DVD. stargate sg-1

ive written before about my recent unnatural obsession with stargate, but this week it went to a whole new level. ever since the series finale last month i have been looking forward to this tuesday. the reason is that this tuesday the 1oth season came out on dvd. i knew that in the past best buy has always had a special on the old seasons when the new ones come out. when season 9 came out i was just getting into it, so i picked up a couple seasons (oddly, i started with seasons 4 and 5. go figure...) and over the last month have watched all of the episodes from those seasons. often three or four at a time. and then often again with the director commentaries.
with the new season out this week i was planning on picking up a couple more of the seasons at the much cheaper $20 price (usually they are double that at $40). after a bit of hunting early in the week i bought three seasons, but i then found out that the lower price would only be offered if i also bought season 10 on the same receipt. so i planned to get them on tuesday. but by the time i got to best buy they had already sold out (i guess im not the only loser who likes this show after all!). i went hunting around all the other locations in town and none of them had any left, and by their comments i was doubtful if they would get any in by the end of the week, when the deal would expire.
i decided to take matters into my own hands. i tracked one down and drove out to get it. where? lets just say i got to listen through my new silverchair cd a couple times each way... after making such a long hike to take advantage of the deal, i figured i would just go all in and get the rest of the seasons i didnt have yet.
so, i guess my birthday gift to myself was seven seasons of stargate sg-1. that means i have roughly 160 episodes to watch. yikes, what have i gotten myself in to?...

BOOKS. sci-fi short stories

ive been doing a lot of reading lately, and its mostly been in one area: science fiction. im not entirely sure what brought this on. ive never been a huge fan of sci fi lit. ive always been into science fiction as a genre, but usually that has been in the realm of tv and movies. i will admit, i was totally into start trek: the next generation when i was growing up (mostly because my dad liked it, and anything he liked was automatically awesome in my book). ive always enjoyed a good sci fi movie, everything from star wars to jarassic park. my favorite author growing up was michael crichton (admittedly though, hes more science than fiction).
but for some reason i have recently had a hankerin' for some science fiction. i find the best way to explore this genre is actually through short stories. the best part of sci fi is the ability to deal with different ideas about what is possible and what is impossible. also, its a great way to discuss social issues in a different context. the most interesting part are the unusual scinarios that are dealt with. i find that short stories are able to deal with these the best because they dont have to follow the standard structure of a mystery or love story, but can be pure in their presentation of a new perspective or idea.

i am looking forward to digging deeper into authors like ray bradbury and isaac asimov. got to do something to keep busy during these summer months, right?