battlestar galactica, soccer (suprise) and gen X

i'll admit that the holiday weekend threw off my blogging clock. i was buried at work and then realized, hey, it's my day to post.


i spent the weekend watching the first season of battlestar galactica. the religious theme of the first season cannot be ignored and yet i have no idea how it is resolved. i seemed to remember it being dropped during the second season, but we'll see. all of this has happened and will happen again was the recurring verse from the sacred scrolls, and i'm interested to see how the final season resolves this element of the story.


other than that, just hung out. didn't watch any other tv. i mean what is there to watch?


manchester united won the champions league. talk about a game of two halves. penalties are no way to decide a game, but i don't know how else to determine a winner. i have thought about a replay, which the modern era of money and tv would never allow, but then it's like what happens if they tie after the replay. you are either back to penalties or another replay, which could morph into the american best of whatever series. i suppose it could be like hockey where they play forever until the game is won, but i really don't like that option based on time and physical limits.


i'm getting ready for euro 2008. that starts a week from saturday and every free moment will be spent trying to catch up on the day's events. it has the possibility of being a very lively, free flowing tournament.


if you get a chance, visit radaronline.com and check out the debate between the gen x'ers and the millenials. it is funny that people get that hacked off about the differences in the generations. i remember when i used to wear my gen x status on my sleeve and be proud of the nihlistic, cynical, depressing qualities that came with it. oh, those were the days.