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Battlestar Galactica: Razor

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Ahh, the classic tool of the flashback. This made-for-TV movie fills in more detail about Pegasus, about Lee Adama’s new position on that aforementioned shiny ship, the last Cylon war, and the development of the humanoid Cylons. My favorite part had to be the surprise appearance of the old-school “BY YOUR COMMAND” Cylons. They had the old-school Cylon ships! Hell, the humans even blow up god! Or, um, something like one. That’s still pretty unclear. Genetic dead-end, or the origin of the Cylon religion? I’ll tell you what it is! It’s juicy plot awesomeness!

It strikes me that in reiterating that Boomer is hot, I may be neglecting the cuteness of Cally. Okay, fine, fine. I really should also be noting that while both Boomer and Cally (thanks to the casting of their extremely talented and drool-worthy actresses) are distracting to the eye, they portray three-dimensional characters. Their performances are nuanced, emotional, and show us exactly how normal people can become extraordinary in the most dire of circumstances.

Five stars, of course!

Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5

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There’s usually a tendency in series writers to keep a status quo. Sure, small things can change, but they usually only change for that episode, or to teach the important lesson. This is standard operating procedure for most TV series, right?

Not so for BSG, especially not so for this season. Blowing up ships, people, more ships, a new humanoid Cylon revealed, a Presidential election, and a planet that can support life! I think that my enthusiasm for this show should be clear, due to the amount of exclamation points that I seem to be using. Oh, and since I’m keeping track…. Boomer = still hot. Five stars.

Update: I had a few details confused between Season 3 and Razor. These should now be corrected.

A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections.

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For those playing along at home….

Severe conjunctivitis in my left eye. What weapons will I fight the beast with? Amoxicillin to fight any of the infection in my blood, and where the blood meets the eye, and eyedrops (can’t remember the drug name) to combat the swelling, itching menace directly. I will fight this battle on two fronts!

Update: The eyedrops are a steroid/antibiotic combo. Get that four times daily, the amoxicillin three times daily. Holy crap.

Also, instead of going back on Vitamin C pills, I think that I will prescribe myself a daily dose of an orange or two for breakfast.

Also also wik, daytime running lamps seem to have perished in my Sunfire. They flash about ten times (as does the interior light), and the clicking that usually accompanies the blinker instead accompanies the flashing. So, my body and my car seem to be in about the same shape. Heh. My guess is that this is related to whatever took out my odometer light, and made the odometer (which is digital) freak out when the trip button was pressed.

Despite this, I’m in a pretty good mood today. Tomorrow before work is the blood work that I’ve been putting off / has been trapped in my trunk.

Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.0

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You know, I thought that it couldn’t get any more “OH MY GODS THEY DID NOT DO THAT!” after Season 1’s finale. I was wrong. I know that it’s rare to hear me say that, but I say it here with a clear conscience. I was wrong. I want to create a writer’s equivalent of the master/apprentice system just so that I can apprentice under these writers. I did not expect to see Ensign Ro from Star Trek: The Next Generation show up as the Admiral. The SciFi channel keeps up its tradition of hiring fantastic actors from other popular science fiction TV shows, and I really dug her performance. Also, the other Six that shows up… yeah. If Baltar was crazy before…

Oh, and Boomer? Still hot. Five stars.

Never been so thankful for Pinball Pete’s

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The car has glass in it, and is able to be driven. Which puts me back to the repair that I was -about- to have done before a tree fell on it. Heh.

Ever see a seven year old video game lover walk into an arcade for the first time? I have, and it was just about the coolest thing ever. I even have one of those cheesy four-picture Polaroids to commemorate it. It’s hanging in my cube, labeled “My first Father’s Day, Hunter & Dave, June 2008.” Also, he told the waitress at Emil’s that I was his “part-Dad”, and I don’t think that I could have smiled any bigger. If you’re scratching your head, wondering how a guy without kids celebrated Father’s Day, read this post.

I have fifteen virtual servers running SETI@home on an OpenVZ test box. I’ve been working on this project in my spare time here at work for a long time, and it feels like I’ve earned a whole slew of geek points.

Meme

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If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don’t speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want — good or bad. When you’re finished, if you so desire, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.