It seems like most of the telepaths on this show are kind of odd. Lyta (from the pilot) was somewhat strange looking. Bester and Jeffrey Combs' character were both unsettling. Even Talia, though I can never quite place my finger on what it is. It is not just the acting, but something about her appearance strikes me as a bit off. I am not sure if that was an intentional choice in casting, but I am inclined to think that it is.
@Kazzy Definitely this season. Gbqq, guebhtu gur grezvgr pbzcnal. Wnpx jnf uverq gb xvyy Zvxr'f zra va cevfba. It was the first half of the season, so it is easy to forget.
Speaking of Mike, Walt was definitely channelling him a bit in the last episode. Notably "If that's the way this is going to go down, you're going to need a bigger knife."
Another factor with a show like BrBa is that it is dark and sometimes uncomfortable to watch. Some people do not want their entertainment to be dark. Some people want their entertainment to be light and fun.
Fcrnxvat bs, ubj qvq Jnygre yrnir gur one orsber gur pbcf tbg gurer (cubar erprvire fgvyy bss gur ubbx naq qevax fgvyy ba gur one, fb ur pna'g unir orra tbar ybat), trg onpx gb gur pnova, trg nyy uvf pnfu, naq trg bhg, nyy nurnq bs gur pbcf? V cerfhzr ur zhfg unir fgbyra n pne ng gur one naq jr whfg qvqa'g frr gung cneg, ab jnl pbhyq ur unir znqr vg ba sbbg va gvzr.
Ur jnf uvqvat va gur fabj-pbirerq pne ng gur ortvaavat, naq lbh pbhyq frr gur erq naq oyhr synfuref pbzr hc oruvaq uvz. Vg znl unir orra qbja gur ebnq sebz gur one, orpnhfr vg frrzrq yvxr ur unq orra va gur pbyq sbe n juvyr. Ur pbhyq unir qevira onpx gb gur pnova gb trg gur pnfu.
V nterr gung gvzr jnf n snpgbe. Guvatf qvq frrz n ovg ehfurq va gur ynfg rcvfbqr. Vg jbhyq unir orarsvggrq sebz nabgure 15-20 zvahgrf. Wrffr nyfb arrqrq gb or gurer gb xvyy Gbqq.
Last week I finished War and Peace. Yay! I passed it along to a friend who is an avid reader.
After such a dense and mentally engaging book, I went for something lighter, and read Pratchett's "The Light Fantastic," and now I am starting book 4 of "The Wheel of Time."
I started watching The Legend of Korra. I heard it was not very good, but I like it. I am not sure if people had a problem with the change on tone, or what. I also started watching Attack on Titan, an anime where people live in a giant walled city to protect themselves from mindless giants who eat people for fun. I also have a couple episodes left of Freaks and Geeks, and holy crap, Lieutenant Commander Ivanova is Bill's mom!
Breaking Bad is done. The last episode was great. I am not sure they could have come up with a better ending. At the same time, it was something of a let down. There was high tension in the preceding episodes, but not so much in this one, since there were certain things that were expected about the end. There is no "how is Walt going to get out of this?"
Finished Diablo III on Normal, started on the next difficulty level (Nightmare, I think). Normal was not too challenging, and after getting through the awkward teen levels, the Witch Doctor got to be fun to play. I am glad I stuck with it.
Yesterday, I ran a game of Descent (first edition) for my son and one of my friends. It went pretty badly for them rather quickly, even though I was not being as nasty as possible in my attempts to defeat them. My friend had not played before, and I think that was the biggest issue.
I was an impressionable middle schooler when Nirvana came on the scene, and they were one of the first bands that I was into when I started to develop my taste in music. I have not listened to their stuff in years, with the exception of their Unplugged album a few weeks ago. Foo Fighters manage to make it into my rotation fairly frequently, on the other hand. Every now and then I think about listening to Nevermind or In Utero, but I just never get around to it.
Tomorrow morning I will take the car in to have a bent wheel replaced.
In the afternoon, I will be having a friend or two over to play Descent: Journeys in the Dark with me and my son. That means there will have to be some housecleaning between now and then.
No major plans beyond that. I may attack my junk room and start culling. It is highly likely I will be moving to Texas at the end of the year, and I plan to get rid of a lot of crap that I have kept through several moves without ever using.
I tried to listen to Kraftwerk once. I do not remember the album. For some reason, listening to it left me feeling uneasy and a bit paranoid (no mind-altering chemicals were involved). It was a very strange experience, and not the sort of reaction I normally have to music. I did not want to repeat it, so I never got around to trying to listen again.
Two of my coworkers have a bet over whether or not America will fall by a certain year. They have very specific criteria, though I do not remember them all. One was going into default, I believe.
I agree about the two categories of sci-fi. Some science fiction is about the science, exploring how the world would be affected, and some is about setting up whatever situation is needed for the author to explore his themes. A good example of the latter is C. S, Lewis' space trilogy. There is no real science involved. He never bothers to explain the how things work, instead he just handwaves it. The whole point of the space ship is to get the characters to the other world where the story takes place. The stories could have been told just as easily by having the characters step through a magic wardrobe.
Then there is Arthur C Clarke, who manages to combine real science with "science so advanced that it looks like magic."
My company used to be small and family-owned. At one point, I got the task of updating our MSDS. We had gotten proofs back from the printer, and they had screwed up pretty badly. I was talking with the sales manager and I was complaining about how bad they were, and I said something to the effect of "whoever did this must be a relative of someone, or else they gave us a really good deal." He never said anything. A year or so later, I discovered his wife did the printing.
I do not know if he remembers this or not. I would never bring it up. He has become one of my better friends at work, so it is water under the bridge either way.
People can have more than one motive. I think taking care of his family has always been a big part of it. However, it is his hubris that lead him to get into it on such a large scale and that kept him from stopping when he could have. Those decisions clearly worked against his first motive, but that does not invalidate it. It just shows how flawed he is.
At least I know that, however this series ends, it will not disappoint as badly as Dexter. There were numerous ways that show could have had a satisfying ending, and the writers managed to use none of them.
Ivanova tells her mother’s story, and this is effective in convincing Alisa that joining Psi Corps isn’t ideal.
I am not sure if the best way to convince someone not to join an organization is to inform them of the horrible things they do to people who do not join.
I did not see that as telling her not to trust them, but pointing out that if she was a telepath for Narns, that would be the type of mind she would have to read. If it made her uncomfortable, she might not want to do it all the time.
Watching this episode, I thought the missing body was a ploy by Neroon to start a war, since he insisted on having Minbari security. On the other hand, considering Minbari were responsible for security, it did not seem reasonable to blame B5 for the body's disappearance (not that Neroon was being reasonable).
My mind changes Shai’alit to Shai-hulud, and it amuses me to picture Minbari sandworms.
On “Somniloquy!”
I loved that little bit.
Poor J'onn J'onzz. At least he got to be in Smallville.
On “Babylonia!”
It seems like most of the telepaths on this show are kind of odd. Lyta (from the pilot) was somewhat strange looking. Bester and Jeffrey Combs' character were both unsettling. Even Talia, though I can never quite place my finger on what it is. It is not just the acting, but something about her appearance strikes me as a bit off. I am not sure if that was an intentional choice in casting, but I am inclined to think that it is.
On “Final Predictions for “Breaking Bad””
@Kazzy Definitely this season. Gbqq, guebhtu gur grezvgr pbzcnal. Wnpx jnf uverq gb xvyy Zvxr'f zra va cevfba. It was the first half of the season, so it is easy to forget.
Speaking of Mike, Walt was definitely channelling him a bit in the last episode. Notably "If that's the way this is going to go down, you're going to need a bigger knife."
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@glyph I had the same thought, except Jnyg qbrf abg xabj gur qrgnvyf bs Wrffr'f pncgvivgl.
Unrelated, but I recently read an interview where Vince stated that, when they revealed gur znpuvar tha, they had no idea who it was for.
On “What is this thing you call “Breaking Bad”?”
Another factor with a show like BrBa is that it is dark and sometimes uncomfortable to watch. Some people do not want their entertainment to be dark. Some people want their entertainment to be light and fun.
On “Final Predictions for “Breaking Bad””
Fcrnxvat bs, ubj qvq Jnygre yrnir gur one orsber gur pbcf tbg gurer (cubar erprvire fgvyy bss gur ubbx naq qevax fgvyy ba gur one, fb ur pna'g unir orra tbar ybat), trg onpx gb gur pnova, trg nyy uvf pnfu, naq trg bhg, nyy nurnq bs gur pbcf? V cerfhzr ur zhfg unir fgbyra n pne ng gur one naq jr whfg qvqa'g frr gung cneg, ab jnl pbhyq ur unir znqr vg ba sbbg va gvzr.
Ur jnf uvqvat va gur fabj-pbirerq pne ng gur ortvaavat, naq lbh pbhyq frr gur erq naq oyhr synfuref pbzr hc oruvaq uvz. Vg znl unir orra qbja gur ebnq sebz gur one, orpnhfr vg frrzrq yvxr ur unq orra va gur pbyq sbe n juvyr. Ur pbhyq unir qevira onpx gb gur pnova gb trg gur pnfu.
V nterr gung gvzr jnf n snpgbe. Guvatf qvq frrz n ovg ehfurq va gur ynfg rcvfbqr. Vg jbhyq unir orarsvggrq sebz nabgure 15-20 zvahgrf. Wrffr nyfb arrqrq gb or gurer gb xvyy Gbqq.
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Nit picking is high praise. It means you cannot find any huge flaws.
V guvax ur yrsg Terl Znggre ibyhagnevyl (cnegyl qhr gb jungrire unccrarq jvgu uvz naq Tergpura), naq ernyyl ybfg bhg jura vg tbg ovt jvgubhg uvz. Ur cebonoyl jnf n ovt cneg bs vg, ohg ur fbyq uvf vagrerfg. Va bgure jbeqf, V qb abg guvax Tergpura naq Ryyvbg npghnyyl qvq nalguvat gb fperj uvz bire, ohg ur oynzrf gurz sbe uvf zvfgnxr.
Ur znl abg unir xabja gung Wrffr jnf n pncgvir. Ur zvtug ernyyl unir oryvrirq gung Wrffr jnf n jvyyvat cnegare, naq ur jnf cynaavat gb gnxr qbja Wrffr jvgu gur erfg. Ur jnf hanjner bs gur oyhr zrgu hagvy Onqtre naq Fgvaxl Crgr gbyq uvz nobhg vg.
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Jung unccraf gb Wrffr? Ur qevirf njnl sebz pncgvivgl, naq ur arire fgbcf qevivat. Ur orpbzrf n fgerrg enpre.
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On “Sunday!”
Last week I finished War and Peace. Yay! I passed it along to a friend who is an avid reader.
After such a dense and mentally engaging book, I went for something lighter, and read Pratchett's "The Light Fantastic," and now I am starting book 4 of "The Wheel of Time."
I started watching The Legend of Korra. I heard it was not very good, but I like it. I am not sure if people had a problem with the change on tone, or what. I also started watching Attack on Titan, an anime where people live in a giant walled city to protect themselves from mindless giants who eat people for fun. I also have a couple episodes left of Freaks and Geeks, and holy crap, Lieutenant Commander Ivanova is Bill's mom!
Breaking Bad is done. The last episode was great. I am not sure they could have come up with a better ending. At the same time, it was something of a let down. There was high tension in the preceding episodes, but not so much in this one, since there were certain things that were expected about the end. There is no "how is Walt going to get out of this?"
On “Saturday!”
Finished Diablo III on Normal, started on the next difficulty level (Nightmare, I think). Normal was not too challenging, and after getting through the awkward teen levels, the Witch Doctor got to be fun to play. I am glad I stuck with it.
Yesterday, I ran a game of Descent (first edition) for my son and one of my friends. It went pretty badly for them rather quickly, even though I was not being as nasty as possible in my attempts to defeat them. My friend had not played before, and I think that was the biggest issue.
On “Fallacy!”
I was an impressionable middle schooler when Nirvana came on the scene, and they were one of the first bands that I was into when I started to develop my taste in music. I have not listened to their stuff in years, with the exception of their Unplugged album a few weeks ago. Foo Fighters manage to make it into my rotation fairly frequently, on the other hand. Every now and then I think about listening to Nevermind or In Utero, but I just never get around to it.
On “Weekend!”
Tomorrow morning I will take the car in to have a bent wheel replaced.
In the afternoon, I will be having a friend or two over to play Descent: Journeys in the Dark with me and my son. That means there will have to be some housecleaning between now and then.
No major plans beyond that. I may attack my junk room and start culling. It is highly likely I will be moving to Texas at the end of the year, and I plan to get rid of a lot of crap that I have kept through several moves without ever using.
On “Flashforward I!”
I was at the club, having drinks, and they started playing Skrillex (no dubstep) . . .
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You guys will have to add "No dubstep" to the rules.
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I tried to listen to Kraftwerk once. I do not remember the album. For some reason, listening to it left me feeling uneasy and a bit paranoid (no mind-altering chemicals were involved). It was a very strange experience, and not the sort of reaction I normally have to music. I did not want to repeat it, so I never got around to trying to listen again.
On “Huh. I was wrong.”
On a long enough timeline, all empires crumble.
Two of my coworkers have a bet over whether or not America will fall by a certain year. They have very specific criteria, though I do not remember them all. One was going into default, I believe.
On “Sightseeing!”
I agree about the two categories of sci-fi. Some science fiction is about the science, exploring how the world would be affected, and some is about setting up whatever situation is needed for the author to explore his themes. A good example of the latter is C. S, Lewis' space trilogy. There is no real science involved. He never bothers to explain the how things work, instead he just handwaves it. The whole point of the space ship is to get the characters to the other world where the story takes place. The stories could have been told just as easily by having the characters step through a magic wardrobe.
Then there is Arthur C Clarke, who manages to combine real science with "science so advanced that it looks like magic."
On “Stupid Tuesday questions, Rachel Hunter edition”
My company used to be small and family-owned. At one point, I got the task of updating our MSDS. We had gotten proofs back from the printer, and they had screwed up pretty badly. I was talking with the sales manager and I was complaining about how bad they were, and I said something to the effect of "whoever did this must be a relative of someone, or else they gave us a really good deal." He never said anything. A year or so later, I discovered his wife did the printing.
I do not know if he remembers this or not. I would never bring it up. He has become one of my better friends at work, so it is water under the bridge either way.
On “Sunday!”
People can have more than one motive. I think taking care of his family has always been a big part of it. However, it is his hubris that lead him to get into it on such a large scale and that kept him from stopping when he could have. Those decisions clearly worked against his first motive, but that does not invalidate it. It just shows how flawed he is.
At least I know that, however this series ends, it will not disappoint as badly as Dexter. There were numerous ways that show could have had a satisfying ending, and the writers managed to use none of them.
On “Babylonia!”
Ivanova tells her mother’s story, and this is effective in convincing Alisa that joining Psi Corps isn’t ideal.
I am not sure if the best way to convince someone not to join an organization is to inform them of the horrible things they do to people who do not join.
I did not see that as telling her not to trust them, but pointing out that if she was a telepath for Narns, that would be the type of mind she would have to read. If it made her uncomfortable, she might not want to do it all the time.
Watching this episode, I thought the missing body was a ploy by Neroon to start a war, since he insisted on having Minbari security. On the other hand, considering Minbari were responsible for security, it did not seem reasonable to blame B5 for the body's disappearance (not that Neroon was being reasonable).
My mind changes Shai’alit to Shai-hulud, and it amuses me to picture Minbari sandworms.
On “When it doesn’t help to check the label”
I tend to buy the combos, but I buy the combos specifically for the symptoms I am experiencing, and I read the labels to know what I am getting.
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