Wednesday, July 1, 2009

I called Michael back after the last entry, but it went right to his voicemail. I called him again and it went through. We talked for a bit. I was feeling 99% better at this point, as writing in my blog and talking to him about it made me feel like the damage was minimal. We have some trust issues, but we already had some trust issues. There were circumstances, that make it more understandable and I completely forgive him for the lie. It's only my crazy fucked up brain that is going to remember that lie and the way I believed it that will cause any problems, and I really think I'll get over that in time. I love him and want to be with him, and now I have the chance to really enjoy my party - because I'll be prepared...but Michael is taking this terribly. Like...on the phone he sounded destroyed. It was bringing me down again.

We also talked about Scott moving it. I told him that I didn't approve of it. I told him that Scott had pretty much been a dick to him since day one, and had continued to be a dick to him for YEARS, even though Michael supported his ungrateful ass. Michael's family, which obviously cares for him, can't stand Scott. Michael's other roomies have mixed feelings about Scott; I know that Melissa was recently feeling manipulated by him. Mark, who's only met Scott once I think, and who has had very little info on him, knew that Scott was bad news. Scott HIT Michael. Scott tried to get Michael fired from his job. He lied to Michael's employers! That's a crime! That's SLANDER! And so no. I don't like him. I don't want Michael to have anything to do with him. I don't want Michael to have that living with him. It can only lead to more stress and upset. And the fact that Michael wants to do this and keep it from his family just says to me that he's ashamed of the decision, or he wouldn't feel the need to hide it from them. Ugh.

So...I got a call from my friend Carrie, who I've not seen in ages. She wanted to meet up in Kerrytown, which is within walking distance of my place. I took a shower and talked on the phone with Michael on my way there. Michael spilled the beans that Mollie is going to be in Michigan on the 14th (she's taking a bus) and that she'll be here for 2 weeks. I was a little annoyed to have these details, as I was still hoping for some surprise and I wasn't going to ask anymore questions about the party - only Michael sounded so broken that I didn't know how to tell him to stop telling me this stuff. He also told me that my friend Chris was in on the party plan. It was so weird, because I was feeling way better, and Michael was bringing me back down - and I was worried about him, but felt almost...manipulated. I don't think he was trying to do that at all, but that's the closest word I can come up with for what I was feeling. I mean, I was the one that was lied too...and I was getting over it and feeling so much better about things, and he was dragging me back down.

He let me go, sounding suicidal. There's this massive emotional turmoil with him now. And I don't know how to pull him out of it. It's sweet that he feels bad that he hurt me, but it's like he can't seen anything else. He can't see that I'm ok and I understand the circumstances and that I'm ready to move on and continue where we left off. I want to work through this. And it almost sounds like he's ready to give up. And it's hurting me. I don't know what to do.

Carrie stopped into this place and got some tea. I got an Emerald Pineapple smoothie. We sat outside and talked and talked. We went inside and sat and talked and talked. We went back to my place and talked and talked. It was glorious. It was nice to touch base with her and it was like old times, only...different. We've both grown up a lot, and it was evident in our conversation. We're adults now. And that's ok. That's great, actually. We talked until after 2am, but I was exhausted. I was ready to go to bed around 11pm, but it was so great I didn't want it to end. I eventually retired, but left Mark talking to Carrie.

I had told Michael I would call him when my visit was over so I did. He said he'd slept a little, but was watching Justice League now. He still sounded like he was dying. It hurt to hear him sound that way. I went right to sleep after we said goodbye, though the light was on in my room, and I was fully dressed.

I woke up around 11am. I read the news. I saw Mark off to work. I did the facebook thing. I downloaded True Blood and last week's The Closer. Michael just texted me and says he'll be over in a couple hours. Today is our 3 month anniversary.

I want to take a shower...and I'd like to go for another walk. I like that I've been getting more exercise, and while I've still been eating the same junk, I've been trying to eat less of it, which I feel good about.

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I watched last week's "The Closer"; it was good as usual. I took a long hot shower (bit of a headache) and shaved my head. I was going to go for a long walk, but it's raining, so I guess I'm staying in. I'm really looking forward to cuddling with Michael later. And I'm also expecting a call from Mollie, and that's always cause to smile. My visit with Carrie was so cool, I hope we keep the contact going; I loved listening to all her stories.

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Michael's here. It feels like all that drama didn't happen.

;-0)

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   Thursday, July 2, 2009

Michael just retested for STD's and came up clear; his HIV test comes back next week. I had him drive me out to where I get tested; I too should have my results next week. We're doing this now because we've been together 3 months, so everyone we slept with before hand should show up on the test. I've only had 1 sexual partner in the last 6 months (Michael), and the 3 others I've been with since my last test were all extremely safe, and Michael was tested about 2 months ago and came up negative so I'm not worried about my test, but there is the slightest chance that we could test positive - I don't expect that at all, but it's the responsibile thing to do, and I'm glad that we're doing it.

We also went to a comic shop, and LC / McDonalds. We watched the 3 part finale to the 2nd Season of Justice League ("Starcrossed"), which ended that series. But the next series, Justice League Unlimited is perfect continuation so it's really like a 3rd Season (and 4th Season) of Justice League.

Later we had sexy time. My stomach was upset later so I stayed up while Michael went to sleep. I talked on the phone with Mollie for a bit and did the Facebook thing. I'm psyched about Mollie coming out here in August; I want to play Wii games with her and enjoy the AC. ;-0)

I was about to go to bed when I found they had released the cover art and the plot descriptions for the remaining 2009 Trek titles, so I updated my Trek Books page with the art and links to Amazon. I've got all but one of those books already preordered. I'll have to order the other one sometime soon.

But now I'm getting into bed. I might read a bit before I sleep though. I'm so not reading as much this year as I have in the last 2 which makes me sad.

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I read some of the 2nd Voyager Relaunch book before going to sleep. Michael & I slept for a long time. We didn't really get out of bed until around 2:30pm. We watched the first 2 episodes of Justice League Unlimited; the 2nd of which ("For the Man Who Has Everything") always makes me misty eyed; it's so good! We played Boom Blox and had more sexy fun. Again, when I ate today my stomach was giving me troubles. This happened a few months ago where I was back to my old condition for a few days, but it passed, so I'm not as worried this time. We went to Chris and Bryan's to trade BSG discs, only I forgot an important one, so Chris is stopping by later to get that one. We didn't stay long; there seemed to be strange vibe going on there, but it might have just been me wigging out cause I'm actually exhausted again. Michael drove me home, and we held each other for awhile and talked before he left. I worked on my farm and answered e-mail. I'll probably do some more reading tonight. There are so many books I want to read this year and I've just not been reading them. I'd like to get through these:

Voyager 02: The Farther Shore
Voyager 03: Old Wounds
Voyager 04: Enemy of my Enemy
TNG: A Time to Be Born
TNG: A Time to Die
TNG: A Time to Sow
TNG: A Time to Harvest
TNG: A Time to Love
TNG: A Time to Hate
TNG: A Time to Kill
TNG: A Time to Heal
TNG: A Time for War, A Time for Peace
TNG: Death in Winter
Articles of the Federation
DS9: The Soul Key
DS9: The Never-Ending Sacrifice
TNG: Losing the Peace
A Singular Destiny
Titan 05: Over a Torrent Sea
Voyager 05: Full Circle
Titan 06: Synthesis
Voyager 06: Unworthy

Plus tons of other books.

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   Friday, July 3, 2009

I read some of Voyager last night while waiting for Chris to stop by for her BSG fix. I fell asleep. I woke up to the phone ringing (8:53pm) with Chris cancelling. Her words kind of confirmed my suspicion of things not going so well at home; I hope it all works out. I was awake...but still felt out of it. I was crabby all night, and only felt ok on my own. It sucked. I did start watching one of the many movie that I own but had never seen ("Hey, Happy!"), which was trippy and made me smile as I fell asleep this morning.

I slept until after 2pm. I had hot dreams and felt well rested. I had a dream about a boy that I went to school with. He was actually more like an amalgam of a bunch of people I went to school with. He said he came out 3 years ago, when I ran into him at a store. It was odd.

I saw that my farm was ready for harvesting and tried calling Mollie but it went right to her voicemail. I hired folks, and harvested Michael's. I worked the farms for over an hour, finishing nothing really. It's so time consuming.

Something upset me, and now I feel completely off. Like...hyper-sensitive. Like no matter what anyone would say to me today would set me off and I just don't want to be a bitch, so I'm trying to avoid people today.

I cancelled plans with Michael, and then with Mark. Even talking to Mark face to face was almost too much for me, and I kind of exploded for no reason. I'm not sure what's wrong with me, I just know that nothing good can come from me interacting with others at the moment.

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My moodswings persist. I feel like I'm on drugs...or dreaming. Everything annoys me. Everything upsets me. And I want to apologise to anyone who I've had any contact with in the last 24 hours. I just...I'm out of control. I very nearly took 1 of my cymbalta pills; at least a zombie can't be this annoyed with the world for no reason.

I want to call Michael, but I'm afraid I'll say terrible things, or come off as a bitch. Just a bit ago I was feeling better (or so I thought) so I started talking to Mark, only to have the odd nightmare feelings return...which left Mark pissed off and me in tears.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

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   Saturday, July 4, 2009

Watched the first 7 or 8 episodes of SVU Season 8 last night. Tried to hide out from the world. My mood swings were scary. I think they're slightly better today. I woke up with a headache though, which has only recently been medicated. Mark was nice enough to bring me some crazy bread. I planted the farms, and harvested Mollie's (thanks Mollie), which was long and boring, but was easy enough while waiting for pain killer to kick in.

Mollie sounded tired when she called to tell me about her farm. I would have inquired further but my head hurt so bad that I was single minded in my thirst for oblivion. Blah.

Been listening to the first 2 cds I made for Shawn Foreman today, just because I like the mix and I didn't have the energy to come up with something else. Today marks 8 years since I officially started dating Travis. I saw fireworks that night with Janice and several family members. Um...also I got an amazing blowjob on this day in 2003. Why does my brain work the way that it does?

I feel stoned. Might go for a walk with Mark. Might ivite Michael over. Need to call Chris and set up a time when she can pick up Razor.

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Watched the first 7 or 8 episodes of SVU Season 8 last night. Tried to hide out from the world. My mood swings were scary. I think they're slightly better today. I woke up with a headache though, which has only recently been medicated. Mark was nice enough to bring me some crazy bread. I planted the farms, and harvested Mollie's (thanks Mollie), which was long and boring, but was easy enough while waiting for pain killer to kick in.

Mollie sounded tired when she called to tell me about her farm. I would have inquired further but my head hurt so bad that I was single minded in my thirst for oblivion. Blah.

Been listening to the first 2 cds I made for Shawn Foreman today, just because I like the mix and I didn't have the energy to come up with something else. Today marks 8 years since I officially started dating Travis. I saw fireworks that night with Janice and several family members. Um...also I got an amazing blowjob on this day in 2003. Why does my brain work the way that it does?

I feel stoned. Might go for a walk with Mark. Might ivite Michael over. Need to call Chris and set up a time when she can pick up Razor.

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   Monday, July 6, 2009

Saturday night I went for that walk with Mark, which was nice. I called Michael during the walk, who was watching JLU. Michael had stuff on his mind, which we later discussed. He said he couldn't come out, but then later changed his mind and joined me. We went to Aut Bar, then came home and watched the 2 Justice League themed episodes of Static Shock that I have. Then slept. Lots of sleeping and cuddles.

I dreamt that I was shopping with my family, Michael and Mark. I was annoyed to see that Rush Limbah was there, and we were wearing similar red shirts. I went to use the restroom and noticed the signs on the doors read 'homosexuals' & 'heterosexuals'. I rebelled and went into the hetero john. I stood at a urinal and was ready to let loose when I saw this 12yo kid looking up at me through a metal grate, saying that I didn't belong in there; he called me a fag. I said, oh yeah? And turned and pissed on him. He said he was going to report me. I told him that my name was Rush Limbah and to remember to describe my shirt. I went and found my family, and made sure to buy a new black jacket to cover my shirt. As we walked out of the store, Rush was being dragged away by police officers. I woke up happy. lol

Michael had to leave for home so he could go to work. We said our goodbyes. I called Chris to see about getting Razor to her and she reminded me that it was Robert Alfaro's 20th birthday. I told her I'd stop by and give her the BSG disc there. My clothes were in the dryer from the previous night, but still damp. It took awhile to dry them, but I made it out there. Mark had the day off but didn't join me as he'd not had much sleep.

It was nice spending time with Diana, Robert, Bryan, Chris, and one of Robert's cousins (I forget his name). I sat in the sun, so Di wouldn't have to. I ended up staying long after Bryan, and later Chris had to leave. It was a good time. I stopped at LC on my way home, ate and went back to bed.

I woke up a few hours later and jumped online. I texted with Michael. Mark later stopped by my room and asked me what was wrong with my face (what every boy longs to hear) - turns out I have a nasty sunburn. Mark was concerned, as he's never known me to have a sunburn, as I'm usually very careful about being in the sun without sunblock. He went to the store and got me all kinds of supplies to help me deal with it, which was extremely nice of him.

Michael's planning on having my party at his friend Danny's, where they can have a BBQ. But I don't eat BBQ and find it kind of repulsive, plus I wanted Carrie to come and I think she'd pass if that was going on, and I wouldn't blame her. Michael also said he'd just pick me up some LC when I got hungry, but I don't really like eating at any LC; I really only like the one. So that means I don't get to eat at my party, and I get to pretend that I'm not disgusted by everyone else eating all around me. I'm sure if I talk to him about it I can change the plans...only maybe not, as he's planned this pretty well. We're going to his friend Mark's birthday party this weekend; it will be good to see him and Danny.

I worked on my DCAU Viewing Order thingy all night long. I didn't realize the time had passed so quickly. I'm making tons of progress. I hope that at least some of the theories I worked out will prove accurate. lol. If not, it was fun anyways. ;-0)

I'm exhausted. I should sleep.

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I've really just been working on my DCAU viewing order...for HOURS. It goes by so fast. It's weird, because it's fun, but it's exhausting too. You'd think it would be relaxing, just sort of sitting there, putting all the pieces together...but it's not. It's not stressful either. But I'm thinking about a million pieces of continuity at once, and I'll think I have it just right, and then I don't. Or in one case I was relying on something that someone once said about the show, but I now see that as being open to interpretation, so I had to rework it for myself and came up with something completely different.

My face hurts.

lol. That sounds funny. But it really does. It almost feels swollen.

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I thought about going to Necto for about 10 seconds, then decided bed rest and sunburn fighting aloe vera was more fun. lol. My stomach is upset; food not staying down. And I didn't overeat so I'm not sure what's going on. Oh well. I'll just try to ride it out.

Michael might be coming over later.

Torchwood started airing in the UK today, but I've not decided if I want to watch it yet. Part of me wants too. Part of me wants to wait until the end of the week and watch it all at once. And part of me wants to wait for the DVD's I've got preordered for the end of the month. We'll see.

The Shore Leave Convention is this weekend, which means lots of Star Trek book news should be coming our way. I'm really excited to hear what the new titles will be. I'm such a geek.

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   Tuesday, July 7, 2009

So I watched 2 SVU episodes to chill. And then I just couldn't wait, and watched the new Torchwood - which was really good. I was kind of weary about it, because while I loved the first season and enjoyed the 2nd, I felt it had lost something in that 2nd season - but this played a lot better. Score. Makes me want to see the first ever episode again - my introduction to the Whoniverse.

Michael should be here around 3am I guess. Says he's had a hard night and just wants to see me cause I make things better.

Mark is on the phone with Comcast. Apparently our internet connection keeps going off and on, but I've been lucky enough to only catch it while it's on. That's way more luckier than I usually am. Is luckier a word? lol.

Um...only not. When I went to post this the connection was down. lol. I'll just leave this open and post it when it's back on. It's 1:56am now.

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   Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Michael joined me yesterday morning, around 3am I think. We cuddled. Had amazing sex. Like...powerful sex. It brought back a lot of memories for me; memories of times when I was younger and sex seemed more intense some how. I almost wrote about it afterwards, but just went to sleep with Michael instead.

I slept until around 2:30pm I think. I was awake for Michael leaving for work though. I did almost nothing on Tuesday. In the evening I watched the new Torchwood (still kicking ass, and still feeling like Season 1 in my opinion), and then worked on the farms, with Mollie's help. I was still working on them when Michael after 1am.

I'm taking a break from the farms now, though I need to harvest some grapes around 4:30am. Michael is watching Batman Beyond downstairs. I'm going to shave and shower and stuff, and chill. Might watch some Doctor Who with Michael later. ;-0)

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I shaved and showered, then watched "Aliens of London" with Michael. So much fun to watch the older episodes of New Who :-0) Now Michael is sleeping while I get ready to harvest my farm. Then I can sleep too.

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I slept from about 7am-2pm. I got up just as Mark was leaving for work, and Michael was getting ready to leave. I worked on the farms and read the news. I ate and got sick. That's happening a lot lately. Hope it passes soon. It's annoying and gross.

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   Thursday, July 9, 2009

So yesterday mostly sucked. The Michael part was nice. The moments with Mollie amused. But everything else was sort of horrible.

I got the latest installment of Torchwood, but haven't watched yet. Yesterday took a lot out of me.

I did go back and finally finish watching "Hey, Happy", which was even stranger than the first half. I didn't like the 2nd half as much, though the plethora of naked men didn't hurt. lol

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Made it to level 33 on Farm Town. I just need to make it to 34 before I can start planning out my home with Michael. ;-0)

I worked on my DCAU Viewing Order page some more. Made even more progress. I have a lot more work to do, but I think I've cracked quite a bit of it. Hopefully it doesn't all fall apart. I'm so glad I've been getting this project done, as it's something I've been wanting to have done for years now. It's interesting seeing what the DCAU would be like, watching it in chronological order.

I still haven't watched last night's Torchwood, and I'm not sure I'll get to it before bed; I'm really very tired. The news on Torchwood is good; it sounds like it's kicking ass in the ratings!!! Now that I I've thought about it, I'll probably watch the new Torchwood now. ;-0)

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Still awake. I watched the most recent episode of The Closer even though I still haven't found the previous installment. I watched the new Torchwood, which did not disappoint. It featured a nice Doctor Who reference, and the recurring Whoniverse News Reporter Trinity Wells, who has now appeared in each of the 3 major shows! ;-0)

2 installments left. 1 of them in less than 24 hours.

I'm having trouble sleeping, but I'm not sure why. Hopefully I'll pass out soon.

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I slept for about 4 hours. I'd think I'd be more tired, but so far I'm not.

The other morning, when Michael was here, I went to the Trek forums and found that one of the Trek authors had left me what I thought was a sort of nasty response. Lately, I've not been feeling up to arguing online. It just seems like a waste of energy, but I wanted to tackle this, and so I did (though I was exhausted, and just wanted to climb into bed with Michael). I didn't go back to see the response. I didn't want to read the response. Today I went there, and planned to not go to that thread; just didn't want to deal with it. But I got a surprise; a private message from another reader who complimented me on my response, and assured me that I wasn't the only one who felt the way I did. Aww. It made me feel good.

I traded some facebook mails with an old school friend. Well, I don't know that we were actually friends in school; I didn't really have many friends in school. I was a very splintered soul back then. Part of me attended school; part of me went to church; and part of me was the gayest kid, ever. lol And those parts didn't really unite until I was about 19 - and because of that, the 3 parts of me are all kind of a blur. Still, it was nice to touch base with him.

I'm not working on my farm today, which feels great. lol

I'll probably work on my DCAU thingy more, but not right now. I kind of feel like doing some cleaning.

Oh. I noticed earlier that my phone was dead. I plugged it in to program my pal's #, but didn't check for messages. I suppose I should do that now.

And Torchwood continues to get great ratings.

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I lied about not working on my farm. But only because Mollie needed help, and then Paul needed help, and then Paul pointed out that there were a bunch of new crops to choose from! Yay! lol. Turns out Paul is actually trying to get to level 34 as well, so I guess we think alike. Except I'm buying my mansion for two, as Michael will be living with me on my cyber farm.

I had a nice phone chat with Mollie. We talked about Harry Potter; Farm Town; Doctor Who / Torchwood / The Sarah Jane Adventures; boys; Batman; arguments with idiots...it was all good.

I just found I missed a text from Carrie. I should send her a message.

Also missed a voicemail from Michael. Need to call him.

I have the new Torchwood. I'll watch it soon I'm sure.

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   Friday, July 10, 2009

The new Torchwood made me cry. I look forward to seeing how the season wraps up tomorrow.

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I was just on the phone with Mollie and her voice got all odd and she said she had to let me go because she was going to have a seizure. Creepy. I hope she's ok.

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Mollie called me back after a bit and she's ok. So...no worries. Or...Less worries.

I have a slight headache. Been eating less today cause of my troubles. I think I might have something resembling a meal soon.

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Ate. Going to bed relatively soon I think. I'm very sleepy.

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I slept well, when I was able to. I had very odd dreams. I dreamt I was sleeping in the bedroom I had as a child. I don't think that's ever happened since I stopped sleeping in that room...about 1984 I think. Weird. My dreams weren't creepy or anything, but they were stranger than usual. Maybe because my belly was really upset.

I woke up several times feeling wretched, but it seemed to pass on it's own, with no foul symptoms. I'm wondering what that was about.

I'm having a really great conversation with my friend Carrie who is Vegan. I wanted her input on some changes to my diet. I'm not interested in being Vegan exactly; I just want some healthier choices, as I've been eating a lot of CRAP lately, and I'm worried about what the consequences of that might be. I'd just like to live a bit healthier. Like...I eat a disturbing amount of chocolate chip cookies in a week. It would really freak people out I think. So I'm trying to get rid of those for awhile. But I need to replace them with something a bit more healthy. Carrie is helping me out with that, and I'm grateful.

I actually eat very little meat. I sometimes have pep stix, but very rarely; maybe 4 or 5 times a year. I used to have them daily. I also used to eat a lot of bacon, but I've cut way back on that too. And that's all the meat I eat (unless we're in innuendo land). I don't drink milk. I don't just snack on cheese, but I do get a lot of cheese from Little Caesars food and I'm not planning on ever giving that up. But having said that, I don't get Pizza very often these days (mostly get crazy bread) because my stomach has a hard time digesting pizza, even when I take my pills.

I don't drink a lot of soda at home. I find that soda from a bottle or can upsets my stomach more than fountain soda, so I mostly just have it when out for food, and even then it's usually a small that I don't finish. I don't drink Mountain Dew or Coffee. I mostly drink bottled water. Sometimes I have a Boost (a health drink). And store bought juice. I'm looking into trying fresh juice, and adding tea to my beverages.

I want to eat more salad. When I have it usually, it gives me the runs, but I think I know a way to prevent that. Also, Carrie says that's a normal symptom when your body isn't used to taking that kind of nutrition in, and that your body gets used to it and then that doesn't happen anymore. That would be nice, as I actually LIKE salad.

Carrie also assured me that about 50% of the Farmer's Market accepts food stamps, and mentioned other places that take EBT. That's good to know.

As I said, I'm not going strictly Vegan, or 'Raw', but I'm very aware that a lot of what I eat is probably hurting me in some way, and I'm just trying to prevent that from hurting me in the long run. That's it. I'm not becoming a hippie (though I support my friends that are), and I'm not freaking out about every little thing I eat. I just think it's time for me to explore some other options. I'm really weird about food, so any positive change is a good thing. But I guess that's true for anyone. lol

I talked to Michael and Mollie briefly today. I need to get some stuff done. I need to get the season finale for Torchwood. Michael's coming over for the night when that's finished. Hopefully my belly aches are gone for the night.

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Ok. So I just did some checking. And the 'small' changes I'm making are actually pretty huge. See, I eat on average, two packages of Chips Ahoy cookies a week. Just cutting those out of my diet should make a HUGE difference. Check this out. I'm not a big callorie checker but I was curious what I was doing to myself with all those cookies so I checked it out and this is what I found. Eating those cookies every week gave me this:

12,480 Callories
5450 of those Callories were from FAT.

624 Grams of FAT made up of:
195 Grams Saturated Fat
195 Grams Polyunsaturated Fat
156 Grams Monounsaturated Fat

8,580 mg of Sodium!

1,716 Grams of Total Carbohydrates:
including 858 Grams of SUGAR.

That's a pretty big change, even if I just cut down on my intake, but I'm hoping to skip them completely. I can see myself having them as a treat sometime, but it's amazing to me that cutting that out will save me from being subjected to 8,580 mg of Sodium and 858g of Sugar Every Single Week! So...wish me luck!

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   Saturday, July 11, 2009

"Torchwood: Children of Earth" ended brilliantly. The 5 part story wasn't perfect, but it's flaws were minor, and the finale moved me to tears yet again. I'm anxious to see where that finale takes us in future stories. Wow. Just...wow. And if for some reason they don't bring back Torchwood (which I highly doubt as it raked in HUGE numbers for the series and a host of great reviews) - this season would make a really great finale to the series overall. I liked this Season so much better than 2; I can't even express how much more.

Michael joined me after Torchwood, and we went to LC and McDonalds (for Michael), then back home where we played some Wii, watch the "World War Three" episode of Doctor Who, and then Michael went to sleep while I worked on my farm, and read the news.

The Star Trek book news from the Shore Leave convention is in, and I'm not nearly as excited about next year's schedule as I was this year's. In fact I'm rather disappointed. There are no new Voyager, Enterprise or S.C.E. or Vanguard novels, yet there are like 8 Classic Trek / New Movie Universe novels. Plus the DS9 book and offshoots that we're getting aren't likely to be telling the story they've been building up in that series for the last 3 years or so... :-0(

Still here's the best of the bunch in my opinion...

Books I'm Excited About:

Spring 2010:
"Seven Deadly Sins"

I'm hoping this anthology will have some DS9 based content as each story features a different race of Trek aliens, and several of them (Cardassians, Klingons, Ferengi, and Mirror Universe) have close ties to DS9.

June:
"Untitled New Frontier Novel"

I love the entire New Frontier series, and the last one left a bit of a cliffhanger.

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The next 4 titles are part of a story arc set in 2382, after the most recent novels this year.

October:
"Titan #7: Seize the Fire"

November:
"Aventine #01: Zero Sum Game"

The Aventine is the command of Ezri Dax, introduced in the Destiny trilogy and appearing in a few other books. She's getting her own book (and possible series) here. Ezri and at least one other member of her crew (Sam Bowers) are DS9 characters, so this is the next best thing to a DS9 centric novel.

December:
"DS9: The Rough Beasts of Empire"

A new DS9 novel set in 2382; the previous novels were set in early 2377. I'm excited about this book, but I'm also annoyed that the story has jumped forward so far. My hope is that the story here will be used to set up stories set between 2377 & 2382 - and that stories in both eras will be forthcoming.

January 2011:
"TNG: Path of Disharmony"

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Slept pretty well, after a while. But Mark let in an annoy flock of mosquitos last night and I've been dealing with them ever since; they attacked Michael & all night. Ick.

My tummy was upset earlier. Michael went to a party. He's coming to get me now. I'm gonna pick up food on the way, as I've had nothing today. I need to get some groceries later, and then I'll go to Whole Foods tomorrow.

Mark is going to Best Buy to get my monitor, and that (along with a new (for me) keyboard will probably be installed when I get home (according to Mark). The new monitor will be considerably larger than my current one and use far less electricity.

Michael should be here in like 5 minutes. Someone hit his car last night, and he's worried about cash so I'm forcing him to take $20.00. He said he didn't want it, and I told him if he didn't take it I wouldn't go anywhere with him. He told me he loved me.

I've got to go.

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   Sunday, July 12, 2009

Went to LC, then the party with Michael. I was careful not to eat too much. I've been extra guarded about my eating lately, but that's cool, as I've not been throwing up the last few days now. I've been taking my pills too. Hope it all works out.

The party was nice... I liked seeing Michael's friends. I love Mark & Danny, and they were there, so that was cool. But there were a lot of mosquitos, and dogs, and people I didn't know (not usually a big deal for me, but they were) talking about things I had no clue how to jump in on. I don't care about landscaping or working on houses. As an example, at one point there was a conversation between 2 lesbians and some gays (lol) discussing the need for ponds in a yard, and the damage done to one pond and the expansion of one, and one guy not wanting one while his partner did. And...that's just not my forte. It's not something I care about, or have much opinion on. It doesn't excite me or bother me or anything me at all. The people involved were nice...I just didn't know how to connect with them.

We stopped and got some Fritos on the way home. I'm telling you, Fritos help keep my stomach happy. I didn't even look at the cookie aisle. 3 days cookie free. :-0) That probably doesn't seem like a big deal, but I've been eating them every day for like 6 months.

When we got home, we chatted with Mark a bit. We had a shower to get all the sunblock / perfume / insect repellent / smoke off of us. Then Michael and I had some amazing alone time! I was hot for him all evening, so that was a really great pay off. Then another shower. Then I went to sleep, while Michael went and got some food, watched some Batman Beyond, and played Wii. Later I got up just as he was getting into bed, so I stayed and cuddled for a bit. I then got up and read some news, and worked on my farm a bit. I have crops coming in relatively soon.

I think I might do some reading.

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I read a bit before bed. Cuddled with Michael. Woke up around 2pm from a dream, in which I woke up in bed with Shawn & Jonathan. We were all wrapped up in blankets, trying to stay warm. Shawn had woken me blabbing on the phone with another Shawn I used to know, and when he got off the phone he bitched that the other Shawn wasn't taking the hint that Shawn F was in love with him. I looked to Jonathan to see if he was hurt by this, but he had a bored expression, was playing Farm Town with his foot up (which was bleeding like a fountain over rocks, with a relaxing waterfall sound). Jonathan said that if only the other Shawn could hear this Shawn whine and bitch, then he'd know just how made for each other they are. lol It was so odd, and that was just before I woke up.

When I woke, Michael was preparing to leave, just as Mark was leaving as well. I reminded Michael that he promised to take me to Whole Foods and Kroger. We got that sorted, while I fixed some shit on my computer and then harvested my farm, and chatted briefly with my nephew Justin. I got dressed and Michael took me to Whole Foods, where I got a fruit tray, some salad ingrediants, water, tea, organic bread and dressing, and some melon. I'm trying some new stuff, which is always scary for me. Hopefully it works out. Oh. And my EBT Card doesn't pay for Tea, so I skipped the tea. I have some at home anyways.

After that I decided to skip Kroger, so Michael drove me home. He helped me carry in my groceries. We kissed for a bit. I walked him to his car and kissed him goodbye again, and that was that.

I called Mark to find out where he had gone (thinking he'd gone shopping) but he was at work. I just planted my farm, and now I'm chilling on my own until I get hungry or sleepy. At which point I'll still be chilling on my own, only I'll be sleeping or eating. lol

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I read for a bit, and then took a long nap. I dreamt I was living in an abandoned house that I was exploring, discovering toys and books and all kinds of stuff. Janice was there too and her kids. It was cool.

I woke up to find two texts on my phone. One from Michael lamenting the lack of sexy time today, and one from Mark telling me about the carnival that Michael and I also spotted yesterday at Pioneer High. I hope it doesn't end today. I completely forgot about it and I'd like to ride some rides.

I traded some facebook messages with Carrie. She explained why my EBT card wouldn't cover the tea I wanted as it was probably under 'medicinal tea' and the card won't pay for anything that's seen as supplimental. Which is weird, cause it works for Boost (thankfully).

I've got this song stuck in my head called "It's Not Fair" by Lily Allen. I'm hungry now, so I'll probably have a bit of salad.

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So instead of having cookies with my fritos, I had a simple salad of green leaf lettice, snap peas, and vegan organic Itallian dressing. The dressing isn't wonderful for you, but it's better than the crap I was eating, and better than the dressing I usually use. Also, having a small bowl of salad guarntees that I don't over eat (my stomach can only handle small doses of food). Now I'm sipping on some organic caffeine free ginger tea that I've had for ages but never got in the habbit of drinking. The tea was made with electrolyte enhanced water. I'm not dropping fritos or Little Caesars or anything but those cookies really, but with just a few simple changes I think I'm probably making a world of difference. Wish me luck!

Hopefully I don't come off as crazy.

Oh. I just remembered Kira (on DS9) talking to Odo about ginger tea in a flashback to how they met (from "Necessary Evil"). Nice memory. Great episode.

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I watched some Lily Allen music videos and not only is she cool, but she's gay friendly. She's got this song "Fag Hag", but a better one, called "Fuck You", which is telling homophobe racist types to fuck off and die. ;-0) lol

I also watched the first episode of "Wonderfalls", it's set in the same universe as Pushing Daisies, and it shows! Yay! There's a crossover character, and some of the same actors. It's like an extra season of the show really. A Pushing Daisies Prequel. :-0)

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   Monday, July 13, 2009

Mark got home and we talked for a bit.

I had a piece of peanut butter toast (with organic white bread), with a Boost, plus some small servings of cantaloupe & blackberries. The orgranic bread, cantaloupe and blackberries were all new to me, and I liked all of them. :-0)

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Right. So I had a fantastic wank. :-0)

A nice hot shower followed. Scrubbed everything clean. I continue to use the Aloe Vera goop that Mark got me, to help with the remnants of my sunburn and to moisturize as I take a lot of showers, though he's always pestering me to use it more, and he's probably right.

I feel really, truly relaxed.

My stomach isn't bothering me, which tells me that I've gotten enough rest, and taken my pills, and not eaten too much. And I'm grateful for that. Go me!

I hope it lasts.

I probably won't be seeing Michael until Friday. I'm supposed to hang with Carrie sometime soon. Paul wanted to hang out last week but it just flew by! I'm not sure I mentioned this in my blog before, but on the way home from the party on Saturday we stopped at Charle's apartment and got the movies back that he borrowed back in early November. It's good to have them back where they belong, and it was nice to see him briefly as well. He was wearing a "Homophobia Is Whack" shirt, which is a good sign I think.

:-0)

It was better being with Michael though.

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Other sci-fi geeks...especially gay sci-fi geeks, just piss me the hell off.

Aside from that, I've got less than 100 pages left in my itty-bitty-book that I should have finished ages ago. What's with me not reading books at a normal pace this year???

I had a light snack of blueberries, honey dew and water. The first 2 items were completely new to me. And again, I liked them. :-0)

I'm tired.

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I slept from about 10am to 4pm I think? Maybe I went to bed at 9am. Not sure. I slept well. I read the news. I showered. I harvsted my farm.

I just had a salad of green & red leaf lettice, plus unshelled snap peas. I've probably had red leaf lettice before, but while I've enjoyed eating snap peas fresh from the pod in the past, today is the first time I've ever eaten the pods as well! Still yummy. Also had more of my organic vegan salad dressing, which I love. I had fritos with this, as I am with all my salad type stuff, as I'm hoping this will prevent unfortunate gastro side effects from eating so much salad. It seems to be working.

I was going to have some melon with my salad but Carrie warned me that this is a bad mix. Apparently your stomach digests them at different rates or something, and the way they interact can make you heave. So I'm saving the melon / fruit as a snack for later, with some more peanut butter toast.

About the bread that I got. I was raised on white WonderBread. As far as I know, nobody in my household ever had anything else. I've been told over the years that there's nothing really good that comes from eating white bread, and I've tried others, but white bread comforts me as one of the foods that I ate growing up that wasn't exactly junk food.

The new white bread I got from Whole Foods is a smaller loaf then I usually get. I'm not sure if it's any better for me than the white bread I've been buying from Kroger the last decade, and I've not paid attention to the ingrediants of that Kroger product to notice any differences, but the bread feels different; it's more compacted; more firm. And the packackage says there are no preservativs and no additives and that it's chemical free. It says that the finished product meets or exceeds the written standards of excellence by the Circle of Excellence(?). The ingrediants: unbleached white spelt flour, water, honey, expeller pressed canola oil, yeast & sea salt. That sounds pretty simple. And I've heard that sea salt is better for digestion than regular table salt. I'm now curious to see what's in the stuff I've been eating for years.

This is the kind of thing I've been thinking about the last couple months. Food. Not to lose weight, cause that's not a problem for me. But to feel healthy. To be healthy. Or at least more healthy than I have been. For so long I couldn't have much of anything, and when I did I was terribly sick. I was losing so much weight and it scared me, and my life was miserable. When it was suddenly possible to eat so much that I'd been deprived of, I kind of jumped to all the bad stuff, and I stayed there, for a very long time. But I think I'm finally coming out of that place. It was like I was making up for lost time, but I think I can stop that now and not feel cheated.

I'm drinking organic Chamomile Herb Tea, which I like quite a lot. This is another tea that I've had in the cubbard for a long while. Aside from fritos, everything I've had for the last 24 hours has been health food type stuff. And I'm ok with that. It's been a good mix of things.

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I slept from 7:30pm - 10:20pm. The pills that let me eat make me sleepy. When I woke up I was hungry again, so I had some peanutbutter toast (1 slice), a Boost with some Fritos, and then for desert I had blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. I haven't had raspberries in ages. I've never liked them as the seeds always bothered me, but they don't bother me now for some reason, so that's cool. Now I'm just sipping bottled water.

It's possible I could go to Necto tonight, but I'm not sure if I will or not.

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Probably NOT going to Necto. I feel like working on my DCAU Veiewing Order page, and I'm content to do that. ;-0)

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   Tuesday, July 14, 2009

I got quite a bit done on my DCAU page. I also got to trade messages with Michael, and have a nice phone conversation with Mollie. I just had another salad and water.

I also watched "Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker", and JLU's "Epilogue", to help me with the DCAU stuff. Fun stuff! ;-0)

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   Wednesday, July 15, 2009

I went to sleep this morning around 9am I think, after a night of working on my DCAU page, which I'm really enjoying, though it's a lot of work. It's really coming together I think. I also helped Mollie with her farm, and she helped me with mine. I planted my crops in a design this time; I hope Mollie sees it. ;-0)

I got up around 1:30pm I think. Mark was getting ready to leave, so I got up as well, as I needed the car for some errands. Mollie texted me about then but I was running around with my sleepy eyes half closed. Mark drove us to his job (stopping at the bank and Pizza Hut), then I dropped off a package for him at UPS, went to Kroger for Fritos, and the bank to deposit some cash. I stopped at American's Best to see if Varian was in, but she's still off, most likely until the end of the month. Then I stopped at Hillard's to see if Michael Eisinger was working but I couldn't see him. I headed to Whole Foods where I bought a tote bag, and brought home celery, green leaf lettice, parsley, raspberries, blackberries, water, garlic, & butter lettice (which has these really big green leaves). There are so many fruits and vegtables that I want to try, but I'm kind of concentrating on different things in my salad for now. The berries I got for my deserts.

When I got home I put away my groceries and did the dishes. I called my sister Janice and talked to her for awhile. I might see her on Saturday at the Mooreville Reunion. I might also visit them sometime soon.

Then I got on here and started this entry, during which Michael called me and I talked to him.

I had another headache yesterday, and one today as well. I think, probably because of the weather. I have to figure out my insurance so I can go see my doctor and get new medication.

I need to clean up my room...and I'm in need of a shower. Which reminds me that I'm out of bodywash damn it! I need to go out to HARC tonight too. Hmmmm.

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I clipped my nails and showered. I cleaned up my room. I bagged up and took out the trash.

I went to HARC and got my results: as of Wednesday, July 1, 2009 I remain HIV NEGATIVE. I was pretty sure that was the case as since my last test I've only had 5 partners; 4 of which were completely safe, and the 5th (Michael) has already tested negative twice since I met him, and we've also both tested negative for other stds. Still, it's nice to have it confirmed.

I was originally going to go to Little Caesars on my way home, but I wanted more salad and couldn't have both so I just came home. I made a salad with butter lettice, celery, parsley & snap peas. I had to use our cutting board for the first time in my life. The salad was great.

I'm watching the latest episode of the Closer.

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After "The Closer" I took a nap, and my alarm just woke me up. I need to get dressed and go pick up Mark from work.

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   Thursday, July 16, 2009

Mollie called me on the way to pick up Mark. We didn't talk long as I was driving. I got to Mark's work on time. Mark let me in, and one of his coworkers, Richard was watching DS9's "The Wire", a fantastic Garak episode. We chatted for a minute and then headed out. On the way to the car there was an older man coming in who I said hello to, and he said hello back, before he got really rude about where I had parked the car, at which point I called him a dick, and we were off to Meijer to get one of Mark's coworker's a going away card. I called Mollie back and chatted for a bit, there was a big storm where she lived so she let me go. When we got home Mark went to bed (he has to be up at 7am) and Mollie & I worked on each others' farms. Now I'm finally done planting mine...I've been doing crazy patterns on mine lately, to deal with some of the inherrant boredom of the game.

Now what?

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   Friday, July 17, 2009

After the last entry I worked on my DCAU stuff, shaved and showered, and got all ready for when Michael would around, around 11pm. Mark got home before Michal did, and I showed him the progress I'd made on my page. Michael joined us. Mark went to his room. Michael & I had some really amazing...well, you know. After we showered, Michael went to get some food and I had a salad with some bread. Michael got back and ate while he watched Batman Beyond (he's on Season 3) downstairs while I worked on the DCAU thing some more upstairs. I fell asleep while researching. Michael joined me soon after, but I got up, my stomach in knots. I had stomach problems all night. I was pretty exhausted, but I had to keep going to the bathroom. This is the first negative symptom I've had in relation to my new diet, but it might just be a fluke, as my body gets like that sometimes. Anyways, Michael wanted me to join him in bed I didn't want to lay down until I was pretty sure things were better, or I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore so I could hide in my oblivion. In the end it was a little bit of both.

I woke up a few times with Michael up. He eventually kissed me goodbye and left, saying something about going shopping. I couldn't get back to sleep. I'd call him, but I'm worried my tummy troubles aren't completely gone, and I'd rather be sure of that before I bother him again. I feel like he was disappointed we weren't spending more time together the way that he wanted, but then so was I.

Some cool non-spoilery BSG news. The extended cuts available on the dvds add up to an hour more footage! There's 10 more minutes in "A Disquiet Follows My Soul", There's 20 minutes more in "Islanded in a Stream of Stars", and then in a special cut of the finale that combines all 3 episodes that make up "Daybreak", there is an additional 30 minutes of footage! Awesome! And while "The Face of the Enemy" webisodes (which are ESSENTIAL) are not included here or on the DVD release of The Plan, which has now been announced as coming to DVD (in an extended cut) on October 27(!!!), this article on Digital Bits had this to say on the matter:

"Unfortunately, the 10-part Face of the Enemy webisode series is missing here for some unknown reason (possibly disc space). We've checked with Universal and the studio IS aware that people want it, so we're told that it will be made available on disc at some point in the future. We'll keep you up to date on this."

That relieves some of my annoyance with the webisodes not being included. I was worried I was the only one that was upset they were gone, or that Universal didn't care. Hopefully this will be resolved soon so that I can have the complete series on DVD, but unless they give it a disc all it's own, the only thing I can imagine them releasing this on is a first season set of Caprica, which probably won't be available until fall 2010 at the earliest. Still, the word is we'll see it on disc at some point, and that's better news than anything else I've heard about it.

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I went back to bed after the last entry. I just got up a few minutes ago from a very weird nightmare, that was upsetting in the first few seconds of waking, but comical now. In the dream, Michael had given me herpes and then broken up with me, and I had all these weird sypmtoms to deal with while I was getting into trouble with this religious government agency, with these freaky vampire rock-star priests... lol

I'm having my farm harvested and plowed. I'm not planting anything thing. Trying to wait until I have the whole thing clear so I can try a new pattern. lol
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20 minutes later:

I was writing this entry while having my farm harvested and plowed, and I got an error message and internet explorer shut down! It wouldn't let me copy the text from my blog, or save it, so I hit 'print screen' and saved it as a jpeg, then retranscribed it from there. ;-0)

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   Saturday, July 18, 2009

I took another nap after the last entry. I woke up around 10:30pm when Mark called, and he offered to bring me home some crazy bread to see if that helped my stomach, and I thanked him. I took a shower. When I got out I was going to call Michael but there was a text from him saying that he hoped I slept well but that he was getting tired and he guessed that he would speak to me tomorrow (today), so I didn't call, as I thought that was a prettty clear sign that he was going to bed and that he was fine and there was nothing to worry about. Mark got home and the crazy bread was perfect. I felt better. I fell asleep again watching Superman. I woke up a few minutes ago, with more texts from Michael...one asking me if i was mad at him, and the other a comment on this blog saying that he wished that I'd called him so he could come back over but since it was now 3am he assumed I didn't want him back over. Dude. I thought he was asleep. lol. And anyways...I was asleep. Mostly. I might even go back to sleep if I can. I had more strange dreams.

Oh. Something weird about my blog that I forgot to mention to Mark, or correct on my own for the last few entries. When I post a new entry...it always posts as an hour earlier than I wrote it for some reason. I noticed it yesterday and corrected those entries. I'll do the same to this one and the previous ones.

I'm still excited about the BSG news from yesterday. Looking forward to seeing the Extended Cuts of those 3 episodes, and knowing that the studio is likely to release BSG: Face of the Enemy at some point, plus we're getting BSG: The Plan earlier than expected. I should have those extended cuts a week from wednesday. :-0)

I'll probably pre-order The Plan later today.

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10 to 11 days, that's all I have left to wait, and then I can see the BSG extended cuts!

Um. Yeah. I'm back to being geeked about BSG! :-0)

Perhaps I should start rewatching the Harry Potter movies in preperation of seeing #6? I might be seeing it on Tuesday with Michael, and possibly Paul. I have to talk to him about that. I have to talk to them both about it, really. Maybe I'll finally break down and buy the 5th one. It's weird that I don't own that one, cause it's my favorite in the series so far.

I think, when the next extended cut (which won't be out for MONTHS at least) of Watchmen comes out (assuming I like the Director's Cut), that I'll get that one on Blu-Ray.

Ooh. The new Star Trek movie comes to DVD in November.

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   Sunday, July 19, 2009

Went to the Mooreville Reunion yesterday; spent time with family. It was mostly fun, except my little sister made some disparaging remarks about me that I don't think she knew that I heard. I guess she's back to being a total cunt again, for no apparent reason. It's really annoying, because she said the remarks in a conspiratorial tone to other relatives, and then later her husband Paul did the same thing, as if they're starting some family war against me. And I don't even know why.

I had a nice visit with Aunt Marge and Katie. I got to talk to Justin and Jordan. Jordan wanted to come home with me at the last second but his mom said no. I'm not sure what that was about. I told him I'd have been fine with it, and I would have been, but I was also feeling exhausted, so it's probably for the best. It made me feel good that he wanted to visit me though.

When I got home I harvested and planted my farm in a new pattern, which Mollie thinks is pretty. Then I went to bed. I woke up 11:30pm. I called Michael. We talked for a bit. He got a bunch of stuff done yesterday and was having a great time with his friends, which I was ivited too, but I wanted to work on my DCAU project some more, so I let him go. I was about to work on that, when Mollie contacted me about harvesting her farm, which I did and we spoke on the phone.

After all that...and having some of my new DCAU theories shot to hell, I started reading a DS9 book that came out last year that I never got around to reading, and then I passed out again, only to wake up about a half hour ago.

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   Monday, July 20, 2009

I was feeling ill earlier. Still might be. Not sure.

I've not been working on the DCAU thing like I should. I've been reading and sleeping. Reading and sleeping. It keeps my mind off of feeling gross. Perhaps this is why I've had trouble reading this year, as I've not felt the need to escape anything.

I had some cookies. It wasn't about craving them or anything. They were just available and I needed food. Mark & Michael were both at work (I think). I don't feel about about it. I cut down on my intake of them and that was my goal. As soon as I can get to the store to get some groceries I'll be off them again. It's that simple.

I'm going to lay down again. I just don't feel like sitting at my computer right now.

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I should get some sleep.

The 5th Series of Doctor Who started filming today. And OMJ!!! I saw pictures of a returning guest star!!! I'm so excited!!!!

Don't be reading this Michael. lol

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Professor River Song is returning! Yay! I'd really love to rewatch those episodes right now, but they're still loaned out.

I think (though I'm not sure) that the Doctor's daughter might be back this year as well. I think this because it was The Moff's idea to leave her alive... hmmm.

Oh well.

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   Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Love my DS9 book.

My new monitor arrived and is installed.

I slept really well yesterday.

Michael came over last night. Lots of fun. We're seeing Harry Potter soon.

My stomach is giving me random troubles.

Mark finished Torchwood and liked it.

That's about all.

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   Wednesday, July 22, 2009

I had an unfortunate salad experience with an orange slug.

I saw Harry Potter 6 with Michael (I meant to ask Paul to go as well), which I liked, though just as when reading the book I felt somewhat unsatisfied, the movie felt the same way. Tons of things were cut out, but I expected this. There were several additions to the story which also worked quite nicely.

How I rate the movies:
01 Order of the Phoenix
02 Goblet of Fire
03 Half-Blood Prince
04 Chamber of Secrets
05 Sorcerer's Stone
06 Prisoner of Azkaban

How I rate the books:
01 Order of the Phoenix
02 Deathly Hallows
03 Goblet of Fire
04 Prisoner of Azkaban
05 Half-Blood Prince
06 Chamber of Secrets
07 Sorcerer's Stone

I rewatched "Donnie Darko" this morning. I've not watched it in so long; it was interesting seeing how differently I perceived everything.

I'm really cherishing this DS9 book I'm reading. It's the 3rd volume of a DS9 prequel trilogy. I read the first 2 last year when they were new. I loved the first one, and was a bit disappointed by the 2nd, and sort of felt like I'd had enough, but the 3rd one is a huge improvement. It's acually not so much a trilogy, as a stand alone prologue kind of book, followed by a duology. It's interesting, and really ties all the Cardassian / Bajoran threads together, setting up DS9...while feeling very much like a lost episode of the series. It's really impressive. It also ties into the post-series books, so it's very DS9. Very cool.

For instance, I think I'm about to read how Natima Lang met Quark and how he came to work on Terok Nor. There are also passages setting up The Oralian Way (Cardassian religion) as set up in the Garak novel, A Stitch in Time. And Odo is now developing rather well, and the story is also following Dr. Mora Pol, the Bajoran who's kind of like a father to him. It's just...very DS9. It feels like I'm wathing a prequel movie that sets up the series. I think anyone who's familiar with DS9 and loves the characters, and is interested in the Occupation, and the long history between the Bajorans and the Cardassians would love these books. And while the Cardassians are obviously not the heroes of the tale, their plight is expanded and almost nobody, no matter their race is identified by purely positive or negative details. It's very grey.

Anyways. I'm gonna read a bit more, though for once this year I know why I'm reading so slowly. This is a special gift to be treasured.

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I'm sick. Or my stomach is back to being insane. Maybe both. My stomach was bothering me this morning, so I took some pepto. Only since then (when not passed out in exhaustion) I've been puking pepto. It's so gross.

I didn't get to say goodbye to Michael, as I was locked away in the bathroom, trying to calm myself down with a hot bath, only that got messy really fast. Ugh. Really not having a good day.

I have "Head Over Heels" by Tears For Fears stuck in my head. It's in Donnie Darko, but I've always loved it. I remember when it was new that I wanted to buy a single of it (record) but I didn't have the money. I later had it on their greatest hits cd, which was one of the first cds I bought really.

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   Thursday, July 23, 2009

I've gotten lots of sleep. I've only been drinking water. I had a light snack earlier (nothing that I'd touched before) and I'm feeling a bit better. But I'm not 100% yet. Erg. Even with the water intake I feel very dehydrated...which makes everything feel uncomfortable. I'll try to rest more today.

Michael sent me some texts last night. I guess he's giving his dogs the homes and attention they need, and having his cats put to sleep (the cats are very old and not well). This is a very emotional time for him. But his love for his animals prevents him from keeping them when he doesn't have the time for them, and his roomies don't take care of them. I'd like to be there for him, but I'm kind of on the verge of falling to pieces myself from the sickness. He also said he felt like a bad boyfriend for leaving me yesterday, but I'm pretty miserable when I'm ill, and kind of prefer to be alone.

My book continues to rock. I may put together some kind of guide to the Cardassians as explored in the books / episodes. I tried my hand at it last year but it fell apart. Just 1 more of those random projects I dream about doing. I suppose none of them really matter in the end.

There's a new Drawn Together movie in the works, which sounds like fun. Resident Evil 4 is a go (it's called Afterlife). Hopefully it will be better than #3, which I thought was kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel. 1 was the best. I didn't like 2 the first time I saw it, but grew to like it when I realized it wasn't supposed to be a scary zombie movie, but a kick ass Alice movie.

There should be news on BSG: The Plan, and Caprica tomorrow, as that's when they hit Comi-Con.

A week from today I should be jamming on new cuts of BSG, the BSG 4 Soundtrack, plus Torchwood & Who dvds. ;-0)

In two weeks I should be at Cedar Point. I'm hoping my health doesn't get in the way of the trip...and it's stressing me out everytime I consider it.

I'll also have the first new DS9 book in over a year.

In three weeks I'll be 35 years old. With a party following soon after and a visit from Mollie.

These are all things I'm looking forward to.

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That snack I had earlier was not such a good idea. Ick.

Mark said we have some saltines if I want some later. I might have to get those out later. Blah.

Water. Water is good.

I feel slightly feverish...kind of wacky. Like the world is out of...whatever word I was going to say.

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I think my fever is gone. I feel a bit better. I played Uno with Mollie and helped her with her farm before she let me go so she could go to a doc appointment. I'm finishing up my farming.

I'd really like to try some vegan ice cream to see if my body can handle it, but probably not a good idea right after I was sick. Or am sick. I don't know. I'm in that phase where it's hard to tell if I'm better or not. I wasn't better this morning. Hopefully I'll continue to improve.

I need to clip my nails. How do people stand having long nails? Ick.

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   Friday, July 24, 2009

I've been awake for at least an hour. Reading the news. Reading the wacky fucked up news. Facebook is all weird; I was playing Uno and it kept giving me cards when I didn't select draw, and when I was down to two cards and about to say Uno, it wouldn't let me press the button! So I figured they'd changed it or something, only I put a card down and they punished me for not saying Uno...only they wouldn't let me! That sucked.

I don't know if my stomach is better or not. I've not tried anything yet. I think my last prilosec was a few hours late though, so that's not good. More waiting. Blah.

Should be some BSG / Caprica news today. Hopefully it's good news.

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I have a HORRIBLE headache. Yet Rachel Maddow is still cheering me up. I'm almost out of Midrin. This could be a problem.

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My headache is gone, and I've been able to keep down some food. I've spent most of the day reading my book, which has been extremely satisfying. It's a dark and desperate tale with heroes who prove to be villains and villains who prove to be heroes, packed with continuity from DS9, but also from pertinant episodes of Next Generation and Voyager. It (the trilogy as a whole) seems to compliment A Stitch in Time (Garak's book set in the same era) and the recent revelations from Fearful Symmetry regarding Iliana Ghemor. Very cool. I may work on a guide to keep all the events straight.

Also been reading the updates from Comicon. Cool bits like:

Resident Evil: Afterlife will be written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (the writer / director of the first and best film in the series). It will be in 3D, using some of the same tech as James Cameron's upcoming epic Avatar, and will be (or Anderson hopes it will be) the first in a new trilogy.

Speaking of Avatar, the footage screened at comicon has supposedly blown away all the reviewers. This a project I've been looking forward to myself, so hopefully this isn't BS.

Tron 2, which Jeff Bridges is returning for, now has a title: Tron Legacy. This sounds possibly cool. I remember being confused by the original when I saw it as a child, but thinking it was groovy a few years later when I knew slightly more about computers. I'd love to revisit the first film, and hopefully this one will be good. I can see buying a double dvd set of the two films. We'll see.

Stargate: Universe, the new Stargate series, actually sounds...kind of, possibly good. This is hard for me to admit, for while I loved the 1994 film that the first series (SG1) spun off from, I think the series is horrible. I saw some of that show's spin-off Stargate: Atlantis, which I liked better, but not enough to invest my time in. There was an animated spin-off which didn't last long and I never saw any of. Perhaps it's just the hype, but I might give this one a try. Might. And even then...if it's anything like it's parent series I'm out. Here's a trailer for the series:

The tone of the show seems more like the film than the hokey shows, but it's storyline is a familiar one and at this point it's hard to say if it will be more BSG or Star Trek: Voyager. Ick.

The new Pirates of the Caribbean movie is also hoped to spark a new trilogy, which I'm guessing will please Mollie.

Speaking of Johnny Depp (and Mollie), Dark Shadows will apparently be made after Alice in Wonderland (which looks AWESOME), and (this is news to me) Tim Burton is making Dark Shadows!?! He's brilliant...so I expect it to be cool...but...I don't know. It doesn't seem like a Tim Burton kind of movie. Only time will tell.

The teaser trailer for the new Alice movie should be online sometime today.

District 9 (which I've seen a cool trailer for), the new movie produced by Peter Jackson, was screened for a lucky few at Comicon, and while they've mostly been sworn to secrecy, the word is good, with several people giving spoiler free raves. It looks like it could be good.

Also, according to Peter Jackson, the first draft of The Hobbit should be ready for the studio in about 3 weeks. All casting rumors are FALSE (save the ones involving possible returning cast members from previous films), as without a finished script the studio hasn't greenlit the pictures or given a budget or anything of the kind. Having said that, it's expected (and hoped that) The Hobbit, Part I will be released December 2011 and Part II in December 2012.

GI: Joe? The movie that seems destined for stupidity? I heard a while ago that it's actually getting some positive feedback. I just never mentioned it here because I don't care. lol

More spots have been released for The Time Travelers's Wife, which I very much want to see.

New TV series "The Vampire Diares" based on a series of books, which I've read the first 4 volumes of, is getting some good buzz, though I can't imagine the show being that good.

Which reminds me that I still haven't seen the last 2 episodes of True Blood. I'll get around to them eventually. I love that show.

I've seen pictures of the new TARDIS. The outside of which is slightly different that before. I'm wondering how this will be explained in the upcoming specials, or if it will be explained at all.

Frank Miller has completed a draft for a sequel to 300. I didn't like the original film (I had to shut it off it suckes so bad) but I know plenty of people that enjoyed it. The sequel will almost certainly be made into a film, which is how I even know about it.

I used to really be into slasher movies, but I'm behind. I've not seen the new Halloween and Part 2 is on it's way. I've not seen the new Friday the 13th, and Part 2 is in the the works. Maybe because after all those sequels I just don't care about these new takes on old monsters. Yet I always loved the Nightmare on Elm Street movies. A new remake of the classic film is coming next year, and the first poster has been released.

Though I enjoyed Saw 1-3, Saw 4 brought a major plot hole into the series, which wasn't corrected by Saw 5. Saw 6, which has long been toted as the end of the series...is no longer being toted as such. Saw 7 starts filming in January. Blah. Though I have to say, I've seen the motion poster for Saw VI, and heard a tag line or two, and the promotion for this one at least makes it sound better than the previous 2. I'm not holding my breath though.

Robert Zemeckis ("The Polar Express", "Beowulf") is back with a motion capture version of A Christmas Carol. He says he's commited to the new tech...and there was a talk of a Roger Rabbit sequel, which I'd like to see.

Tom Welling's Clark Kent will apparently be wearing a Superman type suit next season (though no cape is in sight), and there are rampant rumors that the series will end next season but morph from Smallville into Metropolos. These rumors have been heard before so I'm not holding my breath on this one either. Though the Superman outfit part sounds real.

It's being reported that the recent Ronald Moore pilot movie 'Virtuality' (which features a gay couple) might not be dead, and that it's possible it might work as an international co-production? Hmmm. Interesting.

I'll be back with more news later I'm sure.

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One more thing. There's this 3D kids movie coming out called "Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". It's animated like Finding Nemo or the Incredibles, only it's about this crazy inventor who finds away for it to rain food. Which is cute and silly and fun...until you realize that they're talking about pouring down dead animals on people. It's really gross. And really not cool. I mean...what they should show in the movie is all the animals being slaughtered for that food. It's like kiddie propaganda.

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More entertainment news:

A complete series boxed set for Farscape will be released November 17th. I liked the episodes I saw of the series, but stopped watching it, as it wasn't completely available to me. Mark liked it too, and we talked about buying it, but at the time it was disturbingly expensive. It also came to my attention that the series, when cancelled, ended on a terrible cliffhanger, which has apparently been wrapped up in a made for tv movie ('The Peacekeeper Wars'). Maybe I'll get this series? It's a thought.

According to Gary Oldman the next Batman movie starts filming next year. I had hoped they'd stop making that series with The Dark Knight. It's nearly universal praise suggests (to me) that a sequel is pointless and bound for failure by comparison...but of course it's bound to make loads of cash, so here it comes.

I don't know if it's been mentioned but Spider-Man 4 is also in the works, with the director and stars returning. Another movie we don't need.

John Leeson (the voice of K9 in Doctor Who) will voice the K9 character in the spin-off series that concentrates on the original K9 and his further adventures - which is not made by the people currently making Doctor Who / Torchwood / The Sarah Jane Adventures. The series is said to air next year (in Australia, where it's being made), and hopefully...we'll get to see it soon after.

Note to self: check out the new BBC series 'Being Human' starting this Saturday?

There's a new article with the gays lamenting the plot twists in Torchwood. I took some pleasure in voting down the nasty ones. Thankfully there were some voices of reason in the mix. I'd join the fray, but arguing with those people is always so backward.

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan will air AFTER it's DVD release (in an extended cut); the DVD comes out October 27, 2009 (I already have it preordered). Edward James Olmos (Adama) believes there will be more BSG movies. A new trailer has been screened which is said to be Kick Ass; hopefully it shows up online soon.

Caprica begins airing January 22, 2010, starting with the tv version of the pilot, already available on dvd in an extended, uncut version (which is awesome). New episodes will air weekly after that, every Friday night at 10pm.

If I was at Comicon I'd be struggling to ask RDM about BSG: The Face of the Enemy and why it wasn't on the DVDs and when it will be available.

One of the female lead characters on the new Stargate (played by Ming-Na) is a lesbian. Interesting. :-0) Also, the lead guy they pick up at the start of the trailer - I love him. He played gay on Ugly Betty; he was Marc's adorable boyfriend.

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   Saturday, July 25, 2009

I slept from about 8pm to 2am. I might go back to sleep; not sure. I had a dream that I was sleeping with Hugh Jackman...and that he was secretly a woman; I didn't mind. I missed a call from Mollie; hopefully I get to talk to her later.

There's a new trailer for the upcoming Sparticus series which lost my attention when it was compared to 300, but then regained it with this...as there's apparently some lesbian / bi action. Hopefully there's be some gay references too. Check it out:

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I can't believe it's been so long since I woke up. I think I did sleep a bit more...but it's all just a blur.

Here's more about Saparticus:

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   Sunday, July 26, 2009

I finally made it to Level 34 in Farm Town yesterday (my goal). Now I'm waiting for my crops to grow and trying to decide how I want my land to be sorted. The Michael / Jason farm. Mark says I should put a house there for him too, and why not? I want all my friends to live with us. ;-0)

I slept pretty well last night. I got some work done on my DCAU page today. I also cleaned up my messy room. I'm doing laundry now, and burning discs for later viewing; stuff I've put off for ages. I have less than 100 pages left in my book, which I'm hoping to finish in the next few days as the next brand new DS9 book will most likely be here this week.

I need to go to Kroger, Whole Foods & Best Buy. I might also get some Little Caesars, but I've not decided that yet.

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My new DS9 book ("The Soul Key") has shipped, so that should be here by Thursday. Same goes for BSG 4.5, Torchwood: Children of Earth, and Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead. The BSG Season 4 Soundtrack should also be here by Friday. Nice.

Mark & I went to Kroger, the bank, Best Buy, Whole Foods (where I got a bunch of new stuff again, which I'll mention as I try it), and Little Caesars. I think I ate 1 too many slices. Then I had one of those lunch box bags of sour skittles. And it was all good. Except I've been puking Pizza Skittles for the last hour. Gross.

I was going to call Michael while I was out and about but found that I'd forgotten my phone. I'd call now, but I keep barfing, which makes for an unfortunate phone conversation.

I need to get off the computer so I can burns some more discs. Blah.

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   Monday, July 27, 2009

I read a chapter of my book after getting off the computer, then fell asleep around 10pm. I just woke up. I had good dreams. My stomach calmed down before I went to sleep. I honestly think it was mostly just the pizza. For some reason...pizza and my stomach just don't get along anymore, even if I take my pills. I'm still going to try it again, but I might start ordering it by the slice or something. Like I need much smaller doses I'm thinking.

It looks like Michael texted me about a quarter to 1. I don't know if he'd still be awake now or not. I'm pretty sure he has to work today. I might go back to sleep, and call him when I'm actually awake.

3 years ago today, was a happy Jeremy memory. Sometimes I like the way my brain / memory works. I wrote this poem about that day. Happy Birthday Jeremy!

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I can't get back to sleep. I tried texting Michael, but I guess he's probably asleep.

OMJ. (OMJ = Oh My Joss)

The apparent title for the final 2 part story of the 10th Doctor seems to be:

The End of Time

How cool is that?

But maybe it's just the title of one of the specials? Or possibly not even that. I don't know. It was revealed in a trailer for those final 2 specials (coming around Christmas) at ComicCon. The trailer confirms the appearance of a major villain that has long been rumored; pictures of this villain have been in circulation for months, but this trailer has the villains reveal it's name, removing all doubts. If you don't want to know look away...

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The Master (played John Simm)

It's been said that some of the imagery in these specials might be dream images, and that's referenced in the trailer as well, so this might be a nightmare image from the Doctor's perspective. But still. The Master. And he's not the only one coming back. They don't even show all the people coming back in the trailer.

You can see a really poorly filmed bootleg copy of the trailer here.

There was also more info about the November Special: The Waters of Mars, which sounds more impressive than the teaser for it would have us believe. I've now seen pictures of the monsters from the episode and they are freaky!

Sometime between now & December, we'll also be getting an Animated Who, Dreamland. The Doctor will also appear in 2 episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures, which most likely starts airing in September. The season will also feature K9 in 6 episodes (12 episodes in a season, telling 6 stories), and the Judoon will also appear.

I was hoping for a Children In Need mini-episode this year, but supposedly that's not happening.

All together the 10th Doctor seems likely to appear less than a dozen times after "Journey's End".

01 Music of the Spheres (mini)
02 The Next Doctor
03 Planet of the Dead
04 Dreamland (animated)
05 The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, Part I
06 The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, Part II
07 The Waters of Mars
08 The End of Time, Part I
09 The End of Time, Part II

He's referenced in several Sarah Jane & Torchwood episodes though. And he appears in flashbacks in the Sarah Jane episode "Secrets of the Stars, Part I".

It's hoped that The Sarah Jane Adventures will have a 4th Season, which would most likely air next year. Torchwood's Season 3 ratings were the best the show has ever gotten, and were also the best reviewed episodes of the series so it seems likely that there will be more of that, but where and when is anybody's guess. We'll have 13 episodes (at least) with the 11th Doctor, his companion Amy Pond, and returning guest star Alex Kingston as River Song. And the new K9 tv series should begin airing sometime next year as well.

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New "The Waters of Mars" trailer:

Squee!!!!!!!!! Way more excited about this now!

I mean, check out the previous teaser trailer...and there's just no comparison:

And of course 'The Waters of Mars' is an anagram of 'The Master of Wars' or 'Wars of The Master'. Could that mean anything?

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I just finished my book. I really enjoyed this one. It seems to tie into the Garak book fairly well; I'll have to cross reference them at some point.

I tried cherries yesterday. I had them when I was very young and didn't like them. I liked them this time! This morning, as I was reading I was snacking on two new foods: raisins & roasted salted almonds. I had raisins when I was a kid too and liked them, but I've not had them since I was maybe 4 years old. These raisins are made from green seedless grapes; I'm fairly certain the kind I had as a child were made with red grapes. They're very small but filled with very powerfull flavor. I don't dislike them, and I think I might grow to like them more than I do now; a kind of aquired treat. I love the almonds. I think I may have also tried those when I was a kid and I hated them. So...I guess these are things that I'm revisiting, but it's been at least 20-30 years since I've had any of them, so I'm counting them as new. ;-0)

My tummy felt slightly upset earlier, but that seems to have passed.

My phone is blinking at me. Looks like Michael texted me back. I should give him a call. Then I'm going to continue burning discs, and read the portion of the Garak book in which he coms to live on Terok Nor.

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I don't know where the last few hours have gone. I was writing an angry response for at least the last 2 hours. lol. This is why I shouldn't argue online. It sucks up my time. Then the site wouldn't let me post the response! The internet is going kind of slow, which I think was the problem. I don't know what that's about.

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I'm going to make a shake soon, using Boost and Soy Delicous non-dairy frozen dessert (basically vanilla ice cream substitute) - it's sweetened with fruit I guess. It's ok. I tried it earlier, along with 2 other non-dairy ice cream substitutes that I'm giving a whirl. I'll report on the others when I try them. I'm hoping they don't bother my stomach the way real ice cream does. I also tried the new bread I got, which is multigrain oat bread "now with more fiber", from Rudi's Organic Bakery. I think it's the best bread I've ever had. :-0)

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I rewatched the first installment of Torchwood: Children of Earth. Great show. I don't know where the day went. I'm warming to the raisins. I keep snacking on them, and the almonds. I had that shake earlier; it tasted great, and so far it hasn't bothered my stomach. Nice.

Today has gone by SO FAST. I seriously don't know how it got to be so late.

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I tried these cherry tomatoes, which I think will be good on a salad. I also tried a mushroom, which I think I'm going to like way more than I expected. I'm having a piece of that lightly toasted bread I mentioned before, with some peanut butter. I'm so amazed with all the foods I've been trying, and enjoying! This could change things for me significantly. So many new options! ;-0)

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I'm getting sleepy. I guess that's not shocking. I've been going to bed around this time the last few days. I've been trying to sleep at night, so I'd be up for Cedar Point next week. I'm seriously at a loss for how this day has gone by so fast. It's kind of creepy. Like I lost time. Perhaps I've been abducted?

"The tall lanky one." "And there was a woman. I think she was a mandroid."

Only Mollie will understand those quotes. lol

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Still awake.

Jamming to a fairly new mashup by DJ Earworm. It's not available for download, but he has a video for it. Check it out if you love Annie Lennox:

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   Tuesday, July 28, 2009

I showered and brushed my teeth. I took a prilosec. I picked up a bit of the mess in my room. I got my clothes out of the dryer and put the last of my wet clothes in there. I just need to take my dirty dishes downstairs and start another disc and I can sleep.

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I slept for about 7 hours. I started rereading the previous DS9 book before I went to bed ("Fearful Symmetry"). After I woke, I read some news, and checked on my Amazon orders. BSG 4.5, Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead & Torchwood: Children of Earth should all be here today. DS9: The Soul Key & BSG Season 4 soundtrack should be here on Wednesday.

   posted by Bald Jason at 07:34 AM
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My BSG / Torchwood / Doctor Who DVDs arrived. I watched some of the BSG special features; the behind the scenes feature on "The Plan", while not extensive, did confirm even more things that will be explained in the movie come October 27. I've not watched the extended cuts yet. I'm not sure I have time right now. Perhaps I'll wait and watch them with Mollie when she's here?

I talked on the phone for a long time, with Mollie (who also loves mushrooms and has happy memories of X-Files), Mark (who's having a poker game the night of the 14th), Travis (who's just separated from his longtime boyfriend Matt), Jennifer (who wants to come to my birthday party) & Michael (who I miss terribly).

Now I'm eating a salad with mushrooms, green peppers, cucumber slices, almonds, cherry tomatoes & snap peas. Ranch salad dressing. I've never had Ranch before. I like it. I'm not a big fan of the tomatoes. I might prefer thin slices of them instead of whole; whole, even these little ones are too overwhelming...and I'm enjoying the snap peas less today. The almonds and the mushrooms are like a revelation to me! The green peppers and cucumbers are delicious.

I accidentally bit my cheek earlier and it's really painful. Other than that, all is well. I finished "Fearful Symmetry". I'm all ready for the new DS9 book, and I'm aching to hear the latest BSG soundtrack.

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So I watched the extended cut of "Islanded in a Stream of Stars", which is the penultimate episode of BSG (if you count the last 3 episodes as 1 installment, as I do) - and this new cut of the episodes is like 100% cooler than the version that aired; it's 20 minutes longer, so I can see why they had to edit it, but DAMN. I'm sort of jealous of all the people who will see it for the first time in this format.

There's also an extended cut of "A Disquiet Follows My Soul", which I skipped; that one is 10 minutes longer. The 3 Part "Daybreak" finale, has an integrated cut where they're all combined, as they should have been when they first aired - it made almost no sense when it was split up - plus the new cut has 30 minutes of new footage. Really looking forward to watching that... though I'm not sure I can do it tonight.

On a side note. I'm extremely gassy. lol. And as a side effect of trying so many different foods at once, I have no clue which one of them (or which group of them) is to blame. I may have to limit my intake to find the culpret.

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   Wednesday, July 29, 2009

I did watch the extended cut of the finale to BSG. It was good. I mean, all the new stuff rocked, and all the old stuff looked amazing on DVD on my widescreen monitor. Only I have a HORRIBLE headache now. I just took my last 2 Midrin, but I'm going to the pharmacy tomorrow, and I'll get more then I suppose.

I still have 1 extended cut to watch, but I might save that for my rewatch of the series after 'The Plan' is released. Or not. lol. We'll see.

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I slept well last night, though I went to bed with a headache. I got up this morning and read the news, and burnt some discs. I also tripped and fell in my room, nearly ripping off a toenail, which was extremely painful, and later, bloody. Ick.

My BSG 4 soundtrack and new DS9 book arrived just as I was leaving with Mark for his therapy session; I had to go so I could learn some of the exercises to help Mark at home. It was all very nice; his coach is a Joss Whedon fan, who liked my shirt. And I did my part, by throwing away a copy of the Watchtower that someone had left in the office. The only downside to all this was that I was aching to hear my new music and read my new book.

After that we went to Meijer and RiteAid to get 2 of my drugs filled (Regan & Midrin) and both are now covered by my 'insurance' plan - so I only had a $1 co-pay, which was a nice surprise. We went to LC where I got some crazy bread, which was just ok, and I only ate the smallest amout to satisfy me. When I got home I dived into the soundtrack and later my book, before taking a nap.

I had strange dreams involving a picnic with some old church friends, dildos, sex, friendly relatives (though not sex friendly) and it felt extremely innocent. Why can't life be like that? lol

I read a bit more of my book. It's not what I was expecting at all. I expected all the action to be set in the present of DS9, but a lot of it goes back and explains how all this stuff happened, which is awesome. But we need a book that takes place in the 'here & now' of the books. The most recent plot arc has only unfolded (slowly) over 5 books, but the length of time between each installment has often been measured in years, so it feels like we're dragging out feet, though if they'd all been released in a year it wouldn't feel that way. Assuming there are people who will read these books in later years, the way the story unfolds will feel much more natural and evenly paced, I'm sure.

Kind of like watching tv shows like BSG on DVD. I watched the deleted scenes from the finale, and I'm guessing these particular scenes weren't edited back into the extended cut because most of them will probably be used in "The Plan". That's just a guess, but hopefully it's a good guess. lol. I'll be handing those dvds off to Carrie or Bryan & Chris soon. Michael still needs to see the final 4 episodes (with the last one spanning nearly 3 hours), but maybe he can watch them with me and Mollie? It's a thought.

I feel slightly out of it. Not sure why. Maybe because I've taken my pills twice today and they make me sleepy.

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   Thursday, July 30, 2009

Just woke up. I should be at Cedar Point a week from today. :-0)

The first piece of news that popped up on my screen concerns Season 3 of Torchwood. I've talked here about how Season 3 ("Children of Earth") was a HUGE ratings success in the UK when it aired, but there is now news that the BBC America airing of the 5 episode season last week actually helped to boost the network into its highest weekly ratings in history! Wow.

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I had a wank and a shower. I took my prilosec. I friended old friends on Facebook (Steve Rink, Tracy #4, Autumn, Jamie Ceronsky, Paul's Scooter, Dean Blackskull, high school peeps). I'm downloading the recent BBC series 'Being Human'; looking forward to seeing this. And now I'm reading Doctor Who News.

Such as...the final David Tennant special will run 1 hour and 15 minutes. That should air in late December / early January; most likely December.

The next Who Special, The Waters of Mars is supposed to have a really cool ending. I'm guessing it's Part 1 of 3, but hoping that it's not quite, as that would upset my Season 31 order. lol.

This is my first guess at how Season 31 of the Whoniverse goes; it's very Sarah Jane heavy as there are only 7 Doctor Who installments, and only 5 Torchwood installments, which must be viewed consecutively. This isn't that much of a problem, as the Doctor is referenced in 2 of the Torchwood installments and at least 6 of the Sarah Jane episodes, plus he appears in flasbacks of one Sarah Jane episode, and actually guest stars in 2 other episodes, so the Doctor is getting more face time; also the theme of the Doctor's stories kind of leads to him not appearing as much as usual. And I don't feel that Torchwood is shortchanged, as the 5 hour epic kind of blows everything else away! Also, there are rumblings that Captain Jack will be back at the end of the season. It's also important to remember that each 2 part story of Sarah Jane is basically 1 episode of Doctor Who or Torchwood, and that the Sarah Jane episodes feature many references and characters from Doctor Who, such as K9, The Slitheen, the Judoon, and so on. All 3 stars of Torchwood have appeared on Doctor Who. lol.

"It is said that in the final days of planet Earth, everyone had bad dreams."

The Whoniverse - Season 31:
01 Day of the Clown 1
02 Day of the Clown 2
03 Secrets of the Stars 1
04 Secrets of the Stars 2
05 Mark of the Berzerker 1
06 Mark of the Berzerker 2
07 The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith 1
08 The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith 2
09 Music of the Spheres
10 Enemy of the Bane 1
11 Enemy of the Bane 2
12 Dreamland
13 From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love
14 Children of Earth: Day One
15 Children of Earth: Day Two
16 Children of Earth: Day Three
17 Children of Earth: Day Four
18 Children of Earth: Day Five
19 SJA 3x01
20 SJA 3x02
21 The Next Doctor
22 SJA 3x03
23 SJA 3x04
24 The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith 1
25 The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith 2
26 SJA 3x07
27 SJA 3x08
28 Planet of the Dead
29 SJA 3x09
30 SJA 3x10
31 The Waters of Mars
32 SJA 3x11
33 SJA 3x12
34 The End of Time 1
35 The End of Time 2

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I ate. I watched the first episode of 'Being Human', which I liked. I had a snack of almonds.

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I've had a really, really good day.

First there was the 'Being Human' episode, which I enjoyed. Then a name from the past grew a face. lol. And while the past keeps circling back, I'm feeling very calm and content about it...yet excited at the same time. Like I'm just letting things wash over me and not letting them bother me. It's very refreshing. And why did it take me so long to learn this shit?

Then there was jogging. Me. Jogging. Uphill. Downhill. All around the town.

Then great connection with Mollie, and more jogging.

Then great conversation with neighbor Alice, followed by great conversation with Mark. Great shower. Followed by naked on couch chat with Michael.

I'm finally excited about Cedar Point.

I've got Gaeta's Lament stuck in my head, but I'm not complaining.

Much Facebook today. Many friends confirmed. Many friends chatting. Carrie & I continue to bond.

I had another salad today; fantastic. I finished of the Purely Decadent on it's own; so yummy. I tried finishing off the Rice Dream as a shake, but it was still...icky. I've decided I don't like it at all. I could eat it if I had too, but when would that happen?

Should I shave off my beard? Michael says YES. The crowd says they want pictures first. I guess I'll take pictures for the crowd and then probably shave it off for Michael.

My mother called today and had good conversation time with her son. That's happening more and more. I like it.

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   Friday, July 31, 2009

For 3 weeks I've been eating healthier. For 3 weeks I've had some of the most intense breakthroughs of my life. Today was difficult. Today I wept for the little boy inside of me. And then I told him to get over it. He deserves to move on, like everyone else has. I made good, healthy decisions today. I'm proud.

In 3 weeks time, I've tried more foods than in the last decade. Things other people take for granted but that I never could. It's been amazing and terrifying, and wonderful.

In the past 3 weeks I've cut down on a lot of crap from my diet and rediscovered or (more often than not) tried for the very first time:

Almonds
Apple Juice (freshly juiced organic)
Applesauce (with cinnamon)
Black Cherry Preserves (organic)
Blackberries (organic)
Blueberries (organic)
Butter Lettice (organic)
Cantaloupe (organic)
Cherry Berry Grape Tomatoes (organic)
Cherries (organic)
Chow Mein Noodles
Cucumbers (organic)
Green Leaf Lettice (organic)
Green Peppers (organic)
Honey Dew (organic)
Italian Salad Dressing (organic, vegan)
Multigrain Oat Bread (organic)
Mushrooms (organic)
Parsley (organic)
Raisins (green seedless - organic)
Ranch Salad Dressing
Raspberries (organic)
Red Leaf Lettice (organic)
Snap Peas (in the pod - organic)
Watermelon (organic)
Wheat Germ crackers
Wild Berry Preserves (organic)

Non-Dairy Ice Cream Substitutes:
It's Soy Delicious Vanilla
Purely Decadent Dulce De Leche
Purely Decadent Mocha Almond Fudge
Purely Decadent Vanilla Bean
Rice Dream Organic Vanilla (didn't like this)

Tea:
Chamomile
Constant Comment
Echinacea
Organic Ginger

Also, less than a year ago, I started enjoying White Zinfandel Beringer Wine.

Today I bought some new things to try, which I haven't gotten to yet.

Fusilli Noodles (organic)
Pasta Sauce (Organic Tomato Basil)
Whole Grain Rice (Roasted Garlic)
Onions

Also got Olive & Sunflower oils for stir fry.

I've never had stir fry. I've never had noodles like those. I've never had rice. Things are moving so quickly...it's good. But it's...overwhelming too. I feel like I'm breaking free from a lot of bullshit that kept me prisoner for most of my life.

Mark just woke up. Earlier, he was around when I had my breakdown. He cried with me. Maybe we'll make some food now.

I should shave too, but I kind of love my beard. I look...like an adult at last. I might wait and shave tomorrow as I'm tired and don't want to injure myself.

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So I tried to cancel my gay.com profile last month, because they wanted to renew my account for like $90.00!?! They offered me a free month of service, so I accepted. Only they renewed my account without telling me. Ugh!!! So I have to contact them tomorrow if they're available and try to get my money back. This is not good. Ugh.

I did notice that Michael was on gay.com though, but he wasn't available for chat. Oh well.

I'm sleepy.

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