Wednesday, February 10, 2010

So, continuing on Monday, Mark & I headed out to this 'No Worker Left Behind' place, where I thought we'd be collecting pamphlets and booklets and paperwork; information type stuff. I even asked why we didn't just get this from the website but Mark said there wasn't a lot of info there. When we got there, it was revealed to me that this would be a stand in line, wait for possibly long periods of time to chat with people and set it all up kind of deal - which my quickly emerging migrain / upset stomach was not allowing for...which I believe pissed off Mark, and possibly inspired him to drive like a crazy person, to the point that I feared for our lives (though in his defense, he wasn't the only person driving dangerously). I left him at the shell station near Michael's; walking the rest of the way as I didn't feel safe riding with him, and couldn't drive because of the pain in my head.

I went to Michael's; told him what was up, and took my pain killer, not really expecting Mark to join us, though he did. I ate and took one of my eating pills to help the Midrin do it's thing and was soon extremely sleepy. I passed out a few times while Mark & Michael watched the first Charlie's Angels movie. Later we all went to Target, Whole Foods and Kroger...the day improving dramatically. We dropped Mark off at the condo, and headed back to Michael's where we watched episode of Charmed and started another one before I passed out again, sleeping from around 7pm, to 11pm, and then until 4am. I did some online stuff and read my book a bit while I ate, eventually getting back to sleep for an hour or so before Michael rose at noon. We ate and showered and dressed. It had snowed, and continued to snow. Michael's belly was troubling him so I put my stuff in my car and warmed it up while I cleaned the snow off of Michael's, before we both left; me for him, and Michael to work (not realizing that he would be more than an hour early, as he didn't need to be there until 3pm).

The drive home was long and dull; driving 45 or so on the expressway. No accidents; everyone seemed to be driving responsibly. I made it home ok. I called Michael. We spoke for awhile. He called me again later to tell me that Tracy, his former neighbor, who'd lived across the street from him in Taylor (and who was the mother of two daughters whom I'd met in passing, and had taken in Jesse when Michael threw him out for not paying his rent) had died that morning in a car accident when she was struck by a dump truck, killing her instantly. The odd thing is, she apparently died on the expressway near where Michael lives now. So sad.

I later watched the latest episode of Caprica (1x03 "Reins of a Waterfall") which I enjoyed. Love the gay stuff. Love the avatar stuff. Love the possible apotheosis connection to Battlestar. Loved seeing a BSG actor (or two) in different roles on Caprica ["This has all happened before and will happen again"]. Having said that, the series is moving at a snails pace and would be (like BSG before it) better enjoyed in a massive DVD viewing IMO. Also, the ratings are going so well from what I hear, and I fear we'll only have 1 season of this amazing series!

I slept for a bit. Dreamt of childhood wanderings...and Caprica. I responded to messages on Manhunt; making a few friends on there I think. I worked on my farm. I spoke to Travis & Michael on the phone. I talked to Mark. Later, compared some BSG / Caprica stuff:

"Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning" - The Hybrid from BSG: The Plan

And this from Caprica:

"My life is dedicated to serving Soldiers of The One. And the Zoe Graystone Avatar is gonna help the soldiers to serve the lord through apotheosis; do you deny that prophecy?" - Clarice to an unseen person.

"Not everyone shares your view of apotheosis." Unseen person to Clarice.

a·poth·e·o·sis
n. pl. a·poth·e·o·ses

1) Exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification.

2) Elevation to a preeminent or transcendent position; glorification: "Many observers have tried to attribute Warhol's current apotheosis to the subversive power of artistic vision" (Michiko Kakutani).

3) An exalted or glorified example: Their leader was the apotheosis of courage.

Hmmmmmm. ;-0)

Downloaded some tv stuff:

Being Human 2x05
Heroes 4x19 Brave New World (season finale)
Lost 6x03 What Kate Does
Ugly Betty 4x12 Blackout!
Ugly Betty 4x13 Chica and the Man

I've only seen the first 2 episodes of Being Human's 1st 6 episode season; Season 2 will be 8 episodes long. I've not watched Heroes since the start of Season 3 and don't care to; these are for Michael. I've figured out that I need to watch 5 episodes of LOST a week to be ready for the finale on May 23. I've not watched Ugly Betty since mid Season 3, but Season 4 will be the last and I have all the episodes I've not seen, so I might dive back into that sometime soon. Mollie might be interested in all of these.

Checked out the new AVP game, which comes out February 16. I wants it!

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