Math Nrrrrds

[sallytuppence]

As a special treat with dinner tonight, John and I had vodka tonics made with Absolut pepper vodka. Am feeling veeeeery, verrrrrrry relaxed at the moment. What I had planned on doing tonight was practicing piano and finishing my novel revisions (just three chapters to go!). But instead, I'm going to watch another episode of Numb3rs, which came

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[silk_noir]

I've been curious about that show. If you say it's good, it might be worth checking out.

[sallytuppence]

Well, I have nothing really to compare it to (don't watch tv, etc, etc). Except that it does get the math nrrrrd stuff right.

[sallytuppence]

Rats, turns out I'm not watching Numb3rs with John because he's busy doing math.

On the plus side, I just got half a chapter revised. The crossing of the ice with the stars as bright as daggers, only this time they've got a minion after them.

Gearing up to write a big wizard duel! Part of the plan to punch up the ending, woo!

[gregvaneekhout]

I think I watch too much TV, but it's all stuff about Bigfoot and Roman plumbing and Neanderthals, plus maybe one or two series a year on DVD. I'm really ignorant about dramatic television, and I'm sure a lot of it is really good and I'm missing out. On the other hand, I'm also missing out on lots of great comics and I almost never go see plays or read poetry. It's just too much! It's overwhelming! I am overwhelmed!

Stars as bright as daggers! Big wizard duel! Woo!

[sallytuppence]

Wizard duel is on for tonight!

[surely_i_jest]

As far as plotlines/writing go, Numb3rs doesn't rate with my favorite shows at all. But it does have the delightful geeky characters done oh so well!

You might try Eureka if you have cable. It's on...um...8:00 on SciFi, I think. About one of the few normal people in a town full of brilliant physicists. More the tinkery kind of physicist than the scribbly kind, but still... The science usually makes me want to spork my eyes out, though. The math on Numb3rs is better.

[surely_i_jest]

8 on Tuesdays, that is.

[sallytuppence]

Eep, no cable. No tv at all; we just get dvds from Netflix and watch 'em on the computer.

When I was in the hospital last month, I tried watching the SciFi channel--first time I'd ever seen it--and I was SO disappointed with every show that came on.

[jennreese]

I love this entry, I think because it just oozes with your love for John. It makes me smile and warms the cockles of my heart and all that wonderful gushy stuff. :)

On a lighter note, I'm suprised that you can't get into tv, given the type of novels you like. Some good tv shows are like serial novels -- tons of fun, and they last longer. So... do you like movies? Perhaps visual media just isn't your thing?

[sallytuppence]

Aw!

I don't see many movies. Last one I saw in the theater was probably Hitchhiker's Guide. Partly because I can't be bothered and partly because I hate the mall.

Can't get into tv at all, at all. I find long stretches of most shows really boring. Battlestar Galactica? We watched the pilot together and then John watched a bunch of episodes, and I looked over his shoulder a couple of times, but couldn't get interested. We did watch three seasons of Angel together year before last, and I liked it because of the sustained storyline.

The main reason is because I'm so busy. If I watch TV, I don't have time to write. This is not some noble, self-denying thing. I just find writing (or noodling around with writing) more interesting than watching TV.

[sallytuppence]

Ew, no teeth talk at the dinner table!

We do talk about physics at the dinner table, but that doesn't put me off my feed. Or my pepper vodka.