In cae you were wondering, Firefly was a really good show that was cancelled way too early. I know the idea of a sci-fi/Western tv series sounds a little odd, but I found it really watchable. I was watching Firefly through Netflix, and even though I knew the thing only had 14 episodes, I still didn't realize I was watching the last episode until I had finished and tried watching the next one. So I am le sad.
At least they made a movie...
Sunday, May 25, 2008
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Gubernator
Great news about our illustrious governor, Mr. Jim Gibbons - he of the 30-odd% approval rating, who has variously been accused of sexual harassment (twice), hiring an illegal immigrant while campaigning against illegal immigration (which he did) and taking 10's of thousands of dollars as a US Congressman to steer defense contracts to certain people (the email exchange between the briber and his wife went, "Please don't forget to bring the money you promised Jim and Dawn [on the cruise we're paying for, which the Gibbons' never disclosed as required by House ethics rules]"; and the response, "Don't you ever send this kind of message to me! Erase this message from your computer right now!" Excuse me, alleged briber). He's now getting a divorce! By which I mean, he's getting divorced again! That's right, this family-values supporting, conservative Mormon who's ready to stand up against the Godless liberals who don't respect certain traditional institutions is now in the midst of his second divorce. Consider some interesting tid bits from this saga:
* The Governor chose to move out of the Governor's Mansion in Carson City in favor of the couple's Reno home when the two separated, prompting many to wonder if he is breaking a Nevada law which mandates the Governor reside at the seat of government.
* The Governor is now seeking a court order to remove his wife from said mansion.
* In this supposedly amicable divorce, Mr. Gibbons has asked the court to order his wife to pay his attorney's fees and has sealed all proceedings from the public.
* Dawn Gibbons is contesting the sealing of the records--she apparently wants everything, from witness testimony to financial records, available to the general public.
* Jim Gibbons said, in front of a large group of people while a US Congressman, "Tree hugging, Birkenstock wearing, hippie, tie dyed liberals [in Hollywood should]… go make their movies and their music and whine somewhere else…. It's just too damn bad we didn't buy them a ticket...to become human shields in Iraq."
* And, when accused of sexual harassment during his gubernatorial campaign, he said, again for the record, "I learned an important lesson: never to offer a helping hand to anybody ever again."
OK, those last two had nothing to do with the divorce, but they're appropriately ridiculous.
* The Governor chose to move out of the Governor's Mansion in Carson City in favor of the couple's Reno home when the two separated, prompting many to wonder if he is breaking a Nevada law which mandates the Governor reside at the seat of government.
* The Governor is now seeking a court order to remove his wife from said mansion.
* In this supposedly amicable divorce, Mr. Gibbons has asked the court to order his wife to pay his attorney's fees and has sealed all proceedings from the public.
* Dawn Gibbons is contesting the sealing of the records--she apparently wants everything, from witness testimony to financial records, available to the general public.
* Jim Gibbons said, in front of a large group of people while a US Congressman, "Tree hugging, Birkenstock wearing, hippie, tie dyed liberals [in Hollywood should]… go make their movies and their music and whine somewhere else…. It's just too damn bad we didn't buy them a ticket...to become human shields in Iraq."
* And, when accused of sexual harassment during his gubernatorial campaign, he said, again for the record, "I learned an important lesson: never to offer a helping hand to anybody ever again."
OK, those last two had nothing to do with the divorce, but they're appropriately ridiculous.
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