OMG BSG

Tonight brought the return of Battlestar Galactica nights to the apartment of Jesse and Clay. The new time required an adjustment in my extra lecture time for the freshmen and a new outlook on my Sunday evenings. Here are some excerpts:

BATTLESTAR: The new half-season looks to have more movement with the action than the last. I got used to the reactionary nature the series took since the new season started, but I hope for some new plots to stir my imagination during the gaps between episodes. I fear the giant leap they took at the end of season 2 has started to bite the writers in the the ass, and they cannot gain back their previous glory. I keep optimistic because the Apollo/Starbuck drama should be resolved next week and we can worry about more important issues.

CLAY: Clay apparently auditioned and acquired the role of one of the dancers in the local rendition of "The Full Monty." I'm sure he's thrilled to do some more acting, but I'm not sure how much of my heterosexuality I want to forfeit before I support him by attending a performance.

JESSE: Jesse has been pressured enough by his family to work on his masters, with hopeful graduation in August. I'm very proud of him, and only sad that my weak pressures this summer didn't work. I'm currently registered to finish my thesis this semester (or I wouldn't actually have an undergrad thesis) which worries me enough. Also, Jesse thought parking in the half-plowed snow was a good idea. I had to help push him out, which was very difficult considering the state I was in after watching Battlestar and Idiocracy over there.

IDIOCRACY: I don't know why I was expecting another "Office Space" kind of movie, but I was pleasantly surprised with the originality and absolute disregard for offense that was shown in this film. It took everything that I despise about America today and compressed it to saturation into a 90-minute film. Let me be as big-headed as I really am for a second: good thing I'm becoming Catholic at Easter. ;)