This ‘n That Friday

• Well, Cocoa was a bit put-out when I wouldn’t let her back in the coop at the end of the night.  It will be interesting to see what kind of mood she’s going to be in tomorrow 

 

• As I mentioned earlier, I am really liking this season of Eureka.  After watching tonight’s episode,  I was trying to place where I’ve seen the guy playing Dr. Trevor Grant…  He seemed so familiar, but yet not – I just couldn’t put my finger on it, so I looked it up.  It’s James Callis – the same guy that played Gaius Baltar on Battlestar Galactica!  It’s so weird hearing someone talk in an accent that you aren’t used to hearing them with     He’s a great addition to the show.

   

 

• So I never got around to mentioning it, but a couple of weeks ago I made another trip to the Buffalo ReUse store to pick up some used brick for another project around the house.  The same brick that cost 65¢ a piece at Home Depot, I got for 25¢ each – quite a savings when getting 100 bricks!  While I was in the area, I decided to check out the Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore.  It’s along the same lines as Buffalo ReUse, but it is definitely smaller and I didn’t see any outside/yard stuff there.  I did score on a set of hinges I’ve been looking for tho’!

 

• Who do you write like?   If you paste a sample of your writing to the ‘I Write Like’ site, it  will analyze your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers.  I tried it three times, submitting three different blog entries - I got this answer twice…

I write like
Stephen King

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

          and this answer once…

I write like
Douglas Adams

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

          I can live with that!  (ht to Jennifer)

Eureka and Co.

With the weather being so great so far this spring/summer, I haven’t been watching as much TV as I usually do – I’ve been more selective about what I’ve been watching…

• I’ve always like Eureka – I like the cast a lot (although I think that Jordan Hinson (Zoe) made a big mistake leaving the show) and I think that the story line is different from anything else that is out there. I caught the season premier of Eureka last night and thought it was great – I think that this season is going to be the best one yet.

• A new series started yesterday – Haven. It’s airing on SyFy, Bravo and USA, which I found kind of odd. Maybe other shows do that too, but I just never noticed… The previews looked really good, but the pilot didn’t impress me. I love Stephen King-type stuff, so I thought this would be really good. I’ll give it a couple more episodes, but if it doesn’t pick up, I’m going to leave this one by the wayside.

• I’m behind on the Doctor Who episodes, but I’ve watched enough to know that Matt Smith can’t touch David Tennant with a ten-foot pole as The Doctor. I think Matt Smith is trying too hard or something… he’s just “off” to me somehow I do like Amy Pond tho’ - she makes a good companion for The Doctor – and not annoying like Donna Noble was… she was like nails on a chalkboard to me…

• Ice Road Truckers is always entertaining. Living near the perceived Snow-Capital of the world, it’s fun watching these guys – and lady – driving under less-than-ideal road conditions Since they moved to trucking in Alaska, I can’t say that I can count any of the new people in with my favorites Alex (he looks sooo different without his beard!) and Hugh, except for Lisa – I want to see her do good…

• This is a very sad season for Deadliest Catch. I’m going to miss Phil – he was my favorite

That’s about it for my must-watch TV, at least until the weather won’t let me work outside anymore… Other shows I’ll watch if I do have the time are Top Chef, Warehouse 13 and whatever Housewives of ______ County is on (Except Atlanta – that is the worst out of the bunch. Way too much much in-your-face yelling and arguing for me).

I think this is officially my post with the most number of hyperlinks in it.