I'm not dead...

...just monumentally busy. Work has been even busier lately. In fact, I started typing that last sentence about 25 minutes ago. That's how busy we are.

Life outside work is pretty busy too. My grandmother was in town for quite awhile having cancer surgery and will be back in a few weeks to start her radiation/chemo treatments. While she was in town, she had some complications and landed in the hospital for a few days, so I missed being an alternate delegate to the Democratic State Convention to help out during that time. It's been a big bunch of not-fun for everyone. It's nice to see her of course, but it's obviously an ultra-stressful time for her (and all of us) so that makes it hard.

By the way: Paul McAllister of Belfast, if you're out there Googling your name for some reason and you come across this site, email me. I haven't been able to reach you by email for a couple of months now.

Serenity now!

Up above there is a banner. Yay me, I figured out how to put the code in. It will lead you to Serenity: The Official Movie Website. Serenity, in case you didn't know, is the Joss Whedon-directed feature film version of the Firefly TV-series. The show was cancelled far too soon and somehow found new life at Universal Pictures. It is shooting now and is scheduled to open April 22, 2005, but you can see the website now

Serenity now!

Up above there is a banner. Yay me, I figured out how to put the code in. It will lead you to the official Serenity website. Serenity, in case you didn't know, is the Joss Whedon-directed feature film version of the Firefly TV-series. The show was cancelled far too soon and somehow found new life at Universal Pictures. It is shooting now and is scheduled to open April 22, 2005, but you can see the website now!

Joe Schmo

I haven't watched any of the millions of reality shows that have dominated the airwaves these past few years. The commercials alone usually make me ill. However, last night we caught a repeat of the premiere of Joe Schmo 2 and we laughed our butts off. I like it not only because it's a great parody of all those other shows, but also because it's not mean-spirited. It's just a really elaborate practical joke where the payoff should be as funny to the Schmoes as to the audience.

There's a blog written by one of the show's producers on the official website, and it's fun to read after you've watched the show. The first season, unseen by me, is out on DVD. I foresee a rental in my near future. It airs Tuesday nights at 10 Central time on Spike TV, but I think they repeat it a lot during the week.

Bad day in Bozeman, Montana

Yesterday, an 18-wheeler dumped over and spilled nine million bees on a highway near Bozeman. Avoid Montana for a few days.