What did the buddhist say to the hot dog vendor?
Make me one with everything.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Update of the Living Dead
We had a garage sale this past Saturday. We accomplished both our goals: make a little cash and get rid of a lot of stuff. We still have some leftover items (clothes, table, crib, etc.), but it shouldn't be too hard to donate. Yvonne and I are still recovering. Our legs and backs were sore.
I know just doing videos is a little lame like the last post I did, so I'm mixing it up by also typing something. Here's a video of Zoe helping at the garage sale (before customers arrived).
And, here's a photo of all our stuff:
We've also been adapting to life with an almost-walker. Zoe can take about 10 steps before falling, but that's enough mobility to change the game. We added a baby pin to our living room that seems to do the trick pretty well.
Yesterday, we had a couple friends come over for burgers and Rock Band. We downloaded "Heroes" by David Bowie, "Truckin'" by the Grateful Dead and "Roxanne" by the Police. Yvonne sang "Roxanne" and I sang the Dead. It was fun and the burgers ended up putting everyone into a coma.
And in my effort to keep things mixed, check out this video of Zoe dancing to "Still Alive" from the game Portal. She gets into it. This is the second time I played the song. The first time, she hopped over to the TV to dance. I think that's why she mellows out a little here.
I know just doing videos is a little lame like the last post I did, so I'm mixing it up by also typing something. Here's a video of Zoe helping at the garage sale (before customers arrived).
And, here's a photo of all our stuff:
We've also been adapting to life with an almost-walker. Zoe can take about 10 steps before falling, but that's enough mobility to change the game. We added a baby pin to our living room that seems to do the trick pretty well.
Yesterday, we had a couple friends come over for burgers and Rock Band. We downloaded "Heroes" by David Bowie, "Truckin'" by the Grateful Dead and "Roxanne" by the Police. Yvonne sang "Roxanne" and I sang the Dead. It was fun and the burgers ended up putting everyone into a coma.
And in my effort to keep things mixed, check out this video of Zoe dancing to "Still Alive" from the game Portal. She gets into it. This is the second time I played the song. The first time, she hopped over to the TV to dance. I think that's why she mellows out a little here.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Sci-Fi actors' guild?
Anyone who really knows me, knows I'm into Sci-Fi. This is a post about a recent observation in the TV shows.
The other day I was talking to a friend about the show "Stargate: SG1". If you don't know the show, Richard Dean Anderson ("Macgayver") played the lead character for most of the show's existence. Yeah, that show. Yvonne calls it "The show with the guy with gold silly putty on his forehead."
Indeed.
Most people don't really pay attention to the show, but I like it. The dialogue between the characters is funny and the special effects aren't too bad. And I like it's spin-off show too, "Stargate: Atlantis".
Anyway, my friend and I were discussing how SG seems to absorb other sci-fi shows' actors. For example, after "Farscape" ended, two of the main characters joined the SG team.
Farscape, check.
Then, we started breaking it down. OK, the hologram doctor from "Voyager" plays a government suit in a few episodes.
Star Trek, check.
It started to get funny. In fact, I noticed a wraith on Atlantis that looked a lot like Trip, from "Star Trek: Enterprise" after that show was cancelled. Yup.
Star Trek, double check.
When "Firefly" cancelled, the "Stargate: Atlantis" team found themselves with a new doctor. She went from being a natural mechanic to a full blown doctor. Only in Sci-Fi, baby.
Firefly, check.
So I was asking my friend, what other Sci-Fi shows were there? Who else can we include? We were stumped and the conversation ended.
Then I caught an episode last night of SG1 (Daniel Jackson was kidnapped by "Shaka" for a right of passage ceremony) and noticed a guard looked a lot like a Nietzchean from "Andromeda". I was right, but I can't find the actor's name. Then I remembered, another character of that cancelled show also became the new doctor in the SG1 series.
Andromeda, double check.
Editor's note: Major Coburn was played by Steve Bacic. See comments for all the hot nerdy details.
So, I ask you: What other shows are there?
The other day I was talking to a friend about the show "Stargate: SG1". If you don't know the show, Richard Dean Anderson ("Macgayver") played the lead character for most of the show's existence. Yeah, that show. Yvonne calls it "The show with the guy with gold silly putty on his forehead."
Indeed.
Most people don't really pay attention to the show, but I like it. The dialogue between the characters is funny and the special effects aren't too bad. And I like it's spin-off show too, "Stargate: Atlantis".
Anyway, my friend and I were discussing how SG seems to absorb other sci-fi shows' actors. For example, after "Farscape" ended, two of the main characters joined the SG team.
Farscape, check.
Then, we started breaking it down. OK, the hologram doctor from "Voyager" plays a government suit in a few episodes.
Star Trek, check.
It started to get funny. In fact, I noticed a wraith on Atlantis that looked a lot like Trip, from "Star Trek: Enterprise" after that show was cancelled. Yup.
Star Trek, double check.
When "Firefly" cancelled, the "Stargate: Atlantis" team found themselves with a new doctor. She went from being a natural mechanic to a full blown doctor. Only in Sci-Fi, baby.
Firefly, check.
So I was asking my friend, what other Sci-Fi shows were there? Who else can we include? We were stumped and the conversation ended.
Then I caught an episode last night of SG1 (Daniel Jackson was kidnapped by "Shaka" for a right of passage ceremony) and noticed a guard looked a lot like a Nietzchean from "Andromeda". I was right, but I can't find the actor's name. Then I remembered, another character of that cancelled show also became the new doctor in the SG1 series.
Andromeda, double check.
Editor's note: Major Coburn was played by Steve Bacic. See comments for all the hot nerdy details.
So, I ask you: What other shows are there?
Monday, March 03, 2008
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