It's a cheesy show that is rife with some bad stories (mother/daughter fashion show is total cringe worthy) but is made totally worthwhile because the hardass head coach played delectably by the gorgeous Neil Jackson. The man these intense eyes, a strange sense of humour, a nifty british accent and has chemistry with almost every cast member except surprisingly the one they are going to pair him up with.

I really should be too old to watch and enjoy this show but it damn it I can't help myself, yes it has its teen cliché moments but one of the gymnasts, Payson is refreshingly different from your normal angsty TV teen and her family the Keelers are quite supportive, caring and functional.

The boy drama I can do with a little less of but really I just want more coach Sasha Beloff time (seriously the man rocks the name Sasha).

Okay crazy dog lady does not have the same ring as crazy cat lady. Maybe it's the alliteration, daft dog lady?

While we are away at work we leave the TV on so there is background noise for the dog but that's not the weird bit. What's weird is when I start having conversations with the dog on what he wants to watch for the day (mostly I choose Animal Planet or Nat Geo Wild for him), sometimes I come back from work and the channel has switched to Gossip Girl. For shame.

One little detail I like about Caprica (and I'm not sure if it was even intentional) is that if you squint and tilt your head a little, Lee Adama kinda looks like his uncle Sam.

And the opening sequence is quite beautiful, I like the fancy camera moves and the basic character arcs you can see from how they position the characters.

OMG it is quarter past ten at night and it is still 33 degrees Celsius (97 farenheit). Today reached 42 degrees (107), I can't believe it is this hot and we haven't hit the peak of summer yet.

Our AC hasn't been installed yet so the only way I managed to sleep last night was to have a shower and then crawl into bed still wet.

Avatar was a pretty frickin awesome movie. Predictable but awesome and extremely pretty to look at. I now kinda wish I was 9ft tall, blue with a tail and expressive ears.

They weren't kidding when they said the Na'vi would look photorealistic (with the exception of Sigourney Weaver's Avatar - she looked a bit off but I can fanwank that).

I'd say it's worth watching a second time just to catch all the little details.

Word to the wise, make sure you go to the bathroom beforehand. It is a long movie.

The sister adopted a puppy yesterday from the rescue group. There were some older dogs there but since we have the cat the roomie thought it was better to get a puppy so he'd grow up with the cat. They've been introduced and so far the cat does not approve.





He seems to be settling in well and he likes the couch.

The roomies and I have been thinking aobut getting a puppy for a while now. We were originally going to wait till after Christmas and rescue a dog that's been dumped but we are going for a drive to a dog rescue group.

Okay, found out that the sister called in sick today so she can come with us.

Now that she's coming with us there's a 90% chance we're going to come back with a dog.

I quit my job yesterday!! The look on my manager's face (I believe it was a combination of disbelief and stunned fish) was priceless. *g* I know it's slightly rude to leave a retail job just before Christmas but it makes me feel better.

*does the happy dance*

And what makes it more satisfying is that in the last two days 3 people have quit bringing the total up to 7 people who have quit in the last month (1 who is transferring) with about 5 more looking to jump ship.

Someone up the chain is going to pitch a fit.

How would I go about finding out the exact date of a street parade in honour of Queen Elizabeth's coronation in the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales 1953?

My housemate's grandmother was telling us a story about how she won first prize for best dressed (she and her sister went as slaves and both their children were decked out in an awesome the little maharajah and consort) and was featured in one of the local papers. She's a bit old so when if she could narrow down the date she couldn't remember. All she could remember was that they walked from Cadoxton to Barry Island and a couple of weeks later they were asked to participate in the county parade where they received second prize.

The local libraries in Barry keep microfilms of their local newspapers for the year but I want to narrow down the date before I email them to see if we could get a copy of the article and picture to frame as a present.

You'd think this would be more than enough information to find the date but alas I am having trouble. So if anyone can point me in the right direction on how to research this I would be most grateful.

Got drunk. May have spilt one too many secrets. Would make. Terrible spy . The fend.

I thought it was a pretty weak episode subplot for Rachel and Mr Shue (I get secondhand embarrassment), but the final song definitely made up for it. Loved it, it ranks up there with 'Sweet Caroline', 'Halo/Walking on Sunshine, 'It's My Life/Confessions' and 'Somebody to Love'.

As always, Brittany is made of win. I need a Brittany icon.

Edit: I liked the episode better the second time around

Hehe, the roomie started marathoning SGA and at the end of '38 Minutes' she turned around, pointed to Shep and Weir and asked if the two of them hook up in the future. This made my inner fangirl happy. I can't wait to see her reaction when she gets to watch the Storm and Eye.

Also, I made the guys at work play the Glee CD, it almost made up for my department being in shambles after two weeks vacation. Next time I go on holidays (hopefully in February) I'm gonna have to clone myself.

Watching SGU made me nostalgic for SGA so I went searching for my favourite SGA vid, lierdumoa If I Wrote You. Four years on and it still manages to make me smile and feel a bit weepy at the same time.

Ford! His little boy smile when he jumps backwards through the gate makes me want hug and pinch his cheeks. Weir I still adore and no amount of character assasination can change that. I like how the vid features Shep's quieter side, makes me appreciate his wisecracks better to remember he could be serious when he needs to be. Zelenka I think is as cute as a button when describing how Atlantis rose from the ocean. I just want to hug all of them (even Rodney).

*goes back to watch it for a third time* If someone hadn't borrowed my first season of SGA I'd be watching 'Letters from Pegasus' right now or maybe 'the Storm' and 'the Eye'. 'Before I Sleep' mayhaps or should it be 'Rising'?

*sigh* I do miss this team (add Ronon, Bates, Cadman, Heitmeyer and Lorne to the bunch).

I may have written about it in the past, but it bears repeating. In short, I love this vid and the earlier seasons of SGA.

ON HOLIDAYS!!! No work for two weeks and I'm leaving for Singapore tomorrow! I'm gonna gorge myself on food for the next week and shop till my hearts content (or till the credit cards stop working).

YAY!!!

Am re-writing resume cause I'm looking for a new job. I am struggling with it a bit, current method is to write it in laymen terms then going back and editing it with corporate speak.

*headdesk*

Right now cleaning the house is looking so much more tempting.

( Sweet Caroline )
Overall I thought Mash Up was a bit of an uneven episode, I wish that they would spend more time on the minor members of the glee club, Mike and Matt managed to make me cheer for them without either of them uttering a single line.

I love dragons, adored Naomi Novik's Temeraire series and I devoured Anne McCaffreys Dragonriders of Pern during high school. Dragonheart has always had a special place in my heart and I must have been one of the few people who liked Reign of Fire.

Lately I've been tempted by Dragon Wars, snippets of it had been demoing on the huge TVs at work and the DVD is on sale. Luckily I saw it was playing on Foxtel and I taped it. All I can say is luckily I did not was 8 bucks on that pile of garbage.

Bad movie, bad bad movie. Horrible acting, stupid, stupid story, bad dialogue, what the hell were they thinking when they dressed Jason Behr in a mustard yellow jacket and the dragons weren't even that great. I had to stop 10 minutes in.

Long story short, I just want another good dragon movie.

I'm never gonna get those ten minutes back or the IQ points I lost.

I now face a choice, grinding my teeth at night or forgoing 2 hours of tv and internet before bed. My dentist also suggests cammomile tea, the latter I can take on board but hmm... no internet or TV, that might be a bit difficult for me.

I guess I could read... or clean...

I am a sucker for going back onto the Gateworld forums, it's just lurking so far but already my blood pressure is going up.

Edit: Wow, I joined Gateworld in 2004. Has it really been five years?

*is smitten* Can't stop watching that clip of Sweet Caroline, I've had this stupid grin on my face for the last two hours.

Oh when will it be released on iTunes?