It’s raining again here in Portland. I didn’t get up until noon. It’s probably because my body can’t tell the difference between night time and the perpetually clouded skies of Portland. A few weeks ago, when it was unseasonably sunny I was waking up early, even before my alarm went off. I guess that’s what I get for living here.

Watched Part I of the season finale of the new Battlestar Galactica on the Sci Fi channel.  Now I have to wait an entire week before I can see Part II. {sigh} I can’t get over how good this show is. It continues to push the boundaries of sci fi television as we know it. I especially like how they don’t skirt away from sex in the show, they embrace it and use it to their advantage unlike the Star Treks and others. Besides great storytelling and great acting (Baltar (actor is James Callis) is the best character on the show, completely self-absorbed – I love it!) the reason that Battlestar Galactica is kicking ass and taking names in the sci fi community is because the creators of the show actively participate in the community. It’s something that J. Michael Straczynski did during Babylon 5. Battlestar’s new creator has a blog on the sci fi website which helps him maintain this camaraderie with his fans. Not to mention embracing technologies such as podcasting for episode commentaries and video featurettes.  Contrast this to Star Trek. The writers are untouchable, nameless faces. No wonder Enterprise died. If there is to be a next Star Trek, the creative team should definitely start a blog and actively participate in the sci fi community.

Let’s see what else do I have? Oh yeah, the PS2 game God of War is shit hot as Gabe says. Well, it looks shit hot to me, I don’t have a PS2, so I don’t know how the game actually plays but by looking at the videos of it I might just have to go out and get me a PS2. I love it when he smacks the Hydra’s head against the wall!

One more thing, Nine Inch Nails released their single The Hand that Feeds from their upcoming album With Teeth (scheduled to drop 5.3.05). It’s on iTunes for a buck — apparently it’s been on the radio since 3.16. What can I say, I NEVER listen to the radio.