4/24/2023 Question of the day

Yup, I forgot to do this yesterday.

Firefly Day: Not the insect but the short lived TV programme! Were you a fan of Firefly or did it pass you by? If you have no interest in it have you ever seen a real Firefly?

I am not a fan of Firefly. I remember it being a big thing in sf fandom, but every time someone tried to explain to me why it was cool, I got pushed further away. First it was a space western, which, meh, not into westerns. Then I heard it was set in an Asian-dominated future, which did sound cool except now, like a million other people, I was wondering why this show about an Asian future was so full of white people. Then someone explained that the main characters had been on the losing side of a civil war, and had turned outlaw to keep fighting the powers that be, which if we're talking about a setting harking back to the Wild West... would make them... the KKK?? Again, this was from an enthusiastic fan! (Well, the description was, not the part working out the implications of the analogy.)

Anyway, I did eventually watch the movie, Serenity, because I'd seen most of the other movies on the Hugo finalist lists that year and figured I'd watch it too so I could vote in that category. I thought the set designs were nice. IIRC my top vote went to Curse of the Were-Rabbit, which is still one of the best movies Aardman Animation has ever made.

I've never seen a real-life firefly.

4/25/2023 Question of the day

World Penguin Day: How would you celebrate world penguin day?

Mention it to the SO, expecting to hear the reflexive response, "The little bastards are everywhere." Instead I got a smug remark about how International Beaver Day comes first (April 7).