Wow

So, hey, I stumbled across something weird on the friend-of-a-friend-who's-now-also-my-friend's (Hi Tracy!) page the other day - a Nathan Fillion (of Firefly, Serenity and much more fame) myspace. Being the cynical sort, I assumed it was set up by some secretary or manager (or whatever - showbiz is a mystery to me if it's anything bigger than community theater) to drum up interest in the man and his projects. That is, of course, until I nosed around his site (and some of his friends' sites - see Emma Caulfield, Ryan Reynolds, and many others) and figured out that wow, it really seems like these are the real people. And like cool people, even - not because they're celebrities (okay, not just because they're celebrities), but because hey, it'd be cool to sit down with a few bottles of wine and talk about politics, music, philosophy . . . all the fun stuff with them

If it's a publicity thing, it's a really good one - I'm really not that gullible. I don't think.

For some reason, like much of the public, it doesn't hit me that these are real people with families and the like - sometimes, I just don't want to know. But in this case (or these cases, really, if one concentrates on grammar), I love that Mr. Fillion has a brother, who also has a myspace page, and he leaves jokey comments on said brothers page. I love that Ms. Caulfield replies to the comments random people leave on her journal. I mean, I can only imagine how time consuming it must get to wade through the hundreds of 'thanks for the add' posts and 'OMG UR SO KEWL' comments they must get in a couple hours, let alone a day. Adding random people is cool in a way too, I think - it garners the attention you may (or may not) want, but this is (apparently) their personal space. And they're sharing it with us, instead of just their real friends and families or whoever.

Also, just because Ze Frank isn't as famous doesn't mean he isn't just as cool - you celebrities out there, if you take the time to read other people's blogs, you should check him out. He's totally win.

And, on a more personal note . . . people keep dying. I've run out of fingers on one hand to count the people related to my husband (by blood or marriage) who've died between shortly before Christmas and now. Prayers (or whatever) for the families involved would be appreciated, kthnx - it's gotta be rough.

The holidays . . . yeah, I hate them. But, on the up side, Greg and Amanda are super cool, and I'm glad they're part of the family I married into. Hurry up and get married already! (Morgen'd make a great flower girl. =D ) What else?

Oh yeah, moving and the new house. I hate living in an upstairs/downstairs flat situation already - especially with wood floors. Every move they make upstairs, I can hear, and I'm always hushing my kids so we don't disturb the neighbors. How do people who live in apartments do it? I mean, I've lived in a duplex before, but it was newer and a side-by-side. I don't think sound traveled as well, but I could just be forgetting. Regardless, yay good schools for Morgen! Yay, close parks (with pools for my little fish) and libraries and organic markets and creole restaraunts and so forth! It makes me happy. Now, if only we had an asian market . . . all would be right with the world.

I hope everyone is doing well, and that most people's holidays were more enjoyable than mine. Onward, towards winter revel (please say I didn't miss it in the moving mess)!