Ah, yes - The Train Job.  What can you say about this episode except that it was written in a weekend and was an attempt to do everything the pilot was supposed to.  I like this episode as it really shows us the true nature of all the characters.

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As I have mentioned before, I didn't see the Firefly series until after I had seen the Big Damn Movie.  I was a little confused when I saw the film because it was apparent these characters and the situation they were in had some kind of history.

Lucky for me, there were some very cool people in the theatre that shouted: "What?  Where is the Grr Argh!"  I had to ask what the "grr argh" reference was about.  (Remember, this is also before my exposure to Buffy The Vampire Slayer.)  They explained to me the history about how Firefly had been broadcast out of order and then unfairly canceled.  I was hooked before I even watched the show - how is that for crazy.

What can I tell you about this episode?  I believe this is one of the best opening episodes of any show I can think of.  The dialogue and story lines were solid from the beginning.  Sure, a lot of people would say that about a show they admire and love.  I don't.  Of the shows I have watched, including ones I watched as a kid, the majority have shaky scripts.  The characters are not fleshed out, the shows are not overly developed and the structures of the show are not fully thought out.

I remember watching some shows I loved as a kid a few years ago - and I hated them!  They were terrible!  Why did I like Dukes of Hazzard?  What was I thinking when I watched Knight Rider? 

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My parents arrived last night and they took us out for a steak dinner in honour of my birthday.  I enjoyed a t-bone steak with a baked potato and some red wine.  It was delicious!

I don't think anyone would complain about a steak dinner.  I certainly don't.  What I can complain about is the question my parents asked me this morning before they headed off back to Victoria.  in the morning: "So, what is this Firefly thing you're doing tomorrow?"

I was horrified.  I have been talking about Firefly for the past few years and I thought it had sunk in just how cool Firefly is.  They are my parents.  Shouldn't they be interested in everything that I enjoy?  I mean - really.  There was soccer, baseball, and (for a brief time) hockey.  They took a great about of interest when I was involved in those activities.  But why don't they remember Firefly?!  They didn't even remember me talking about it.  Sheeesh.

I decided I had to take action.  As they were packing their things, I put in the Done The Impossible documentary.  I thought they would only stick around for a few minutes of it but they stayed and watched the whole thing.  I told them a little bit about the series and what it was about and they showed some genuine interest.  Take that, soccer!

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For my birthday this year, I have invited a bunch of people to my place for a Firefly and Serenity Marathon.  I am going to live blog this event because, well, I am crazy.

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You are bloody well correct on all counts with that!  I am utterly choked, cheesed off, and I may even be a little bit grumpy!  Is it just me or can I never have a Friday that just works.  Let me set this up for you.

1. I was planning on taking a trip to Victoria to visit a friend’s new baby.
2. I was supposed to have new phones installed.
3. I was supposed to feel good about said new phones.

Did I feel good about said new phones?  Of course!  But what happened?  Nothing that didn’t require me to fix it.  What do I mean?  Well, when you invite a company into your office and you determine that they have services you require – wouldn’t you expect them to come in an instantly know what it was they needed to do?

Of course you would.  They are the company providing you the service!

Sadly, this didn’t happen in my case.  I was left to do a whole bunch of things myself in order to make what they were supposed to do happen.  I shouldn’t rant to brashly against the nice man you came but you would think the people assigning him work would make it all worth while.  I remember that a number of years ago, the television man refused to come to the house in order to fix something that they broke which made it impossible to watch television.  I a had to threaten to smash the television box off the house before they agreed to come.  Should consumers have to resort to such threats? Unfortunately, it has become far too common in this day and age. I will end my rant now and go to bed and combat the issues of a new day tomorrow.  Until then, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow will be a better day.

I think the weather in Vancouver best describes my brain when it comes to my blog the last couple of weeks.  Of course, at the turn of the year, you want to start new things, get writing, get blogging, get something - anything.  But I haven't found the time nor the desire.

While I try and sort out my head and exercise my writing muscles, here is a photo I took this evening.


I headed out into the night with Travis and we got a few shots in.

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New Years Eve was very cool this year. I headed over to Alan and Erin's place and we had a few too many with Jim, Todd, and Elizabeth and played some Playstation. The evening was casual and we just blabbered about whatever it was that popped into people's minds to converse about. The one thing that struck me about the whole night was people kept forgetting that it was New Years. I was thinking about it today and realized that New Years was more important a long time ago. In recent memory, my friends get together to bring in the new year but there seems to be a collective forgetfulness. I suppose it is because we enjoy hanging out with each other so much and the actual ticking over the midnight hour becomes less so. But I do recall a long time ago I used to hit pots and pans in the front yard of my parents house. It seemed like such a big deal. We prepared for the new year by getting noise makers and whatnot. Maybe I just miss the act of making a big deal about another year rolling over. 2009 to 2010 should make a return to those days. What kinds of noise makers do you use? Or am I just old fashioned?
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