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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