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Monday, 30 May 2005 07:40:07
Damn...I gone and done it again. I [i]think[/i] I forgot to log yesterday. This is getting tough with the absence of words. Maybe I should go return this ship. No, well I just need a heads up from everyone saying we can fly. Found a pilot, his name's Nic. I went through my dad's old stuff, I think I can fly this thing. But we ain't going far, we still need someone to check up on the engine and make sure everything is runnin ok. An engineer is imperitive, or we might as well all put plastic bags over our heads and say good-bye to the little twinkly stars. I am itchin' to get flyin', it's been over a week and so far I can't see us flying at all. Well, I just did the math (finally) and I think it's actually day 11. I'm keeping it there, no matter what. I'm waiting till day 16 to throw myself off a cliff. I really hope Gratitude isn't left all alone. Maybe he'd be better off with a more effective captain who can actually find a full crew. I don't know, I just don't know any more. I'm tired now, I need some rest... --Your captain -Symon
Monday, 30 May 2005 08:09:50
In the matter of 11 days all my views have changed. It's felt like a month, in that time I wrote an essay, which really meant nothing. I've come up with these logs, which seem to be going nowhere. I grabbed onto a series and lost it, and after 11 days I think I don't care anymore. A nervous heat is washing over my body, and I don't even know why. I never realized I could change myself so much in just one week. I don't know if I'll write in these logs again, unless some divine calling commands me. I don't think I want to do much without some divine calling. Like I just said...I don't know. I think I've been more dedicated to the series in a matter of days than I have been to any book I've ever tried to write, or any story I’ve witnessed. It’s interesting, because nothing in the world has done that for me. I’ve always felt bad when something ended, but not as horribly stricken as when Firefly did. I think, and don’t go thinking I’m crazy, but there is something in the series or in the characters that is extremely important to the wellbeing of my life. I feel like I want to write another long essay, but it doesn’t take too many words to express what I’m going through, even if you don’t understand. I’ve walked along the different forums, and went on a crazed rampage acting as if I’m the only one that mattered. Maybe this is some sort of crisis in my own life, and doesn’t regard Firefly at all. I don’t really know, and I don’t know what to do about it. I think something needs to be said. I thank you Joss. I know I am not the only one that has thanked you. It’s been 11 days, but I feel like I have been a part of this before I even knew. I wish I could have been a part of this when it began. I’m late, but I know that everything that happens…that there’s a purpose for it all. There’s no reason why, and I’m figuring I’ll probably get the same response to this as everything else, but I feel like I must write this. I must write something that makes sense. But for the few eyes that read this, know that I understand you care and I’m there for you. I don’t know why or how Joss got so many people to follow the story of some rag-tag crew. I don’t know why or how they touched me, but they did. Like they took a fishing hook and struck it through my heart. No one knows me, no one really cares who I might be, and I’m ok with that. It would make me feel good if only one person in the world read this, and didn’t even understand it. Hell, I don’t even understand it. I guess that’s it. I never knew that so much could change in just 11 days. But I guess that’s the way the world spins, the way the stars move. Do they move? I’m sure they do, destined to be sucked into some black hole, or just die in a furious explosion. Any who, I don’t have anything else to say, I’m looking forward to Serenity. And to every soul out there, each flying their own ship with their own special crews, well…keep flying. Don’t let any one voice, any million voices, take down your ship. Every ship should fly. ---Once again, and maybe for the last time -Symon
Monday, 30 May 2005 16:44:23
Sorry to post a rough product but I wanted some feedback from certain individuals. Thank you,BTW. :wink: Please reread if you're interested.
Monday, 30 May 2005 18:29:32
Spoilers happen. You know it, and I know it. What I find ironical and somewhat funny are the spoiler-a-phobics who are seeing spoilers in the most innocent statements. I used the words "River displayed certain physical skills" after I saw the trailer. Somebody (I forget who) took that to mean River had become Ninja River. Thing is, we already know she's got physical skills - the way she stood on the railings while eavesdropping in OiS, and the "trick shooting" in WS - and you have to admit, I did choose my words carefully, trying very hard to refer to something without giving anything away, and got tromped on anyhow. I can't help someone else's vivid imagination or assumptions about WHAT exactly River was being turned into, now can I? Then there are those who go into a thread that has *SPOILERS* in the title and then come down on the originator for writing a spoiler. I mean *hello* Suffice to say, this is a "not-able-to-please-all-the-people-all-the-time" scenario. One of the new Minnesota Browncoats came to the bonfire last Friday, and when conversation turned to the screening, did she run away screaming "SPOILERS! SPOILERS!" Nope. She stayed and let us talk - and believe me, we TALKED. Her philosophy is that if she really wanted to remain spoiler free, it's her own responsibility. As has been stated here, however, that's not always an easy thing to do. Thing is, we all want to talk about what's happened with the screenings - how long has it been since the DVDs came out, leaving us with very little new Fireflyage to talk about? I don't know - someone here will. Also, spoiler-phobes should also keep in mind that what we're seeing now are PRE-SCREENINGS, meant to elicit a certain response from a certain set of viewers. What we've been seeing at the PRE-SCREENINGS may not even be in the FINAL PRINT. I wouldn't be a bit surprised that what I saw last week was different from what was shown at the first round. And the next round will be different from the second one. We are lab-rats in the cage, being put through audio and visual stimuli to elicit a desired response, all for Joss's amusement and potential data gathering purposes. Nonetheless, for those of you who are writing spoilers intentionally - knock it off! For the rest, remember to write [i]Comments on the Screening *SPOILERS*[/i] in your headline. That way you can in good conscience feel free to ignore the wee little spacebugs who come in anyway just so they can whine about it. They can't say they weren't warned. And if you came in here looking for spoilers... too bad!