The moral of the story? Back ups are your friend.

<Pacifier trailer> INTERNET!!! </Pacifier trailer>

What a long weekend it was without you!

So Saturday morning I went to install that new bittorrent-like program exeem on my old desktop, which (unlike Starbuck, whom you may remember from previous films such as The Day Cori Had to Reinstall XP) is the only computer hooked up to the internet.   The install got stuck right at the very end and froze up, so I decided in my wisdom to reboot.

Whereupon my computer (which I have decided to retroactively name "Adama") became very, very fracked.  Windows 98 refuses to start.  At all.  I just get "Invalid Vxd Dynamic Call" errors and then it shuts down.  From what I've gathered from the support forums and a call to Dell this morning, it's not looking good unless I can figure out how to reinstall drivers without actually being able to get either to Windows or to the CD drive.

Last night I finally gave in and went to install the DSL software on Starbuck.  Starbuck was not having any of that (If I were a computer, I would so be Colonel Tigh at this point), but I wore her down and managed to glimpse the sweet, sweet internet just in time for bed.

So I had lots of thoughts about Stargate and Battlestart Galactica that I wanted to post (well, a couple of thoughts, anyway), and I was so excited to read everyone else's posts, too, but at this point, I have no idea when I'll catch up.  It all depends on whether the people at work have the sense to stay the hell out of my way today.

Oh, and I saw that Michael Shanks guy yesterday.

The moral of the story? Back ups are your friend.

<Pacifier trailer> INTERNET!!! </Pacifier trailer>

What a long weekend it was without you!

So Saturday morning I went to install that new bittorrent-like program exeem on my old desktop, which (unlike Starbuck, whom you may remember from previous films such as The Day Cori Had to Reinstall XP) is the only computer hooked up to the internet.   The install got stuck right at the very end and froze up, so I decided in my wisdom to reboot.

Whereupon my computer (which I have decided to retroactively name "Adama") became very, very fracked.  Windows 98 refuses to start.  At all.  I just get "Invalid Vxd Dynamic Call" errors and then it shuts down.  From what I've gathered from the support forums and a call to Dell this morning, it's not looking good unless I can figure out how to reinstall drivers without actually being able to get either to Windows or to the CD drive.

Last night I finally gave in and went to install the DSL software on Starbuck.  Starbuck was not having any of that (If I were a computer, I would so be Colonel Tigh at this point), but I wore her down and managed to glimpse the sweet, sweet internet just in time for bed.

So I had lots of thoughts about Stargate and Battlestart Galactica that I wanted to post (well, a couple of thoughts, anyway), and I was so excited to read everyone else's posts, too, but at this point, I have no idea when I'll catch up.  It all depends on whether the people at work have the sense to stay the hell out of my way today.

Oh, and I saw that Michael Shanks guy yesterday.

Arlington Stargate Con Mini-Report

So there was a Stargate con down in Arlington this weekend, one of the Official Creation thingamadeals, and yesterday I escaped my computer woes by heading down with chelseafrew to see Michael Shanks and whoever else happened to be there.

A brief report:

I've never actually been to a Creation con, and I've heard nothing but horrible things about their cons, but it was actually a really nice experience.  They were quite well-organized, at least for the couple of things we attended, and all the staff were quite professional and nice.  It was a little creepy to have my armband being checked by people in military fatigues, though.  A nice touch, but considering we were about a mile from the Pentagon, it just felt odd.

Alexis Cruz has the most adorable smile ever.  Seriously.  He's ten times cuter in person than he was as Skaara, and I thought Skaara was pretty darn cute.  He's also very short.

Gary Jones is hysterically funny, at least the minute and a half we managed to catch of his talk after trying to get the hotel restaurant to actually consent to giving us food (I did finally score an awesome Reuben, though). 

The dealer room was in general pretty lame, which I suppose should not be a surprise, but I did indulge in a lovely Jack/Daniel picture and a team shot, plus a t-shirt that says "Bow down before me, I am your god."  I plan to wear it to the next fannish costume party I attend and tell people I'm going as a BNF.

So, Michael Shanks.  Totally adorable, and as much of a hoot in person as I'd heard.  He mocked the stupid questions, was absolutely darling to the kids who raised their hands (one little girl had done a drawing for him, and he made her come up to the stage and give it to him; after awwwwing over it, he hopped down from the stage and asked her for a hug), and was generally smart and funny (even if he overshared a little about the state of his intestinal tract after the brunch that morning). 

He didn't say a whole lot that he hasn't said elsewhere, but he did share a little about the end of Season 8 and the general theme of Season 9.  I will share here after the cut tag.

( S8 and S9 SG-1 Spoilers Below! )

Arlington Stargate Con Mini-Report

So there was a Stargate con down in Arlington this weekend, one of the Official Creation thingamadeals, and yesterday I escaped my computer woes by heading down with chelseafrew to see Michael Shanks and whoever else happened to be there.

A brief report:

I've never actually been to a Creation con, and I've heard nothing but horrible things about their cons, but it was actually a really nice experience.  They were quite well-organized, at least for the couple of things we attended, and all the staff were quite professional and nice.  It was a little creepy to have my armband being checked by people in military fatigues, though.  A nice touch, but considering we were about a mile from the Pentagon, it just felt odd.

Alexis Cruz has the most adorable smile ever.  Seriously.  He's ten times cuter in person than he was as Skaara, and I thought Skaara was pretty darn cute.  He's also very short.

Gary Jones is hysterically funny, at least the minute and a half we managed to catch of his talk after trying to get the hotel restaurant to actually consent to giving us food (I did finally score an awesome Reuben, though). 

The dealer room was in general pretty lame, which I suppose should not be a surprise, but I did indulge in a lovely Jack/Daniel picture and a team shot, plus a t-shirt that says "Bow down before me, I am your god."  I plan to wear it to the next fannish costume party I attend and tell people I'm going as a BNF.

So, Michael Shanks.  Totally adorable, and as much of a hoot in person as I'd heard.  He mocked the stupid questions, was absolutely darling to the kids who raised their hands (one little girl had done a drawing for him, and he made her come up to the stage and give it to him; after awwwwing over it, he hopped down from the stage and asked her for a hug), and was generally smart and funny (even if he overshared a little about the state of his intestinal tract after the brunch that morning). 

He didn't say a whole lot that he hasn't said elsewhere, but he did share a little about the end of Season 8 and the general theme of Season 9.  I will share here after the cut tag.

( S8 and S9 SG-1 Spoilers Below! )