And why is that?

It's not so much the sense of humour as the fact that it's Darkness Eternal. His simple presence has often been enough to make me want to beat him with a pool ball in a sock. I'll admit that it doesn't take much to make me want to beat somebody with a pool ball in a sock, but it's the urge rises so quickly I'd almost be a little frightened by it if I weren't already a deranged sociopath. It's some kind of gypsy curse or something.

Try two balls in the sock, that eases the stress twice as quickly. I prefer quarters in a sock, so when I'm done beating I can stop by the store and pick up a soda.

Soap doesn't leave bruises.

But it hurts like a [censored]

I have been watching Space: Above and Beyond, and loving it.

It was hard to get into at first, because the characters are all members of the U.S. Marine Corps, and the show does a horrible job at portraying the military. The most glaring of which is that the characters are fighter pilots. No, they are infantry. No, they are... whatever the producers feel like at the moment. Or how an aircraft carrier is being commanded by a Marine with a rank of Commodore... It would be a lot easier to accept if they belonged to a fictional organization, like Starfleet in the Star Trek universe, or were Jedi Knights, etc... But by going out of there way to portray them as members of a RL military force, right down to the uniforms, it really sticks out when they make such basic foobars.

But if you can get beyond that, and just pretend that they are not really U.S. Marines, it really is a fantastic show. The first few episodes are your basic "lets get a feel for this show" types you always get with a new series. But where some really good shows take an entire season to get those out of their way, SAB gets it done in just a few. After that the storytelling is really outstanding. The characters are interesting and given depth. It is really excellent sci-fi.

I just watched The Awakening. It is a wonderful little ghost story set in post WWI England. It is very low key, and has some nice twists and turns. A delightful movie all around. One thing I really loved was that it was shot at Pemberly! Well, Lyme Park, but for all us fans of the 1995 Pride and Prejudice miniseries, this house will always be Pemberly.

Edit: On topic-I am watching Vikings on History Channel. Of course, it reminds me of Skyrim with all the Norse tales. THe main character is named Ragnar. No, not Ragnar the Red.

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Yesterday I watched Secrets of the Viking Sword. Very cool. I thought it was going to be about Viking Era swords in general. But instead it is about a special class of sword called the Ulfbherts, due to that name being inlaid upon their blades. Turns out the steel in these swords were remarkably free of impurities, especially when compared to other swords of the time. They were basically super-weapons, like a jet engine fighter in WWI. A modern swordsmith recreates one from scratch, how they were done a thousand years ago, and it is really cool to see him do it. Anyone interested in swords and how they are made will like this.

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Just got done watching Wreck-It-Ralph. Fantastic! I so want to play Sugar Rush now.

I have that movie <3 It gives me nerdy warm fuzzies XD

I loved all the little cameos by video game characters from Frogger, Street Fighter, etc... Even the Darth Vader reference (now that Disney pwns Star Wars).

Well, I'm in the middle of Season 3 of my re-watch of the greatest political show of my younger self's time:

The West Wing. I would put Josiah Bartlet in charge of America, and the world, any day of the week (for a few more years, at least).

On the other hand, I can't help but think that eventually one of Jed's grandkids will eventually be the ancestor of some jerk-@$$ named Jack Harper 150 years from now. It'll be like an evil Jed Bartlet. But with aliens. And a shadow network secret-society-type thing.

Forgot to mention going to see that new Oz film...Oz The Great and Powerful was it?...Summat like that...It wasn't awful, but I did find myself wanting to watch the old one again...

Michelle Williams is very very pretty in it though... ...Oh, and Mila Kunis pre-greening...*Sighs*... ...

And then on sunday we went to see Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters...It was excellent!!...So funny and such a brilliantly different take on the fantasy thing...It looks all middle-ages, middle european but most of the characters are American accented, except - of course - the main baddie, who's Famke Jansen with a brit accent...Which is ironic as Gretel, Gemma Arterton (very very pretty) is British...But hey-ho...

The weaponry was pretty funky too...*Applauds film*...I really enjoyed it anyways... ...

Long weekend, yes it was... ...

Preparing for Game of Thrones, Season 3 at the end of this month! Can't wait!

No one here watches Game of Thrones?

Me!! Really looking forward to it.

I feel like I should watch it while it's relevant. I have the same feeling on lots of television shows, but I'm not much for TV.

What do you mean while it's relevant?

By relevant I mean popular. While people know what it is still. I have a bad habit of getting into things years after they've gone out of "fashion." And then there's no one to share my enthusiasm with.