Friday, August 25 2006, 1:22 AM

I guess I haven't been in much of a posting state of mind over the past few weeks juding by the lack of new words being shown around here. It happens. Some cool things have happened recently though, so I guess I could talk about them.

First, I got an office at work. There's no significant promotion or anything like that associated with it, but it is pretty damned cool. I got the office because it puts me in a position to share my experience with some of the newer guys while they work on servers, which was an area that was lacking beforehand. So that's good. It's also good that my office is pretty big, and it has a huge desk. I need to make it cooler still, but it's coming along. I have a few pictures in the gallery here.

Another cool thing is that my sister's boyfriend Jay sold me a nice quality TV. It's only a 24", but it has a beautiful picture, modern inputs, and it doesn't take 10 minutes to warm up like my previous TV. It's pretty nice to just be able to crash on the couch and watch something, even though I don't watch TV that much.

Third on the cool list is some cool musical acquistions. I picked up the new Lamb of God album, "Sacrament," on tuesday, and it kicks all kinds of ass. Lamb of God rocked hard before, but they've upped their game. I wouldn't say that they'd appeal to any metal fan because they have a somewhat prog-ish sound wth lots of rhythm changes, but I like it, and that's all that counts. Another sweet CD I picked up came at the recommendation of a guy from work - "In The Eyes of Fire" by Unearth. I hadn't heard any of their stuff before he lent me the CD, but I'll be hearing a lot more. They are a total powerhouse. Their guitarists play with a fury, alternating effortlessly between groove-laden riffs and frenetic melodies and solos. I've only had their CD for a day or so, but it's definitely one I'll be listening to for a long while.

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Thursday, August 17 2006, 2:57 AM

I guess it's been a while since I posted. It's amazing how time files when you're keeping busy. Sadly, most of the activity has been at work, but a few other neat things have happened as well. Last friday, my sister's boyfriend Jay threw a housewarming party for his new house. Most people there I didn't know, but he invited my cousins, Steve and Alex, so I had some people to talk to while I had a few beers and found my niche. Alex and I had a repeat performance of our fist night up north a few weeks ago... After everyone else left or crashed out, we sat outside on the patio just talking about random crap and drinking beer until around 5am. It was a good time.

The only other thing that's really noteworthy is that I bought the DVD set for Firefly on sunday, and after watching all the episodes, I'm left entirely perplexed. First off, this is one of the most entertaining shows I've ever seen. It's premise seems a little cheesy at first - a space western - but once you see it, it really makes sense. IIt's just a story about people dealing with the same crap we deal with - trying to find work, staying out of trouble, etc. It doesn't hurt at all that the dialog is very witty and believable, and that the characters are all very well thought out. Just a great show all around.

I'm perplexed because it was canned after 15 episodes. From what I've read, FOX completely shit on the show, even though it had a very loyal following. Apparently, FOX didn't even play the pilot episode, preempted the show regularly, and even played episodes out of order. It just boggles my mind that something so well done could be dumped on so much. I think its safe to say that Phil also agrees with me as well.

Due to popular demand, they were able to make a movie based upon the show, Serenity, and it was very good as well. I like the TV show better though, because you can get into more detail with the story, and take the ideas a lot further. But no, FOX had to crap all over a good thing, and sent it to the dump while absolute drivel like "The Simple Life" is allowed to stay on the air for multiple seasons.

It just doesn't make any sense.

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