or just news of my life. Here's a roundup of the last week or so.

Saw X2 on opening night with Alex. Great movie. Bang-up beginning and a pretty good ending. I've decided that all these comic-to-movie translations are just going to be open-ended enough to allow for sequels so I can't let it bug me. Nice special effects and a decent plot. Cyclops, man, suck it up. She ain't dead. Wolverine. What can you say about the guy who doesn't die even with a bullet almost in his brain? Storm is cool. Let me just hold up my arms and lightning will come from the stars. lol. Didn't like Jean Grey's haircut. Dunno. Too seventies for me. Liked her part in the end. I like Nightcrawler, even if you couldn't understand him sometimes. I like how they did the transporting effect. Have to say the Matrix Reloaded trailer made more of an effect on me. lol. Can't wait for next thursday. Anyone up for a premiere screening? It just looks cool. The music for the trailer is good too. Remember how I like soundtracks? Spent a few hours at the library today just watching various trailers. I miss broadband so much. Maybe when I get my own apartment I can get cable/dsl. God willing and an actual job. After the car, of course. Oh, and the new computer.

Last weekend sometime I finally got the Da Vinci Code from the library after being on hold for a month or more...it was really good, and really fast, reading. I got it about 3 in the afternoon and had it finished by 3 in the morning. Nice mystery, and I even felt like I might have figured things out before the characters did. Of course, it was probably written that way, but it made me feel good. On the other hand, there were definitely things I did not get, which nearly made me slap myself on the forehead and say "D'oh!" sigh. Go read the book if you're at all interested in art, mystery, the Knights Templar, Goddess theory, or cryptography. Yeah.

It's a week of season finales. I hate and love this period. Usually the ending eps are pretty good, and I suppose the two I've seen have been...Alias season two is over, and we're gonna be wondering about that one for the entire summer. It was nearly as bad as the smallville finale last year. There are so many things that were left hanging. Ah well. There's always reruns, which is good, cause I think I missed a couple of eps.

Angel made its last run tonight, hopefully not for the *very* last time. A pretty good one, with the previous ep actually tying up the loose ends. This one introduced something new to Angel Inc which could be good or bad. Not sure which yet. An ending that pulls on the heartstrings, of course. lol. At least Connor is smart in the end. Went from a oh-my-God-he-did-it to awwww. Watch it and you'll see what I mean. If you must know I'll tell you privately.

Two eps of Buffy left. Forever. And at last, Angel will return to Sunnydale. I don't know what they're gonna do together, since the last time they were "together" only happened in Angel's memories. I think. I have to say I'm a Buffy/Angel shipper, which I only relate to you because...eh. Doesn't really matter, does it? I've always been a conventional shipper. Max/Liz, Buffy/Angel, Rhapsody/Ashe, the way they're supposed to be. Anyway. Intrigued to see how they'll end a show that has had its ups and very downs after seven years. Glad I got to see all of them last year, so I've seen the whole seven seasons. Too bad I'm not a slayer-in-training.

Tuesday I finally had a meeting with the guy from Hanger Prosthetics. Been a busy time. I really like him and the people I met, seems like it could be a great job. But that day before I went to the meeting I got a call from a lab I'd visited a while before and they said they'd like to offer me the job...I find it extremely ironic that once again I have two jobs at the same time. I'll probably end up with the lab job, unless what I learn about it tomorrow proves it's completely wrong for me. And I'll usually try anything once. I'm still interested in the prosthetics lab, which maybe I can work partime or volunteer. We'll see. Wish me luck. I hate making decisions like this.

I've been writing bits and pieces here and there of Moonstone and Decadence. I'm trying. I just haven't been in the writing mood, or if I have, I've been too lazy to fire up the laptop. It's just such a pain to have to transfer from the one to the other. Eh. If only we had a network. Alas. Not to be. I'll try to write as I can. I'll try to sew as I can...made a pretty decent muslin for the silver frock. We'll see what comes of that...and perhaps one day I'll get to the guitar. ah.

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