I did an excellent job of packing this time, remembering all the gifts and only bringing one too-many sweaters along. The one glaring mistake I made: I managed to pack two right-foot running shoes from two different pairs. So I waited until Boxing day and took advantage of the after-Christmas sale at Road Runner Sports in Greenlake. Ended with a ( Read more... )

I feel it in my fingers,
I feel it in my toes,
Christmas is all around me,
and so the feeling grows

It’s written in the wind,
It’s everywhere I go,
So if you really love Christmas,
C’mon and let it snow. . . - Sung by Billy Mack (Bill Nighy) in 'Love Actually ( Read more... )

- So, Mom ( Read more... )

'The Passage' was this week's episode and I rocked when I saw her name attached to it. Always one of my favorite BtVS/AtS writers, this is what Ron said in his blog ( Read more... )

We were not friends. His promotion to manager at Queen Anne pool essentially ended my career in Seattle Parks and Recreation. His death was not exactly a surprise. I'd heard from a mutual friend and ex-coworker last year that he had a brain tumor, and liver and kidney failure suggests complications arising from extensive chemotherapy ( Read more... )

This is an absolute must hear: Ron Moore, several cast members and Ron's wife Teri are in a Vancouver BC condo during last week's snowstorm. It's three hours of roundtable, with many interesting and funny moments. They ask each other questions; they also take questions from Teri's internet board members. If you know Ron Moore, (not personally, ( Read more... )

New stuff I liked ( Read more... )

Well, apparently, not only is the wait over, but it's been *over* for a long time. [For those of us who remember way back when Starbuck was Dirk Benedict, the wait has been even longer ;-)]. Somewhere in the parallel down-the-wormhole universe Ron Moore tossed the characters of Battlestar Galactica into at the end of S2, the long-awaited and much ( Read more... )

Was that subtle? That was NOT subtle. Subtle is a look, maybe a tap on the shoulder. Plus, the guy she was sad about was not a murderer, in the usual sense ( Read more... )

Veronica Mars is back, and man - what a great last act ( Read more... )