Wait, what was I saying?

So I spent today at home, because I couldn't carry over the vacation day into 2008.

Yes, I know it's 2008, but a couple days into 2008 counts as 2007 for vacation days. That's the way we roll at my work.

Still I get to carry over 15 days a year so I can't really complain. I mostly took it easy today, did a little bit of City of Heroes, finished printing off pictures for the (very late) Christmas Cards. That reminds me, black_op, I need your mailing address. Oh and we got the gift for Matthew. I'll be posting a picture soon (probably, maybe, hopefully, I'll try).

We watched another episode of Coupling season 2. This one featuring Steve's speech on cushions. I love it when Steve goes off on rants.

( Some CoH Rambling )

I had a little time left before I intended to crash so I turned on the DVR and started playing the JourneyMan episode from a couple weeks back.

Stayed up until the end dammit.

Not as good as Chuck but it's a good series.

I don't know if that's what they call them. But it's quite clear that I've become one.

Nah, I'm not going to go posting fan-fiction, or creating videos, or plan on attending some sort of Chuck convention.

But the show has become appointment television for me. Something I actually plan my schedule around, and that's impressive now that I've got a DVR and can watch something whenever I want to. I'm actually impatient about finding out what happens "Next Week..."

Actually, it's the only thing I'm appointment watching right now. Not even House is getting watched when it actually airs.

Funny that.

Not that that would happen. Since the only person I know with an internet connection in the entire county is my (not-by-blood) uncle's nephew who lives fifteen miles away from where I'm staying.

( Of course, he's currently outside of the restaurant in his car, so I suppose I shouldn't really say that. )

I had the day off today.

Hail Columb- us Day!

So I tried the first two episodes of Journey Man and I really enjoyed it. It was a very good, and definitely 10 o'clock type, show. The metaplot has me intrigued, and the lead character's ongoing struggles are entertaining, if difficult too.

I also watched the second episode of Chuck. It's still entertaining so far. I'm DVRing episode 3 at this time.

Finally I struggled my way through Moonlight. I really wanted to like this series but it's not very good. The lead has none of the charisma of that other vampire detective in Los Angeles and Sophia Myles just doesn't sound right with an American accent. His best friend is fun though.

I'll watch the second, since it's on my DVR, but I don't anticipate watching the series for long.

So tonight's episode of Doctor Who finishes and they announce it'll be two weeks till the next one (because of the Labor Day break).

Oh gee, it's only the cliffhanger ending of Human Nature we ended on.

(insert your own expletives)

As bad as it might be for me, it's worse for my wife and josabry since they've not actually seen Family of Blood yet.

At least someone kindly Youtubed the BBC's Second-Half trailer which might tide them over.

Well Gilmore Girls just had its series finale. It was very well done, one of the better series finales I've seen in a while. Maybe second to Angel.

But I'm still sad to see it go. Oh well.. less time dedicated to the TV is a good thing, right?

Matt turned two over the weekend. He's his own boy now, and he is all boy, and that sometimes reawakens the boy in his father.

One of the things he received from his grandmother and aunt are a Geotrax train and some of the additional pieces. Essentially it's model trains for toddlers, but these things are friggin awesome.

So I'm sitting here watching Gilmore Girls and messing with different track configurations to figure out the way I think it looks best.

Finally saw V for Vendetta last night. Wow.. best comic book movie adaptation ever. Beautifully directed, shot, and paced. The acting was top notch. It makes you wonder how the Wachowski brothers managed to screw the last two Matrix movies up so badly. Some people came out of this movie frightened, unnerved. Personally I found it emboldening, empowering even. It's a movie about those who will do what is right and necessary in the face of overwhelming odds. The question is, of course, what is "right,"? *****

Also saw Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites. It's okay. You can't really go wrong with the Sesame Street videos, but it's not nearly as good as the Best of Kermit the Frog one, for instance. ***

Tommy and Tuppence: Partners in Crime: Volume 1. This is the first collection including the original TV movie and the subsequent series that followed about Agatha Christie's other, other, famous detective(s). Set in the 1920's a young capable couple solve mysteries. The acting from the leads, including Francesca Annis (a.k.a. Lady Jessica from the Dune movie) is consistently excellent, however the production values and acting of the series leave something to be desired. **** for the leads, *** for the rest of them.

Big Bird in China I loved this as a kid. Matt absolutely loves it now. I should give it five stars, but I'm trying to avoid giving out too many of those. It's definitely a **** star video. Perhaps the best Sesame Street Video has to offer.

We're still plugging away at Full Metal Alchemist. However my wife has become disenchanted now that we're into disc 9. It seems to have lost momentum and direction. It might have something to do with Maes Hughes, it might not. We'll finish, but not as eagerly as it seemed we would on Disc 5 or 6.

( Previously Reviewed )