Relaxed night last night. Got in a quick nap after work before heading over to get some tanning done. The parking there is such ass, I took the first one that opened up. It wasn't until I was naked in the booth that I realized the spot I took was marked off since it was next to a handicapped space. I couldn't get the image of a tow truck hauling off my baby out of my head, so I cut my session a little short.
Got over to the Quarry for a hair cut. The girl cutting my hair was chatty as hell. When she asked if I was married and had any kids, I was so tired I stumbled over trying to say something clever about how I wasn't allowed to yet. Finally just said, a little too loudly even, that, “I am trying to say that I'm gay.” She laughed as I blushed. Sometimes it's annoying being so butch.
Managed to get some shopping in before heading home. Watched some TV as the laundry was going. Tim brought over the first season of Battlestar Galactica for me on Saturday and I haven't been able to stop watching. I would really like to finish Torchwood but I'm finding BG very compelling; the story has brought me to tears a number of times—so much for butch.
Not many plans for the weekend; with this evil weather it will likely the usual: some drinking, some DVDing, and some gaming gaming. Meh. Off to the gym.
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Friday, May 2, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Torchwood
Chatting with my British coworker over lunch last week we somehow got on the topic of Dr. Who. He mentioned a spinoff called Torchwood that was “incredibly gay” that I should check out. He tried to watch some with his nine-year-old son but they were a bit racy, which further piqued my interest. He brought me in a set of rips from the second season. I didn't get to watching the first episode until today.
Not knowing the series' characters or even story/backdrop of the new Dr. Who, I was a little lost but amused at the “Blowfish in a Sports Car” the crew was chasing down. Seemed like something I could get into despite being the traditional overly-attractive cast toting semi-original technology while making pithy remarks (the British accents certainly helped).
Then the evil doer appeared. The camera follow him walking after killing some ruffian and my jaw dropped when I recognized him: Spike! From Buffy!! And it got better. The cute-for-a-Brit Captain guy races off to corner Spike at some bar. They approach each other all full of menace… then kiss! Hello fanfic fantasies some true. After the brief lip lock they proceed to beat the crap out of each other. Hawt'ness.
When the crew arrives there's extra story about how Spike and the Captain were caught in a two-week time loop for five years. They argue about who was the wife and who's was smaller. Spike insisted that he lasted longer. *swoon* So yeah. I just ordered first season on DVD. Can't believe I don't have friends telling me about this earlier.
Funny… a friend and I were talking last night about how Gay is so 90s anymore because we're mainstream now. Personally I think that's great… especially when it allows some diversity in love scenes on TV. *snicker* He pointed out it may weaken our press for basic equality by blurring the lines. I believe that social integration will make legal awareness natural and unavoidable.
Not knowing the series' characters or even story/backdrop of the new Dr. Who, I was a little lost but amused at the “Blowfish in a Sports Car” the crew was chasing down. Seemed like something I could get into despite being the traditional overly-attractive cast toting semi-original technology while making pithy remarks (the British accents certainly helped).
Then the evil doer appeared. The camera follow him walking after killing some ruffian and my jaw dropped when I recognized him: Spike! From Buffy!! And it got better. The cute-for-a-Brit Captain guy races off to corner Spike at some bar. They approach each other all full of menace… then kiss! Hello fanfic fantasies some true. After the brief lip lock they proceed to beat the crap out of each other. Hawt'ness.
When the crew arrives there's extra story about how Spike and the Captain were caught in a two-week time loop for five years. They argue about who was the wife and who's was smaller. Spike insisted that he lasted longer. *swoon* So yeah. I just ordered first season on DVD. Can't believe I don't have friends telling me about this earlier.
Funny… a friend and I were talking last night about how Gay is so 90s anymore because we're mainstream now. Personally I think that's great… especially when it allows some diversity in love scenes on TV. *snicker* He pointed out it may weaken our press for basic equality by blurring the lines. I believe that social integration will make legal awareness natural and unavoidable.
Monday, May 7, 2007
They're Gay!
DSL had an outage so I decided to watch Maurice. First watched it more than a decade ago with one of the first guys I ever dated. Didn't really remember much about it as I was distracted by having my head on another man's lap while watching men be in love in early twentieth century England. When TLA had the special edition on sale a month ago I picked it up. Really haven't had the tolerance for romance lately but it was good to see again.
- England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.
Line from Maurice (1987)
Monday, March 12, 2007
Attack of the DVDs
Around Christmas time Buy.com had some really good deals and I randomly bought the first three seasons of Smallville for $12 each. Started watching them mid-February. Unfortunately I went through them so fast I didn't have time to order four and five before finishing three. The cliff-hanger left many things open—so mean. Arriving in the middle of last week, I immediately ripped open four to watch the first disc. Cancel code blue… I'm stabilized.
Surprised at how much I like the series. They introduce Superman's powers slowly, all as puberty-based problems to deal with. There are constant references to the comic series that are cheesy but fun. They depict Jor-el as an antagonistic father figure, reaching out from beyond the grave to control Clark.1 The meteor rocks create all sorts of wacky powers and mutations. They worked in cameos by Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder2 that I thought were very well done. And… Bo Duke is Superman's earthly father—too kewl!!
Have to admit that Thomas John Patrick Welling has special appeal.3 There are a number of times he captures the wholesome innocence that Reeve did so well. Plus… well, he is fucking hot. Plenty of torso things have been keeping my eyes on the screen. The first episode of the fourth season had extra skin, too. Can't believe he's going to be thirty in a few weeks.
Welling body shots aside, season four is looking good. Introduced Lois Lane and kept Chloe jealous. Lana Lang is back from France with a super-powered possession and a lover working a teacher at her High School. The Luthers are working the psycho as always. Wonder if they'll add another token black character after booting Pete.
Will be a while before I find out. While waiting for the shipments, I started up Buffy. Finished season three last night. Thinking I will go through six this week. I also went a little crazy at the Target sale this weekend. Bought seasons one and three4 of That Seventies Show, the complete Firefly, and seasons one and two of Will & Grace. I'm insane.
Surprised at how much I like the series. They introduce Superman's powers slowly, all as puberty-based problems to deal with. There are constant references to the comic series that are cheesy but fun. They depict Jor-el as an antagonistic father figure, reaching out from beyond the grave to control Clark.1 The meteor rocks create all sorts of wacky powers and mutations. They worked in cameos by Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder2 that I thought were very well done. And… Bo Duke is Superman's earthly father—too kewl!!
Have to admit that Thomas John Patrick Welling has special appeal.3 There are a number of times he captures the wholesome innocence that Reeve did so well. Plus… well, he is fucking hot. Plenty of torso things have been keeping my eyes on the screen. The first episode of the fourth season had extra skin, too. Can't believe he's going to be thirty in a few weeks.
Welling body shots aside, season four is looking good. Introduced Lois Lane and kept Chloe jealous. Lana Lang is back from France with a super-powered possession and a lover working a teacher at her High School. The Luthers are working the psycho as always. Wonder if they'll add another token black character after booting Pete.
Will be a while before I find out. While waiting for the shipments, I started up Buffy. Finished season three last night. Thinking I will go through six this week. I also went a little crazy at the Target sale this weekend. Bought seasons one and three4 of That Seventies Show, the complete Firefly, and seasons one and two of Will & Grace. I'm insane.
- You don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim
Jim Croce, You Don't Mess Around With Jim
- Could there have been a better voice for Jor-el than Malcolm McDowell?!?! I think not!!
- Damn the drinking hit her hard. She looked like she'd been trampled by caribou then chewed on by rabid dogs.
- I am not sure he's such a great actor. Doubt he'll ever make it past the Superman-as-a-boy type-casting.
- They were out of season two but I'll get it for $18 sometime.
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