guarantee my list will always change, but this is the playlist i made this morning for the end of the world. it’s missing pigs on the wing but swine flu should fix that right up.
When BSG began, i fell for starbuck as a femme superhero but needed the entire story to pan out before i declared the distinction. Lo and behold, with the finale of BSG: I have a new femme superhero.
I’ll try to be brief with this one….
A scene i can’t shake from the BSG finale is the one to which i feel the most connection. I think about this scene daily. I write about it in my diary. I actually did re-watch the scene and jot it down word for word, as it was nowhere to be found on any of the wiki quote databases. Without knowing why other bloggers and reviewers aren’t honing in on this scene, i can only imagine that we all connect to different stories. Maybe life is just this simple and this is mine. A toast to Starbuck, one of our new modern femme superheroes. the beautiful, strong and lonely swan song Kara Thrace, fierce enough in the end to remain true to the core of her being. Fearless enough to stay true to herself, to know who she was, to embrace challenge and stay true to her core. I will remember. I never forgot. Focusing on the what of Kara Thrace is the wrong angle. I suggest focusing on the how, who and why – I have found solace in my passion for her character. I am inspired by Kara Thrace as i am Beatrix Kiddo. Staying true to one’s self is not the popular path, but we carve our best futures by knowing who we are and honoring our core selves, even if lonely, challenging and painful. Starbuck’s jungian plight is the balance of light and dark.
I would rather be whole than good.
I am not afraid of who i am. I am not afraid of being alone. I am not afraid of death. I am afraid of disappearing. I am the breakfast club incarnate. I am the girl who makes snow from dandruff. Don’t you forget about me. As you walk on by. Will you call my name?
And thus, the scene from BSG which resonates with me more than any other moment in the entire finale:
LEE ADAMA: “youre tempting fate”
KARA THRACE: if i have a fate then it is set. and thinkin about it isn’t gonna make it happen any faster
LA: “flying when you’re thinking about dying isn’t a great way of doing business. you’re gonna get scared, you’re gonna start second guessing yourself”
KT: i’m not scared
LA: “BUT…you said you think about dying everytime you get into a cockpit”
KT: uh huh
LA: “welll…hello…”
KT: it doesn’t scare me Lee, that’s what you don’t get.
LA: “what, so it’s Kara Thrace: fearless warrior …right?”
KT: No. I know fear. And i get scared, just not in that way
LA: “so what does scare you?”
KT:
(pours drink)
(apologizes for pouring drink)
…being forgotten.
10 reasons why i blog, in no particular order
1. creative outlet; expression
2. share music, literature, movies, tv, entertainment that i enjoy
3. in retrospect it feels like a published photo album, logging a snapshot of writing over time
4. it’s scary
5. sense of community with other bloggers
6. my friend christopher may made me do it
7. i learn from my blog (ex: using certain languages for design)
8. exercises writing skills or lack thereof
9. data. i love data.
10. pure and total enjoyment
as desmond is to daniel so is my constant to me, and yours to you.
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My alarm sounds in just 4 hours to wake me for an early day of everythings at once. I love that
moment, when i rise to make coffee, and open the blinds. But between now and then my brain is left to process. I will dream in flashes of light. But with any luck, posting this list of Knight Rider episode titles will keep me giggling all the way into slumber. And David Hasselhoff will rule the Knight. my Favorites are bolded.
It seems i have more favorites in Season 3 (1984). It was a good year for Knight Rider episode titles.
Enjoy.
Episode # Prod # Air Date Episode Title
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1st Season 1982
1. 1- 1 57375 24 Sep 82 Knight of the Phoenix (1)
2. 1- 2 57376 24 Sep 82 Knight of the Phoenix (2)
3. 1- 3 57305 1 Oct 82 Deadly Maneuvers
4. 1- 4 57303 8 Oct 82 Good Day at White Rock
5. 1- 5 57315 22 Oct 82 Slammin’ Sammy’s Stunt Show Spectacular
6. 1- 6 57311 29 Oct 82 Just My Bill
7. 1- 7 57304 5 Nov 82 Not A Drop to Drink
8. 1- 8 57313 12 Nov 82 No Big Thing
9. 1- 9 57307 19 Nov 82 Trust Doesn’t Rust
10. 1-10 57302 26 Nov 82 Inside Out
11. 1-11 57316 3 Dec 82 The Final Verdict
12. 1-12 57306 10 Dec 82 A Plush Ride
13. 1-13 57312 17 Dec 82 Forget Me Not
14. 1-14 57322 14 Jan 83 Hearts of Stone
15. 1-15 57323 21 Jan 83 Give Me Liberty…or Give Me Death
16. 1-16 57321 28 Jan 83 The Topaz Connection
17. 1-17 57317 18 Feb 83 A Nice, Indecent Little Town
18. 1-18 57326 25 Feb 83 Chariot of Gold
19. 1-19 57330 4 Mar 83 White Bird
20. 1-20 57332 11 Mar 83 Knight Moves
21. 1-21 57331 29 Apr 83 Nobody Does It Better
22. 1-22 57336 6 May 83 Short Notice
2nd Season 1983
23. 2- 1 57875 2 Oct 83 Goliath (1)
24. 2- 2 57876 2 Oct 83 Goliath (2)
25. 2- 3 57805 9 Oct 83 Brother’s Keeper
26. 2- 4 57807 16 Oct 83 Merchants of Death
27. 2- 5 57809 23 Oct 83 Blind Spot
28. 2- 6 57801 30 Oct 83 Return to Cadiz
29. 2- 7 57824 6 Nov 83 K.I.T.T. the Cat
30. 2- 8 57821 13 Nov 83 Custom K.I.T.T.
31. 2- 9 57829 27 Nov 83 Soul Survivor
32. 2-10 57810 4 Dec 83 Ring of Fire
33. 2-11 57830 11 Dec 83 Knightmares
34. 2-12 57817 18 Dec 83 Silent Knight
35. 2-13 57832 8 Jan 84 A Knight in Shining Armor
36. 2-14 57833 15 Jan 84 Diamonds Aren’t a Girl’s Best Friend
37. 2-15 57828 29 Jan 84 White-Line Warriors
38. 2-16 57826 5 Feb 84 Race For Life
39. 2-17 57837 12 Feb 84 Speed Demons
40. 2-18 57879 19 Feb 84 Goliath Returns (1)
41. 2-19 57880 19 Feb 84 Goliath Returns (2)
42. 2-20 57840 4 Mar 84 A Good Knight’s Work
43. 2-21 57877 8 Apr 84 Mouth of the Snake (1)
44. 2-22 57878 8 Apr 84 Mouth of the Snake (2)
45. 2-23 57834 13 May 84 Let It Be Me
46. 2-24 57804 27 May 84 Big Iron
3rd Season 1984
47. 3- 1 58675 30 Sep 84 Knight of the Drones (1)
48. 3- 2 58676 30 Sep 84 Knight of the Drones (2)
49. 3- 3 58603 7 Oct 84 The Ice Bandits
50. 3- 4 58601 14 Oct 84 Knights of the Fast Lane
51. 3- 5 58624 28 Oct 84 Halloween Knight
52. 3- 6 58617 4 Nov 84 K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.
53. 3- 7 58611 11 Nov 84 The Rotten Apples
54. 3- 8 58622 18 Nov 84 Knight in Disgrace
55. 3- 9 58607 2 Dec 84 Dead of Knight
56. 3-10 58619 9 Dec 84 Lost Knight
57. 3-11 58631 30 Dec 84 Knight of the Chameleon
58. 3-12 58640 6 Jan 85 Custom Made Killer
59. 3-13 58604 13 Jan 85 Knight by a Nose
60. 3-14 58641 3 Feb 85 Junk Yard Dog
61. 3-15 58643 10 Feb 85 Buy Out
62. 3-16 58644 3 Mar 85 Knightlines
63. 3-17 58627 10 Mar 85 The Nineteenth Hole
64. 3-18 58630 17 Mar 85 Knight & Knerd
65. 3-19 58645 24 Mar 85 Ten Wheel Trouble
66. 3-20 58642 29 Mar 85 Knight in Retreat
67. 3-21 58647 5 Apr 85 Knight Strike
68. 3-22 58633 5 May 85 Circus Knight
4th Season 1985
69. 4- 1 60275 20 Sep 85 Knight of the Juggernaut (1)
70. 4- 2 60276 20 Sep 85 Knight of the Juggernaut (2)
71. 4- 3 60216 27 Sep 85 KITTnap
72. 4- 4 60219 18 Oct 85 Sky Knight
73. 4- 5 60204 25 Oct 85 Burial Ground
74. 4- 6 60221 1 Nov 85 The Wrong Crowd
75. 4- 7 60224 8 Nov 85 Knight Sting
76. 4- 8 60203 15 Nov 85 Many Happy Returns
77. 4- 9 60222 29 Nov 85 Knight Racer
78. 4-10 60202 6 Dec 85 Knight Behind Bars
79. 4-11 60230 13 Dec 85 Knight Song
80. 4-12 60212 3 Jan 86 The Scent of Roses
81. 4-13 60226 10 Jan 86 Killer K.I.T.T.
82. 4-14 60211 17 Jan 86 Out of the Woods
83. 4-15 60229 24 Jan 86 Deadly Knightshade
84. 4-16 60227 31 Jan 86 Redemption of a Champion
85. 4-17 60228 7 Feb 86 Knight of a Thousand Devils
86. 4-18 60220 14 Feb 86 Hills of Fire
87. 4-19 60232 21 Feb 86 Knight Flight to Freedom
88. 4-20 60223 7 Mar 86 Fright Knight
89. 4-21 60233 14 Mar 86 Knight of the Rising Sun
90. 4-22 60225 4 Apr 86 Voo Doo Knight
Reunion Movie 1991
R- 1 19 May 91 Knight Rider 2000 (120 min)
today was a beautiful day and everything i learned today i learned from a tiny little new pornographers playlist.
I woke today to find a ping from the lovely & articulate Julie Melton.
her message: “I memed you. You don’t have to meme back, but the rules say I have to tell you I memed you.”
Here are the rules
1. Link to your original tagger(s) and list these rules in your post
2. Share seven facts about yourself in the post
3. Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged.
I’m never too smuggy for a good meme, so here are seven facts about meaningless moi: from whence i came.
1. I am one of only 4 living direct descendants of the shpola zeide (1725 – 1821). He was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, who is considered the father of Hasidic Judaism (Jewish Mysticism). He was known as the “grandfather” of a small Ukranian town Shpola. During famine, he put G-d on trial….and G-d L O S T. The story is right here. If you read it you will find that he also out danced a Cossack soldier while wearing a bear suit, and in doing so freed a Jewish prisoner. That’s my grandpa to the 4th power, and he’s in a mausoleum in the tiny town of Shpola. Shpola was wiped out during WWII but the Shpola Zeide’s mausoleum was not. Present day: a very old lady goes to the mausoleum and lights tea lights every friday night for Shabbas. My father has been to Shpola, and went with her to light the candles – i have a dream to do the same.
2. There was a time when if you asked me what i wanted to be when i grow up, i would tell you i was going to “be an actress.” I was heavily involved in the theater arts age 6 – 19 and entered my undergrad program as a Theater-Arts major. From tap dancing to improv, some of my favorite roles were: the Rabbi (in Fiddler On the Roof) (i was 11 and wore a latex beard), Ado Annie (Oklahoma), Nancy (Oliver), Pepper (Annie)….
3. I sang at the White House when I was 12. Ronald Reagan stood next to me, but I was way too young to kick him in the shin, and my republican parents would have been very disappointed. Photographic evidence of my cowardice hangs on my mom’s wall.
4. I’ve attended 4 UFO/ conspiracy theory conferences. (because I once worked for the Disclosure Project)
5. In 6th grade our class did a chorus production of We Are The World, and I was Dionne Warwick. I’d forgotten this until someone on facebook reminded my be posting it on my wall.
6. I have an unusual love for horror flicks and bad ones, at that. In the original 1981 horror flick My Bloody Valentine the lead role was played by my cousin, Paul Kelman. MBV is one of my favorite worst (best) cult slasher flicks. ever. (looking forward to the remake in 3d in a few weeks…)
7. James Dickey was my advisor for one semester (undergrad)
Yes, I did it. I took one of those tests on Ok Cupid. “What Planet Are You From?”
I was hoping it would say: Congratulations! You’re from Hyperion & you’ve been granted a time debt of exactly 35.4 earth years.
Alas. The results are in. I’m not even from another planet.
…apparently, I’m from the moon. Hopefully OK Cupid won’t mind too much if post the results (you can take the test here). And So Hello, hailing from the only celestial body touched by man. Hello from the moon. That’s where I’ll be for Thanksgiving. Eating pie and talking about Chinese Democracy.
You Are From The Moon. The moon, is the Earth’s only natural satellite and the fifth largest natural satellite in our solar system. For this reason alone it could be that it has life on it, right? Yes, there have been many explorations to prove otherwise, but for many years people on Earth believed that the moon was inhabited. It is also the only celestial body that man has stepped upon.
You desire contact with the world around you. You have a loving and nurturing nature, but you can suffer from mood changes and go through cycles. You aren’t afraid to stand up for what you believe in or to even stand up for the little guy that tends to get beat up on or forgotten. You probably even tend to put other people before yourself.
As a child of the moon you have a cold and warm side. When someone wrongs you it better be something they never do again. You may forgive them once, but you will never forget and a second time can cut them totally out of your life. You can be the life of the party, but only if it suits you. You are just as happy finding a few people that you can talk to and more than likely there are very few people that you can’t talk to.
You probably usually have a smile on your face and make people feel comfortable with you. You are just one of those people that others open up to and then wonder why.
So, moon child, in a way you are just like the tide. You ebb and flow in life and you like it best when you are in control.
