You can't take the sky from me

Boy, was I ever late to the Firefly/Serenity party.

I didn’t hear about it until last year, when people started raving about how good the series was. Well, recently I managed to get a copy of both the movie and every episode in the short-lived TV series.

I sat down and watched everything in two days.

I won’t bother with in-depth reviews or comparisons to other shows (OK fine… Cowboy Bebop). Let’s just say that I was completely blown away. The story, the characters, even the music–all touched me in a way that no other TV show or movie ever has. Firefly is that good.

Maybe it’s the central theme to the series–living a deliberate life in order to be free–that spoke to me. Man, I just don’t know what else to say.

Great storytelling, great sci-fi. Joss Whedon rules.

Fuck you, Fox.

Untethered

As I sit here in yet another coffee house, comfortably sipping my coffee and browsing the web, I’m amazed at just how wired (or wireless-ed) my world has become.

These days when I leave the house I always bring my laptop. I never know when I’d like to search for a new coffee house, directions, or just about anything. And I’d say a good 90% of the places I go I’m able to find an open wireless connection for my laptop.

Last week in San Francisco at 3 o’clock in the morning I found myself in one spot with 30 access points to choose from. Sure, this is an extreme example: most places offer 3-5 AP’s.

The point is that I’m able to access the Internet just about everywhere these days, and do so wirelessly.

I think it’s fucking cool.