Sunday, June 14, 2009

Mark took several pictures of Michael and I just outside the condo, then got some more stuff for the camera. He wanted to figure some of that out in the car so I drove. We arrived about a half hour early. A few people were already there. My Aunt Marge, Aunt Martha & Uncle Mike Curtis, their daughter Heather and her husband Jason and their children. Grandma & Grandpa arrived shortly after we did and Mark got some pictures of us, before taking more of Michael & I. There were many family members and family friends that I'd personally not seen in years, so there was a lot of conversation and hugs. The ceremony went off without a hitch. Our song went well. My Grandfather cried during the ceremony, which made me misty eyed. When Michael and I walked down the asile (before the rest of the crowd) on our way out we held hands. I introduced him as my boyfriend, and Mark as my ex-boyfriend and roomate for years (explaining that he's considered family) - so there was no drama there. It was all very nice.

The reception was filled with even more people. Lots and lots of cousins. People I went to school with. Children I'd looked after in church now fully grown and remembering me. It was so good to see everyone. And it was so good to be so out and have it feel so normal; there was no drama on that front either, which was something that I wouldn't have dreamt possible when I attended the church so long ago now. It really brought home how far I've come.

I could list everyone that was there if I tried I think. But the point is that there were many, many friendly faces, and much love, much joy, and many memories. It was beautiful, just as it should have been.

After the reception, I was growing tired, but hungry. I drove us to Red Robin, where we ate. After I was finished, well before my companions, I nearly passed out. I was already tired (having been asleep at that time on Friday) - and my eating pill makes me tired too. I had Mark drive us home, where Michael and I went right to bed. At some point later, Michael got up (later telling me he had a headache) and left. I continued to sleep for a few more hours.

When I woke up that night, I chatted with Mollie & Michael on facebook, and uploaded some of the Michael / Jason pictures from the wedding. Michael has been having trouble with his stomach for the last week, and has been feeling down in general. I think the stress of his job, and his current living situation is really getting to him, and I'm not sure what I can do, except be there for him. He won't be able to visit me this week, and might not see me for 2 weeks unless I can get out to his place, which will probably happen.

I had woken up with a slight headache; not a migrain; just a slight headache. Mark showed me some fun game trailers Some for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (which isn't being released for the PC - which means I can't play it which pisses me off). And new bits from AVP3. The graphics and gameplay do see to be an improvment over the last version, yet I'm axious to have all the details; worried that something will have been missed; and slightly annoyed that they're raving so much about the aspects of the game which were featured in the previous 2 versions - when we should expect nothing less than that by this time.

Mark also told me that his computer died!?! This is not good. This is very bad. Hopefully he can come up with some way to get all his info off of there. It worries me. He's using one of our extra computers, but maybe once he has the info off his old one (which I'm pretty sure he'll save, but even if not) - we'll maybe have new computers soon. I'm no longer draining his funds the way I was for a long while, and the car will be paid off in August - so Mark will be saving large amounts of cash on that front. Money is tight at the moment, but on his next paycheck Mark will be getting $900.00 extra for taking me off his insurance.

Mollie and I talked about random things, including her mind altering drugs, friends, family, AVP3, and farming. My headache was getting worse so I let her go to get away from the computer...

Only just as I was getting off the blasted thing, I got an update on "BSG: The Plan" and updated my page. The new info included a youtube video of a scene excerpt from "The Plan", between Cavil & Ellen, set during the first epsiode after the miniseries, "33". There was also a description of another scene between Cavil & Boomer, which had been mentioned before in less detail. The first time I heard about it, I assumed it was set in the Cylon fleet somewhere after Boomer resurrected (as seen in "Downloaded") but now it's become clear that it's set during her inprisonment, some point between the first 4 episodes of Season 2 ("Scattered" - "Resistance"). We also know there will be scenes set before the miniseries, during the miniseries, a scene setting up 1x06 "Litmus"; at least 1 scene explaining the ending of 1x07 "Six Degrees of Separation"; multiple scenes setting up 1x10 "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down" (which already resonates on a deeper level with the plot revelations of later seasons); scenes setting up Anders intro in 2x04 "Resistance" & Cavil's intro in 2x19 "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1". Combining this with the flashbacks from "Daybreak" (the series finale) and we're getting a lot of backstory to the early days of the show, just as recent installments "The Face of the Enemy" & "No Exit" gave us a deeper understanding of events in Seasons 3 & 4. I really like how this is all coming together; especially with Caprica on the horizon, which while telling it's own stories, will also give us even more background info on BSG, with the colonies, the Cylons, Joseph & Bill Adama. Though the series has ended, it's still a great time to be a BSG fan!

After that update, and a brief exchange of texts with Michael, I couldn't stand the pain in my head anymore and finally laid down in the dark. I'd taken some pain killer which was kicking in (thankfully - because sometimes it doesn't help) - and I managed to relax while I thought about the previous day and the new BSG news - and finally to sleep around 6am.

I woke up around 9am. I answered some e-mail; checked on some other things, and wrote this. It's possible that I might see Carrie later, and lend her some BSG dvds (4.0 & Caprica); we'll see how it goes.

The Caprica soundtrack should arrive this week. And about a month from now I'll hopefully be raving about all the new Star Trek books that have been announced, but since I don't know what they are yet, I have no idea if that will be the case. The new titles are generally announced by Pocket Books at the Shore Leave Convention (which is in July this year) ;-0)

And last, but not least, it's been mentioned online that Torchwood is ready and willing for a Series 4 as long as Series 3 does well - which will most likely happen as the preview airing of episode 1 has been getting positive reviews. It's also been said that RTD wants Torchwood to continue having crossovers with Doctor Who, and that the Doctor will be mentioned in the final installment of Series 3. I'm wondering if this mention will somehow tie into Captain Jack's appearance in the coming Doctor Who Specials. It would be great if the Doctor actually appeared on Torchwood, as he is on The Sarah Jane Adventures this year. Torchwood Series 3 will be released on DVD here in the States on July 28 (the same day 'Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead' & BSG 4.5 are released).

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