1. Today’s Mom’s birthday. Happy Birthday Mom! Tonight we’re going to this restaurant down by the water that is famous for their king crab legs. I’m not the biggest fan of crab legs (I’ll eat them occasionally, but feel like every time I do I’m pressing my luck because I’m just waiting for a really fishy tasting one to ruin them for me) so I’ll just get a steak or something.
2. Dear Survivor contestants. Stop being mean to Shambo! You guys are really getting on my nerves. After Shambo was forced to send someone to the other tribe the bitchy girls were like “Yeah, that was totally her way of throwing her power in our faces.” Um, what? I hate you people. Love, Craig.
3. I’m reading Star Wars: Death Troopers and it is awesome! Star Wars and Zombies? What’s not to love? You’ll get a full review when I’m done, but I already highly recommend it!
4. Here’s the Legend of the Seeker season 2 poster. I stand by this show and think it’s really awesome. I’m excited for the new season to premiere on November 7th! The day before my birthday! ::wink wink::
5. So I watched Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on DVD the other day. It wasn’t as awful as I remember but it still wasn’t nearly as good as it should have been. The human parts weren’t as excruciatingly painful as I thought they were the first time around. It was stupid fun I suppose. I just wish the final fight was a bit longer. The battle in the woods at the midway point was ten times better than the final one.
6. The original V miniseries and V: The Final Battle are both airing Sunday on SciFi SyFy. I’ve never seen either of them before so I’m pretty excited even though I’m sure they’re really dated. I just remember being petrified when I saw glimpses of peeling skin and green lizard people when my older brothers watched it when I was a kid.
Happy Birthday Mrs. M. Hope you have a super day and a delicious dinner.
I remember V when it came out. The “giving birth to half-alien baby” scene is stuck in my head. I think it traumatized me (and I was way older than you).
Can’t comment on the rest. Have a Super Scary Halloweeny weekend.
Happy Birthday Mrs. M.! I hope your kids are good to you today.
I don’t remember much of the original V other than I think they ate canaries.
I saw a commercial for the Transformers DVD release and thought: “I should get that.” then I remembered how bad it was.
Seriously, I thought I was the only person who didn’t hate Shambo.
I didn’t know you had older brothers! (Perhaps I am a bad friend.)
dcm: You did know he had a sister didn’t you?
I was in college when V aired. I loved it back then. It’s probably cheese-tastic now.
I don’t know anything about 2-6, so happy birthday Craig’s mom!
The guy on the far left’s face is about to have a very bad day.
I don’t remember V. I hadn’t heard of it until now.
Happy Birthday Craig’s Mom!
I just saw Transformers: RotF this past weekend, and as long as I ignored all the dialog and the constant (leg) humping of every creature/robot under two feet tall it was OK. Although they really should have just cut the roommate from the film entirely as the character added *nothing* to the movie, and usually just made me want to reach through the screen and smack him.
I am so excited to see the new V! I remember watching the original as a kid and loving it, for it’s time it was a great series. I really hope they are able to pay tribute to the origional while making this reboot more current like was done for BSG.
Craig: Is that happy slide-whistle or sad slide-whistle?
It’s a happy one. I want to get one to start punctuating my jokes.
It’s OK Craig, I went to college for Computer Engineering and now I do tech support. At least you bring up geology in casual conversation and people will nod and say “that’s interesting,” but if I start talking about improvements in silicon doping to reduce the size of transistors while increasing response time eyes start to glaze over and suddenly everyone needs to go get another drink. *sigh*
OhmiGOD! V!!! I was in middle school and me and my friends were practically orgasmic talking about the previous night’s episode at school! man, I LOVED that miniseires. The second one wasn’t as good (hot air balloons? please.) And the tv series? Well…one season was too long, I’ll just say that.
I have both miniseries on DVD, and I’ve them both again in the last 5 years or so. And they really aren’t all that great now (as is much of what entertained me as a child), but they’re still ok, for their time.
I’m anxiously looking forward to this. If they do this right (and that’s a BIG IF) it should be outstanding. I don’t have high expectations of that though. Still…I am looking forward to it.
And apparently I’m the only scifi geek old enough on here to remember this……………….
Oh, and happy birthday Mrs. M! Enjoy your crabs! Um, I probably could have phrased that better….
HUGS….
Polt: I remember watching the original V TV series and being very disappointed after the awesomeness of the miniseries. I really hope it is good, but hey, it has Morena Baccarin so it has to be good, right?
Wow, sure is quiet in here today.
Everyone is stocking up on their candy today Nico.
Yay candy! I love candy, except for candy corn, that is teh sux. One of the best things about living in the middle of nowhere is that people do not skimp on the Halloween candy; if you don’t get a *full size* candy bar, you at least get a huge handful of the “fun size” (seriously, how is less candy supposed to be more fun?)
I’m giving out chewy chocolate chip granola bars and Sunkist fruit snacks. Cheaper than little chocolate bars and if I have left over good for school lunches. But they have just as much sugar as a chocolate bar.
Weirdest treat my daughter ever got (maybe trick), a religious pamphlet saying how evil Halloween was. Gee, thanks.
That is great! I so would have TPed that guys house when I was a kid. I remember last year
lootingsorting my kids candy and finding toothpaste and tooth brushes. How lame is that?When my daughter gets home she spreads it all out and divides it by type, then the yucky stuff we don’t like ends up at my work where people are like garbage cans and will eat anything if it’s free. The rest goes in a big bowl on the coffee table and stays there until it’s gone or Christmas, which ever comes first. If there’s anything left at that point it goes to the big candy store in the sky. I get free reign on the bowl. I taught sharing early on.
Nico: Whether it was lame depends on whether it was given with or in lieu of candy or other treats.
Cupcake: true, but either way I am gonna be packing a couple of rolls of Charmin this year, just in case.
Tam: I have a friend who swore, up until a few years ago, that she hated Reeses Peanut Butter Cups ’cause every year her mom would say “I’ll take those because you don’t like them.” I am just bummed that I didn’t think of that before my kids got old enough to know better.
Happy birthday to Craig’s mom.
Hmm… The Seeker went blond. He is also wearing a shirt. Interesting… For some reason I thought he never wore shirts. I’ve never seen the show, other than the clip you posted.
I remember V being on TV, and I remember it was a big deal at the time. I can’t remember if I watched it or not. I think I would have been pretty young.
I am giving out Snickers Bars. Since I will be in NYC for a Halloween party I am just going to leave them in a Halloween themed bucket on my porch. I always get a few hundred bars just to be safe, and there are never any left. I am sure people grab handfuls, though hopefully that happens latter in the evening after the younger kids have been by.
1) Happy birthday to the woman who brought us our dear argyle deity/monkey overlord.
2) I agree. Those women are stupid meanies.
5) We watched it 2 nights ago. I kept thinking, “Craig BOUGHT this? On purpose?” Harry fell asleep 2/3 of the way through.
6) I hope the alien queen is as good and cheesetastic as Jane Badler was.
I’ve already been at our halloween candy. I hope we give it all out so I won’t have to finish it off. Tam, I don’t know how you make yours last until Christmas.
Polt – enjoy your crabs – hahaha!
3) Oh yeah, and this:
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/30/lightsabers-make-everything-cooler/
Michelle: I only like a few types of chocolate and once that’s gone, I don’t really care. I think Kristen likes the idea of all that candy more than she actually likes it. She’d rather have a chunk of cheese than a chocolate bar. She was never one of those kids I had to ration it out to.
We are the canadian borg
please wait to be assimilated
resistance would be impolite
pour l’assimilation en francais, presse sur “2″
Nico inspecting his kids’ treats.
Happy Birthday Ms. M! You did a good job raising your youngest son. I don’t really know the old guy in Ga. but i’m sure he’s OK too.
I know nuffin’ about any of dis. But happy burfday Craig’s birth-giver!
Oh and Megan Fox scarez me. In every picture I see of her I feel like she’s gonna lunge @ me and eat my face off.
Josh, go to bed and dream of beautiful mens eating everything but your face!
OK, maybe that’s me eating everything, just hold still for five more minutes.
Happy Birthday yesterday Craig’sMom!
Josh, there are different kinds of candy corn. You really need to go name-brand if you want the good stuff — the cheapo stuff can taste like wax mixed with sugar (which is probably what it all is anyway, but still).
Happy Halloween Everyone!
I’m reading Death Troopers too! Bought it in Waynesboro before Polt and I went to NYC. Started on it, but didn’t get very far during the trip.
Now I’m getting back into it. It’s awesome!! 