The Best one is saved for last...
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Wow. I would quite likely faint if I ever actually met her.

I should remain alone and childless just to insure that there one less family in the world.

*deep breathe and....*
It's been a while and this will be all over the place.

I'm graduating next May. The current plan is to move to Los Angeles and find work as a PA. I've got a couple of VERY generous friends willing to help out however they can, and I can't thank them enough (and I've tried). Here's the rub...

That will cost MONEY. Serious money (rent, a new car, student loans, etc.). Money I don't have now. Over the next month, I'll be taking stock of what I have and what I need. This means selling a lot of my various collections (which I am okay with for the most part). This also means that I won't be able to make the trip I wanted to Knoxville and Atlanta in late July early August. Dragon*Con will be my last gasp of honest carefreeness. I can't say how much I hate not having enough to visit my friends in both cities. After multiple auctions, trips, and general phone chattiness, I really feel terrible about not getting to see everyone in a non-con environment one more time. I just have too much on my plate including what will no doubt be very expensive dental work.

I am keeping in mind that my life is not my own, but rather, it belongs to the me in five years.

In other news... I have decided to drop Sabertooth from my costume list for Dragon*Con. I know at least one person actually doing it and another considering the costume (I can only imagine all those I don't know working on it), and I believe that both will do a better job than me. I wasn't that crazy about the movie and it will free up more money for the Bill Pardy costume that will be my focus. Depending on finances, I may end up doing an Ash costume or possibly a Dharma dude to replace Sabertooth, but I doubt I will as I need to drop another 90ish bucks to get my return flight for D*C fixed and I want a decent booze fund for the con. I've mentioned it to some of you, but this will likely be my last D*C for a while. With the uncertainty of next year, I feel it prudent to not promise something to myself and others I can't deliver.

But this weekend was important beyond belief. In a SUPER good way.

You see what I'm going for. The final version will be thicker, obviously, and maybe darker.

The question I have is this: Does this look like something I can pull off?

I'm hoping to have this ready for Dragon*Con. I will warn everyone who might actually care, if I hate the movie I will not be doing this. Liev Schreiber is one of my favorite actors so I'd like to do it, but if I decide not to, it's not gonna kill me because there will be a TON of Sabertooths (Saberteeth?) at D*C.

So let me know what you think...

Astronauts or Cavemen?

The Bad:
In addition to my finals coming up and my trip to L.A. smack dab in the middle of them (that's my fault, make no mistake), I've gotten the notice that my store will close on the 22nd of May. This is not the time I need to worry about finding a job in case the company can't or won't place me at another store. I think I'm pretty safe, but it doesn't stop me from worrying about it. I go from finals directly into a Summer semester that lasts about three weeks for a desktop publishing class. I'm not real worried about it, but I still need to make enough money for Dragon*Con costumes, which may be hindered now. I'm thinking it maybe time to launch a full scale sale of personal items not related to Evil Dead, Zombies, or BSG. I hate to ebay my comics, but I don't know if there's a better way to sell them where I am. Time for a streamlining.

The Good:
I am running again. Today was third time in four days (yesterday was all rainy and cold). I am hovering around 240. I really want to be at 200 lbs for Dragon*Con. I think this is still possible. I have a little more than 4 months to lose 40 lbs. or ten lbs a month. I got a later start than I wanted to on this as I was stricken with a nasty little virus thing after I got back from ATL. I'm not looking for ideas, I've got those, but encouragement is always welcome.

I'm not doing a LJ entry about my week in Atlanta and Tennessee. I had a great (fantastic, really) time, and the pictures on my facebook.

I missed a lot of stuff, because I was off LJ for a week, then when I got back I apparently forgot to log in, so I missed even more.... anyway...If there is something you want to read please let me know.

School until May, then the auction...which is the weekend before finals...Hooray <---sarcasm.

I am still really looking forward to it, I just need some kind of relief considering I'll be back in school for a Summer semester (till the first week in June) for a desktop publishing class.

Here, I'm cheating and only doing the one, but I'm giving two things to help make Loren feel better:

1. Post about something that made you happy today, even if it's just a small thing.

Talking nerd topics for papers and realizing that I'm finally starting to feel better (stupid sickness)

I'm too tired and too grumpy to write a real thing...This is all you get...If you care...



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I blasted through seasons one and two over the past month. I lent my season one to a certain Starbuck who has yet to return it, so I started watching online.

First Season: Meh...I liked it okay, but it wasn't fantastic. The only ep that stood out was the one with the Ghostbusters...namely because of the pranks. The monsters were mostly cool for the season, the final was fucking sweet, and I totally crushed on Meg even if she was evil (sort of).

Second Season: LOVED IT! My best friend swears that the first was the best, but no. This is way better. The Winchesters had more interesting motives, and The villain was clear (but I wish they'd used a different actor every time...The guy they used was fine, but I think different actors would have added a little more to how powerful the demons are). There are very few episodes that I didn't like (Even though I hated the Supernatural version of Werewolves, the episode was a good Sam episode and I'm not Sam's biggest fan).

Some of my favorites (Not using ep titles, because I don't remember them):

The mind control episode.
Sam's week long disappearance episode
Anything involving Gordon
The Demon virus episode

The Best:
Tall Tales: HOLY SHIT...a little tribute to the Bad Blood episode of the X-Files was hilarious and brilliant... I really hope this villain sticks around...He's awesome.

Hollywood Babylon: This might be my favorite of the series...I love Dean's status as "the best P.A. ever!" It also finally proved that Dean does get a girl every now and then instead of just their phone numbers. So many jokes!

All Hell Breaks Loose I & II:
Ava broke my heart...When they revealed that she became this viscous demon controlling creature...I nearly cried. I wasn't really attached to the character, but it was just soooo sad when I realized she wasn't possessed...that alone made this season for me. I saw Dean's deal coming a mile away and it was still fucking intense when he kissed Demon girl...Once again, I hope she is always played by a different actress (who is wicked hot *rawr*).

The thing that I like the most about the show is the feel. I feel like I'm watching a show from the 60's, 70's, or 80's. It has that same Incredible Hulk-Fugitive-Fall Guy feel to it. I love that. Supposedly, this is very similar to what Joss Whedon envisioned for the Faith spin-off from Buffy. I'll take Supernatural, but with Ben Edlund (the creator of the Tick) writing for the show, I think it's the obvious choice for me.

I'm looking forward to the next season...but it will have to wait for school work for now.

PS. Jared Paddywacky has a nose like an anime character. That is all.

Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse?

I love the Onion

I am taking for first for real Spring Break. I'm going to drive to Atlanta for a full week of drinking, complaining, and probably homework. I'll be staying with becket for the week...drinking by the railroad tracks mostly...occasionally setting things on fire..having a damn good time of it.

The reason I'm posting this here is to let those not necessarily local to Atlanta know I'll be passing through their neck of the woods. I'll be coming through Southern Illinois and passing right through Nashville (So if any of you Nashville Frakkers wanna me me for a meal (sadly no booze, as I will be operating a motor vehicle), let me know. I may also go up to Knoxville for a day of fun and activity since I know there's some cool shit up there. I'll probably be leaving Saturday, March 28th, and returning April 5th. Also, I don't how far away my Florida Peeps are, but if time and money allow I may drive to Florida for another day (Seeing as how I've never been there). All in all I'm looking for a BIG ASS roadtrip type of thing. I'm not big on overly planning things but if you've got any ideas for goodtime funsticks, let me know...I'll try and work it in. I'll probably be cross posting this in a couple of formats.


I hope to see as much of you guys as possible!

Directions: Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.

dustyskinandall
Chick-fil-A:
I LOVE Chick-fil-a. In St. Louis we had them at almost all of our malls and now we have one location at one mall and we finally have one freestanding location, neither of which is reasonably close for me. Sadly, the freestanding Chick-fil-a has no pneumatic chicken tubes. BREAKFAST is the most amazing thing in the world at a Chick-fil-a...especially if you've not slept a wink and been drinking Bourbon all night....

good movies vs. crappy movies:
Good movies are good, but crappy movies can be a lot more fun. This applies mostly to horror and sci-fi flicks, but others work as well. There is a VERY fine line for a crappy movie to be entertaining, and that line is held up with friends and booze. It is rare that I will watch a terrible alone, but incredibly likely that I will watch a terrible movie with a group....and make fun of it.

drunk Aquaman:
This was the product of a Halloween costuming group that failed miserably. The idea was to make your own Justice League hero costume and go to my best friend's friend's annual Halloween party. I chose Aquaman because he's hilarious, and made a shirt out of a two dollar shirt from Target and a sharpie, and bought a surfer wig. I showed up to the part to find the only other person who stuck with the idea made a Green Lantern costume by buying a GL t-shirt (like you can get at any respectable comic book store) and a green ring pop. I soon discovered that the more I drunk the more I became belligerent...and loved talking about Aquaman in the third person. I offended a deeply religious friend by telling him "Jesus isn't real. Jesus can't save you. Aquaman is real. Aquaman can save you." I then brought him back after conversations with fellow con-goers to Dragon*Con and he was met with approval. He will return in 2009.

school:
Stupid school. I go to a local private university called Lindenwood. It's got really good teachers, incredibly stupid students (which average about 8-10 younger than me), and is finally getting around to making themselves academically viable. I am going to be graduating next May with a BA in Creative Writing. I can't wait and I HATE Spanish, which I am hopefully in my last semester of.

being a self-declared hobo:
I wish I was a hobo. Endlessly traveling around the country...What's not to love about it. Not a fan of beans, though. If I didn't have people who cared about me and what I did I'd for sure end up as a hobo going from town to town taking odd jobs that lead to me solving mysteries. In a perfect world...


lomer asked me about:

zombies:
I love Zombies... Don't know why I do, I just do. They are the most terrifying horror creation in my opinion. I would love to see an ongoing television show about the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse similar to the Walking Dead comic by Robert Kirkman. I wouldn't want the show to be a direct take, but something similar. Slow moving Zombies are the best and the only case for fast moving zombies is Dead Set which aired in Britain last year (28 days series don't count as they are infected, not dead).

conventions:
I used to go to cons only for the guests. Now I go if I've got friends there and the promise of alcohol. I quit other cons after my first Dragon*Con and haven't looked back. I go to Metropolis for the Superman Festival every year because of my Dad's love of that town and the fact that I know almost everyone there.

chief:
Still my favorite character, although I do adore Baltar's sliminess. Aaron Douglas is a hell of a guy to fans (at least when I met him the first time), and we are similar in shape. I hated it when they made a Cylon, but after the second half of season 4 I finally got behind the idea. He's just a great character and I'm honored to have so many people think of me as that character. Also, there's this weird guy who calls me chief without any possible knowledge of that being my call sign, that comes into my Starbucks. He's kind of a dick, but he loves me.

costuming:
My secret shame. I'm a terrible costumer, and I always feel guilty about no making it myself or the fact that's not screen accurate. I will not costume as characters I don't feel I look like or have the same build. I will never be known as Fat Wolverine or the world's biggest hobbit. I don't it against people who costume outside of their age/gender/weight/likeness but it's not for me. Even if I had access to a dead on Snake Pilsken costume, I don't think I'd do it as I look NOTHING like Kurt Russell. My dream costumes (some of these involve weight loss):
Guy Gardner, Ash from Army of Darkness with a bunch of midgets (small children could work if I don't have to touch any of them) running around dressed like Ash as well, Darkman, Bill Pardy (which will hopefully happen in time for Dragon*Con 09), Lex Luthor in green battle armor, Caprica Helo (flight suit, radiation sickness, and leg wound), and others I can't think of.

Juliana's awesome music which everyone should listen to (and here's a link to anyone who's not familiar.):
I love "Sarah's Apartment" and "Outshine the Sun" the best, but there's not a track I don't love. Her lyrics are so vivid and as a rule I'm generally a lyrics guy. I'd love to hear more stuff from her that tells a distinct story, which she seems to enjoy the most as well..considering her post about songwriting :)

For my friends in the The Colonial Fleet. That being said.. Copied from Kris:

The Great Frakkin' Colonial Fleet Survey

Rules: There are none. Don't be a nugget. :>


01. If you could steal somebody else's callsign, whose would it be and why?:
Sho'nuff...If you have to ask why...Go rent the Last Dragon and you will see "Who da master!!?!"

02. For whatever reason, who makes you nervous in the Fleet?
My first response is the women... cause they're pretty...and I'm quite awkward.

03. What's been your best/favorite contribution to the group?
Vampire Vodka....It stains EVERYTHING!

04. If the Fleet got stranded on a remote island, who would go insane first and why?
If there's no booze..it'd be me, if there is booze...James. Because I'd do it to teach him a lesson.

05. What would you name your Fleet or Battlestar band?
Gimballs!

07. Is the Fleet a cult, social experiment, unintentional dating site, mass hallucination, roller derby group, or other (fill in the blank) ?
It's my friends (except for Jess...she's a stupid bitch)

08. Do you use the Quorum for therapy?
Is cleaning up forums considered therapy?

09. Who have you never visited that you want to visit?
Kris. I've wanted to go to Seattle since I met her and I still haven't managed it. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll make it this year either. BUT SOON!

10. If you were getting a lobotomy tomorrow and had to pick one Fleet memory to salvage, what's it gotta be?
Since I've heard the infamous coke-party incident twice now, I'll go with...Uncle hogan's bedtime stories from the auction...I wish I had a recording of that entire thing...especially the part where he called me Peter O'Toole.

11. To you, what famous or favorite quote sums up the Fleet?
"You have nothing to fear but fear itself."

12. What's been your favorite event (frak party, con party, meetup, etc.)?
New Years 07 was pretty fucking epic, but the non costume events without pomp will always be my favorites.

13. Which fictional or historical nugget would you recruit to the Fleet?
John Crichton...I can't even image him as Viper pilot.

14. What's been the most embarrassing thing you were caught doing?
dancing.

15. Finally...how do you want to be remembered when this crazy ride is over?
I'd be happy just to be remembered.

That was a good episode.


like season one good.


like season one after the mid season break good.

Perhaps I need to steal/borrow one of jellibean 's Heroes icons for future use...

All I'm gonna say is that was the best episode since "33". If not better... That deserves no LJ cut.