Old Starbuck

"Yippee!"

New Cylons

Absolut Badass.

Cylons

Badasses?

Spread the Word!

I've kept this inside too long and it's time I came out and said it: I'm hooked on the new Battlestar Galactica. 'Whew'. That feels better. There's been a tremendous amount of debate over several of the changes made between the old '70's Galactica and this new incarnation, but frankly I think any discussion like that is largely pointless. "Oh no! Starbuck's a woman? You can't do that!" Like hell they can't. What's the fun of remaking the same show with better special effects? You give the creator (Star Trek alumn Ronald Moore) the chance to strut his stuff with a good concept that never got great execution.

I also should admit that I'd always been turned off by Galactica. Sci-fi TV prior to (probably) Next Gen just seems so absolutely cornball to me (excepting, of course, Star Trek TOS, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits). Galactica just seemed like a silly TV adventure show that's been long since dated. The new Galactica, however, is striking, exciting TV. Great drama included. Give it a look-see if you're in the neighborhood of the Sci-fi channel on Friday night. I'm going to post a couple of quick examples for you of the various improvements.

Not Your Typical Survivor Story

This doesn't strike me as your typical "Movie of the Week" Survivor story.

Here's a taste:

"Rescue teams found Richard Kral drunk and staggering along a mountain path four days after his Audi car was buried in the Slovak Tatra mountains."

Here's the punchline.

More details on this harrowing tale of survival as they come in...

Make It So

Patrick Stewart says: "I obsessively play Tetris. I like the old-fashioned Game Boy, but I left mine on a plane."

Patrick Stewart exists at the intersection of way too many of my interests. Star Trek? Check. Comic books? Check. Now videogames? Classic videogames??? It's just too much. Check out this peculiar interview. It's worth the read.


"Damn it, Will. You're ready to play Tetris without a net."

iHysteria

"It was mass hysteria," said Paul Spalek, who was canvassing outside the Apple Store for the Fund for Public Interest. "There were pretty much people from every depth of the street who were taking pictures.... Everyone was in their own little head because of this."

What could prompt this kind of MADNESS??? Why the debut of Apple's new iPod Shuffle! I'm not sure I'm entirely convinced about this one. As an iPod owner, one of my favorite aspects is having a screen that can tell me exactly what's playing, by whom and for how long. However, I'll suspend judgement until I get my hands on one. Oh yeah, read this from "Wired News".


"Bring us the Shuffle!"

This last Saturday/Sunday, the gang and I headed out to do a little Karaoke up at "Sidekicks" on Montrose Ave. Good times were had be all. Here are some pics. 

Todd's singing "You Better You Bet". 

Martha and I dance to something positively sweet. 

It's me singing "You Can't Always Get You Want". I'm positively electric. 

Cory and Erin sing "Under Pressure". Cory's on Bowie, Erin's on Freddy. 

Todd studies the potential selections. 

Last night a few of my friends from home and I took a trip downtown to "Howl at the Moon". It's a piano bar where these guys will take virtually any requests. We threw in $5 and a request for "Roxanne". Said request was quickly obliged. No cover for college students on Thursdays. However, a Coors light was about $4.50. Ouch! 

Todd chugs a huge beer. Woof woof. 

Kevin and his new friend (or at least new to me) Ashley. 

Erynn and Cory put on their red shoes and dance the blues. 

Just outside the Reg 

Toilet Humor

I think the subject heading says it all. Here's a quck quote:
Nine-year-old Joey Sinay is so interested in how toilets work that he wrote a letter to a toilet maker asking if they would produce a clear commode.
Read the whole thing.
Weird link courtesy of Fark

Let's Talk About the Weather

Today reminds me of a cap from a bottle of Nantucket Nectar I once drank which read: "On April 5th, 1835, it snowed on Nantucket." At the time, I thought it was about the single most lovely thing I'd read in a long while. On a day like today, it almost certainly is.

Gosh, what gross gushing. And by the way, Happy New Year!