Sunday, January 18, 2009

Trailers for the NEXT episode of BSG (SPOILERS):

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I had good, action oriented dreams. Like I was kicking ass in several of them. I also dreamed of watching home movies with Janice and her family; a factory with a roller coaster built into it (roller coasters are a recurring theme in my dreams); hanging out with several tv show stars. I was woken up by Mark talking loudly on the phone.

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   Monday, January 19, 2009

Sunday evening I took my movie rentals back (never finished Mummy 3, which I decided was for the best). I went to the bank and to Kroger. Came home. I had a really hot chat with Trevor, and onlineMark. I chatted on gay.com, where I randomly had some really nice exchanges with Adam P, from back in the day (circa 1995-1999). His asshole brother is less an asshole now and lives in Ann Arbor. He still sees Dan (AKA Farmer Ted) around and Dan is still hot for him (when he's drunk). BriWeena has his shit together and has returned to Grand Rapids, but may be in town this weekend for the autoshow. And Adam and I got along famously, with many compliments between us. It was fun. He still loves the boxed wine, and is loving the frozen blueberries. We want to hang out sometime; drink wine, chat and laugh. ;0)

I'm hoping the get the new Wolverine, and L Word episodes before I ship out Mollie's discs. Also hoping that I might actually make it to Necto tonight.

Thursday evening Mike, Bryan, DJ and maybe John are coming over to play AVP, spend time, exchange dvds and chat it up. Nice.

Friday we have the next installment of BSG.

Been talking to Mollie on the phone the last few days, and she's been really happy, which has been nice to hear.

I miss Jennifer.

I can't believe I'm still awake.

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Dude. Anna Paquin won the Golden Globe for True Blood. Nice. ;-0)

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I just watched last week's Smallville. It featured 3 members of the Legion: Rokk Krinn (Cosmic Boy), Imra Ardeen Ranzz (Saturn Girl) and Garth Ranzz (Lightning Lad / Live Wire). It also featured Persuader (of the Fatal Five) and referenced Querl Dox (Brainiac 5). Doomsday also showed up again. All extremely cool, for those in the know. ;-0)

In 4 days I'll be watching the next installment of BSG on our crappy cable connection.

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   Tuesday, January 20, 2009

I went to Necto a bit after Mark got home. I wasn't sure I could make it, but Mark encouraged me to get out of the house, and it was great advice. I shaved and got dressed up; something I haven't really done in months. I weigh just under 180lbs. I was up to 190. My body weight has usually circled 170 the last few years, though 2 years ago when my stomach problems were getting bad I was down to 140. Before I started eating in about 1996, I weighed 120.

Anyways. I had fun at the bar. Saw some people. Danced to classic goth tunes, like Ministry's "Everyday is Halloween", Siouxsie's "Cities in Dust"(?), Apop's "Love Never Dies" - plus other assorted tracks, such as Ladytron's "Destroy Everything You Touch". A fun time was had by Jason. ;-0)

But I feel fat. I got some exercise thouogh, which I'm glad about. But I'd really like to get back down to 170 which isn't too small, and isn't too big. It's my perfect weight in my opinion. Blah. I just feel out of shape, and I don't like it. Even though I got hit on a bit. It's not about that. It's about me.

It's now Tuesday. Less than 4 days until BSG. :-0)

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About Battlestar Galactica (especially last Friday's episode "Sometimes a Great Notion").

Prophecy / Destiny / Whatever.

The first Hybrid said in "Razor":

"Soon there will be four, glorious in awakening, struggling with the knowledge of their true selves."

This obviously refers to Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Tori Foster & Samuel Anders discovering they are Cylons in "Crossroads, Part 2".

"The pain of revelation bringing new clarity and in the midst of confusion, he will find her."

I now think this section probably refers to the finding of 'Earth' and Saul realizing that Ellen Tigh is the final Cylon.

"Enemies brought together by impossible longing. Enemies now joined as one. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable."

I'm thinking this concerns the Cylon / Human alliance.

"And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering."

I think this foretells the return of Ellen Tigh. The redemption could mean many things. She betrayed her husband multiple times, and humanity.

"I can see them all. The seven, now six, self-described machines who believe themselves without sin."

This part seems to foretell the end of the Threes. The final 3 remains on Earth to die at the end of "Sometimes a Great Notion" which means the 'Significant Seven' (the 7 models of Cylon that we've seen through most of the series) have been reduced to 6 models. It also refers to their belief that they are sinless, which stems from their (and Baltar's) belief system in the Cylon God.

"But in time, it is sin that will consume them. They will know enmity, bitterness, the wrenching agony of the one splintering into many."

This seems to reference the Cylon civil war.

"And then, they will join at the promised land, gathered on the wings of an angel. Not an end, but a beginning."

I think this references how the series will end. Note that 'the promised land' isn't Earth - or at least not the planet they found in "Revelations" which was called Earth. I believe the reference to the angel is related to Kara Thrace. She has a tattoo of a wing on her arm, and she's obviously more than human, and apparently tied to the Goddess Aurora in some fashion.

"Kara Thrace will lead the human race to its end. She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death. They must not follow her."

I think the "harbinger of death" line refers to the destruction of the resurrection hub. Kara finds the rebel Cylons drifting in space and they then reveal how to destroy the hub - and once it's gone - all Cylons become mortal. Natalie even says something like she thinks it's destiny or fate that Kara Thrace found them.

I don't know what the herald of the apocalypse means. Or why she shouldn't be followed...but I'm anxious to find out.

"All this has happened before, and will happen again."

This has got to be important. It's been stated and referenced by multiple characters throughout the series:

"All this has happened before, and all of it will happen again." - Leoben in "Flesh and Bone"

"All this has happened before, and all this will happen again." - Six in "The Hand of God"

"If you believe in the gods, then you believe in the cycle of time; that we are all playing our parts in a story that is told again, and again, and again throughout eternity." - Roslin in "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 1"

Later in the episode "Faith" another Hybrid tells Kara Thrace:

"Thus will it come to pass. A dying leader will know the truth of the Opera House. The missing Three will give you the Five who come from the home of the Thirteenth. You are the harbinger of death, Kara Thrace. You will lead them all to their end. End of line."

I still believe the dying leader is Laura Roslin. It's true that there could be other dying leaders to come, but she's connected to the Opera House through her visions. The only other option I could see would be Baltar as he's also in the visions.

The part about the missing Three refers to D'anna being boxed (at that time) and she gives the fleet the final Five Cylons as she had seen their faces before being boxed. The Final Five Cylons originated on the planet known as "Earth" - the home of the 13th Tribe. The 13th Tribe was made up of Cylons.

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   Wednesday, January 21, 2009

More BSG Thoughts. This post contains possible spoilers for the remaining nine episodes, so steer clear. These things relate to things I read in places that had no Spoiler Warnings - some of which I think are very true, and others I'm not sure of.

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Ok. One of the things that I love about Battlestar Galactica is that it's an amazing show that can be even more fun to watch a 2nd time. The series seems to revel in revealing things that altar our perceptions of the early seasons. And I expect this will continue until "The Plan" airs in June (assuming it's not aired sooner...or later than that).

The 2nd time around we know that Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Leoben Conoy (Two), Aaron Doral (Five), Sharon Valeri (Eight), Ellen Tigh, Samuel Anders, Simon (Four), D'Anna Biers (Three), Tory Foster & Brother Cavil (One) are all Cylons. We know who lives and who dies - and why. We know that Admiral Cane is probably a Lesbian; we know that Gaeta, Gina, D'Anna & Caprica Six are probably bi. We know that Hoshi is probably gay. This knowledge makes characters like Hoshi (who I'd not noticed the first time around) pop out of the woodwork. We know that the 13th Tribe were Cylons. We know all kinds of character revelations. So...I'm hoping these rumors are true, and that they will enlighten the early seasons even more.

Ellen Tigh. Kate Vernon gave an interview in which she said that Ellen would appear in 7 of the last 9 episodes. That Ellen will return seems like a no-brainer given the reveal that she's the final Cylon, and the prophecy of the first Hybrid. But I'm hoping that these episodes might explain Ellen's odd arrival in "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down".

I have no reason to doubt that Ellen Tigh is coming back, and every reason to think that this rumor is true.

OOH! This just in. I found a BSG site that has rumors that Ellen's arrival in season 1 is possibly explained in "The Plan", and that she will most likely appear in the film. AWESOME if true.

Several sites report that Allan Nowart (a kind of background Marine introduced in Season 3 and recurring since then) will have an important role in the final episodes, and it's now being rumored that he'll appear in "The Plan" as well.

It's also rumored that Jean Barolay & Sue-Shawn will appear in "The Plan", which continuity wise would make perfect sense as Anders and Brother Cavil will be appearing.

The next two are a bit more iffy, but have the potential to be true - and very interesting (if confusing at this point) choices.

Specialist Prosna. This character, who was memorably killed in the original mini-series is rumored to be appearing in the first part of the series finale. The IMDB has him listed as played by the original actor, Michael Eklund. What could this possibly mean? And if this appearance pans out, will this make his original appearance 'pop' when we see it?

Zak Adama. Lee's brother Zak is rumored to appear in the final 3 episodes, again played by the same actor who played him in "Act of Contrition": Tobias Mehler. Does this mean we'll get a series of flashbacks at the end? Time Travel? Or do these characters resurrect?

Are these rumors even valid? IMDB lists Kandyse McClure as appearing as well, and her character died in the last new episode. And IMDB is often extremely unreliable. We'll have to wait and see, I suppose.

On the other hand, I know for a fact that they are bringing back at least 1 bit player from the mini-series for the post-series movie "The Plan" ('Giana'). So that kind of attention to old characters isn't unheard of with this show.

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This is an update of my December 20, 2008 post about Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, with new information. Spoilers through "Sometimes a Great Notion".

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Ok. This is mostly old info, but there's enough new info to do an update. Plus it's fun for me. lol

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Written by Jane Espenson
Directed by Edward James Olmos
Production Start: Sep 8, 2008
Airdate: June 2009

The movie will definitely air sometime after the series ends, so after Friday, March 20, 2009. A piece at Sci-Fi said it would air in June 2009 - but other sources claim that the date isn't certain, but this could just refer to the actual air date not being mentioned beyond JUNE.

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 also said in an interview, that the dvd would most likely include an extended director's cut of the feature. It's possible that "The Plan" will be packaged with the Season 4.5 DVD set.

Edward James Olmos has directed other episodes. These episodes include Season 1's "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down" (which introduced Ellen Tigh), Season 3's "Taking a Break From All Your Worries", Season 4's "Escape Velocity" and the upcoming "Islanded in a Stream of Stars".

Jane Espenson (former Buffy writer) wrote Season 3's "The Passage" & "Dirty Hands"; Season 4's "Escape Velocity", "The Hub" "The Face of the Enemy" webisodes and the upcoming "Deadlock".

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, known 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")

The International Movie Database lists 3 other recurring characters as appearing:

Colin Corrigan ("Nowart")
Alisen Down ("Jean Barolay") &
Maya Washington ("Sue-Shaun").

It would be nice to see Jean Barolay & Sue-Shaun again as presently, both characters are deceased. Sue-Shawn was killed by Kara Thrace (at Sue-Shawn's request) in Season 2's "The Farm". While Jean Barolay was killed by an unnamed Cylon model Six which Jean had previously murdered on New Caprica; Jean's death happened in the 4th Season episode: "Faith".

Nowart has been a mostly background character since he was introduced in Season 3's "The Woman King". It's been said that his role will be expanded to some degree by the end of the series, so seeing him at an earlier point in the series would also be interesting.

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. She hasn't been seen since. Nadal is also Edward James Olmos's real life wife.

It's been reported that Kate Vernon's Cylon character Ellen Tigh will also appear, possibly explaining how she survived the Cylon attack on the colonies. In the same report, it is theorized that Jennifer Halley's deckhand / viper pilot character Diana Seelix may also appear - though this is merely conjecture at this point.

The Chicago Tribune reported that Saul Tigh and Tory Foster, though they both appear, will only be seen in a limited capacity.

Almost all of the cast is made up of Cylon characters, with the exception of Three/D'Anna Biers. I'm wondering if Lucy Lawless's character of Three might not show up in some old footage or something to complete the set?

I wonder at what point the movie ends? Sometime in Season 2, but when exactly? That's less than a year from the BSG characters perspective.

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.

Most of what I learned above (that doesn't feature a link) was discovered while searching for info on the movie back in December 2008. These are the articles that I found then, in case anyone reading this wants to dig deeper:

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 in December.

And that's all I've got for now.

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I have such a HUGE headache. I'm taking some painkiller and going to bed.

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I woke up, to get Mark ready for work, but he seems to be on the phone with a customer. At least my headache is gone, which always feels like magic. lol

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I got Mark off to work about as fast as was possible to do (talking him out of a shower, getting his breakfast ready for him), but he was probably at least a few minutes late. That stresses me. I'm trying to keep him going, and get him there early every day. Today there were problmes that couldn't be avoided though. :0(

Mark might be up for another job. I really hope he gets it, but I don't want to get too invested in the idea as I don't want to deal with fallout if it all implodes before it begins. I'm trying to keep Mark's feet planted on the ground too. It's a good sign that this job came up, but lets not get ahead of ourselves. Please.

I went back to bed after Mark left (and I finished the new X-Men episode). I slept well. I woke up around 8pm. I read the news. Searched for new Battlestar stuff, as I'm prone to do of late. I had a snack. Showered.

I need to clean up and send some messages out about the AVP party I'm having. I need to get all this stuff sorted. It would be nice if I could get some reading in. For awhile I was reading at least 1 book a week, and now I've just been reading this one book for over a month. It's kind of pathetic. And despite having read over half of my Trek books, I realized I still have a whole series of books to read before I can read the new installments. Ugh. It will be fun once I get around to it though.

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   Thursday, January 22, 2009

Gay video from AfterElton.com

Matt Alber: End of the World

This video plays on it's own no matter what I've tried...which is annoying. But I'm in love with the song and the video is very cool. So people will just have to deal.

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I did the dishes. I washed 3 loads of laundry; I've got a load in the dryer and one waiting. I cleaned up the living room. I picked up some of the clutter in my room and made my bed.

Mark was supposed to set up the computers when he got home but he decided he'd sleep for a few hours first; that was around midnight I think. I tried waking him up around a quarter to 4am, but he wouldn't get up. It's been almost 2 hours since then and now I'm exhausted. Blah.

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If you're shocked by the sounds you're hearing; by the music that's about to start playing, it's just a video that I posted recently, that refuses to not play on it's own. Scroll down to see it, or pause it. lol

I tried getting Mark up again around 6:30am, but he just said he'd do it later on his own and I could go to bed. He woke me up when he was leaving for work to tell me everything was all set up (and I noticed he was leaving for work on time, all on his own) - this was all good news. Except I couldn't get back to sleep.

I sent a facebook message to Mike, Bryan and DJ - then left them all voicemails to remind them that we're aiming for 7:30; that DJ won't be there until later; and to remind DJ & Mike to bring the dvds they've borrowed from me so I can give them the next dose they've wanted. ;0)

I should vacume my room. I'm gonna try to get some more sleep.

I'd love to invite Michael; he used to enjoy playing a lot. He even got his own copy of the game and was planning on having his own lan parties. But now it just seems like it would be weird. So much unsaid between us. But I think this is almost completely his fault. It just sucks.

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I slept for another hour, I think. I rested at least. I took a shower. I left a voicemail for my friend James to see if he wanted to play AVP with us tonight. I chatted with Mark. I ate and read about Trek. And now I'm writing this.

I need to finish my laundry, vacume my room, and set up the computers for the game.

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Computers are ready to go. Last of my laundry is in the dryer; the rest is hanging in the closet. The room has been vacumed. I'm all set I think.

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   Friday, January 23, 2009

Bryan was the first to arrive last night, around 7:30pm. We had a nice long hug, and then caught up; chatting away. It was nice. Mike soon joined us and there was more great conversation. So nice to see them again. DJ arrived sooner than I expected and we chatted some more while we set up the game. The game was fun. Bryan left around 9:30pm I think. Then we talked about getting food. We all piled into DJ's van and went to Little Caesars, where we met James, who was joining us for another round of AVP. I got some wine and gave some money to DJ for gas. I rode with James back to the condo. FOOD. Conversation. And the games began again. It was a lot of fun. Everyone left around 2am.

Mike let me borrow Lost (Seasons 1-3). Bryan borrowed BSG (Season 4.0). Mike borrowed Season 30 of the Whoniverse (Torchwood, Sarah Jane & Doctor Who). DJ returned some dvds he'd borrowed, as did Mike. It was all good.

I drank some more wine and chatted online for several hours. I watched the season premiere of The L Word. Just 7 more episodes and it will be over. Watched the new Brothers and Sisters. I finally went to bed around 8am. I slept soundly. Woke up around 4pm...though I didn't get out of bed for almost another hour.

I read the news. E-mail. I ate. And wrote this.

Battlestar Galactica is on tonight. ;-0)

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I watched last night's episode of Smallville, which wasn't as good as the Legion episode. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't as good as most of this season has been. There was a subplot involving Lana pulling the wool from Tess's eyes, which was far more compelling than the main story, which is what made the episode watchable in my opinion. Oh! And Mr. Gaeta himself (from BSG) had a cameo as a Smallville doctor who took care of Martian Manhunter. ;0)

Less than 1 & 1/2 hours until BSG on crappy TV. At least I'll have seen it. I've read that this episode while important to the series is kind of the calm before further revelations are revealed and the final arc kicks into high gear. We'll see. I mean, I have no reason to doubt that information. Ron Moore (the head honcho behind BSG) who makes his directorial debut with tonight's episode has this to say about it:

"It's a character piece. It's a smaller show; I designed it deliberately to be that way. I wanted to take a breath after the events, the shocking events, of the past couple of episodes. Things were happening huge. Revelations were coming one on top of another. And now I wanted to do a smaller piece that was just about people on the ship and where they are in their lives before the next giant arc just sort of pulls them along into even bigger events."

Also, "The Face of the Enemy" webisodes would appear to tie into tonight's episode. It should be fun (for a geek like me) to figure out exactly the order of these things. Tonight's episode is called "A Disquiet Follows My Soul".

I realized earlier that I wasn't awake in time to help Mark off to work. I hope he got there ontime. I love him, and want his life to run smoothly.

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   Saturday, January 24, 2009

I watched the new BSG at 10pm. It was pretty good. It felt like the calm before the storm. There were several scenes I loved, and one huge reveal that I had figured out on my own, days before watching the episode, which didn't ruin it for me - in fact I felt good about being right about something for once. lol

After the episode, I got ready to go the grocery store with Mark. We left as soon as he got home, around 11:40pm. I didn't end up getting much. Mark rented some movies though. I decided while we were at the store that I wanted to go to Necto.

When we got home I shaved, and showered and got ready for the bar. I left around 12:40. I had to park in the structure, but I got right in to the bar. I tipped the coatcheck people, as I always do. I got a drink. Said hello to a friend. And then I danced. The music on Fridays often sucks. Tonight it wasn't that bad, and I really wanted to dance so I did. I noticed a few guys checking me out, including 1 adorable guy that I figured must be a newbie. I didn't really go there to find someone and I just smiled at the attention and danced on.

Later I ran into more people I knew. Bobby was there. Trevor's ex, Bryan was there, though I've never seen him in person before. Keevan was there (though I didn't get a chance to say hello. Becky. Anthony. I danced more. And I smiled. Sometimes just watching people is enough to make me smile, and tonight was like that. Plus the cute newbie was still checking me out, which made me feel...nice.

Later I sat by the dancefloor and the newbie boy and one of the girls he'd been dancing with came over and stood near me. I kept catching him looking at me and he was so adorable. I reminded myself that I wasn't looking though, and that he was probably newly 18; barely 4 years older than my oldest nephew; and 15 years younger than me.

When I was pretty sure I was ready to leave I decided I'd say hi. I didn't want the newbie guy to have a bad experience. I wanted him to know that he was cute and that everything was ok...and it wasn't all in his head. And I wanted to know that it wasn't all in my head either. I walked over and asked if they were a couple. They weren't. The girl's name was Laryssa I think (it was loud) and the boy's name sounded like Brandon. They had both come to A2 for school, had met each other in Ann Arbor. Brandon was18. I told them that I didn't mean to bother them, and that I was leaving.

I got my jacket and hat from the coat check but when I went to say goodbye to Anthony, he pulled me on the dancefloor for one final dance. It was nice. I smiled more. I felt good. When the song was over we hugged. I said goodbye to Brandon again and explained that Anthony had wanted 1 last dance and then I turned to leave, but then turned back at the last second and told Brandon he was really cute. He said I was cute too. I smiled and told him I'm a lot older than I look and he said that was fine. I told him I'm 34, and he said that was fun and smiled. And I told him again that he was adorable, and said I was leaving, then I kissed his cheek, and that was that.

I came home and talked to Mark about the bar, then came in here and wrote this. I'm gonna read the BSG reviews...and probably chat some.

I should go back to wearing eyeliner every day. It really looks good.

   posted by Bald Jason at 02:26 AM
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The 'newbie' boy from the last entry; Brandon - he googled me and found my site, and blog, and yahoo messenger handle. Lovely. lol. Flashbacks of Sean Mobely. Only he doesn't want to date me, which is nice actually. Progress. :0) God, I love this "End of the World" song.

   posted by Bald Jason at 04:22 AM
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I chatted for a bit longer than I expected last night. Then I watched 4 episodes of Ally McBeal. Then I slept. I just woke up about 10 minutes ago. Nice dreams.

   posted by Bald Jason at 06:40 PM
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