Happy Birthday

to clauderainsrm!

Reunion and Bad Sci-Fi

Earlier this year I mentioned that I might go to my 20th high school reunion. Now, I'm not so sure. It's not that I'm ashamed to show myself or let these people know what I've been up to for lo, these many years; rather, it's not having the patience or inclination to fraternise with individuals with whom I had little in common then and probably even less so now. I scoured the email addresses in the announcement sent to me and the only one I'd be interested in seeing is Andy. No Benjamin. No Sandra. Why bother? Oh, and the plan is to attend the homecoming game and deck ourselves in specially-made tee shirts whilst sitting in a reserved area of the bleachers, then tailgate to wherever the party is gonna be. I'm sorry, but this sounds utterly abominable to me. Thanks, but no thanks. Maybe I'll go to the 25 year reunion if these people have grown up a little by then. Bleh.

Buck Rogers is on Sci-Fi right now. I used to watch this and Battlestar Galactica back to back every week when I was a kid. I overdosed on so much bad science fiction in the 70s, it's a wonder I'm as lucid as I fancy myself to be now. Why am I watching Buck now? Nostalgia man. There comes a time when even the worst shows demand attention simply because they are a part of your psyche and your history. It helps you connect with simpler times and, in my case, a much more optimistic ideal.

45 RPM Records

Achtung, piperdawn!

( 45s )

Spacey and Andrews

Many years ago on the XTC Chalkhills mailing list a discussion arose about who would play whom should a movie ever be made about the rise of XTC. Folks were overwhelmingly in favour of Kevin Spacey playing Barry Andrews in the movie. Someone even mentioned that Kevin Spacey gave off a Barry Andrews vibe in the movie Se7en. Yeah, well, John Doe was a brilliant and calculating sociopathic serial killer. Uhm... o.0

There are similarities in appearance, though. At least I think so.

( John Doe and Bazzer )

Warm Fuzzlies

I just finished reading DMEB'S GREAT ADVENTURE, OR, THE SEARCH FOR MAUL, which was written by our very own falkenna and two of her cohorts in the DMEB, Indigobunting and Lady Allaire. It had been quite a while since I read our anniversary story, so reliving our collective fantasies tonight gave me a serious case of the Warm Fuzzlies.

Always shall I be grateful for my role in the tale:

They all saw them then, a hundred dark shapes approaching the port doors. One by one they entered; each knew exactly whom he was seeking. One carried a CD in his hand.
"This is my new album, entitled 'Songs Barry Andrews Would Have Written If He Were Me.' " SithVixen's mouth moved soundlessly and she followed him out as if in a trance.

I've been part of many groups, mailing lists, clubs, what-have-you since I got online in 1998, but I've never felt such a sense of belonging and camaraderie anywhere like I did with the DMEB. Sometimes I think I'll go to my grave missing and trying to recapture that groovy vibe we Sithsters generated there.

LOST

This show is going to give me a heart attack.

I have new admiration for Sawyer. He pulled a bullet out of his shoulder with his bare hands, then asked for a band-aid. What....a....man!

4 8 15 16 23 42 Execute.

Alpaca Lips

I've added this image to my User Info page.



I've also added THIS BOOK to my Amazon Wish List.

Long live alpacas and their lips!