We went Friday to watch the long-awaited sequel to the short-lived Firefly. And it was good. It was very good

However.

It wasn’t as good as Firefly. Serentiy was an action movie, and while Firefly had action, it was the dialog that I loved so much–the interactions between the characters: Zoe telling Wash, “Remember that sex you were planning on having? Ever?”

Serenity had that, but not nearly as much, and certainly not as much as I wanted. It also focused primarily upon River and Mal, which was fine, but I wanted more about the other characters.

But. They did a lot of things right. Sarting with the Reavers. I loved the way that they did the Reavers, where you never quite saw that. It was perfect. Becuase nothing that they could have come up with in the makeup department would have been as horrible as what is supplied by our imaginations. So the brief glimpses and flashes just served to keep them horrible and really scary.

And although I wanted more of the other characters, I thought he did a good job with what we got. Nobody seemed out of form, although Kaylee was obviously thinner, despite the coveralls.

SPOILERS HERE:

I was devastated that they killed the characters they killed. I mean, they were some of my favorites! How could he DO that?! Except that part of me says, yes, that was good and that was right. Because a fight like that you just aren’t going to walk away from. A fight like they went through, people are going to get hurt and people are going to get killed. So it would have been very unrealistic if they had all walked away unscathed. But still. I can’t imagine another movie or show without the people he killed.

And I did like the fact those who survived took some serious damage. Because they shouldn’t have been able to walk away with just a scratch. And for awhile I wasn’t sure that any of them were going to survive. Which was good. Well, except River. I was pertty certain that she’d make it. But not so sure about everyone else.

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So it was a very good movie, and I highly recommend that you see it. But even more highly I recommend that you watch Firefly.

Lots to do! Papers to write! Papers to read! Stuff like that!

Which must be why I just started re-reading Cryptonomicon. Because it’s such a short book and a quick read, you know.

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Read! Read! Read!

Study! Study! Study!

Write! Write! Write!

Remind me again why I’m back in school?

It’s a beautiful day outside–one of those charming fall days where the leaves are just starting to turn, and the air is cool, and smells of dried leaves. And I’m here. In the basement. Doing homework.

Sorry, can’t concentrate. Waiting to leave work so we can go see “Serenity”

Yay!

I don’t know whether to be amused or offended.

I received in the mail today, a letter stating:

Dear Ms. Michelle Klishis,
Our records show that you haven’t yet registered for the benefits of AARP membership, even though you are fully eligible.

Ummm….really?

At my brother’s insistence, here is some interesting news to read.

Mount Healthy High School’s head football coach and athletic director said Tuesday they did not support an officiating crew’s decision to keep Bobby Martin, a senior at Dayton’s Colonel White High School who has no legs, from playing in last Friday night’s game.

I personally can’t understand why officials would keep him from playing, but there’s a lot I don’t understand in this world.

However it’s also a happy story, since he got a letter from the powers that be that allows him to play.

Heck, at 110 pounds he only weighs 10 pounds less that the center for my high school football team my senior year.

There’s also a very nice article on him and a bit about his everyday life.

And a third article in USA Today on his football career.

Morgantown Showtimes for Serenity:
1:30pm | 4:10 | 7:00 | 9:40

I’m so excited!

(bounce bounce bounce)

I had a dream of violence last night.

It was in a place where people weren’t safe even in their own homes. Maybe it was the future; it certainly wasn’t the past.

Men roamed, taking what the wanted, selling what they stole–things, people–to any who would buy.

I also dreamed of a sharp knife, vicious and thin, and long enough to go all the way through.

I learned a lesson last night in my dream. I learned that if I am ever in a situation where I have to defend myself in hand-to-hand combat, I’m dead.

S points out an article in the Gazette noting that WV has the highest concentration of strip clubs per population. “West Virginia has 53 strip clubs statewide, or 2.9 per 100,000 population.” (Portland comes in second. Did you know that Tom?)

I think that the greater Morgantown area has four (or more?!) of those clubs–two of which are on my parent’s road.

So the only remaining question is–which city is worse? Morgantown or Charleston?

(Here is the original article in the Oregonian)

If you don’t normally read Waiter Rant, I recommend that you surf on over for his latest post I’m Gonna Win Today.

Corpse Bride = YAY!

I’m not paying attention to the news!

(fingers in ears)

La la la la la

Cute Animal Quiz

I’m a Frog!

No really!
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