Crappy, err i mean..., Happy Valentine's Day everybody.

YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet and current street name)
Brandy Maltese

 

YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on your mother's side, your favorite candy)
Archibald Aero

 

YOUR "FLY GIRL/GUY" NAME: (first initial of first name, first two or three letters of your last name)
D'Car

 

YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite animal, favorite color)
Penguin Blue

 

YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Albert Santa

 

YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters of your last name, last 3 letters of mother's maiden name, first 3 letters of your pet's name)
Car Hesbra

 

JEDI NAME (first three letters of your last name, first two of your first name, first two of your grandmother's maiden name, first three of the town you were born in)
Cardu Sesan

 

P0RN STAR NAME: (middle name, street you grew up on)
Al Root

 

Overall, I'm satisfied with all these names (except for "Brandy", I need more macho pets)

 

Sleep is a Gatekeeper.
Into the castle of Dreams and Imagination.
Where dragons fly, and death does not exist.

Sleep is a Shroud.
Removing the problems of our hectic lives.
Blocking out the pain we feel everyday.

Sleep is a Hunter.
Pursued, we are captured in its victory.
Released, the hunt begins again.

Sleep is a Cruel Mistress.
Denying us her warm embrace when we can think of nothing else.
Teasing us with drowsiness.
Torturing us with insomnia.

Sleep is the Final Reward.
Our dreams do not fade.
Shrouded forever from the pain of life.
The hunt is finally over.
She embraces us forever.

 

Copyright ©2005 Duane A Carney II

I LOVE THIS FILM! 

 

If a series is taken from us before it's prime, when it is young and still an infant, it is a sad thing.  It showed us so much promise, and had so much potential.  Firefly was just such a series.  Joss Whedon created a wonderfully plausible universe for this story.  A great mix of Eastern and Western societies formed an exciting arena for our not so clean cut heros to express themselves in a very realistic and human drama.  We can look at this and say "The isn't how I want the future to look like but it probably will end up being just like this".  A place that ends up looking more like the Old West and has a certain charm or attraction because of it.  What man (or woman) wouldn't want to be able to get away from society into a place that doesn't have as many rules, place where companionship can be bought, where the only law is the law that you make.  And to have a few friends along to watch your back would make it all the more exciting.

 

I loved this show when it was on, I loved it more when I bought the DVD.  And I still love it and hope it spawns many more movies.  Yes Joss did tie up the loose ends of the series, but he opened so many other wonderful possibilities.  The only thing I disliked about the movie (I thought it was pointless) was the killing of Wash, the pilot.  Although, I did like the last scene where Mal takes River under his wing to teach her a to pilot Serenity.  I have a feeling she will be teaching him how the fly her before long.

 

4.5 stars out of 5

The movie 'Serenity' comes out on Friday.  I have been waiting for this because it ties up the story lines that were left hanging when it was a series.  It was cancelled after one season, but it is such a great story.  I was hoping another network would grab the series and run with it.

 

The synopsis of the story from the series is...

    Malcom 'Mal' Reynolds is the Captain of a ship called "Serenity" which was named after the Battle of Serenity Valley' between the Alliance and the Independants.  Mal, an Independant, was one of the few survivors of that lost battle.  He and his crew take on odd jobs with varying degrees of legality.  They also have taken on a few passengers. A preacher, a Companion, and a young doctor who is trying to keep his sister out of Alliance hands.  They've been experimenting on her and will do anything to get her back.  The crew is made up of First Mate Zoe who is married to pilot Wash.  The musscle on the crew is Jayne (a guy, but I wouldn't joke about is name, or he'll pull out Vera, a very stunning and lethal weapon) and the mechanic is Kaylee (my vote for most stunning and beautiful). The passengers are Inara, the companion, and Book, the preacher.  The brother and sister fugitives are Simon and River.

 

I can't wait to provide you with a review of this film.  It is long overdue.

So, after my doctor's appointment last monday morning, I get back to the office and no one can seem to get out to the internet or in from the internet (we have three offices that are remotes).  Turns out our router is EXTREMELY slow.  It did this once before but corrected itself and started working again.  At the time it bugged me but everyone said, "Hey, if it aint broke, don't fix it".  Well, now they want it fixed and I can't find the problem.  I even get Time Warner, Cisco and CDW involved.  Everyone is pointing fingers.  I'll be glad when we get the new service in October.  Time Warner will provide the equipment and all I will have to say is "It's Broken!". 

 

On top of all this, Dan's PC broke down and I've been unable to re-susitate it.  It had a bad memory module and a bad cable, and I suspect it also has a bad motherboard.  Wish I had better news for him.