Day 265 - New Shows

I have only seen two of the new shows coming up and to say the least I am disappointed.

First "Community." I was excited since it has Chevy Chase in it. But the main character is some guy who I have not seen, and after seeing him; don't find him that funny. Also, the ensemble, not the best. And Chevy doesn't seem to be at the top of his game. yeah I know; its been a few years since Saturday Night Live. And for those who don't know-yeah he was one of the originals. I don't see this lasting, or at the very least, I don't see me watching it unless something drastically changes.

Next "Accidentally on Purpose." Another I was looking forward to, with Jenna Elfman. Not as bad a pilot as I thought. But not the best either. In this case though, some of the ensemble seem better than the main. I love her Australian girl friend! And his buddies who seem the typical 20 something slackers/partiers! Jenna is cute stile and has some good one liners. And she seems to let slip the "I Love You." A little much. Might make a season with her saying it and meaning it after she realizes she does.

And I am not a fan of watching people dance, so that dancing stuff..... yawn. All in all, a very poor year for new stuff; and then they cancelling the good stuff. Figures. Any more I guess I can wait on any show I like and just by the box set and have a great marathon time.

Day 260 - It Figures

Just saw the season opener of Fringe. And I could tell what would happen at the end. Either I am that good or they really telegraphed it. I am glad the actor is still in the series, but hate that his character is dead. I guess that's why they had to bring in the new female FBI. I think they jumped the shark a bit or they forgot where they left it at the end of last season. Still good though.

And I just found out that they cancelled The Unit. Figures. I can see how the ratings dropped but, it was still good and the only real military show on the air. Actually not bad; the SGM wife leaving like that. Still...sigh.

No No No

I haven't seen it yet, but supposedly Jeri Ryan, formerly of ST:Voyager as 7 of 9 is joining the Leverage team. I don't know if this is temporary or permanent. Temporary, ok I can see. I don't know whats going in the actress's life who plays Sophie, but hope she comes back. While I loved 7 of 9, I have seen Jery Ryan in other things and, I must say, I am not that impressed with those things. She did a great former Borg, and yes, she is attractive, BUT when she smiles she has more mouth than Julia Roberts and, while that looks good for Julie, not so much for Jeri.

I love Leverage-it blows any of Cruises "Missions" out of the water. The right combination of people. Right personalities. Right writing. Love Jim Hutton. Ever since I saw his dad in The Green Berets and Walk, Don't Run and then saw Jim in Taps and in The Nero Wolfe Mysteries, have always had a soft spot for that family. And then there is the black guy, the geek in the series. Who loves W.o.W., Trek and Star Wars and all that stuff. He's great! Then there's Parker. Love that line from the pilot:

You got Parker?
Something wrong? She's the best.
Yeah, but Parker's crazy.

And then-that's 20 pounds of crazy in a 5 pound bag.

Also there is something underlining between her and the computer geek.

Hardison, the hitter, who doesn't like guns and can tell by the way someone is standing what kind of military training they have had. And then Sophie. The best actress when she's trying to con you, and the worst one every time else.

What better team can there be? But no, no, NO Jeri Ryan.

Please.

Day 257 - Dreams vs Reality

Did you ever have an unsettling dream? Not a bad dream or a scary one, but one that unsettled you? They say dreams are actually your mind dealing with things. Sometimes they are supposedly premonitions. I have had what I have thought was Deja Vu. So what do dreams mean? I have read books on the symbol isms; and that's good. Except when the dream is fairly straight forward. And that's the problem. Or maybe I am just depressed that Patrick Swayze died.

Never did see Dirty Dancing, and Ghost got tiring after hearing "Unchained Melody" all over the radio. Loved him in Road House and Red Dawn. I must admit that I liked the guy and had thought and hoped he had kicked cancer. With him passing, Farrah gone, and I found out that Dan Seal also died. It seems that a lot of the people that are famous and I liked are passing. Must be their time. Also, I can see how lonely it can start to be when you start to loose people that you grew up with. Either real friends or the stars we saw and heard on tv and radio. Sometimes new ones come along. Sometimes not.

Prayers to those family and friends of those we have lost-Patrick Swayze, Farrah & Dan Seals. I know that people loose friends and family every day from illness, disease, war and accidents. Heart and prayers go out to them also.

Day 256 - I Have Moved

Well I am moved into my new room in what I have been calling The Frat House. I say this as when I first walked in, there was the big screen tv with surround sound and a beer pong table in the back.

I moved from my apartment to this room to save money. Its actually closer to work. And last weekend I finally 'bonded' with my roomies over beer pong. After I explained to them I had never played, we played a few. Got the hang of it down, but a few of the rules escape me. Reminds me of quarters from my old KA days.

Anyway, they are a nice bunch of guys. Aside from loud music at 11:30 and questionable tastes in their music, don't see a problem. I am basically using this as a place to sleep for a year so I can get back on my feet. Also, because of the move I had to sell, give away, store or throw out a lot of stuff. Bitter sweet as my old land lord said. Yea. But also necessary I think to move on. I have to get rid of the Firebase mentality anymore. That is gone, as is the farm. So now I have a mechanized infantry idea; what I can carry, along with a supply depot (storage) for now. Who knows; I may get another Firebase. If I do, and all that goes with it, I know I will appreciate it more. Had to loose to win I guess.

Day 243 - Greek (and other important stuff)

Ok. I hate to admit this, well I guess I don't since I am writing on a blog, but I really do like the series Greek. I was thinking maybe cause I work for a college, but no. Or that Bryan reminds me of Cappie and the way he and Kirsten fight are like him and Casey. But no. I just really like the characters. Normally this character heavy series I wouldn't care for, but since the series started they have all developed. Even Evan Chamber's character. But I could see Rebecca's make out partner coming from a mile away, especially since she wasn't going to admit it to Ashleigh.

This has (for me) the right mix of character and story. It doesn't really do any social commentary except about people. Men & women. Oh yeah, I know I am delving too deep into this; but I also guess I like it since it lets me escape reality. Just like Star Trek or other shows that I have fallen in love with. And the few, very few, on one hand I can count, reality shows I have liked, are not the norm of the reality show genre either.

I was thinking about this earlier. I don't want normal. Even in a woman I find attractive. Normal, while safe, can be boring. And in a relationship that can be deadly. I have friends that are married, and I wonder how some of them get along. They have their own hobbies, sometimes separate from their significant other. Eventually, the s.o. while doesn't complain about it, makes them give up what they love. Either because its expensive, time consuming or they need to grow up. When you start to loose track of your freedoms because of that, its a sign. I guess that's why I kept in touch with so many. I didn't have that kind of distraction. And the guys that I know that are still the same, I know. meaning, the trust is still there, and has never wavered. Because they are the same way, 30 years later. Some of the old gang have changed, and that's good for them. they feel they needed to, as they have a wife and family. Their priority changes. For those of us who are the same, we are the ones who will be on the front lines, protecting you so you can protect your family. And yes you are still family, but more of a cousin now, than a brother or sister. If that makes any sense.

Even now; I am cutting a lot of things out because I am moving, and I am either throwing out, selling giving away or storing. In this case, this is good. I am giving up "things." Not my love of movies, because I am getting rid of VHSs, or books, because I am donating some to the library or games, because I am picking which ones I want to stay with. If I was giving up gaming that's one thing. I am not. I am focusing. Paula (ex#2) once said that I hadn't lost enough. I had thought about that for the last 4 years, and almost thought she was right. She was referring that I hadn't been beat down enough, loosing things or more accurately, having things taken away from me. I had almost thought she was right.

Now, I realized, that to grow I had to get rid of things. And while any Christian wants to be more like our Creator and strive to walk like He; I realize as does He, that mankind is A) Not perfect and can never be like him. B) Perfect can be boring. If He wanted us all to be perfect, He could make us perfect. He is God after all. No, he wanted us to choose, like a science experiment and see what happens. Should we be good, do good and be the best we can, yes! But, because of choice, some choose to be evil. The too perfects are turning other cheek to forgive. And that's great. I can do that, to a point. I am the guy who will stand up, because I was bullied in grade school, even though I was bigger than some. The one thing I didn't have at that time was confidence. Going to Kemper, I found confidence in who I was, what I liked, and had no problem standing up for myself or beliefs. Bullies don't want someone to stand up for themselves. And the small ones, they thing they can pick on, sometimes can be very fast and sneaky. Anyway. I know that standing up is more Old Testament. And Ia m alright with that. Eye for an eye. My reasoning is this: while I may not be good enough to rank the penthouse, I know I am good enough, even as a Christian soldier to rank close. And there will be good people, men & women who I respect, admire and loved, there also. Birds of a feather don't you know. So while we may not dine on pheasant under glass or caviar for eternity; we will be having prime rib and desert. And then when the need arises to protect, or the dirty work for the side of Good is needed, then the bell can be rung where we are, and we can form up and fight the enemies of evil. If that's how I have to spend eternity, I can live with that. Just hope Greek is playing there or that I can access Hulu and watch the back episodes.