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Its begun. The 8th season of Buffy - in print form.

Joss Whedon is writing it, the old show writers are coming back, and it is the first official "Canon" in the buffyverse since the jaw-dropping final moments of Angel.
(Rowan will remember me yealling "WHAT??!)

Spoilers below, so if you don't want to know, don't click "read more".

I found a nice family safe video thats kinda fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O61Do03ZCjw

I will very likely never go to Hollywood.

That much is clear. I have put down roots in order to provide a small town upbringing for my son. BUT, I want to keep acting.

A year ago, I joined the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). Once you're in SAG, you can no longer do non-SAG work. I am learning that 95% of the films and pilots filming in the DC area are Non-SAG. Additionally, most commercials are Non-SAG. If I go to NY or LA, then I NEED to be in SAG.

I have found something called "financial core" - a court decision that allows me to quit the Union, but keeps me eligible for both SAG and non-SAG work. If I ever go to LA, it will likely keep me blacklisted. In DC, it means I will work a LOT (like I did last year).

"Lets have a moment of silence to rememebr the 2000 victims of Titanic - (pause) - okay, now let's go out and PARTY TILL DAWN"

Yes, that Oscar Speech faboo is the thing most people hate James Cameron for. Until tomorrow.

James Cameron, Director of t2 and Titanic claims to have found the bodies of Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdelene, and young Judah, the son of Jesus.

See the article HERE

Ask me in 1999, and I would tell you I don't care for TV. that excluding Star Trek, it is contrived, vapid, or too dramatic to be neatly resolved in 46 minutes.. which it still usually is.

THEN - Enter Ds9, then Buffy, then Angel, then Firefly, 24, and Lost - I have migrated to TV, and finally there is an article about why.

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/24/120812.php

So, is TV better than Movies now..

About ten years ago, I performed (with Matt) a song I wrote for my new wife. "Kelly's Song", it was called - and it became generally recognized as one of the best tunes I had ever written.

So today, I present its answer: MASTERPIECE

Hey.. some interesting observations.

I am NOT a drug user, and I have a test to prove it.

I have decided that if you recieve a letter bashing you, it should go with the grain of salt that the person writing it is the type of person who would write a bashing letter.

I have decided that if you get a 1500 dollar phone bill, the phone company thinks its Christmas, will not help you.. and should be dumped for a better phone company.

Turns out, I am an opiate abuser. At least according to my drug screening.

Yup, I failed the drug screening for my new job today - failed for "opiates" (heroin, morphine, etc). It was a simple dipstick urine test, and they're sending it off to the lab to confirm.

Thing is.. I don't use opiates. I've taken no painkillers, no antibiotics, nothing at all except Pepto last week, and maybe a Tylenol a week ago.

Here's what we know.

J.J Abrhams (MI3, Lost, Alias) is writing, producing, likely directing.

Shatner and nimoy have been hired as consultants, and there is talk of them being in the movie.

The plot centers around the early exploits of a young Kirk, Spock, Scotty, and Captain Pike. Likely a flash forward to Spock and Kirk will ensue as well. There will likely be no relation to TNG era Trek. Enterprise will also likely go unmentioned.

What the f#*&!?

Its this move.. you know the one. With no sexism meant, its a move more traditionally enjoyed by women.

Take my friend.. lets call her "Mary" - a friend of over a year, who has been a guest in my home almost every other week for a year.

You part company under tense circumstances, and try to follow up for a debriefing or reconciliation.. but get the voicemail.

Over the next few days, you leave a message or two.. starting with "hey.. is this really happening? Gimme a call", progressing to "You haven't called, I guess you're really pissed, I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings", and ending with.. "You're not calling me back.. and you've let mutual friends know you have no interest in doing so.. I guess we're done".