Sunday, May 16, 2010

Washed up and went to that party with Mark, who was also invited. Had a blast! Though later Michael was upset with me for being so flirtatious. He's also been upset for ages about the naked pictures on my website, and I've taken them down now. They're still around, just in a secret location. We talked things out last night and are in a good place I think. We left the party and went to Michael's place, the 3 of us. We chilled for a bit and Mark went home while Michael & I played Mario Bros. We got to our condo around 3am I think and went to bed, or Michael did. I ate and worked on my computer; organizing some Whoniverse stuff and fixing my site. Went to bed soon after. Slept. Got up early but cuddled with Michael until he had to leave to get ready for work. I was going to take more pictures today but had forgotton the camera at Michael's...and then fell asleep after eating...now there won't be time to get the light. Oh. Also got my food assitance back in working order and my insurance is also sorted so I should be good through the end of April 2011, assuming I don't find some miracle job that takes care of all this.

I'm thinking of watching the 13 7th Doctor Serials; I've not seen all of them before. That way I'll have seen all of the 7th-11th Doctors. I watched the new 11th Doctor episode today ("Amy's Choice"); I found it average; nothing special though I nearly cried in it...but after episodes that I loathed it again feels good to have average type episodes. The next 2 bring back the Silurians in some form, then there's an episode about Vincent van Gogh, another based on a comic strip (originally about 10 & Rose), and then the 2 part finale. I also got 3 more K-9 episodes and I think 2 more might be posted sometime today.

I still need to go get my camera as I promised Michael I'd unplug his computer.

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The place I usually get my tv shows from (and where Mark gets his) is down for the next 3 days. This SUCKS. The finales to 'Brothers & Sisters', 'Desperate Housewives', & 'V' are all on in that time. There are also new installments of 'K-9', 'Nurse Jackie', 'United States of Tara', 'Glee' & 'LOST'. When the site goes back up we'll have less gigs than we're used to (we've been rather spoiled the last year or so) and I'll need all those episodes, plus Doctor Who on Saturday & the LOST finale on Sunday. After that there will be less shows I'll need as 4 of them will be ended for the summer (with LOST gone for good). 'Nurse Jackie' & 'United States of Tara' both have 3 more weeks of episodes (but they're half hour format will help), as does 'Glee'. That leaves 'Graham Norton', 'Doctor Who' & 'K-9' which should end in June / July I think. Though 'True Blood' returns in June & 'The Closer' returns in July - it should be a much lighter summer. I was supposed to give a new TV disc to Michael (featuring the Tuesday night episodes of Glee & V) on Wednesday but depending on when the site is back up that may be impossible now. Anyways, I was hoping that my lighter downloading needs would help with our dilemma but we've apparently already reached the crisis point. Oh well. Fuck. I also need the most recent SVU episode. :-0(

Well I'm dressed. Thinking of going to Michael's to get the camera, unplug the computer and then maybe go to Whole Foods to stock up on Groceries as I have about $70 for this week's grocries...far more than I've had in the last month.

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I went to Michael's and got the camera. I also ate the last of the soy ice cream I had there, with the butterscotch topping. I unplugged Michael's computer then set off for Whole Foods...only I started getting a migrain so I ordered food for me & Mark at Little Caesars (except with the pain I actually forget to get my food); took Mark's food home to him while popping some midrin. I had 3 sticks of his bread. The headache will hopefully subside; it already feels a bit better.

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   Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Sunday night I started reading 'A Time To Die', a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel; the 2nd in a series of 9 that cover the year leading up to the 10th Trek movie: "Star Trek: Nemesis". I'd read the first one years ago and started the 2nd but never finished it (because it's pretty crappy). I feel no shame in admitting I jumped ahead a hundred pages (skimming for details) and finally finished it last night before starting the next one "A Time To Sow". I'm trying to read more of the Trek books I've not read that I own.

I slept on & off Sunday night and Monday morning; I just felt out of it. I had a headache on and off, and my jaw & neck were bothering me. I eventually got up and went grocery shopping on my way to Michael's. I tried Green Tea ice cream (not a fan), and I had kiwi / strawberry mix which was yummy. I had some mushrooms too. Later I had silk and toast. I played Super Mario Brothers with Michael before going to bed. Michael left in the morning for work and I slept until 10:30am (having taken a muscle relaxant that helped with my jaw / neck). I got up, ate, started the next Trek book, took a short nap (eating makes me tired because of my meds) then went to Kroger & Rite Aid on my way home.

I read the news...read e-mail...did some Facebook stuff. I might shave and shower and go back to Michael's but I'm not sure yet.

So they've confirmed the title to episode 12 of Season 5 of New Who (5x12 The Pandorica Opens). That just leaves the finale, the Christmas Special and any bonus episodes in between unconfirmed.

I guess I'm not doing the shower thing as Mark just got in. Erg.

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While waiting for Mark to finish his shower I passed out for several hours of lovely dreams. When I take my muscle relaxer, which is a tiny little pill, even after I've slept and I feel awake, if I lay down, I often sleep for a long period of time. Still, I'm not gonna fret about that today.

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I have Catherine Wheel stuck in my head.

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Watched the 'Brothers & Sisters' finale online and I'm a bit shaken. A character died that I knew was leaving the show but I'd been led to believe that he'd be a recurring character. Another, shockingly, tested HIV+; so sad for that character but his story is one I've seen in real life; it really moved me. The finale was much better than last season's, yet the beginning of this one felt like it was written badly so I didn't expect it to be good; was that intentional?

Michael called while I was watching it to say goodnight. We're planning on me spending tomorrow night at his place so I can be at the apartment when a guy will come round to spray his balcony to keep the bees away...which I totally support as a bee sting could kill me.

So, done with 'Brothers & Sisters' for the season. Still have plenty to watch.

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   Wednesday, May 19, 2010

I stayed up late watching 'LOST'; I watched 4 episodes. I have 12 episodes left, including last night's (which I don't have yet) and Sunday's 2-Part finale. I've seen the same number as Michael; something which I've not been able to say in several months as he jumped ahead of me instead of waiting so we could watch it together.

I've read a rumor that a gaggle of Whoniverse aliens will be in this year's finale including WEEVILS(from 'Torchwood')! How cool would that be? I never thought we'd see a Weevil again, and I was fine with that, but seeing them on Who is a completely different thing. The other rumored aliens include Daleks, Cybermen, Sycorax, Silurians & Judoon. The Torchwood crossover news makes me wish they'd added some Sarah Jane aliens as well; The Bane? The Trickster? Something along those lines. I've also heard elsewhere that the Sontarans appear as well. Sontarans & Judoon have both appeared on Sarah Jane, while Daleks have been mentioned and appeared in drawings. Autons have also been rumored to appear, and I've seen mentions of rumors (which I'm not sure I trust) that suggest that Pilot Fish, Hoix & Ogrons are appearing as well. We'll see. OOH! This just in! IT looks like there may also be Blowfish from Torchwood & Kudlak from SARAH JANE!!! :-0) The Hoix has been seen on Who & Torchwood.

Ok. Trying not to get ahead of myself here. Confirmed returning aliens / characters in the Who Finale:

11
Autons
Daleks (new variety)
Cybermen (Cybus)
Judoon
Amy Pond
Roman Soldiers
Rory
Sontarans

All but confirmed:
Blowfish
Hoix
Pilot Fish (robot face / black robe)
Silurians (Eldane, Alaya & Restac?)
Sycorax
Uvodni (Kudlak's race)
Weeping Angels
Weevils

Mentioned but later denied:
Hath (that's fine; the Hath have already appeared twice in Season 31)

It also seems that the 13th episode (the finale) has been confirmed to be called "The Big Bang".

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Talked to Michael; he's getting out of work around 6pm. I'm getting a migrain; I should take my meds.

Also, about the Doctor Who finale, a character named Madame Vernet appears; she first appears in 'Vincent & the Doctor'. Sounds like lots of continuity in the finale. Here's hoping it works out.

5x01 The Eleventh Hour ****
5x02 The Beast Below **
5x03 Victory of the Daleks *
5x04 The Time of Angels [Part I] **
5x05 Flesh & Stone [Part II] **
5x06 The Vampires of Venice ***
5x07 Amy's Choice ***
5x08 The Hungry Earth [Part I]
5x09 Cold Blood [Part II]
5x10 Vincent and the Doctor
5x11 The Lodger
5x12 The Pandorica Opens [Part I]
5x13 The Big Bang [Part II]

I've downloaded all my shows. I'll need the SVU finale tonight, then Doctor Who on Saturday, LOST on Sunday, United States of Tara & Nurse Jackie on Monday, Glee on Tuesday and then back to Doctor Who on Saturday...etc. It's too bad we have a limited amout of downloades, but lucky for us many of my shows are ending (SVU, Glee, United States of Tara, Nurse Jackie, LOST) or have ended (Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, V, Vampire Diaries, Secret Diary of a Callgirl, Smallville) for the season. Doctor Who still has 6 more weeks. True Blood will begin before Who ends. The Closer returns in July.

Pain Killer NOW.

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Headache is a bit better now. Shaved and showered. Packed. Burned discs for Michael. I have a check from Mark for him, plus other stuff. Getting ready to leave in about 5 minutes I think.

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   Thursday, May 20, 2010

Went to Michael's last night. Cuddled. Fucked. Showered. Played Mario. Read. Slept well. Michael went to work. Slept more. Watched Glee (which was pretty cool). Let the guy in to exterminate Bees / Wasps. Called Michael. Packed. Came home. Farm Town & news. ;-0)

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Slept more. Had happy but odd dreams about going back to High School (HUGE SCHOOL, like college campus) with the kids from GLEE. lol. It amused me. Woke up. Talked to Michael on the phone. Ruined a thing of ice cream; trying not to be freaked out about that. Chilling.

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Looks like the new Predators movie is starting to step up it's promotion:

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So I'm hearing rumors that the Doctor Who finale will have a cliffhanger ending leading into the Christmas Special. That gives Season 31 61 episodes (assuming there are no more special episodes and that all of Season 4 of Sarah Jane is included - which I won't know until it's aired this Fall - probably September - Decmeber). Erg. So, I won't be sure of how they all fit together until the end of this year. As it stands I'm pretty sure about the first 35 installments, which include 5 Torchwood episodes, 9 Doctor Who installments, and 21 Sarah Jane episodes. It sounds like a lot of Sarah Jane (and it is) but you have to remember that 2 episodes of Sarah Jane are just slightly longer than an average episode of Torchwood or Doctor Who, and that 6 of those Doctor Who episodes are longer than average episodes, while all 5 Torchwood episodes are also longer than average, so it's not as unbalanced as you'd expect. Plus The Doctor appears in at 3 of the episodes and his show is referenced in several others.

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   Friday, May 21, 2010

So...I've been reading a lot of Star Trek books in the last few years. I'd been reading the post-series-DS9 books as they were far superior (to my way of thinking) than the Next Generation / Voyager / Enterprise books, whose storylines were beholden to the continuity of their shows, which continued to air or be released theatrically. Then something changed. Voyager ended. Nemesis was the last Next Gen movie. Enterprise was cancelled. Suddenly all these shows were being rebooted in kick ass book series with a shared continuity that actually allowed for major consequences. New Frontier (which actually came first), Titan, S.C.E. & Vanguard followed. I've read a couple of the Voyager ones, which were ok. A few of the Next Gen ones, which were pretty good. I've read all the New Frontier series (which is EXCELLENT). I'm 1 behind on DS9. I'm 2 behind on Titan. I'm way behind on S.C.E. and I've yet to touch Vanguard, though not for lack of interest (I own all of them). For now I'm backtracking and reading the titles that started this new continuity. A 9 book Next Gen series set before (and then slightly after) Star Trek: Nemesis. There are 4 Voyager books that are set before them, but I've read the first 3.5 and chose to skip the rest for now. I've read the first 2 books of this Next Gen series and I pretty much loathed them. I've started the next one which I'm already enjoying more. Here are the covers of the 9 book "A Time To..." series:

There's also another Next Gen title here that I've neglected to read as I've hated all previous books by this author but I may get around to it at some point:

I have read the next 5 Next Gen titles (which feature some crossover with the other series). And I've read the first few Titan Novels which are a Next Gen spin-off. I've also read the first 2 Voyager books that kind of begin this leg of Star Trek continuity.

Other books that I hope to read that take place in this kind of cycle of continuity include:

This fall, DS9 (which contributed to the Desiny Trilogy) gets in on the act with 2 volumes, the first of which should be out in late October:

So endeth my rant.

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So...about the last entry, I decided after posting all that, that I'm gonna go back and read this entire section of new continuity again...or at least skim through everything I've read while reading everything I haven't, in order. Cause I'm crazy like that. lol.

I watched 'Spin The Bottle' last night:

It's a low budget queer themed movie from my LGBT DVD collection that I've watched once a year since I bought it (probably around 2004?). I like it. I then started watching the special features, including the writer / director commentary which I got over half way through before I went to sleep around 5am I think.

I dreamed about monsters. Zombies. Serial killers. Gross stuff. Yet it didn't freak me out so much as leave me mildly amused. All of this was tied into the Carpenter Road Meijer (Store #27) somehow. lol

I woke. Did some stuff online. Called Michael, who wasn't feeling well. Mark isn't feeling well either and is in bed with a horrible migrain. I gave him 2 midrin, a bucket, an icepack, and closed his door for him. I hope he & Michael will be ok.

I just happened on an old e-mail to Jeremy in which I confess that I just had sex with Mark. This was in August of 2006. In the message I somehow knew it had been 3 years and 5 days since I'd last had sex with Mark. That seems like a long time, yet it's been longer than that now. Funny.

I'm probably chilling with Michael later tonight. We were originally going to Necto, but that doesn't seem to be the case now, which is fine.

There's a new Doctor Who on tomorrow; the first of a 2-parter that features the return of classic Who villains The Silurians.

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