What? Dr. Rush from Stargate: Universe? What’re you doing here? *shakes head* Getting chased by rage zombies, it looks like. This one seemed like a sequel for sequel’s sake, nothing more. It was entertaining, the acting was good, and there were two shiny ideas thrown in for good measure – carriers (infected, but no symptoms) and parental instincts vs. TEH RAGEZ0RZ. All the characters that I wanted to see survive didn’t, and then they go to France. Three stars.
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28 Days Later
I’ve watched this one before. I couldn’t remember if I’d seen just part of it, or all of it. I’m pretty sure, now, that it was all of it. Doesn’t matter, though, because it’s a really enjoyable flick. I’m not the biggest zombie movie fan in the world, but I love post-apocalyptic settings. I felt the desperation, the loneliness and grasping for fellow humanity, and I felt the twinge when that drop of blood hit that guy’s eye. *shudder* Four stars, and looking forward to the sequel.
Thoughts from Work
Feeling very twitchy and anxious. Dunno if it’s the antibiotics that I’m on, a symptom of the upper respiratory infection, or something else entirely. Yay doxycycline!
Stargate Universe is pulling zero punches when it comes to flaws in the characters. Wow. Also, old-school version of “the chair” looks creepy and intimidating. The reference to a dentist’s chair was spot on in so many ways.
Twitchiness and anxiousness have faded. Think it might be related to the brain fogs that were coming with that whole being sick thing. GO TEAM DOXYCYCLINE!
Enjoying the hell out of the newest Ubuntu version on my work laptop. It’s actually using the proprietary ATI driver, and using it well. Methinks it’s a good thing that ATI is now part of AMD.
scp is my friend.
As Aidan prepares to transition from Terrible Twos into Tantrum Threes, he’s ramping up his attempts to verbally control his universe. Now, many religious traditions ranging from Shamanism to modern day monotheisms(msmsmsmsms) have attempted to change and/or improve the world around them by putting voice and will into speech and thereby giving definition to the change that they want.
It’s not working so well for Aidan. He’s got the focus and the determination, that’s for sure. “I not in time-out, Daddy!” while sitting in the time-out chair may be a difficult approach to take, is all I’m sayin’. :)
Caffeine cat is caffeinated. Unreasonable deadlines are unreasonable. “It is what it is.”
Stargate Atlantis – Season 5
I was hoping that they’d spend the entire season wrapping up the show. Not meant to be, I suppose. Just the last few episodes. I wonder if they were told late in the season’s production that there would be no season six. Parallel dimensions, replicators (srsly, they keep coming back), and Wraith leveling up. Also, last-minute propulsion craziness. I want to bitch about the very end, I really do, but I don’t want to post spoilers.
The stories were solid, the actors were talented, special effects were top notch, and adding makeup to remove makeup… four stars out of five.
Battlestar Galactica – Season 4.5
Garglebewhat? Bwuh with the narf and the point and the egad? Really? You went there? That’s… wow. Five stars out of five.
Samurai Champloo
There’s a striking similarity between this version of the Edo (?) time period in Japan’s history, and the futuristic setting of Cowboy Bebop – lack of food. Not that there’s a general lack of food being grown or being available, just that the main characters can’t get to it. I’m wondering if that empty stomach gurgle noise is the director’s cell phone ring tone.
The quest to find the Samurai that smells like sunflowers is long, convoluted, and mostly not the focus of the individual episodes. Though the characters find themselves coming under the watchful eyes of several proto-Yakuza groups, enraged townsfolk – both legitimate and criminal, and secondarily embroiled in Shogun-level politics.
Really, all they wanted was a good meal and a good fight. Oh, and to kill each other. Four out of five stars.
Gizzard City Cafe
From my paper journal…
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Written 25 Sep 2009
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Downtown Potterville – all two blocks of it – literally sits in the shadow of three giant silos. I’d seen this referenced online as I’d sorted through search results about “Gizzard City.” The world’s only one, mind you. The first time I’d driven through, on a day that was overcast and spotting rain, the whole place was ominous. I’d seen Joe’s Gizzard City, downtown’s solitary bar, and the Gizzard City Cafe next door, but I opted to try Charlotte instead. I had ended up at a KFC, which my stomach later regretted.
Today, with a brisk breeze and the sun shining, the silos don’t seem to loom as much. They’ve retreated into the background, allowing themselves to be glossed over in favor of homes and yards and signs letting me know that the gizzards are, in fact, next door.
I’ve stopped at the Gizzard City Cafe, which has teased my Diner addiction all week. My co-workers, who got breakfast here this morning, pointed out that not only is there a web page with a copy of the menu, but DIners, Drive-Ins, and Dives had the bar next door on their show. Now that I think about it, Nikki may have pointed that out to me a while back. Anyway, the co-workers also pointed out that both places had the same owner.
Hence, the “gizzards next door” signs.
I’ve come on my lunch break, starting a bit before noon, and it’s gone from two other tables sat to just me. With the size of the town and the economy being the way that it is. I can’t say that I’m surprised. Though, on the other hand, it wouldn’t take much to fill this place up.
This place feels as welcoming as Theio’s does, but far more relaxed and, honestly, clean. I have no doubt that I could sit here for several hours, sipping coffee and writing. Of course, I might have a hard time staying focused, as they advertise free Wi-fi. While the clientele screams small-town diner, it’s surprisingly geek friendly. I’ll have to test that out during a future visit.
I ordered the olive burger, well done. It’s advertised as 1/3 lb, and comes in a basket with a side of fries. The olive sauce is standard with the exception of huge chunks of olives and pimentos instead of the usual diced. The burger was cooked all the way through without being dry, and the fries were right out of the fryer basket. I do wonder if a non-standard bun might be better, but I have zero complaints. My pop was kept full, and the waitress was pleasant and attentive.
Yeah, I’ll be back.
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