get Mark the calke he needs, but I have no idea what kind to get and I don't want to wake him as he was so terribly exhausted yesterday - and he'd have to really wake up to tell me all the stuff I'd need to buy. Still; I tried to get some house stuff done to lower his stress levels.
I really need to clip my nails.
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I ate again. I'm wondering if my headache was from not eating enough this weekend? I still have a slight headache, but again, not as bad as before. I've not had any candy in over 24 hours. Go me.
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I jacked off. Took a bath. Got a call from Janice; she's running late. Mark is taking a bath, then we're going to pick up my dad and meet Janice and her kids at Red Robin. Then Mark will go to Meijer and head home to fix the shower, while the rest of us eat (unless he joins us for that, but he just ate) - then we'll got to Pinball Pete's. That's the plan for the day. I want to watch more BSG tonight; possibly the final 3 episodes of Season 3.
17 days until Season 4.5 begins.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
So where did I leave off? Janice called. She was running late and wanted to know if I could pick up Dad. But Mark needed to go to Meijer, so we decided that Mark & I would pick up dad and take him to Red Robin, then Mark could go to Meijer (there's 1 right next to Red Robin) and Janice could drive me, dad & the kids to the arcade. It seemed like the best way. Only we hit this huge pot hole on the way there, and when we arrived at dad's place, we had a flat tire, and my dad wasn't even home!
Things were looking dire. We were stuck where we were. Dad wasn't available. The cost of the tire last time we had a similar problem was about $700.00 (which we can't affored). Janice didn't know how to get where we were and even if she did I couldn't just abandon Mark...and we wanted to see dad who wasn't there. Ugh. I tried very hard to not stress and look on the bright side; just be grateful the tire didn't blow and kill us.
Later my dad walked by and we caught him. He said: "I thought we were meeting on Tuesday." and then we convinced that it was indeed Tuesday; he thought it was still Sunday. So he sat with us, and eventually Subaru roadside assisstance sent a AAA guy who fixed the tire. Turns out the damage was minimal and we had a spare rim, so it wasn't as bad as we were thinking and we were soon on our way to join Janice.
Mark ate with us, as he was hungry by this time. We had fun I think. Janice paid for all of our food; I think because she felt bad that she had been late and we'd gotten that flat tire to pick up dad. Mark left to run his errands, which included going to the Sprint store. My dad broke his phone, and we were seeing about fixing it.
We got to the arcade fairly quickly. Jordan & I played 'House of the Dead III'. Dad, Janice, Jonathan, Jordan & I played air hockey. Dad and I played a game of pool and he was amazing! He kicked my ass twice! I had no idea that my dad could play, so that was a neat revelation. I got to play some other games, including a final bout of DDR.
It was getting late, so we drove dad home, then Janice dropped me off; it was a nice visit. When I got home I was exhausted, but Mark wanted me to go to Meijer with him, so off we went. Mark got the calk he needed, and we went back home. I ate. It was after 6pm. I checked to see if Trevor was online but he didn't seem to be. Mark started working on the bathroom again, and I went to sleep.
I woke up around 1:30am. Read the news. Wrote this.
16 days until Season 4.5 begins.
Less than 24 hours and 2008 will be over.
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*Update*******************************
BSG: Face of the Enemy (Webisode 7) is available now. :0)
**************************************I watched the final 3 episodes of BSG season 3 this morning. I noticed some really fun things in the finale. Season 4.0 will arrive on DVD next week. Here is a trailer for Season 4.0 before it aired on television -
HUGE Spoilers for anyone who has not seen the first 3 seasons of the series, and some spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen 4.0 (though this was a promotional video meant to entice, not ruin) - but this is what I'll be watching next week on dvd:
Yeah. That's my show. :0)
Here's another 4.0 promotional video:
And Season 4.5; the first of the final 10 episodes is just 16 days away; 2 weeks from Friday.
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