TECHBOY

WHAT THE #$^& IS WRONG WITH THESE GUYS! First Scott Peterson, and then the current one where he is making stuff up about medical school? Okay, sorry - I though I had somewhere to go with this, I guess not. More on the national politics: Since when was it the job of the president to "create jobs"? Al Sharpton as a job councilor? On a reality TV show? And when will survivor die? Man, I need to find a job! Firefly related stuff: I'm trying to get my tennate hooked on the show by watching from the pilot, to the end.

TECHBOY

Paying over $20 for a handbag is insane. What makes a $1000 Prada bag worth so much more? The name? Okay, that might be worth an extra $10, not the amount that is being charged. Are the materials made in a magic loom? Same thing with shoes or anything else. I took my cousin shopping in Boston a while ago, and she bought these shoes that are nothing but a sole, heel, and a couple of straps - %250. Makes me glad that I'm male - I mean $40 later, I have a pair of comfortable shoes that look good and last many years. When will people wake up and realize that if they stopped paying the inflated prices, the prices will come down? Were they absent the day the "Law of Supply and Demand" was taught? Is it even tought anymore? Has it been supplanted by something like "Getting in touch with your inner child"? Sorry, had to rant.

NRKANGEL

Urg... tired... so. very. tired. Just got done at a customer site troubleshooting a piece of equipment that refused to behave. Well, the problem was at heart really simple (aren't they all?) but the nature of designers is that they never actually have to WORK on the equipment they design. I think I actually spent fifteen minutes on the actual problem and five hours getting everything out, and then putting it all back together. To add insult to injury, I was at a customer site so I didn't have the lunch I brought, forgot my wallet at work (no cash) and traffic was a bear getting back to the office. (Gotta laugh, though. I'm still taking this job way too seriously for a short-timer.) Speaking of which, I have to stay thru the end of September in order to get severance. So close, this dream, yet so far. Still, two months isn't bad considering that I would get nothing if I just walk away. (I'll need all the money I can get.) Also, it's less than the eight months left until Serenity... I guess it'll be nice to have time to prepare, but, like a soon to be ex-con, it'll be hard time to do. Mentally I'm already pacing...pacing... My buddy's already started what needs to be done to get our plans moving forward. I feel like he's doing all of the heavy lifting and I'm just twiddling my thumbs here at the starting gate waiting...waiting...waiting... Feh! too much thinking...(thinking...thinking...) Actually, I didn't need to put that last mental echo in, but the previous two paragraphs made it a thematic necessity. The post-tradeshow party was pretty tame compared to last year, but I still ended up getting home about three am. Lots of booze, loud music, yadda, yadda... typical Japanese company shindig. (The weekend was only slightly painful...thank god I'm single... nights like that have to be followed up with lots and lots of sleep! - sleep....don't talk about sleep...) Geeze... I wanted to really put down a lot about what's been happening since last Thursday (It's been a week already??!!) but I can barely keep my eyes open and I have to drive home after this. (Fortunately my company supplies us with caffine and those red-bull type drinks...I'll probably fall asleep before 10pm...unusual for me as I don't usually go to bed until one or two in the am. ***YAWN!*** Ok, that does it. enough. I gotta get food and get to bed. [i]I Drove All Night[/i] - Cyndi Lauper

RHYMEPHILE

With the success of Firefly, one can only hope that we may just get some more short-lived but loved TV series. I especially vote for: [b]Space: Above and Beyond[/b] Created by Glen Morgan and James Wong (who worked on [i]The X-Files[/i]), any sci-fi lover should check this series out. It's about a space Marine fighter squadron that is working to eliminate the alien threat of the Chigs. Cool FX, great characters, and I really miss it. [b]Profit[/b] Another show that was [i]really[/i] short-lived was the 1996 series [i]Profit[/i], created by [i]Angel[/i] vet David Greenwalt. It starred Adrian Pasdar as this executive who schemed and evilled his way to the top. The show only ran for a couple of episodes, but I remember it very clearly as something unique and original. How many shows can say that its lead character slept in a cardboard box in his apartment? [b]Strange Luck[/b] Another cool show, starring D.B. Sweeney as a man who experiences odd occurrences of bad/good luck. He had survived a plane crash as a child and because of it all these things started happening to him. Anyone recall that at the end of the series Chance was a given a name that could have helped him find his missing brother...an FBI agent named Fox Mulder. Unfortunately, FOX seems to be the type of network that will take a chance on an original show, but doesn't follow through with promoting or nurturing it. It's truly amazing that Firefly got DVDs. There are so many cool shows out there that don't.

BLEYDDYN

This afternoon I'm going down to the convention center to try to register myself and my Wife for Saturday and Sunday. I called their hotline and they said I can do that, hopefully the volunteer I talked to knew what she was talking about! Should save us a lot of aggravation getting in, especially on Saturday. The news on this just kept getting better and better as the con got closer: First: Joss will be there, possibly comic related, possibly Serenity. Second: Yes it will be Serenity related! Third: Some, possibly all of the cast will be there (from Adam) Fourth: Official! All of the cast, plus Joss, plus Chris, plus others will be there. Plus! sneak peak of filming so far! Fifth: Free give-aways at the signing afterward! Sixth: Who knows what could happen? "May you live in interesting times." Most of the time I consider that to be one of the worst curses you can fling at another person, but this weekend I'm actually looking forward to 'interesting times'. :biggrin:

NRKANGEL

Hey! I dreamt about the Serenity Movie last night! How cool is that! :biggrin: - more about it at the end of this post. I want to jot down a few things while the thoughts are there... So, last night on the drive home, I find myself waking up and I decide that it's well past dinner and I'm not in the mood to cook. I stopped off to have dinner at a little Mexican restaurant I know. (I love da spicy food!) I'm sitting there, eating, reading the newspaper I'd picked up when I suddenly realize that I'm the only person dining alone here. Typically it doesn't bother me, but for some reason, tonight I not only noticed, but it bugged me. I think it was because I felt like talking to somebody, but there was no one around (that I knew) to talk to. (Most of my friends are guys and we don't have many of the deep conversations and really never call each other just to chat. The female friends I have are in relationships or are not so close that I feel comfortable calling out of the blue to talk... weird situation to be in.) When I was in college, I remember that there was always someone around to shoot the breeze with, but as a "grownup" I find that life tends to isolate you more if you don't have a pre-planned "activity" to do. Epiphany! Adults need planned "play dates"! (huh...what a time for a revelation equal to that of finding out in kindergarten that paste smells good, but tastes awful.

DYSTOPIA

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