Saturday, December 29, 2007

Work went well yesterday. After work, Mark dropped me off at home and then headed to his dad's place in Dundee to visit with his family. I started watching "Resident Evil: Extinction" but was drifting off within 10 minutes of starting it, so I stopped it and slept for several hours. When I woke up, I finished the movie, which I thought was ok; slightly less enjoyable than the 2nd one (which grew on me, though I hated in theaters), with the first one remaining my favorite. It seemed to provide some closure on several fronts, but I'd prefer that they make a 4th film that wraps it up with a big bow with the style of the first film, and all the known characters returning - but that's probably just a pipe dream. I'd follow Milla anywhere though.

Mark got home about 2:30am, just as the movie finished. I'd just sent him a text message to find out if he was ok, as I'd realized he'd been gone far longer than I had expected, but he was fine. He asked me how the movies was, and gave me a gift from his dad, to the both of us. It was a set of blankets. I don't think his dad has ever given me a gift before, so that was unexpected. His mom is visiting some time today.

After Mark went to bed, I started watching Battlestar Galactica. I watched the first 4 episodes (which is what originally aired as the mini-series that spawned the series proper), and then the 5th episode. I like the story. The space stuff looks cool, but I find myself feeling a bit distant and bored during much of the space battle stuff. I love the actors though, and I think the entire cast pulls their own weight. I really enjoy the writing for the program, which I never doubted that I would - it's done by Ron Moore who was one of the guiding voices on DS9, which is the best Trek in my opinion. I always got the sense that the writers for DS9 were constantly pushing for darker, edgier choices, and were constantly at war with the studio for their vision, and were only partly allowed to achieve it with DS9. Here I get the sense that Ron's finally been allowed to run free. I could be completely crazy though. It just seems like the show makes some wonderfully unexpected, dark choices, that really give the situation the bleakness that is required. I'll let you know how I feel about the rest of the series as I watch it, as I now have access to every episode (and webisode) that's been released thus far.

I never got around to reading my Trek book, which I may do for a bit while I have a snack. I need to call Michael and check in with him. I need to talk to Mark to see if he needs the car today, and talk to Carrie about a possible visit. I haven't spoken to Chris, but I'm think she still has company over; she had a friend in from town this week. I feel like I could take a nap.

I have today off. I close the store tomorrow, and I suspect it will be busy. I have Monday-Wednesday off, which I plan to enjoy. I have a Doctor's appointment on Thursday to switch my migrain meds (hopefully), and then I go into work. I work on Friday, and I have Saturday off.

I got 3 unexpected text messages this morning. 1 was from Jeremy Merklinger, and was one of those generic happy holidays things, but I haven't heard from him in months so that was a shock seeing his name on my phone. Then I also got a text from Travis Kelley who mentined that John Barrowman was in "The Producers" (which I already knew), and that having seen Captain Jack in anything made him think of me. He reads my blog, so I know he knows about me going on and on about Doctor Who & Torchwood - but now I'm wondering if he watches too? hmm.

Sleepy.

I was going to have a snack, but maybe I should do the sleeping thing first. It's a toss up at the moment.

   posted by Bald Jason at 11:13 AM
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