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 Roland Emmerich wants to do a Stargate Trilogy.  Um.....

Nope.

(Unless I can get back Sam and Teal'c and Cam and Vala too...)

((Am the only flashing to the dreaded teenage SG1 version from "200"?)

This just crossed the entertainment news.

Stargate Composer Passes Away

Stumbled onto this page which has a few clips from the upcoming The Last Airbender sequel.

It looks rather awesome and I read on CNN that there is now a comic book dedicated to the series.

I had to do the Redial recap for Road Not Taken last night. It's been far too long since I've seen an episode and oh how I missed it.

Of course the result is that I had a dream I was living back at my parents house in Vermont (that they no longer live in) and Amanda Tapping was our new neighbor. Seems she didn't like me prattling on about the show in the dream as they then moved. Sigh....

Also, please, please, please tell me there is a Dr Rodney McKay vs Dr Sheldon Cooper story out there somewhere in the interwebs. Please oh please oh please.....

‎"And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere." - Elie Wiesel accepting his Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.

When I was six or seven, my parents took my sister and I to see Sesame Street Live!. I don't recall at one point during this show this occurred, but I vividly recall the events. My mother spotted a guy pulling out a knife and holding it against his child's neck. She pointed it out to my dad and while he ran over to grab the guy, she went to find a police officer. The guy was arrested and I know my parents sat there with two very freaked out children while someone came for them. This whole time my sister (who was two or three) sat and watched the show. But I remember them jumping into action and it impacted my life more than one would think.

Because for me, not speaking up is not an option. I pester, I call the cops, I casually place myself between people arguing on the Metro, I've mastered the art of the glare and the "you've got to be kidding" stare. It's almost amusing how just staring at someone as they act like an asshole can stop them. But I am a coward. I've seen a knife pulled and you bet I ran the other way. I also called the cops, but I ran away. I admit if I thought my own personal physical safety was at risk, I would not stick around. ( Cut for Graphic Stuff )

So we bridge the gap from Summer Tv to Fall Tv and I must say, I really love Summer TV so much more than Fall. Here is what I watched and I plan on watching. I'm cutting the whole thing as am lazy.

However, most of what I think of the new season can be summed up here: What happened to all the women?

( tv! )

So what about you?

I live in DC and have very little paitience with politics. I work in politics and have very little patience for the wheeling and dealing and jackasses that have our country by the nose.

But then there are moments when you stop and realize that maybe, just maybe, there is still good out there.

Congresswoman Giffords surprised her colleagues by walking into the Chamber and casting her vote since she was shot in the head. I doubt even Aaron Sorkin could've captured the response.


Weclome back, Congresswoman Giffords

I swear there are days when I just get utterly and completely obsessed with something to the point it is the main topic of conversation with people and sucks up a great deal of "research" time at work.

Currently it is all about whether or not to buy a portable AC unit for my place. Every summer, there are at least two posts about how my damn AC unit failed due to the complex's cooling tower breaking etc. Last year, there were three weeks of unreliable use during the hottest summer on record.

Today it is suppose to be 100. You read that right. I'm pretty sure I will return home and find a very hot dog because this is just the type of weather that crashes the system. A neighbor has one of the portable AC units as window units are banned. She called it a god send as she too is on the top floor which can be tricky to keep cool on even normal days.

So after much research, I found the perfect one that is still not super cheap, but not $400 either. It weighs half of what others weigh and has the best reviews.

And yet, I still cannot pull the trigger on it. I have the webpage bookmarked, I've sent the link to friends, I have talked A's ear off about this, and a whole host of other things. I am going out of my mind and cannot make said mind up. A is beginning to think I am flat out nuts.

GAH. And GAH again.

Spent another weekend out of town due to a friend's emergency.

I did stumble upon this in today's Post and thought you'd all find it interesting.

Sci Fi and Fantasy Writers Hold Convention

I am actually not locking this as I'm curious what everyone will have to say.

Birth control options for women suck. They really do.

I was on the pill for years and it was a revelation when I went off of it. I lost weight, stopped having migraines, skin cleared up, anxiety lessened etc.

Now that I am in a serious relationship and exploring BC options, I am slightly bothered by the long lists of side effects/issues listed with each of them.

I am considering the IUD but have been told that it could be a problem as I've never had a kid.

I am really interested in what options other people have settled on. I suppose I could go back to the pill, but I really hate the idea of it.

I've allowed anonymous commenting as well.