i saw Danny Strong in a beer commercial last night. it was weird. it was like the way Jonathan would have been had he been just a little bit more cooler.

in celebration of Imbolc, i'm taking the day off and having an extended weekend. not really. i'm taking the day off and it just happens to be Imbolc weekend, but isn't it nice that we're getting to the time of year where we have all those coming-of-spring holidays and festivals? winter is now officially On Its Way Out.

Are you The One(s)?

Young, healthy and attractive Iksar seeks one or more for companionship, adventure and mindless butchery of lesser beings in the Kunark area, preferably, Field of Bones, Swamp of No Hope and Warsliks Woods zones. I am of the Brood of Kotiz (third rank apprentice, working for the Dark Binder skullcap!), seeking others of similar rank. No preference for class, though tanks and healers would be very useful, and I bring my own pet tank. I enjoy sunlit walks in hostile territory, siphoning the life force of my enemies, and the massacre of goblins, orcs and Forest giants. Splitting of loot is a must. I am not twinked, but don't mind if you are. Whiners need not apply. All replies receive a response. Your pic gets mine. Email me at link below or send tell to Rilgoran (located on last server alphabetically).

Mike has a spiffy new look going over there.

Top Ten Sci-fi Video Rentals (Source: Video Software Dealer's Association (VidTrac), week ending 1/20/02)

1. Jeepers Creepers
2. Evolution
3. Jurassic Park III
4. Planet of the Apes
5. Shrek
6. The Animal
7. Tomb Raider
8. Cats & Dogs
9. A Knight's Tale
10. Dr. Dolittle 2


A Knight's Tale is sci-fi? no, it's suck-fi.

Sci Fi Wire talked with Connor Trinneer.

Connor Trinneer, who plays Cmdr. Charles "Trip" Tucker on UPN's Enterprise, told SCI FI Wire that he's pleased his character seems to have caught the imagination of Star Trek fans.

yeah, i've been "imagining" Trip. a lot.

scroll down and take a look at the pic of Angel. heh.

i stopped by the breakroom for a cup of coffee, and they had the television tuned to whatever channel is showing the Superbowl news conference. some guy named Tom who is the quarterback for one of the teams (i still don't know who's playing. don't want to) was answering questions. they really shouldn't let players speak on camera. the guy's a total dumb-ass. 'I'm comfortable with him, and he's comfortable with me, and he's comfortable with himself and I'm comfortable with myself.'

this is only my second post of the day, and i've already used "-ass" three times. today's an -ass day. i'm declaring today Internation Ass Day, so, either sit on yours all day, or get off of yours and haul it somewhere, and maybe go tap some if that's how you want to celebrate. let's all celebrate Ass!

i downloaded the "Five By Five" and "Sanctuary" last night, the two Angel eps that follow up Buffy's "This Year's Girl" and "Who Are You" (the 'Faith wakes up from the coma' eps). i only got to watch "Five By Five" (because the other ep took 4½ hours to download, pushing it 90 minutes past my bedtime) and it was well worth the slow-assed download times. i knew that this was where the Faith storyline was going (i'd seen the Angel ep that ends with Angel visiting Faith) and "Five By Five" fit perfectly with "Who Are You.". the fight scene was kick-ass, the way i'd think that a supernaturally strong vampire and a supernaturally strong Slayer should fight. and Wesley decked Faith! way to grow some balls, Wesley!

i'm anxious to get home tonight so i can watch "Sanctuary"

"Doublemeat Palace" doubleplusgood.

the preview for next week left me choked up. imagine what the episode is going to do.

hey! me too!

placental Venezuelans -- 23,902,200,000

"pluckier Venezuelans" didn't come up with anything (that'll change once Google finds this. there's still the superlative).

i'm enjoying this too much.

i'm a little irked that Angel wasn't on last night. they showed an ep of Smallville instead.

i'm even more irked that i am obsessive fan who usually knows weeks in advance if there's a schedule change affecting the shows he watches and i work for TVGuide, but still didn't know until last night. feh.

Jean always finds the coolest things, though i wonder, does the chess set only have six pieces per side, or do you get a whole bunch of Xanders?

i want the chess set and the poster and the mousepad sets and the wire-bound notebooks, but i really want this:

i've been hit suddenly with a craving for horseradish.