2 posts tagged “geeky”
Ladies and gentlemen I have a confession to make. I am an addict. No I don't mean I drink excessively, I don't mean I huff paint, I don't mean I smoke marijuana cigarettes, in fact I don't mean any kind of mind altering substance at all. Actually I never partake in any of those specific kinds of addictions.
No, what I mean is I have a very serious and incurable addiction to Firefly, well Firefly/Serenity/Everything in the Firefly 'verse. Why then am I not a completely active member of any of the communities online? Simple, like I said I'm addicted, too addicted. Once I see, read, or hear of something Firefly related I then have the impulse... no a driving force that pushes me to .. well to watch Firefly again. It starts innocently enough, I read something online about one of the actors or something the like. Then I think “Hmm, maybe I should put in one of the DVD's and watch an episode”. Of course that episode always ends up being the first episode “Serenity”. That obviously leads to the thought “Well that was fun, maybe I'll keep going and watch “The Train Job” that one is fun too” pretty soon I've watched the entire first disc and at that point there is no turning back. Then of course there is the Feature Film “Serenity” (not to be confused with the name of the pilot episode of the tv show “Serenity”, or the name of the ship “Serenity” which of course the other two are named after). Watching the movie is good but again it is one of those things where afterwards I am drawn back into the 'verse and need to get my Firefly fix and the whole “I'll just watch one episode” debacle starts back over.
The CD soundtracks to both show and movie are the same deal. “Hey that is the song that River dances to in “Safe” I should watch that episode. Wait, that episode has some call backs to a couple of previous episodes, I want that fresh in my mind.... OK where is disc 1...”.
Well now I have a new enabling device, it is called “Done the Impossible” a brilliant documentary profiling the rise and fall and rise of Firefly as seen through the eyes of the fans (which includes many people involved in the production of the movie/tv show). I've just watched it tonight and it is amazing. Of course that means that tomorrow first chance I get to sit down... that damn Firefly Disc 1 is going to magically find it's way into my DVD player.
So moving across the country is kind of a pain in the hind end, all the packing, and stress, and hurrying, and stress, and not sleeping, and stress.
So how do I survive? Well I resort to the drink but most people could use laughter (unless "most" people have a Pepsi addiction as I do. What, you thought I meant booze?).
Well my friends if laughter is your particular heal all, and you enjoy sophmoric humor mixing the idea behind Brokeback Mountain and the Back to the Future III into one movie trailer then have I got a treat for you. I very well could be the last person on earth to find this, but during a break from the packing tonight I happened to come across This. Now you can come across it too. Enjoy.
Also while I am on the subject of the funny I need to recommend a couple of comedians I saw live recently.. I know I have a full post brewing inside of me about that night, but for now I highly recommend you go check out both, David Crowe and Troy Davis Both incredibly funny individuals who very very good at what they do. They certainly provided us with an awesome night out.
Sorry about the spelling on this one, typing it up from the webform so no spellcheck. Luckily my punctuation is always horrifying so no need to apologize there. Ok that is all for now, carry on.
