Something Floaty

I don't know how obscure it is, but no one I discuss sci-fi with ever knows about Seven Days, the sci-fi series starring Johnathan LaPaglia

There was this guy I used to work with. One day he storms into work screaming at me about "putting a live raccoon in his car" and "sleeping with his wife" and "telling the Department of Homeland Security that he was a Russian spy". He completely freaked out over a few harmless pranks. He claimed that he hated me because I got him put on the no-fly list at the same time I was hip-deep in his wife, but I think he just hated me because I have such nice hair, which is basically no good reason at all. Some people, jeez.

I haven't had fast food in over a month (since I started my diet) but before that, I was never a fan of either really. I prefer Wendy's for fast food burgers (or Five Guys if you want to consider that fast food), and I like McDonalds fries. In fact, I used to go out and get my fries from McDonalds and my burger and drink from Wendy's. As for Burger King, I can't stand any of their food. Their chicken nuggets used to be good until they changed the recipe a year or so ago, but their fries are awful and their burgers are mushy. The sad part is, the burgers themselves taste pretty good by fast food standards, but their policy of putting the cheese and bun on the burger and then putting the whole thing in the microwave makes the bun soggy and leaves the whole thing tasting like it was dipped in water before it was sent out. When I ate fast food regularly, my preference went: Arby's Taco Bell Wendy's McDonalds Anything else Burger King KFC Five Guys are the best quick burgers, though. And their fries are heavenly. I think if you sliced and fried literal angels, they would taste like Five Guys fries.

From what I've seen of the 'believers' vs. the 'non-believers' in my life, I want to go to hell. All of the fun people are apparently going to be there. However, since I find the idea of both heaven and hell laughably outdated concepts designed to control the uneducated and easily indoctrinated, I don't worry about it much. Or at all, actually. If there was a god, I would be more concerned with the horrific things he allows to occur on a daily basis than I would be with how he judged me. I'd have a word or two for him about his supposed 'glory', too. Basically, I live by the words of Epicurus: Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?A bit simplistically put, but in essence, I do not believe in god, and if I did, I would be forced to conclude he was an incompetent, a jerk, or an incompetent jerk, so I'm perfectly happy living my life without him. I can be a good person, I can believe in the rights of all people to live and prosper free from harm, I can believe that humans have a duty to each other to better the world in any way they can and not impinge on each other's rights, all without god (or people who claim to speak for him) telling me to. It's really quite a refreshing and stress-free way to live, without this menacing invisible threat of eternal damnation or whatever else hanging over my head.

Winter. I love the cold, hate the heat. I like the occasional day where it's not so cold I have to bundle up, so I'd say my ideal year would be three-quarters winter and one-quarter autumn.

I would go back to 1955 and make sure my parents fell in love and my father punched Biff.at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance.

It's as real as the conversation I had with Captain Picard.

Happy Zombie Jesus Day, everyone!

From some articles I've read, I get the impression that the real guy he was based on was kind of a douche. I know he had a huge falling-out with Jerry Seinfeld over his portrayal on the show.