Hilary Booth... of course!

How does Bama follow up beating Spurrier? They utterly embarrassed the Gators. It's so nice to have my alma mater winning again.

My NOLA friends returned to their home. They were really really lucky with only some minor damage. Their huge library is intact.

I saw "Serenity" last night after work. The crowd was fairly small. I was very nervous when a family of four, with two fairly young and fidgety children, sat behind me during the movie. But they settled down, so it wasn't a total disaster. I had attended a screening back in June in Norfolk, so it was interesting to compare what I saw with the final cut, mostly the addition of music score. Varese Sarabande is releasing both Serenity and Firefly soundtracks, so we get Big Damn Music finally! (The track listings on the "Serenity" soundtrack is really spoilery btw!)

( Serenity spoilers )

We have a shiny new trailer and a new website design for Serenity. According to the promos, Sci Fi is going to be showing some behind the scenes stuff during future episodes.

Firefly fandom also has its own podcast called "The Signal". They've done four episodes thus far with interviews and features. They did a comparison of Han Solo and Malcolm Reynolds. They jokingly added a feature called "I like Chinese" with Mandarin phrases, except everyone loved it so much. There's an LJ feed at thesignal.

If you've gotten the first graphic novel, you'll notice they use the written Chinese characters, rather than the dialect. The Firefly-Serenity Chinese Pinyinary has translations.

The international trailer for Serenity has debuted. They crammed in a lot more dialogue in this version, but also more of the humor. (That website also had 4 soundtrack samples.)

My local library recently added free wireless access in their main branch. I hadn't had a chance to test drive it until now. Since the weather is hot and humid and my apartment is in rebellion, I decided to disappear over here for a few hours to get some writing done. My running away from home probably won't last long. There is just something appealing about multi-tasking. Here I'm focused on the computer and occasionally scanning the shelves or staring out the window. But it's harder to get up and get that drink or watch a dvd while I write. I do think I get more done that way. Less writing, but more in the general housekeeping.

I moved around some of my smaller furniture to see if I could make some space. I'm still wild about having the trunk in the front hallway, but maybe I can dress it up somehow. I acquired a bunch of stuff when my parents moved. At some point I will need to do a real inventory and get rid of stuff.

I haven't had a real chance to comment on "Serenity". I saw the screening in Norfolk after an insanely long drive from Northern Virginia with two fellow Firefly fans. We had some construction that caused backups. Even the people leaving from Richmond or Charlottesville were having problems, so we felt a little better afterward. The trip back was a lot easier. The real problem with seeing these screenings is you have some people who have seen it before. And they like to quote. We had someone doing that during Joss' introduction which really needs to be heard without kibbitzing. Fortunately the fan next to me gave him a good hearty "Shhh" and glare and he quieted down during the movie. I found someone at the movie getting rid of a spare ticket and the house manager actually asked if anyone had any spares once we were inside which was nice of him. They gave out a lovely promo booklet with info on the cast and Joss and the movie, along with a nice keychain now adorning my motley collection.

I'm still deciding what to think about the movie itself. Squee is definitely there, but also Meep and Whimper comes to mind. It's a sheer rollercoaster. I'm really glad I stayed unspoiled for this though. Some things need to be seen to get the impact. And with Joss, it's usually right between the eyes.

New preview showings for "Serenity" have gone up at Can't Stop the Signal for June 23rd. DC People, don't even bother trying. Apparently it sold out in five minutes at midnight or thereabouts. I was online at insano hour and I still missed it! I'm resigned to September, because otherwise I figure out ways to Norfolk or Philly...

ETA: Eeps, it looks like I have a ticket and ride to Norfolk, courtesy of some local fans on Fireflyfans.net. Eeeeeeee!

Hmph, the "Serenity" advance showing sold out pretty quick in DC. I would be in Lansing that night for Media West anyway. But, still, I must pout.

Second round of depressing shoe shopping today at Potomac Mills. The closest we came was the Rangoni outlet. I saw more AAAs and AAAAs there than I had seen anywhere. Alas I still had problems either with the heel or the toe depending. We even came back and tried Comfort One Shoes closer to us. I don't like being pressured and I especially don't like salespeople telling me how something seems to fit. Am I weird because I want it to feel comfortable now rather than when the shoe molds to me? Maybe I'll give SAS a look again. I'm really resigned to the idea of not finding shoes that fit.

And the agency gave me the feedback from the law firm that strangely suited today: "Not a good fit." The manager allowed as how I have the skills and ability to do the job, just not there.

Um, if the cover is any indication, I'll be quite happy with the "Serenity" graphic novel. Of course, comics are notorious for using one cover artist and a different interior one. According to Newsarama here, Dark Horse is publishing a three issue prequel, with the first issue out in July.

Fireflyfans.net has a shiny new Firefly Personality Quiz. I wound up Jayne somehow, arguably my least favorite character in the series. I even said no to firearms. I guess it was my winning personality... and well saying I'd go down fighting. (The Lonejack people will stop snickering. Different Jayne... same tendency to shoot from the hip though.)

Damn. This show is like insta-ship -- just add water.

Actually multiple ships at that.

Shoot me now.