Wednesday, December 13, 2006

In the last week I've continued watching movies. I go though long periods where I don't watch any, which must sound weird for someone who works in a video store, and has such a large collection, but there it is. The last one I watched was "The Devil Wears Prada", which I enjoyed a lot, and thought it was worth seeing, but it wasn't a perfect kind of movie that I'd want to watch again, and again...unless it is. I keep thinking about it, even though it's not all that deep; probably because I loved the ending.

I'm on a Robotech kick. Do you remember Robotech? Well, I never forgot it. I used to own the entire series (including the incomplete 2nd season) on VHS. I've owned most of the series on DVD for years, but found myself enjoying it less; never completing my dvd collection. I ordered some last week; I'll be 2 discs short of a complete set. But I also got my books out of storage. I read those books over and over when I was in middle school, and up until just before I graduated, 10 years ago, shortly after the final book was released. Unlike most other fans, I prefer the novels to the actual series on which they're based, as there's far more continuity and common sense in the books. I also enjoyed the new ending to the incomplete Sentinels series, and the the 4 "original" books: "The Zentraedi Rebellion" (which incorporated "The Malcontent Uprising comics storyline), "The Masters' Gambit" (which brought in info from "Robotech: The Movie" and the CyberPirates comic story), "Before The Invid Storm" (which referenced the comics written as an alternate ending to the books; comis that saved some characters in the process, while mutilating others; the new references here fix that), and the final novel in the series: "The End of the Circle" - which serves the novels that preceded it, all very well. Wow. Didn't mean to go on like that. But I'll probably go on about Robotech in more detail sometime soon. ;-0)

Sunday I started playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance, which Mark got for me. It's awesome, and I'm hooked. It's kind of like Diablo II, only with Marvel characters. My 4 person team is made up of Captain America, Spider-Man, Iron Man & The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) - my favorite of the bunch. You can also play as Storm, Mr. Fantastic, Sue Storm, The Thing, Wolverine, Blade, Luke Cage, Deadpool, Spider-Woman, Iceman, Dr. Strange, Thor, Elektra, Daredevil, Black Panther and some others I haven't unlocked yet, plus you interact with the likes of Nick Fury, Mysterio, Scorpion, Jean Grey/Phoenix, Mystique, Nightcrawler, The Vision, Hank Pym, Charles Xavier, Black Widow...and tons more. So a lot of the fun is just seeing, or playing with all these different well known characters.

I saw Jeremy Sunday night at the bar. It was good to see him, and I got a kiss. He's super busy lately; trying to avoid something. He couldn't talk about it then, but he hoped to come over on Monday - only those plans were broken by WRAP bullshit. I'll hopefully see him next week. I miss him.

Mollie. Mollie is moving to Tennessee. I feel bad for her. I feel bad for me. But it's kind of (and this is the part that sucks most of all) her best option right now. Her mom has been very ill for some time now, and I'm kind of surprised that she's still alive at all. Well, she's fading faster and faster, and this way Mollie gets to spend time with her before she dies, which is a good thing. Mollie also has some serious debt issues, stemming from student loans, which are affecting her ability to live here. In Tennessee Mollie will have a place to stay with far less rent, and a car, and she can take care of her debt without worrying about her bills. That's all very good. But on the down side, she'll be in Tennessee, which she hates. She'll be near Greg, her mother's boyfriend, who she can't stand. Greg doesn't bathe; I've smelled him in person, and it just wasn't pretty. And it's a lot warmer and sweatier in the South, so I can only imagine it's worse there. She won't have me or Mark, Carrie, Adam, Bryan, Chris, Robert, Diana, Wendy, Jennifer or anybody when she moves out there - not with her - not like now. And we won't have her. This is going to suck beyond the telling of it. She's not leaving until the end of February, and says she'll most likely only be there a year at most...but that's a whole year without Mollie. I'm still in shock about the whole thing...I feel numb.

I'm downloading the season finale of Nip/Tuck - I hope it's good. Torchwood, which has broken ratings records on the BBC, has been greenlit for another season (yay), with only 4 left to go in the first season (plus the Dr. Who Christmas Special) to hold me over until the next spin-off starts soon after. I'm all caught up on Brothers & Sisters, and Smallville, but those shows don't come back until January.

I should probably motivate myself for more pictures in the near future. I'm going to my work x-mas party tonight at DJ's. I have to work 1-5:30pm. I have tomorrow off. I work Friday. I have plans with my sister, father, niece & nephews on Saturday, though I think my father has yet to confirm. And that's my life as I know it.

   posted by Bald Jason at 10:26 AM
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