Archive for April, 2006
Saturday Night Hijinks
by Mr. Sid on Apr.23, 2006, under Life/Random
Yeah I know, I’m still really slow at this. Anyway, it was Saturday night and the mission was to have fun. The “Action Team” was comprised of Naomi, Alyssa, Alexis and Alex, and of course Kristen and myself.
The plan: action in the Tenderloin district. It’s an interesting neighborhood filled with homeless, drug addicts, pushers, prostitutes, people down on their luck, immigrants, under-40 trendy club-goers and wealthy upwardly mobile and yuppies heading off to events in or around the neighborhood. (continue reading…)
Firefly!
by Mr. Sid on Apr.23, 2006, under Life/Random, TV
Recently Kristen and I have been obsessed with the short-lived science fiction series Firefly. It’s available on DVD and I highly recommend this show. Fox aired some of the episodes back in 2002 and ultimately cancelled it. Idiots.
The show is infact a cross between a Western and Sci-fi (some of my favorite genres). This show, much like the new Battlestar Galactica, is what great science fiction should be: stories about people, real-world issues and ideals – not just escapist, fantasy bullshit. Yes, there are cool special effects, and plenty of action. But you’ll also find stories with heart, well written characters and dialogue. It’s also fantastic to hear space cowboys rattle of Mandarin Chinese when swearing. Random? Yes. But absolutely fantastic. The DVD set has all 13 episodes. Make sure you check out the DVD Serenity after you watch Firefly. It’s the feature film from last year that continues the adventures from Firefly.
Really good stuff!
Browncoats forever!!!
What A Weekend: Monsters and Baseball!
by Mr. Sid on Apr.10, 2006, under Life/Random, movies
Man, if weren’t aware it has rained almost every day for the last 5 weeks. There have been maybe 6 completely-rain free days. Hell it’s raining now as I type my most eloquent words. Anyway, this weekend was mostly beautiful.
Saturday there was no rain! In the evening we drove across the Golden Gate Bridge to San Rafael to see a movie. Well actually it was aspecial restored screening of “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”. (continue reading…)