Sunday Morning Quick Hits

Several short posts all in one for your convenience. Idea stolen from Andrew.

Ghosts

I think my house may be haunted.

First, let me state that I am not a firm believer in ghosts or other supernatural things, but I am willing to acknowledge that in a universe with upwards of 14 or 23 dimensions of which humans can only consciously perceive 4, there is the possibility of phenomena that goes beyond what we can comprehend or explain using average science. So with that being said, I think there is something odd going on in my house.

It was built in 1972 and we bought it in December of 2003. In the past year there have been numerous occasions of things falling over. A Halloween decoration in the basement falls off a box, skates tip over on to the floor, a bag falls off the counter; and so forth. Taken in isolation the events seem innocent enough but at least once a month something happens in the evenings when we are relaxing and we have to investigate to see what it was this time. We started joking about a poltergiest but I'm half starting to believe it.

I'll keep you posted as weirdness occurs. *Cue spooky music*

Sci-fi Viewing

Even since Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended their runs, I've been lacking the guilty pleasure of science fiction/fantasy television. So this TV season I've taken to watching Star Trek Enterprise and more recently Battlestar Galactica.

Star Trek Enterprise is as tame as previous Star Trek offerings and as weak on science as ever. But I've enjoyed the mindless diversion each week and I love nitpicking on weak science in the plot or gaping plot holes.

Battlestar Galactica just started showing on Space with the 2 hour series premiere a couple weeks ago and the season opener last night. So far I'm enjoying it as it is very gritty and more realistic than the pap served in Star Trek is. The action has been solid and the storyline engaging. We'll see if the writers can keep it up.

Movie Review

Kim and I went to see National Treasure yesterday as a weekend date movie. If you can set aside your incredulity for two hours, its not a bad movie except for the ending. The over-the-top ending really ruined the experience for me and I wish that they had taken a different route in the plot. Overall, I give it 3 out of 5 stars.