I'm a nerd.

Yes, I know I'm a nerd. This isn't exactly a revelation. But I was talking to this girl in my German class after we finished asking each other the questions we had to ask, and she saw the tattoo on my arm and the necklace I was wearing, plus the giant picture of Rodney McKay on the front of my folder, the Earth address from the side of my folder, and the coverstone from the back of my folder, and she said, "So, I guess you're like a Stargate superfan, huh?" I immediately began explaining to her why it's the best show ever, and she held up her hands and said, "So if I looked up the definition of the word 'fan' in the dictionary, would I see your picture?" I was like, "Of course!" She did patiently listen to me talk about it, though.

Then I got home and looked at my blog, and I realized it's all Stargate, Star Wars, Tenacious D, and Family Guy. So I am going to talk about something else. Hazzah!

So...uh...

What's up?

....

Well, uh, gotta go to the store and get dinner. See ya!

"How can you be a scientist and not worship at the altar of Roddenberry?"
(Yes, it's Coombs from Stargate. So sue me.)

I learned something interesting.

I went to two classes today, which at first bummed me out after a whole week of no classes, but I actually learned some cool stuff today.

My two classes were Art and Arkansas History, both of which normally bore me to tears. (I kind of like AR Hist., but the class is two and a half hours long, and my attention holds at one hour, tops.)

In art, I learned about the surreal movement in Europe and that they were actually painting dreams by allowing their subconscious to take over the work. It was pretty neat, and it brought this painting into some much-needed context.




Then, in AR History, I found out the George Takei was interned with his family in the camp at Rowher during World War II. I saw a special once on TV where he talked about the internment camps (and how that contributed a lot to his need to hide his homosexuality for so long), but I didn't realize at the time that it was actually in Arkansas. Interesting stuff.

In other news, The D's movie rocked my world. My favorite line was when open-mic night guy gets up on stage to read what the band asked him to say before they play (if you've seen the episodes, you know that part was a hilarious staple of the show). The card says something like, "It was foretold that a band would come, and now they have. And they will come again, here, in your ear-pussies." Almost as good is when Jack is telling Kyle that finding the pick is more important than women and orders him to "get his head out of the pussy clouds!"

And I have now seen the second part of "The Return"! That's right, and it won't even be on Sci Fi until March, but Mom and I have seen it. It was one of the best second parts I've ever seen, and definitely one of the most fulfilling. Sometimes they have to drag the second part out into a third episode (the beginning of this season is a prime example), but they didn't do it this time. The jokes just kept coming, too, and McKay and O'Neill had some of their best lines ever. (Like when O'Neill says, "They've got Beckett! I feel comforted." Or when Woolsey says, "That sounded like an explosion! What was it?" O'Neill replies, "Something exploding.") McKay saved the world (yes, he is Superman, regardless of what he says); Sheppard fought back Asurans and ran around (looking tasty while doing it, of course); O'Neill pulled some cool moves, including diving into a submerged portion of the city to shut down operations for the team in the Jumper (eerily reminiscent of Kurt Russell's last scene in Poseidon); Teyla and Ronan held the Asurans at bay; Weir and Beckett helped execute the plan; and Woolsey...well, he was there, too.

Time to eat! (Yes, again.)

"Oh, my God! I'm a fat guy!"

Tenacious D! The Pick of Destiny! Yay!

Can you tell that I'm excited? I remember reading about the Tenacious D movie for the first time like a year ago while surfing the Internet late at night, and now here I am, on the cusp of finally getting to watch it!! I'm so excited that I can't sleep. I'm going at 1:30 tomorrow (I have to work at 5, so that's the only one I can go to). I hope it's not packed, but I'm sure it will be--tomorrow's opening day. But then again, maybe everybody will be getting ready for Thanksgiving.

Yay!

And now, let us all enjoy The D:

"There were some scientists
Tryin' to figure out the Sasquatch riddle
Then they figured out it was a missing link
In Search of Sasquatch
That was a kickass In Search of
With Leonard Nimoy
Kicking out the jams
He captured imaginations
Of people all around the globe
His name was Sasquatch
So I'm told
His legend's ancient
In the ancient scribe
Of the Indian tribe
Apache tribe..."

--From the episode entitled "Death of a Dream"

Thanksgiving dinner moved. Grrr.

Dad moved Thanksgiving dinner to 5:00 pm, which is outrageous. We always have dinner at noon, or maybe one. When Mom told me, I said, "That's an abomination!" She laughed. I also said that he only has to make these big meals like 2 or 3 times a year, so he needs to suck it up, be a man, and have dinner ready on time. But what's done is done. Dinner's at 5.

Of course, that throws off my whole schedule. Now we'll have to drive to Cherokee Village in the morning and have lunch with Kris's family first, then come back home for dinner at my parents'. As much complaining as I've done, though, this will actually be easier. We won't have to drive back to Jonesboro in the middle of the night or spend the night in Cherokee, so I guess this actually works out better. The main down side is that I think my sister's husband will be able to come now, and I was looking forward to hanging out with Kayla without Joe.

Anyway, I'm really only on the Internet to get the codes for unlimited health and force on the Revenge of the Sith video game. It's the only way I can play--I suck. Plus, I was tired of watching Kris throw the controller across the room every time Mace Windu kicked his ass. We got the super sabers code, too, and the super sabers are badass, but everyone has them but us.

Kris keeps saying he's sick of getting Star Wars games, but he's the one who always ends up playing them. So ha! (They talk way too much in Revenge of the Sith, though. If I hear Anakin say, "I'm more than your average Jedi" one more time, I'm going to kill him myself.

"I'll cut you in half, traitor!" --One of the random Jedi in the Temple

Poor Dr. Felger.

Poor Dr. Felger. I know he's a screw-up, but he tries so hard. His most redeemingly quality (besides his innate nerdiness) is that he worships SG-1. He's one of the few people who recognizes their greatness on the show, and I appreciate him for that.

Why am I talking about Felger? I just watched "The Other Guys" for the first time (I got season 6 from Netflix; I've never watched it before because 1) my mom doesn't own it like she does the other seasons, and 2) Daniel Jackson ascended and was replaced with Jonas Quinn, whom I'm not fond of). It was so funny. It made me so happy. Just the references to other sci-fi shows alone was worth it. I liked it when Herak showed up and named off the SG-1 members one by one until he got to Jonas, and said, "You I'm not familiar with." O'Neill explaned that he was new.

I'm also excited about Thanksgiving. Why, you ask? Well, I'll tell you! I love to eat--food is one of my great loves (right up there with television and Steely Dan), and Thanksgiving is all about the food. (Oh, and giving thanks, I guess. But mostly the food.) One of the reasons I love Dr. McKay so much is his own personal love of food. He's always hungry. And I particularly love the food down here--it's one of the truly great things about living in the South. Thanksgiving is always a big spread at my house. We'll have ham and turkey for sure, and it's possible that my grandfather will bring lamb. Green bean casserole, cauliflower casserole (Dad mad it up--it has cauliflower, rice, cream of mushroom soup, and cheese), Mom's homemade rolls, two kinds of dressing (Mom's traditional and Dad's "everything but the kitchen sink"), cranberry sauce (with and without berries), skin-on mashed potatoes, and giblet gravy. And for dessert, pumpkin pie, pecan pie (made the Southern way, with lots of Karo), chocolate pecan pie (my Mom's family recipe), Grandma's macaroni salad, and possibly Dad's famous magic bars (with chocolate, coconut, and nuts). Awesome!

The best part is that Kris and I are going to try to go to my parents' house for lunch, then go to his family's house for dinner. That means 2 huge meals and 2 sets of leftovers! (Kris and I know how to work Thanksgiving.)

I'm probably going to go get my hair cut tomorrow. I'm out of classes for a whole week, and I have to work tomorrow, but not until 5:00. I like to get my hair cut before the holidays so that I look good when we see our families, particularly Kris's. After all, I'm a decade younger than he is, and I don't want to look like a bimbo. It's going to be the shortest "Major Carter cut" I've ever gotten. (Yes, I get my hair cut like Carter's. It's not that bad; I used to get it cut like Monica from season two of Friends. I like to pick one cut and stick with it, and I usually take in the exact same picture. I get my hair cut about every three months, and they've gotten used to me.)

Here's a picture of what I want:

"You ended that sentence with a preposition! Bastard." --Col. O'Neill

Sci Fi Channel.

I just sent a really mean letter to the Sci Fi Channel about how completely absurd it is to make Stargate fans wait six months for their shows. I just spent an hour searching for ways to illegally download the episodes and came up with nothing. If anybody has anything on the last half of season 3 of Atlantis and the last half of season 10 of SG-1, I want it. Even if it's just The Return part 2 and the Quest part 2, I need to see them. I just want to know what happens when they go into these epic battles. It's not fair! No other shows stop in the middle of a season--they play the episodes until they're finished. The Sci Fi Channel sickens me for doing this to us, and I am furious. The fans need to ban together, write letters, sign petitions, whatever it takes. We have to show them that without the fans, they are nothing. They need us, not the other way around, and they need to realize that and give into our demands. Meanwhile, I'm really mad that Canada is getting the episodes before us. Please, please, please, if you have them or know where they are, give me some information. I need to see these episodes NOW!

STEPHEN COLBERT-Barry Manilow

Okay, here's the deal: I have an unnatural love of both Stephen Colbert and Barry Manilow. When Manilow appeared on Colbert's show, I thought it couldn't get any better--until they sang together! It was so awesome, and thanks to my DVR, I can watch it whenever I want. But while playing around on YouTube (looking for a new clip from A Dog's Breakfast), I came across the clip from the Colbert Report. And now, I want to share it with everyone.

Star Wars marathon!

Yes, that's right, the computer's fixed! Yay! (And believe it or not, it's all thanks to Kris. Yay Kris!)

One of the movie channels played a Star Wars marathon, with all six episodes in order, back to back. It was awesome. It made me happier than I can describe.

While we were watching Episode I, I was singing this Weird Al song, "The Saga Begins," which is to the tune of "American Pie." It's a great song, but now I've had it stuck in my head for two days. So now it's your turn.

A long, long time ago
In a galaxy far away
Naboo was under an attack
And I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn
Could talk the federation in
To maybe cutting them a little slack
But their response, it didn't thrill us
They locked the doors and tried to kill us
We escaped from that gas
Then met Jar Jar and Boss Nass
We took a bongo from the scene
And we went to Theed to see the Queen
We all wound up on Tatooine
That's where... we found... this boy

Oh,
My my this here Anakin guy
May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry
He left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi, Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"

Did you know this junkyard slave
Isn't even old enough to shave
But he can use the Force, they say
Ahh, do you see him hitting on the queen
Though he's just nine and she's fourteen
Yeah, he's probably gonna marry her someday

Well, I know he built C-3PO
And I've heard how fast his pod can go
And we were broke, it's true
So we made a wager or two

He was a prepubescent flyin' ace
And the minute Jabba started off that race
Well, I knew who would win first place
Oh yes, it was our boy

We started singin' ...My my this here Anakin guy
May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi, Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"

Now we finally got to Coruscant
The Jedi Council we knew would want
To see how good the boy could be
So we took him there and we told the tale
How his midi-chlorians were off the scale
And he might fulfill that prophecy
Oh, the Council was impressed, of course
Could he bring balance to the Force?
They interviewed the kid
All training they forbid
Because Yoda sensed in him much fear
And Qui-Gon said, "Now listen here
Just stick it in your pointy ear
I still will teach this boy"

He was singin' ...My my this here Anakin guy
May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi, Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"

We caught a ride back to Naboo
'Cause Queen Amidala wanted to
I frankly would've liked to stay
We all fought in that epic war
And it wasn't long at all before
Little Hotshot flew his plane and saved the day
And in the end some Gungans died
Some ships blew up and some pilots fried
A lot of folks were croakin'
The battle droids were broken
And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy

And I was singin' ...My my this here Anakin guy
May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi, Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"

We were singin' ...My my this here Anakin guy
May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"

Oh, and I was working Barnes and Noble tonight, and somebody bought Everyone Poops. I wanted so badly to quote Family Guy to her, but I knew she probably wouldn't appreciate it, so I'll do it here.

Peter: I'm trying to potty train my son...
Salesman: Well, there's the standard, Everyone Poops. Then there's the less popular Nobody Poops but You.
Peter: Well, we're Catholic.
Salesman: Oh, then you want You're a Naughty Child and That's Concentrated Evil Coming Out the Back of You.
Peter: Perfect!